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06/08/2015 c. consider the relative water use and consenration practices of their customers and target those with higher water use to achieve proportionally greater reductions than those with low use; d. minimize finanaal impacts to low-income customers; e. preserve safe indoor water supplies in areas with very low R-GPCD and where necessary to protect public health and safety; f. promote low-water use methods of preserving appropriate defensible space in fire-prone areas, consistent with local fire district requirements; g. educate customers on the preservation of trees; h. promote on-site reuse of water; and i. promptly notify staff of the supplier's need for an alternate method of compliance pursuant to resolved paragraph 16. 11.The State Water Board calls upon all businesses within California's travel and tourism sectors to inform visitors of California's dire drought situation and actions visitors should take to consenre water; 12.The State Water Board commends wholesale water agencies that have set aggressive conservation targets for their retail water suppliers; 13.The State Water Board commends water suppliers that have made investments to boost drought-resistant supplies, such as advanced treated recycled water and desalination. Those investments help to make communities more resilient in the face of drought; 14. The State Water Board commends the many water suppliers that have already surpassed their 20x2020 conservation targets. Long-term conservation efforts are critical to maintaining economic and social wel�being, especially in light of the impacts of climate change on California's hydrology; 15. During this drought emergency, heightened conservation that extends urban resilience is necessary. The State Water Board's focus is primarily on immediate reductions in outdoor water use. Some short-term conservation efforts, such as landscape conversions and installation of efficient appliances, will also support long-term conservation objectives, and are encouraged wherever possible; 16.The State Water Board recognizes that some commercial and industrial customers, while accounting for a significant portion of total use in a service area, have already taken steps to significantty reduce their water consumption and cannot further reduce their use without substantial impacts. However,the Board also recognizes that in many areas there are significant opportunities for reductions in water use by industries and commercial enterprises that have yet to take action, especially those with large areas of non-functional turF. The Board directs staff to respond promptly upon receipt of any request for alternate enforceable methods of compliance. If the supplier believes the conservation standard is unachievable due to firm commerciaf and industrial water use 5 5 RESO.#15418 MUFF#802