Water conservation

Install for one or more city-owned/school buildings one of the following efficiency measures:

Adopt environmentally preferable covenant guidelines for new common interest communities addressing issues such as stormwater, greywater, native vegetation, growing food, clothes lines, electric vehicle charging, and renewable energy.

Establish an on-going budget and program for decreasing inflow and infiltration into sewer lines and losses in drinking water systems.

Create park/city land management standards/practices that maximize at least one of the following:

Create or participate in a marketing/outreach program to connect businesses with assistance providers, including utilities, who provide personalized energy, waste or sustainability audits and assistance.

Require purchase of U.S. EPA WaterSense-certified products.

Document that at least one business/building uses waste heat or water discharge from another business or conducts materials exchange activities with another organization.

Integrate green building and EV charging best practices information and assistance into the building permit process.

Adopt low-impact design standards in parks and trails that infiltrate or retain all 2 inch, 24-hour stormwater events on site.