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<br />8, Regulatory measures, including standards for the use of water use efficiency <br />fixtures and landscapes, and ordinances, codes, or other law designed to <br />encourage water use efficiency: <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />In addition to the proposed Plumbing Conservation Code to enforce the <br />Energy Conservation Act of 1992 at a local level, the Municipal Code <br />contains the following chapters dealing with water rates and conservation: <br /> <br />...---' . <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 13-24 Misuse of Treated Water Prohibited, <br />Chapter 13-08 and 13-12 Water Rates and License Fees <br />Chapter 13-08 and 13-12 Sewer Rates <br />Chapter 8-32 Water Emergencies <br />Chapter 13-08 Industrial Pretreatment <br /> <br />---- <br /> <br />Copies of these Chapters are included in Appendix E, <br /> <br />9, Incentives to implement water use efficiency techniques, including rebates to <br />customers or others to encourage the installation of water use efficiency <br />measures: <br /> <br />Since the residential users are the primary target audience for the city's <br />water conservation efforts, The city has purchased 200 home water audit <br />kits for distribution upon request. The program will be publicized with the <br />1996 Drinking Water Week activities, A more aggressive program for <br />distribution is planned for 1997, The home water audit kits will be <br />distributed to all of the 5th grade classes in Broomfield, Each class will <br />receive a water conservation presentation and demonstration of the water <br />audit. Kits will be given to each student with instructions to perform the <br />audit at home. <br /> <br />~1 <br />~J <br /> <br />A showerhead rebate program is planned for 1997, The program will help <br />accelerate the replacement of old showerheads with the new water- <br />efficient showerheads required by the Energy Conser vollor! Ac.:t of 1992, <br />The 1997 budget request will include $5000, This will enable us to <br />provide a $5 rebate per showerhead for up to 1000 showerheads in 1997, <br /> <br />6.0 Five-Year Water Conservation Implementation Plan <br /> <br />The following section concludes this plan summarizing the ongoing programs <br />and by providing a target schedule and suggested steps for implementing the <br />new conservation measures selected. The specific program objective, staff <br />responsibilities, schedule, budget, evaluation criteria associated will each <br />measure are included. <br /> <br />18 <br />