HomeMy WebLinkAbout335264 AQUACRAFT INC - CONTRACT - AGREEMENT MISC - AQUACRAFT INCPROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the day and year set forth below, by and
between THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter
referred to as the "City" and Aquacraft, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Professional".
WITNESSETH:
In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations herein expressed, it is agreed by
and between the parties hereto as follows:
1. Scope of Services. The Professional agrees to provide services in accordance with
the scope of services attached hereto as Exhibit "A", consisting of six (6) pages, and incorporated
herein by this reference.
2. Contract Period. The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement
shall be initiated within five (5) days following execution of this Agreement. Services shall be
completed no later than July 31, 2012. Time is of the essence. Any extensions of the time
limit set forth above must be agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto.
3. Early Termination by City. Notwithstanding the time periods contained herein, the
City may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by providing written notice of
termination to the Professional. Such notice shall be delivered at least fifteen (15) days prior to the
termination date contained in said notice unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties.
All notices. provided under this Agreement shall be effective when mailed, postage prepaid and sent' -
to the following addresses:
Professional:
City:
With Copy to:
Aquacraft, Inc.
City of Fort Collins
City of Fort Collins , Purchasing
2709 Pine Street
Attn: Laurie D'Audney
PO Box 580
Boulder, CO 80302
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Fort Collins, CO 80522
In the event of any such early termination by the City, the Professional shall be paid for services
rendered prior to the date of termination, subject only to the satisfactory performance of the
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7. Conduct end use data collection and analysis
The Aquacraft Team will travel to the Participating Utility location to install flow data loggers at
each end use study home. At the conclusion of the two week data collection period, the
Aquacraft Team will return to retrieve and download the equipment. Participating utilities are
invited to accompany Aquacraft on the data logging excursions and to provide a utility vehicle,
but this is not required.
During the flow trace recording process, a portable, battery powered flow recorder (data logger)
will be affixed to the magnetic drive water meter at each study home (including hot water meters
where applicable). Each data logger will be programmed to record the flow through the meter
every 10 seconds. Data loggers will be left in place for two weeks at each study site.1 The
data loggers will be retrieved and downloaded and the recorded volume compared against the
meter register volume to ensure accuracy. Logger and meter volumes must agree with a 5%
tolerance or the site will be re -logged. During the installation process, the field technician will
take a digital photo of the study home and will check the visible landscape against a printout of
the aerial photograph and -GIS analysis. This will help ensure the landscape area analysis and
landscape characterization is as accurate as possible. '
To avoid any potential difficulties in the field, in the weeks leading up to the data logging site
visit each study household will receive a brief postcard reminding them about the study and
informing them that the research team will be in their area in the coming weeks and not to be
alarmed if they see someone conducting the landscape verification. All field technicians will
carry business cards and photo identification associating them with the research study.
Participating utilities will also assist with the re -logging of homes where accurate data were not
obtained. Flow data loggers have approximately a 10% failure rate in the field so it is
anticipated that about six homes at each study site will need to be re -logged. Aquacraft will
install the data loggers for the re -logging and participating utilities will retrieve the loggers, note
the meter reading at the home, and ship the loggers back to Aquacraft. Additionally, if any of
the end use study homes have separate irrigation meters these meters will be logged
concurrently.
Each two -week flow trace will be individually disaggregated into individual categorized water
use events using Aquacraft's Trace Wizard water use analysis software.
7. Conduct hot water end use data collection and analysis
A local plumbing firm will be contracted by Aquacraft to install the hot water meters on the inflow
line of the hot water heater at each home. Homes with more than one hot water heater are not
eligible to be included in the hot water monitoring sample. Appointments will be scheduled with
the 10 hot water participants at each level 1 site.
Aquacraft will schedule appointments to install and remove the data logger at each hot water
study home. Appointments are necessary since the hot water meter will be located inside the
home at the hot water heater. Data loggers will be left in place for two weeks at each hot water
study site. The data loggers will be retrieved and downloaded and the recorded volume
1 Two weeks remains the "preferred" data logging duration for two reasons. First, Brainard loggers come standard with sufficient memory for
only two weeks of logging at a 10-second interval (`120,000 records); and second because of the frequency of logger failure (a 10%failure rate
is typical), to keep the project on schedule and budget re -logging must be done promptly. If loggers are left in place for one month or more,
then the team won't learn about any problems until much later in the process.
