This document summarizes the City of Guelph's Water Conservation and Efficiency Program. It outlines that Guelph is a growing city of 120,000 residents located 100 km west of Toronto that has adopted sustainability as a guiding principle. It discusses Guelph's goals of reducing average daily water use by 10-15-20% by set years to address challenges around wastewater capacity and sustainable water supply. The 2019 strategy update was approved to reduce average daily water use by 8,773 cubic meters per day by 2019 through residential, commercial, industrial and development sectors at a cost of $20 million.

1. City of Guelph Water Conservation and Efficiency ProgramWayne GalliherWater Conservation Project Manager

2. City of Guelph Background Growing city with approximately 120,000 residents, located 100 km west of Toronto

3. Sustainability is a guiding principle of our local growth management strategySustainability and GrowthIdentified as one of Ontario’s places to grow.ChallengesAssimilative Capacity of Speed River for increased Wastewater Effluent LoadingEnvironmental and Fiscally Sustainable Water SupplySolutionGuelph’s Local Growth Management Strategy

4. Water Reduction GoalsCity of Guelph Strategic PlanGoal 6 - Leader in conservation and resource protection/enhancementObjective 6.5 - Use less energy and water per capita than any comparable Canadian CityWater Supply Master Plan (2006)10% (5,300 m3/day) reduction in average day water use by 2010

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

6. 20% (10,600 m3/day) reduction in average day water use by 2025

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

8. 2009 Guelph WCE Strategy UpdateApproved by Guelph City Council in May 2009Multi-sector approach (Res/ICI/Dev/Municipal)10-year, $20M strategy with goal of reducing average day water use by 8,773 m3/day by 2019Accounted for operational and GHG co-benefitsReclaimed 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 AheadChallengesParticipation and saturationMarket readinessSustainability of savingsOpportunitiesInnovation and local capacity buildingEducation, CBSM and mass customizationEvolving regulations