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WATERCONSERVATION
PROGRAM
www.savewatersantafe.com505.955.4225
City of Santa Fe
Measureable Results
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City of Santa Fe Gallons per Capita per Day
Population GPCD
Reasons for Success
Outreach &
EducationCity Ordinances
Community Commitment
Rebate Incentives
Media Campaigns
Water Rates Structure
Water Violations
Enforcement
Landscaping Requirements
Levy Fund for Conservation
Programs
WATER CONSERVATION
Tiered Rate Structure
Tiered rates promote conserving water. Customers pay a lot more for excessive water use.
Residential Monthly Volume ChargeSeptember - April $6.06/1,000 gallons for first 7,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 gallons thereafter
May - August $6.06/1,000 gallons for first 10,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 gallons thereafter
Meter Size Commercial Monthly Volume Charge
⅝” or ¾”
September – AprilMay – August
$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 7,000 gallons$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 10,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 thereafter
1” September – AprilMay – August
$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 14,000 gallons$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 20,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 thereafter
1 ½”September – AprilMay – August
$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 28,000 gallons$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 40,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 thereafter
2”September – AprilMay – August
$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 56,000 gallons$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 80,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 thereafter
3”September – AprilMay – August
$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 112,000 gallons$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 160,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 thereafter
4”September – AprilMay – August
$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 203,000 gallons$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 290,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 thereafter
6”September – AprilMay – August
$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 448,000 gallons$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 640,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 thereafter
8”September – AprilMay – August
$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 798,000 gallons$6.06/1,000 gallons for first 1,140,000 gallons $21.72/1,000 thereafter
Conservation ClassroomChildren’s Water Fiesta
Children’s Poster Contest
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
Challenges with Outreach
• Presentations were not aligned with what students were learning in their classrooms
• Trouble getting into the schools with our program because of pressures on teachers
• City outreach programs were not working together and isolated in their efforts
2017/18 Passport Program
First Steps• Align program with
common core and next generation standards
• Build a schedule that worked with other City partners
• Develop pre and post assessments
• Getting school commitment for entire 4th grade
Passport Schedule
• Children’s Water Fiesta– Peer to Peer education
track
• Buckman Direct Diversion
• Recycling Presentation• Energy-Water Nexus• Wastewater Treatment
Plant
Pre and Post Assessments
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Scor
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# of classes
Passport Program Assessment Scores
Pre-assessment Post-assessment
2018/19 Passport Expansion Program
Christine ChavezWater Conservation Manager
City of Santa Fe Water Conservation
