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21 pumping and storage facilities. Flushing of fire hydrants on a rotation basis is done on a weekly basis. Crews inspect the hatches to the storage tanks, vents and intruder cages. The water pumps and storage tanks are inspected on a predetermined schedule with an inspection ranging from daily to yearly. I GOAL 6.8: Conserve water usage. OBJ. 6.8a: Continue the water conservation plan. When triggering conditions dictate, a previously approved water conservation plan is implemented and followed. The water conservation plan was updated in 2004 and is scheduled for review by the Public Works Department for update in 2007. OBJ. 6.8c: Promptly respond to repair leaks/ water line breaks. Public Works Department responds to reported water leaks and breaks within 30 minutes and has an on-site crew within one hour. All reports of leaks and breaks are logged. These logs include the total time to respond and repair the break or leak. GOAL 6.9: Plan for long range water supply. OBJ. 6.9a: Assure that planning is in place to provide for future water needs. La Porte currently purchases water at a rate in excess of its peak demands. This excess capacity allows for growth of the City well into the future. Also, the water that is sold to the industrial districts is subject to termination if the City ever finds itself in a water supply shortage situation. The City, acting through its Public Works Director, directly negotiates with the La Porte Area Water Authority (LP A W A) for any potential increase in amount of water purchased for future demands. The water production rate in 2000 was 3.8 million gallons per day (MGD). The current rate of production for 2006 is 4.1 MGD. Given the total capacity owned by the City at 6.9 MGD with an additional ability to generate 600,000 GPD from ground sources, it is anticipated that the City can meet the water demands envisioned by this comprehensive plan. A City water utility map in GIS format is scheduled for completion in April 2007. This will allow for instant inventory checks of the number of fire hydrants, valves and lengths of various sizes of waterline. OBJ. 6.9b: Assure that infrastructure is in place to deliver water where needed. Fire hydrant spacing is in accordance with Chapter 6 of PICM. All of Sens Road, Fairmont Parkway and most of S.H. 225 are covered by water service. Staff is pursuing a FY 2005-2006 CIP project to finish the waterline loop along SH 225. Looping of waterlines is pursued and encouraged where feasible and where funds, time, and manpower are available. GOAL 6.10: Prevent infiltration into the sanitary sewer system. An annual budget of $350,000 is allocated to combat infiltration and inflow (I&I) problems. The more the City combats I&I problems in its sanitary sewer system, the easier it is to stay within the Wastewater Treatment Plant discharge permitted amount as monitored and governed by TCEQ