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UT Conservation Programs
(Things are getting Good!)
Faye Rutishauser
Utah Division of Water Resources
Plan, Conserve, Develop & Protect Utah’s Water Resources
UT Conservation Programs (Things are getting Good!) Faye - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
UT Conservation Programs (Things are getting Good!) Faye - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
UT Conservation Programs (Things are getting Good!) Faye Rutishauser Utah Division of Water Resources Plan , Conserve, Develop & Protect Utahs Water Resources Population Precipitation Trends Average Precipitation 1970-2018 25 20 15
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Precipitation Trends
5 10 15 20 25 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Inches Year
Average Precipitation 1970-2018
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5 10 15 20 25 30 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
SWE (Inches) Year
Southwest Utah (March 1)
5 10 15 20 25 30 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
SWE (Inches) Year
Southwest Utah (March 1)
5 10 15 20 25 30 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
SWE (Inches) Year
Southwest Utah (March 1)
5 10 15 20 25 30 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
SWE (Inches) Year
Southwest Utah (March 1)
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5 10 15 20 25 30 1951195319551957195919611963196519671969197119731975197719791981198319851987198919911993199519971999200120032005200720092011201320152017
Snow Water Equivalent Provo & Weber(1951-2018)
Weber Provo Linear (Weber) Linear (Provo)
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Stream Flows & Storage
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Wells
https://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/gwlevels?
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Aquifers 2008
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Drought
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“Water” We Gonna Do?
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Use Only What You Need
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Planning- Public Involvement- Education- Rebates/Incentives- Statutes-
- Increase Storage
- New Sources
- Efficiency/Conservation
- Reuse
- Metering
- Non-Revenue Mgmt.
- Ground Water Recharge
- Infrastructure Modernization
- Tiered Rates
Sustainable Water Management
Optimization Expansion Outreach
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Utah’s 2015 GPCD
239 239
CII Ave.Use: 70 GPC
70 GPCD
183 183
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WCP Act
Utah Water Conservation Plan Act
(73-10-32, UCA)
conservewater.utah.gov/compliance
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System Size Categories
Population Served Best Management Requirements
Serves 1,550 to 9,999 people Foundational/Basic Best Practices Serves 10,000 to 39,999 people Foundational/Intermediate Best Practices Serves 40,000 to 100,000 + people Foundational/Advanced Best Practices
SYSTEM SIZE CATEGORIES
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Rates-S.B.28
Increasing Rate Structure
Basic Intermediate Advanced Metered Rates Water-Budget Based Billing Advanced Pricing Methods Cost of Service Billing & User Charges Informative Water Bill Understandable Water Bill Educational Inserts
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Best Management Practices
Review/Update/Create
City Codes & Requirements
▪ Construction standards/building codes ▪ New Development Requirements
Existing & New Construction
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Metering
Improves data accuracy Results in water efficiency when
combined with education and/or tiered rate
Division offers lower interest loans
for water metering projects
Encourage starting the installation
process
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Metering Results
2012 South Ogden
Red = 100+% of allotment used Yellow = 76-100%
- f allotment used
Green = 0-75% of allotment used
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2013 South Ogden
Metering Results
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2015 South Ogden
Metering Results
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S.B.52- Pressurized Irr. Comp.- lawn & garden
Deadline December 31st, 2019
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All New Construction
An entity that currently provides pressurized secondary (non-culinary and
non-agriculture) irrigation water to end users must install meters on all new secondary irrigation connections designed after April 1, 2020. This includes all commercial, industrial, institutional and residential secondary connections.
Deadline April 1, 2020
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Annual Water Use Reporting
Deadline: March 31st Annually
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$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
State Water Conservation Appropriations
Water Conservation Funding
Reb ebate ates s & In & Ince cent ntiv ives es
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Reb ebate ates s & In & Incen entiv tives es
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May 2018- May 2019…..
Approved Applications: 6500! Applications in the Queue: Lots! Earned Saving Water: $460,901!
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- Landscape Designs
- Guide/Checklist/BMP’s
- Weed Control
- Irrigation
- Classes
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Water Conservation Goals!
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9 Water Conservatio n Regions
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Past Practices Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3
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Past Practices Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3
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Potential Conservation Model
Acceptability Climate Cost Metering Water Use Practices Landscapes Education
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WCC!!!
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Resources
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Th Than ank k You!
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Contact us at 801-538-7230, or email waterwise@utah.gov