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Benchmarks <br />Unaccounted Water <br />(water withdrawals minus sales) <br />Less than 10% <br />Lino Lakes is currently below the <br />maximum threshold of 10% <br />unaccounted water, so our established <br />practices are working appropriately. <br />Conservation Measures or Programs <br />Benchmark met. <br />Residential Gallons Per Capita <br />Less than 75 GPCD <br />For benchmark item Residential Gallons <br />Per Capita, the DNR is following the <br />AWWA Research Foundation study that <br />found the average indoor water use in a <br />conserving home is 45.2 GPCD (gallons <br />per capita day). The study also found <br />that the average indoor water use for a <br />non - conserving home is 63.9 GPCD. <br />The DNR requires Cities to be at 75 <br />GPCD. Lino Lakes is currently at 90 <br />GPCD. Our task is to reduce <br />consumption from our current 90 <br />GCPD to 75 GCPD (20 %). <br />If over 75 GPCD, a plan is required that <br />evaluates and implements measures <br />targeted at reducing residential per capita. <br />➢ Analyze residential customer use to <br />determine reasons for high per <br />capita use. <br />➢ Customer education a minimum of <br />four times per year that targets <br />reduction of indoor and outdoor <br />uses. <br />➢ Contact customers with high <br />volumes and large volume <br />increases and offer home audits and <br />conservation tips. <br />➢ Incentive programs to reduce per <br />capita use, such as distributing <br />showerheads, aerators, leak <br />detection kits, or soil moisture <br />meters, rebates for washing <br />machines or ULF toilets rebate <br />programs, or other types of <br />incentives. <br />Peak Demands <br />Maximum Day to Average Day <br />Ratio Less than 2.6 <br />Lino Lakes current peak demand ratio <br />is 3.3. A reduction of over 25% in the <br />peak water demand will be required. <br />If over a ratio of 2.6, a plan is required to <br />reduce peak demands. <br />➢ Ordinances for lawn watering <br />including time of day, scheduling <br />(along with information on how <br />often to water) and water wasting <br />(runoff) with adequate enforcement <br />and penalties for noncompliance. <br />➢ Development approvals with <br />criteria that minimize large open <br />turf areas, require organic soil <br />augmentation for new turf areas on <br />2 <br />