City Of Moscow Water Conservation Plan December 2015 By M. Nichole Baker Conservation Program Coordinator City of Moscow Adopted February 2016 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 1 FORECASTS ................................................................................................................................................ 2 PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 5 FUTURE EVALUATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PLAN ............................................................................13 1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................14 1.1 BACKGROUND..............................................................................................................................14 1.2 CONSERVATION METHODS .........................................................................................................15 1.3 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................15 1.4 PLAN ORGANIZATION ...............................................................................................................166 1.5 PRICING FOR CONSERVATION ..................................................................................................177 2 POPULATION, WATER PRODUCTION AND WATER SALES ................................................18 2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................18 2.2 POPULATION FORECAST .............................................................................................................18 2.2.1 LARGE CUSTOMER ADDITIONS AND SUBTRACTIONS ............................................................19 2.3 WATER PRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................19 2.3.1 YEARLY PRODUCTION LEVELS ..............................................................................................20 2.3.2 MONTHLY PRODUCTION LEVELS ..........................................................................................22 2.3.3 AVERAGE AND MAXIMUM DAY PRODUCTION .......................................................................24 2.3.4 PER CAPITA WATER USE .......................................................................................................24 2.3.5 EVENTS AFFECTING PRODUCTION ........................................................................................24 2.3.6 HISTORICAL PUMPING VS. PBAC TARGETS .........................................................................25 2.3.7 SEASONAL PRODUCTION ........................................................................................................27 2.4 WATER SALES .............................................................................................................................27 2.5 NON-REVENUE WATER ...............................................................................................................28 2.5.1 ACCOUNTED-FOR WATER ......................................................................................................29 2.5.2 UNACCOUNTED-FOR WATER ..................................................................................................31 3 WATER CONSERVATION ELEMENT OVERVIEW ..................................................................33 3.1 INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS ..............................................................................................33 3.2 CONSERVATION MEASURES SUMMARY .....................................................................................33 3.3 CONSERVATION INCENTIVES SUMMARY ....................................................................................34 3.4 DETERMINING WATER SAVINGS AND COSTS FOR MEASURES ..................................................36 3.4.1 DEMOGRAPHICS AND ASSUMPTIONS FOR MEASURES............................................................36 3.4.2 PARTICIPATION FOR MEASURES ............................................................................................37 3.4.3 WATER SAVINGS FOR MEASURES ...........................................................................................38 3.4.4 COSTS FOR MEASURES ............................................................................................................38 3.5 SCREENING METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS FOR MEASURES ....................................................39 3.6 DETERMINING PROGRAM INCENTIVES ......................................................................................43 3.7 IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................................................44 3.7.1 PLAN PHASING, COMBINING MEASURES AND INCENTIVES ...................................................45 3.7.2 MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION ............................................................................................45 3.7.3 COSTS ......................................................................................................................................45 4 WATER CONSERVATION ELEMENTS FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTI- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SECTORS .......................................................................................................46 4.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................46 ii 4.2 SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY CONSERVATION MEASURE DESCRIPTIONS ..................46 4.3 CONSERVATION INCENTIVES ......................................................................................................49 4.3.1 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION INCENTIVES (PIE) ................................................50 4.3.2 FINANCIAL INCENTIVES .........................................................................................................53 4.3.3 REGULATORY INCENTIVES ....................................................................................................55 5 WATER CONSERVATION ELEMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SECTORS ....................................................................................................................................................56 5.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................56 5.2 COMMERCIAL CONSERVATION MEASURES ...............................................................................56 5.3 COMMERCIAL CONSERVATION INCENTIVES..............................................................................58 5.3.1 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION INCENTIVES (PIE) ................................................59 5.3.2 FINANCIAL INCENTIVES .........................................................................................................62 5.3.3 REGULATORY INCENTIVES ....................................................................................................63 6 WATER CONSERVATION ELEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC FACILITY SECTOR .................64 6.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................64 6.2 PUBLIC FACILITIES CONSERVATION MEASURES .......................................................................65 6.3 CONSERVATION INCENTIVES ......................................................................................................66 6.3.1 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION INCENTIVES (PIE) ................................................66 6.3.2 FINANCIAL INCENTIVES .........................................................................................................67 6.3.3 REGULATORY INCENTIVES ....................................................................................................68 7 WATER CONSERVATION ELEMENT FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL SECTOR .........69 7.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................69 7.2 INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS CONSERVATION INCENTIVES.........................................................69 7.2.1 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION INCENTIVE (PIE) ...................................................69 7.2.2 FINANCIAL INCENTIVE ............................................................................................................70 7.2.3 REGULATORY INCENTIVES .....................................................................................................70 8 WATER CONSERVATION ELEMENT PACKAGE OPTIONS ..................................................71 8.1 PACKAGE A .................................................................................................................................74 8.2 PACKAGE B .................................................................................................................................76 8.3 PACKAGE C .................................................................................................................................78 8.4 PACKAGE D .................................................................................................................................80