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City of Ramsey Local Water Supply Plan <br />Table 26. Strategies and timeframe to reduce institutional, commercial industrial, and <br />agricultural and non -revenue use demand <br />Strategy to reduce total business, industry, agricultural demand <br />Timeframe for completing work <br />❑ Conduct a facility water use audit for both indoor and outdoor <br />use, including system components <br />0 Install enhanced meters capable of automated readings to <br />detect spikes in consumption <br />Leak detection reports are generated, letters <br />are sent to each customer. Follow up letters <br />are sent. <br />❑ Compare facility water use to related industry benchmarks, if <br />available (e.g., meat processing, dairy, fruit and vegetable, <br />beverage, textiles, paper/pulp, metals, technology, petroleum <br />refining etc.) <br />❑ Install water conservation fixtures and appliances or change <br />processes to conserve water <br />0 Repair leaking system components (e.g., pipes, valves) <br />Leaks are investigated and repaired. <br />❑ Investigate the reuse of reclaimed water (e.g., stormwater, <br />wastewater effluent, process wastewater, etc.) <br />0 Reduce outdoor water use (e.g., turf replacement/reduction, <br />rain gardens, rain barrels, smart irrigation, outdoor water use <br />meters, etc.) <br />The City is open to installation of rain gardens <br />on commercial projects <br />❑ Train employees how to conserve water <br />0 Implement a notification system to inform non-residential <br />customers when water availability conditions change. <br />The odd/ even signs are posted in locations <br />where residents and commercial customers <br />see them. <br />❑ Rainwater catchment systems intended to supply uses such as <br />water closets, urinals, trap primers for floor drains and floor <br />sinks, industrial processes, water features, vehicle washing <br />facilities, cooling tower makeup, and similar uses shall be <br />approved by the commissioner. Proposed plumbing code <br />4714.1702.1 http://www.dli.mn.gov/PDF/docket/4714rule.pdf <br />❑ Describe other plans: <br />Objective 4: Achieve a Decreasing Trend in Total Per Capita Demand <br />Include as Appendix 8 one graph showing total per capita water demand for each customer <br />category (i.e., residential, institutional, commercial, industrial) from 2005-2014 and add the <br />calculated/estimated linear trend for the next 10 years. <br />Describe the trend for each customer category; explain the reason(s) for the trends, and where <br />trends are increasing. <br />Water demand has been decreasing over the last 10 years. Non -essential use is not declining as <br />fast as Residential or C/I/I. Residential has shown the largest decrease which correlates to the <br />rate structure change and requiring better topsoil for all new construction green areas. <br />Objective 5: Reduce Peak Day Demand so that the Ratio of Average Maximum day to <br />the Average Day is less than 2.6 <br />42 <br />April 7, 2017 <br />