Louisville 1996 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: City of Louisville Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 9/26/1996
• County: Boulder
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

City of Louisville
Water Conservation Plan

Introduction:

Recognizing the increasing competition for the State's water supply, particularly along
the front range, the State House of Representatives developed and adopted house bill 91-
1154 in June of 1991. HB-91-1154 requires all water providers of 2000 acre feet or more
per year to draft a water conservation plan by mid-year of 1996.

In it's present form, the State statute does not quantify the level of conservation required
of each water providing entity but instead requires consideration of conservation concepts
where significant improvements in water conservation can typically be recognized by the
average water provider.

In developing a conservation plan pursuant to H-91-1154 each water providing entity
must consider at least the following water -saving measures:

1. Water-efficient fIxtures and appliances, including toilets, urinals, showerhead, and
faucets;

2. Low water-use landscapes and efficient irrigation;

3. Water-efficient industrial and commercial water using processes;

4. Water reuse systems, both potable and nonpotable;

5. Distribution system leak repair;

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

7. Water rate structures designed to encourage water use efficiency in a fIscally re-
sponsible manner;

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

9. Incentives to implement water use efficiency techniques, including rebates to cus-
tomers or others to encourage the installation of water use efficiency measures.

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