Sterling 1996 WC Plan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: City of Sterling Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 6/21/1996
• County: Logan
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

. Water-efficient fixtures and appliances, including toilets, urinals,
showerheads, and faucets;

. Low water-use landscapes and efficient irrigation;

I · Water-efficient industrial and commercial water-using processes;

-- ~ _ ----_n_______a_-Water reuse systems, both potable and nonpotable; ~__u____

. Distribution system leak repair;

. Dissemination of information regarding water use efficiency measures,
including by public education, customer water use audits, and water-saving
demonstrations;

. Water rate structures designed to encourage water use efficiency in a
fiscally responsible manner;

. Regulatory measures, including standards for the use of water use efficiency
fIXtures and landscapes, and ordinances, codes, or other law designed to
encourage water use efficiency;

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STERLING WATER CONSERVATION PLAN

MAY 28, 1996

CHAPTER 2 - WATER CONSERVATION ACT

State of Colorado Water Conservation Act of 1991

In 1991, the Colorado General Assembly enacted House Bill 91-1154, known as the
Water Conservation Act of 1991. Key elements of the Act are as follows:

Established the Office of Water Conservation within the Colorado Water
Conservation Board to assist local governments and water providers with
conservation programs.

Required state agencies to develop water conservation plans for state-owned
facilities built or renovated after 1993.

Provided $500,000 in grant money to be used for pilot projects designed to
demonstrate water conservation.

Required water providers that deliver 2,000 acre-feet or more of water annually to
develop and implement water conservation plans by July 1, 1996.

Water Conservation Plan Requirements

Sterling delivers over 4,000 acre-feet of water annually to customers, and therefore
falls under the water conservation plan requirement. After July 1, 1996, the Colorado
Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Water Resources and Power
Development Authority will not accept an application, or process an application that has
already been submitted, for financial assistance in the construction of any water
diversion, storage, conveyance, water treatment, or wastewater treatment facility from
an entity that has not submitted a plan. A plan must:

1. Consider the following nine areas of water-saving measures:

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