(1) Municipal water suppliers shall develop an annual water use efficiency performance report and must:
- (a) Send the water use efficiency performance reports to the department and the consumers by July 1st of each year for the previous year and make them available to the public;
- (b) For systems serving one thousand or more total connections, develop the first water use efficiency performance report by July 1, 2008;
- (c) For systems serving less than one thousand total connections, develop the first water use efficiency performance report by July 1, 2009; and
- (d) Municipal water suppliers shall submit performance reports in a manner specified by the department.
(2) Water use efficiency performance reports shall include:
- (a) Total annual production. Systems with multiple sources may provide aggregate data;
- (b) Annual water distribution system leakage totals in accordance with WAC 246-290-820;
- (c) A description of the system's water use efficiency goals set in accordance with WAC 246-290-830;
- (d) A schedule for achieving the goals;
- (e) A narrative description of progress toward achieving the goals; and
- (f) Report the status of meter installation and all actions taken to minimize leakage.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.119A.180. WSR 07-02-025B, § 246-290-840, filed 12/22/06, effective 1/22/07.]