g reat w estern i nstitute incentives and mandates for landscape conservation tracy bouvette
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THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY
GREAT WESTERN INSTITUTE
Incentives and Mandates forLandscape Conservation
Framing – How Much Water Are We Talking About?Water Customer PerspectiveUtility/District Perspective
Discussion Points
Framing
CWCB 2010 Current M&I Water Use ~1,300,000 AF 2050 M&I Water Supply Gap ~ 1,000,000 AF Strategies to Fill the Gap
Currently Identified Projects & Processes Conservation Ag Transfer New Supply Other
Land Use Density, Reuse
How Much of Water Use is Outdoor?
Residential Commercial Institutional Industrial
Average M&I Water Use
in Colorado
IndoorOutdoor
What Is Being Done?
Customer Actions
Do nothing, Don’t Water
Do nothing,Water
Do Nothing,Better ManageExisting System
$
Fix System Pressure, Replace Heads
New Instrumentation
Tear It Out
ReplaceWith Xeric, Native, etc.
$$$
What Is Being Done?
Utility Perspective It Has to Support the Bottom
Line! Costs
Indoor are less expensive Indoor are more reliable Outdoor is more water
State Recommendations for Utilities “Foundational” Best Practices
Metering and Rates Leak Detection and Repair Data Collection and Analysis
What Can Be Done?
Utility Perspective Education Technical Assistance Incentives Inclining Block Rates/Water Budgets
$
Water use
What Can Be Done?
Utility Perspective Can Create Incentives with Rates Can Create Incentives with Rates?!
What Is Being Done?
Utility Perspective Ordinances/Regulation
Soil Amendments Landscaper/Irrigation Contractor Certification Maximum Turf Area Requirements Controller Requirements Water Waste Ordinances Watering Restrictions Point of Sale New Construction WaterSense Homes
Not All Utilities/Districts Have the Authority to Implement
What Is Being Done?
Customer/Utility Nexus
Do nothing, Don’t Water
Do nothing,Water
Do Nothing,Better ManageExisting System
$
Fix System Pressure, Replace Heads
New Instrumentation
Tear It Out
ReplaceWith Xeric, Native, etc.
$$$
What Is Being Done?
Customer/Utility Nexus
Do nothing, Don’t Water
Do nothing,Water
Do Nothing,Better ManageExisting System
$
Fix System Pressure, Replace Heads
New Instrumentation
Tear It Out
ReplaceWith Xeric, Native, etc.
$$$
Audits, Education, Incentives, Regulation
What Is Being Done?
Customer/Utility Nexus
Do nothing, Don’t Water
Do nothing,Water
Do Nothing,Better ManageExisting System
$
Fix System Pressure, Replace Heads
New Instrumentation
Tear It Out
ReplaceWith Xeric, Native, etc.
$$$
Audits, Education, Incentives, Regulation
Allocation of Funding from Utilities
Landscape29%
Indoor20%
Regulatory19%
Education17%
Audits3%
Rates3%
Meters3%
Leak Detection1%
Other6%
% Water Conservation Plan Budgets
Drop in the Bucket?
67,000 AF by 2018 for All Plans on File 21,000 AF from Outdoor? 2.1 % of 2050 Outdoor Water Use
Drop in the Bucket?
67,000 AF by 2018 for All Plans on File 21,000 AF from Outdoor? 2.1 % of 2050 Outdoor Water Use