Washington Cooperative Conservation Report Issued

The Partnership for Water Conservation has released a first ever report summarizing the activities of water conservation efforts by municipal water suppliers in Washington. Since the passage of the Municipal Water Law in 2003, water suppliers with more than 15 connections must implement conservation programs and track their progress toward greater water use efficiency. This report is important as Washington is one of the few states with water use efficiency rules in the nation.

The Partnership for Water Conservation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing water efficiency in Washington. The Partnership's Cooperative Conservation Report was written by a diverse team of Partnership members.This report analyses data collected from 153 utilities responding to water use efficiency regulations set forth by the Municipal Water Law. The analysis shows that billions gallons of water have been saved since the implementation of the law and that cost effective conservation opportunities are still available to utilities.

Read Cooperative Conservation: A Report on the Implementation of Washington's Water Use Efficiency Rule to learn about analysis of system leakage, conservations measures, water metering and the setting of water use efficiency goals.

I had the honor, as 2012 Chair of the Partnership Board, to present the team the Partnership 2012 Leadership Award for the completion of this report at the Partnership Membership meeting on January 10. Sincere gratitude goes to out to all involved in collecting data, researching, writing and editing this important product.

Debbie presenting award to Committee Chair Dan Muir