WATER CONSERVATION FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS

Monday night, Goodyear lawmakers will see a comprehensive report listing all the recommendations compiled by the city's Water Conservation Committee over the past two years.

I had the honor of serving on the committee and am looking forward to hearing feedback from City leadership. The presentation during a worksession is May 21, 2018 at 5pm. The Goodyear Justice Center is at 14455 W. Van Buren, Suite B-101, Goodyear, Az 85338

Water Director Mark Holmes is retiring this summer. He's done an amazing job and I wish him the best and look forward to seeing his future accomplishments.

TAKING IT TO LAWMAKERS

The committee came up with a plan of 12 recommendations for the Goodyear City Council to consider.

View the Council Action Report and Water Conservation Committee Recommendation Plan here.

The recommendations are:

1. The creation of a new landscape design committee – establish a new committee to develop a new set of landscape design standards and guidelines for all development within the city.
2. Water Conservation Rate Structure – consider a new conservation water rate structure promoting efficient water use and could provide financial support for water conservation programs or projects.
3. Comprehensive citywide Tree Plan – mitigate the urban heat island effects, improve water efficiencies in outdoor water usage, and provide a strategy for improving the quality of life outdoors and walkability of the city.
4. Advanced Metering Instrumentation (AMI) – develop a citywide expansion of AMI that would allow water customers to see and interact real-time with their water consumption and not only catch water leaks but assist them in better managing their individual water budgets.
5. Community Education and Awareness – provide a comprehensive community education and awareness program that provide specific strategies for increasing water efficiency within Goodyear.
6. A landscape incentive program – establish a program for the conversion of existing water intensive landscapes to more efficient landscapes.
7. Pool Committee – establish a new committee to develop a new set of pool design standards and guidelines for all development that will increase pool water efficiency.
8. Customer Friendly Services – provide a more personalized approach to assist customers in the sustainable use of water and access water conserving programs.
9. Water Main Flushing Program – explore new technology that conserves and recycles water and enhances water quality within the water distribution system as part of a system- wide water-flushing program.
10. Smart Controllers Pilot Program - determine the average percentage of water savings realized by homes using smart irrigation controller technology.
11. Home Irrigation Check-ups – re-establish and expand the home irrigation check-up program with an emphasis towards the city’s highest residential water users.
12. Water Intensive Exceptions – develop new city policies that provide exceptions to certain water-intensive activities where the greater good of the city may have value that exceeds the value of the water resources, efficiencies, and conservation.