Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT › Division 86 - WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION PLANS › Section 690-086-0350 - Alternate Municipal WMCP: Water Supplier Conservation Element for Small Municipal Water Suppliers

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The water conservation element of an Alternate Municipal WMCP
				shall include at least the following:
(1) A progress report on the conservation
			 measures or other actions scheduled for implementation in a water management
			 and conservation plan previously approved by the Department, if any;
(2) A statement that the Small Municipal
			 Water Supplier's water use measurement and reporting program complies with the
			 measurement standards in OAR Chapter 690, Division 85, that a time extension or
			 waiver has been granted, or that the standards are not applicable;
(3) A description of other conservation
			 measures, if any, currently implemented by the Small Municipal Water Supplier,
			 including any measures required under water supply contracts; and
(4) A description of the specific activities,
			 along with a schedule that establishes five-year Benchmarks, for implementation
			 of each of the following conservation measures that are required of all Small
			 Municipal Water Suppliers:
(a) An annual
			 Water Audit that compares the quantity of water that enters and exits the
			 system;
(b) If the system is not
			 fully metered, a program to install meters on all un-metered Water Service
			 Connections. The program shall start immediately after the plan is approved and
			 shall identify the number of meters to be installed each year with full
			 Metering completed within ten years of approval of the water management and
			 conservation plan;
(c) A meter
			 testing and maintenance program;
(d) A rate structure under which customers'
			 bills are based, at least in part, on the quantity of water metered at the
			 service connections;
(e) If the
			 annual Water Audit indicates that Water Losses exceed 15 percent and the Small
			 Municipal Water Supplier serves a population greater than 300 people or has
			 more than 100 service connections:
(A) Within
			 two years of approval of the water management and conservation plan, the water
			 supplier shall provide a description identifying potential factors for the loss
			 and possible actions for remedy;
(B) If actions identified under subsection
			 (A) do not result in the reduction of water loss to less than 15 percent,
			 within five years of approval of the water management and conservation plan,
			 the water supplier shall develop and implement a program to detect and repair
			 leaks in the transmission and distribution system using methods and technology
			 appropriate to the size and capabilities of the Small Municipal Water Supplier,
			 a line replacement program detailing the size and length of pipe to be replaced
			 each year, or a similar program that will result in a reduction of Water
			 Losses.
(f) If the
			 annual Water Audit indicates that Water Losses exceed 15 percent and the Small
			 Municipal Water Supplier does not meet either the population or service
			 connection criteria listed in OAR 690-086-0350(4)(e), the water supplier shall
			 provide a description of how the supplier will identify potential factors for
			 the loss and decrease Water Losses over time by implementing a leak detection
			 program, a line replacement program, or other methodology that will result in a
			 reduction of Water Losses; and
(g)
			 A public education program to encourage efficient water use that, at a minimum,
			 distributes conservation materials prepared by the Department or other existing
			 sources to all customers prior to July 1st of each year.