Cooling Tower Incentive Program

• Make-up and blowdown water meters
• Controller capable of monitoring make-up and tower conductivity
• Communications package so Denver Water can detail monthly reports

If an 800-ton cooling tower operated at five cycles of concentration, and received upgrades to increase its cycles of concentration to eight, it could save more than 337,000 gallons of water per year and be eligible for a $7,200 incentive payment from Denver Water. The cooling tower would then require less water and chemicals, reducing water bills, sewer bills and chemical costs.

All of Denver Water’s commercial, industrial and institutional customers are eligible to apply for the program.

Denver Water pays $18.50 for every 1,000 gallons of water saved over a one-year period. Customers can earn 50 percent of project cost up to $40,000. Projects must save at least 100,000 gallons per year.

• 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 use and issue quarterly reports. 
• After a year of monitoring, Denver Water will issue a check for the amount of water saved.

• 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 with 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.