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INFORMATIONAL
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17. |
WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
REPORT |
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Meeting
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April 15, 2013 |
Budgeted: |
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From: |
David J.
Stoldt, |
Program/ |
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General
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Prepared
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Michael
Boles |
Cost Estimate: |
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General Counsel Review: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: 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
or Use with Ultra-Low Flush Toilets (ULF) (1.6 gallons-per-flush), 2.0
gallons-per-minute (gpm) Showerheads, 2.2 gpm faucet aerators, and Rain Sensors on 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), and a Site inspection is often
conducted to verify compliance.
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. Details on 152 property transfers that occurred in March 2013, were
entered into the database.
The District
received 65 WCCs between March 1, 2013 and March 31, 2013. Data on ownership, transfer date, and status
of water efficiency standard compliance were entered into the database.
In March, 136 inspections were performed to verify compliance with Rule 144 (Retrofit Upon Change of
Ownership or Use). Of the 136
inspections performed, 108 (79%)
were in compliance. Six of the properties that passed inspection involved more than one
visit to verify compliance with all water efficiency standards.
District
inspectors have also been tracking toilet replacement with High Efficiency
Toilets (HET) in place of ULF toilets. These
retrofits are occurring in remodels and new construction, and are 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. The
majority of toilets sold in California are HET.
Savings Estimate
Water savings
from HET retrofits triggered by Rule 144 verified in March 2013 are estimated
at 3.214 acre-feet annually (AFA).
Water savings from retrofits that exceeded requirements (i.e., Ultra-Low
Flush Toilets to HET) is estimated at 2.726
AFA (98 toilets). Year-to-date estimated savings occurring as a
result of toilet retrofits is 7.896 AFA.
There were no Water Waste complaints reported by
the public. Staff made several verbal contacts in the field after observing
Water Waste. Follow-up letters are sent
as needed to respond to Water Waste.
II.
WATER
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
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. District staff processed and
issued 97 Water Permits in March 2013.
Eight Water Permits were issued using Water
Entitlements (Macomber, Pebble Beach Company, Griffin
Estates, Quail Meadows, Water West, etc).
No Water Permits involved a debit to a Public Water Credit Account.
All Water
Permit Applicants have received a disclaimer informing them of the Cease and
Desist Order against California American Water and that MPWMD reports Water
Permit details to California American Water.
Disclaimers will continue to be provided to all Water Permit recipients
with property supplied by a California American Water Distribution System.
District Rule 24-3-A allows the addition of a second Bathroom in an
existing Single-Family Dwelling on a Single-Family Residential Site. Of the 97 Water Permits issued in March, 11 were issued under this provision.
B.
Permit
Compliance
District
staff completed 92 Water Permit
final inspections during March 2013. Seventeen of the final inspections
failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 67
properties that were in compliance, 46 passed
on the first visit. In addition, eight 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. In the month of March, the District prepared 63 deed restrictions. Of the 97
Water Permits issued in March, 28 (29%) required deed
restrictions. District staff provided
deed restriction Notary services for 43 Water
Permit Applicants.
The Water Conservation Rebate Program
for customers of California American Water was reinstated as of November 19,
2012 when funding became available. District staff has been meeting with local
community organizations during the past month to advertise the program.
Participation in the rebate program is detailed in the following chart. The table below indicates the program summary for California American Water Company.
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REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY |
March-2013 |
2013 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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I |
Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
171 |
762 |
13731 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
153 |
592 |
10678 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
121 |
680 |
12256 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
9 |
26 |
747 |
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E. |
Non-Residential Applications |
6 |
11 |
12 |
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II |
Types of Fixtures
Rebated |
Quantity |
Paid |
Estimated Savings |
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A. |
SFD HET |
21 |
3,952.50 |
0.876708 |
119 |
1734 |
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B. |
SFD ULF to HET |
25 |
4,759.94 |
0.250000 |
75 |
165 |
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C. |
UHET |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
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D. |
SFD HE DW |
23 |
2,875.00 |
0.069000 |
103 |
1315 |
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E. |
SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
67 |
32,822.44 |
1.078700 |
262 |
2817 |
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F. |
Instant Access Hot Water
Systems |
2 |
400.00 |
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12 |
117 |
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G. |
On Demand Hot Water-Point of
Source |
0 |
0.00 |
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4 |
37 |
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H. |
Cisterns |
3 |
5,431.25 |
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20.4 |
90.4 |
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I. |
Smart Controllers |
0 |
0.00 |
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1 |
48.1 |
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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 Soil Sensors |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
2 |
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L. |
Lawn Removal &
Replacement |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
115 |
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M. |
Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles |
0 |
0.00 |
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0 |
51 |
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N. |
MFD HET |
3 |
548.50 |
0.125244 |
8 |
523 |
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O. |
MFD ULF to HET |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
23 |
25 |
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P. |
MFD HE DW |
1 |
125.00 |
0.003000 |
2 |
43 |
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Q. |
MFD HEW 5.0 or less Water
Factor |
6 |
2,997.99 |
0.096600 |
10 |
83 |
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R. |
MFD Common Laundry |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
3 |
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S. |
Non-Residential - HET |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
351 |
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T. |
Non-Residential - ULF to HET |
20 |
3,980.00 |
0.200000 |
20 |
10 |
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U. |
Non-Residential - UHET |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
1 |
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V. |
Non-Residential HEW 5.0 or
less Water Factor |
4 |
2,000.00 |
0.016100 |
5 |
70 |
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W. |
Non-Residential HE
Dishwasher |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
5 |
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X. |
Non-Residential Zero Water
Using Urinals |
4 |
1,200.00 |
0.368460 |
4 |
131 |
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III |
Rebate Refund |
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Residential |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
23 |
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Non-Residential |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
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IV |
Total Dollars Rebated |
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$61,092.62 |
$218,688.82 |
2,478,082.75 |
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V |
Estimated Water Savings
in Acre-Feet Annually* |
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3.083812 |
11.577 |
332.379 |
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* Retrofit savings are
estimated at
0.041748 AF/HET; 0.01 AF/UHET; 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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