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INFORMATIONAL
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28. |
WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
REPORT |
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Meeting
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May 17, 2010 |
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I. MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION RETROFIT PROGRAM
District
Regulation XIV requires the retrofit of water fixtures upon Change of Ownership
to Ultra Low Flush Toilets (ULF) (1.6 gallons-per-flush), 2.0
gallons-per-minute (gpm) showerheads, and 2.2 gpm faucet aerators. Rain Sensors
are also required for all automatic irrigation systems. Property owners must certify the property has
the water efficient fixtures by submitting a Water Conservation Certification Form
(WCC).
The District
received 44 WCCs between April 1 and April 30, 2010. Data on ownership, transfer date, and status
of conservation requirements were entered into the conservation database.
In April 2010,
145 inspections were performed to
verify compliance with Change of Ownership retrofit requirements. The District
completed 82 inspections of
properties changing ownership, and 66 (81%)
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
20 toilets resulting from water
permit conditions of approval. Six toilets verified by inspection were
ULF and 134 were High Efficiency
Toilets (HET).
Information
is obtained weekly from 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 Regulation XIV are identified.
Details on 105 property transfers
that occurred in April were entered into the database.
Water savings
from retrofits (triggered by Changes in Ownership) verified in April is
estimated at 4.158 acre-feet
annually (AFA). Year-to-date
estimated savings from this program is 4.753 AFA.
There were three Water Waste complaints reported
by the public, and staff made several verbal contacts in the field after
observing water waste conditions. Follow
up letters were sent as needed to follow up to the Water Waste.
II.
WATER
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
District
staff processed and issued 59 Water Permits in April 2010. Three permits were issued using Water Entitlements
(Macomber, Pebble Beach Company, Griffin Estates, Quail Meadows, Water West, etc). The remainder of the permits issued did not
involve a debit to a Jurisdiction’s allocation or resulted in a debit to a Public
Water Credit Account. District Rule 23
requires a Water Permit application for all properties that propose to modify
or expand water use on a site, including New Construction and Remodels.
All Water
Permit Applicants have been provided with a disclaimer informing them of the
Cease and Desist Order against California American Water and the possibility
that MPWMD will be reporting Water Permits details to California American
Water. Disclaimers will continue to be
provided to all permit recipients with property supplied by a California
American Water Distribution system.
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 59 water permits issued in April 2010, three were issued under this provision.
B.
Permit
Compliance
District
staff completed 55 Water Permit
final inspections in April 2010. Twelve
of the final inspections failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 43 properties that were in compliance, 39 passed on the first visit. In
addition, three pre-inspections were conducted in response to Water Permit applications
received by the District.
District
staff prepares deed restrictions that are recorded on the property title to provide
notice of District Rules and Regulations, enforce permit conditions, and
provide notice of 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 April, the District prepared 19 deed restrictions. Of the
59 Water Permits issued in April
2010, 15 (25%) required deed restrictions. District staff provided deed restriction
Notary services for 27 Water Permit Applicants.
In January 1997 (Ordinance No. 85), the
District enacted a program that offers refunds for older Residential toilets
voluntarily replaced with ULF models.
The program was expanded in 1998 (Ordinance No. 88) to provide rebates
for voluntary Non-Residential toilet retrofits.
It was expanded again in December 2003 (Ordinance No. 110) to provide Rebates
for high efficiency dishwasher and washing machines, Dual Flush Toilets,
Instant-Access Hot Water Systems (IAHWS) and Cisterns. In March 2007 (Ordinance No. 127), HET and
Zero Water Consumption Urinals were added to the program. Ordinance No. 129 (September 2007) added
Rebates for Weather Based Irrigation Controllers, Rain and Soil Moisture
Sensors, and increased the Rebates for washing machines, hot water systems and
waterless urinals. Rebates for fixtures
that are also used as a Water Credit were disallowed in July 2009 by Ordinance
No. 139, and finally, the 2009 Rebate Program Amendment Ordinance (No. 140)
added Rebates for Lawn removal and replacement with drought tolerant or
permeable surfaces, Synthetic Turf, High Efficiency (0.5 gpf) and Pint Urinals,
Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles, Water Brooms, High Efficiency Commercial Clothes
Washers, Cooling Tower Conductivity Controllers, Water Efficient Ice Machines
and X-ray film processor recirculation systems.
