Water Resources Division Annual Report FY 2016-2017 | Page 10

Water Conservation Program
The SFPUC continues to provide a comprehensive water conservation program open to residents, municipal facilities, parks, hotels,
universities and retail customers. Core services include indoor and outdoor Water-Wise Evaluations, incentives for replacement of old
plumbing fixtures, free water-efficient plumbing devices, landscape efficiency programs, tools to monitor water use and public outreach
such as gardening classes and presentations. The SFPUC also supports planning and implementing conservation legislation as an effective
way to institutionalize water conservation. For more information, visit sfwater.org/conservation.
FY 2016-17 SAN FRANCISCO RETAIL WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM PERFORMANCE & SAVINGS
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FY 2016-17 activities implemented through the SFPUC
water conservation program are estimated to have a
potential lifetime water savings of 1 billion gallons 1 .
Billion
Gallons
Non-Residential
58%
Total Estimated
Lifetime Water
Savings
14%
28%
Single Family
Multi-Family
EIGHT-YEAR SUMMARY: WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM ACTIVITY
FY 2009-10 through FY 2015-16
FY 2016-17
135,904
Aerators
50,363
Showerheads
36,385
Other*
44,524
Toilets
Urinals
1,614
26,611
Clothes Washers
33,775
Water-Wise Evaluations
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000 110,000
120,000 130,000
140,000
* Other devices include toilet leak repair flappers and fill valves, garden spray hose nozzles and restaurant pre-rinse spray hose nozzles.
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Water conservation savings are estimated using the SFPUC Water Conservation Tracking Model. Savings are estimated lifetime cumulative water savings, up to 30 years. One billion
gallons roughly equals 3,269 acre-feet of water. An acre-foot is the standard metric used by many water agencies to report lifetime water savings. One acre-foot is roughly equivalent
to a football field filled with one foot of water.