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MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER
Agenda Item 10
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City Manager
Finance Director N/A
FROM: DOUGLAS S. STACK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER
SUBJECT: WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE — JULY 2015
SUMMARY
As a result of the drought, the City of Tustin is required to provide the State Water Resources
Control Board with data that will be used to determine if the City is meeting the required 28%
conservation target and the various methods being utilized to ensure compliance with the
State's mandates. This report summarizes the information provided to the State for the month
of July 2015 and provides the City Council and the public with general information on previous
and upcoming actions taken by the City.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file this report.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN
This item contributes to the fulfillment of the City's Strategic Plan Goal D: Strong Community
and Regional Relationships. Specifically, by implementing Strategy 2, which is to work .
collaboratively with agencies within and outside of Tustin on issues of mutual interest and
concern.
DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Staff has provided the Water Board with production data for July 2015 and calculated a 32%
savings in water production when compared to July 2013. The Water Board is seeking a
cumulative 28% reduction between June 2015 and February 2016. The City's current
cumulative savings is 30%.
Below is the City of Tustin's required report for the month of July 2015, which was submitted to
the State on August 18, 2015.
State Report Questionnaire
1.
Which Stage of your Water Shortage Contingency Plan have you invoked?
Stage 2
2.
Does this Stage include mandatory restrictions on outdoor irrigation?
Yes
3.
How many days per week is watering allowed for outdoor irrigation?
2
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4.
How many complaints of water waste or violation of conservation rules were
17
received during the reporting month?
5.
How many contacts (written or verbal) were made with customers for actual or
35
alleged water waste or for a violation of water conservation rules?
6.
How many formal warning actions (e.g.: written notifications, warning letter, door
121
hangers) were issued for water waste or for a violation of conservation rules?
7.
How many penalties (fines) were issued for water waste or for a violation of
8
conservation rules?
8.
Optional enforcement actions:
Eight $1oo
penalties
9.
This year's total potable water production for the reporting month (including
842.8 AF
agricultural supply).
1o.
Your 2013 water production for the same reporting month.
1238.3 AF
11.
The quantity of water delivered for all commercial, industrial, and institutional
1o1.1 AF
users for the reporting month.
12.
The quantity of water used exclusively for commercial agriculture (this water will
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be subtracted from the total monthly potable water production for purposes of
determining compliance with conservation requirements).
13.
The quantity of water used exclusively for commercial agriculture during the same
123.5
month in 2013.
14.
You may optionally report the total amount of water (e.g.: leakage) calculated for
50.5 AF
this past month for which you do not receive revenue.
15.
Enter your estimate of the percentage going to residential use only for this
88%
reporting month's production (l00% assumed otherwise).
16.
Please include any information the Board should be aware of when using this data.
July 2015 CII
use is
estimated.
17.
Total Population Served.
67,700
18.
Enter your estimate of the residential gallons -per -capita -day (R-GPCD).
115.1
19.
You may optionally report any recycled water beneficially used during the
None
reporting month.
Other Actions Taken
The turf removal program continues to be successful. The Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California (Metropolitan) first opened this program in 2014 and has authorized
a total of $450 million for turf removal throughout the service area. To date, the City of
Tustin has received 240 applications for this program totaling approximately 436,465
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September 15, 2015
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square feet of turf proposed for removal. This estimate is refined as staff conducts initial
inspections to ensure individual properties meet the program requirements.
In a press release dated July 8, 2015, Metropolitan announced the program was closing
to new applications because all available funding was fully allocated. Applications
received since that time are being held on a wait list, which includes 25 applications from
Tustin Water Services customers. Staff expects the wait list to be released in October.
2. Planning efforts for the September 19, 2015 "Let's Get Smart About Water Expo"
continue. Vendors will be on hand to present a variety of water conserving products and
services. To encourage participation from the entire family, students in the Tustin
Unified School District and around the community will be able to participate in a water
conservation themed art contest. Food trucks and kids entertainment have also been
arranged. A postcard advertising the event was mailed to all Tustin Water Services
customers in early September (Attachment A). Staff took this opportunity to remind
customers that outdoor irrigation restrictions will change on November 1 and each
property will only be able to water one day each week. Banners advertising the event
have been placed throughout the City and at Rawlings Reservoir in the County area, and
a message board has been placed on 17th Street.
Upcoming
1. Another postcard will be mailed to customers in October asking them to remain vigilant
about indoor water use and the need to continue conservation efforts. Generally, we
use less water outdoors during the winter. Therefore, it may be difficult to sustain the
impressive conservation numbers that were achieved in June and July without looking
for ways to save water indoors.
Stack, P.E.
Public Works/City Engineer
Attachment A: Postcard
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