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Show Water Conserving Landscapes • Water management and conservation plans of municipal and industrial water providers should encourage the use of water conserving landscapes for residential and commercial buildings. • All new state facilities should have water efficient landscape designs. State landscape watering should be restricted between 10 a. m. and 6 p. m. during the summer. • County and city landscape ordinances should be reviewed and revised if appropriate by local governments to promote appropriate water conserving landscapes. • Water providers should restrict outside watering for landscapes for the hottest time of the day ( e. g. 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.) during the summer. Water- wise landscaping offers the most potential for saving water or reducing demand of any residential or public/ commercial water conservation measure being examined. The key to conserving water in the landscape is irrigation water management. An estimated 5 to 20 percent reduction in outdoor water use in Utah can be achieved through proper management of irrigation. Water Conservation Education • Utah's strong and growing water education program for the state's elementary school system should be continued with additional funding to assure adequate teacher training, accommodate a growing student population, and develop water education materials for secondary schools and the general public. The water education process has been clearly established through school programs, teacher training, enhancement activities, and adult seminars and workshops. Central Utah Project Completion Act Legislation Subsection 207( f)( 2)( A). Metering or measuring water to all customers to be accomplished within five years. ( For purposes of this paragraph, residential buildings of more than four units may be considered as single customers.) • Metering and periodic reading of meters ( monthly, bimonthly or quarterly during peak summer seasons) of municipal and industrial systems should be implemented by all water suppliers. • All federal facilities in Utah should install meters on municipal and industrial connections. 2 |