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INFORMATIONAL
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19. |
WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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October 18, 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 28 WCCs between September 1 and September 30, 2010. Data on ownership, transfer date, and status
of conservation requirements were entered into the conservation database.
In September,
138 inspections were performed to
verify compliance with Change of Ownership retrofit requirements. The District
completed 76 inspections of
properties changing ownership, and 53
(70%) 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 14
toilets resulting from Water Permit conditions of approval. Twenty-eight
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 90 property transfers that occurred in September were entered into
the database.
Water savings
from retrofits (triggered by Changes in Ownership) verified in September is
estimated at 0.392 acre-feet
annually (AFA). Year-to-date
estimated savings from this program is 6.899 AFA.
There were 12 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.
I.
WATER
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
District
staff processed and issued 66 Water Permits in September 2010. Three 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 66 Water Permits issued in September, six were issued under this provision.
B.
Permit
Compliance
District
staff completed 62 Water Permit
final inspections in September 2010. Twenty-one
of the final inspections failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 34 properties that were in compliance, 29 passed on the first visit. In
addition, 7 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 September, the District prepared 33 deed restrictions. Of the
66 Water Permits issued in
September, 21 (32%) required deed restrictions. District staff provided deed restriction
Notary services for 25 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 |
September-2010 |
2010 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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I |
Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
266 |
1998 |
11011 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
207 |
1614 |
8617 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
240 |
1690 |
9804 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
23 |
118 |
592 |
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E. |
Non-Residential Applications |
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Commercial |
2 |
28 |
184 |
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Industrial |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
0 |
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 |
50 |
9,376.21 |
1.500 |
612 |
1269 |
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C. |
SFD HE DW |
37 |
4,625.00 |
0.111 |
248 |
917 |
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D. |
SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
85 |
21,250.00 |
1.369 |
622 |
1997 |
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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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16 |
81 |
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G. |
On Demand Hot Water-Point of
Source |
1 |
200.00 |
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7 |
23 |
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H. |
Cisterns |
1 |
1,000.00 |
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29 |
58 |
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I. |
Residential Smart
Controllers |
0 |
0.00 |
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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 |
0 |
0.00 |
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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 |
12 |
16,551.13 |
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27 |
27 |
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N. |
Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles |
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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 |
16 |
2,841.75 |
0.480 |
411 |
440 |
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Q. |
MFD HE DW |
3 |
375.00 |
0.009 |
10 |
17 |
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R. |
MFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
5 |
1,250.00 |
0.081 |
23 |
45 |
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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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U. |
MFD ULF 28-gallon WM |
Rebate No Longer Available |
0 |
2 |
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V. |
MFD Common Laundry |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
0 |
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W. |
Non-Residential - ULFT |
Rebate No Longer Available |
0 |
716 |
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Non-Residential - HET |
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Commercial |
1 |
200.00 |
0.042 |
142 |
290 |
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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 |
1 |
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X. |
Non-Residential HEW 5.0 or
less Water Factor |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
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 |
0 |
0.00 |
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 |
September-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 |
0.00 |
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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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AA. |
Non-Residential Zero Water Using Urinals |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
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 |
0 |
0.00 |
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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 Rotating Nozzles |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
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30 |
30 |
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Industrial |
10 |
40.00 |
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10 |
10 |
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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 |
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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$57,909.09 |
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$478,238.53 |
$1,769,407.96 |
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V |
Estimated Water Savings in Acre-Feet Annually* |
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3.591 |
49.442 |
284.565 |
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* Retrofit savings are estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet,
0.003 AF/dishwasher, 0.0161 AF/residential washer; 0.03 AF/HET; 0.116618 AF/commercial washer |
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Table 2 –Rebate Program
Summary-Non-California American Water Customers
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NON-CAW SUPPLEMENTAL REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY |
September-2010 |
2010 YTD Total |
7/1/2009 to Present |
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I |
Application Summary |
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A. |
SFD-Applications Received |
1 |
16 |
31 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
1 |
16 |
31 |
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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 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
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 |
250.00 |
50.00 |
0.016 |
4147.66 |
950 |
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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 |
250.00 |
50.00 |
0.0161 |
8012.82 |
$5,012.82 |
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V. |
Estimated Water
Savings |
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0.717 |
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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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