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WATER CONSERVATION PLAN 2008 <br />• City codes and ordinances; <br />• The City's soil amendment requirements and rebate program; <br />• Sprinkler system design and construction; and <br />• The principles of Xeriscape. <br />Finally, the City will continue to sponsor its Xeriscape Demonstration gardens and the <br />CRC's "Garden in a Box" program for residential customers. <br />8.3.5 Municipal Use <br />The City will conduct an audit of its raw water irrigation systems to estimate past and <br />current water use, and review the adequacy and integrity of the existing irrigation <br />plumbing. As a result of the audit, numerous capital improvement efforts will likely be <br />identified to improve irrigation efficiency at those locations that currently use raw water. <br />In addition, the City plans to expand its use of raw water into parks, schools and the <br />Sunset Golf Course. These projects are expected to provide irrigation to an additional 400 <br />acres of City property by 2017. There will be a net savings of water once the new raw <br />water irrigation systems are constructed for existing facilities since they will eliminate <br />some inefficiency related to water treatment and transmission. Water savings were not <br />identified for construction of raw water irrigation systems at new facilities. <br />Finally, the City will conduct a study of those private entities providing irrigation of <br />public lands along throughways. This study, coupled with the proposed audit programs <br />will be used to help identify water savings programs that may include alternative water <br />pricing strategies. <br />8.3.6 Other Education and Outreach Efforts <br />The City will conduct substantial educational efforts over the next ten years to better <br />reach and educate its customers and citizens about its water resources, water supply and <br />the importance of water conservation. To begin with, the City will develop a public <br />relationships campaign to help coordinate and improve the effectiveness of its continuing <br />outreach and educational program, which includes bill stuf f ers, newsletters, and <br />newspaper advertising. Mass and multi -media channels will be evaluated, and new <br />messaging and branding may be developed. Advertising and outreach programs will be <br />identified and coordinated based on the outcome of the public relations analyses. <br />The City will also increase its effort to support K -12 education. It will continue to support <br />the local water fair. It will also sponsor Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) into <br />the local school district twice a year starting in 2010. <br />8.3.7 Ordinances <br />The City will evaluate the cost and impact of adding seasonal and/or full -time staff to <br />support the City's enforcement of existing relevant ordinances (e.g., water waste, soil <br />51 <br />