Water Use Efficiency Rule Meeting 5/25
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Water Use Efficiency Rule (WUE):
The Lakewood Water District will conduct a public meeting to receive public input and comment on the District’s goals for the next six years as they relate to its Water Use Efficiency Program pursuant to WAC 246-290-800(2) and direction from the Washington State Department of Health. The meeting is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2021 via a Microsoft Teams Meeting. The call-in number is (253) 363-9498, the Phone Conference ID # is 591 092 035#. All are welcome to attend.
Lakewood Water District is compliant with all facets of the Water Use efficiency rule.
In drafting the goals for the next 6 years, the District plans to continue its educational efforts to promote responsible use of the resources we provide, much as we have in our previous goals. In addition to the measures and educational programs we have in place at this time, we will again be reducing consumption within our District through the use of an economic tool. We anticipate reducing the consumption at the continued rate of ¼ percent (1/4%) per year over the next six years by increasing the base consumption rates as an economic incentive, emphasizing the responsible use of this life-critical resource and reduction of uses that don’t provide benefits to the user or the community.
The District’s lost water for last year was 7.25 percent with a three-year average of 8.6 percent, all well below the 10 percent maximum reporting level. This speaks to the value of the R&R (Replacement & Rehabilitation) program, the Leak Detection Program, and the long-term success of the new meters and the AMI system. LWD is pleased to have shown such a significant reduction in this unaccounted-for water from as high as 15 percent to 7.25 percent last year and to have successfully maintained this reduction over the last number of years.
Additional information is available on the Department of Health website at:
