ITEM:

INFORMATIONAL ITEM/STAFF REPORTS

 

28.

WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM REPORT

 

Meeting Date:

May 17, 2010

Budgeted: 

N/A

 

From:

Darby Fuerst,

Program/

N/A

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:

 

Prepared By:

Michael Boles

Cost Estimate:

N/A

 

 

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  N/A

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

I.       MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION RETROFIT PROGRAM

District Regulation XIV requires the retrofit of water fixtures upon Change of Ownership to Ultra Low Flush Toilets (ULF) (1.6 gallons-per-flush), 2.0 gallons-per-minute (gpm) showerheads, and 2.2 gpm faucet aerators. Rain Sensors are also required for all automatic irrigation systems.  Property owners must certify the property has the water efficient fixtures by submitting a Water Conservation Certification Form (WCC). 

 

A.     Certification

The District received 44 WCCs between April 1 and April 30, 2010.  Data on ownership, transfer date, and status of conservation requirements were entered into the conservation database.

 

B.     Verification

In April 2010, 145 inspections were performed to verify compliance with Change of Ownership retrofit requirements. The District completed 82 inspections of properties changing ownership, and 66 (81%) were in compliance.  Two of the properties that passed inspection required more than one visit to verify compliance with all conservation requirements.  The District also verified the replacement of 20 toilets resulting from water permit conditions of approval.  Six toilets verified by inspection were ULF and 134 were High Efficiency Toilets (HET).

 

C.     Changes of Ownership

Information is obtained weekly from Realquest.com 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 Regulation XIV are identified.  Details on 105 property transfers that occurred in April were entered into the database.  

 


  1. Savings Estimate

Water savings from retrofits (triggered by Changes in Ownership) verified in April is estimated at 4.158 acre-feet annually (AFA).  Year-to-date estimated savings from this program is 4.753 AFA.

 

  1. Water Waste Response

There were three Water Waste complaints reported by the public, and staff made several verbal contacts in the field after observing water waste conditions.  Follow up letters were sent as needed to follow up to the Water Waste.

 

II.                WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT

 

A.     Permit Processing

District staff processed and issued 59 Water Permits in April 2010.  Three permits were issued using Water Entitlements (Macomber, Pebble Beach Company, Griffin Estates, Quail Meadows, Water West, etc).  The remainder of the permits issued did not involve a debit to a Jurisdiction’s allocation or resulted in a debit to a Public Water Credit Account.  District Rule 23 requires a Water Permit application for all properties that propose to modify or expand water use on a site, including New Construction and Remodels.

 

All Water Permit Applicants have been provided with a disclaimer informing them of the Cease and Desist Order against California American Water and the possibility that MPWMD will be reporting Water Permits details to California American Water.  Disclaimers will continue to be provided to all permit recipients with property supplied by a California American Water Distribution system.

 

District Rule 24-3-A allows the addition of a second bathroom to an existing Single Family Dwelling on a Single-Family Residential Site. Of the 59 water permits issued in April 2010, three were issued under this provision.

 

B.     Permit Compliance

District staff completed 55 Water Permit final inspections in April 2010. Twelve of the final inspections failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 43 properties that were in compliance, 39 passed on the first visit. In addition, three pre-inspections were conducted in response to Water Permit applications received by the District.

 

C.     Deed Restrictions

District staff prepares deed restrictions that are recorded on the property title to provide notice of District Rules and Regulations, enforce permit conditions, and provide notice of public access to water records.  In March 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.  In the month of April, the District prepared 19 deed restrictions.  Of the 59 Water Permits issued in April 2010, 15 (25%) required deed restrictions.  District staff provided deed restriction Notary services for 27 Water Permit Applicants.         

 

III.             JOINT MPWMD/CAW REBATE PROGRAM

In January 1997 (Ordinance No. 85), the District enacted a program that offers refunds for older Residential toilets voluntarily replaced with ULF models.  The program was expanded in 1998 (Ordinance No. 88) to provide rebates for voluntary Non-Residential toilet retrofits.  It was expanded again in December 2003 (Ordinance No. 110) to provide Rebates for high efficiency dishwasher and washing machines, Dual Flush Toilets, Instant-Access Hot Water Systems (IAHWS) and Cisterns.  In March 2007 (Ordinance No. 127), HET and Zero Water Consumption Urinals were added to the program.  Ordinance No. 129 (September 2007) added Rebates for Weather Based Irrigation Controllers, Rain and Soil Moisture Sensors, and increased the Rebates for washing machines, hot water systems and waterless urinals.  Rebates for fixtures that are also used as a Water Credit were disallowed in July 2009 by Ordinance No. 139, and finally, the 2009 Rebate Program Amendment Ordinance (No. 140) added Rebates for Lawn removal and replacement with drought tolerant or permeable surfaces, Synthetic Turf, High Efficiency (0.5 gpf) and Pint Urinals, Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles, Water Brooms, High Efficiency Commercial Clothes Washers, Cooling Tower Conductivity Controllers, Water Efficient Ice Machines and X-ray film processor recirculation systems.  Ordinance No. 140 also deleted the Rebate for ULF toilets and increased some of the Rebate amounts.

