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<br />PROGRAM BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The Town of Carbondale and the City of Glenwood Springs are small communities with a strong <br />. interest in water conservation. Both communities are located on till: Western Slope in Central <br />Colorado. Over the last few years, each community has experienced high growth rales and a <br />corresponding increase in water use. New development projects in the Carbondale area alone <br />could nearly double the size of the community in the next jive years. Consequently, local <br />residents have shown a growing interest in using water in the most cfticient manner possible. <br /> <br />Carbondale rests at the confluence of the Crystal and Roaring Fork Rivers. Both rivers feed <br />wells which supply water to the Town; additionally, the Nettle Creek Spring at the base of Mount . <br />Sopris serves a small number of homes on the edge of Carbondale. (See Attachment I for further <br />information on Carbondale's water sources.) Glenwood Springs lies at the confluence of the <br />Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers. IllltwO main sources of water are No Name and Grizzly <br />Creeks; the City also has some junior water rights to Mitchell Creek as a back-up supply. <br /> <br />The Town of Carbondale began water conservation efforts in' 1991 with a pilot program that <br />retrofitted 30 homes in the community. Each home received water-effieicnt showerheads, faucet <br />ltemtors and a toilet retrofit kit. The Town Board of Trustees provided a $500 contribution for <br />the eftbrt which was very successful. The Roaring Fork Energy Center (RFEC) administered the <br />program for the Town and provided the installation of devices in each home. This cost-effe~:tive <br />program was well received by local residents, and the Town Board decided to expand the <br />program. <br /> <br />The Town of Carbondale, working closely with the RFEC in 1992, developed a grant application <br />to the Colorado Ol1ice of Water Conservation for explUlding the program in two ways. The first <br />was to extend the effort to G1enwood Springs and surrounding communities. The other change <br />was to include ultra-low l1us)t toilets in the rctrofit package. Local residents would be able to <br />purchase these water efficient toilets along with shower heads and taucet acrators at wholesale <br />prices. The program also provided installation of the devices by a licensed plwnber. <br /> <br />PROGRAM DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />The goals and objectives of the Town of Carbondale and the City of Olenwood Springs were to: <br /> <br />.. Increase the ellicient use of water; <br />.. Reduce the operating cost of treatment plants; <br />.. Promote community awareness of the need to conserve; <br />.. Retrofit public facilities lUld schools; <br />.. Reduce utility biIls by decreasing hot water use. <br /> <br />Local residents could choose among three ways to participate. One plan ollered a showerhead <br />and two faucet aerators (plan One); lUlother oftered a toilet flapper in addition to the <br /> <br />v0d Wd0~:~0 v661 0c 'l~O <br /> <br />SvSl~96 'ON 3NOHd <br /> <br />MAZ'i WO~.:l <br />