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<br />.' <br /> <br />changes have occurred as evidenced by reductions in both overall <br />water use and wastewater production. The motivational basis for <br />the change in water use behavior was likely due to the higher water <br />rates. Knowing what to do to decrease water use was in part, due <br />to the Town's educational efforts. <br /> <br />The educational information has resulted in landscape changes that <br />are visibly noticable. Areas in lawn have been reduced and new <br />shrubs, gravel and other water conserving treatments have replaced <br />grass. Field checks indicate the number of residents irrigating <br />their lawns during the hot hours of the day has greatly decreased. <br />There have also been a few more irrigation systems installed. <br /> <br />Educational efforts directed to the school children are evidenced <br />in part. by comments received in their thank-you notes for the <br />field trips to the water and wastewater plants. While it was <br />difficult during the field trips to tell whether the children were <br />listening and comprehending, their notes and drawings indicated <br />they learned more than might have been expected. <br /> <br />OVERALL WATER USE IM GILCREST <br /> <br />Attached are a table and a graph showing total water use in <br />Gilcrest from 1990 through the present. It is clear the resident's <br />water use has greatly decreased since 1990, during both the summer <br />and winter months. The motivation as noted above was the increase <br />in water rates. The practical changes in water use can be <br />attributed in part to the water conserving devices, and information <br />gained through educational efforts. The Town will continue to <br />monitor annual water use to see whether it gradually goes back up <br />to prior levels or whether the conservation behaviors have a more <br />lasting impact. <br /> <br />q <br />