UT Conservation Programs (Things are getting Good!) Faye Rutishauser Utah Division of Water Resources Plan , Conserve, Develop & Protect Utah’s Water Resources
Population
Precipitation Trends Average Precipitation 1970-2018 25 20 15 Inches 10 5 0 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Year
SWE (Inches) SWE (Inches) SWE (Inches) SWE (Inches) 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 1955 1955 1955 1955 1957 1957 1957 1957 1959 1959 1959 1959 1961 1961 1961 1961 1963 1963 1963 1963 1965 1965 1965 1965 1967 1967 1967 1967 1969 1969 1969 1969 1971 1971 1971 1971 Southwest Utah (March 1) Southwest Utah (March 1) Southwest Utah (March 1) Southwest Utah (March 1) 1973 1973 1973 1973 1975 1975 1975 1975 1977 1977 1977 1977 1979 1979 1979 1979 1981 1981 1981 1981 1983 1983 1983 1983 1985 1985 1985 1985 Year Year Year Year 1987 1987 1987 1987 1989 1989 1989 1989 1991 1991 1991 1991 1993 1993 1993 1993 1995 1995 1995 1995 1997 1997 1997 1997 1999 1999 1999 1999 2001 2001 2001 2001 2003 2003 2003 2003 2005 2005 2005 2005 2007 2007 2007 2007 2009 2009 2009 2009 2011 2011 2011 2011 2013 2013 2013 2013 2015 2015 2015 2015 2017 2017 2017 2017
Snow Water Equivalent Provo & Weber (1951-2018) 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1951195319551957195919611963196519671969197119731975197719791981198319851987198919911993199519971999200120032005200720092011201320152017 Weber Provo Linear (Weber) Linear (Provo)
Stream Flows & Storage
Wells https://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/gwlevels?
Aquifers 2008
Drought
“Water” We Gonna Do?
Use Only What You Need
Sustainable Water Management - Efficiency/Conservation - Reuse - Metering Optimization - Non-Revenue Mgmt. - Ground Water Recharge - Infrastructure Modernization Planning- - Tiered Rates Public Involvement- Education- Outreach Rebates/Incentives- Statutes- Expansion - Increase Storage - New Sources
Utah’s 2015 GPCD 239 239 CII Ave.Use: 70 GPC 70 GPCD 183 183
WCP Act Utah Water Conservation Plan Act (73-10-32, UCA) conservewater.utah.gov/compliance
System Size Categories SYSTEM SIZE CATEGORIES Population Served Best Management Requirements Serves 1,550 to 9,999 people Foundational/Basic Best Practices Serves 10,000 to 39,999 people Foundational/Intermediate Best Practices Serves 40,000 to 100,000 + people Foundational/Advanced Best Practices
Rates- S.B.28 Increasing Rate Structure Basic Intermediate Advanced Metered Rates Water-Budget Based Billing Advanced Pricing Methods Cost of Service Billing & User Charges Informative Water Bill Understandable Water Bill Educational Inserts
Existing & New Construction Best Management Practices Review/Update/Create City Codes & Requirements ▪ Construction standards/building codes ▪ New Development Requirements
Metering Improves data accuracy Results in water efficiency when combined with education and/or tiered rate Division offers lower interest loans for water metering projects Encourage starting the installation process
Metering Results Yellow = 76-100% of allotment used Red = 100+% of allotment used Green = 0-75% of South Ogden allotment used 2012
Metering Results South Ogden 2013
Metering Results South Ogden 2015
S.B.52- Pressurized Irr. Comp.- lawn & garden Deadline December 31 st , 2019
All New Construction An entity that currently provides pressurized secondary (non-culinary and non-agriculture) irrigation water to end users must install meters on all new secondary irrigation connections designed after April 1, 2020. This includes all commercial, industrial, institutional and residential secondary connections. Deadline April 1, 2020
Annual Water Use Reporting Deadline: March 31 st Annually
Reb ebate $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000 ates $500,000 $0 s & In 1947 1949 1951 & Ince State Water Conservation Appropriations 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 cent 1963 1965 ntiv 1967 1969 1971 ives 1973 Water Conservation Funding 1975 es 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Reb ebate ates s & In & Incen entiv tives es
May 2018- May 2019….. Approved Applications: 6500! Applications in the Queue: Lots! Earned Saving Water: $460,901!
• Landscape Designs • Guide/Checklist/BMP’s • Weed Control • Irrigation • Classes
Water Conservation Goals!
9 Water Conservatio n Regions
Past Practices Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3
Past Practices Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3
Education Potential Conservation Model Water Use Practices Acceptability Climate Metering Cost Landscapes
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