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'. s City of t8pring3~ February 1, 1992 Mr. Lane Wyatt Northwest Colorado P.O. Box 739 Frisco, CO 80443 Council of Governments Dear Mr. wyatt: The resort business over the last ten years has firmly established itself as one of Colorado's strongest growth industries. Over the same period a remarkable amount of work has been accomplished in establishing water conservation as an important tool for urban planners. Historically the focus of this effort has been on the Front Range and the thirsty communities contained therein. I believe the time is ripe to more closely examine water use in our mountain resort communities and see if there are ways to encourage more prudent water use. While generally these communities are more water rich, they are also situated in a more pristine stream environment worthy of protection and they also serve to benefit economically by a reduced need to construct new treatment and water supply facilities. As we are generally smaller communities our water supply systems are burdened by smaller economies of scale and it is an on going struggle to provide water service at reasonable costs. The challenge we face in promoting water conservation in resort communities is to reduce water use while at the same time ensuring the comfort of our visitors is not diminished. An important component of our program will be to gage visitor response to our conservation measures. The City of Steamboat Springs supports NWCOG I S application for grant funding from the Colorado Water Conservation Board water conservation grant program and we look forward to being a site used to assess the effectiveness of indoor plumbing retrofit. Co dially, (\') c " c.c. President and Members, City Council P.O. 80x 775088, Steamboat Springs. Colo,ado 80477 City Hall- 879-2060; Utility Accounting - 879-6993; Police - 879-1144; Public Works Shop - 879-1807 Steamboat Springs Airport - 879-9042; Transit - 879-5585; FAX: 303-879-8851