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compared against the meter register volume to ensure accuracy. Logger and meter volumes
must agree with a 5% tolerance or the site will be re -logged.
Since the research team must gain access to the hot water study homes, these sites will also
have an inventory made of the fixtures and appliances present in the home. This information
will be used as an independent check on data obtained from both the customer surveys and the
flow trace analysis. The verification will consist of obtaining confirmation of the types of fixtures
and appliances present so that if the flow trace analysis indicates a home has HET or ULF
toilets this can be verified from the inventory.
During the installation visit the technician will bring a copy of the landscape analysis photo and
will visually inspect the property to verify that the photo is of the correct lot, and that there are no
major errors in how landscapes have been classified.
Hot water flow traces will be analyzed simultaneously with cold water flow traces which allows
the data analyst to view hot and cold water uses at the same time.
8. Develop research database
Aquacraft will develop a relational database capable of housing all of the project data listed
above. Each individual household in the data set will be assigned a unique ID number called a
"keycode" that will be used to link all information together. Identifying information about
participating households such as name, address, and water account number will be stripped
from the research database.
9. Prepare Participating Utility site report
Aquacraft will prepare a Participating Utility site report that summarizes the findings from the
data collection effort including indoor and outdoor water use. Aquacraft will also provide each
Participating Utility with an electronic copy of the end use dataset obtained. from their selected
customers.
10. Prepare final project report
A final project report will be prepared and submitted to WRF that will provide a concise
explanation of the research goals, the methodologies used and the results obtained. The report
will discuss the sources of error and how these might impact results. The primary goal of the
report will be to communicate the current status of single family water use and to explain the key
factors that affect it. The current water use will be compared against efficiency benchmarks in
order to estimate potential water conservation savings from both indoor and outdoor uses.
The Participating Utility will be given an opportunity to review the final report and to provide
comments and recommended changes.
WRF will provide the Participating Utility copies of the published final report.
C. IN -KIND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PARTICIPATING CITY
1. Select a survey sample of 1,000 SF houses with historic consumption and ancillary
data
The Participating City will select 1,000 single-family residential customers from their database of
active customers using a systematic random sampling procedure. In a systematic random
sample the entire dataset of active single-family customer accounts at a participating utility are
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first sorted by their annual water use and then divided into strata.
Key ancillary data will also be obtained from the Participating Utility including water and
wastewater rates and rate structure, climate data corresponding with the time period of the
billing data, and other pertinent utility and customer level data (census data, conservation
program information, utility drought restrictions if applicable, etc.).
The Participating Utility will provide billed consumption reports that show the annual water
deliveries by customer category for the year in which the billing data are provided. This will
allow the single family water use to be placed in context with total water use in the agency.
The Participating Utility will also provide information on their water rate structure, any water
conservation program that have been implemented (including the numbers of rebates retrofit
devices provided), any water restrictions in place during either the billing or logging year. The
agencies will be expected to provide other information that would be useful in analyzing the
results of the study.
2. Provide available aerial photographs and GIS coverages (if available)
The Participating Utility will be asked to provide available aerial photographs and GIS coverage
of the service area for the landscape analysis to be conducted at each data logging site. It is
anticipated that not all utilities will be able to provide these data in which case data will be
sought from other sources including county tax assessors and commercially available datasets.
Where necessary the project team will purchase aerial photographs and GIS coverage from
commercial vendors.
3. Assist with initial data logging (optional)
Participating utilities are invited to accompany Aquacraft on the data logging excursions and to
provide a utility vehicle, but this is not required.
4. Assist with any required re -logging
The Participating Utility shall assist with the re -logging of homes where accurate data were not
obtained during the initial logging period. Flow data loggers have approximately a 10% failure
rate in the field so it is anticipated that about 10 homes at each study site will need to be re -
logged. Aquacraft will install the data loggers for the re -logging and the Participating Utility will
retrieve the loggers, note the meter reading at the home, and ship the loggers back to
Aquacraft.
