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INFORMATIONAL
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23. |
WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
REPORT |
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Meeting
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May 16, 2011 |
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Prepared
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Michael
Boles |
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General Counsel Review: N/A |
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CEQA Compliance: N/A |
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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 Site meets
the District’s water efficiency standards by submitting a Water Conservation
Certification Form (WCC). A Site
inspection to verify compliance is conducted when five years have passed since
a previous inspection.
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 2011 were entered
into the database.
The District
received 51 WCCs between April 1 and April 30, 2011. Data on ownership, transfer date, and status
of water efficiency standards were entered into the database.
In April, 89 inspections were performed to verify compliance with Rule 144 (Retrofit upon Change of Ownership or Use). Of
the 89 inspections performed, 59 (66%) were in compliance. Seventeen
of the properties that passed inspection involved more than one visit to verify
compliance with all water efficiency standards.
District inspectors are noting that a large percentage of toilets are being replaced with High Efficiency Toilets (HET). These retrofits are occurring as a result of remodels and new construction, and as the toilet of choice for Rule 144 compliance. State law mandates the sale and installation of HET by January 1, 2014, with a phase-in period that began in 2010.
Water savings
from retrofits triggered by Rule 144 that were verified in April 2011 are
estimated at 0.597 acre-feet
annually (AFA). Water savings in April from voluntary
retrofits that exceeded requirements (Ultra-Low Flush Toilets to HET), 43 toilets, is estimated at 0.462 AFA. Year-to-date
estimated savings occurring as a result of retrofits is 4.871 AFA.
There was one Water Waste complaint reported by
the public, and staff made several verbal contacts in the field after observing
Water Waste. Follow up letters were sent
as needed to correct the Water Waste.
II.
WATER
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
District
staff processed and issued 66 Water Permits in April 2011. Two Water
Permits were issued using Water
Entitlements (Macomber, Pebble Beach Company, Griffin Estates, Quail Meadows,
Water West, etc). The remainder of the
Water Permits issued involved neither a debit to a Jurisdiction’s Allocation,
nor a debit to a Public Water Credit Account.
District Rule 23 requires a Water Permit application for all properties
that propose to Expand or modify water use on a Site, including New
Construction and Remodels.
All Water
Permit Applicants have received 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 April, five were issued under this provision.
B.
Permit
Compliance
District
staff completed 91 Water Permit
final inspections in April 2011. Twenty-eight
of the final inspections failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 63 properties that were in compliance, 50 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 Water 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 deed restrictions. 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 46 deed restrictions. Of the
66 Water Permits issued in April, 24 (36%)
required deed restrictions.
District staff provided deed restriction Notary services for 00 Water Permit Applicants.
Early in January 2011, funding
for the Rebate Program that was authorized by the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) in 2009 ran out! The
Rebate Program was temporarily halted while California American Water applied
for an additional $250,000 for Rebates from the CPUC. On February 8, 2011, the CPUC approved the
additional funding and MPWMD reinstated the Rebate Program and is accepting and
processing applications while funding is available.
On March 21, 2011, the Board
suspended the receipt of Lawn Removal Rebate Applications. The Board directed staff to process all Lawn
Removal Rebate Applications on file as of March 21, 2011, that have been
verified by the District to have a qualified lawn area to be removed, and shall
complete the application by April 30, 2011, or be subject to Rule 141 as amended.
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.
In April, the District performed no
pre-inspections and four final
inspections for Lawn Rebates to document removal of Lawn and replacement with
low water using plants or permeable surfaces or installation of Synthetic Turf.
In the month of April, the District prepared 15 deed restrictions associated with the approval of Lawn removal.
