HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2016MEETING DATE: APRIL 5, 2016
TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER
FROM: DOUGLAS S. STACK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER
SUBJECT: WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE — FEBRUARY 2016
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 February 2016 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 February 2016 and calculated an
8% savings in water production when compared to February 2013. The Water Board is seeking
a cumulative 28% reduction between June 2015 and October 2016. The City's current
cumulative savings is 25%. Although we are not currently meeting our goal of 28%, staff
expects to rebound as we move into the summer. Winter is the most difficult time of year to
conserve because outdoor water use is generally reduced as a result of cool weather. This
year, February was extraordinarily warm and it is expected that outdoor irrigation played a
significant role in the lower level of conservation. Statewide conservation data was not available
at the time this report was prepared, but it is expected that other water agencies in Southern
California experienced similar conservation. Staff will be prepared to provide additional
information once the State makes it available.
Below is the City of Tustin's required report for the month of February 2016, which was
submitted to the State on March 15, 2016.
Water Conservation Update ® February 2016
April 5, 2016
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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?
I
4.
How many complaints of water waste or violation of conservation rules were
15
received during the reporting month?
5.
How many contacts (written or verbal) were made with customers for actual or
233
alleged water waste or for a violation of water conservation rules?
6.
How many formal warning actions (e.g.: written notifications, warning letter, door
. . .........
81
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
14
conservation rules?
S.
Optional enforcement actions:
$1600 in
fines
9.
This year's total potable water production for the reporting month (including
643.4 AF
agricultural supply).
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Your 2013 water production for the same reporting month.
698.2 AF
11.
The quantity of water delivered for all commercial, industrial, and institutional
77.2 AF
users for the reporting month.
12.
The quantity of water used exclusively -for commercial agriculture (this water will
0
be subtracted from the total monthly potable water production -for purposes of
determining compliance with conservation requirements).
13.
The quantity of water used exclusively -for commercial agriculture during the same
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month in 2013.
1
14.
You may optionally report the total amount of water (e.g.: leakage) calculated for
38.6 AF
this past month for which you do not receive revenue.
15.
Enter your estimate of the percentage going to residential use only for this
88%
reporting month's production (l00% assumed otherwise).
16.
Please include any in -formation the Board should be aware of when using this data.
Cil use is
estimate
117.
Total Population Served.
67,700
1 .
Enter your estimate of the residential gallons -per -capita -day (R-GPCD).
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19.
You may optionally report any recycled water beneficially used during the
None
reporting month.
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Water Conservation Update - February 2016
April 5, 2016
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The three charts below have been included to provide a comprehensive overview of the
conservation that has been achieved since June 2015 and the citation and penalty data for the
same time period.
City of Tustin Water Production
1400
1200
1000
d 800 891.9 940.0 931.2 �_ - 2013
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73$.0 724.0 811.4 867.6 843.4 782.6 815.8 �_ - 2014
a 600 - 598 72L9
643.4 635.9 2015
400 2016
200
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Residential Water Use - Per Person Per Day
250
c 200 ♦`
a
—i 50
W
87 83
2013
94 --F Target
Actual
0
Jun -15 Jul -15 Aug -15 Sep -15 Oct -15 Nov -15 Dec -15 Jan -16 Feb -16
Water Conservation Update — February 2016
April 5, 2016
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Monthly Citation and Fine Data
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$4,000
$2,900 $2,600
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Number of
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$3,000
Citations
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11- 20
$2,000 $1,900
r � $1,800 $1800 1600
$2,000
o Amount of
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$1,000
a Fines
0
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Other Items
During February, the City reduced water usage by 61% and Tustin Unified increased
water usage by 27% compared to February 2013. TUSD applied for an exemption from
the City's Water Management Plan, as their water is used for beneficial public use.
TUSD was required to achieve an overall 28% reduction in their water use as long as the
City was operating under Stage 2 of the Water Management Plan. Since June 1, 2015,
TUSD has conserved 40%. During January, TUSD began irrigating their fields for spring
sports, which continued in February. Watering in the fall was significantly reduced
leaving the fields fairly dry. As a result, TUSD needed to irrigate frequently to bring the
fields back to good condition for play.
2. Code enforcement statistics for the months of December 2015, January 2016, and
February 2016 have been provided as an attachment to this report.
3. The City's website has a page dedicated to water conservation and information on the
drought. The page provides the public with a brief statement regarding the upcoming
weather forecast, a summary of the City's monthly conservation results, and information
on the City's Water Management Plan. Staff reviews the content weekly and updates
the information as appropriate.
This webpage is located at http://www.tustinca.oLg/depts/pw/water/droueht.asp.
'Stack, P.E.
Public Works/City Engineer
Attachment:
1. Enforcement Statistics —December 2015, January 2016, and February 2016
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December
Days of the month
2015
Enforcement Type
Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
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Total
Waste Water complaints
1 0 0 2
0 0
0 4 4
1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
20
Follow-up Inspections
5 5 8 5
0 0
3 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 0
35
Notices of Violations issued
7 2 3 15
0 0
5 5 10
3 1 0 0 1 7 7 11 9 0 0 11 1 1
99
Civil citations issued
0 1 0 0
0 0
2 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
12
Fines Levied
0 200 0 0
0 0
200 100 100
0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 700 0 0 200 0 0
1800
z ML
January
Days of the month
2016
Fri Sat Sun Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri Sat
Sun Mon
Tue
Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri Sat Sun
Enforcement Type
®
'
Total
Waste Water complaints
1
0
0
9
3
2
2
0 1 2 2
1 2 6
1
0
3
3
0
38
Follow-up Inspections
6
6
0
2
8
1
0
0 0 2 0
0 4 3
2
0
0
1
0
35
Notices of Violations issued
0
0
0
1
9
4
13
5 11 14 8
1 15 4
17
3
16
13
0
134
Civil citations issued
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 2 1 0
1 2 2
0
0
0
1
0
9
Fines Levied
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 200 500 0
100 200 700
0
0
0
100
0
1800
A
February
Days of the month
2016
Enforcement Type
Mon Tue Wed Thu
an!
Fri Sat
Sun Mon
Tue
Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
.
Total Days
Waste Water complaints
0 1 1 1
1
0
1
0 0 3 0 0
0 1 2 1
2 1 0
15
Follow-up Inspections
2 2 4 17
16
27
16
11 18 21 4 19
22 18 14 12
17 14 4
233
Notices of Violations issued
0 0 1 3
2
2
6
5 9 6 7 0
8 4 4 2
3 8 11
81
Civil citations issued
0 0 0 1
0
0
1
0 1 2 0 0
1 1 0 0
2 5 0
14
Fines Levied
0 0 0 200
0
0
100
0 100 300 0 0
100 100 0 0
200 500 0
1600