Conservation Measures

The District’s Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan shows that without an aggressive water conservation program, water usage will reach the limits of projected available supply by 2030. Water conservation is essential not only for the future needs of our growing population but also to insure that we have enough water during drought.

During the development of the District’s Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan 100 potential water conservation measures were screened through a stakeholder process. The list was narrowed to 25 measures for more detailed evaluation which resulted in the District’s conservation program adopted in the Plan in 2003. Revisions have occurred as needed and the current conservation measures included in the Plan are as follows:

The water conservation program as described in the Plan is essential to meeting future water demands in the District.  The conservation program reduces average annual water demand by an additional 11 percent, beyond the 8 percent savings expected with existing plumbing codes and new water saving appliances for a total of almost 20 percent savings.  If the District can achieve this level of water savings, existing and planned water supplies will be able to meet the needs of the District through 2030 with some reserves.