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City of Redwood City Recycled Water Task Force Report Mar� , Z004 �� currently offer financial incentives to replace toilets in commercial buildings with ultra-low flow toilets. Based on information provided by Dr. Whitcomb, a prc;�am tazgeting restaurants and retail/wholesale buildings would reduce potable water demana by approximately 48 AF/Y in 2004. Since all new toilets aze required to be ultra-low flow, nar•iral life-cycle replacement of commercial toilets results in a moving baseline for measuring reductions in potable water demand. Thus, the potable water demand reduction achieved from this program declines over time (e.g., 31 AF/Y in 2010 and 0 AF/Y in 2020). T'he cost of this program is estimated to be $500,000. In the event that additional potable water demand reductions aze needed in the future, the Task Force recommends that the City consider implementing a program providing financial incentives to replace toilets in restaurants and retail/wholesale buildings with ultra-low flow toilets. 3.2.3. OPM #3 — Promote Conservation To increase community awareness of the opportunities for water conservation, the Task Force recommends that the City consider implementing the following conservation promotion ideas. The City should consider creating a new section on its web site that posts information on water conservation, including information about water-saving devices, rebate progams, attractive water-efficient landscaping, alternative water sources such as well water and rainwater harvesting, and water use surveys (see htto://www.h2ouse.orel, a site developed by the California Urban Water Conservation Council). A hodine providing similar information could also be established. The City should also consider evaluating and rewazding water efficiency when judging properties for home beautification or business renovation awazds. In addition, the City should explore ways to encourage participants in rebate or device replacement programs to consider additional conservation opportunities. For example, the City could routinely provide information regarding water use surveys and toilet replacement incentives to people applying for rebates on water-efficient washers. 3.2.4. OPM #4 — Adopt an Ordinance to Implemenf Conservation Measures The Task Force recommends that the City adopt an ordinance to implement potable water conservation measures, including dual plumbing in new commercial construction and, possibly, OPM #5, OPM #6, and OPM #7. 3.2. S. OPM #5 — Consider Requiring Low-Flow Urinals in New Construction Urinals normally meet the low-flow toilet requirement of one ga(lon per flush. However, there are urinals on the market that use only 0.5 gallon per flush. The Task Force recommends that the City consider requiring urinals in new construction to use 0.5 gallon or less per flush. Page 10 of 12