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Appendix A SUMMARY OF CURRENT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES (AS IDENTIFIED IN THE 1996 PLAN) Existing Category (1996 Plan) Measures and Programs Comments Years Implemented Status Meter all City facilities and Treated water City facilities are metered. 19XX -20XX Completed trA cking consumption luate retrofit of City Buildings Replace high flush toilets with low flush toilets. 2006 -2007 Completed 2007 (project MUW low flow fixtures 178) propria te Xeriscape plant Replacement of plant materials at existing Municipal Code 18.76.010 materials demonstration gardens Appropriate irrigation timing As part of the Drought Response Plan, and depending per Drought Response Plan on the level, this may be mandatory. City irrigation system New central controller for sprinklers (parks, improvements greenways, arterials), not all sprinklers are on the system. Retro fit City irrigation timers This is part of the program above, and was the installation of new computer controllers. 1. City as Role Model Includes smart xeriscape plant materials, using raw Select water conserving systems water if available, amending soil (new homes must in new parks and medians amend soil) parks may not be amending soil all the time. City budgets $10,500 for this yearly. Costs approx Contract for irrigation audits $70 per home lot ($35 /hour). HOA could take 4 -6 Annually hours), HOAs are encouraged to sign up. The City maintains an HOA contact sheet. City compliance with watering Ongoing checking to make sure the irrigation times re strictions are being followed. On -going The incentive is for the water funding to share the Incentives to encourage city departmental water conservation cost of programs, such as toilet replacement, retrofit irrigation timers. Evaluate and improve City Leak detection, optimizing water efficiency for use at On -going system operations the water treatment plant processes. Convert all residential service to Done metered service 19XX -2006 Completed Tel Data: 250 addresses phoning in readings hourly or at 15 min. intervals. 2. Registering Use Automated Meter Reading (AMR) Neptune units: 2000 addresses drive by radio readings, with 200 -250 of these have E -coder which On -going can detect leaks or back flows. Metron: 20 addresses laptop radio readouts. Read meters monthly On -going Show comparitive usage data on On -going month) utility bills 3. Water Rates Increasing block rate for metered Single family and duplex are metered. Other rate On -going service categories are flat rate. There is a column in the Daily Times Call newspaper (2 times per year) that the City can advertise in, City Line pamphlet is in utility bills (notice once per year), Communicate conservation City has an email list (once per week) that has general On -going program to public information (E- News), Rhythm on the River (environmental tent),Annual Children's water festivel (800 students from St. Vrain valley district, 4 hours, 12 stations available) 8th annual was in 2007. Develop public education Annual Water Festival for St. Vrain Valley school partnership with local school district, 4 hours with 12 stations. Annually district Sponsor a local water festival Rhythm on the River environmental tent. Annually Develop a public relations program General all- encompassing programs. On -going Demonstration Xeriscape gardens Longmont Rec Center and Sunset Pool. 2 completed 4. Public Education /Resources Xeriscape information Provided at the City's Service Center, and on website. On -going Sponsor Xeriscape seminars Annual) The City has partnered with the Center for Resource Conservation. Choose from three affordable ($65- Garden in a box program $100) pre - planned Xeriscape gardens designed by On -going landscapers. Each box includes a plan, 30 or more plants and helpful hints. Toilet rebate program (ultra low Staff estimates that every old toilet replaced saves volume and dual flush) about 14,800 gallons annually. Now all rebate 2003 - present On -going -.programs are all year. ENERGY STAR estimates that its qualified clothes Clothes washer rebate program washers save an average of 6,345 gallons annually. 2003 - present On -going Now all rebate programs are all year, ENERGY STAR estimates that its qualified dishwashers 3 month trial period in 2006 Dishwasher rebate program save an average of 860 gallons annually. Now all rebate vograms are all year. present On -going Plumbing code, green build ordinance just passed Ordinance on low flow fixtures (you need a ceratin amount of green points to get a Municipal Code 16.03 building permit) 02007 -53. Restricted watering days Depending on drought level these may be mandatory. per Drought Response Plan Waste of water prohibited. One written warning per 5. Regulation Waste of water ordinance Municipal Code 14.04.490 year for the violation. Landscaping ordinance Municipal Code 18.76 PUD incentive for Xeriscape Municipal Code 19.60.060 Soil amendment requirement 3 cubic yards per 1,000 square feet till to a depth of 6 Municipal Code 15.05.09 inches, required for building permits after July 1, 2004 Set max unaccounted for water Trying to compare to national average of non- Goal of no greater than 10% goals accounted for water. identified in 1996 plan Neptune units: 2000 addresses drive by radio readings, with 200 -250 of these have E -coder which 6. Leak Detection and Repair Meter leak detection Partial) on- y on-going g can detect leaks or back flows. There are 100 meters >3 ". 50% are tested every two years. Annual leak detection programs No formal leak detection program. No formal programs Sunset Golf Course (to be converted), Clark Park (last Conversion of treated irrigation year converted), NE section of Longmont all parks will On -going 7. Reuse of Non - Potable and systems to raw be raw water, Ute Creek is raw water, Fox Hill Golf Potable Water I Course is raw, Quail campus is raw water. All water goes to creek, exchange WWTP effluent for IC-BT On -going Exchange of re -use water for potable water supply water upstream. Conservation of ICI process 8. Reduce Commercial /Industrial water - Potential for regional ICI Study Process Water Replace water fixtures in Partners for Clean Environment, faucets installed for Complete for 20 restaurants. restaurants them Mary Paterniti x8667