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INFORMATIONAL ITEM/STAFF
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WATER
CONSERVATION PROGRAM REPORT FOR MAY 2024
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Meeting Date: |
June 17, 2024
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From: |
David J. Stoldt, |
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General Manager |
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Prepared By: |
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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The following information
reflects activities undertaken by the Water Demand Division during the month of
May 2024.
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 occasionally
conducted to verify compliance. Properties that do not require an inspection
are issued a Conservation Certification document.
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 70 property transfers that occurred were added to the database.
The District received 81 Water Conservation Certification Forms. Data on ownership, transfer date, and status of water efficiency standard compliance were entered into the database.
37 properties were verified compliant with Rule 144 (Retrofit Upon Change of Ownership or Use). Of the 37 verifications, 11 properties verified compliance by submitting certification forms and/or receipts. District staff completed 40 Site inspections. Of the 40 properties visited, 26 (57%) passed.
D. Non-Residential
Compliance with Water Efficiency Standards
By January 1, 2014, all Non-Residential properties were required to meet Rule 143, Water Efficiency Standards for Existing Non-Residential Uses. District inspectors performed nine verification inspections.
As part of the Non-Residential compliance effort, MPWMD notifies California American Water (Cal-Am) of properties with landscaping. Cal-Am staff then schedules an outdoor audit to verify compliance with the Rate Best Management Practices (BMPs). (Compliance with MPWMD’s Rule 143 achieves Rate BMP compliance for indoor water uses.) Properties with landscaping must comply with Cal-Am’s outdoor Rate BMPs to avoid rates in Division 4 (customers that are not in compliance with Rate BMPs). Rate BMPs are used to determine the appropriate Non-Residential rate division for each customer (there are four different rates based on the amount of irrigated area and compliance/noncompliance with the Rate BMPs).
MPWMD referred no property to Cal-Am for
verification of outdoor Rate BMPs.
E. Water
Waste Enforcement
The District has a Water Waste Hotline 831-658-5653 or an online form to report Water Waste occurrences at www.mpwmd.net or www.montereywaterinfo.org. There were three 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 59 Water Permits. Six permits were issued using Water Entitlements (Pebble Beach Company, Malpaso Water, Sand City, etc.). No permits involved a debit to a Public Water Credit account. 12 Meter Split Permits and 11 Hydrant Meter Permits were issued.
District Rule 24-3-A allows the addition of a second Bathroom in an existing Dwelling Unit that has only one Bathroom. Of the 59 Water Permits issued, four were issued under this provision.
B. Permit Compliance
Staff completed 83 site inspections during May. 57 properties passed the interior inspection, and 17 properties failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Nine properties were inspected to complete a Landscape Water Permit: One failed.
District staff provided Notary services for 18 customers.
D. Rebates
The
District processes rebate applications to ensure that only voluntary
replacement of higher efficiency devices receive rebates. The comprehensive
list of available rebates can be found in Rule 141.
EXHIBIT
34-A Rebate report
for May 2024
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