The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Amendments required EPA to public guidelines to help utilities develop water conservation plans.  States may require water systems to prepare a plan consistent with the guidelines as a condition for receiving assistance from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.  The 1998 Water Conservation Plan Guidelines may be viewed and/or downloaded here.  

• Title Page, Table of Contents, and Executive Summary (PDF)(12 pp, 112 K)
• Part 1 Information for States — introduces the Guidelines and provides information to the States about their possible use (PDF)(34 pp, 378 K)
• Part 2 Overview of the Guidelines — provides a summary of the organization, content, and use of the Guidelines (PDF)(8 pp, 114 K)
• Part 3 Basic Guidelines — designed for use by water systems serving a population of 10,000 or less (PDF)(18 pp, 210 K)
• Part 4 Intermediate Guidelines — designed for use by water systems serving between 10,000 and 100,000 (PDF)(40 pp, 634 K)
• Part 5 Advanced Guidelines — designed for use by water systems serving over 100,000 people (PDF)(42 pp, 674 K)
• Appendix A: Water Conservation Measures (PDF)(20 pp, 200 K)
• Appendix B: Benchmarks Used in Conservation Planning (PDF)(6 pp, 183 K)
• Appendix C: Acronyms and Glossary (PDF)(8 pp, 50 K)
• Appendix D: Information Resources (PDF)(16 pp, 94 K)
• Appendix E: Federal Funding Sources for Water Conservation (PDF)(6 pp, 190 K)
• Appendix F: State Contact List (PDF)(10 pp, 183 K)