29. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM REPORT
Meeting Date: June
16, 2003 Budgeted:
N/A
Program/Line Item No: N/A
Staff Contact: Shawn Novack Cost Estimate: N/A
General Counsel Approval:
N/A
Committee Recommendation:
N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A
The following water
conservation activities took place during May 2003:
MANDATORY RETROFIT PROGRAM
The District continued to carry out District Regulation XIV, which requires the retrofit of water fixtures to ultra-low flow (ULF) 1.6 gallons-per-flush toilets and 2.5 gallons-per-minute showerheads when properties transfer ownership. Property owners are required to certify the property has the ULF fixtures by submitting a Water Conservation Certification form (WCC).
The District received 92 Water Conservation Certification forms between
May 1 and May 31, 2003. Data on property
ownership, transfer date and status of conservation requirements from those
forms were entered into the conservation database.
In the month of May, 94
inspections were scheduled in response to requests from agents and property owners.
The District completed 59 inspections of properties changing ownership
and 44 (74.6%) were in compliance. None
of the properties that passed inspection required more than one visit to verify
compliance with all conservation requirements.
Detailed information on conservation inspections is provided in Exhibit 29-A.
Information is obtained
weekly from the Abstract of Monterey County on properties transferring
ownership within the District. The
information is entered into the database and compared against the properties
that have submitted WCCs. Properties not
in compliance with District law are then identified. Information on 147 property transfers
that occurred between May 1 and May 31, 2003 was entered into the
database.
WATER SAVINGS ESTIMATE
Water savings from retrofits
(triggered by changes in ownership) verified in May are estimated at 0.736
acre-feet. Details on water savings
from retrofits are presented in Exhibit 29-B.
District staff processed and
issued 109 water permits in the month of May. The Paralta and the Pre-Paralta allocation
deductions totaled 3.150 acre-feet for the Cal-Am system in May. District Rule
23 requires a water permit application for all properties that propose to
expand water demand on a site, including new construction and remodels.
Ordinance No. 98, adopted
June 16, 2001, allows the addition of a second bathroom to an existing single
family dwelling on a single-family residential site. Of the 109-water
connection permits issued in the month of May, 16 were issued under
Ordinance No. 98.
District staff completed 20
water permit final inspections in May. Of the 13 properties that were in
compliance, 11 (84.6%) passed on the first visit. Detailed information about permit inspections
is provided in Exhibit 29-A.
District staff prepares
documents that are recorded on the property title to enforce District Rules and
Regulations, enforce permit conditions and allow public access to water
records. On December 17, 2001, the
District Board of Directors adopted a policy regarding the processing of these
documents. Specifically, an extensive
quality control process was put into place and the District is now responsible
for thoroughly reviewing and recording these documents. Permit processing times have increased from
2-3 weeks to 4-6 weeks when a deed restriction is required. In the month of
May, the District prepared and recorded 45 documents on property
titles. Of the 109 permits that were
issued in the month of May, 30 (27.5%) required deed restrictions.
District staff provided notary
services for 15 water permit applicants.
TOILET REPLACEMENT REFUND PROGRAM
The District continued to
promote and administer the Toilet Replacement Refund Program. Approximately ten calls were received
during May. Both residential and
non-residential water users may apply for a rebate of up to $100 per
toilet. The District checks applications
for eligibility against District records of properties required to retrofit to
ultra-low flow toilets.
The following chart shows
the refund total from May 1 through May 31, 2003:
|
TOILET REPLACEMENT REFUND - May 2003 |
||||
|
|
May 2003 |
Last Year |
Total for 2003 |
Total-to-Date |
|
Applications Received |
11 |
15 |
82 |
3816 |
|
Pre-Approved (# of Toilets) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
128 (1,022) |
|
Applications Approved |
8 |
9 |
57 |
3153 |
|
A: Single Family (# of Toilets) |
6 (7) |
8 (9) |
40 (52) |
3779 (4151) |
|
B: Multi-Family (# of Toilets) |
2 (3) |
1 (2) |
10 (14) |
298 (1695) |
|
C: Hotels (# of Toilets) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
38 (592) |
|
D: Commercial (# of Toilets) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (1) |
32 (91) |
|
Denied |
3 |
6 |
25 |
535 |
|
Total $ Issued (# of Toilets) |
$1,000.00 |
$1,100.00 (11) |
$6,676.43 (67) |
$629,767.51 (6,519) |
|
Estimated Water Savings (in AFY*) |
0.230 |
0.253 |
1.541 |
150.167 |
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