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PRESENTATION TITLEJoe Berg, Director of Water Use Efficiency
Municipal Water District of Orange County
2015 Drought Emergency & Landscape Transformation
South Fork of the Feather River feeding Lake Oroville on Sept. 5, 2014
Executive Order B-29-15
2. Statewide 25% reduction in potable use3. Replace 50 million square feet of turf4. Statewide appliance rebate program5. Require commercial, industrial and
institutional to achieve 25% savings6. Prohibit potable irrigation of turf in
street medians7. Prohibit potable irrigation in new
development unless drip or micro spray8. Suppliers to develop rates and other
pricing mechanisms to promote conservation
Save Water - Urban Enforcement Against Waste - Urban9. Permanent monthly reporting by
water suppliers10. Reporting water diversions,
inspections and enforcement11. Update the State Model Water
Efficient Landscape Ordinance15. High and medium priority
groundwater basins to implement Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Program
16. CEC to establish appliance efficiency standards
Urban Water Supplier Water Conservation Tiers
Agency Percent Agency PercentAnaheim, City of 20% Mesa Water District 20%Brea, City of 24% Moulton Niguel Water District 20%Buena Park, City of 20% Newport Beach, City of 28%East Orange County Water District 36% Orange, City of 28%El Toro Water District 24% San Clemente, City of 24%Fountain Valley, City of 20% San Juan Capistrano, City of 28%Fullerton, City of 28% Santa Ana, City of 12%Garden Grove, City of 20% Santa Margarita Water District 24%Golden State Water Company – Cowen Heights 36% Seal Beach, City of 8%Golden State Water Company – Placentia 24% Serrano Water District 36%Golden State Water Company – West Orange 16% South Coast Water District 24%Huntington Beach, City of 20% Trabuco Canyon Water District 28%Irvine Ranch Water District 16% Tustin, City of 28%La Habra, City of 28% Westminster, City of 20%La Palma, City of 20% Yorba Linda Water District 36%Laguna Beach County Water District 24%
How did we do in May 2015?
Agency Activities:
Click to add titleMWDOC Drought Outreach“Cut Outdoor Water Use in Half NOW!”
Indoor and Outdoor Water Use in OC
51%49%
Indoor
Outdoor
Source: OC Water Use Efficiency Master Plan, 2013
Comparison of Plant Water Needs
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*Conservatively assumes additional waters beyond ETc replacement including management and Irrigation distribution deficiencies
Turf Removal Applications
HOA Turf Removal
Residential Turf Removal
City Street Median Turf Removal
Rebates available for:
• Toilets• Clothes washers• Irrigation timers• Sprinkler nozzles• Drip Irrigation• Rain barrels
Educational Opportunities • Home Water Surveys• Landscape Classes• Large Landscape Surveys
Residential Devices Commercial Devices• Toilets• Urinals• Air cooled ice machines• Cooling tower conductivity & Ph
controllers• Irrigation timers• Sprinkler nozzles• Drip Irrigation• Rain barrels• Food steamers
Apply on-line at: www.ocwatersmart.com
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Questions?
Joe BergDirector of Water Use Efficiency
Direct: (714) 593-5008 [email protected]
address18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley CA 92708
rebate programs websitewww.ocwatersmart.com
main websitewww.mwdoc.com
main office(714) 963-3058
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