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<br />Town of Castle Rock <br />1992 Water Conservation Grant Application <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />sources and 19% tributary sources, with usage at 174.4 gallons per capita per day. <br />1990 maximum daily production was 4.18 million gallons, experienced on August 31. <br />Residential consumption is the main factor affecting peak day usage amounts, <br />Therefore, residential accounts are the next focus of water conservation promotion <br />for Castle Rock, <br /> <br />Castle Rock has promoted and required water conservation for several years, Castle <br />Rock has had mandatory irrigation restrictions since 1985, Water conservation <br />programs also include Xeriscape promotion, educational presentations in the school <br />system, informational material made available through the Environmental Resources <br />Division, distribution of water conservation kits to all customers, complete metering <br />of all water accounts, monthly instead of quarterly utility billing, on-going distribution <br />system leak detection, and in 1990 the Public Irrigation Area Program promoted <br />efficient irrigation techniques to be practiced in Town parks and greenways, per <br />ordinance. The Town also has low-flow plumbing device and landscape requirements <br />by ordinance. An active watershed protection program is also in place. <br /> <br />The Town Council of Castle Rock has shown great interest for information on the <br />limited water resources available to supply the Town's present and future needs. The <br />Castle Rock Water Committee was formed for this purpose, and adopted the long <br />standing goals for water supply development of assuring the availability of a reliable <br />and economically viable municipal water supply, to fully develop the available <br />renewable water resources, to increase the Town's portfolio of good senior water <br />rights, to conjunctively use bedrock aquifers for peaking and supplementation of <br />renewable resources, and to consider water importation when it becomes cost <br />effective, Water conservation promotion is a vital component of the <br />recommendations of this committee. Several scenarios for future supply development <br />are based on water conservation projections. <br /> <br />The Town has also had a Long-Range Water Conservation Program since 1985. This <br />was updated in 1988, and is being revised for 1992, <br /> <br />The desire to attain these goals, average aunual demand reduction, reduce peak <br />demands, and extend the life of water sources and facilities, has driven the Town to <br />pursue promotion of water conservation methods even further. The next step is an <br />active program confronting residential usage. <br /> <br />MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT: <br />. The program would first be promoted for participants through a newsletter to be <br />created for water conservation, the local paper, posters in businesses, and the Town <br />newsletter. Once entrants are received, the Water Conservation Sub-Committee <br />would chose the participants for each zone, with the approval of the Public Works <br />