To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Mark Marlowe, Director of Castle Rock Water
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Department Updates: Rick Schultz, Water Conservation Specialist for Castle Rock Water Receives the Alice Darilek Conservation Award
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Castle Rock Water is pleased to announce that Rick Schultz, Water Conservation Specialist received
the Alice Darilek Water Conservation Award on Sept. 11, 2017 at the regional conference in Loveland, CO. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the water conservation field within the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association Rocky Mountain Section (AWWA-RMS) which includes water providers in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico.
The award is named in honor of Alice Darilek whose dedicated work in New Mexico helped water conservation efforts throughout the region, and is given annually to a water conservation professional for exceptional performance and commitment to water conservation in the region.
Rick lives and breathes water conservation, and spends much of his time working one-on-one with customers via telephone, and through face-to-face visits to help our customers reduce water consumption and minimize water waste. He has been Castle Rock Water’s Water Conservation Specialist since 2007. Some of his accomplishments include:
• Leads Castle Rock’s conservation program which is State recognized and held up as
an example in the State Water Plan
• Helped reduce water consumption by 15 percent since 2007
• Instrumental in establishing a conservation website, CRconserve.com
• Instructs about 500+ members of the community annually at the Water Wiser Workshops
• Helped develop and handles the Smartscape Renovation program
• Keeps landscapers up-to-date on annual updates to the Landscape and Irrigation Regulations
• Oversees our water monitors to ensure customers follow the correct schedule
• Conducts annual training and registration of landscape professionals
• Provides hands-on demonstrations and instructions to 3rd and 5th grade classrooms around Castle Rock on the importance of water conservation
• Member of the South Metro Water Supply Authority - Water Conservation Subcommittee
• Actively participates in the AWWA-RMS Conservation Subcommittee