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2012 WATER BOARD ANNUAL WORK PLAN
Conservation and Public Education Committee
1. Improve understanding of landscape minimal water requirements to inform conservation
GPCD goals and drought reserve
2. Review City Parks & Golf Course current water use and expectations for future park
planning, design and maintenance.
3. Review Water Conservation Plan and annual report to improve understanding of area
funding and return on investment.
4. Explore implementation and reach of educational programs relating but not limited to
AMI and its anticipated effect on conservation planning and programming
Providing water use and conservation data to public to illustrate context and impacts
of water management decisions and conservation
New programs focusing on regional and local water consumption with real time data
involving regional and regional comparisons
5. Examine alternative means of delivering and marketing conservation measures,
educational programs and methods
6. Review and provide insights to the public as to the cost of providing water and water
delivery systems compared to overall utilities costs (administration, fixed cost, finance
etc.)
7. Ongoing participation in Water Supply and Demand Management update and
implementation as it effects conservation needs and projections.
Engineering Committee
1. Review Storm Water Master planning efforts
2. Review Utility CIP planning. Review strategy and direction of issues, summarize
highlights and concerns to the water board, and provide feed back and recommendation
to staff for water related capital projects both in the planning and in the implementation
phase:
a) Review timing and urgency of proposed projects regarding implementation.
b) Provide feed back to staff on the prioritization of water, waste water, and
stormwater projects.
c) The condition or needs of our raw water delivery system. Examples are: One is a
Michigan Ditch stabilization project; line the existing raw water line from Gateway
down to the Water Plant
3. Summarize highlights and concerns to the water board after review of water related
issues as needed. Examples are:
a) Fluoridation, i.e. seasonal dosing or year round reduction.
b) Emerging Contaminants (i.e. pharmaceuticals, mercury).
Legislative, Finance and Liaison (LFL) Committee
1. Legislative issues:
a) Review council’s legislative agenda and meet with city lobbyist at the beginning of
the state session
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b) Request staff to notify LFL committee/board regarding proposed critical federal and
state legislation which could impact the city relative to water issues
c) Review nutrient regulations for Colorado/other western states, keep updated on new
developments; determine if board recommendation is appropriate.
d) Track urban water conservation and grey water state legislation; determine if board
recommendation is appropriate
2. Financial issues:
a) Review and provide recommendations on status of utilities budget in 2012 before the
information goes to the full board, make recommendations (if appropriate) to board
with regard to mid-cycle adjustments
b) Review and provide recommendations on the utility’s debt service and reserve
policies
c) Review and provide recommendations on city fees for floodplain variances and
permits
d) Monitor water development projects that may impact finances of the utility (as
needed)
3. Liaison issues:
a) Monitor Poudre River water quality evaluation activities
b) Provide suggestions to improve communications with city council
c) Meet with our city council liaison
Water Supply Committee
1. Monitor and provide follow-up, as needed, on the Water Supply and Demand
Management Policy Update
2. Review proposed water rental rates
3. Monitor protection of raw water quality and supply including but not limited to both
environmental impacts (e.g. climate change and wildfire hazards) and regulatory impacts.
4. Monitor progress of Halligan/Seaman, NISP, Flaming Gorge and Windy Gap Firming
projects for their impacts (positive or negative) upon Fort Collins water supplies
5. Monitor progress of City’s change of use for its Water Supply & Storage Company
shares
6. Review plans and opportunities to develop operational storage via gravel pits
7. Monitor Statewide and regional planning efforts - IBCC roundtables, State plans,
Colorado River Basin plans for impacts (positive or negative) upon Fort Collins water
supplies
8. Meet with agricultural and irrigation interests to continue investigation for possible
recommendations concerning agricultural-City water sharing agreements
9. Make recommendations to Council regarding drought restrictions (if needed)