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<br />Section 3. Conservation Measures <br /> <br />3.1 Role of Water Use Efficiency '" <br /> <br />The City addresses water efficiency with a proactive approach with monetary motivation. Few <br />policies, ordinances and codes have been or intend to be written or processed to formalize good <br />water conservation measures, The City, through its staff, has encouraged conservation through <br />design considerations of upcoming projects, through master planning, and through water rates <br />and fees required during development. <br /> <br />A typical scenario of design of a proj ect that will utilize water would include: Assess a dollar <br />value to the water rights reimbursements for each of the proposed alternatives, Assess a dollar <br />value for operations and maintenance costs for each of the proposed alternatives as well as an <br />actual amount of projected water bills for each of the proposed alternatives. <br /> <br />Base in-house'use demand of the City is about 2000 acre feet per year; irrigation and losses <br />account for approximately 1500 AF per year. <br /> <br />3.2 Conservation Measures <br /> <br />1. Water Rate Structure <br /> <br />The City implemented the inverted pyramid (or inclining block rate; as it were) in 1979. It's <br />effectiveness and continued usefulness is apparent by observing the types oflandscaping used not <br />only by new developers, but retrofits in the older neighborhoods. Water rates are reviewed on a <br />yearly basis, but the same structure is expected to remain in place, ' <br /> <br />Water rights fees for "cash in lieu" of actual water rights have provided a great incentive for <br />water conservation. The City currently charge's $4,200 per acre foot for acquisition of water <br />rights, with the right to reevaluate after one year of actual usage. <br /> <br />2. EducationlDissemination of Information <br /> <br />The City intends to continue to distribute methods of conservation of water through its rnonthly <br />newsletter and public access cable television channel. <br /> <br />4. Leak Repair and Detection <br /> <br />The City will continue to monitor water sales versus production. With the high pressures of the <br />system and tight clay soils, leaks are easily detectable. The City continues to evaluate portions of <br />the system for cost effectiveness of replacement. <br /> <br />-4- <br />