HB 04-1365

• Title: HB041365 - Concerning Water Planning by Retail Water Providers
• Date: 8/2/2004
• Description: House Bill 04-1365
• Basin: Statewide
• Drought Mitigation - Doc Type: Legislation

(4) Iu Jvvvlvl';ub A plan DEVELOPED BY A COVERED ENTITY
pursuant to subsection (2) of this section "-'o".J.. "",uvvJ.",,J "-'Lll~ly shall, "",ULl~~J,,.,j.
all'-'a~l tLv fulluvv~uo vval,,-,l. ~av~uo .l.ll'-'a~Ul'-'~ AT A MINIMUM, CONSIDER THE

FOLLOWING PLAN ELEMENTS:

(a) THE WATER-SAVING MEASURES AND PROGRAMS TO BE USED BY
THE COVERED ENTITY FOR WATER CONSERVATION, IN DEVELOPING THESE
MEASURES AND PROGRAMS, EACH COVERED ENTITY SHALL, AT A MINIMUM,
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

(I) Water-efficient fixtures and appliances, including toilets, urinals,
showerheads, and faucets;

W (II) Low water use landscapes, DROUGHT-RESISTANT
VEGETATION, REMOVALOFPHREATOPHYfES, and efficient irrigation;

te} (llI) Water-efficient industrial and commercial water-using
processes;

fdJ (IV) Water reuse systems; ~utL.1-'ula~l,,-, auJ LluLl1-'ula~l"-,,

te} (V) Distribution system leak IDENTIFICATION AND repair;

ffl (VI) Dissemination of information regarding water use efficiency
measures, including by public education, customer water use audits, and
water-saving demonstrations;

(b) (I) (Vll) Water rate structures and billing systems designed to
encourage water use efficiency in a fiscally responsible manner;

tH1 (VIll) The department of local affairs may provide technical
assistance to covered entities that are local governments to implement water
billing systems that show customer water usage and that implement tiered
billing systems;

W (IX) Regulatory measures indttdin!\ ,tllndllId, f01 the; tt,e; of
vvittGI I1.sG eJfk:.iGllGJi fixtmG.s ilnd L.'iud.sGitpG.s, ilnd 6IdiuiHIGG.s, codG.s, 61
ull.L"-'.L lavv designed to encourage water u~"-' "..JG,,",~"-'Ll,,",Y CONSERVATION;

ffl (X) Incentives to implement water U'v v[[;v;vuv y CONSERVATION
techniques, including rebates to customers 01 othe;I5 to encourage the

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