Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Thornton council to consider 2025 Water Efficiency Plan estimating thousands of acre-feet in savings
Summary
Thornton staff presented a proposed 2025 Water Efficiency Plan that aims to expand indoor, landscaping and commercial programs, adopt the AWWA M36 water-loss standard and seek a council resolution on Aug. 12 to adopt the plan.
Thornton City staff presented the draft 2025 Water Efficiency Plan to the City Council, saying the plan would expand existing rebate and landscape programs, add advanced metering infrastructure and adopt an updated water-loss accounting method. Laura Wing, the city’s water resources administrator, told the council the plan estimates an additional 1,251 acre-feet per year in savings from new programs and 22,322 acre-feet per year when combined with continuing programs — an amount the presentation said would be enough to supply about 6,966 single-family homes.
The plan covers city properties, residential and commercial customers, homeowners associations and irrigation…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
