Westminster Educ/Training Final Report

• Project Type: Ag/Muni Grant
• Contract/PO #: C153780
• Applicant: City of Westminster -
• Project Name: Conservation Education and Training
• Title: Final Report to the State of Colorado For Educational Materials for 50 High Water Users Tracking of Water Use Patterns Training of Front-Line Customer Service Personnel Survey of Brochure Recipients
• Date: 1/29/1999
• County: Adams
• County: Jefferson
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Final Report

Background

. The City of Westminster has had a conservation program in place for many years, but until now,
the program has not been advertised to Westminster citizens. Recent in-house studies show that
some homeowners use far more water for irrigating lawns than is necessary, and the decision to
actively promote the City's water conservation program was made in early 1997. The City
applied for and received a grant from the State of Colorado, which enabled the City to
immediately begin working on a campaign to educate water users. A list of priorities was made
and it was decided to pursue the top three.

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1) Provide training for front-line utility customer service personnel.
2) Develop a brochure of water conservation measures to educate Westminster's citizens.
3) Target 50 citizens with high water usage, provide a brochure, and follow up with a survey.

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The City decided to outsource the project to an experienced firm, the Boulder Energy
Conservation Center (BECC). The BECC began work with the City in February of 1998 and
finished in January 1999 with delivery of their final project report. An upper-level geography
class from the University of Colorado was also involved in development and implementation of
the residential survey.

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