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MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES FOR COST SHARE SUPPORT OF BROWARD WATER PARTNERSHIP/CONSERVATION PAYS PROGRAM.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. The Broward County Board of County Commissioners (Broward County) continues to coordinate the Conservation Pays Program, a county-wide water conservation and incentives initiative with the purpose of promoting unified water conservation messaging, information, and services to benefit Broward County residents and water utilities.
2. On August 18, 2021, the City Commission approved the current Inter-local Agreement between Broward County and The City of Pembroke Pines for Cost Share Support of a Water Conservation Incentives Program which commenced October 1, 2021, and expires September 30, 2026.
3. The overall objective of the Conservation Pays Program is to encourage residents and businesses in Broward County to adopt enduring water conservation ethics that supports long-term water resource sustainability and to achieve permanent, measurable water savings through replacement of low efficiency plumbing fixtures with high efficiency models.
4. There are two principal components to the program:
? Implementation of an aggressive media campaign to promote the overall need for water conservation, provide residents and businesses with information on ways to reduce their water consumption, and promote the availability of program resources.
? Provision of incentives for retrofitting existing fixtures with new, high-efficiency plumbing fixtures through offers of free water-saving fixtures and rebates. Incentives and rebates will be provided for such retrofitting to include high-efficiency toilets, pre-rinse spray valves, faucet aerators, and shower-heads or other combinations of water-saving fixtures of equal value.
5. Since its formation, the Broward Water Part...
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