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Jan.8,2015 2015 JAN 12 r qp 1I 3� S6 Attn. Clerk of the Council, Santa Ana City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza,Santa Ana, 92702 CITY OF SANTA ANA CLERK OF COUNC3 - Subject: Written protest to Water and Sewer Rate Change From : Cosmo L. Innamorato 2600A W. Segerstrom Avenue Santa Ana, California 920704 Village Walk Townhomes Parcel- 933 - 071 -55 I protest both the water and sewer rate changes. I believe that the City and Water District must implememnt more stringent conservation methods and penalize waste as a solution to the issue. NOT Tax and Fee increases. Encourage through financial incentives the use of low flow water devices and methods as well as low water consumption landscaping through out the city, individual and community properties. 1 worked in manufacturing for thirty years and through recycling and procedure changes cut water use by 50% using these methods. I was required by OC Sanitation to come up with a proposal , set a goal and a timeline and to report progress. The water district should partner with cities in and communites in the Southwest US to review their solutions to this issue. Develop a good program such as systematically replacement median grasses with low water need plants . For HOAs for instance, a count of spinkler heads and a goal to reduce them by a percentage (10% in a year) use of mulch to retain moisture. The Water district should inspect their highest volume consumers first and recommmend use, waste minimization and recycling alternatives and provide incentives to implement goals with deadlines. ( 10% consumption Water district should then move to the next volume level of consumers and repeat the program until complete. As new technologies come on board repeat the process on an on going basis. There are hundreds of ways to cut water consumption through equipment and education of the public. Conserve the consumption and you cut the sewer volume. I protest the increase proposed for Water and Sewer Rates as presented to me in the mailer Dated December 29, 2014 Best Regards, /eP4 71f 0-/5' eO,5Z 75A -42