Water Committee Agenda and Packet 2015 04 03

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2 WATER DEMAND AND HISTORICAL DEMAND MANAGEMENT 2.3.1.3 System Efficiency (Water Loss Control and Pressure Management) • Leak detection with listening equipment is performed every other year for a portion of the City. • Water pipeline replacement program is part of the annual operations budget. • Coal Creek Golf Course is irrigated with raw and reuse water to conserve treated water. • Louisville Sports Complex and Community Park are irrigated with raw and reuse water to conserve treated water. 2.3.1.4 Monitoring and Evaluation • Water consumption by large water users are regularly monitored as part of the industrial pretreatment program. • Billing staff will occasionally flag monthly usage that exhibits an obvious variance from past data or shows a zero reading. The meters are then checked to determine if the reading was due to a broken meter or a leak. • Water use by customer category is evaluated annually. 2.3.2 Targeted Technical Assistance and Incentives 2.3.2.1 Water Efficient Fixtures - Indoor • Some City facilities have been upgraded with high efficiency fixtures and appliances, including City Hall (low -flow faucets, low- volume toilets) and the recreation center (low -flow shower heads, ultra -low flush urinals, and a pool cover). 2.3.2.2 Water Efficient Devices - Outdoor • The vast majority of the City's irrigation systems controls are linked to a master Central Control Irrigation System (CCIS) that can be used to adjust watering times or turn off irrigation when there is a precipitation event. 2.3.2.3 Incentive Programs • High- efficiency toilet rebate program. • High- efficiency clothes washer rebate program. • Drip irrigation system rebate towards cost of equipment. • Buffalo grass turf rebate. 2.3.2.4 Efficient Water Use /Audits • Outdoor irrigation efficiency audits offered by Center for ReSource Conservation (CRC) for residential and commercial customers. 2.3.3 Ordinances and Regulations • Louisville Municipal Code (Title 17) established development Design Standards & Guidelines for commercial, industrial, and mixed use developments that incorporate low- water -use plants and efficient irrigation concepts into the landscape design of each development. • Water waste ordinance, includes overspray limitations. • Compliance with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's (CDPHE's) Regulation No. 84 limits runoff, ponding, and overspray from areas using reuse water. • The City's Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines include a policy to conserve water by utilizing alternative means for maintaining a suitable landscape environment. • The City's Open Space Division utilizes soil amendments and low -water plants. WBG071714052946BS0 2 -11