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INFORMATIONAL
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WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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September 20, 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 38 WCCs between August 1 and August 31, 2010. Data on ownership, transfer date, and status
of conservation requirements were entered into the conservation database.
In August, 154 inspections were performed to
verify compliance with Change of Ownership retrofit requirements. The District
completed 68 inspections of
properties changing ownership, and 41 (60%)
were in compliance. Eight 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
35 toilets resulting from Water Permit
conditions of approval. Forty-nine toilets verified by
inspection 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 148 property transfers that occurred in August were entered into
the database.
Water savings
from retrofits (triggered by Changes in Ownership) verified in August is
estimated at 0.445 acre-feet
annually (AFA). Year-to-date
estimated savings from this program is 6.507 AFA.
There were two 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 57 Water Permits in August 2010. No Water
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 57 Water Permits issued in August, eight were issued under this provision.
B.
Permit
Compliance
District
staff completed 67 Water Permit
final inspections in August 2010. Seventeen
of the final inspections failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 50 properties that were in compliance, 36 passed on the first visit. In
addition, 11 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 August, the District prepared 25 deed restrictions. Of the
57 Water Permits issued in August, 22 (39%)
required deed restrictions.
District staff provided deed restriction Notary services for 44 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 |
August-2010 |
2010 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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I |
Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
243 |
1732 |
10745 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
203 |
1407 |
8410 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
222 |
1450 |
9564 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
18 |
95 |
569 |
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E. |
Non-Residential Applications |
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Commercial |
2 |
26 |
182 |
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Industrial |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
1 |
0 |
3 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
Quantity |
Paid |
Estimated Savings |
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A. |
SFD ULFT |
Rebate No Longer Available |
18 |
4953 |
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B. |
SFD HET |
75 |
14,278.42 |
2.250 |
562 |
1219 |
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C. |
SFD HE DW |
31 |
3,875.00 |
0.093 |
211 |
880 |
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D. |
SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
80 |
20,000.00 |
1.288 |
537 |
1912 |
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E. |
SFD ULF 28-gallon WM |
Rebate No Longer Available |
8 |
60 |
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F. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
1 |
200.00 |
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15 |
80 |
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G. |
On Demand Hot Water-Point of
Source |
0 |
0.00 |
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6 |
22 |
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H. |
Cisterns |
0 |
0.00 |
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28 |
57 |
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I. |
Residential Smart
Controllers |
1 |
160.00 |
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14 |
38 |
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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 |
1 |
25.00 |
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10 |
12 |
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L. |
Residential Soil Sensors |
0 |
0.00 |
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1 |
2 |
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M. |
Lawn Removal &
Replacement |
6 |
11,832.94 |
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15 |
15 |
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N. |
Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles |
0 |
0.00 |
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41 |
41 |
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O. |
MFD ULFT |
Rebate No Longer Available |
1 |
1902 |
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P. |
MFD HET |
20 |
3,305.45 |
0.600 |
395 |
424 |
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Q. |
MFD HE DW |
1 |
125.00 |
0.003 |
7 |
14 |
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R. |
MFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
1 |
250.00 |
0.016 |
18 |
40 |
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S. |
MFS Rain Sensors |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
1 |
1 |
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T. |
MFD Lawn Removal & Replacement |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
1 |
1 |
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T. |
MFD ULF 28-gallon WM |
Rebate No Longer Available |
0 |
2 |
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U. |
MFD Common Laundry |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
0 |
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V. |
Non-Residential - ULFT |
Rebate No Longer Available |
0 |
716 |
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W. |
Non-Residential - HET |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
141 |
289 |
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Industrial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
0 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
1 |
200.00 |
0.042 |
1 |
1 |
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X. |
Non-Residential HEW 5.0 or
less Water Factor |
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Commercial |
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0.000 |
6 |
46 |
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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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Y. |
Non-Residential HE
Dishwasher |
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Commercial |
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0.000 |
2 |
2 |
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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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CAW - REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY Con't |
August-2010 |
2010 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
Quantity |
Paid |
Estimated Savings |
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Z. |
Non-Residential Smart
Controllers |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
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2 |
3 |
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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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AA. |
Non-Residential Zero Water
Using Urinals |
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Commercial |
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0.000 |
0 |
125 |
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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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AB. |
Non-Residential Smart
Controllers |
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Commercial |
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0 |
2 |
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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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AC. |
Non-Residential Rotatin
Nozzles |
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Commercial |
30 |
15.00 |
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30 |
30 |
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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 |
5 |
-925.00 |
0.000 |
11 |
14 |
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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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$53,341.81 |
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$420,329.44 |
$1,711,498.87 |
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V |
Estimated Water
Savings in Acre-Feet Annually* |
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4.292 |
45.851 |
280.974 |
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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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Table 2 –Rebate Program Summary-Non-California
American Water Customers
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NON-CAW SUPPLEMENTAL REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY |
August-2010 |
2010 YTD Total |
7/1/2009 to Present |
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I |
Application Summary |
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A. |
SFD-Applications Received |
4 |
15 |
30 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
4 |
15 |
30 |
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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 |
307.07 |
200.00 |
0.060 |
2207.07 |
700 |
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B. |
SFD HE DW |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
250.00 |
50 |
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C. |
SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
497.66 |
100.00 |
0.032 |
3897.66 |
900 |
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D. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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0.00 |
0 |
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E. |
Lawn Removal &
Replacement |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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558.09 |
0 |
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F. |
Cisterns |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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0.00 |
0 |
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G. |
Residential Smart
Controllers |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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0.00 |
0 |
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H. |
Non-Residential Zero Water
Using Urinals |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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0.00 |
0 |
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IV |
Total Dollars Rebated |
804.73 |
300.00 |
0.0922 |
7712.82 |
$4,712.82 |
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V. |
Estimated Water
Savings |
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0.700 |
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* Retrofit savings are
estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet, 0.003 AF/dishwasher, 0.0161 AF/washer; 0.03
AF/HET |
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