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S. RETRORTPROG'RAMS <br />The City of La Porte makes information available through its education prograill <br />for plumbers and customers to use when purchasing and installing plurnbing <br />fixtures, lawn watering equipment, or water using appliances. Information <br />regarding retrofitting devices such as low -flow Shower heads or toilet dams that <br />reduce water use by replacing or modifying existing fixtures at, appliances will also <br />be provided. <br />4. UNIVERSAL METERING <br />The City of La Porte currently meters all water sales from its system, with the <br />exception of a few public uses. All wells are currently metered at the well <br />head. Well production meters and surface water nieters are tested on an <br />annual basis. The SOLI Me water meters are maintained within an accuracy of plus <br />or Minus 5%, Based oil the results of the accuracy tests, the meters are <br />calibrated, repaired or replaced as needed. <br />The program of universal metering will continue and is made a part of the Water <br />Conservation Plan. <br />5. WATER RATE STRUCTURES <br />The City of La Porte has adopted an Increasing Block Rate Structure. A copy of <br />the Current water rate Structure is attached in Appendix B and is made part of the <br />Water Conservation Plan. <br />6. METER REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT <br />The City of La Porte currently owns and operates equipment for small meter <br />testing. The testing of large meters is conducted by contract forces. The meter <br />repair and' testing program is structured per AWWA recomme tided ation s as <br />follows: <br />1, Major Production meters - test once per year <br />2. Meters larger than four inch — random testing every 5 years <br />3. Meters larger than one inch - random testing every 7 years <br />4. Meters smaller than one inch - randorn testing every 10 years <br />In addition, the City will verify that each meter, in the system is property Sized for <br />the average volume of water being used in accordance with the manufacturers' <br />specification for the moter. Based an testing and field evaluation, meters are <br />repaired or replaced as needed. <br />Ell <br />