Castle Rock Teach by Example Application

• Project Type: Ag/Muni Grant
• Contract/PO #: C153616
• Applicant: Town of Castle Rock
• Project Name: "Teach by Example" - Water Conservation Make Over at Three Homes
• Title: Teach by Example - Water Conserving Techniques for Homes and Landscapes
• Date: 1/30/1992
• County: Douglas
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Application

Town of Castle Rock
1992 Water Conservation Grant Application
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which may cause water consumption to increase or decrease, i.e. visiting
relatives, must be carefully monitored and considered.

A cost-benefit analysis will be performed for each residence, and for the
project over-all.

To determine the impact of the entire promotion upon diminishing overall
Town water use, the average water usage off of utility billing records for
residential accounts, water department statistics, and per capita usage figures
will be used. This is an on-going evaluation criteria as well for historical use
that is employed by staff outside of this program,

Historical climatological data will be considered in evaluation of results as
well. Town climatological data are normally tracked for historical
information.

As part of the final water conservation newsletter for the year, a seNey of
customers can be taken to determine public reaction to the program.

Publicize Results

Through the water conservation newsletter going to each customer, the local
paper, fliers, and posters in local businesses the program will be announced,

A quarterly newsletter will be developed around the program, and will be sent
to all customers. The first newsletter will contain an explanation of the
program, an application for participation as one of the chosen residences,
sponsors, and other water conservation information, The next will give an
update as to the residences chosen, a detailed break down of current indoor
and outdoor usages, household statistics, and the methods to be accomplished
at each home and why these methods were applied. Actual photographs of
the residences before the "make-overs" will be included. The third newsletter
will further update water usage, monitoring results, and further conservation
measure implementation, The final newsletter for the year will give results,
and projections, as well as photographs of after the "make-overs", The
methods by which all results were achieved, as well as all cost-benefit analysis
will be outlined, Projections of when such a renovation would start paying for
itself in water savings will also be included. The final newsletter will also
include projections for the next year's extension of the program, A survey of
public reaction to the program can also take place in this issue.

These results, articles, and photos will be promoted in local papers, fliers, and