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<br /> 18 <br /> Prohibit irrigation of medians or areas less than 8 feet wide <br /> Describe ordinance: <br /> Permit required to fill swimming pool every year emergency only <br /> Other (describe): <br /> <br /> <br />State and Federal Regulations (mandated) <br /> <br /> Rainfall sensors on landscape irrigation systems. Minnesota Statute 103G.298 requires “All <br />automatically operated landscape irrigation systems shall have furnished and installed technology that inhibits or interrupts <br />operation of the landscape irrigation system during periods of sufficient moisture. The technology must be adjustable either <br />by the end user or the professional practitioner of landscape irrigation services.” <br /> Water Efficient Plumbing Fixtures. The 1992 Federal Energy Policy Act established <br />manufacturing standards for water efficient plumbing fixtures, including toilets, urinals, <br />faucets, and aerators. <br /> <br />Enforcement. Are ordinances enforced? Yes No If yes, indicate how ordinances are <br />enforced along with any penalties for non-compliance. <br />Code enforcement officer and building inspector enforce ordinances Watering penalties <br />included with new watering policy in appendix C <br /> <br /> <br />5. Education and Information Programs. Customers should be provided information on how <br />to improve water use efficiencies a minimum of two times per year. Information should be <br />provided at appropriate times to address peak demands. Emergency notices and educational <br />materials on how to reduce water use should be available for quick distribution during an <br />emergency. If any of the methods listed in the table below are used to provide water <br />conservation tips, indicate the number of times that information is provided each year and attach <br />a list of education efforts used for the last three years. <br /> <br />Current Education Programs Times/Yea <br />r <br />Billing inserts or tips printed on the actual bill <br />Consumer Confidence Reports Once <br />Local news papers <br />Community news letters 6 Times / <br />Year <br />Direct mailings (water audit/retrofit kits, showerheads, <br />brochures) <br /> <br />Information at utility and public buildings <br />Public Service Announcements <br />Cable TV Programs <br />Demonstration projects (landscaping or plumbing) <br />K-12 Education programs (Project Wet, Drinking Water Institute) <br />School presentations <br />Events (children’s water festivals, environmental fairs) Town Hall <br />Meeting