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INFORMATIONAL
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23. |
WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
REPORT |
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Meeting
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December 13, 2004 |
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From: |
David A.
Berger, |
Program/ |
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General
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Prepared
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Gabriela
Ayala |
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General Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A |
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CEQA Compliance:
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I.
MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION 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 112 WCC forms between
November 1 and November 29, 2004. Data
on property ownership, transfer date and status of conservation requirements from
those forms were entered into the conservation database.
In the month of November, 110 inspections were
scheduled in response to requests from agents and property
owners. The District completed 66
inspections of properties changing ownership and 55 (83%) were in
compliance. Twelve of the properties that passed inspection required more than
one visit to verify compliance with all conservation requirements. The District also verified the replacement of
12 toilets resulting from water permit conditions of approval.
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 146 property transfers
that occurred between November 1 and November 29, 2004 was entered into the
database.
D.
Savings Estimate
Water savings from retrofits (triggered by changes in
ownership) verified in November are estimated at 1.610 acre-feet. This number represents verification of
approximately 38% of the properties transferring ownership in the
District during November (e.g. 70 toilets were replaced). Year-to-date total estimated savings is 12.305
acre-feet.
E.
Water Waste Response
Staff responded to five water waste complaints
reported by the public and made several verbal warnings while in the field on
observed water waste activities. Letters were written to the water waste
perpetrators who were in violation of Ordinance 92, Section 6,”Water Waste”
Paragraph 4.
II.
WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT
District staff processed and issued 98 water
permits in the month of November. Of the
permits issued, 3 involved Paralta & Pre-Paralta allocation deductions
totaling 5.210 acre-feet. Two
permits with a deduction of 0.632 acre-feet were issued to other
entitlements (Macomber, Pebble Beach Company, Griffin Estates, Quail Meadows,
etc). The remainder of the permits
issued did not involve a debit to a jurisdiction’s allocation or were debited
from a public water allocation. 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 May 16, 2001, allows the
addition of a second bathroom to an existing single family dwelling on a
single-family residential site. Of the 98 water permits issued in November
2004, 17 were issued under the provisions of Ordinance No. 98.
B.
Permit Compliance
District staff completed 31 water permit final
inspections in November. Ten of the final inspections failed due to
unpermitted fixtures or for not having low-flow fixtures in place as required
by the permit. Of the 21 properties that were in compliance, 12 passed on the
first visit. In addition, 13 properties required pre-inspections in response to
Water Permit Applications received by the District.
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. In January 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.
In the month of November, the District prepared and recorded 51 documents. Of the 98 permits that were issued in
the month of November 2004, 35 (36%) required deed restrictions. District staff provided deed restriction
Notary services for 34 water permit applicants.
In January 1997, the District enacted a
program that offered refunds of up to $100 for every older residential toilet
replaced with an ultra-low flow model.
The program was expanded in 1998 to provide rebates for voluntary
non-residential toilet retrofits. It was
expanded again in 2003 to provide rebates for ultra-low consumption appliances
and cisterns. Water saved through this
program is set aside to reduce community water use.
Participation in the
rebate program is detailed in the following chart:
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REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY |
Nov-2004 |
2004 YTD Total |
Total-to-Date (January 1997
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Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
20 |
248 |
4184 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
16 |
188 |
3427 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
12 |
133 |
3973 |
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E. |
Multi-Family Applications |
5 |
37 |
353 |
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G. |
Commercial Applications |
0 |
1 |
111 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures Rebated |
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A. |
Single Family Toilet |
10 |
137 |
4364 |
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B. |
Multi-Family Toilet |
5 |
50 |
1773 |
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C. |
Commercial Toilet |
0 |
1 |
686 |
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D. |
ULF Dishwasher |
1 |
21 |
23 |
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ULF Washing Machine |
5 |
31 |
32 |
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F. |
Hot Water Demand Pumping Systems |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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G. |
Cisterns |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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III |
Total Dollars Rebated |
$2,100.00 |
$23,785.01 |
$664,531.58 |
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IV |
Estimated Water Savings in Acre-Feet
Annually* |
0.420 |
4.860 |
157.478 |
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·
Retrofit savings are estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet, 0.003 AF/dishwasher,
0.015 AF washer ·
Documentation for retrofit
savings on Dishwashers and Washing Machines began 12/2003 |
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