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f) Rate structures, such as tiered, seasonal, excess
use, goal-based, or time-of-day.
3.3.1
Public Information. The average resident or employee
on your installation has very little knowledge about your water
cost or usage. Getting their attention, educating them, and
getting their commitment to assist in saving water is critical to
a successful water conservation program. "Water Conservation," by
Maddaus (refer to references) contains a number of strategies to
accomplish this. Briefly, this involves developing a theme for
your water conservation program such as "Use Water Wisely," or
"An Oasis Needs Water, Save It." Then you need to target your
audience: in-school education for children, bulletin boards in
the work spaces of your biggest water users, newspapers, radio or
television for family housing occupants. There are many ways to
get the message of water conservation out to the employees and
occupants of your installation, but remember your approach needs
to be structured and have the support and attention of the entire
chain of command. A successful base personnel awareness program
could achieve about a four percent reduction in your water usage.
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