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<br />Water efficient Industrial and commercial Water efficient Industrial and commercial <br />water using processes water using processes <br />- Current Measures - Future Measures <br />Water rates were raised in 1995 & 96 and are The City plans to strongly encourage the imple- <br />structured as a minimum block rate for 0 to mentation of low water use landscape guidelines <br />7000 gallons with and increasing scale for every by future commerical developments. Low water <br />additional block of 10,000 gallons thereafter. use landscape guidelines are expected to be de- <br />The existing rates and structure are intended to veloped and in place by the end of 1996. <br />discourage high consumption. <br /> <br />Distribution System leak repair Distribution System leak repair <br />- Current Measures - Future Measures <br />For the past 8 years the Public Works The Public Works Department intends to con- <br />Department has implemented an annual distri- tinue the annual distribution system leak de- <br />bution system leak detection program tection program indefinitely. <br />throughout the City. Numerous small leaks <br />have been detected and repaired each year Horne leak detection kits are being considered <br />along with two substantial leaks that were as part of a general conservation information <br />estimated to account for approximately 300 package that will be distributed at no cost to <br />acre ft. of lost water per year. all water users in the system. Distribution of <br /> leak detection kits is planned to begin in Janu- <br /> ary of1997. <br /> <br />Water Reuse Systems Water Reuse Systems <br />. Current Measures - Future Measures <br />The Public Works Department designed and Public Works designed the aforementioned <br />built a pumping system that utilizes final stage reuse pumping system at the waste water <br />moctp "'.aterHplant p.ff1l1p.nt v. potahlp. wat:erin nlo::mt '~'lth J . 1" minrt to n1tl <br />operate Ip;draulically driven process controls mately irrigate the surrounding landscaping at <br />as part 0 the waste water treatment process. the plant site will final stage waste water efflu- <br />The water savings produced by the new ent. Additional water savings are prolcted <br />pumping system is approximately 85 acre Ct. to be as high as an additional 30 acre . per <br />per year. year. The pump station expansion is expected <br /> to be accomJ;lished no later than the spring of <br /> 1998 as fun s become available. <br /> The City's new ballfield complex of <br /> a~l?roximately 7.5 irrigated acres will <br /> u tllTIately supplement irrigation sUPfelies with <br /> final stage sewer effluent. The sUPJ ement <br /> system is flanned to be operation in the <br /> spring of 998. <br /> <br />5 <br />