5. Provide water meters for hot water data collection
The Participating Utility will provide 10 hot water rated 5/8" magnetic drive water meters for the
study. The Aquacraft Team will pay for professional installation and will obtain any required
fittings.
6. Review final report
The Participating Utility will be given an opportunity to review the final report and to provide
comments and recommended changes. The Participating Utility will be asked to submit a letter
to WRF stating that they have reviewed the report and that they agree to publication of the
document. This does not constitute "veto power" over the final report. Aquacraft commits to
working to include as many recommended changes as possible.. However, if any
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disagreements about the final report cannot be resolved, WRF and the Aquacraft Team reserve
the right to publish the report including findings from the Participating Utility.
D. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES
A total payment of $55,000 will be made to Aquacraft for the work described above. This will be
paid on a lump sum basis on the following schedule: 50% ($27,500) will be paid as soon as
possible after execution of this agreement, but no later than April 1, 2011; 50% ($27,500) will
paid within 30 days of receipt of the Participating Utility site report — approximately 60 days after
the conclusion of the data logging effort.
E. SCHEDULE
A final project schedule will be issued to all participants once the contracting phase is complete.
Aquacraft's contract with WRF will include the governing schedule for this research project.
The following are general schedule timings related to key project tasks:
1. Provision of utility consumption and ancillary data.
As specified above, Aquacraft will provide the Participating Utility with a detailed data request
including instructions for selecting a systematic random sample of residential customers. The
Participating Utility will make their best effort to deliver the requested data within 30 days of
receiving this request.
2. Delivery of final data logging sample including hot water homes.
Aquacraft will provide a list of the 100 homes for end use monitoring including the sub set of
homes for hot water end use monitoring at least 30 days before the start of the data collection
period.
3. Shipping equipment.
Depending up the location of the Participating Utility, Aquacraft may ship the data collection'
equipment to the Utility in advance of the end use analysis period. Aquacraft will be available to
meet with Participating Utility staff before the data loggers are installed to review procedures
and answer questions. A staff member from the Participating Utility is invited to assist in placing
the data loggers, but this is not required.
4. Data logging
Data loggers will be kept in the field for 14 complete days. Aquacraft staff will install and
retrieve the equipment and will download and verify the flow measurements. If any re -logging is
required, Aquacraft staff will install additional data loggers. The Participating Utility is
responsible for retrieving these additional loggers precisely 14 days after they are installed and
shipping them back to Aquacraft. Aquacraft will provide detailed instructions, shipping boxes,
and shipping documents.
5. Participating Utility site report
Aquacraft will deliver the Participating Utility site report to the Participating Utility 45 days after
the completion of the data logging effort.
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EXHIBIT "B"
CONFIDENTIALITY
IN CONNECTION WITH SERVICES provided to the City of Fort Collins (the "City") pursuant to this
Agreement (the "Agreement'), the Professional hereby acknowledges that it has been informed that
the City has established policies and procedures with regard to the handling of confidential
information and other sensitive materials.
In consideration of access to certain information, data and material (hereinafter individually and
collectively, regardless of nature, referred to as "information") that are the property of and/or relate
to the City or its employees, customers or suppliers, which access is related to the performance of
services that the Professional has agreed to perform, the Professional hereby acknowledges and
agrees as follows:
That information that has or will come into its possession or knowledge in connection with the
performance of services for the City may be confidential and/or proprietary. The Professional
agrees to treat as confidential (a) all information that is owned by the City, or that relates to the
business of the City, or that is used by the City in carrying on business, and (b) all information that
is proprietary to a third party (including but not limited to customers and suppliers of the City) . The
Professional shall not disclose any such information to any person not having a legitimate need -to -
know for purposes authorized by the City. Further, the Professional shall not use such information
to obtain any economic or other benefit for itself, or any third party, except as specifically authorized
by the City.
