Broomfield 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: City and County of Broomfield Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 3/1/1996
• County: Broomfield
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

Water Conservation Plan
City of Broomfield
March 1996

1,0 Introduction

The City of Broomfield has developed a Water Conservation Plan in accordance
with the requirements set forth in the Colorado Water Conservation Act of 1991,
The draft plan is available for a SO day public comment period from March 26
through May 28, 1995, A hearing to take public comments on the plan is
scheduled for May 28, 1995, After the public hearing the plan will be presented
Broomfield City Council for formal adoption, Copies of the draft plan are
available from the Environmental Services Division of Public Works,

1,1 Colorado Water Conservation Act

The HB1154 states that entities supplying at least 2,000 acre-feet of water
annually for domestic/commercial use are to submit a water conservation plan to
the State Office of Water Conservation by July 1, 1996, To fulfill the
requirements of HB 1154 the plan must address the following nine prescribed
conservation measures:

1 , Water-efficient fixtures and appliances, including toilets, urinals,
showerheads, and faucets;
2, Low water-use landscapes and efficient irrigation;
3, Water-efficient industrial and commercial water-using processes;
4. Water reuse systems, both potable and nonpotable;
5, Distribution system leak repair;
6, Dissemination of information regarding water use efficiency measures
including public education, customer water use audits, water-saving
demonstrations;
7. I.^/ater rate structures designed to encourago '/later use efficiency in
fiscally responsible manner;
8. Regulatory measures, including standards for the use of water use
efficiency fixtures and landscapes, and ordinances, codes, or other
law designed to encourage water use efficiency; and
9, Incentives to implement water use efficiency techniques, including
rebates to customers or others to encourage the installation of water
use efficiency measures,

HB1154 requires that a draft plan be made available for a 60 day public
comment period, An implementation program, including a process for
monitoring and evaluation of conservation measures, is also required. The plan
must be periodically reviewed and updated with an opportunity for public