CURRENT PROGRAMS AND BARRIERS FACED BY MUNICIPAL WATER PROVIDERS IN REDUCING OUTDOOR WATER CONSUMPTION AUGUST 6, 2014
CURRENT PROGRAMS • Water Conservation Master Plans Before • Water Use Management Plans • Water Efficiency Plans / Incentives • Water Budget Rate Structure • Outdoor Watering Schedules Program • 0.67 Tap Program • Smartscape Renovations • Irrigation Upgrade Rebates After • Slow the Flow Audits • Public Right of Way Retrofits • Water Wiser Classes • Landscaper Classes/Registration • Landscape and Irrigation Performance Standards & Criteria • Website CRconserve.com • You Live Here – They Live There and other outreach campaigns • In Classroom Programs • Water Ambassador Program through SMWSA TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 2 Excellence · Dedication · Service
UNIQUE PROGRAMS • Water Efficiency Plans – Development Specific Front End Efficiencies – Water Budget Rate Structure – Education • 0.67 Tap Program • Expanded No-Watering Hours • Landscaper Testing / Registrations • Website CRconserve.com TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 3 Excellence · Dedication · Service
BARRIERS TO REDUCING OUTDOOR WATER USE • Rates and fees / competition / overall economics • "Not from here" syndrome • Lack of understanding of value of water • Not interested in water Setting a good example Our new Plum Creek Water Purification Facility TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 4 Excellence · Dedication · Service
THE WAY FORWARD • Incentivizing good behavior - Rates and fees • Automatic Metering Infrastructure • "Edutainment" • Local best management practices - State Water Planning • New statewide legislation not needed TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 5 Excellence · Dedication · Service
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