1. Connecting community, Water Conservation, & Climate Change
Climate Change, Water, and Resiliency: envisioning the future of the community
Connecting community, Water Conservation, & Climate Change

2. 5-Year Water Conservation Plan Timeline
One informational session and 4 public input sessions with a focus on different customer sectors
Transparent public input process with information posted after each meeting on Includes FAQ’s, input and presentation material
Internal stakeholder meetings with various city departments
Joint City/ County meeting on May 7th to talk about possible collaborations
Draft written in May and will be presented at the City sponsored Next Generation Water Summit in June for input and review from water conservation professionals across the southwest
Final draft completed in the summer with committee rotations in early fall
Plan ready to implement January 2020

3. Overall Water use by Sector
City of Santa Fe Water Use by Type
City of Santa Fe Single Family Usage

5. Question #1
City customers have already done a great job reducing residential GPCD. In the summer months we still see 2-3x more water being used than in the winter. What programs can you think of that will help reduce summer residential irrigation?

6. Customer Water Use Monitoring
Investing in Eye on Water technology
In late 2016 the City of Santa Fe rolled out the Eye on Water app for utility customers
Eye on Water measures water use in near real time
Customers can set up monitor daily water use and set up leak alerts
As of March ,132 customers have signed up

7. Question #2
Now with the eye on water app our customers can find leaks and monitor water use in their homes on a real-time basis. Are you currently signed up for Eye on Water? How has it changed your behavior and if you haven’t how do you think it could?

8. Challenges to the Water Supply
Surface Water Challenges
Bureau of Reclamation Basin Study – Climate Change
Reduction of Surface Water Sources by ~30%
Groundwater Challenges
Toxic Pollutants
Septic Systems
Domestic Wells
Increases in water demand are tied to growth
Population Growth within the city
Expansion of the water service area
Challenge: do you recall how much we were scrambling to respond to drought a year ago? And how many people would have been at this meeting had it happened last year year. Maintain the urgency. We’ve scaled back and the urgency is no longer for this year and next – now the urgency is how we’ll make this work for the next decades.
Also, there’s new people who weren’t here

9. Question #3
If you had to permanently use 20% less water due to shortage what changes would you make?

10. Santa Fe’s Rebate Program
Residential
High Efficiency Toilets
EnergyStar Dishwashers
EnergyStar & CCE Tier II Clothes Washers
Commercial
High Efficiency Toilets & Urinals
Design-You-Own
Outdoor
WaterSense Rain Sensor/Soil Moisture Sensor
Irrigation Efficiency Evaluation
Laundry to Landscape Gray Water System
Rain Barrels
Cisterns

11. Question #4
Santa Fe has maintained a culture of water conservation. What motivates you to save water? How do you think others can be motivated?

12. Commercial & Industrial Water Efficiency Solutions
Residential Water
Saturday, March 30th 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
University of Art and Design (Library)
Commercial & Industrial Water Efficiency Solutions
Thursday, April 11th 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Downtown Library (Community Room)
Facing Climate Change & Drought
Saturday, April 13th 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Southside Library (Community Room)
Community Collaborations & Partnerships
Saturday, May 11th 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Genoveva Chavez Community Center (Community Room)

13. Question #5
How did you feel about our process today? What are other ways we can collect input from the community?