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<br />DEC 26 '96 10:31AM AQUASAN NETWORK INC <br /> <br />P.7 <br /> <br />CONSERVATION MEASURES <br /> <br />~NTPROGRAMS <br /> <br />Public Information <br />Metering <br />Leak Detection <br />Plumbing Code <br />Nonpotable and Water Reuse <br /> <br />Public Information Program <br /> <br />Currently, the City has an annual newsletter called "The Pipeline" that is sent to all its water users. <br />This newsletter is used to inform the citizens of Englewood about various utility issues including <br />water conservation ideas. In the last'issue a xeriscape demonstration garden developed by <br />Englewood Parks Department at Little Dry Creek Plaza was featured along with tips on how to <br />convert existing landscaping to xeriscape, The last issue also provided outdoor and indoor water <br />conservation tips, <br /> <br />The City has also established a public bulletin board at City Hall for water conservation. This <br />bulletin board provides brochures and information about xeriscape, retrofitting the home with low <br />water using appliances, and other educational materials about water conservation and its <br />importance to the efficient operation of the City's water system, <br /> <br />Metering Program <br /> <br />The City of Englewood is committed in its effort to meter the entire city to provide an accurate <br />measurement and record of water use to aid in the promotion of water conservation, Metering <br />has been used to make a customei:-mot'e-aware-efhew-muclrwateI they are using and t'O equ1faoIy <br />- - - -- - -- - distribute the costs of the operati~n and maintenance of the water system. Presently the City has <br />55% of their customers metered. . <br /> <br />The metering program is enforced through the City Code which requires the installation of meters <br />in flat rate homes when the property ownership or zoning use changes. On a weekly basis the <br />City checks records of transactions in the City and if these transactions indicate that the <br />ownership of a flat rate account has changed the City immediately sends the owner a notice to <br />install a meter. This Code was adopted in March 1987, and has been successful in converting <br />approximately 300 flat rate to meter changes per year which has resulted in a 20% reduction in <br />peak water use. <br /> <br />Englewood Conservation Plan <br /> <br />Page 6 <br />