Water conservation - 27 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3120

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     § 3120.  Water conservation.
        (a)  Technical assistance center.--The department shall
     establish and maintain a water resources technical assistance
     center to promote voluntary water conservation and to provide
     technical assistance on water resources uses issues, including
     methods for efficient water use, including reduction of
     unaccounted-for water loss and the replenishment and
     conservation of water resources. The center shall:
            (1)  Establish a voluntary Statewide water conservation
        program for all water users.
            (2)  Establish guidelines for the development of
        voluntary water use reduction plans in critical water
        planning areas.
            (3)  Establish voluntary water use reduction goals for
        all water users.
            (4)  Identify water conservation principles, practices
        and technology to assist all water users in conserving water.
            (5)  Develop a water conservation educational program for
        households, industry and other water users.
            (6)  Establish a Governor's Water Conservation Award to
        recognize outstanding conservation of water.
            (7)  Develop a program to promote voluntary reduction of
        unaccounted for water loss.
            (8)  Identify principles, practices and technologies to
        encourage groundwater recharge.
        (b)  Grant approval.--When approving funding pursuant to the
     act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known as the Pennsylvania
     Infrastructure Investment Authority Act, the Pennsylvania
     Infrastructure Investment Authority shall give special
     consideration to funding projects that:
            (1)  address unaccounted-for water loss or that implement
        water conservation practices by a public water supply agency
        whose unaccounted-for water loss rate exceeds 20%, provided
        that, as a condition for such assistance, the applicant shall
        agree to attempt to recover the true cost of service from
        ratepayers and adopt and implement a water system management
        program that conforms to minimum standards established by the
        department, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission or any
        Compact Basin Commission for water metering, meter testing
        and replacement, leak detection, unaccounted-for water
        tracking and reporting and conservation education; or
            (2)  provide for interconnection between water systems to
        improve reliability.

        Cross References.  Section 3120 is referred to in section
     3121 of this title.

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