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WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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September 22, 2008 |
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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 74 WCC forms between
August 1, 2008 and August 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 August, 153 inspections were performed in response to request from property
owners. The District completed 60 inspections of properties changing ownership and 53 (88%) were in compliance.
Three 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 69 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 80 property transfers that occurred in the month of August was
entered into the database.
Water savings from retrofits (triggered by changes in
ownership) verified in August is estimated at 0.184 acre-feet. Year-to-date total estimated savings is 4.675
acre-feet.
There were two 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 92 water
permits in the month of August. One permit was 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 92 water
permits issued in August, eight were
issued under this provision.
B.
Permit Compliance
District staff completed 84 water permit final inspections in August. Seventeen 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 67 properties that
were in compliance, 67 passed on the
first visit. In addition, nine 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 August, the District prepared 38 documents. Of the 92 permits
that were issued in August, 33 (36%) required deed
restrictions. District staff provided
deed restriction Notary services for 31 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 |
August-2008 |
2008 YTD Total |
Total-to-Date (January 1997 - Present) |
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Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
67 |
749 |
6996 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
48 |
544 |
5500 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
66 |
732 |
6406 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
1 |
10 |
430 |
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E. |
Non-Residential
Applications |
0 |
7 |
133 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
Total Per Item |
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A. |
Single Family Toilet |
4 |
400.00 |
89 |
4804 |
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B. |
SFD-HET |
13 |
1,950.00 |
88 |
255 |
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Multi-Family Toilet |
3 |
300.00 |
12 |
1888 |
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D. |
Non-Residential - Toilet |
0 |
0.00 |
9 |
709 |
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E. |
Non-Residential - HET |
0 |
0.00 |
22 |
47 |
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F. |
SFD ULF Dishwasher |
4 |
500.00 |
108 |
495 |
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G. |
Non-Residential ULF Washing
Machine |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
587 |
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G. |
SFD ULF 18-gallon Washing
Machine |
28 |
5,600.00 |
226 |
812 |
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H. |
SFD ULF 28-gallon Washing
Machine |
1 |
150.00 |
10 |
10 |
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Smart Controllers |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
2 |
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J. |
Zero Water Using Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
40 |
112 |
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K. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
2 |
400.00 |
19 |
35 |
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L. |
Cisterns |
1 |
750.00 |
2 |
9 |
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Total Dollars Rebated |
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$9,300.00 |
$113,633.94 |
$999,337.97 |
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IV |
Estimated Water
Savings in Acre-Feet Annually* |
0.998 |
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10.744 |
201.995 |
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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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