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<br />Large residential water users will be identified as part of the HBA Joint Water <br />Management Study and additional water conservation information wil; be sent to these <br />large water users with their monthly water bill. <br /> <br />G. Conservation Water Rate Structures <br /> <br />As noted in Section III, Westminster has been a leader in the development and. <br />implementation of conservation rate structures and will continue to analyze and <br />implement rates that promote water conservation. <br /> <br />H. Regulatory Measures <br /> <br />The City is currently revising its landscape regulations for residential and commercial <br />development. These standards will be analyzed and recommendations made to <br />promote efficient irrigation. <br /> <br />At this time, the City of Westminster does not anticipate additional regulatory measures <br />to promote water conservation. The elCisting building codes, water rate structure and <br />public education efforts appear very effective in promoting the desired water use <br />efficiency without additional burdensome regulations. However, with the completion of <br />the HBA Joint Water Management System Study and analysis of the results of that <br />study, additional cost-effective conservation measures may be identified that are <br />. acceptable for implementation through regulations or incentive programs. <br /> <br />I. Incentives to Implement Water Use Efficiency Techniques <br /> <br />The City has learned through the years that pricing of water is the 'best incentive for <br />achieving water use efficiency and does not require difficult to enforce regulations. <br />Incentive programs will be evalua~d at completion of the HBA Joint Water Management <br />System Study. Preliminary results of this study indicate that there has been a significant <br />amount of low flow plumbing retrofitting accomplished by older housing stock (pre-1977 <br />construction) without the use of any incentive programs other than the cost savings on <br />water and sewer bills. <br /> <br />The conservation measures outlined above are currently implemented or will be <br />implemented at the completion of the necessary studies and final designs and analysis <br />of the cost-effectiveness. of the individual measures. Direct staff costs related to water <br />conservation are difficult to quantify because water ~fficiency efforts are distributed city- <br />wide to achieve maximum effectiveness rather than concentrating efforts in one <br />department. Significant staff time is contributed by the Public Information Office, the <br />Department of Public Works and Utilities through the Water Resources and Utiliiies <br />Operations Divisions, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Libraries and the <br />Department of Finance. In addition to staff time, significant financial resources have <br />been committed for leak detection and repair, meter testing arid calibration, irrigation <br />efficiency for City facilities and public awareness and education activities. The City in . <br />the last year has invested over $300,000 for studies such as the HBA Joint Water. <br />Management System Study and the Reclaimed Water Project. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />i <br />