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<br /> 19 <br />Community education <br />Water Week promotions <br />Information provided to groups that tour the water treatment <br />plant <br />1st and 3rd <br />Graders <br />Website (include address: ) Constant <br />Targeted efforts (large volume users, users with large increases) <br />Notices of ordinances (include tips with notices) <br />Emergency conservation notices (recommended) Signs placed at <br />highly visible places throughout the City. <br />Summer <br />Months <br />starting <br />2008 <br />Other: <br /> <br /> List education efforts for the last three years in Attachment D of the plan. Be sure to <br />indicate whether educational efforts are on-going and which efforts were initiated as an <br />emergency or drought management effort. <br /> <br />Educational efforts over the last three years are the same and will continue in the future, plus <br />an additional effort to get residents to comply with the new watering policy. Water <br />amount uses are in the Yearly CCR along with other water use information. <br /> <br />Proposed Education Programs. Describe any additional efforts planned to provide <br />conservation information to customers a minimum of twice per year (required if there are no <br />current efforts). <br />http://www.awwa.org/advocacy/learn/conserve/dripcalc.cfm will include in educational efforts <br /> <br /> <br />A packet of conservation tips and information can be obtained by contacting DNR Waters or the <br />Minnesota Rural Water Association (MRWA). The American Water Works Association <br />(AWWA) www.awwa.org or www.waterwiser.org also has excellent materials on water <br />conservation that are available in a number of formats. You can contact the MRWA 800/367- <br />6792, the AWWA bookstore 800/926-7337 or DNR Waters 651/259-5703 for information <br />regarding educational materials and formats that are available. <br /> <br /> <br />6. Retrofitting Programs. Education and incentive programs aimed at replacing inefficient <br />plumbing fixtures and appliances can help reduce per capita water use as well as energy <br />costs. It is recommended that communities develop a long-term plan to retrofit public <br />buildings with water efficient plumbing fixtures and that the benefits of retrofitting be <br />included in public education programs. You may also want to contact local electric or gas <br />suppliers to see if they are interested in developing a showerhead distribution program for <br />customers in your service area. <br /> <br />A study by the AWWA Research Foundation (Residential End Uses of Water, 1999) found that the average <br />indoor water use for a non-conserving home is 69.3 gallons per capita per day (gpcd). The average indoor <br />water use in a conserving home is 45.2 gpcd and most of the decrease in water use is related to water efficient <br />plumbing fixtures and appliances that can reduce water, sewer and energy costs. In Minnesota, certain electric <br />and gas providers are required (Minnesota Statute 216B.241) to fund programs that will conserve energy <br />resources and some utilities have distributed water efficient showerheads to customers to help reduce energy