Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2015 06 17

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8 RESOURCE CONSERVATION 8 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. LID employs principles such as preserving and recreating natural landscape features, minimizing effective imperviousness to create functional and appealing site drainage that treat storm water as close to its source as possible. LID employs principles such as preserving and recreating natural landscape features, minimizing effective imperviousness to create functional and appealing site drainage that treat storm water as a resource rather than a waste product. WATER Conserve water and take steps to ensure an adequate supply is available in the face of droughts and regional climate changes TIMING STRATEGY APPROACH ONGOING 1) Develop City water conservation plan. that will encompass Comprehensive Plan Updates and climate impacts with up-to-date raw water needs. • Collect water usage data (residential, commercial, city) and publish information • Project future water needs • Identify available sources • Incorporates the components of the Comprehensive Plan. 2) Provide a cohesive direction for water conservation. through dissemination of information to citizens and commercial entities. • Post Disseminate tips and suggestions. on the city website. • Work in coordination with Boulder County. to disseminate information through classes and workshops. 3) Encourage Promote reduced residential and commercial water use. • Provide education and rebate incentive programs for water saving hardware and systemsmeasures. 2016 4) Evaluate the need for changes to Inventory and evaluate municipal owned gardens and landscapes in connection with water use in view of climate changes. • Plan to swap to a water wise landscape. • Identify vegetation and trees likely to struggle with changing temperatures and possible variations in moisture. • Identify species more adaptable to climate changes. • Identify measures and opportunities for responsible reduction of water use. • Measure and calculate benefits. 5) Progressively implement low impact development (LID)8 practices as a comprehensive land planning and engineering- design approach. • Adopt approaches that work with nature to manage storm water as close to its source as possible. • Employ best practices in stormwater conservation design and operation. • principles such as preserving and recreating natural landscape features and minimizing imperviousness to Comment [JLB9]: Reorganized "ongoing" and "2016" activites to group them together timing- wise... same for following sections Formatted: Font: Revised: 10 February 2015