Ft Collins-Loveland 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: Fort Collins - Loveland Water District Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 7/16/1997
• County: Larimer
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

5.0 Conservation Measures

Colorado House Bill 91-1154 , "The Water Conservation Act of 1991", requires that the
Fort Collins - Loveland Water District consider, at a minimum, the following nine
conservation measures and address each of them in the District's Water Conservation
Plan.

5.1 Water Efficient Fixtures and Appliances

5.1.1 Current FCLWD Measures

The Fort Collins - Loveland Water District currently does not have the legal authority to
require customers to use water efficient fixtures. The use of water efficient fixtures and
appliances is required for all new construction by the uniform plumbing codes and
building requirements which have been adopted by Larimer County, and the cities of Ft.
Collins, Loveland and Windsor. These requirements, by city and county, are
summarized in Table 5-1.

Since only low flow toilets are now manufactured in the United States, the issue of low
flow toilets for new construction has been addressed. Currently, none of the
municipalities listed in Table 5-1 require replacement items to be water efficient.

Ta

ble 5-1. City and County Water Efficient Fixture Reauirements within FC
Municipality Plumbing Code .
Larimer County 1991 Uniform Plumbing Code
City of Fort Collins 1991 Uniform Plumbing Code
City of Loveland 1991 Uniform Plumbing Code
Town ofTimnath 1991 Uniform Plumbing Code
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5.1.2 Plans for Future FCLWD Measures

The Fort Collins - Loveland Water District will continue to use the newsletter format and
bill inserts to promote voluntary upgrades to water efficient fixtures and appliances. At
this time, the District is not considering any type of low-flow retrofit fixture program;
however, this option may be considered in the future.

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