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CONSIDER
REQUEST OF DIRECTOR BROWER TO MODIFY DISTRICT REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE
INSTALLATION OF ZERO WATER CONSUMPTION URINALS FOR ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION AND
REMODELS, AND CONSIDER INCENTIVES FOR INSTALLATION OF ZERO WATER CONSUMPTION
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SUMMARY: Director Brower has requested that the Board consider modifying the District’s regulations to require Zero-Water Consumption or ”No Flush” Urinals in non-residential new construction and remodels and to consider other incentives for installing these water-saving fixtures.
DISCUSSION: Purchase and installation of Zero-Water Consumption Urinals currently qualify for rebates from the joint MPWMD and California American Water (CAW) rebate program. The current rebate is $200 per Zero-Water Consumption Urinal. Staff supports Director Brower’s request that additional incentives and possible requirements for installation of Zero-Water Consumption Urinals be considered. Revisions to MPWMD Regulation XIV, Water Conservation, are planned for 2008. The Board should refer this item to the District’s Water Demand Committee for discussion and recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the matter of incentives and requirements for Zero Water Consumption Urinals and revisions to the conservation regulations be forwarded to the Water Demand Committee. Recommendations of the Water Demand Committee are considered by the full Board.
BACKGROUND: Staff has identified a need to revise Regulation XIV, Water Conservation. Similar to the revisions that were made to the permit process regulation in 2006, updates to the conservation regulation are needed to conform to adopted policies and administrative practices. These updates include adding new language and definitions, deleting obsolete and redundant text, and simplifying text to make it more understandable to the public. Additional language is also needed to formalize the practices that are not supported by language in the existing rules, but which administrative memoranda, Board-approved policies not incorporated in the rules, past practices and other Board directives have supported staff’s actions and policy interpretations. Finally, the Regulation XIV is outdated and needs to be amended to account for industry-recognized Best Management Practices and currently available conservation technology.
Revising and updating the conservation regulation will facilitate completion of a Policies and Procedures Manual for the Water Demand Division that will complement the new Water Demand Division database project.
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