Denver Water Managment Survey

• Project Type: General OWC
• Project Name: Water Management Survey for State of Colorado
• Title: Comprehensive Water Management Survey
• Date: 6/26/1995
• County: Statewide
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Reports

d. Water Conservation Opportunities. Identified conservation opportunities were based on
Denver Water criteria along with ordinances and codes set forth by local, state, and
federal governments. This included:
o Plumbing codes
o Recommended rates of water use (particularly with irrigation and cooling towers)
o Once through cooling as defined by Denver Water's Operating Rules
o Water waste

e. Cost/Benefit Analvsis, This was the most important portion of the report. Summarized
in table format; attributed costs and savings for implementing conservation measures
along with the retum on investment was figured for water, sewer, and energy if applicable.
Table 1-2 below shows attributable utility rates. Gas and electricity are sold in units of
hundred cubic feet (ccf) and kilowatt-hours (kwh), respectively.

ENERGY

WATER
Costl1000 Gals

SEWER
Cost/1000 Gals

Gas
Costlccf

Electricity
Cost/kwh

0.60

$1.77

$0.3401

$0.06093

4, Summary Report
Water consumption and conservation opportunities were compiled and summarized in this report"
Other State facilities should use this report as a model for future projects and renovations.

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

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