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quantified and documented in W. W. Wheeler and Associates' Water Resources Report dated <br />September 2009. <br />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 5 — 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. The District has chosen to evaluate the following: <br />• Water efficient fixtures and appliances — some number of rebates /giveaways for low flush <br />toilets, showerheads, rain sensors and high efficiency washing machines. The intent here is to <br />target toilets to lower income /older housing /higher use areas of the District using water use <br />mapping; high efficiency washing machine rebates to higher income areas. Rain sensors and <br />showerheads would be available to all customers through the demonstration garden /program <br />center— but are expected to appeal to homeowners /renters along the same demographic lines <br />as described for the targeted giveaways /rebates <br />• Landscape efficiency through programs located at a new demonstration garden, and including <br />workshops, seminars, special events, Kids water festivals, educational materials and expert <br />assistance for customers, residential water audits <br />• Distribution system efficiencies — water loss auditing according to AWWA M38, followed up by <br />use of loggers to pinpoint distribution system leaks <br />• Technical assistance to large users and large landscapes <br />Step 6 — Evaluate and select conservation programs and measures <br />This step is complete. Cost benefit analyses have been performed on the measures and programs to be <br />considered. Evaluation criteria has been selected. An operating budget has been prepared for the <br />District to follow during implementation of the Plan. The District and WM have finalized selection of <br />programs and measures. All measures and programs evaluated were selected for implementation. All <br />proved to be cost effective, when compared to the cost of new water ($10,000 per acre foot). Most cost <br />effective appear to be educational /customer assistance programs centered around the new <br />demonstration garden to be located at the Fire Station. Next most effective appears to be toilet <br />replacement. Least cost effective are customer water audits, but the District believes these are an <br />