Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT › Division 86 - WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION PLANS › Section 690-086-0150 - Municipal Water Conservation Element for a Municipal WMCP

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The water conservation element of a Municipal WMCP shall
				include at least the following:
(1) A
			 progress report on the conservation measures scheduled for implementation in a
			 water management and conservation plan previously approved by the Department,
			 if any;
(2) A description of the
			 water supplier's water use measurement and reporting program and a statement
			 that the 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 water supplier, including any measures required under water supply
			 contracts;
(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 Municipal Water Suppliers:
(a) An annual Water Audit that includes a
			 systematic and documented methodology for estimating any un-metered authorized
			 and unauthorized uses, and an analysis of the water supplier's own water use to
			 identify alternatives to increase efficiency;
(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 five 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
			 the system's Water Losses exceed 10 percent:
(A) Within two years of approval of the water
			 management and conservation plan, the water supplier shall provide a
			 description and analysis identifying potential factors for the loss and
			 selected actions for remedy;
(B) If
			 actions identified under subsection (A) do not result in the reduction of Water
			 Losses to 10 percent or less, within five years of approval of the water
			 management and conservation plan, the water supplier shall:
(i) Develop and implement a regularly
			 scheduled and systematic program to detect and repair leaks in the transmission
			 and distribution system using methods and technology appropriate to the size
			 and capabilities of the Municipal Water Supplier or a line replacement program
			 detailing the size and length of pipe to be replaced each year; or,
(ii) Develop and implement a water loss
			 control program consistent with American Water Works Association's
			 standards.
(f) A public education program commensurate
			 to the size of the Municipal Water Supplier to encourage efficient indoor and
			 outdoor water use that includes regular communication of the supplier's water
			 conservation activities and schedule to customers;