Utilities Department continues to increase emphasis on water conservation measures
to accomplish the established goals of;

1. Reducing unaccounted-for water to 10 percent through improved water use accounting, leak detection, and repair by the Year 2015.
2. Reducing the per capita per day consumption from an average of 130 gpcd to 110 gpcd by the Year 2015.
3. Increasing the percentage of beneficial re-use of effluent from the City's wastewater treatment facilities.
4. Continuing the use of increasing block water and wastewater rates to discourage excessive usage.

The City of Laredo Utilities Department has had a water conservation program in place since 1999.
The department has established a public education program with a high priority to teach young children the importance of water for the community. The department has teamed up with other City departments to make sure plumbing fixture standards are established and that Laredoans avail themselves of a retrofit and replacement program for outdated, water inefficient plumbling.
Internal changes within the department have been implemeneted to provide more rapid and efficient repair of broken lines as well as improving meter replacement. In the coming years the Department will enhance its ability to provide effluent reuse for beneficial purposes and reap the benefits of a once discarded valuable resource.
Our commitment to providing the best and most efficient quality and quantity of water to our customers is foremost in our duties; however, the conservation of our most important resource will continue to be among our highest priorities," said Adrian Montemayor of the Water Utilities Department.