The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the Professional understands that it shall have no
obligation under this Agreement with respect to information and material that (a) becomes generally
known to the public by publication or some means other than a breach of duty of this Agreement, or
(b) is required by law, regulation or court order to be disclosed, provided that the request for such
disclosure is proper and the disclosure does not exceed that which is required. In the event of any
disclosure under (b) above, the Professional shall furnish a copy of this Agreement to anyone to
whom it is required to make such disclosure and shall promptly advise the City in writing of each
such disclosure.
In the event that the Professional ceases to perform services for the City, or the City so requests for
any reason, the Professional shall promptly return to the City any and all information described
hereinabove, including all copies, notes and/or summaries (handwritten or mechanically produced)
thereof, in its possession or control or as to which it otherwise has access.
The Professional understands and agrees that the City's remedies at law for a breach of the
Professional's obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement may be inadequate and that the City
shall, in the event of any such breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief (including without
limitation preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and specific performance) in addition to all
other remedies provided hereunder or available at law.
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Professional's obligations under this Agreement. Such payment shall be the Professional's sole
right and remedy for such termination.
4. Design, Project Indemnity and Insurance Responsibility. The Professional shall be
responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, timely completion and the coordination
of all services rendered by the Professional, including but not limited to designs, plans, reports,
specifications, and drawings and shall, without additional compensation, promptly remedy and
correct any errors, omissions, or other deficiencies. The Professional shall indemnify, save and
hold harmless the City, its officers and employees in accordance with Colorado law, from all
damages whatsoever claimed by third parties against the City; and for the City's costs and
reasonable attorneys fees, arising directly or indirectly out of the Professional's negligent
performance of any of the services furnished under this Agreement. The Professional shall
maintain commercial general liability insurance in the amount of $500,000 combined single limits
limits and errors and omissions insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.
5. Compensation. In consideration of the services to be performed pursuant to
this Agreement, the City agrees to pay Professional the sum of Fifty Five Thousand Dollars
($55,000.00) on the following schedule: Fifty Percent (50%) or Twenty Seven Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($27,500) will be paid upon execution of this agreement, but no later than April
1, 2011; and the remaining Fifty Percent (50%) or Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($27,500) will be paid within 30 days of receipt of the Participating Utility site report —
approximately 60 days after the conclusion of the data logging effort. The amounts of all such
partial payments shall be based upon the Professional's City -verified progress in completing the
services to be performed pursuant hereto and upon the City's approval of the Professional's
reimbursable direct costs. Final payment shall be made following acceptance of the work by the
City. Upon final payment, all designs, plans, reports, specifications, drawings and other
services rendered by the Professional shall become the sole property of the City.
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6. City Representative. The City will designate, prior to commencement of work, its
project representative who shall make, within the scope of his or her authority, all necessary and
proper decisions with reference to the project. All requests for contract interpretations, change
orders, and other clarification or instruction shall be directed to the City Representative.
7. Project Drawings. Upon conclusion of the project and before final payment, the
Professional shall provide the City with reproducible drawings of the project containing accurate
information on the project as constructed. Drawings shall be of archival, prepared on stable Mylar
base material using a non -fading process to provide for long storage and high quality reproduction.
"CD" disc of the as -built drawings shall also be submitted to the City in an AutoCAD version no
older then the established city standard.
8. Monthly Report. Commencing thirty (30) days after the date of execution of this
Agreement and every thirty (30) days thereafter, Professional is required to provide the City
Representative with a written report of the status of the work with respect to the Scope of Services,
Work Schedule, and other material information. Failure to provide any required monthly report may,
at the option of the City, suspend the processing of any partial payment request.
9. Independent Contractor. The services to be performed by Professional are those of
an independent contractor and not of an employee of the City of Fort Collins. The City shall not be
responsible for withholding any portion of Professional's compensation hereunder for the payment
of FICA, Workers' Compensation, other taxes or benefits or for any other purpose.
10. Personal Services. It is understood that the City enters into this Agreement based
on the special abilities of the Professional and that this Agreement shall be considered as an
agreement for personal services. Accordingly, the Professional shall neither assign any
responsibilities nor delegate any duties arising under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the City.