 

Participation in the rebate program is detailed in the following charts. Table 1 indicates the program summary for California American Water Company; Table 2 indicates the program summary for Seaside Municipal and Non-California American Water users.

 

 


Table 1 – Rebate Program Summary-California American Water Customers

 

  CAW - REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY

April-2010

2010 YTD

1997 - Present

I

Application Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.

Applications Received

160

809

9822

 

B.

Applications Approved

125

630

7633

 

C.

Single Family Applications

148

663

8777

 

D.

Multi-Family Applications

8

26

500

 

E.

Non-Residential Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

1

11

167

 

 

Industrial

0

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0

2

II

Types of Fixtures Rebated

Quantity

Paid

Estimated Savings

 

 

 

A.

SFD ULFT

1

100.00

0.023

18

4953

 

B.

SFD HET

59

11,119.17

1.770

266

923

 

C.

SFD HE DW

21

2,625.00

0.063

101

770

 

D.

SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

46

11,350.00

0.690

227

1602

 

E.

SFD ULF 28-gallon WM

1

150.00

0.015

8

60

 

F.

Instant Access Hot Water Systems

3

579.33

 

11

76

 

G.

On Demand Hot Water-Point of Source

0

0.00

 

5

21

 

H.

Cisterns

2

412.50

 

19

48

 

I.

Residential Smart Controllers

1

220.00

 

6

30

 

J.

Residential Zero Water Using Urinals

0

0.00

 

0

2

 

K.

Residential Rain Sensors

0

0.00

 

8

10

 

L.

Residential Soil Sensors

0

0.00

 

1

2

 

M.

MFD ULFT

0

0.00

0.000

1

1902

 

N.

MFD HET

3

600.00

0.090

289

318

 

O.

MFD HE DW

0

0.00

0.000

1

8

 

P.

MFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

3

750.00

0.045

6

28

 

Q.

MFD ULF 28-gallon WM

0

0.00

0.000

0

2

 

R.

Non-Residential - ULFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

0

0

0

0

715

 

 

Industrial

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0

0

0

1

 

S.

Non-Residential - HET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

1

200.00

0.042

67

215

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

T.

Non-Residential HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

0

0.00

0.000

1

41

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

0.000

1

2


 

 CAW - REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY (Continued)

 

 

April 2010

2010 YTD

1997 - Present

 

Types of Fixtures Rebated

Quantity

Paid

Estimated Savings

 

 

 

U.

Non-Residential Smart Controllers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

0

0

 

0

1

 

 

Industrial

0

0

 

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0

 

0

0

 

V.

Non-Residential Zero Water Using Urinals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

0

0.00

 

0

114

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

 

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

 

0

0

III

Rebate Refund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential 

0

0.00

0.000

0

3

 

 

Non-Residential

0

0.00

 

0

0

IV

Total Dollars Rebated

 

$28,106.00

 

$195,136.60

$1,486,306.03

V

Estimated Water Savings in AFA*

 

 

2.738

23.655

258.778

* Retrofit savings are estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet, 0.003 AF/dishwasher, 0.015 AF/washer; 0.03 AF/HET

 

Crossed out items are no longer eligible for Rebate

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2 –Rebate Program Summary-Non-California American Water Customers

 

 

 

NON-CAW SUPPLEMENTAL REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY

April-2010

2010 YTD Total

7/1/2009 to Present

I

Application Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.

SFD-Applications Received

0

5

20

 

B.

Applications Approved

0

5

20

 

C.

Applications Denied

0

0

0

II

Types of Fixtures Rebated

MPWMD Amount Paid

Seaside Rebate Amount

Estimated Water Savings

2010 YTD MPWMD Paid

2010 YTD Seaside Paid

 

A.

SFD HET

 

 

0.000

900.00

500

 

B.

SFD HE DW

 

 

 

250.00

50

 

C.

SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

 

 

 

2900.00

700

 

D.

Instant Access Hot Water Systems

 

 

 

0.00

0

 

E.

Cisterns

 

 

 

0.00

0

 

F.

Residential Smart Controllers

 

 

 

0.00

0

 

G.

Non-Residential Zero Water Using Urinals

 

 

 

0.00

0

IV

Total Dollars Rebated

0.00

0.00

0.0000

4450.00

$1,450.00

V.

Estimated Water Savings in AFA

 

 

 

 

0.426

* Retrofit savings are estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet, 0.003 AF/dishwasher, 0.015 AF/washer; 0.03 AF/HET

 

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