Determine the program requirements including prospective bidders, evaluation criteria and marketing strategy. Develop a budget for the program that includes cost of materials and/or services necessary to implement and manage the program, including staff resources. Evaluate potential legal constraints for review by the District attorney. Present final program details to Board of Directors for review and approval.
5.2 Monitoring Plan The District understands that for water efficiency activities to be successful, they need to be monitored and evaluated for effectiveness. As new water efficiency activities are implemented the District will gather water use data in an effort to quantify water savings attributed to those activities. The following data will be used to evaluate water efficiency activities where appropriate:
Billed water use before and after implementation of the activity Number of participants Irrigation application rates Daily ET rates from surrounding weather stations Measured rainfall Implementation costs for each activity including: rebates, administration, data collection, data entry and evaluation Billed water use by customer type Number of acres irrigated Gallons per capita per day Annual water use compared to water budget Any public feedback from program participants including feedback from public meetings, public events, direct correspondence or surveys
Conclusions drawn from analyzing the above data will be used to help direct future water efficiency efforts by the District. This data will be collected and evaluated on an annual basis. A timeline for this review and evaluation is outlined in the section below. Any additional water efficiency activities implemented by the District in future years will be subject to similar monitoring efforts.
Review
The activities implemented by the District to promote water efficiency will be reviewed on a yearly basis. Below is the review schedule that will be used to assess the progress and development of the water efficiency plan annually. January/February – Present final recommendations for implementation to the Board of Directors. March/April/ May – Begin to develop and implement new activities. Hire and train additional staff if needed. Develop literature, handouts, marketing materials etc. June/July – Continue implementation of new and existing activities. August/September – Begin gathering data used to evaluate the effectiveness of each activity. Review other potential strategies for the water efficiency program. Begin the screening and evaluation process for new measures and programs. Discuss potential additions with Board of Directors. October – Assess the overall effectiveness of the water efficiency program. 28