ELCO 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: East Larimer County Water District Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 1/6/1997
• County: Larimer
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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The two major transmission lines serving the District are routinely monitored for
leakage. The lines are isolated while the amount of water entering the lines is
monitored at master meters.

4.6.2 Future Measures

A contractor will be hired in 1997 to perform electronic leak detection on a portion
of the District's distribution system. ELCOwill attempt to reduce unaccounted water
use to 10% or less through an ongoing program of leak detection and repair.

4,7 Dissemination of Information Regarding Water Use Efficiency Measures

4.7.1 Current Measures

ELCO mails a customer information packet to each new customer. It contains a copy
'of District Rules and Regulations, a Customer Information Brochure and an A WW A
prepared pamphlet titled "25 Things You Can do to Prevent Water Waste." The
brochure is a 20-page document that contains information about ELCO's origin,
water quality and supply, service area, policies and rates. Tips on water conservation,
fire protection and backflow prevention are also included. The brochure received the
1994 Community Relations Outreach Award from the Colorado Special District
Association. ' '

The section of the brochure that addresses water conservation encourages residential
customers to first focus their efforts on improving lawn water practices and secondly,
on reducing bathroom water use. It also contains a pie chart showing the percentage
of water used in a typical household for irrigation (50%), toilets (16%),
washing/cooking (13%), shower/bath (15%) and faucets (6%).

The A WW A pamphlet lists nine tips for reducing bathroom water use, six tips for
reducing water use in the kitchen and laundry and ten ways to save water outside.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _Th~JlM1phMs_ ar~sQ a\'ai1able_for-customers-ID- pi~k- up-when -they- pay -their-biU-at -
the ELCO office. .

ELCO mails a newsletter to its customers twice a year. The newsletter usually
contains a brief article on couservation and water use efficiency. The weather section
of the local newspaper includes a table that shows how many inches of irrigation
water a Fort Collins resident needs to apply if they have not watered for 3, 5, or 7
days. Each year, fifth grade students in the Fort Collins school system attend a half-
day water festival at Colorado State University. The festival provides instruction on
the water cycle, couservation, treatment and related water issues.

4.72 Future Measures

In the fall of 1996, ELCO will replace its postcard bill with a bill inserted into an
envelope. The envelope bills will make it easier to distribute information on water
use efficiency. The District anticipates utilizing bill stuffers produced by the AWWA.

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