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of each year. National Drinking Water Week offers tours of the treatment plant, participation by schools and youth clubs, public service announcements and Utilities personnel are guest speakers to schools, civic groups and other meetings in promoting utilities awareness and conservation. Water conservation literature can also be made available at the Utilities Billing Office and an insert in the monthly bill can inform customers of the availability of this information. 2. Conservation Oriented Rate Structure: The City of Paris charges a base rate for the first increment of usage in cubic feet for all customers, both residential and commercial, based on meter size. Charges for usage in excess of the base volume charge are at a constant rate per 100 cubic feet. Increased usage does not result in a lower rate of charge, therefore, excessive use is not encouraged. See Appendix A for rate schedule. 3. Universal Metering, Meter Testing, Repair and Replacement: All connections in the City of Paris are metered. The Billing Office routinely sends a list of meters to be replaced to the meter shop at Public Works based on the age of the meter at the address. All new installations are touch -read, automatic reading systems that eliminate the possibility of human error caused by visually mis- reading the register. All meters repaired or even new from the factory, are tested for accuracy before installation. All meters of sizes 3" and greater are tested annually for accuracy. A meter is considered acceptable only if the accuracy is within standards set forth by (lie American Water Works .Association (AWWA) for the particular meter type. 4. Leak Detection and Repair: The City of Paris has a very progressive leak detection and repair program. The Public Works Department actively seeks out and repairs all leaks on a timely basis with larger leaks having priority for repair over smaller leaks. Leak reports are also turned in by Utilities, Meter Readers, Sanitation, Engineering, Fire, Police and all other departments in the City to the Public Works Department for repair. Leaks are also reported by the public and other utility companies as well. Public Works investigates all reports promptly and conducts repairs as soon as possible. Public Works also maintains an on -call crew to repair leaks and sewer stoppages on weekends, holidays and after hours. Several pressure monitoring devices are located at various points throughout the distribution system and are connected to the SCADA system at various lift stations. A leak near any of these pressure monitors triggers an alarm at the Water Treatment Plant and Public Works is notified of a probable leak in the area. 5. Water Conserving Landscaping: The Utilities Department has distributed TWDB information on proper lawn watering and xeriscaping for many years and will continue to furnish this information in the future as part of our public education program. Xeriscaping (using drought- tolerant, 3