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5.3 Water Waste Ordinances In 1994, the City adopted its first year-round water conservation ordinance. This ordinance was adopted along with the drought management rules, and prohibited both charity car washes and landscape watering with sprinklers during daytime hours. In 2004, the City adopted a revised Land Development Code which includes landscape water conservation measures for new development. These ordinances encourage developers and homebuilders to utilize low-water landscape materials, to limit turf areas to no more than 50% of the total landscape, and to properly prepare for new landscapes with at least 6 inches of high- quality soil. In September 2006, the City adopted revised and expanded year-round conservation rules (Appendix A). The water conservation plumbing code sets forth requirements for commercial car washes, cooling systems, decorative water features, commercial dining facilities, on-premise laundry facilities and landscape irrigation systems. The water conservation and drought response ordinance includes year-round rules that prohibit water waste, use of sprinklers during daytime hours, charity car washes, non-recirculating decorative water features and at-home car washing using open hoses. 5.4 Conservation Pricing In 1994, the City implemented an increasing block rate structure for all water customers. The rates have been amended numerous times to arrive at the current rate schedule (Appendix B). Each active account is charged a minimum bill based on water meter size. Cost for additional usage ranges from $4.45 up to $6.18 per thousand gallons for water customers within the corporate City limits, and $5.57 up to $7.72 per thousand gallons for rural water customers. The City offers a Lifeline rate for customers that qualify for financial assistance. Wastewater charges are based on metered water consumption. Industrial users may request alternative methodologies to determine wastewater use. Each active account is charged a minimum bill based on water meter size, with additional charges for use in excess of the minimum bill. Sewer charges for single-family residential accounts are capped at 8,000 gallons. Accounts with dedicated landscape meters are not charged for wastewater service. 8