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February 6, 2023 |
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David J.
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Stephanie Locke |
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General Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: The Finance and Administration Committee considered this item on February 6, 2023 and recommended ______________________. |
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CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project
as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section
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SUMMARY: At
its September 9, 2022, meeting, the Water Demand Committee unanimously
supported adding a rebate for smart toilet leak detectors. These devices are
attached to the toilet and are connected into a smart network to notify
maintenance personnel via text or computer alert in the event of a leak in a
toilet. At the September meeting, the Committee discussed a rebate for Visitor
Serving Facilities, such as hotels. Since then, staff has received additional
information about the effectiveness of these devices in apartment buildings and
would like to expand the proposed rebate to those as well.
The Committee agreed that there should be a new rebate for installation
of smart toilet leak detectors. The recommended rebate is 25 percent of the
cost of the individual monitoring device in installations of 20 or more leak
detector units. The cost of these systems varies, hence the proposed percentage
of the purchase price. The maximum rebate per Site should be capped at $15,000.
California American Water’s staff supports this additional rebate, and funding
is available in the rebate account on a first come, first served basis, and is
funded annually.
RECOMMENDATION: The Finance and Administration Committee
should recommend that the Board approve Resolution No. 2023-03 to add a rebate
for 25 percent of the cost of 20 or more smart toilet leak detector units
installed in a Visitor Serving Facility or a Master Metered Multi-Family
Residential Site to a maximum rebate of $15,000. Staff will work with the water companies to
notify eligible properties about the new rebate.
BACKGROUND: The District was approached by the Portola
Plaza Hotel about assistance for a large-scale toilet leak detection system
that includes a web-based smart notification portal. The system is called Sensor
Industries Toilet Sensor (https://www.sensorindustries.com/toilet-sensor/). A similar system was installed just prior
to the pandemic in hotels in Pebble Beach. During 2020, Pebble Beach Company
noticed significant water savings because of these devices, especially when the
rooms were vacant.
EXHIBIT
2-A Draft
Resolution No. 2023-03
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