Congrats & thank u! The 2013 community water-savings goal of 5.8 bil gallons (compared to 2012) was reached today: http://t.co/NlMJY2zhQs
— Co.Springs Utilities (@CSUtilities) September 5, 2013
From The Colorado Springs Gazette (Monica Mendoza):
Residents, watering their lawns only two days a week and helped by summer rain, used 5.8 billion gallons less than last summer and as of Thursday have met the city’s water-savings goal. That leaves 1.8 years of water in storage, “meaning if we never got another drop into the system, there is enough water in storage to protect residents’ health and safety for 1.8 years,” said Patrice Lehermeier, Colorado Springs Utilities spokeswoman…
It was likely a combination of watering restrictions, higher water rates and lots of rain that helped the city meet its goal three weeks early, Lehermeier said.
Now the city will wait on Mother Nature to deliver snow this winter – the melted snowpack is what fills the city’s reservoirs, Lehermeier said. But Colorado Springs Utilities water planners already are working on next summer’s water plan, which is likely to include watering restrictions and a new water savings goal.
More Colorado Springs Utilities coverage here.