V 11. Acceptance Not Waiver. The City's approval of drawings, designs, plans,
specifications, reports, and incidental work or materials furnished hereunder shall not in any way
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relieve the Professional of responsibility for the quality or technical accuracy of the work. The City's
approval or acceptance of, or payment for, any of the services shall not be construed to operate as
a waiver of any rights or benefits provided to the City under this Agreement.
12. Default. Each and every term and condition hereof shall be deemed.to be a material
element of this Agreement. In the event either party should fail or refuse to perform according to
the terms of this agreement, such party may be declared in default.
13. Remedies. In the event a party has been declared in default, such defaulting party
shall be allowed a period of ten (10) days within which to cure said default. In the event the default
remains uncorrected, the party declaring default may elect to (a) terminate the Agreement and seek
damages; (b) treat the Agreement as continuing and require specific performance; or (c) avail
himself of any other remedy at law or equity. If the non -defaulting party commences legal or
equitable actions against the defaulting party, the defaulting party shall be liable to the
non -defaulting party for the non -defaulting party's reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred
because of the default.
14. Binding Effect. This writing, together with the exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and shall be binding upon said parties, their officers, employees,
agents and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the respective survivors, heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns of said parties.
15. Law/Severability. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the construction,
interpretation, execution and enforcement of this Agreement. In the event any provision of this
Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement.
17. Prohibition Against Employing Illegal Aliens. Pursuant to Section 8-17.5-101,
C.R.S., et. seq., Professional represents and agrees that:
a. As of the date of this Agreement:
1. Professional does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien
who will perform work under this Agreement; and
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2. Professional will participate in either the e-Verify program created in
Public Law 208, 104th Congress, as amended, and expanded in Public Law 156,
108th Congress, as amended, administered by the United, States Department of
Homeland Security (the "e-Verify Program") or the Department Program (the
"Department Program"), an employment verification program established
pursuant to Section 8-17.5-102(5)(c) C.R.S. in order to confirm the employment
eligibility of all newly hired employees to perform work under this Agreement.
b. Professional shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to
perform work under this Agreement or knowingly enter into a contract with a
subcontractor that knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien to perform work
under this Agreement.
C. Professional is prohibited from using the e-Verify Program or Department
Program procedures to undertake pre -employment screening of job applicants while this
Agreement is being performed.
d. If Professional obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work
under this Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, Professional
shall:
1. Notify such subcontractor and the City within three days that Professional
has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an
illegal alien; and
2. Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of
receiving the notice required pursuant to this section the subcontractor does not
cease employing or contracting with the illegal alien; except that Professional
shall not terminate the contract with the subcontractor if during such three days
the subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor has not
knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien.
e. Professional shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado
Department of Labor and Employment (the "Department") made in the course of an
investigation that the Department undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority
established in Subsection 8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S.
f. If Professional violates any provision of this Agreement pertaining to the duties
imposed by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City may terminate this Agreement. If this
Agreement is so terminated, Professional shall be liable for actual and consequential
damages to the City arising out of Professional's violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102,
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g. The City will notify the Office of the Secretary of State if Professional violates this
provision of this Agreement and the City terminates the Agreement for such breach.
18. Red Flags Rules. Professional must implement reasonable policies
and procedures to detect, prevent and mitigate the risk of identity theft in compliance with the
Identity Theft Red Flags Rules found at 16 Code of Federal Regulations part 681. Further,
Professional must take appropriate steps to mitigate identity theft if it occurs with one or more of
the City's covered accounts.
19. Special Provisions. Special provisions or conditions relating to the
services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit "B" - Confidentiality,
consisting of one (1) page, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
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THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
By:
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J me B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director 6fArchasing & Risk Management
DATE:
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City Clerk ^'
APPR . A O•F.ORM: �<
Assiq*t City Attorne c,*-, :.
Aquacraft, Inc.
By:
Title:
CORPORATE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT
Date:
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Corporate Secretary
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(Corporate Seal)
EXHIBIT A
UPDATE RESIDENTIAL END USES OF WATER STUDY
AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARTICIPATING UTILITY AND AQUACRAFT, INC.
