Green California Schools Summit 2014 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California November 5, 2014
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Regional water wholesaler Includes 6 counties 5,200 square miles 26 member agencies 250-300 retail water agencies 19 million people Add about 170,000 people/yr Imported water supplies meet about half of retail demands
Metropolitan s Member Agencies
Metropolitan s Member Agencies Pasadena
What is an Acre-Foot? One Acre-Foot: - Covers 1 acre of land 1 foot deep - Equals ~326,000 gallons - Supplies roughly six to seven people for one year
Southern California Imported Water Supply Northern Sierra State Water Project Los Angeles Aqueduct Upper Colorado River Basin Southern Sierra MWD Service Area Colorado River Aqueduct
Diversification of Water Portfolio Storage & Transfers Cons Local Supplies Storage & Transfers Conservation CRA CRA Local Supplies SWP SWP
January 18, 2013
January 18, 2014
Northern California Snow Survey
Northern California Snow Survey 2014
Statewide Impacts Lake Ghisolfo, Calistoga January 2014
Record Hot Conditions in 2014 Southern California 5.7 degrees above average
Temperatures Well Above Average in LA 95 90 2014 Average Degrees Fahrenheit 85 80 75 70 65 60 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
The Last Year Has Also Been Extremely Dry
Rainfall in LA is 40% of Average for Last 12 Months 2013/14 6.0
State Water Resource Control Board Adopts Emergency Water Conservation Regulations
Southern California Has Been A Leader In Conservation, Recycling, and Groundwater Recovery
Acre -Feet Regional Recycling and GW Recovery Has Increased Significantly
Potable Per Capita Water Use Has Declined 24% Since the Late 1980 s Gallons Per Capita Per Day
Demands Remain Flat
2014 Drought Response New Devices New Programs Doubled Conservation Budget Radio Ads $2/sq ft Turf TV Ads Drought Declaration Water Supply Alert Executive Order SWRCB Emergency Regulations
MWD Storage Reserves Storage use will vary based on actual conditions.
Landscaping Efficiency or Inefficiency You Can See
Landscaping INEFFICIENCY You Can See
Landscaping EFFICIENCY You Can See
Rebate Program
Commercial Turf Removal Incentive $2 per square foot
Commercial Customers Stepping Up Commercial Customers 130 Football Fields 5M ft2 7.5M ft2 2/5 Football Field 773k ft2 2M ft2 22k ft2 97k ft2 194k ft2 173k ft2
Turf Removal in Schools SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Gerald P. Carr Intermediate School 124,813 sqft $249,626.00 SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Santa Ana Valley high School 170,377 sqft $340,754.00 TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRCIT Temecula Valley High School 121,435 sqft $242,870.00 University of San Diego 111,820 sqft $223,640.00 Temecula Valley Unified School District Chaparral High School 117,152 sqft $234,304.00
John Muir High School
Edible Gardens John Muir High
Edible Gardens Chaparral Elementary
Edible Gardens Rancho Cucamonga High
Edible Gardens Upland High School
High School
Landscape - Controllers Weather Based Irrigation Controllers Use historical or real-time data based on weather Base rebate $25/station Central Computer Irrigation Controller Base rebate $25/station
Landscape - Nozzles Rotating Spray Nozzles Multi-stream/multi-trajectory Base rebate $4 per nozzle Large Rotary Nozzles Long range watering Base rebate $13/set
Food Service Air Cooled Ice Machines Replace water cooled ice-machine Base rebate $1,000 per machine Connectionless food Steamers Replace boiler based steamers Base rebate $485/compartment
Cooling Tower Controllers Conductivity Controllers Base rebate $625 ph Conductivity Controllers Base rebate $1,750
Plumbing High Efficiency Toilets Tank, dual flush, flushometer 1.28 gpf or less Base rebate $100 or $50 High Urinals From zero to.25gpf Base rebate $200
Waterless Urinals In 2004 MWD began rebating on waterfee urinals End of fy 2012/13 more than 22,000 rebated Average rebate of $362 Total cost of rebates $8.1 million 49
MWD Field Study Conducted random on-site inspections 3,173 units or about 14% of total program Restaurants, fast food, bars City facilities Churches K-12 schools and colleges Supermarkets, office buildings, car dealerships Parks and recreation 50
Negative Customer Comments Owner told me that they had to take them out they were backing up just wouldn t work properly Cost to keep them up is high the smell is bad pipes plug up Unsatisfied with the products too expensive to keep up Customer stated he was not happy with them that they were rotting out his pipes 51
Positive Customer Comments Customer has 8 is very happy with them and would continue to buy more Great Expensive but ok Very happy with product Very happy with them will be replacing other ones with the waterless Very convenient want to install more No issues with them Yes they are satisfied and yes they are still there 52
Two Main Reasons Stated for Removal Maintenance problems Cartridge expense 53
Results 250 or roughly 7.5% had been removed 54
Options for Commercial Customers Beyond Regional Rebate Program
On-Site Recycled Water Retrofit Pilot Program Public or private owners Online application Incentive of $975/AF Began July 1, 2014 First come first serve
Contractor Direct Rebates Contractors installing qualifying water efficiency products can now receive rebates directly. www.socalwatersmart.com
New Water Savings Incentive Program Encourage custom projects Eligible projects Industrial process improvement Irrigation system improvement Retrofit old equipment Incentives $195/AF for measured water savings $150/AF for estimated water savings Up to 10 year life Up to 50% of eligible project co
Commercial Landscape Surveys Minimum 1 acre irrigated area Commercial, institutional, public agencies, HOA common areas Recommendations to improve water efficiency http://www.bewaterwise.com: look for Landscape Irrigation Survey link FREE
Public Agency Landscape Program Up-front payments!!!!!!!! Enhanced Rebates Irrigation controllers: $55/station Rotating spray nozzles: $6/nozzle
Residential Plumbing High Efficiency Toilets Rebate of $100 High Efficiency Clothes Washers Rebate of $85
Residential Landscape Smart Irrigation Controllers Rebate of $80 Rotating Spray Nozzles Rebate of $4 per nozzle Soil Moisture Sensor System Rebate of $80 Rain Barrels Min 50 gallon; Max 4 per home Rebate $75 per barrel
Residential Turf Removal Incentive $2 per square foot
Residential Customers Interest In Turf Removal Is Strong 3.8M ft2 2,533 Front Yards ft2 ft2 65 Front Yards ft2 ft2 ft2 ft2 ft2
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Residential Landscape Classes
Questions? Bill McDonnell 213-217-7693 bmcdonnell@mwdh2o.com Bewaterwise.com