Wheat Ridge 1996 WC Plan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: Wheat Ridge Water District
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 6/19/1996
• County: Jefferson
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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Preface

The Conservation Master Plan was developed to provide a policy and a guideline for
future conservation activities for the Denver Water service area from now until 2035. This is
an arbitrary 40-year planning horizon to be sure that we consider both the shon-range and long-
range effects of our program. The Plan sets specific goals for reduction of waterusein each
segment of Denver Water's customer base. These goals are shown in'the bar graphs for each
customer category. The Plan also describes, in general tenns, methods to reach the goals. It
establishes the criteria by which specific conservation measures will be selected as well as a
process for measuring results. The glossary at the back of the document dermes tenns which
may need clarification and! or context for this Master Plan.

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In this document, water conservation is defmed as eliminating waste and making
beneficial uses more efficient. Conservation does not mean deprivation or preservation. Rather,
the tenn encompasses the voluntary choices people make about water to ensure a sustainable
future.

This plan is to be carried out through Annual Conservation Action Plans. Each Action
Plan will list the specific measures or programs to be implemented that year in each category,
along with the associated costs, responsibilities and target goals. Action Plans will also include
an evaluation of the previous year's plan - what worked and what didn't, what goals were met,
what needs to be changed, and other relevant infonnation. Copies of the current Annual Plan
are available upon request from the Office of Water Conservation, [phone], by December
of each year.

The Conservation Master Plan is an ever-evolving document. As new ideas are
developed which meet the criteria, they will be added. Existing ideas that have been fully
implemented or are deemed no longer viable will be deleted. The entire Master Plan will be
thoroughly re-evaluated at least every five years.

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