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Step 4 — Identify Conservation Goals <br />This step is complete. Discussions between District staff and WM led to a preliminary list of goals <br />presented to the Board of Directors on May 19. The goals center on reducing the overall per capita per <br />day water use (but are subject to revision as the Plan is completed and the internal and external public <br />processes provide input). Per capita per day use in 2009 was approximately 153 gallons. Although this <br />amount is down significantly from the 2003 use of 175 gallons, the District is confident it can reduce this <br />number by 1.5% per year over the next ten years. Achieving this overarching goal depends on successful <br />implementation of a set of "subgoals ", including: <br />• Significant expansion of education programs, both one -way and two -way measures <br />• Installation of a demonstration garden and attendant seminars and workshops <br />• Providing a conservation expert for customers <br />• Launching a toilet replacement program <br />• Offering high efficiency washing machine rebates <br />• Expanded leak detection programs for both distribution system and customers <br />Step S.— Identify conservation measures and conservation measures <br />This step is complete. Programs and measures have been identified, screening criteria established, and <br />screening has been accomplished. <br />Step 6 — Evaluate and select conservation programs and measures <br />This step is 75% complete. Cost benefit analyses have been performed on the measures and programs <br />to be considered. Evaluation criteria have been selected. An operating budget has been prepared for <br />the District to follow during implementation of the Plan. The District and WM will meet the last week in <br />July to finalize selection of programs and measures, in order to move forward with revising the forecast. <br />Step 7 — Integrate resources and modify forecasts <br />This step has not been started. <br />Step 8 — Develop implementation plan <br />This step has not been started, although developing a budget for implementation has put the <br />groundwork in place for the implementation plan. <br />WM and the District believe that the intent of the guidelines is for the emphasis in planning to be spent <br />on evaluating existing measures and their likely savings to date, and developing meaningful and tailored <br />conservation measures and programs for the future. Although a Water District, such as Security, is not <br />able to promulgate ordinances and regulations to impact water use, it does have a water waste <br />ordinance. We have used Bouvette's (SWSI Conservation Levels Analysis, May 2010) concept of building <br />on a foundation of leak detection, conservation encouraging rates, metering and tracking as our starting <br />point in building a Conservation Plan that will carry Security Water District into the next decade. <br />