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Leak Detection and Repair: <br />A continuous leak detection, location, and repair program can be an important <br />part of a water conservation plan. Utility employees for the City of ILa Porte <br />periodically check for leaks when reading meters and while (performing regular <br />maintenance. Major leaks are usually quickly detected by either city employees <br />or customers and are repaired immediately. Soil in the area is generally clay and, <br />therefore, leaks show up at the ground surface quite readily. Leak detection <br />technology is .also available in, the form of electronic sonic devices., <br />C. Recycling and Reuse: <br />A city or utility should evaluate the potential of recycling and reuse because these <br />methods may be used to increase water supplies in the utility's service area. <br />Reuse can be especially important where the use of treated effluent from an <br />industry or a municipal system, or agricultural return flows replace an existing use <br />that currently requires fresh water from a city's or utility's supply. Recycling of in - <br />plant process or cooling water can reduce the amount of fresh water required by <br />many industrial operations. Currently, the City of La Porte has a water reuse <br />program (Reclaimed Water Authorization #R10206001). Because of its size <br />and daily flows, the reuse of treated effluent for treatment plant process and <br />washdown water has proven quite economical for the City of La Porte. The <br />City of La Porte's municipal golf course along with one of the City parks, are <br />irrigated with plant effluent. This reuse program results in a savings of <br />approximately 100,000,0010 gallons of potable water per year. <br />PLAN OBJECTIVES <br />To reduce water consumption from levels that would prevail without conservation efforts <br />To reduce the loss and waste of water <br />To improve efficiency in the use of water <br />To implement a system to quantify the effects of the plan <br />In accordance with 30 TAC Chapter 288.2, the following five and ten year targets <br />have been established: <br />See Attached Table <br />Revised 2020 <br />