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Santa Fe i s cons idered one of the most forward-th inking c i t ie s in the U .S . when i t comes to water

conservat ion pol icy and prac t ice .

This c i ty has had a to i le t re t rof i t programin e f fec t for many years . This program ac t s

l ike a water bank of sor t s .

I t s main purpose i s to accommodate newconstruc t ion and renovat ions wi th in the Santa Fe

l imi t s wi thout adding new burdens on thec i ty s ex i s t ing water suppl ies .

Anyone wanting a building permit for a new home withadditional plumbing fixtures to help with water conservation

should purchase toilet retrofit credits.

These credits go to pay for the replacement of oldernon-conserving toilets with new water conserving fixturesThis is at no cost to the ones whose toilets are upgraded.

The net e f fec t ? The water demands ofnew cons truc t ion are of f se t by increas ing

the e f f i c iency of the ex i s t ing c i ty p lumbing .

This program has ga ined nat iona l recogni t ionwhen the Nat iona l Assoc ia t ion of Home Bui lders

adopted pol icy to promote s imi lar programsnat ionwide .

This na t iona l e f for t was insp ired d i rec t ly f rom thesuccess o f our program in Santa Fe .

St i l l , many argue th i s i s not enough . We mustdo more to preserve our water resources .

But wi thout new cons truc t ion our c i ty wouldcrumble , decay and become an i r re levant deser t

outpos t , passed over by the innovators ,entrepreneurs and forward th inkers on every f ront .

Rather than res i s t deve lopment , a moreef fec t ive approach i s to enac t smarter deve lopment .

Development cont inues to improve ouref f i c iency and our ab i l i ty to grow whi le preserv ing

our natura l resources to the grea tes t ex tent poss ib le .

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