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WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
REPORT |
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Meeting
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April 21, 2008 |
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Darby Fuerst, |
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General Manager |
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Prepared
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Michael Boles |
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General Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A |
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CEQA Compliance:
Exempt |
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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 70 WCC forms between
March 1, 2008 and March 31, 2008. Data
on property ownership, transfer date, and status of conservation requirements
from those forms were entered into the conservation database.
In the month of March, 109 inspections were performed in response to requests from
property owners. The District completed 66 inspections of properties changing ownership and 61 (92%) were in compliance.
None 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
65 toilets resulting from water
permit conditions of approval.
Information is obtained weekly from the RealQuest.Com
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 113 property transfers that occurred in the month of March was
entered into the database.
D.
Savings Estimate
Water savings from retrofits (triggered by changes in
ownership) verified in March are estimated at 0.818 acre-feet. Year-to-date total estimated savings is 7.833
acre-feet.
E.
Water Waste Response
There were five water
waste complaints reported by the public, and staff made several verbal contacts
in the field after observing water wasting actions. A letter was sent as a follow up to the water
waste.
II.
WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT
District staff processed and issued 96 water
permits in the month of March. Six permits 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.
District Rule 24-3-A allows
the addition of a second bathroom to an existing single family dwelling on a
single-family residential site. Of the 96
water permits issued in March, 12
were issued under this provision.
B.
Permit Compliance
District staff completed 33 water permit final inspections in March. Fifteen 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 18 properties that were in compliance, 16 passed on the first visit. In
addition, 10 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 March 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 March, the District prepared 52 documents. Of the 96 permits
that were issued in March, 40 (42%) required deed
restrictions. District staff provided
deed restriction Notary services for 60 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. In September 2007, the refund amount for
water savings appliances was increased from $100 to $150 for High Efficiency
Toilets, point of source on demand hot water, and 28 gallon washing machines;
$125 for ultra water saving dishwashers and $200 for 18 gallon washing machines
and instant access hot water systems. 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 |
March-2008 |
2008 YTD Total |
Total-to-Date (January 1997 - Present) |
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Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
104 |
283 |
6530 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
80 |
208 |
5164 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
103 |
276 |
5950 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
0 |
5 |
425 |
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E. |
Non-Residential
Applications |
1 |
2 |
128 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
Total Per Item |
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A. |
Single Family Toilet |
14 |
1,395.68 |
41 |
4760 |
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B. |
SFD-HET |
13 |
1,950.00 |
33 |
200 |
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C. |
Multi-Family Toilet |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
1880 |
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D. |
Non-Residential - Toilet |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
701 |
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E. |
Non-Residential - HET |
1 |
150.00 |
1 |
26 |
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F. |
SFD ULF Dishwasher |
9 |
1,125.00 |
51 |
438 |
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G. |
Non-Residential ULF Washing
Machine |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
586 |
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G. |
SFD ULF 18-gallon Washing
Machine |
44 |
8,800.00 |
44 |
630 |
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H. |
SFD ULF 28-gallon Washing
Machine |
2 |
300.00 |
2 |
2 |
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Smart Controllers |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
2 |
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J. |
Zero Water Using Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
72 |
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K. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
5 |
1,000.00 |
7 |
23 |
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L. |
Cisterns |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
7 |
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III |
Total Dollars Rebated |
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$14,720.68 |
$40,188.69 |
$925,892.72 |
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IV |
Estimated Water
Savings in Acre-Feet Annually* |
1.459 |
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3.956 |
195.207 |
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* Retrofit savings are
estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet, 0.003 AF/dishwasher, 0.015 AF washer; 0.03
AF.HET |
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