WATER DEMAND COMMITTEE

 

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DEVELOP RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 161, AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AMENDING RULE 23-A-1-i REGARDING SUB-METERING

 

Meeting Date:

June 12, 2014

Budgeted: 

 N/A

 

From:

David J. Stoldt,

Program/

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General Manager

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Prepared By:

Stephanie Locke

Cost Estimate:

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General Counsel Review:  Completed

Committee Recommendation: The Water Demand Committee ___________________

CEQA Compliance: Mitigated Negative Declaration anticipated. CEQA Initial Study out for comment. Review period ends July 9, 2014.

 

SUMMARY: Draft Ordinance No. 161 authorizes the use of sub-meters to record water consumption between an existing Connection and the water User in certain cases where installation of individual water meters by the water utility is not possible (e.g. during a moratorium or when there are Special Circumstances[1]). Under the proposed Ordinance, Rule 23 will be amended to allow sub-metering when there is no Intensification of Use (i.e., the Site requires a tenant improvement not using additional water or is utilizing On-Site Water Credit, Water Use Credits, or the Public Water Credit Allocation), or where the Board determines there are Special Circumstances that merit a variance to the requirement that a Water Measuring Device maintained by the Water Distribution System Operator be installed for each User.

 

The ordinance creates a framework where projects that do not increase water use may move forward during a moratorium and community interests can be served. To do so may require the setting of sub-meters for certain Sites to achieve the District’s requirement to meter all individual Users.

 

Ordinance No. 161 requires that conditions for sub-metering are recorded on the title of the property and that the conditions are applicable to all future owners of the property. The conditions require installation of a Water Measuring Device managed by the water purveyor at the time a moratorium is removed unless a variance to this requirement has been approved by the Board.

 

CEQA

Based on the Initial Study and the use of Water Credits as the means to allow modifications in use on a Site, staff believes that adoption of Ordinance No. 161 would have less than significant environmental impacts. An Initial Study on this ordinance was completed and circulated for comment to the Jurisdictions, the State Water Resources Control Board, to California American Water Company, and to other interested parties on June 9, 2014. The document was filed locally and with the State Clearing House. There is a 30 day review period.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Water Demand Committee should review the ordinance and formulate a recommendation to the Board. First reading is scheduled for the June 23, 2014 meeting.

 

EXHIBIT

1-A      DRAFT ORDINANCE NO. 161

 

 

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[1] Special Circumstances are defined by MPWMD Rule 11 as “unusual, uncommon, peculiar, unique or rare situations that require Board consideration.”