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<br />water reuse plan will also prolong the need for additional wastewater capacity. <br />Past studies have identified the City of Northglenn as another cost effective <br />provider for future wastewater service in this area. This alternative is proposed <br />with the use of an existing inter-governmental agreement between the City of <br />Broomfield and the City of Northglenn, <br /> <br />The municipal fiscal trends section of the Master Plan points out that as the City <br />approaches build out, the residential construction will decline, the use taxes will <br />drop and property tax revenues will level off, The city needs to be focusing on <br />ways to address any resulting gap between services demanded and available <br />resources at build out. <br /> <br />The city's goals from a water supply perspective are to reduce future operating <br />costs, reduce peak demand on water treatment facility, satisfy current and future <br />regulatory requirements, and develop a good relationship with the public through <br />public education. The Colorado Water Conservation Act measures have been <br />analyzed as potential tools to help Broomfield achieve these water conservation <br />goals, <br /> <br />5,0 Analvsis of HB1154 Conservation Measures: <br /> <br />The city analyzed the nine conservation measures with a focus on Broomfield's <br />needs identified for residential water conservation and park and golf course <br />irrigation, Table 4 is a summary of the conservation measures and the <br />corresponding programs, The city's existing programs are incorporated into the <br />analysis, Additional selected measures will be included in the 1997 budget <br />request and are denoted in the table with an *, Following is a detailed <br />discussion of each measure: <br /> <br />1. Water-efficient fixtures and appliances, including toilets, urinals, <br />showerheads, and faucets: <br /> <br />______n With fhe-passage ofthefederarEnergy-PoIicyAct in 1992, the-Dniter <br />States will have uniform water efficiency standards for nearly all toilets, <br />urinals, showerheads, and faucets manufactured after January 1994. As a <br />result of these water-efficient fixtures, it has been estimated that the <br />average household water use will drop by more than 50% by the year <br />2026 (as the pre-1994 generation of fixates is replaced by the post-1994 <br />stock)4 The city's inspectors spot check the plumbing fixtures to verify <br />compliance with the Energy Conservation Act. The City is proposing to <br />formalize the process by adopting a Conservation Plumbing Code that <br />would insure that the Energy Conservation Act requirements for water- <br />efficient fixtures are enforced at the local level by inspections on new <br /> <br />4 "The Energy Policy Act: Assessing Its Impact on Utilities," Amy Vickers, AWWA Journal. <br />August 1993, <br /> <br />12 <br />