FACILITIES MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION:

• What levels of conservation can be accepted? (eg. Brown lawns)
• How can we fund expansion of treated effluent and/or gray-water reuse and systems?
• Do rebates work? Are they cost effective? Conservation effective?
• How much longer can we continue to hold pumping constant through conservation?
• What is the maximum acceptable level of conservation without significantly degrading quality of life?
• What is the cost of "maximizing" conservation? (city of Moscow has some data on this)
• What is included under conservation? Is recycling effluent included?
• What about use of roof catchments and cisterns?
• What about expanding the use of retention basins that act as recharge basins?
• Specific conservation practices that need expansion-
  • Rebates to increase use of water efficient appliances and low flow toilets
  • Increase tiered rates
  • Make gray water systems more feasible
  • Expand demo homes/plots for catchments, xeriscaping etc.
  • Continue public education and support conservation
• Expand use of WWTP effluent as a substitute for irrigation
• Encourage use of WWTP effluent for industrial water needs
• Encourage use of WWTP effluent for recharge
• Need to increase conservation more. Alter water rate structure even more to encourage conservation. Upgrade water systems to eliminate leaks, inefficiencies, etc. Encourage conversion of efficiency in residences
• Expand use of WWTP effluent for construction water

2006 Palouse Water Summit
Flip Chart Notes from the Individual Work Group Sessions
Recorded on 10/03/06