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Water meter use could be required; Plan calls for installation in new multifamily units

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on March 8, 2010 at 8:03 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

“San Diego is poised to set a regional water conservation benchmark by forcing developers of new multifamily and mixed-use complexes to install water meters for each unit.

The City Council takes up a proposed ordinance tomorrow after months of fine-tuning. The proposal is widely expected to pass, creating what several water experts said would be a first in the county. It would require submetering for new complexes with three or more units and in cases when an entire interior drinking water system is replaced for a complex with three or more homes. Some exemptions apply.

“We wanted it to be good enough that others in the county use it and follow it,” said Alan Pentico, director of public affairs of the San Diego County Apartment Association. … “

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March 8, 2010 · Filed Under Conservation, San Diego

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