Revisions to P-0095 Energy Conservation Policy, P-0097 Water Conversation Policy for County Facilities - now "Utility Reduction and Conservation Policy for County Facilities"

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Orange County Effective: July 1 , 2013 Working with the Asset Management Services Department to identify energy and water reduction techniques or systems that can be implemented without affecting service delivery to the department's customers as well as bringing to their attention any areas that require further action to address. 6. Employees County employees are responsible for: • Becoming knowledgeable about the County's energy and water conservation policies and initiatives and complying with these policies. • Advising their supervisor of any circumstance that prevents adherence to the County's policies. • Bringing forward ideas and suggestions for energy and water conservation and efficiency that may not have been identified to them. F. Energy and Water Conservation Action Plan 1 . The Conservation Management Team, Asset Management Services Department and others involved, coordinates the development of an annual "Energy and Water Conservation Action Plan." 2. This annual plan identifies specific actions to be implemented, proposed or estimated time lines, and responsibilities for implementation. 3. The action plan is submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for review and approval, as part of the annual budget process. 4. The action plan is reviewed and updated annually along with evaluation of the previous year's performance, during the annual "Update and Scorecard Results" report. G. Reporting, Benchmarking and Performance Measurement Reporting 1 . The Asset Management Services Department: Ensures information for all billing periods for each energy and water utility (electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and propane gas) is accurately recorded each month and assesses progress, by building and/or department where feasible as