Water Use Efficiency (WUE)
In response to the Washington Legislature passing the Water Use Efficiency (WUE) Act of 1989 and an amendment to the Act in 2003, the Department of Health has developed guidelines and reporting requirements for municipal water systems to provide for water conservation. The goal for the Camas Water Department is to be below ten percent water loss. Below are goals and measures we are asking your help with. We continue to ask the citizens of Camas to conserve water by using water saving devices, fix leaking fixtures, and use odd/even watering rotation for irrigation. For more water conservation tips, visit our water-sewer page: Conservation Tips.
The City of Camas is still experiencing a drop in peak daily demand for water consumption. In part this is due to a new rate structure, new meter installs with data logging features, a tough economy, and better consumer awareness in water usage.
The City of Camas water-saving goals include the following:
- Reduce the customer consumption per ERU by one percent or approximately two gpd per year over the next six years.
- The City will continue to reduce distribution system loss to at or below ten percent for the next five years.
The City of Camas water-saving measures include the following:
- Continue replacing industrial, commercial, and residential service meters with new Neptune R900i meters within three years to a new Neptune enhaced R900i radio read meters, which will allow us to data log usage with tools to notify customers about continuous leaks or high consumption.
- Continue an aggressive leak-detection program. Inform consumers of this helpful information by reading the Family Fact sheet public awareness of leaks in the home.
- Encourage the installation of smart controllers on irrigation systems for the school district and industrial users.
- Educate the public on water-saving devices, and distribute water conservation kits and water-saving devices to homeowners.
- Continue metering all sources.
- Replacing water mains and service lines on an annual basis--problematic areas, and Capital Projects with a new Comprehensive Water Plan replacing old infrastructure. For questions, call our office at 360.817-1563.
