Vail Valley Consolidated WD 1996 WCPlan

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Vail Valley Consolidated Water District Water Conservation Master Plan April 15, 1996 Page 5 c) Through the public education activities described in this plan, the District will encourage the utilization of water efficient appliances and fixtures meeting the water use standards listed in paragraph a) above in all new development and remodeling. d) The District will develop and implement a program to encourage the installation of retrofit devices in public facilities including ultra low-volume toilets, flow reduction devices, and self-canceling faucets (timed, infrared, or motion controlled). e) All new facilities owned by the District will utilize fixtures meeting the water use standards listed in number 2 above and retrofit devices will be installed in all existing District facilities by the end of 1999. B. Low water-use landscapes and efficient irrigation 1. Purpose Irrigation accounts for a significant portion of the total current and projected water needs in the Upper Eagle Valley. The need for irrigation water occurs during the months of May through October with peak demands in June and July. Because iITigation isa significant component of the total water usage, increases in efficiency could be beneficial to instream flows during the late summer and early fall, and reductions in irrigation return flows could have a positive impact on water quality. 2. Program a) A brochure listing low water demand trees and shrubs that are suitable for and/or indigenous to the areas served by the District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority. This brochure was made available to customers upon request starting ---- -- --in tile sprmg of 1995. -Future plans for distribUtion of this brochure will focus.on .. residents of the District service area, Eagle County nurseries, landscaping firms, and builders. b) Water efficient landscape demonstration sites have been established at the office of the Upper Eagle Valley Consolidated Sanitation District and at Stephens Park in Vail. Additional demonstration sites are planned at the Water Authority Treatment Plant in Avon, the Avon Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the Squaw Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Personnel are made available to answer questions from the public. c) In 1995 the District began sponsoring public seminars on water efficient landscaping. This program will be continued on a year to year basis depending upon public response.