ITEM:

INFORMATIONAL ITEM/STAFF REPORTS

 

34.

WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM REPORT

 

Meeting Date:

June 21, 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 58 WCCs between May 1 and May 31, 2010.  Data on ownership, transfer date, and status of conservation requirements were entered into the conservation database.

 

B.     Verification

In May 2010, 146 inspections were performed to verify compliance with Change of Ownership retrofit requirements. The District completed 77 inspections of properties changing ownership, and 56 (86%) 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 27 toilets resulting from water permit conditions of approval.  Thirty-three toilets verified by inspection 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 149 property transfers that occurred in May were entered into the database.  

 


  1. Savings Estimate

Water savings from retrofits (triggered by Changes in Ownership) verified in May is estimated at 0.069 acre-feet annually (AFA).  Year-to-date estimated savings from this program is 4.822 AFA.

 

  1. Water Waste Response

There were seven 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 52 Water Permits in May 2010.  Two 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 52 water permits issued in May 2010, four were issued under this provision.

 

B.     Permit Compliance

District staff completed 63 Water Permit final inspections in May 2010. Sixteen of the final inspections failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 47 properties that were in compliance, 39 passed on the first visit. In addition, four 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 May, the District prepared 16 deed restrictions.  Of the 52 Water Permits issued in May 2010, 13 (21%) required deed restrictions.  District staff provided deed restriction Notary services for 25 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

May-2010

2010 YTD

1997 - Present

I

Application Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.

Applications Received

282

1091

10104

 

B.

Applications Approved

240

870

7873

 

C.

Single Family Applications

215

878

8992

 

D.

Multi-Family Applications

16

42

516

 

E.

Non-Residential Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

6

17

173

 

 

Industrial

0

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0

2

II

Types of Fixtures Rebated

Quantity

Paid

Estimated Savings

 

 

 

A.

SFD ULFT

0

0.00

0.000

18

4953

 

B.

SFD HET

93

18,340.75

2.790

359

1016

 

C.

SFD HE DW

25

3,125.00

0.075

126

795

 

D.

SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

103

25,750.00

1.658

330

1705

 

E.

SFD ULF 28-gallon WM

0

0.00

0.000

8

60

 

F.

Instant Access Hot Water Systems

2

400.00

 

13

78

 

G.

On Demand Hot Water-Point of Source

1

100.00

 

6

22

 

H.

Cisterns

5

1,568.25

 

24

53

 

I.

Residential Smart Controllers

3

360.00

 

9

33

 

J.

Residential Zero Water Using Urinals

0

0.00

 

0

2

 

K.

Residential Rain Sensors

1

25.00

 

9

11

 

L.

Residential Soil Sensors

0

0.00

 

1

2

 

M.

Lawn Removal & Replacement

5

7,553.48

 

5

5

 

N.

Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles

41

20.50

 

41

41

 

O.

MFD ULFT

0

0.00

0.000

1

1902

 

P.

MFD HET

10

2,000.00

0.300

299

328

 

Q.

MFD HE DW

3

375.00

0.009

4

11

 

R.

MFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

5

1,250.00

0.081

11

33

 

S.

MFS Rain Sensors

1

25.00

0.000

1

1

 

T.

MFD Lawn Removal & Replacement

1

50.00

0.015

1

1

 

T.

MFD ULF 28-gallon WM

0

0.00

0.000

0

2

 

U.

Non-Residential - ULFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

0

0

0

0

715

 

 

Industrial

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0

0

0

1

 

V.

Non-Residential - HET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

74

13,612.00

3.089

141

289

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

W.

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 Con’t

May-2010

2010 YTD

1997 - Present

II

Types of Fixtures Rebated

Quantity

Paid

Estimated Savings

 

 

 

 

Types of Fixtures Rebated

Quantity

Paid

Estimated Savings

 

 

 

X.

Non-Residential HE Dishwasher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

1

125.00

0.003

1

1

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

Y.

Non-Residential Smart Controllers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

1

130.00

 

1

2

 

 

Industrial

0

0

 

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0

 

0

0

 

Z.

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

 

$74,809.98

 

$269,946.58

$1,561,116.01

V

Estimated Water Savings in Acre-Feet Annually*

 

 

8.020

31.675

266.798

* Retrofit savings are estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet, 0.003 AF/dishwasher, 0.0161 AF/washer; 0.03 AF/HET

 

Strike through items are no longer eligible for rebate

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

NON-CAW SUPPLEMENTAL REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY

May-2010

2010 YTD Total

7/1/2009 to Present

I

Application Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.

SFD-Applications Received

2

7

22

 

B.

Applications Approved

2

7

22

 

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

0.00

0.00

0.000

900.00

500

 

B.

SFD HE DW

0.00

0.00

0.000

250.00

50

 

C.

SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

250.00

50.00

0.016

3150.00

750

 

D.

Instant Access Hot Water Systems

0.00

0.00

 

0.00

0

 

E.

Cisterns

0.00

0.00

 

0.00

0

 

F.

Residential Smart Controllers

0.00

0.00

 

0.00

0

 

G.

Non-Residential Zero Water Using Urinals

0.00

0.00

 

0.00

0

IV

Total Dollars Rebated

250.00

50.00

0.0161

4750.00

$1,750.00

V.

Estimated Water Savings

 

 

 

 

0.442

* Retrofit savings are estimated at 0.023 AF/toilet, 0.003 AF/dishwasher, 0.0161 AF/washer; 0.03 AF/HET

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