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INFORMATIONAL ITEM/STAFF REPORTS |
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29. |
WATER
CONSERVATION PROGRAM REPORT |
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Meeting Date: |
May 20, 2019
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Budgeted: |
N/A |
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From: |
David J. Stoldt, |
Program/ |
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General Manager |
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Prepared By: |
Kyle Smith |
Cost Estimate: |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A |
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CEQA
Compliance: This action does not
constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act
Guidelines Section 15378. |
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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 High
Efficiency Toilets (HET) (1.28 gallons-per-flush), 2.0 gallons-per-minute (gpm) Showerheads, 1.2 gpm
Washbasin faucets, 1.8 gpm kitchen, utility and bar
sink faucets, 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 monthly from Realquest.com on properties transferring ownership within the District. The information compared against the properties that have submitted WCCs. Details on 197 property transfers that occurred between March 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019 were added to the database.
Due to Accela data base project district staff are unable to report on the number of WCCs received from March 1, 2019 to April 30, 2019. This will continue until the Accela develops a way to retrieve this data from the data base.
From March 1, 2019 to April 30, 2019, 110 properties were verified compliant with Rule 144 (Retrofit Upon Change of Ownership or Use). Of the 110 verifications, 39 properties verified compliance by submitting certification forms and/or receipts. District staff completed 87 Site inspections. Of the 87 properties inspected, 45 (52%) passed inspection. None of the properties that passed inspection involved more than one visit to verify compliance with all water efficiency standards.
Savings Estimate
Water savings from HET retrofits triggered by Rule
144 verified from March 1, 2019 to April 30, 2019 are estimated at 0.880 Acre-Feet Annually (AFA). Water savings from retrofits
that exceeded the requirement (i.e., HETs to Ultra High Efficiency Toilets) is
estimated at 0.440 AFA (44
toilets). Year-to-date estimated savings from toilet retrofits is 2.910 AFA
Effective January 1, 2014, all Non-Residential properties were required to meet Rule 143, Water Efficiency Standards for Existing Non-Residential Uses. To verify compliance with these requirements, property owners and businesses are being sent notification of the requirements and a date that inspectors will be on Site to check the property. From March to April, District inspectors performed 60 inspections. Of the 60 inspections certified, 35 were in compliance. Three of the properties that passed inspection involved more than one visit to verify compliance with all water efficiency standards; the remainder complied without a reinspection.
MPWMD is forwarding its CII inspection findings to
California American Water (Cal-Am) for their verification with the Rate Best
Management Practices (Rate BMPs) that are used to determine the appropriate
non-residential rate division.
Compliance with MPWMD’s Rule 143 achieves Rate BMPs for indoor water
uses, however, properties with landscaping must also comply with Cal-Am’s outdoor Rate BMPs to avoid Division 4 (Non-Rate BMP
Compliant) rates. In addition to sharing
information about indoor Rate BMP compliance, MPWMD notifies Cal-Am of
properties with landscaping. Cal-Am then
conducts an outdoor audit to verify compliance with the Rate BMPs. During March and April 2019, MPWMD referred 24 properties to Cal-Am for
verification of outdoor Rate BMPs.
In response to the State’s drought emergency conservation regulation effective June 1, 2016, the District has increased its Water Waste enforcement. The District has a Water Waste Hotline 831-658-5653 or an online form to report Water Waster occurrences at www.mpwmd.net or www.montereywaterinfo.org. There was one Water Waste responses during the past month. There were no repeated incidents that resulted in a fine.
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 172 Water Permits in March and April 2019. Fourteen Water Permits were issued using Water Entitlements (Pebble Beach Company, Malpaso Water, etc.). No Water Permits involved a debit to a Public Water Credit Account.
All Water Permits have a disclaimer informing applicants of the Cease and Desist Order against California American Water and that MPWMD reports Water Permit details to California American Water. All Water Permit recipients with property supplied by a California American Water Distribution System will continue to be provided with the disclaimer.
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 172 Water Permits issued from March 1, 2019 to April 30, 2019, nine were issued under this provision.
B. Permit Compliance: District staff completed 140 Water Permit final inspections during March and April 2019. Six of the final inspections failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 110 passing properties, 59 passed inspection on the first visit. In addition, 13 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 April 2001, the District Board of Directors adopted a policy regarding the processing of deed restrictions. In the months of Mach and April, the District prepared 136 deed restrictions. Of the 172 Water Permits issued in March and April, 86 (50%) required deed restrictions. District staff provided Notary services for 158 Water Permits with deed restrictions. Participation in the rebate program is detailed in the following chart. The table below indicates the program summary for Rebates for California American Water Company customers.
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REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY |
April-2019 |
2019 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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I. |
Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
86 |
394 |
26,600 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
71 |
249 |
20,694 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
68 |
309 |
24,010 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
3 |
69 |
1,420 |
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E. |
Non-Residential Applications |
0 |
0 |
354 |
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II. |
Type of Devices Rebated |
Number of devices |
Rebate Paid |
Estimated AF |
Gallons Saved |
2019 YTD Quantity |
2019 YTD Paid |
2019 YTD Estimated AF |
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A. |
High
Efficiency Toilet (HET) |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
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B. |
Ultra
Low Flush to HET |
20 |
1500.00 |
0.200000 |
65,170 |
342,155 |
8,550.00 |
1.140000 |
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C. |
Ultra
HET |
11 |
1375.00 |
0.011000 |
35,844 |
55,397 |
2125.00 |
0.071000 |
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D. |
Toilet
Flapper |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
6.99 |
0.000000 |
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E. |
High
Efficiency Dishwasher |
13 |
1625.00 |
0.039000 |
127,082 |
415,149 |
22750.00 |
0.451000 |
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F. |
High
Efficiency Clothes Washer |
28 |
15000.00 |
0.450800 |
146,894 |
698,793 |
77516.99 |
2.208920 |
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G. |
Instant-Access
Hot Water System |
2 |
400.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
600.00 |
0.000000 |
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H. |
On
Demand Systems |
1 |
100.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
200.00 |
0.000000 |
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I. |
Zero
Use Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
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J. |
High
Efficiency Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
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K. |
Pint
Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
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L. |
Cisterns |
1 |
137.50 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
1362.50 |
0.000000 |
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M. |
Smart
Controllers |
4 |
400.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
400.00 |
0.000000 |
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N. |
Rotating
Sprinkler Nozzles |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
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O. |
Moisture
Sensors |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
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P. |
Lawn
Removal & Replacement |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
2000.00 |
0.000000 |
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Q. |
Graywater |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
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R. |
Ice
Machines |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
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Totals:
Month; AF; Gallons; YTD |
80 |
20537.50 |
0.700800 |
374,989 |
1511494 |
115,511.48 |
3.870920 |
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2019 YTD |
1997 - Present |
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IV. |
Total Rebated: YTD;
Program |
$
115,511.48 |
$ 6,713,382.40 |
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V. |
Estimated Water Savings in Acre-Feet
Annually* |
3.870920 |
284929.890000 |
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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/HE DW; 0.0161 AF/Residential HEW; 0.0082
AF/100 sf. of lawn removal |
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