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Flex Your Power Case Study: Paradise Irrigation District

An Effective Practice

Description

Paradise Irrigation District has 180 miles of pipeline and is one of nine major suppliers of water in Butte County. In 2001, as the cost of power was increasing, the district set out to reduce energy and water consumption and save money. The district cut energy use by installing generators, dropping off the grid, utilizing new clarifying technology and replacing leaks. Paradise also participated in employee and public awareness campaigns.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program was to reduce energy and water consumption, improve efficiency, and save money.

Results / Accomplishments

Clarifier run times were increased by a factor of two or greater during the summer of 2001. In other words, clarifiers were flushed every eight to 10 hours instead of the normal four to five hours. Power usage for the clarifier flushing was cut in half. As a result of fixing leaks and replacing water mains, water loss fell from 32% to 16%.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Paradise Irrigation District
Primary Contact
Ray Auerbach
5325 Black Olive Drive
Paradise, CA 95969
(530) 877-4971 Ext. 10
rauerbach@paradiseirrigation.com
http://www.paradiseirrigation.com
Topics
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
Organization(s)
Paradise Irrigation District
Source
Flex Your Power Efficiency Partnership
Date of publication
2006
Date of implementation
2001
Location
Butte County, CA

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An Effective Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.