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RESOURCE CONSERVATION <br />Conserve water and take steps to ensure an adequate supply is available in t <br />face of droughts and regional climate changes <br />TIMING <br />STRATEGY <br />APPROACH <br />ONGOING <br />1) Develop City water <br />conservation plan that will <br />encompass Comprehensive Plan <br />Updates and climate impacts <br />with up -to -date raw water needs. <br />• Project future water needs <br />• Identify available sources <br />2) Provide a cohesive direction <br />for water conservation through <br />dissemination of information to <br />citizens and commercial entities. <br />• Post tips and suggestions on the city <br />website. <br />• Work in coordination with Boulder <br />County to disseminate information <br />through classes and workshops. <br />3) Encourage reduced residential <br />and commercial water use. <br />• Provide education and rebate programs <br />for water saving hardware and systems. <br />2016 <br />4) Evaluate the need for changes <br />to municipal owned gardens and <br />landscapes in view of climate <br />h <br />c anges <br />5) Progressively implement low <br />impact development (LID)8 <br />practices as a comprehensive <br />land planning and engineering - <br />design approach. <br />• Identify vegetation and trees likely to <br />struggle with changing temperatures <br />and possible variations in moisture. <br />• Identify species more adaptable to <br />climate changes. <br />• Adopt approaches that work with nature <br />to manage storm water as close to its <br />source as possible. <br />• Employ principles such as preserving <br />and recreating natural landscape <br />features and minimizing imperviousness <br />to create functional, appealing site <br />drainage that treats storm water as a <br />resource - rather than a waste product. <br />$ LID is an approach to land development (or re- development) that works with nature to manage storm water as close to its source as possible. <br />LID employs principles such as preserving and recreating natural landscape features, minimizing effective imperviousness to create functional <br />and appealing site drainage that treat storm water as close to its source as possible. LID employs principles such as preserving and recreating <br />natural landscape features, minimizing effective imperviousness to create functional and appealing site drainage that treat storm water as a <br />resource rather than a waste product. <br />Revised: 18 February 2015 <br />11 <br />8 <br />