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<br />programs, and additional landscaping to reduce demand for treate <br />potable water. <br />2)Protecting important and finite natural resources such as air an <br />quality, wildlife habitat, and open space lands. <br />3)Reducing solid waste to landfills through continued improvements <br />recycling, composting, and diversion of solid waste from landfil <br />4)Reducing the long-term operational costs of public infrastructur <br />thereby maximizing the use of taxpayer dollars. <br />5)Increasing the amount of outreach to encourage both the private <br />and citizens of La Porte to adopt sustainable practices. <br /> <br />Based on these planning considerations, the following goals, act <br />initiatives address specific issues and needs identified during <br />participation process (and outlined in Chapter 1, Plan Context). <br /> <br />Actions and Initiatives <br />1)Determine a plan of action to reduce per capita per day water us <br />five percent within five years of <br />2009 Water Conservation Plan. In the same timeframe, maintain a <br />of unaccounted water loss at 12 percent or less. Within 10 years <br />should achieve a 10 percent reduction in per capita per day wate <br />20 <br />and maintain a level of unaccounted water loss at 10 percent or <br />2)Adopt a long-term energy strategy to include an energy plan that <br />enumerates reduction goals based on the current energy usage. A <br />modest reduction of 10 percent in building energy usage is achie <br />under such plan. <br />3)ed <br />public <br />communication. <br />4)Analyze the current water rate structure to determine its effect <br />achieving reduced water consumption, particularly from outdoor <br />watering. <br />5)Consider sub-metering for all installed irrigation systems so th <br />individual watering of landscapes can be tracked and managed ove <br />time. <br />6)Incentivize clustered development, e.g.; through density bonuses <br />that larger areas of natural resources are protected; more natur <br />are available for flood and drainage control, and less infrastructu <br />required to serve the development; which means that there will b <br />infrastructure for the City to maintain over the long-term. <br /> <br />20 <br /> For the purposes of calculations, the 2009 Water Conservation Pl <br />per capita water use is equated to the use per connection. The f- and 10-year <br />targets are based on a five- and 10-year rolling annual average. <br />3.23 <br /> <br />2. <br />uv Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />