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Water advisory group reviews five-year data and modeling for conservation measures
Summary
Utility staff presented 2021–25 implementation results and updated modeling for Bend’s water-conservation programs, highlighted right-of-way landscape code changes adopted Nov. 1, 2024, and outlined next steps to refine program design before submitting the WMCP to the state.
Dan, a water utility staff member, opened the conservation update by describing new monitoring and how staff are using it to refine program assumptions and targeting.
The presentation said the utility added five ET/weather stations and joined the AgriVet network to improve weather and irrigation data collection. Dan reviewed the history of the conservation measures: staff narrowed a longer list into a set of modeled measures (program C) that were finalized in 2020 and rolled out in 2021. He told the advisory group the utility had implemented 10 of the modeled measures and prioritized two others for later rollout.
The presentation walked through a suite of implementation changes tied to the city’s right-of-way landscape code, which staff said went live on November 1, 2024. Under the new code, right-of-way plans must be submitted and reviewed; cool-season grasses and synthetic turf are not…
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