Table 1 – Rebate Program Summary-California American Water Customers
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CAW - REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY |
April-2011 |
2011 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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I |
Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
209 |
932 |
12688 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
168 |
714 |
9944 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
191 |
838 |
11312 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
10 |
63 |
712 |
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E. |
Non-Residential Applications |
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Commercial |
3 |
20 |
219 |
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Industrial |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
1 |
0 |
5 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
Quantity |
Paid |
Est. Savings |
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A. |
SFD ULFT |
Rebate No Longer Available |
0 |
4953 |
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B. |
SFD HET |
38 |
7,338.99 |
1.5864 |
146 |
1555 |
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C. |
SFD ULF to HET |
18 |
3,507.07 |
0.1800 |
66 |
66 |
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D. |
SFD HE DW |
25 |
3,125.00 |
0.0750 |
132 |
1168 |
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E. |
SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
59 |
14,750.00 |
0.9499 |
253 |
2458 |
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F. |
SFD ULF 28-gallon WM |
Rebate No Longer Available |
0 |
60 |
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G. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
3 |
600.00 |
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11 |
104 |
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H. |
On Demand Hot Water-Point of
Source |
2 |
200.00 |
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7 |
33 |
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I. |
Cisterns |
1 |
750.00 |
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7 |
68 |
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J. |
Residential Smart
Controllers |
2.3 |
280.00 |
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3.3 |
43.3 |
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K. |
Residential Zero Water Using
Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
2 |
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L. |
Residential Rain Sensors |
1 |
25.00 |
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3 |
18 |
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M. |
Residential Soil Sensors |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
2 |
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N. |
Lawn Removal &
Replacement |
15 |
22,845.15 |
1.4190 |
43 |
115 |
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O. |
Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
51 |
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P. |
MFD ULFT |
Rebate No Longer Available |
0 |
1902 |
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Q. |
MFD HET |
4 |
563.38 |
0.1670 |
34 |
508 |
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R. |
MFD ULF to HET |
1 |
200.00 |
0.0100 |
1 |
1 |
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S. |
MFD HE DW |
2 |
250.00 |
0.0060 |
15 |
39 |
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T. |
MFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
3 |
750.00 |
0.0483 |
15 |
72 |
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U. |
MFD Rain Sensors |
0 |
0.00 |
0.0000 |
0 |
1 |
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V. |
MFD Lawn Removal &
Replacement |
0 |
0.00 |
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1 |
5 |
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W. |
MFD ULF 28-gallon WM |
Rebate No Longer Available |
0 |
2 |
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X. |
MFD Common Laundry |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
3 |
3 |
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Y. |
Non-Residential - ULFT |
Rebate No Longer Available |
0 |
716 |
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Z. |
Non-Residential - HET |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
9 |
346 |
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Industrial |
1 |
200.00 |
0.042 |
1 |
1 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
1 |
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AA. |
Non-Residential - ULF to HET |
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Commercial |
1 |
200.00 |
0.010 |
8 |
8 |
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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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AB. |
Non-Residential - UHET |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
1 |
1 |
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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 |
April-2011 |
2011 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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II |
Types of Fixtures Rebated |
Quantity |
Paid |
Est. Savings |
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AC. |
Non-Residential HEW 5.0 or
less Water Factor |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
4 |
53 |
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Industrial |
14 |
6,300.00 |
1.633 |
14 |
14 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
2 |
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AD. |
Non-Residential HE Dishwasher |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
2 |
4 |
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Industrial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
1 |
1 |
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Institutional (public
authority) |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
0 |
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AE. |
Non-Residential Smart
Controllers |
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Commercial |
1.8 |
180.00 |
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1.8 |
5.8 |
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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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AF. |
Non-Residential Zero Water
Using Urinals |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
2 |
127 |
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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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AG. |
Non-Residential Rotating
Nozzles |
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Commercial |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
30 |
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Industrial |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
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 |
0 |
14 |
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Non-Residential |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0 |
0 |
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Total Dollars Rebated |
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$62,064.59 |
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$0.00 |
$1,969,040.69 |
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V |
Estimated Water
Savings in Acre-Feet Annually* |
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6.126 |
0.000 |
306.918 |
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* Retrofit savings are
estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet, 0.041748 AF/HET; 0.01 AF/ULF to HET;
0.003 AF/dishwasher, 0.0161 AF/residential washer; 0.116618 AF/commercial
washer; 0.0082 AF/100 square feet of lawn removal. |
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Table
2 –Rebate Program Summary-Non-California American Water Customers
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NON-CAW SUPPLEMENTAL
REBATE SUMMARY |
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April-2011 |
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2011 YTD Total |
7/1/2009 to Present |
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I |
Application Summary |
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A. |
SFD-Applications Received |
1 |
0 |
40 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
1 |
0 |
40 |
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C. |
Applications Denied |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
MPWMD Paid |
Seaside Paid |
Est. Savings |
Program to Date |
SSD Program to Date |
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A. |
SFD HET |
147.63 |
0.00 |
0.042 |
2954.70 |
700.00 |
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B. |
SFD HE DW |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
250.00 |
50.00 |
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C. |
SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor |
500.00 |
0.00 |
0.032 |
5647.66 |
1150.00 |
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D. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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0.00 |
0.00 |
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E. |
Lawn Removal &
Replacement |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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558.09 |
0.00 |
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F. |
Cisterns |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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0.00 |
0.00 |
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G. |
Residential Smart
Controllers |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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0.00 |
0.00 |
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IV |
Total Dollars Rebated |
647.63 |
0.00 |
0.073948 |
10260.45 |
5212.82 |
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V. |
Estimated Water
Savings to Date |
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0.964 |
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* Retrofit savings are
estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet, 0.041748 AF/HET; 0.01 AF/ULF to HET;
0.003 AF/dishwasher, 0.0161 AF/residential washer; 0.116618 AF/commercial
washer; 0.0082 AF/100 square feet of lawn removal. |
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