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• leaks. Attachments and flyers with water bills can also be used to provide <br />information on how to use water efficiently. <br />• <br />• <br />2. Consumer surveys, feedback and contact with high volume consumers. <br />a. Contact consumers with high volumes of usage to provide conservation <br />tips and potential cost saving ideas. <br />b. Prepare a household water audit kit, which gathers consumer feedback on <br />conservation measures, allows consumers to see first hand their water use <br />and compare it to the average. <br />c. Analyze consumer feedback through surveys and contact to identify <br />reasons for high per capita usage. <br />3. Offer incentive programs including. <br />a. Require rain sensors to be installed with all automatic sprinkler systems. <br />A rain sensor can save 1,225 gallons per household on a rainy day. <br />b. Low flow toilets rebate program; a leaking toilet can waste up to 100 <br />gallons of water per day. Toilet replacement can reduce indoor water use <br />by 75 %. <br />c. Leaking faucet repair or replacement program; a faucet dripping 10 times <br />per minute wastes 526 gallons a year, a faucet dripping 5 times per second <br />wastes 15,768 gallons per year. <br />d. Offer soil moisture meters and rain gages for monitoring of sprinkling. <br />The DNR and University of Minnesota Extension Service recommend 1 to <br />1.5 inches of water once a week, including rainfall in clay soils and .5 to <br />.75 inches of water twice a week, including rainfall in sandy soils. <br />e. Other options that are less effective are low flow showerheads and <br />appliance replacement programs. <br />Benchmark - Peak Demands Maximum Day to Average Dav <br />1. An Odd/Even lawn watering ordinance is already in place in Lino Lakes. <br />Odd/Even ordinances can increase water usage by encouraging customers to <br />water more often than needed. This can be mitigated by public education <br />regarding proper watering frequency and amounts including the distribution of <br />rain gages and soil moisture meters as mentioned above. The DNR and <br />University of Minnesota Extension Service recommend 1.0 to 1.5 inches of <br />water once a week, including rainfall in clay soils and 0.5 to 0.75 inches of <br />water twice a week, including rainfall in sandy soils. <br />2. Time of day lawn watering ordinances that restrict lawn watering during <br />midday hours can lower water usage and reduce peak demands. Early <br />morning is the best time to water for a healthy lawn. Public information <br />programs and local ordinances that encourage lawn watering before 10:00 <br />a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. can improve lawn watering efficiencies by reducing <br />water lost to evaporation and wind drift. Time of day lawn watering <br />4 <br />