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Tampa Bay Water is Florida's largest wholesale water provider and supplies potablewater to over two million residents in the Hillsborough-Pasco-Pinellas tri-county areas,including the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and New Port Richey. As a part of its waterconservation initiative, Tampa Bay Water developed a Demand ManagementImplementation Plan (DMIP, 1998), that included development of water conservationbest management practices (BMPs) for reducing interior and exterior potable waterdemand, and methods to facilitate and encourage implementation of these BMPs.Although designed for estimating conservation savings and reductions from averageannual water demand projections, only some member governments used the DMIPannually to develop their five-year water conservation plans. The plans are requiredunder a partnership agreement with the Southwest Florida Water Management District.This study was undertaken by Tampa Bay Water to evaluate the selection ofBMPs previously provided to and used by member governments over the past five years.Existing BMPs in DMIP were updated and reclassified with respect to water savingsrates, implementation costs, and interactions with other BMPs. New water-saving BMPsthat could be applicable to the Tampa Bay region were identified and included in theBMP implementation plan.A water savings calculator software product was developed to enable members to easilyevaluate water savings and cost associated with various BMP implementation scenarios.The program will eventually allow for regional compilation of member government five-yearwater conservation plans, maximum conservation potential by member and theregion, and the ability to track BMP implementation on an annual basis. Includes tables.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 01/11/2004 Number of Pages: 10 File Size: 1 file , 290 KB