Aurora 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: Aurora Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Aurora: Committed to Water Conservation
• Date: 6/21/1996
• County: Arapahoe
• County: Adams
• County: Douglas
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE OFFICE OF WATER CONSERVATION ................. /

HISTORY OF THE OFFICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . _ _ I

AURORA'S WATER CONSERVATION PHILOSOPHy.............. ................ _ _" I

HISTORY OF WATER CONSERVATION IN AURORA ............................. _. _. I

CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATION AND REGULATION......................... 2

A SYNOPSIS OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN AURORA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Metering, Tap Sizing, and Conservation Pricing ................................... 2
Water reuse and alternative open space Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . _ . . . . 2

Leak detection ......................................................... Z

Computerized Central Irrigatlon- Paries Irrigation .................................. 2

Public education ........................................................ 2
Residential water audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . 3
Lawn permit and Wasting Water Ordinances ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Intergovernmental and organizational cooperation ................................. 3
RationIng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . 3
Improved Water Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . 3
Water Shortages ...................................................... _ . 4

TABLE OF PRESENT AND PAST WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.......... _..... _...5

School Education ................................................... _ _ . . 5
Xerlscape Education ..................................................... 5
Public Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . 5
Publications and Brochures .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . _ . 6
Lawn Permit and Wasting Water OrdInances ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . _ . _ . 6

Residential Retrofit ...................................................... 6
Metering and Conservation Pricing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Public Open Space Irrigation Management ......................... _ . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Wastewater Reclamation and Re-use .......................................... 7
System-Wide Leak Detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . 7
Aurora Parks Irrigation Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Studies ........................................................... _ . _ 7
Intergovernmental and OrganIzation Cooperation ................................. 8

Residential Water AudIt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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1996 WORK pLAN FOR THE OFFICE OF WATER CONSERVATION............... _.......9

APPENDIX A - 1996 BUDGET ........................... . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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APPENDIX B - RATE SCHEDULE ................:...............................11
APPENDIX C. LAWN PERMIT ORDINANCE. . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . _. . . . .. .. .... _........12
APPENDIX D- WASTING WATER ORDINANCE.. .... ...............................13
APPENDIX E - PREVIOUS YEAR'S WORK PLANS .................................... /4
APPENDIX F - PROCEDURE DURING WATER SHORTAGES...... ...... .......... _., _...15
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES ................................................ 16