312 IAC 6.2-2-7 - Voluntary conservation and efficiency
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-25
Affected: IC 14-25-7-15; IC 14-25-15-1
Sec. 7.
(a) This
section identifies voluntary conservation and efficiency objectives in the
basin of Indiana as anticipated by Resolution 5, including:
(1) guiding programs toward long-term
sustainable water use;
(2) adopting
and implementing supply and demand management to promote efficient use and
conservation of water resources;
(3) improving monitoring and standardizing
data reporting among state and provincial water conservation and efficiency
programs;
(4) developing science,
technology, and research; and
(5)
developing education programs and information sharing for all water
users.
(b) Consistent
with Section 4.2 of IC
14-25-15-1,
all facilities registered under IC
14-25-7-15
are encouraged to consider and implement measures such as the following:
(1) The development and submission to the
division for comment of a water conservation and management plan as follows:
(A) Components may include the following:
(i) A description and quantification of
current water use and reuse as identified by a water audit.
(ii) Water conservation goals.
(iii) Current and proposed metering
activity.
(iv) Methods to control
unaccounted water.
(v) Methods for
water reuse.
(vi) Methods for leak
detection and repair.
(vii) Other
conservation or efficiency measures employed or considered.
(B) An implementation timeline.
(C) A monitoring plan.
(2) The implementation of best management
practices developed by the department for the following use categories:
(A) Industrial.
(B) Energy production.
(C) Irrigation.
(D) Public water supply.
(E) Rural and other.
(3) The use of other recognized conservation
and efficiency programs and information developed by the following:
(A) United States Environmental Protection
Agency.
(B) American Ground Water
Trust.
(C) Alliance for Water
Efficiency.
(D) Indiana's Water
Shortage Plan.
(E) Another
governmental agency or nongovernmental organization.
(4) Reporting participation in a water
conservation and efficiency program. The report may include any of the
following:
(A) Elements of the
program.
(B) The resulting savings
in water use quantified in gallons or liters. They may include financial
savings from reductions to:
(i) chemical
treatments for public water supply;
(ii)
expenditures on infrastructure;
(iii) pesticides or herbicides; or
(iv) additives to irrigation
water.
(C) Any other
information supporting improved understanding of conservation and efficiency
programs.
(5)
Participation in department surveys and questionnaires that seek accurate and
timely data regarding conservation and efficiency programs.
(c) The department shall make an
annual assessment of the extent to which conservation and efficiency programs
meet goals and objectives. The department shall provide the assessment as
follows:
(1) Annually to the council and the
regional body.
(2) On the
department's website and as otherwise practicable to the public.
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