Item-13

ITEM:		PUBLIC HEARING

13.	CONSIDER FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 179 CLARIFYING RULES RELATED TO THE REBATE PROGRAM, PERMITS, AND WATER WASTE (CEQA: Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301)

Meeting Date:			July 16, 2018	Budgeted:	N/A

From:			David A. Stoldt,	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:

Staff Contact:			Stephanie Locke	Cost Estimate:	N/A

General Counsel Approval: Counsel has reviewed this ordinance.
Committee Recommendation: The Water Demand Committee discussed the conceptual ordinance on July 10, 2018.
CEQA Compliance: This ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, for modifications to Rule 141, as these amendments relate to replacement of existing facilities with less water intensive uses.

SUMMARY: Draft Ordinance No. 179 (Exhibit 13-A) makes minor changes to existing rules. The primary impetus for the ordinance is the need to make amendments to the Rebate Program to support the District’s HEART (High Efficiency Applied Retrofit Targets) effort. HEART is funded by a Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management Disadvantaged Community Involvement Program grant from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to the Central Coast Funding Area (CCFA). The HEART project is focused on the City of Seaside’s Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) and will provide free or low-cost installations of water efficient toilets, showerheads and faucet aerators, High Efficiency Clothes Washers, High Efficiency Dishwashers, leak detection and repairs, dish squeegees, dye tablets for toilets, etc. The amendments proposed in this ordinance allow Multi-Family Dwellings located in the Disadvantaged Communities to receive Rebates for purchase and installation of more than 20 toilets on a Site.

Ordinance No. 179 also includes the following:

1. Rule 11 edit to “Legal Parcel” definition.

2. Rule 23 clarification that past and future water use should be done according to the methodology codified in Rule 24.

3. Rule 23 notice that Major Landscapes audited by a Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor require corrections noted in the audit to be made prior to the District’s final inspection.

4. Rule 23 exemption by GM for fire service hardships and add requirement to deed restrictions. Exemptions must know that rationing enforcement could result in a Flow Restrictor.

5. Rule 141 is amended to include leases of High Efficiency Clothes Washers in Common Laundry Rooms and to allow Multi-Family Dwelling Units in the DAC to receive Rebates for more than 20 High Efficiency Toilets.

6. Rule 162-B-5 is amended to exempt non-MPWRS Wells from the Wednesday/Saturday watering days and to encourage Well irrigators located in urban areas to display signage that indicates the water used for irrigation is from a Well or other Source of Supply on the Site.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Board approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 179.

EXHIBIT

13-A Draft Ordinance No. 179 - Clarifying Rules Related to the Rebate Program, Permits, and Water Waste