Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

SECTON 6 – MITIGATION FOR SECONDARY AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

Figure 6-1 Annual Average Overall Water Use in Gallons per Capita per Day, 1995 through 2011

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6.2.6.1 Voluntary Water Conservation The Towns of Cary and Morrisville focus their voluntary water conservation programs on education. The Water Conservation team has developed a broad spectrum of initiatives to educate the public about water and water conservation issues. This team employs numerous educational programs designed to reach individuals, families, neighborhoods, and schools. These programs include direct mailings, community newsletters, general newspaper and utility bill inserts, television ads, flyers, yearly distribution of Annual Drinking Water Quality reports to all residents, and web site information. Other educational activities include: offering workshops on water-efficient landscaping, giving presentations to local civic groups, organizing and developing elementary school activities involving water conservation lessons, distributing low-flow showerheads and aerators at community functions, and conducting indoor water use audits for residents on request. The Town’s summer water conservation campaign, known as “Beat the Peak,” involves utility bill inserts and other mailings; newspaper, radio, and TV advertisements; workshops; and the Town of Cary’s web site. Staff members are available to speak to civic groups and to advise individual homeowners and businesses on using water efficiently. Workshops and special events address indoor and outdoor water use. To address the special needs of the Town’s automatic irrigation customers and the landscaping/ irrigation industry, the Water Conservation Program team sponsors workshops targeted at improving irrigation techniques and practices. The Irrigation Association conducts some of these workshops in conjunction with Town staff.

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