Save water, and earn money for doing so, by making water-saving changes to your cooling towers or other indoor equipment.
Denver Water will pay commercial, industrial and institutional customers $21.50 for each thousand gallons of water saved annually, but they must save at least 100,000 gallons of water in one year. With these incentive contracts, customers can earn up to $40,000 for conserving water.
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Who is eligible?
All commercial, industrial and institutional water users served by Denver Water are eligible to apply for the program.
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Get Started
- Choose a project that will improve water-use efficiency or make additional water reuse possible.
- Contact Denver Water at 303-628-6009 for a pre-installation visit and inspection.
- Denver Water will issue a contract detailing the terms of the project.
- A Conservation staff member will conduct a post-installation inspection to verify operation.
- Denver Water will track your water usage and issue quarterly reports.
- After a year of monitoring, Denver Water will issue a check for the amount of water saved.
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Project Requirements
- Equipment or improved technology must remain in use for 20 years.
- The water-saving project should be in an area that can be sub-metered or be able to show reduced consumption within a measured parameter.
- Water use data must be collected by Denver Water Conservation before and after the project.
- Projects must meet all federal, state and local regulatory and permit requirements.
- Customers may apply for more than one project at a time as long as the projects are different.
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Examples of Eligible Equipment Changes
- Replacing water-cooled equipment with new air-cooled equipment
- Processing water-reclamation systems
- Eliminating water-intensive phases of industrial processes
- Upgrading industrial laundry equipment
- Improving cleaning processes
Restroom plumbing fixtures and irrigation upgrades are not eligible for this program, but may qualify for other Denver Water rebates and incentives.