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<br />performed by any homeowner and the City of Paris will seek new ways to bring these <br />valuable water saving tips to the customers. <br /> <br />6. Plumbing Retrofit: <br /> <br />Subchapter G. (Water Saving Performance Standards) of Chapter 290 of Title 30 of <br />the Texas Administrative Code establishes water efficiency standards for faucets, <br />lavatories, shower heads, drinking water fountains, toilets and other plumbing fixtures. <br />No person may sell, offer for sale, distribute or import into the state of Texas any fixture <br />not meeting these standards. No state licensed plumber may install any fixture not <br />meeting these standards. The City of Paris Building Inspector strictly enforces the state <br />law concerning these water saving fixtures for all new installations within the City. <br />Additionally, the Building Inspector, as well as most licensed plumbers working in the <br />City, routinely attend periodic workshops informing them of new fixtures meeting the <br />standard added to the list and the de-listing of those that may no longer qualify. <br /> <br />7. Recycling and Reuse: <br /> <br />Through the Industrial Pretreatment Program, the City of Paris works with large <br />high water demand industries to find ways to reduce water use and corresponding <br />wastewater discharge through various Pollution Prevention (P2) activities. Most <br />industries with cooling towers have installed closed-loop systems resulting in no <br />wastewater discharge and only require make-up water lost to evaporation. This one <br />activity of installing closed-loop systems (recycling) has resulted in a dramatic decrease <br />in water demand for these large users. This is only one example of many water saving <br />measures implemented by the larger users. These types of activities will continue and <br />further options for recycle and reuse will be pursued. ' <br /> <br />Many cities currently reduce municipal water demand by reuse of treated wastewater <br />effluent for irrigation of city parks and other facilities. Due to the location of the City of <br />Paris Wastewater Treatment Plant (6 miles north of the City), it is not currently <br />economically feasible to consider reuse of eft1uent for municipal purposes. Effluent is <br />reused however, for irrigation of agricultural land by a state-approved diversion permit. <br />The \Vastewater Treatment Plant also uses treated effluent as plant washdown water thus <br />reducing the demand for potable water for this purpose. <br /> <br />The Water Treatment Plant practices recycle and reuse by returning filter backwash <br />water for reprocessing. This water is metered and returned to the head of the plant and <br />mixed with raw water for treatment. <br /> <br />8. Water Use Auditing: <br /> <br />The City of Paris Utilities Department receives monthly reports of water sales <br />volumes from the Billing Office. These volumes are compared to metered raw and <br />treated water volumes to track lost or unaccounted for water. This is the initial phase of <br />early identification oflost water and corrective measures are pursued accordingly. Water <br />sales are further tracked by user type as residential, commercial, industrial and wholesale <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />, <br />iF <br />