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SWSI Phase 2 Technical Roundtable <br />Water Conservation and Efficiency <br />Active M~I Conservation and E f f iciency Measures, including measures such as (but <br />not limited to): <br />^ Metering <br />^ Increasing water rate pricing <br />^ Rebates for efficient water using appliances <br />^ Incentives for reducing high water use landscaping <br />^ Water use audits for all customer classes <br />^ Adoption of landscape and irrigation regulations <br />^ Restrictions on amount of lawn area <br />Agricultural Conservation and Ef ficiency Measures, including measures such as (but <br />not limited to): <br />^ Ditch lining <br />^ Conversion of flood irrigation to gated pipe <br />^ Installation of sprinklers <br />^ Installation of drip irrigation systems <br />^ Conversion to lower consumptive crops <br />^ Limited irrigation reducing annual CU <br />Phreatophyte Control <br />^ Eradication of high water consuming tamarisk or other non-native species <br />It is anticipated that the TRT will meet three to four times between September and <br />May to further explore the opportunities and issues of the alternatives. Additional <br />questions for discussion have been categorized as institutional and political, technical, <br />f inancial, and legal/ water rights. <br />The discussion below is intended as a starting point f or discussion, is not intended <br />to be comprehensive or ref lect the opinions of CWCB staf f. TRT members will be <br />asked to expand and/or modify these questions and actively participate in the <br />discussions. <br />Technical <br />^ How do various levels of M&I conservation address the amount and location of <br />M&I gap? <br />^ What are the impacts of conservation on M&I supply reliability? <br />^ How much and which category of conserved water can be reallocated to new <br />growth? <br />^ How much conserved water must be banked to ensure that M&I reliability is not <br />adversely impacted? <br />^ Are all M&I water systems similar in expected impacts of conservation on <br />reliability? <br />~• ~ <br />DRAFT <br />3 <br />S:IMEETINGSITECHNICAL ROUNDTABLEITRT MEETING - SPECIFICIWATER EFFICIENCYISWSI WATER EFFICIENCY TRT BRIEFING.DOC <br />