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INFORMATIONAL ITEM/STAFF REPORTS |
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20. |
WATER
CONSERVATION PROGRAM REPORT |
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Meeting Date: |
October 19, 2015
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Budgeted:
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From: |
David J. Stoldt, |
Program/ |
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General Manager |
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Prepared By: |
Gabriela Ayala |
Cost Estimate: |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A
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CEQA
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I. MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION RETROFIT PROGRAM
District
Regulation XIV requires the retrofit of water fixtures upon Change of Ownership
or Use with High Efficiency Toilets (HET) (1.28 gallons-per-flush), 2.0
gallons-per-minute (gpm) Showerheads, 2.2 gpm faucet aerators, and Rain Sensors on all automatic
Irrigation Systems. Property owners must
certify the Site meets the District’s water efficiency standards by submitting
a Water Conservation Certification Form (WCC), and a Site inspection is often
conducted to verify compliance.
Information is
obtained monthly 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. Details on 157 property transfers that occurred in
September 2015 were entered into the database.
The District received 46 WCCs between September 1, 2015 and September 31, 2015. Data on ownership, transfer date, and status
of water efficiency standard compliance were entered into the database.
In September, 81
properties were certified to verify compliance with Rule 144 (Retrofit Upon Change of Ownership or Use). Of the 81
inspections certified, 67 (83%)
were in compliance. One of the properties
that passed inspection involved more than one visit to verify compliance with
all water efficiency standards.
District inspectors are tracking toilet replacement
with High Efficiency Toilets (HET) in place of ULF toilets. These retrofits are occurring in remodels and
new construction, and are the toilet of choice for Rule 144 compliance. State law mandated the sale and installation
of HET by January 1, 2014, with a phase-in period that began in 2010. The majority of toilets sold in California
are HET.
Savings Estimate
Water savings from HET
retrofits triggered by Rule 144 verified in September 2015 are estimated at 0.259 acre-feet annually (AFA).
Water savings from retrofits that exceeded requirements (i.e., HETs to
Ultra High Efficiency Toilets) is estimated at 0.110 AFA (11 toilets). Year-to-date estimated savings occurring as a
result of toilet retrofits is 8.799 AFA.
In response to the
State’s drought emergency conservation regulation effective September 1, 2014,
the District has increased its Water Waste enforcement. The District has a Water
Waste Hotline 831-658-5653 or an online form to report Water Waster occurrences
at www.mpwmd.net or www.montereywaterinfo.org. There were 21
Water Waste responses during the past month. There was one repeated incident that resulted in a fine.
II.
WATER
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
District Rule 23
requires a Water Permit application for all properties that propose to expand
or modify water use on a Site, including New Construction and Remodels. District staff processed and issued 97 Water
Permits in September 2015. Three Water Permits were issued using water entitlements (Macomber,
Pebble Beach Company, Griffin Estates, etc). No Water Permit involved a debit to a Public
Water Credit Account.
All Water Permits have
a disclaimer informing applicants of the Cease and Desist Order against
California American Water and that MPWMD reports Water Permit details to
California American Water. All Water
Permit recipients with property supplied by a California American Water
Distribution System will continue to be provided with the disclaimer.
District
Rule 24-3-A allows the addition of a second Bathroom in an existing
Single-Family Dwelling on a Single-Family Residential Site. Of the 97 Water Permits issued in September, nine were issued under this provision.
B.
Permit
Compliance
District staff
completed 66 Water Permit final
inspections during September 2015. Ten of the final inspections failed due
to unpermitted fixtures. Of the 56
properties that were in compliance, 45 passed
on the first visit. In addition, five pre-inspections
were conducted in response to Water Permit applications received by the
District.
District staff
prepares deed restrictions that are recorded on the property title to provide
notice of District Rules and Regulations, enforce Water Permit conditions, and
provide notice of public access to water records. In April 2001, the District Board of
Directors adopted a policy regarding the processing of deed restrictions. In the month of September, the District
prepared 48 deed restrictions. Of the 97
Water Permits issued in September, 88
(91%) required deed
restrictions. District staff provided
Notary services for 138 Water Permits
with deed restrictions.
The Water Conservation Rebate Program
is available for purchase of Qualifying Devices.
Participation in the rebate
program is detailed in the following chart. The table below indicates the
program summary for California American Water Company.
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REBATE
PROGRAM SUMMARY |
September-2015 |
2015 YTD |
1997
- Present |
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I. |
Application Summary |
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A. |
Applications Received |
251 |
1563 |
20308 |
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B. |
Applications Approved |
203 |
1246 |
15957 |
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C. |
Single Family Applications |
232 |
1444 |
18279 |
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D. |
Multi-Family Applications |
12 |
87 |
1029 |
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E. |
Non-Residential Applications |
7 |
32 |
245 |
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II. |
Type of Devices Rebated |
Number of devices |
Rebate Paid |
Estimated AF |
Gallons Saved |
YTD Quantity |
YTD Paid |
YTD Est AF |
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A. |
High
Efficiency Toilet (HET) |
22 |
2182.99 |
0.918456 |
299279.806 |
209 |
29399.90 |
8.725332 |
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B. |
Ultra Low Flush to HET |
70 |
6984.00 |
0.700000 |
228095.700 |
457 |
29112.20 |
4.57 |
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C. |
Ultra
HET |
1 |
150.00 |
0.010000 |
3258.510 |
73 |
9812.83 |
0.73 |
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D. |
Toilet
Flapper |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
3 |
31.95 |
0 |
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E. |
High
Efficiency Dishwasher |
29 |
3625.00 |
0.087000 |
28349.037 |
158 |
19750.00 |
0.474 |
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F. |
High
Efficiency Clothes Washer |
88 |
43999.00 |
1.416800 |
461665.697 |
482 |
240525.86 |
7.7602 |
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G. |
Instant-Access
Hot Water System |
4 |
800.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
16 |
3166.99 |
0 |
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H. |
On
Demand Systems |
4 |
400.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
8 |
800.00 |
0 |
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I. |
Zero
Use Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
1 |
300.00 |
0.02 |
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J. |
High
Efficiency Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
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K. |
Pint
Urinals |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
2 |
492.12 |
0.04 |
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L. |
Cisterns |
8 |
2728.25 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
33 |
10685.75 |
0 |
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M. |
Smart
Controllers |
1 |
130.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
6 |
860.00 |
0 |
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N. |
Rotating
Sprinkler Nozzles |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
88 |
352.00 |
0 |
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O. |
Moisture
Sensors |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
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P. |
Lawn
Removal & Replacement |
9 |
13032.00 |
1.160710 |
378218.514 |
25 |
35493.00 |
3.07409 |
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Q. |
Graywater |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
2 |
200.00 |
0 |
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R. |
Ice
Machines |
0 |
0.00 |
0.000000 |
0.000 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
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III. |
Totals:
Month; AF; Gallons; YTD |
236 |
74031.24 |
4.292966 |
1398867.264 |
1563 |
380982.60 |
25.393622 |
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2015 YTD |
1997
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IV. |
Total Rebated: YTD; Program |
380982.60 |
4791508.89 |
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V. |
Estimated Water Savings in Acre-Feet Annually* |
25.393622 |
479.45746 |
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* Retrofit savings are estimated at 0.041748 AF/HET; 0.01 AF/UHET; 0.01
AF/ULF to HET; 0.003 AF/dishwasher,
0.0161 AF/residential washer; 0.116618 AF/commercial washer; 0.0082
AF/100 square feet of lawn removal. |
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