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Orange County 5 <br />Effective: (date) Attachment <br />F. Water Conservation Action Plan <br />The Energy Task Group, Public Works Department and others involved coordinate <br />the development of an annual "Water Conservation Action Plan," <br />2. This annual plan identifies specific actions to be implemented or proposed and <br />estimated time lines ahd responsibilities for implementation, <br />3, The action plan is submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for review and <br />approval, in coordination with the annual budget process. <br />4, The action plan is reviewed and updated annually along with evaluation of the <br />previous year's performance, during the annual budget process. <br />G. Reporting, Benchmarking and Performance Measurement <br />1. Reporting <br />The Public Works department: <br />• Obtains information for all billing periods for each water billing to provide reports <br />on a monthly/quarterly and annual basis assessing progress, by building and/or <br />department where feasible as well as for the County as a whole, in reducing water <br />demand, This includes analysis of the information and assessment of trends. <br />Presents reports to department heads and the County Manager to aid in <br />determining if conservation efforts are meeting goals or additional efforts are <br />required. <br />• Presents reports to the Board of County Commissioners to advise them of <br />progress in conserving water. <br />2. Benchmarking/Performance Measurement <br />Reporting information is used to benchmark and measure performance: <br />From year-to-year (aggregate and by individual building) in keeping with <br />accepted industry practices, and <br />• Compared to results for organizations located in similar geographic areas, <br />