Ordinance No. 140 also deleted the Rebate for ULF toilets and increased
some of the Rebate amounts.
Participation
in the rebate program is detailed in the following charts. Table 1 indicates the program summary for California
American Water Company; Table 2
indicates the program summary for Seaside Municipal and Non-California American
Water users.
Table
1 – Rebate Program Summary-California American Water Customers
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CAW
- REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY |
April-2010 |
2010 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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I |
Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
160 |
809 |
9822 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
125 |
630 |
7633 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
148 |
663 |
8777 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
8 |
26 |
500 |
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E. |
Non-Residential
Applications |
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Commercial |
1 |
11 |
167 |
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Industrial |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
Quantity |
Paid |
Estimated Savings |
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A. |
SFD ULFT |
1 |
100.00 |
0.023 |
18 |
4953 |
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B. |
SFD HET |
59 |
11,119.17 |
1.770 |
266 |
923 |
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C. |
SFD HE DW |
21 |
2,625.00 |
0.063 |
101 |
770 |
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D. |
SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
46 |
11,350.00 |
0.690 |
227 |
1602 |
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E. |
SFD ULF 28-gallon WM |
1 |
150.00 |
0.015 |
8 |
60 |
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F. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
3 |
579.33 |
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11 |
76 |
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G. |
On Demand Hot Water-Point
of Source |
0 |
0.00 |
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5 |
21 |
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H. |
Cisterns |
2 |
412.50 |
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19 |
48 |
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I. |
Residential Smart
Controllers |
1 |
220.00 |
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6 |
30 |
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J. |
Residential Zero Water
Using Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
2 |
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K. |
Residential Rain Sensors |
0 |
0.00 |
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8 |
10 |
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L. |
Residential Soil Sensors |
0 |
0.00 |
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1 |
2 |
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M. |
MFD ULFT |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
1 |
1902 |
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N. |
MFD HET |
3 |
600.00 |
0.090 |
289 |
318 |
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O. |
MFD HE DW |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
1 |
8 |
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P. |
MFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
3 |
750.00 |
0.045 |
6 |
28 |
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0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
2 |
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R. |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
715 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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S. |
Non-Residential - HET |
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Commercial |
1 |
200.00 |
0.042 |
67 |
215 |
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Industrial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
0 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
0 |
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T. |
Non-Residential HEW 5.0 or
less Water Factor |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
1 |
41 |
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Industrial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
0 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
1 |
2 |
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CAW - REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY (Continued) |
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April 2010 |
2010 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
Quantity |
Paid |
Estimated Savings |
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U. |
Non-Residential Smart
Controllers |
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Commercial |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
1 |
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Industrial |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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V. |
Non-Residential Zero Water
Using Urinals |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
114 |
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Industrial |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
0 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
0 |
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III |
Rebate Refund |
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Residential |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
3 |
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Non-Residential |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
0 |
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IV |
Total Dollars Rebated |
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$28,106.00 |
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$195,136.60 |
$1,486,306.03 |
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V |
Estimated Water
Savings in AFA* |
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2.738 |
23.655 |
258.778 |
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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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Crossed out items are no longer
eligible for Rebate |
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Table 2 –Rebate Program Summary-Non-California
American Water Customers
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NON-CAW SUPPLEMENTAL REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY |
April-2010 |
2010 YTD Total |
7/1/2009 to Present |
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I |
Application Summary |
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A. |
SFD-Applications Received |
0 |
5 |
20 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
0 |
5 |
20 |
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C. |
Applications Denied |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
MPWMD Amount Paid |
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Estimated Water Savings |
2010 YTD MPWMD Paid |
2010 YTD |
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A. |
SFD HET |
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0.000 |
900.00 |
500 |
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B. |
SFD HE DW |
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250.00 |
50 |
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C. |
SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
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2900.00 |
700 |
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D. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
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0.00 |
0 |
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E. |
Cisterns |
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0.00 |
0 |
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F. |
Residential Smart
Controllers |
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0.00 |
0 |
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G. |
Non-Residential Zero Water
Using Urinals |
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0.00 |
0 |
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IV |
Total Dollars Rebated |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0000 |
4450.00 |
$1,450.00 |
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V. |
Estimated Water
Savings in AFA |
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0.426 |
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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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