Conservation Measures

The following is a list of the 19 water conservation measures required by the Plan. The first 12 measures are described in Section 5 of the 2009 Water Supply and Water Conservation Plan. The most recent measures (13 - 19) were added to the plan as an amendment in December 2010.

1. Conservation pricing
2. Replace older, inefficient plumbing fixtures
3. Pre-rinse spray valve retrofit education program
4. Rain sensor shut-off switches on new irrigation systems
5. Sub-unit meters in new multi-family buildings
6. Assess and reduce water system leakage
7. Residential water audits
8. Low-flow retrofit kits for residential users
9. Commercial water audits
10. Education and public awareness
11. Install high efficiency toilets and high efficiency urinals in government buildings
12. New car washes to recycle water
13. Expedite existing programs to identify and reduce both real and apparent water losses*
14. Multi-family high efficiency toilet rebate program*
15. Install meters with point of use leak detection*
16. Require private fire lines to be metered*
17. Maintain a water conservation program*
18. Water waste policy to reduce outdoor water waste
19. High efficiency plumbing fixtures consistent with state legislation

*Indicates that implementation of this measure is only required by the water systems that receive their water supply directly from Lake Lanier or the Chattahoochee River; this includes all of the water systems in Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, and Hall Counties and those systems in Fulton County except for the cities of Palmetto, College Park, and East Point.