NWCOG Tourism Project Final Report

• Project Type: Ag/Muni Grant
• Contract/PO #: C153612
• Applicant: Northwest Colorado Council of Governments
• Project Name: Water Conservation Tourism Project
• Title: Water Conservation Planning Model Final Report
• County: Summit
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Final Report

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ANALYSIS OF SHOWER METERING DATA

Issues:

1. 2 of 8 meters in owner-managed unit with high percentage of
unknown nightly occupancies.

2.

Meter reading problems.
required.

"Interpretation" of raw data

3. Building 300 analysis more accurate than Building 200.

4. Estimating "actual" flow rates that include throttling.

Analvsis:

1. Room 222:

11/16 - 3/24 meter data "reliable";
1. 75 gpm;
300 person-nights;
owner-managed unit; high percentage of "renters" who did not
report occupancy;

Result: 4.98 minutes/person/night
(but number of occupants data has high uncertainty!
this result considered unreliable)

2. Room 223:

8/24 - 11/27 and 2/25 - 3/24 meter data "reliable";
1. 75 gpm;
160 person-nights;
acceptable number of "unknown" occupancies;

Result: 3.78 minutes/person/night
(but relatively small sample
required of raw meter data! use
200 result)

and "interpretation"
this result for Bldg.

3. Room 321:

8/24 - 3/24 (excluding 1/26 - 2/25) meter data "reliable";
2.3 gpm;
376 person-nights;
acceptable number of "unknown" occupancies;

Result: 3.75 minutes/person/night