Conservation

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Find and fix the most common household leaks.

Normal water use for Westminster households:

Winter

2,000 - 6,000 gallons is considered normal use during wintertime

• The Westminster single family average water use is 4,000 gallons per month. 
• This amount fluctuates based upon number of people in household and age of appliances. 

Summer

10,000 - 30,000 gallons is considered normal use during the summer

• The Westminster single family average water use is 16,000 gallons per months in peak summer months
• This amount fluctuates based upon outdoor water use.

* Monthly water use on your water bill is reported in kgal (thousand gallons)

Daily

Daily water use is measured in gallons (gal)

50-250 gallons per day is considered normal indoor water use.

• Typical usage comes from drinking water, toilet flushing, cooking, showers, laundry, and dishwashing.
• This number fluctuates based upon the number of people in a household and the age of appliances.

500-2,000+ gallons per day is considered normal outdoor water use.

• Irrigation of landscaping fluctuates based upon size of yard and type of landscaping.

Hourly

• 0 - 50 gallons per hour is considered normal indoor water use. 
• 100 - 300+ gallons per hour is considered normal outdoor water use. 

Understand how much water your household likely uses with this Home Water Use Calculator.

View this snapshot of which appliances use the most water indoors.

View these interesting Westminster-specific Water Facts.

Sign up for a Westy Water account to see hour-by-hour water use at your home, get automatic leak alerts, pay bills, and more. 

See tiles above to sign up for City-sponsored programs.

Click here for outdoor water saving tips.

Learn the recommended length of time for running your irrigation system during the summer with this schedule.

Understand how to maintain your irrigation system.

Cycle & Soak: Divide watering times into three short cycles to reduce runoff and grow a strong, healthy lawn.

Water Twice A Week: It’s enough to keep your lawn green most of the time, and for scorching summer weeks it’s okay to add a third day.

Rain Barrels: Use rain barrels to collect precipitation and reuse it outdoors. Using rain barrels can help minimize the amount of treated drinking water needed to maintain lawns and gardens and reduce runoff pollution entering our local waterways.

HOA Rules: If you live in an HOA, your association cannot require you to have a turf grass lawn at your home – that’s been a state law since 2013! You still may have to make sure your landscape looks nice, but it can be fully xeriscaped. Look for ideas on how to make over your yard with our Garden in a Box discounts.

Large landscape irrigation audits are available to HOAs and commercial properties through a City cost share program. Contact the City through the information below. 

Click here for indoor water saving tips.

The city provides up to two free, high-efficiency toilets and free indoor water-use inspections to income-qualified homeowners. Homeowners qualifying for the Bill Credit Program automatically qualify for this program. Click here to learn more and apply.

The city also partners with Mile High Youth Corps, Maiker Housing Partners, and Foothills Regional Housing to install high-efficiency fixtures in income-qualified, multi-family housing properties.

Learn about what water and sewer rates pay for and why they sometimes increase even when residents conserve in this short video.

Conservation efforts by Westminster residents have kept water rates low. This peer-reviewed study documents how water rates would have been nearly double today’s rates (an extra $600 per year) without conservation efforts: Conservation Efforts Limit Rate Increases For Colorado Utility.

New development in Westminster pays its fair share to connect into the $4 billion water and sewer infrastructure system. New development is subject to water-conserving requirements, which include:

• Landscape Regulations
• Water / Sewer Tap Fees

Learn about Westminster’s entire water supply, treatment, distribution, sewer collection, and sewer treatment infrastructure by viewing the Westminster Water Essentials infographic.