WATER RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROJECT #4309
A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK
The Participating Utility will be part of an extensive study of the end use patterns for residential
water use throughout North America. This study is sponsored by the Water Research
Foundation (WRF). The fundamental goal of this project is to comprehensively update and
expand WRF's 1999 Residential End Uses of Water study. To achieve this goal, Aquacraft and
its subcontractors Hazen and Sawyer, PC, the National Research Center, Inc. and Dr. Benedykt
Dziegielewski (the Aquacraft Team) will collect new data and build upon the 1999 REUWS and
other similar end use studies conducted since 1999 to obtain detailed information on where
water is used in the single-family residences in North America and to evaluate the socio-
economic factors that impact water use.
The Participating Utility will serve as one of the study sites. The Participating Utility agrees to
commit both cash and in -kind services to this project as specified in this Exhibit and in the
Agreement to which this exhibit is attached. The purpose of this Exhibit is to describe the
service which will be provided by Aquacraft, the cash and in -kind contribution which will be
made by the Participating Utility, and the schedule under which the work will be performed.
B. SERVICES PROVIDED BY AQUACRAFT, INC.
Aquacraft will provide the following services:
1. Prepare a detailed household mail survey
A detailed residential customer survey instrument will be prepared by the Aquacraft Team and
reviewed and approved by PAC and utility participants.
2. Assist the Participating Utility in selecting a survey sample of 1,000 SF houses with
historic consumption and ancillary data
The Aquacraft team will prepare a detailed data request and set of instructions to assist the
Participating Utility in providing necessary data for the study. The instructions will list the data
required and explain how the systematic random sample of 1,000 single-family residential
customers should be selected. The data requested from participating utilities will include:
• 3 — 5 years off historic consumption data for the 1,000 home sample.
• Water and wastewater rates and rate structure for each year that billing data are
provided.
• Conservation program information.
• - Details of any drought restrictions imposed during the periods for which billing data are
provided.
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Billed consumption reports that show the annual water deliveries for all customer
categories for the years in which the billing data are provided.
Service area population.
Number of customer accounts in each identified customer category.
3. Conduct Mail Survey
The survey will be implemented by Aquacraft Team member - National Research Center.
The detailed residential customer mail survey will be sent to each of the 1,000 customers
selected by the Participating City. The survey will obtain the key demographic and socio-
economic variables needed for subsequent analysis. The survey will also solicit participation in
the data logging portion of the study. The survey effort will include:
(a) a pre -notification postcard,
(b) survey packet,
(c) reminder letter with additional survey, and
(d) reminder postcard to ensure maximal response rates.
4. Select sample of 100 houses per utility for end use analysis
From the affirmative survey respondents, a sample of 100 residences will be selected for the
end use analysis portion of the study. The sample will be selected using a random sampling
procedure and then statistical tests performed to ensure the average annual water use of each
sample is statistically similar to the population from which it was drawn at the 95% confidence
level or better.
The Aquacraft Team strongly recommends (but does not require) that the Participating Utility
replace any old water meters at the. selected data logging sites with new meters for the flow
monitoring component of the study. This will insure the best possible accuracy in the flow trace
analysis process.
5. Select sub -sample of 10 houses per utility for hot water metering
Ten homes will be selected from the 100 home sample at the Participating Utility for hot water
metering. Each of these homes will be fitted with a water meter on the inflow line to the hot
water tank. This will allow for simultaneous collection of hot and cold water end use data and
an analysis of hot water demands. Study homes in the hot water sample will also receive a
basic water audit to verify fixtures, appliances and flow rates for comparison with both data
logger results and the surveys. The data from the hot water study homes will be pooled to
provide a large enough sample to provide accurate hot water use models.
The hot water study homes will also be audited and an inventory of the fixtures and appliances
present will be prepared. This information will be used as an independent check on data
obtained from both the customer surveys and the flow trace analysis. The verification will
consist of obtaining confirmation of the types of fixtures and appliances present so that if the
flow trace analysis indicates a home has HET or ULF toilets this can be verified from the
inventory.
6. Landscape analysis using aerial images $ GIS
The Aquacraft team will use aerial images and available GIS coverage to estimate the
landscape size and irrigated area at each of the 100 end use study homes. .
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