04-13-20 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council (2)

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2, System Problems:. The City of La Porte currently has no serious water supply problems,. The storage and distribution systems are adequate to supply surface water to its customers through the La Porte Area Water Authority from the City of Houston Southeast Water Purification Plant. E, ArrERNATIVES: Water conservation methods are typically divided into two (2) categories, Demand Management Methods and Supply Management Methods. Demand Management Methods deal with water use on the downstream side of a customer meter. Demand management provides for education or incentives to reduce the water use by the consumer. This method of conservation generally results in a decrease in water revenues because less water is purchased from the City. Supply Management Methods deals with the utflity's water system upstream of the customer's meter. The goal of supply management is to improve efficiency and reduce waste within the production, treatment, and distribution system. Supply management Usually results in decreased costs to the utility as water losses in the system are reduced. 1. DEMAND MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES Education and Information: The most readily available and lowest cost method of promoting water conservation is to inform water users about ways to save water inside homes and other buildings, in landscaping and lawn uses, and in recreational uses. An effective education and information program can be easily and inexpensively administered by the City of La Porte. Materials available from, the American Water Works Association, Texas, Water Development Board, and other like associations are made available to its customers throwqh-4aiRd-outs maii out-, and ether SGUFGe . The City of La Porte can utilize its website and quarterly newsletters to provide links and informative information concerning water conservation. IN rr oftl -0 MINX.- ................. 1-01-1 b. Plumbing Codes� Water saving plumbing codes for new construction and for replacement of plumbing in existing structures may be adopted. The standards recommended by the Texas Water Development Board represent readily available technologies and do not involve additional costs when compared with, "standard" fixtures. Water conserving plumbing codes are adopted for this cause. The City of La Porte utilizes standard codes whenever possible. Revised 2020