Four Corner - Texas Water Development Board

5. Implementation and Enforcement
The utility will be responsible for administering their Water Conservation
Program. They should oversee the execution and implementation of their
program and supervise the keeping of adequate records for program
verification.
The Water Conservation Plan can be enforced by a utility through the adoption
and implementation of the by the following sample guidelines.
• Water service taps will not be provided to customers unless they meet the
plan requirements;
• The adoption of a rate structure that will encourage retrofitting of old
plumbing fixtures that use large quantities of water; and
• Withhold meter installation to new construction that fails to meet plan
requirements.
The utility will adopt a final and approved plan, committed to maintaining a
conservation program for the duration of their financial obligation to the State
of Texas.
6. Periodic Review and Evaluation
On a biannual basis, the utility should evaluate water use rates and per capita
consumption figures to determine if there is evidence of an increase in system
losses due to mechanical breakdown or leakage and if water conservation
goals are being achieved.
7. Water Conserving Landscaping
A utility can reduce the demands placed on the water distribution system by
landscape and garden watering by encouraging customers to incorporate water
saving practices in landscaping, garden watering facilities. The methods
recommended by the TWDB can be promoted by the utility through an
education and information program include:
• Xeriscaping landscape programs.
• The use of drip irrigation systems, when possible, and to design all
irrigation systems with conservation features such as sprinklers that emit
large drops rather than a fine mist and a sprinkler layout that
accommodates prevailing wind patterns.
• Installation of ornamental fountains that use minimal quantities of water
and include recycling features.
• Use of drought-resistant plants and grasses and efficient watering devices.
• Establish a landscape water audit program, demonstration gardens and
related programs.
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