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A RESOLUTION ENDORSING WATER SAVING DEVICES AND REQUESTING OWASA TO ADOPT CERTAIN WATER CONSERVATION POLICIES WHEREAS, water conservation saves money for water consumers by reducing the number of gallons of water consumed and by reducing the need for more capital spending and infrastructure necessitated to meet increasing water demands; and WHEREAS, water conservation protects the environment by conserving our water resources; and WHEREAS, the marketplace has available water - saving appliances and fixtures, such as 1 and 1.5 gallon flush toilets, 2 gallon per minute shower heads, faucets with aerators and conserving washing machines and dishwashers that effectively reduce the amounts of water used in showers, kitchen sinks and toilets, and can result in significant water conservation; and WHEREAS, the marketplace has available other water - saving appliances and fixtures that can be used to upgrade existing commercial buildings, single - family homes and multi - family housing and significantly reduce water consumption; and WHEREAS, there exists other water consumption policies and measures that can assist in reducing water consumption in Orange County, including but not limited to educational programs to increase consumer awareness about water consumption, the modification of water bills to show consumption in gallons per day, encouraging retrofitting of fixtures, the keeping of the records of firefighting and training water usage, street cleaning usage and watering of shrubs and plants by city, county and volunteer fire departments, the keeping of records for water usage or loss due to line breakage and new water line flushing, the keeping of records or estimation of construction water usage, the keeping of records for the university and hospital water usages, improvements in metering of water usage, annual proclamation of water week with other utilities and municipalities to heighten awareness of water as a limited resource, the encouragement of water reducing devices, and the development of long -term plan wastewater reuse, a comprehensive water audit to detect water leaks, the development of a least cost approach to an overall water demand management plan for OWASA's customers, and the publication of per - capita consumption figures to make the trends available to the public; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners supports these measures and policies to reduce water consumption in Orange County.