Clifton WD 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: Clifton Water District Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Conservation Master Plan
• Date: 6/25/1996
• County: Mesa
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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MONITORING: An ongoing process to assess results of an effort. Steps

in the process include identifying what will be measured, what

assumptions will be held, what estimates are agreed on, what

measuring tools will be used.

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL: A planning term used to describe a building

where two or more families live in separate units under one

common roof, for example, apartment houses, townhomes,

condominiums.

OBJECTIVES: Specific operational aims quantified in an annual action
plan; statements must include specifically who will do precisely
what, by when, and at what cost.
PROGRAMS: An ongoing effort to achieve a goal, usually involving
several projects; e.g., a conservation program may include a
metering project, a retrofit project, and a landscape project.
PROJECT: Systemized efforts to achieve an objective.
PROJECTED SAVINGS: An estimate of the amount of water which will be
conserved because suppliers and customers are implementing
certain efficiency practices.
RETROFIT: An umbrella term which refers to the modification of
something. In the case of water conservation, retrofit refers to
modifications to plumbing fixtures to increase efficiency.
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available untreated water. (See also conservation.)
SUSTAINABILITY: A decision-making concept describing development that
meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their owner needs.
UNACCOUNTED-FOR WATER: A term used to describe the various ways water
is difficult or impossible to measure such as under-registration
of aging water meters, leaks, fire suppression, and water used in
flushing the distribution system through fire hydrants.

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