P-0097 - Water Conservation Policy for County Facilities

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County employees are responsible for: • Becomin knowled eable about the Count 's water con rv g g y se anon poltcies and initiatives and complying with these policies. Advising the supervisor of any circumstance that prevents adherence to the County 's policies. Bringing forward ideas and suggestions for water conservation that may not have been identified to them. F. Water Conservation Action Plan The Energy Task Group, Public Works Department and others involved coordinate the development of an annual "Water Conservation Action Plan." This annual plan identifies specific actions to be implemented or proposed and estimated time lines and responsibilities for implementation. The action plan is submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for review and approval, in coordination with the annual budget process. The action plan is reviewed and updated annually along with evaluation of the previous • year's performance, during the annual budget process. G. Reporting, Benchmarking and Performance Measurement Reporting The Public Works department: Obtains information for all billing periods for each water billing to provide reports on a monthly/quarterly and annual basis assessing progress, by building and/or department where feasible as well as for the County as a whole, in reducing water demand. This includes analysis of the information and assessment of trends. Presents reports to department heads and the County Manager to aid in determining if conservation efforts are meeting goals or additional efforts are required. Presents reports to the Board of County Commissioners to advise them of progress in conserving water. Benchmarking/Performance Measurement Reporting information is used to benchmark and measure performance: •