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INFORMATIONAL
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WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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November 17, 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 83 WCC forms between October 1, 2008 and October 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 October, 131 inspections were
performed in response to request from property owners. The District completed 53 inspections of
properties changing ownership and 41 (77%)
were in compliance. Two 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 44 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 138 property transfers that occurred in
the month of October was entered into the database.
Water savings
from retrofits (triggered by changes in ownership) verified in October are
estimated at 0.092 acre-feet. Year-to-date total estimated savings is 4.905
acre-feet.
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 130 water permits in the month of October. 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 130 water permits issued in October, 14 were issued under this provision.
B.
Permit
Compliance
District
staff completed 63 water permit
final inspections in October. Twenty one
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 42 properties that were in compliance, 39 passed on the first visit. In
addition, 15 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 October, the District
prepared 36 documents. Of the 130 permits that were issued in October,
26 (20%) required deed restrictions. District staff provided deed restriction
Notary services for 38 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 |
October-2008 |
2008 YTD Total |
Total-to-Date (January 1997 - Present) |
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Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
91 |
987 |
7234 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
72 |
724 |
5680 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
90 |
960 |
6634 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
0 |
14 |
434 |
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E. |
Non-Residential
Applications |
1 |
13 |
139 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
Total Per Item |
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A. |
Single Family Toilet |
5 |
500.00 |
104 |
4823 |
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B. |
SFD-HET |
15 |
2,250.00 |
138 |
305 |
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C. |
Multi-Family Toilet |
0 |
0.00 |
12 |
1888 |
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D. |
Multi-Family HET |
0 |
0.00 |
7 |
7 |
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E. |
Non-Residential - Toilet |
0 |
0.00 |
14 |
714 |
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F. |
Non-Residential - HET |
35 |
5,250.00 |
78 |
103 |
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G. |
SFD ULF Dishwasher |
8 |
1,000.00 |
134 |
521 |
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H. |
MFD ULF Dishwasher |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
5 |
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I. |
Non-Residential 18-gallon
WM |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
588 |
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J. |
SFD ULF 18-gallon Washing
Machine |
43 |
8,600.00 |
321 |
907 |
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K. |
MFD ULF 18-gallon Washing
Machine |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
1 |
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L. |
SFD ULF 28-gallon Washing
Machine |
2 |
300.00 |
13 |
13 |
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M. |
Smart Controllers |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
2 |
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N. |
Zero Water Using Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
40 |
112 |
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O. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
2 |
300.00 |
25 |
41 |
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P. |
Cisterns |
1 |
750.00 |
4 |
11 |
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III |
Total Dollars Rebated |
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$18,375.00 |
$157,593.98 |
$1,043,298.01 |
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IV |
Estimated Water
Savings in Acre-Feet Annually* |
2.314 |
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16.138 |
208.799 |
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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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