Lehi City Sustainability Initiative

1. Lehi City-Wide Mission Statement: • The City of Lehi, along with the community we serve, will foster a tradition dedicated to: • Maintaining a safe, healthy atmosphere in which to live, work and play; • Guiding development to ensure responsible growth while preserving and enhancing our small town character, unique environment and natural amenities; • Providing for the City’s long-term stability through promotion of economic vitality and diversity… • Resulting in a balanced community committed to protecting what is valued today while meeting tomorrow’s needs. • Lehi City’s Resource Management Vision: • Improve the health of the community we serve, in recognition of the critical linkages between environmental health and public health. It is Lehi City’s desire to limit adverse impacts upon the environment by integrating resource management into our organizational policies, decision making, and institutional culture to ensure the most efficient use of resources in our new and existing facilities. Lehi Green Tips: Committed to Sustainability Did you know? Lehi City is committed to be a community leader in Resource Management and Environmental Stewardship in the North Utah County region. More Information at: www.lehi-ut.gov

2. Lehi Green Tips: Recycling & Green Waste programs Did you know? Our community recycled almost 1/4th of our total waste stream in 2010, saving: 37,700 trees 9,106,000 kWh of electricity Saved 1,028,000 gals. of oil 53,304 gals. of gasoline More Information at: www.thinkgreen.com

3. Lehi Green Tips: • During the time of year when we begin thinking about yards, gardens – and spring cleaning; we need to be aware that many cleaning products are hazardous to the environment when flushed or thrown away. • Green cleaning products can be made at home, for example: • Baking soda can be used as a gentle non-abrasive cleanser for kitchen counter tops, sinks, bathtubs, ovens, and fiberglass. • White vinegar can remove stains from the coffee pots, and is a good fabric softener. • Unscented soap will clean just about anything. Avoid using soaps which contain petroleum distillates. • Lemon is effective against most household bacteria. • Cornstarch can be used to clean windows, polish furniture, and shampoo carpets and rugs. Go Green While You Spring Clean Did you know? According to the EPA, fumes from household cleansers and other products make indoor air in the typical home 2 – 5x more polluted than the air outside! More Information at: www.thinkgreen.com

4. Lehi Green Tips: Green Waste Program Did you know? Only $5.50 per month from April – November Our community recycled 2,391 tons of green waste in 2010. All recycling saved: 467,000,000 sheets of newspaper Enough to power 750 homes for one full year More Information at: www.lehi-ut.gov

5. Lehi Green Tips: • Home Energy Savings • The Home Energy Savings program is available to customers of Lehi Power. • Home Energy Savings offers cash incentives to customers who purchase energy efficient appliances and lighting fixtures from participating retailers. • Get cash back when you purchase a qualifying: • Clothes washer • Refrigerator • Dishwasher • Room A/C unit • Water heater • Lighting fixtures • You'll save money on your energy bill year after year, and help the environment! Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebates Did you know? With just the appliances replaced during 2010, our community will use an estimated 1,352,374 kWh less over the life of the upgrades, saving: 27,047 trees 121,714 gals. of gasoline More Information at: www.uamps.com/home-energy-savings-program

6. Lehi Green Tips: Track and Compare Your Energy Use • Log in to lehicity.enerlyte.com see a personal history of your energy use.  You can see: • Your Energy Efficiency Report for the last 12 months. • Your energy use this month compared to the same month last year. • Update the size or age of your house or provide more information about your situation to make sure comparisons and accurate and meaningful. • Let us know what you are doing to conserve and we can track the success of your efforts for you. • Choose what graph will show up on your bill. Did you know? The average residential electric customer in Lehi used 656 kWh in March (all home sizes & ages). More Information at: lehicity.enerlyte.com

7. All power resources owned by and contracted by Lehi City include: Lehi Green Tips: Using Renewable Power Resources Did you know? Our community’s peak summer demand for power is 65 megawatts (MW). Our latest annual power consumption was 225,036 MWh. Of that, almost 1/4th (52,062 MWh) will be generated by renewable resources! More Information at: www.lehi-ut.gov/power/ powersources.php

8. Lehi Library Solar Electric System Facts: • The system has 21 - 245 watt solar modules; totaling 5,145 watts. • The modules will still have 80% of their production capacity at the end of 25 years. • The glass on the front of the modules is non-glare tempered glass similar to windshield glass. • Current solar technology is able to extract approximately 15% of the sun’s power.  • The actual output of AC power from the 245 watt solar modules through the inverter is approx. 198 watts, or 81%. Lehi Green Tips: Using Solar (Photovoltaic) Systems Did you know? The solar electric system on the roof of the Lehi Library provides sufficient energy production to fully power an average single-family home (7,500 kWh per year). Solar systems of this size save approx. 150 trees per year. More Information at: www.utsolar.org

9. The Top 10 Ways You Can Conserve Water: • Indoor Water Use • Do not use your toilet as a wastebasket. Put all tissues, wrappers, diapers, cigarette butts, etc. in the trashcan. • Check the toilet for leaks. Is the water level too high? • Install low flow showerheads and/or other flow restriction devices. • Do not let the water run while shaving or brushing your teeth. Fill the sink or a glass instead. • When doing laundry, make sure you always wash a full load, most machines use 40 gallons or more for each load. • Outdoor Water Use • Water landscape only as much as required by the type of landscape and cut back on watering times in the spring and fall. • Group plants in terms of water need and zone sprinkler systems accordingly. • Prevent leaks by winterizing your system no later than early November. • Do not water on hot, sunny, and/or windy days. • Sweep sidewalks and driveways instead of using the hose. Lehi Green Tips: Water Conservation Did you know? Our community’s latest annual culinary water consumption was 1.18 billion gallons. We used 3.45 billion gallons of secondary water. This was actually a 23% decrease in gallons used per capita per day from 10 years before! More Information at: www.lehi-ut.gov/water/ and www.conservewater.utah.gov

10. Energy Savers provides homeowners with tips for saving energy and money at home and on the road. By following just a few of the simple tips found on this Energy Savers Web site, you can make your home more comfortable and easier to heat and cool—while you save money. We bring you the latest information on energy-saving, efficient technologies. We even give tips for using clean, renewable energy to power your home. • We help you beat the high cost of fuel, with driving and car maintenance tips to save you money on the road. • Some of the tips are simple to do. Others require more effort and investment, but promise big savings over the years. Lehi Green Tips: Additional Energy Efficiency Education Did you know? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is constantly updating their educational resources available online, covering a full myriad of energy efficiency and renewable energy topics. More Information at: www.energysavers.gov/tips