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CONSIDER SECOND
READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 179 CLARIFYING RULES RELATED TO THE
REBATE PROGRAM, PERMITS, AND WATER WASTE |
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August 20, 2018 |
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Dave
Stoldt, |
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Stephanie
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General Counsel Approval: This ordinance has been reviewed by Counsel |
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Committee Recommendation: The
Water Demand Committee discussed the conceptual ordinance on July 10, 2018. |
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CEQA Compliance: This
ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, for modifications to Rule
141, as these amendments relate to replacement of existing facilities with
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SUMMARY: Draft Ordinance No. 179 (Exhibit 14-A) makes minor changes
to existing rules. The ordinance is needed
to make amendments to the Rebate Program to support the District’s HEART (High
Efficiency Applied Retrofit Targets) effort.
HEART is funded by a Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management
Disadvantaged Community Involvement Program grant from the Department of Water
Resources (DWR) to the Central Coast Funding Area (CCFA). The HEART project is focused on the City of
Seaside’s Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) and will provide free or low-cost
installations of water efficient toilets, showerheads and faucet aerators, High
Efficiency Clothes Washers, High Efficiency Dishwashers, leak detection and
repairs, dish squeegees, dye tablets for toilets, etc. The amendments proposed in this ordinance
allow Multi-Family Dwellings located in the DAC areas to receive Rebates for
purchase and installation of more than 20 toilets on a Site.
Ordinance No. 180 also includes the
following:
1. Rule 11 edits to “Legal Parcel” and
“Ultra High Efficiency Toilet” definitions.
2. Rule 23 clarification that past and
future water use should be done according to the methodology codified in Rule
24.
3. Rule 23 notice that Major
Landscapes audited by a Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor require
corrections noted in the audit to be made prior to the District’s final
inspection.
4. Rule 23 exemption by GM for fire
service hardships and add requirement to deed restrictions. Exemptions must know that rationing enforcement
could result in a Flow Restrictor.
5.
Rule
141 is amended to include leases of High Efficiency Clothes Washers in Common Laundry
Rooms and to allow Multi-Family Dwelling Units in the DAC to receive Rebates
for more than 20 High Efficiency Toilets.
6. Rule 162-B-5 is amended to exempt
non-MPWRS Wells from the Wednesday/Saturday watering days and to encourage Well
irrigators located in urban areas to display signage that indicates the water
used for irrigation is from a Well or other Source of Supply on the Site.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff
recommends the Board adopt Ordinance No. 179 following second reading.
EXHIBITS
14-A Draft Ordinance No. 179
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