Water Conservation Toolbox
The Metropolitan Council, in conjunction with CDM Smith and HKGi consultants, reorganized and expanded the water conservation tools on the water supply planning pages of the Metropolitan Council’s website. The revised toolbox was organized into an online, web-based guide format. These tools are supplemented with fact sheets and case studies that serve to educate and provide useful information to support water conservation programs and activities.
(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are for metropolitan regional groundwater planning to achieve water supply reliability and sustainability, including determination of a sustainable regional balance of surface water and groundwater, a feasibility assessment of potential solutions to rebalance regional water use and identify potential solutions to address emerging subregional water supply issues such as the northeast metro, and development of an implementation plan that addresses regional targets and timelines and defines short- and medium-term milestones for achieving the desirable surface water and groundwater regional balance. By January 15, 2014, the commissioner shall submit an interim report on the expenditure of this appropriation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources finance and policy and the clean water fund.
The final product will be a user-friendly web-based guide, including:• Justifications for conserving water, both financial and ethical• Conservation fact sheets and case studies• Financial calculators for water users and water suppliersPROPOSED OUTCOMES• Water users will have access to an online guidance toolbox to select the best water conservation practices, which will reduce per capita water use across the metro area• Guidance to address groundwater and surface water interaction issues is prepared• The feasibility of potential solutions to rebalance regional water use is assessed• Potential solutions to address emerging subregional water supply issues are identified
Outcomes will be reported at project completion.
(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are for metropolitan regional groundwater planning to achieve water supply reliability and sustainability, including determination of a sustainable regional balance of surface water and groundwater, a feasibility assessment of potential solutions to rebalance regional water use and identify potential solutions to address emerging subregional water supply issues such as the northeast metro, and development of an implementation plan that addresses regional targets and timelines and defines short- and medium-term milestones for achieving the desirable surface water and groundwater regional balance. By January 15, 2014, the commissioner shall submit an interim report on the expenditure of this appropriation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources finance and policy and the clean water fund.
See 2015 Fiscal Year Proposed Measurable Outcomes.
DELIVERABLES
The final product is a set of user-friendly web pages organized in a structure based on the Stormwater Reuse Guide, including:
• Justifications for conserving water, both financial and ethical
• Conservation fact sheets and case studies
• Financial calculators for water users and water suppliers
OUTCOMES
• Water users have access to an online guidance toolbox to select the best water conservation practices, which will help reduce per capita water use across the metro area
• Guidance to address groundwater and surface water interaction issues is prepared
• The feasibility of potential solutions to rebalance regional water use is assessed
• Potential solutions to address emerging subregional water supply issues are identified