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<br />Regulatory measures Regulatory measures <br />. Current . Future <br />The City's Municipal Code contains an ordi- The City will continue to enforce the existing <br />nance which prohibits the wasting of water conservation related ordinances. Enforcement <br />and the same is actively enforced by the Code is an ongoing process. <br />Enforcement Department. The Municipal <br />Code also contains and ordinance which al- M hl'lle,d the, City's Flanniuj; De,palllocht ~ <br />lows the Mayor to mandate water restrictions wIlSitlt,u'j; Iv", ",ate" use, la"dse,apu'j; !e- <br />in the event of a water shortage. qu~Gun:"llt~ vi ,-,olnhn..,l(.~al dGvc.lopluGUl>). <br /> Low wale! Me, leqtthClOClJts ale, e,ApCGtvd 10 <br />As noted The City has adopted the 1991 Uni- LG in plae,,, by the, eud of 1996. <br />form Plumbing Code requiring conservation <br />style fixtures in new construction. <br /> <br />Incentives to implement water use Incentives to implement water use <br />efficiency techniques efficiency techniques <br />- Current Measures - Future Measures <br />None. As previously noted the Public Works Depart- <br /> ment is investigating a low flow toilet <br /> program by issuing rebates to customers who <br /> install qualifying toilets. If the evaluation of a <br /> low flow toilet pro gram projects an efficient <br /> use of conservation funds the City expects to <br /> begin such a program in the summer of 1998. <br /> The City will be evaluating pricing mech- <br />~-~--- ,l.~, --~vide.rebates 0" "'atpr use feps <br /> based on water conserved. A rebate program <br /> is expected to begin in 1998. <br /> <br />Prol!ram Evaluation and Monitorinl!: <br /> <br />One of the more difficult tasks in administering a water conservation plan of this type is <br />evaluating the success or failure of the individual conservation measures as it can be both <br />labor intensive as well as restricted by record keeping capabilities. In certain instances <br />however the savings of a particular measure are easily quantified by simple calculations as <br />in the case of the waste water plant reuse pumping system noted above. <br /> <br />7 <br />