As Colorado continues to experience serious drought conditions after one of the worst snowpack seasons on record, Denver Water leaders confirm so far, drought restrictions have been effective for conserving water.
Under Stage 1 drought restrictions, Denver Water has asked customers to reduce their total water use by at least 20%. A Denver Water official told Denver7 the utility was on track to meet that reduction goal.
“The last time we were on mandatory drought restrictions was 2013. And fortunately, we got bailed out pretty quickly with some really beneficial spring storms,” Greg Fisher, Denver Water manager of demand planning, said. “What’s different today, again, the worst we’ve ever seen in terms of snowpack, so we really have to plan and prepare for that. But another thing, the bright spot for us, our customers are far more efficient a decade later and doing so well in terms of what we asked them to do and using water efficiently.”…