BOARD01560

• Board Meeting Date: 5/11/1998
• Description: OWC Section - Preliminary Report on Program Accomplishments, Benefits, and Challenges
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

.

.

.

INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE

Statutory requirements of House Bill 91-1154
BACKGROUND

In 1991, the OWC established and has maintained a repository to provide the public with access to
water use efficiency information. The repository includes:

~ Database containing information gathered on water use efficiency.
~ All grant reports related to water use efficiency demonstration projects.
~ All water use efficiency plans submitted pursuant to HB 91-1154 planning
requirements.
~ Information about water use efficiency efforts by other states.
~ Product information from various manufacturers.
~ Each mailing from OWC included flyers regarding what type of information was available.

ADMINISTRATION

· OWC brochure developed to introduce the program and its opportunities.
· Rolodex card - explaining assistance available to the public.
· All information materials became available to the public.
· Published water use efficiency fact sheets on; water audits; grant recipients; plumbing fixtures,
laws and ordinances, landscape irrigation; xeriscape gardens; commerciaVindustrial
conservation; sod and seed businesses; xeriscape nurseries; Leak detection, indoor water
saving tips; showerheads; toilets; xeriscape reading sources, xeriscape landscaping; and
educational material.
· Issued news releases on the program and grants awarded.
· Colorado Project WET flyers were distributed on the clearinghouse database and information.
· Quarterly newsletter was developed and distributed.

LESSONS LEARNED

~ Lack of inquiries from the public. Only a dozen inquiries were received the first year regarding
information in the repository.
~ Intense manpower to keep current materials and database. Researching technological
advances and new information was time intensive with very little requests for such information.

33