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<br />. . ....:.. ',;'I <br />~-""~:."~!i,'{,\~-.~:l:.i$'M~!~~!S~~~-d,~:""-'I,,~-:'~"'A':~~~':i~~~"",-(,,":,:;'~~~,1!-";~l.Jt~1~'*,~~~~~~~~~4~~~" <br /> <br />.- ',,, <br /> <br />5. Pay flat-rate residential, customers some amount ($251) to attend- and successfully <br />coml>lete a workshoj> on efficient landscape watering.' <br /> <br />One worthy, but difficult to isOlate, target group of water conservation efforts would <br />be flat-rate residential customers who \Lse excessive amounts of water for "landscape <br />irrigation. Customers who are metered have, at least, a personal financial incentive <br />to use water wisely. Flat-rate customers do not have this incentive. Landscape <br />watering constitutes as much as 75 % of the peak daily demand in summer. Excessive <br />landscape water use, as opposed to landscape watering in general, is a valid focus <br />because there is a high value placed on maintaining the attractive, green appearance <br />of Ft. Collins' landscaping. <br /> <br />This group is difficult to identify, due to the very fact that they are un-metered. <br />Offering a monetary incentive to flat-rate customers, and to customers who have <br />received water-waste warnings, might be effective in improving the watering practices <br />of this group. To receive the cash, the customer would be required to attend the <br />workshop, pass a short test, and complete a form used to detennine the precipitation <br />rates of his or her sprinkler system. <br /> <br />Although there would be no practical means of verifying results, it could probably be <br />safely assumed that anyone who took the time to meet the above-stated requirements, <br />would implement the majority of the infonnation presented. Participation in the <br />program would be limited to once per individual. <br /> <br />Considering Costs for raw wa~r, treatment plant expansion, and operation and <br />maintenance, a $25 incentive would "pay for itself" (from the City's perspective) if the <br />participating customer decreased his lawn watering by 5 % . <br /> <br />6. Increase public education. with particular~~~~~~~caF and irri!':ation effir;enq...- <br /> <br />-~--- <br />~----- <br />- -- - ---One possible strategy <br />public education. <br /> <br />is to simply do more of what we have been doing--primarily <br /> <br />7. Offer free indoor/outdoor residential water audits (a) to any customer requesting it, <br />or (b) as an incentive to volunteer for a meter. <br /> <br />A water audit consists of an on-site analysis of water use, with suggestions for <br />improving efficiency. For a residence, it would take one to three hours to perfonn, <br />depending upon the extent. A typical audit would include gathering infonnation on <br />the number of residents and their water usage patterns, in addition to the type of <br />water~using fixtures and appliances. It would also include the identification of any <br />leaks, and the calculation of the flow rate of showerheads and faucets and the toilet <br />flush volumes. A comprehensive audit would also include a fairly detailed analysis of <br /> <br />8 <br />