Silt Can Save Education Workplan

• Project Type: Ag/Muni Grant
• Contract/PO #: C153615
• Applicant: Town of Silt
• Project Name: Silt Can Save Water Conservation Education Project
• Title: "Silt Can Save" Water Conservation Grant Project Work Plan
• County: San Miguel
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Work Plan

"SIL T CAN SAVE"
WATER CONSERVATION GRANT PROJECT WORKPLAN

The following is a summary description of the "SILT CAN SAVE" water
conservation project and an outline of a proposed workplan for implementation
of this project.
The staff of Silt would like to highlight the nature of this project as a
comprehensive approach with no phases involved in the area of distribution of
materials. The only area of the project which involves phases is in data collection
and statistical analysis before and after material distribution.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The "SILT CAN SAVE" project involves the direct distribution of water conservation
devices as well as a large body of reading materials to every water using household.
With this combination the town at large will become educated in three fundamental areas
of water conservation; water production, consumption, and conservation. Approximately
500 packets containing conversion equipment, literature, and a pre-pai,d return survey
will be assembled and given to each household free of charge.

GOALS/OBJECTIVES

The goals of this project are as follows:

1. The complete conversion of the community to water conserving devices.

2. The overall education of the commonity regarding the importance
of water conservation and the effect of local conservation upon' areas
outside Silt.

3. The overall reduction of water production and associated costs to the
town by as much as 20%.

4. The extention of water plant longevity through reduced production.

PROJECT PLANNING

This project involves preliminary data collection, on-going data tabulation, and
a post project analysis. The public works department will review the last two years
of water production at the overall and individual household level in order to track
water productionlconsumption levels. September of 1990 is the base year, and September
of 1992 will be the start of the test year, and September of 1993 will be the start of the
transition year. The preliminary data will be obtained from water plant records and
and quarterly meter readings on individual meters. Much of this information is already
on computer.
The transition year is basically being used to accurately gaoge the success of the
test year. With the extra year we can identify any significant departures, from
the previous year.

The printed literature involved in this project has already been produced by
the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and therefore is available upon demand.
Silt will also be producing a simple cover letter explaining project -goals, dates,
and how to obtain assistance (installation, etc.).

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