Evergreen MD 2003 WCPlan Implm Plan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: Evergreen Metropolitan District Water & Wastewater Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Programs
• Date: 5/22/2003
• County: Jefferson
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Implementation Plan

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Section V
Water Conservation Programs

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The Evergreen Metropolitan District is committed to implementing water conservation
programs. This Section cliscusses water conservation practices and proposed programs that are
yet to be implemented by the District. The following table illustrates a summary of all the
conservation programs and their implementation date undertaken by the District.

Distribution System Audits

These are currently done by District staff.
One half of distribution system audited annually.

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Large Landscape Water Audit

These will be conducted at the request of the property owner,
This program is projected to be implemented in the spring of 2003,

Water Leak Detection

Sections of poor water mains are evaluated and replaced
annually by the Districts Construction Department.
This program has been in effect since 1988,

Water Plant Garden

This demonstration project show alternative to bluegrass
lawn planting. The garden is maintained by the Evergreen
Garden Club. This program has been in effect since 1993.

Recycling of Wastewater

The Hiwan Golf Club uses recycled wastewater from the
West Jefferson Co. Metro District. This program has been in effect
since 1978,

Public Information

This is an ongoing effort through messages on the bills, flyers,
newspaper articles, and the Districts WebPages. This program was
initiated in May 00002.

School Education

This is primarily school tours at this time.
The school tour program has been ongoing since 1990,

District Water Rates

The District enacted, in 1995, a tiered water rate structure that
charges a premium for incremental higher water use, This has had a
significant impact on water conservation, since the rate change went
into effect in January 1996. The drought penalty rate went into
effect June 2002.

Sale of Irrigation Only Water Taps

This has allowed the District to get a better handle on
Irrigation use through individual tap monitoring,
This program went into effect in Jannary 1996.

Water Meter Replacement Program

These new electronic meters will allow the D.istrict to
respond to changing water use patterns faster, and allow
the implementation of higher water rate strategies during
a drought, The system Is projected to be complete by
the end of2005, This program began in 1999.

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