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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Use Ca~gory <br /> <br />No. Taps <br /> <br />Residential <br />Business <br />Industrial <br /> <br />1025 <br />58 <br />----2 <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />1085 <br /> <br />Almost 95 % of wa~r users are residential taps. <br /> <br />High residential wa~r use is usually due to irrigation of lawns and <br />gardens. Another possible reason for the high wa~r usage could be <br />pipe leakage; this is evidenced by average win~r day per capita use in <br />win~r of 193 gpcd. Actual in-house residential use in win~r would <br />probably be about 100 gpcd. There are no large wa~r consuming <br />industries to account for the higher water demand. <br /> <br />The modera~ly high per capita wa~r usage in Palisade is probably <br />directly related to the relatively low rates charged for the wa~r. The <br />Town of Palisade charges $12.15 for the first 19,000 gallons per month, <br />and about $.70 for each additional 1,000 gallons used thereafter. By <br />contrast, U~ Wa~r Conservancy District charges $8.00 for the fIrst <br />3,000 gallons per month, and about $2.67 for each 1,000 gallons <br />thereafter. As a result, wa~r users on the U~ sys~m have a maximum <br />day use of only 300 gpcd even though the majority of U~ customers do <br />not have outside supplemental irrigation wa~r. <br /> <br />d. Feasibility of Wa~r Conservation The Town of Palisade has made <br />domestic wa~r available at relatively low ra~s to its customers since it <br />has had an abundant supply of raw wa~r and its treatment costs are low <br />due to a high quality source. However, as population grows, the high <br />per capita wa~r usage may crea~ problems with both supply and <br />treatment capacity. Therefore, a wa~r conservation program may be of <br />benefIt to the Town. A comprehensive analysis of wa~r conservation <br />procedures is beyond the scope of this report. The purpose of this <br />section is to list some measures that the Town could take to encourage <br />wa~r conservation and which should be investigated in more detail. <br /> <br />Wa~r conservation measures generally fall into various ca~gories <br />including behavior modifIcation, technological innovations, or fInancial <br />incentives. Examples of the first ca~gory are a public education <br />program and encouragement of low wa~r use landscapes or plumbing <br />fixtures. The po~ntial for long ~rm savings from behavior <br />modifIcations is uncertain and usually depends upon on constant <br />reinforcement. I~ms in the second ca~gory (technological innovations) <br /> <br />m-8 <br />