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Public Meeting on City Water Conservation Next Tuesday

3rd March, 2010 - Posted by katherine - No Comments

As reported in the Statesman, Austin’s Water Conservation Implementation Task Force and Austin Water Utility will be hosting a public meeting next Tuesday, March 9th at 6PM to discuss a draft of the “Water Conservation 2020: Strategic Recommendations” report.  The proposal would set a of goal of cutting the per capita consumption of water to 140 gallons a day by 2020. The per capita average consumption for Austin for the last 14 years was about 171 gallons a day. To read the draft report, click here.   The Task Force will be listening to public input before finalizing its report for presentation to City Council, so if you have views on water conservation, try to attend the meeting or call the Austin Water Conservation Division at 974-2199.