Longmont 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: City of Longmont Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 7/3/1996
• County: Boulder
• County: Weld
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

T ABLE OF CONTENTS

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Executive Summary ............................................................. 1

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Water Supply .................................................................. 3
Average Raw Water Supply Summary ............................................4
Table I Water Rights Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table II Historic Water Use .................................................... 8

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Goals & Best Management Practices .............................................. 10

Role Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10
Meter all City facilities :md lraek consumption ......,............................... 10
Evaluale retrolit of City buildings witb low water use plumbing fIXtures .................... 10
Approprime seJeetion of plant materials and grasses using Xeriscape principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11
Irrigate appropriate time of day to avoid evaporntion and wind ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Approprime selection and maintcnanee of sprinkler beads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 11
Retrofit irrigation systems to uutOlnalie. cenlnll control ................................ 11
Select irrigation and maintenance systems witb water conservation benefits .................. 12
Perfonn periodic comprehensive audit of irrigation system efficiency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
City shall comply with any voluntary or mandated watering resttictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Explore incentives to encournge City water conservation ............................... 13
Evalu<1!e and improve City system opcrntions ....................................... 13
Communic<1!e Cily conservation program to public ................................... 13

Registering .................................................................. 15
Convert residential service to water meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15

Read meters monthly ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Show comparnlive Us.1ge dat.1 on monthly utility bills ................................. 16

Water Rates ................................................................. 17
Incre:L,ing block rnte for residential metered customers ................................ 17
Set unmetcred rntes higher than melered rntes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
CommerciallIndustrial rates based un cost-<Jf-service .................................. 17
Public Education ............................................................. 18
Act as a n:source and develop partnerships with the local school disttict .................... 18
Sponsur an annual water festival ................................................ 18
Develop a public relations progrrun 10 disseminate water conservation infonnation ............. 20
Xeriscape, Waterwise Landscaping .............................................. 21
Demonstration Xcriscapc garden ................................................ 21
Proviue Xeriscape infonnation anu brochures to the public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Sponsor Xeriscape seminars ................................................... 21

Incentive Progrrun .......................................................... 21
Regulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
City ordinance to set low-water use fi,lure standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Restrieteu watering days ' . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Water waste oruinance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Landscape oruinance .........,.............................................. 23

Unit uevclopment .......................................................... 23
Leak Detection and Repair ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Acceptahlc percentage of unaccounted fur water nO! mure than 10% ....................... 24
Annual leak delection prognlln 10 identify and repair leaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24