TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ITEM:		DISCUSSION ITEMS
3.	DISCUSS COORDINATION with MONTEREY cOUNTY AND cITIES IN THE DISTRICT REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULATIONS ALLOWING GREYWATER, RAINWATER, AND rECYCLED WATER SYSTEMS TO ENCOURAGE HOUSEHOLD, BUSINESS, AND CITY WATER CATCHMENT, STORAGE, AND REUSE
Meeting Date:			September 18, 2008
From:			Darby Fuerst,
			General Manager
Prepared by:			Darby Fuerst

SUMMARY: At the September 22, 2008 District Board meeting, Director Doyle will request that the Board aggressively explore new sources of water that could be made available from increased water conservation in the Monterey Peninsula area. Specifically, the District would investigate and quantify the potential for further water conservation through the establishment of small-scale greywater, rainwater, and recycled water systems. These systems and related potential water savings are discussed in the report Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in California, prepared by the Pacific Institute in November 2003. The Executive Summary for this report, which Director Doyle will use as the starting point for her presentation at the September 22 meeting, is included as Exhibit 3-A. The complete report is available at http://www.pacinst.org/reports/urban_usage/waste_not_want_not_full_report.pd.

It is recognized that these many of the proposed conservation measures such as the reuse of greywater[1] will require changes to existing regulations and practices. The purpose of bringing this item to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) at this time is to inform the TAC members of Director Doyle’s request and discuss how changes to existing city and county regulations regarding establishment of greywater, rainwater, and recycled water systems can be coordinated.

RECOMMENDATION: The TAC should review the attached Executive Summary from the report, Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in California, and indicate its position regarding Director Doyle’s proposed water conservation initiative. The TAC should also discuss how the various city, county, state, and federal regulations regarding the establishment and operation of small-scale greywater, rainwater, and recycled systems can be identified and, if necessary, modified.

EXHIBIT 3-A Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in California, Executive Summary, Pacific Institute, November 2003.

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[1] Greywater is non-industrial “waste” water from dish washing, laundry, and bathing.