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Water Conservation
Project Type
Water Conservation Plan
Project Name
East Cherry Creek Water & Sanitation District Water Conservation Plan
Title
Water Conservation Plan
Date
10/17/1996
County
Arapahoe
Water Conservation - Doc Type
Complete Plan
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<br />East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District <br />Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />3.2 Water Conservation Impacts <br /> <br />EFFECTS OF WATER USE EFFICIENCY <br /> <br />It is apparent from the costs associated with alternative water supplies that all appropriate water <br />conservation programs will be considered to reduce the costs associated with developing these <br />supplies. The conservation program includes promotion of efficient lawn watering facilities, <br />water rate structures, leak detection programs and public education. Additionally, other aspects <br />of a conservation program will be analyzed for water use efficiency and political acceptability <br />include lawn watering restrictions, and fixture replacement incentive programs. <br /> <br />The District's conservation program considers the distinction between conservation incentives and <br />conservation measures. Conservation incentives include educational, financial, and regulatory <br />components that encourage more efficient water use. Some examples of this include dissemination <br />of literature, newsletters, school and public events, conservation pricing rate structures, rebates, <br />credits, plumbing fixture codes, and irrigation scheduling. While such programs can send clear <br />massages to consumers to reduce water consumption, such programs do not save a drop of water. <br /> <br />Conservation measures, such as leak detection and repair, requiring low volume fixtures, <br />establishing standards for landscape design and management, and establishing irrigation <br />restrictions can be considered measures which actually reduce water consumption over the long <br />term. All such measures should be evaluated based on potential water savings, long term <br />behavioral modification, ability to systematically defuse information to all customers, and a <br />benefit/cost analysis of the cost of the program verses alternative water supplies. <br /> <br />East Cherry Creek Valley is unique because all structures have been built since 1975, thus <br />incorporating many of the new, more efficient fixtures. Nearly forty percent of the homes have <br />been 'constructe-a sfncetfie -passage- of tlie- Natlonaf Energi ACt -whlch- mandates reduced' flow . <br />fixtures in all new construction. Programs that have been highly successful in other jurisdictions, <br />such as toilet replacement programs, likely will not yield the same results in ECCV. <br /> <br />Similarly, because of the relatively new age of the water system, leak detection programs will <br />likely not result in substantial water savings. While these programs should be pursued as part of <br />this plan, expected results should not be overestimated. <br /> <br />Over the last several years the District has expanded the increasing tier water rate structure, where <br />higher water use costs more, specifically during the irrigation season. While the goal is to reduce <br />water use through financial incentives (or actually rather "disincentives"), it has been shown that <br /> <br />5 <br />
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