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Phase 1 <br />1. Prepare an ordinance requiring rain sensors to be installed with all automatic sprinkler <br />systems. <br />2. Provide public education to consumers regarding information on how to reduce water <br />usage indoors and outdoors. 50% of water consumed by a household is used outdoors. <br />The remaining 50% is used indoors and of that 75% is consumed in the bathroom. <br />a. Water conservation section in the Lino Lakes Newsletter and at www.ci.lino- <br />lakes.mn.us, providing tips and information on water conservation. <br />b. Monthly or bi- monthly billing encourages conservation by providing timely <br />information on water usage which gives customers an opportunity to make <br />modifications in water use practices or identify and repair costly leaks. Attachments <br />and flyers with water bills can also be used to provide information on how to use <br />water efficiently. <br />Phase 2 <br />1. Consumer surveys, feedback, and contact with high volume consumers. <br />a. Contact consumers with high volumes of usage to provide conservation tips and <br />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 and <br />compare it to the average. <br />c. Analyze consumer feedback through surveys and contact to identify reasons for <br />high per capita usage. <br />2. Offer incentive programs including. <br />a. Leaking faucet repair <br />b. Offer soil moisture meters and rain gages for monitoring of sprinkling. <br />The per capita demand average for the last 10 years was 89.9. Demand is irrigation related as <br />three years the demand was less than 75gpcd for residential use. <br />Prepare a time of day lawn watering ordinances that restricts lawn watering during the daytime <br />hours of loam to 6pm. Copy of Ordinance to follow. <br />• <br />• <br />