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<br />HOW WE WILL KNOW WE SUCCEEDED <br /> <br />MONITORING AND EVALUATION <br /> <br />Implementing these conservation strategies is, by itself, not enough. Because water saved <br />through these programs has become an important component of future water supply planning, <br />Ute Water needs to know how well these strategies are worl<ing, when they should be <br />initiated, intensified or phased out, how they affect customer's lifestyles or businesses, how <br />they affect the human and natural environment, whether they give rise to unforeseen problems, <br />conflicts or legal issues, and whether they are worth their costs. <br />Monitoring and evaluating the water efficiency gains of diverse customer groups using <br />many conservation strategies is a complex challenge requiring a great deal of information. To <br />be done well, it demands that Ute Water prepare for it in advance and stay ahead of the <br />information flow. To accomplish this, Ute Water will undertake an ongoing monitoring and <br />evaluation program to: <br />. Review what each program is expected to contribute to water conservation, that is, its <br />specific goal, including potential reduction of unaccounted for water. <br />. Design the methods which will be used to measure and evaluate its progress toward that goal <br />and its costs. <br />. Define the information necessary for measuring the success and costs .of each program and <br />its overall contribution to conservation. <br />. Gather information in a timely manner. <br />. Design and m_int"in functional and durable data bases. <br />. Analyze periodically the success, cost, and other relevant characteristics of each conservation <br />program. <br />. Prepare annnal reports of progress made, costs incurred, customer participation and <br /> <br />__ _ __ _ u __ _ ____ ___ _ _ --re5jl0llSeo- u_ ___U_ nnn _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _n ______ _ --- -- - --- _ - u__n_ -- <br /> <br />20 <br />