Section 490-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Water Use and Efficiency Progress Reporting for Major Public Water SuppliersA. Suppliers shall report on forms and/or in a format as established by the Board. B. Suppliers shall prepare a Water Efficiency and Demand Management Strategy (DMS) to achieve targets identified in § 1.4 of this Part through the application of required methods in § 1.5(A) of this Part and through the application of selected optional methods listed in § 1.5(B) of this Part and or any other methods as appropriate. 1. The DMS shall constitute an amendment to and appendix of the Water Supply System Management Plan (WSSMP) 2. The DMS shall include a description of actions to be taken to address each of the targets outlined in § 1.6 of this Part.3. The DMS shall include a description of how the methods outlined in § 1.5 of this Part are to be implemented as regulation of the DMS. 4. The DMS shall include a schedule and timeline for completing each of the actions included in the plan. 5. The DMS is subject to review and approval by the Board. 6. Once completed and appended to the Water Supply System Management Plan (WSSMP), the DMS requirements and progress shall be referenced and reviewed pursuant to the Rules and Procedures of the Water Supply System Management Program. 7. Progress in achieving the goals and implementing the DMS shall be reported annually pursuant to § 1.6(C)(6) of this Part. 8. If progress toward meeting the water efficiency and demand management targets and the supplier specific measurable goals have not been met after implementing the DMS or after 5 years, whichever is sooner, the Board may require the DMS be revised in amendment to the WSSMP. C. All Major Public Suppliers shall report annually to the Board no later than August 1 for the preceding fiscal year, starting July 1 and ending June 30 and shall include; 1. Withdrawals from each water source on a monthly basis; 2. Wholesale purchases and sales on a monthly basis; 3. The amount of water used by each category of use (residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, government); 4. Estimate of the number of residents served, including seasonal fluctuations, and with a description of the basis of the estimate; 5. Non-billed water and the components of non-billed water (to include leakage); 6. Progress in achieving targets each year commencing one year from the submission of the first Demand Management Strategy. 490 R.I. Code R. 490-RICR-00-00-1.6