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INFORMATIONAL
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WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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September 16, 2019
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David J.
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General
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Prepared
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Kyle Smith |
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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 is compared against the properties that have submitted WCCs. Details on 119 property transfers that occurred between August 1, 2019, and August 31, 2019, were added to the database.
The District received 536 WCCs between March 1, 2019, and August 31, 2019. Data on ownership, transfer date, and status of water efficiency standard compliance were entered into the database.
From August 1, 2019, to August 31, 2019, 96 properties were verified compliant with Rule 144 (Retrofit Upon Change of Ownership or Use). Of the 96 verifications, 56 properties verified compliance by submitting certification forms and/or receipts. District staff completed 59 Site inspections. Of the 59 properties inspected, 40 (67%) passed inspection. None of the properties that passed inspection involved more than one visit to verify compliance with all water efficiency standards.
Water savings from HET retrofits triggered by Rule
144 verified from August 1, 2019, to August 31, 2019, are estimated at 0.660 Acre-Feet Annually (AFA). Water savings from retrofits
that exceeded the requirement (i.e., HETs to Ultra High Efficiency Toilets) is
estimated at 0.030 AFA (8 toilets). Year-to-date
estimated savings from toilet retrofits is 5.190 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. In July, District inspectors performed eight inspections. Of the eight inspections certified, seven were in compliance. Two 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 July 2019, MPWMD referred three properties to Cal-Am for
verification of outdoor Rate BMPs.
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 were eight 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 228 Water Permits from May 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019. Thirty-one Water Permits were issued using Water Entitlements (Pebble Beach Company, Malpaso Water, etc.). Two 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 228 Water Permits issued from May 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019, 17 were issued under this provision.
B. Permit Compliance
District staff completed 53 Water Permit final inspections during August 2019. Four of the final inspections failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 39 passing properties, 29 passed inspection on the first visit. In addition, four 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. Staff is unable to report on the number of deed restriction as it relates to total number of Permits for August. District staff provided Notary services for 27 Water Permits with deed restrictions.
D. Rebates
Rebate data was unavailable for this month’s report.
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