ITEM:

INFORMATIONAL ITEM/STAFF REPORTS

 

18.

WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM REPORT

 

Meeting Date:

September 20, 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 38 WCCs between August 1 and August 31, 2010.  Data on ownership, transfer date, and status of conservation requirements were entered into the conservation database.

 

B.     Verification

In August, 154 inspections were performed to verify compliance with Change of Ownership retrofit requirements. The District completed 68 inspections of properties changing ownership, and 41 (60%) were in compliance.  Eight 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 35 toilets resulting from Water Permit conditions of approval.  Forty-nine 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 148 property transfers that occurred in August were entered into the database.  

 

  1. Savings Estimate

Water savings from retrofits (triggered by Changes in Ownership) verified in August is estimated at 0.445 acre-feet annually (AFA).  Year-to-date estimated savings from this program is 6.507 AFA.

 

  1. Water Waste Response

There were two 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 57 Water Permits in August 2010.  No Water 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 57 Water Permits issued in August, eight were issued under this provision.

 

B.     Permit Compliance

District staff completed 67 Water Permit final inspections in August 2010. Seventeen of the final inspections failed due to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 50 properties that were in compliance, 36 passed on the first visit. In addition, 11 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 August, the District prepared 25 deed restrictions.  Of the 57 Water Permits issued in August, 22 (39%) required deed restrictions.  District staff provided deed restriction Notary services for 44 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

August-2010

2010 YTD

1997 - Present

I

Application Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.

Applications Received

243

1732

10745

 

B.

Applications Approved

203

1407

8410

 

C.

Single Family Applications

222

1450

9564

 

D.

Multi-Family Applications

18

95

569

 

E.

Non-Residential Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

2

26

182

 

 

Industrial

0

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

1

0

3

II

Types of Fixtures Rebated

Quantity

Paid

Estimated Savings

 

 

 

A.

SFD ULFT

Rebate No Longer Available

18

4953

 

B.

SFD HET

75

14,278.42

2.250

562

1219

 

C.

SFD HE DW

31

3,875.00

0.093

211

880

 

D.

SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

80

20,000.00

1.288

537

1912

 

E.

SFD ULF 28-gallon WM

Rebate No Longer Available

8

60

 

F.

Instant Access Hot Water Systems

1

200.00

 

15

80

 

G.

On Demand Hot Water-Point of Source

0

0.00

 

6

22

 

H.

Cisterns

0

0.00

 

28

57

 

I.

Residential Smart Controllers

1

160.00

 

14

38

 

J.

Residential Zero Water Using Urinals

0

0.00

 

0

2

 

K.

Residential Rain Sensors

1

25.00

 

10

12

 

L.

Residential Soil Sensors

0

0.00

 

1

2

 

M.

Lawn Removal & Replacement

6

11,832.94

 

15

15

 

N.

Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles

0

0.00

 

41

41

 

O.

MFD ULFT

Rebate No Longer Available

1

1902

 

P.

MFD HET

20

3,305.45

0.600

395

424

 

Q.

MFD HE DW

1

125.00

0.003

7

14

 

R.

MFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

1

250.00

0.016

18

40

 

S.

MFS Rain Sensors

0

0.00

0.000

1

1

 

T.

MFD Lawn Removal & Replacement

0

0.00

0.000

1

1

 

T.

MFD ULF 28-gallon WM

Rebate No Longer Available

0

2

 

U.

MFD Common Laundry

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

V.

Non-Residential - ULFT

Rebate No Longer Available

0

716

 

W.

Non-Residential - HET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

0

0.00

0.000

141

289

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

1

200.00

0.042

1

1

 

X.

Non-Residential HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

0.000

6

46

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

0.000

1

2

 

Y.

Non-Residential HE Dishwasher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

0.000

2

2

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

0.000

0

0

 

 

 

CAW - REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY Con't

August-2010

2010 YTD

1997 - Present

II

Types of Fixtures Rebated

Quantity

Paid

Estimated Savings

 

 

 

Z.

Non-Residential Smart Controllers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

0

0.00

 

2

3

 

 

Industrial

0

0

 

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0

 

0

0

 

AA.

Non-Residential Zero Water Using Urinals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

0.000

0

125

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

 

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

 

0

0

 

AB.

Non-Residential Smart Controllers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

0

2

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

 

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

 

0

0

 

AC.

Non-Residential Rotatin Nozzles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

30

15.00

 

30

30

 

 

Industrial

0

0.00

 

0

0

 

 

Institutional (public authority)

0

0.00

 

0

0

III

Rebate Refund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential 

5

-925.00

0.000

11

14

 

 

Non-Residential

0

0.00

 

0

0

IV

Total Dollars Rebated

 

$53,341.81

 

$420,329.44

$1,711,498.87

V

Estimated Water Savings in Acre-Feet Annually*

 

 

4.292

45.851

280.974

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

NON-CAW SUPPLEMENTAL REBATE PROGRAM SUMMARY

August-2010

2010 YTD Total

7/1/2009 to Present

I

Application Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.

SFD-Applications Received

4

15

30

 

B.

Applications Approved

4

15

30

 

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

307.07

200.00

0.060

2207.07

700

 

B.

SFD HE DW

0.00

0.00

0.000

250.00

50

 

C.

SFD HEW 5.0 or less Water Factor

497.66

100.00

0.032

3897.66

900

 

D.

Instant Access Hot Water Systems

0.00

0.00

 

0.00

0

 

E.

Lawn Removal & Replacement

0.00

0.00

 

558.09

0

 

F.

Cisterns

0.00

0.00

 

0.00

0

 

G.

Residential Smart Controllers

0.00

0.00

 

0.00

0

 

H.

Non-Residential Zero Water Using Urinals

0.00

0.00

 

0.00

0

IV

Total Dollars Rebated

804.73

300.00

0.0922

7712.82

$4,712.82

V.

Estimated Water Savings

 

 

 

 

0.700

* 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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