22. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM REPORT
Meeting Date: May
19, 2003 Budgeted:
N/A
Program/Line Item No: N/A
Staff Contact: Shawn Novack Cost Estimate: N/A
General Counsel Approval:
N/A
Committee Recommendation:
N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A
The following water
conservation activities took place during April 2003:
MANDATORY RETROFIT PROGRAM
The District continued to carry out District Regulation XIV, which requires the retrofit of water fixtures to ultra-low flow (ULF) 1.6 gallons-per-flush toilets and 2.5 gallons-per-minute showerheads when properties transfer ownership. Property owners are required to certify the property has the ULF fixtures by submitting a Water Conservation Certification form (WCC).
The District received 102 Water Conservation Certification forms between
April 1 and April 30, 2003. Data on
property ownership, transfer date and status of conservation requirements from
those forms were entered into the conservation database.
In the month of April, 127
inspections were scheduled in response to requests from agents and property owners.
The District completed 83 inspections of properties changing ownership
and 57 (68.6%) were in compliance. None
of the properties that passed inspection required more than one visit to verify
compliance with all conservation requirements.
Detailed information on conservation inspections is provided in Exhibit 22-A.
Information is obtained
weekly from the Abstract of Monterey County on properties transferring
ownership within the District. The
information is entered into the database and compared against the properties
that have submitted WCCs. Properties not
in compliance with District law are then identified. Information on 128 property transfers
that occurred between April 1 and April 30, 2003 was entered into the
database.
WATER SAVINGS ESTIMATE
Water savings from retrofits
(triggered by changes in ownership) verified in April are estimated at 1.288
acre-feet. Details on water savings
from retrofits are presented in Exhibit 22-B.
District staff processed and
issued 111 water permits in the month of April. The Paralta or the Pre-Paralta allocation
deductions totaled 0.131 acre-feet for the Cal-Am system in April. District
Rule 23 requires a water permit application for all properties that propose to
expand water demand on a site, including new construction and remodels.
Ordinance No. 98, adopted
June 16, 2001, allows the addition of a second bathroom to an existing single
family dwelling on a single-family residential site. Of the 95-water connection
permits issued in the month of April, 32 were issued under Ordinance
No. 98.
District staff completed 30
water permit final inspections in April. Of the 25 properties that were in
compliance, 25 (100.0%) passed on the first visit. Detailed information about permit inspections
is provided in Exhibit 22-A.
District staff prepares
documents that are recorded on the property title to enforce District Rules and
Regulations, enforce permit conditions and allow public access to water
records. On December 17, 2001, the
District Board of Directors adopted a policy regarding the processing of these documents. Specifically, an extensive quality control
process was put into place and the District is now responsible for thoroughly
reviewing and recording these documents.
Permit processing times have increased from 2-3 weeks to 4-6 weeks when
a deed restriction is required. In the month of April, the District prepared
and recorded 91 documents on property titles. Of the 111 permits that were issued in the
month of April, 61 (54.9%) required deed restrictions.
District staff provided notary
services for 27 water permit applicants.
TOILET REPLACEMENT REFUND PROGRAM
The District continued to
promote and administer the Toilet Replacement Refund Program. Approximately nine calls were received
during April. Both residential and
non-residential water users may apply for a rebate of up to $100 per
toilet. The District checks applications
for eligibility against District records of properties required to retrofit to
ultra-low flow toilets.
The following chart shows
the refund total from April 1 through April 30, 2003:
|
TOILET REPLACEMENT REFUND - April 2003 |
||||
|
|
April 2003 |
Last Year |
Total for 2003 |
Total-to-Date |
|
Applications Received |
9 |
23 |
71 |
3805 |
|
Pre-Approved (# of Toilets) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
128 (1,022) |
|
Applications Approved |
8 |
21 |
49 |
3145 |
|
A: Single Family (# of Toilets) |
7 (8) |
14 (18) |
34 (45) |
3773 (4144) |
|
B: Multi-Family (# of Toilets) |
1 (2) |
1 (3) |
8 (11) |
296 (1692) |
|
C: Hotels (# of Toilets) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
38 (592) |
|
D: Commercial (# of Toilets) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (1) |
32 (91) |
|
Denied |
1 |
8 |
22 |
532 |
|
Total $ Issued (# of Toilets) |
$1,000.00 |
$2,100.00 (21) |
$5,676.43 (57) |
$628,767.51 (6,519) |
|
Estimated Water Savings (in AFY*) |
0.230 |
0.483 |
1.311 |
149.937 |
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