Boulder 1996 WC Plan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: Boulder Water Conservation Plan
• Title: 1996 Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 5/30/1996
• County: Boulder
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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7.2..2 FoaJS Group

The City of Boulder Department of Public Works conducted a Focus Group
Workshop to solicit the thoughts, goals, and concerns of key individuals and organizations
from the Boulder community on the subject of water conservation. Other issues were also
addressed as they related to the City's Treated Water Master Plan. The "key" individuals
attending the meeting included members of the environmental community, landscaping, and
development community, the business community, and private citizens. The objectives of
the Focus Group Workshop included:

. incorporating input from key citizens and organ;,...tions
. identifying key issues and concerns
. detecting and resolving problems early on
. brainstorming and consensus building.

The discussions from the meeting are descnbcd below.

Water Conservation.. The City's plan for developing a water conservation program
was discussed including the study process, possible water conservation measures, and criteria
for evaluating the measures. The conservation objectives of the Focus Group are listed
below:

. Reduce average annual peak demands (especially exterior water use).

. Show favorable economic justification for the conservation program
(e.g., favorable benefit/cost ratio.

. Assure a flexible conservation program acceptable to the community.

. Focus on high water users both prescnt and future.

. Coordinate.aIl water conservation activities with other city, county, and
state agencies.

. Provide educational assistance to assure continual reinforcement of a
water conservation ethic.

. Use water conservation to reduce the use of other natural resources
such as energy.

. Provide adequate conservation incentives to the water users.

. Test large, expensive conservation measures with pilot projects.