ITEM:		DISCUSSION ITEM
3.	DISCUSS AMENDMENTS TO RULES REGARDING EXTENSION OF WATER USE CREDITS
Meeting Date:			November 5, 2020	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David Stoldt	Program/		N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:			Stephanie Locke	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15301

SUMMARY: Water Use Credits are documented when (1) there is a Permanent Abandonment of Use, or (2) following the installation of Ultra-Low Water Use Technology not required by the District, or (3) when there is a temporary removal of a use, such as a Change of Use^[1]. The credit process (Rule 25.5) allows the reuse of the reduced increment of water on the same Site. Credit may be transferred to other Sites pursuant to Rule 28. Water Use Credits resulting from a Permanent Abandonment of Use (i.e., demolition or permanent removal of plumbing or fixtures, or replacement of fixtures with state-of-the-art equipment or high efficiency appliance credits) allow the reuse of the reduced increment of water on a Site for up to ten years.

Recent discussions about extending credit for the Presidio of Monterey and the Naval Postgraduate School raised the question about extending all Water Use Credits. Staff preliminarily believes that an insignificant extension (e.g. for no more than one year) that must be approved administratively within the year prior to expiration would have no measurable impact on the environment.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Water Demand Committee discuss the possibility of extending a Water Use Credit.

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[1] Capitalized terms are defined in 11 of the MPWMD Rules and Regulations found online at http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/rules/2010/Sept/TOC.htm