Golden 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: City of Golden Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 7/1/1996
• County: Jefferson
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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CITY OF GOLDEN
W ATER CONSERVATION PLAN

INTRODUCTION

The State of Colorado Water Conservation Act of 1991 (HBI154) requires that any entity that
supplies 2,000 acre-feet of retail water annually for domestic, commercial or industrial use,
submit a water conservation plan to the State Office of Water Conservation no later than June 4,
1996. The City of Golden's drinking water treatment plant produces approximately 4,000 acre-
feet of potable water per year (1433 million gallons). Funds are available from the Colorado
Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development
Authority to assist projects involving water diversion, storage, conveyance, water treatment and
waste water treatment. By developing a water conservation plan, the City of Golden would
become eligible to apply for these funds. Not used as a resource in the past, the City may find
this a potentially useful source of financial assistance in the future. Although prompted by
HB 1154 to develop a plan at this time, the City has been involved in water conservation
measures for the past several years. Water conservative measures initiated by the City to date
have been done as a routine part of City operations without benefit of a staff or budget
designated for this purpose. Limited staff and budget constraints will continue to exist. In the
meantime, the City continues to recognize the importance of protecting its water resource and
will continue to involve its residents in working towards this aim.

The following water conservation plan outlines the areas to be addressed by the City's overall
wate! conservation program. The plan itsclf',vill be implemented, adopted by Resolution No.
715, immediately upon the approval of City Council. It will be evaluated, as staff and budget
allows, and updated as needed, at the discretion of the City's water conservation coordinator. It
is designed to allow for the evolution, exploration and implementation of new ideas as well as
improvements upon existing measures and regulations. Changes to the plan can be adopted at
any time. If changes are major, the public will be notified, the changes will be made available to
the public in draft form. A period for public comment will be established.