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q.A -2i DRAFT URBAN WATER MA NA G EMENT PLAN required for fire sprinkler systems, with associated monthly service charges. The City will continue to install and read meters on all new services, and will continue to conduct its large meter testing, calibration and replacement program. • BMP 5 Large Landscape Efficiencv In 2002, the City Council authorized participation in a regional program administered by the Bay Area Water Users Association ( BAWUA), providing BMP 5 services to all of its dedicated irrigation meter customers. This includes providing customers with customized water budgets each billing period based on weather conditions and site characteristics. The program also provides site surveys in which an irrigation expert visits selected sites to collect information and provide advice to improve irrigation efficiency and scheduling. • BMP 6. Clothes Washer Rebates The City has been participating in a regional program administered by BAWUA since August 2001, providing $150 rebates to customers who buy high- efficiency clothes washers for single - family residences. Since that time, Redwood City has approved and processed a total of 760 rebates, for a total expenditure to date of $114,000. The water savings that this represents is estimated at 3.9 million gallons, or nearly 12 acre -feet per year. Redwood City leads all BAWUA agencies in toilet rebates since the regional program began. The City is also considering participating in a regional program with a private firm to distribute high- efficiency washers to multiple - family and commercial customers using $250 rebates. ❑ BMP 7 Public Education Programs The City promotes water conservation through a variety of outreach efforts. Since May 2001, the City has produced a bimonthly newsletter distributed with the water bill (sample shown in Appendix D). Water conservation is a primary topic. The City also participates in several public fairs and events distributing water conservation brochures, water saving devices, and information regarding appropriate plantings, irrigation, and ways to conserve water. City water bills were redesigned in 1996 to show gallons used per day and water use for the previous 12 months. With BMP lb, the City has developed customized water use budgets shown on the water bill for all single - family homes based on its Water Allocation Program. ❑ BMP 8 School Education Programs The City continues to work with public and private schools in Redwood City to promote water conservation at school facilities and to educate students about these issues. The City provides educational materials for several grade levels including Hetch Hetchy water system maps, posters, activity books, teacher's guides, and videos. The City also sponsors an annual Water Conservation Poster Contest for grades in four categories (1 -3, 4 -6, 7 -8, and high school) and awards prizes for the best three entries in each category. The best posters are submitted to the regional Bay Area Water Users Association annual poster contest. Staff made school presentations for all grades, including water conservation stories such as "Peter and the Water Story", "Water Fun" and "The California Water Story". The Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation awarded the City the 1995 Business Environmental Award for their Water Conservation and Education Program. ❑ BMP 9 Commercial Industrial and Institutional Programs The City has not developed any water conservation programs for these sectors, other than landscape 11