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(reduces evaporation) ❑ year around NI seasonal ❑ emergency only M Odd /Even: (helps reduce peak demand) ❑ year around ® seasonal ❑ emergency only ❑ Water waste prohibited (no runoff from irrigation systems) Describe ordinance: ❑ Limitations on turf areas for landscaping (reduces high water use turf areas) Describe ordinance: ❑ Soil preparation (such as 4 " -6" of organic soil on new turf areas with sandy soil) Describe ordinance: ❑ Tree ratios (plant one tree for every square feet to reduce turf evapotranspiration) Describe ordinance: ❑ Prohibit irrigation of medians or areas less than 8 feet wide Describe ordinance: ❑ Permit required to fill swimming pool ❑ every year ❑ emergency only ❑ Other (describe): State and Federal Regulations (mandated) ❑ Rainfall sensors on landscape irrigation systems. Minnesota statute 103G.298 requires " All automatically operated landscape irrigation systems shall have furnished and installed technology that inhibits or interrupts operation of the landscape irrigation system during periods of sufficient moisture. The technology must be adjustable either by the end user or the professional practitioner of landscape irrigation services." ® Water Efficient Plumbing Fixtures. The 1992 Federal Energy Policy Act established manufacturing standards for water efficient plumbing fixtures, including toilets, urinals, faucets, and aerators. Enforcement. Are ordinances enforced? ® Yes ❑ No If yes, indicate how ordinances are enforced along with any penalties for non - compliance. Public works provides warning for sprinkling violations. Continued violators are issued citations by police. Building official monitors plumbing fixtures to make sure they comply with bldg code. Code sections attached as Attachment C. 5. Education and Information Programs. Customers should be provided information on how to improve water use efficiencies a minimum of two times per year. Information should be provided at appropriate times to address peak demands. Emergency notices and educational materials on how to reduce water use should be available for quick distribution during an emergency. If any of the methods listed in the table below are used to provide water conservation tips, indicate the number of times that information is provided each year and attach a list of education efforts used for the last three years. Current Education Programs Billing inserts or tips printed on the actual bill Consumer Confidence Reports Local news papers Community news letters Direct mailings (water audit /retrofit kits, showerheads, brochures) Information at utility and public buildings Public Service Announcements Page 15 of 19 Times/Year �I I I1 � I � I 92