| Local Policy Description: | The City of Los Angeles climate action plan estimates that water conservation measures will result in an annual savings of 176,216 Acre Feet (AF). Conserving water also eliminates the electricity required for pumping and treating drinking water and for processing wastewater discharge.
Water Conservation
Water conservation, along with recycling, will be used to meet a substantial portion of the projected 12-percent increase in the city's water demand which population growth will create over the next decade. The Department of Water and Power (DWP) is committed to conservation as a means of providing a sustainable source of water supply to the City and ensuring the availability of a drought-proof resource that is not subject to environmental restrictions and weather conditions. The following measures are just some of the ways that the DWP provides leadership and results in the conservation area: tiered water pricing, plus financial incentives for the installation of ultra-low-flush toilets and water-efficient washing machines, the plumbing retrofit ordinance and bathroom retrofit kits, and the home survey program.
Technical assistance programs for business and industry, large landscape irrigation efficiency programs, system infrastructure maintenance, including pipeline replacement, pipeline corrosion control, and cement-mortar lining of older pipelines, and ongoing programs to educate communities, build involvement in conservation initiatives, and develop water-use awareness.
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