1. City of Guelph Water Conservation and Efficiency Program Wayne Galliher Water Conservation Project Manager

5. 15% (7,950 m3/day) reduction in average day water use by 2017

7. City of Guelph Annual Water Production vs. Population Growth

8. 2009 Guelph WCE Strategy Update Approved by Guelph City Council in May 2009 Multi-sector approach (Res/ICI/Dev/Municipal) 10-year, $20M strategy with goal of reducing average day water use by 8,773 m3/day by 2019 Accounted for operational and GHG co-benefits Reclaimed water and wastewater capacity is estimated to defer need for $44 million in equivalent infrastructure costs.

9. Comparing “apples to apples” Cost of new capacity vs. Cost of reclaimed capacity

10. Water Infrastructure Construction Costs

11. Wastewater Infrastructure Construction Costs

12. Increasing Program Focus

13. Looking Ahead Challenges Participation and saturation Market readiness Sustainability of savings Opportunities Innovation and local capacity building Education, CBSM and mass customization Evolving regulations

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