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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE - APRIL 2016AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: JUNE 7, 2016 TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER Agenda Item 12 Reviewed: City Manager Finance Director /A FROM: DOUGLAS S. STACK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE — APRIL 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 21% 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 April 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 April 2016 and calculated a 25% savings in water production when compared to April 2013. The Water Board is seeking a cumulative 21 % reduction between June 2015 and October 2016. The City's current cumulative savings is 25%. The Water Board has adjusted the conservation target from 28% to 21% in recognition of the City's participation in the Groundwater Replenishment System, which treats wastewater to drinking water standards and replenishes the local groundwater basin. Below is the City of Tustin's required report for the month of April 2016, which was submitted to the State on May 13, 2016. State Report Questionnaire i. 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 Water Conservation Update — April 2016 June 7, 2016 Page 2 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 195 alleged water waste or for a violation of water conservation rules? 6. How many formal warning actions (e.g.: written notifications, warning letter, door 133 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 22 conservation rules? 8. Optional enforcement actions: $2800 in fines 9. This year's total potable water production for the reporting month (including 762.2 AF agricultural supply). 1o. Your 2013 water production for the same reporting month. 1017 AF 11. The quantity of water delivered for all commercial, industrial, and institutional 83.8 AF users for the reporting month. 12. The quantity of water used exclusively for commercial agriculture (this water will o 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 o month in 2013. 14. You may optionally report the total amount of water (e.g.: leakage) calculated for 45.7 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 89% reporting month's production (l00% assumed otherwise). 16. Please include any information the Board should be aware of when using this data. CII use is estimate 17. Total Population Served. 67,700 18. Enter your estimate of the residential gallons -per -capita -day (R-GPCD). log 19. You may optionally report any recycled water beneficially used during the None reporting month. 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. Water Conservation Update — April 2016 June 7, 2016 Page 3 City of Tustin Water Production 1400 1200 1000 124 130 200 931.2 IL 100 891.9 900 800 867.6 943.4 -+•2013 811.1 815.8 762.2 7E1.6 12014 9 739.043 721.9 t—� 600 613.1 652.1 63 . 5 —20159 2016 598 400 m` 124 130 200 IL 100 115 113 0 109 = 102 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Juty Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Residential Water Use - Per Person Per Day 250 200 A d 150 ar IL m` 124 130 IL 100 115 113 109 = 102 A 87 83 SO 87 -+-2013 40 (Target 109 --Actual 0 Jun -15 Ju�-15 Aug -15 Sep -15 Oct -15 Nov -15 Dec -15 Jan -16 Feb -16 Mar -16 Apr -16 Other Items 1. During April, the City reduced water usage by 77% and Tustin Unified decreased water usage by 70% compared to April 2013. Since June 1, 2015, TUSD has conserved 42% and the City has conserved 67%. 2. Code enforcement statistics for the months of February 2016, March 2016, and April 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.ora/depts/pw/water/drought.asp. 4. The State Water Resources Control Board approved new drought regulations at their meeting on May 18, 2016. The new regulations provide a regional approach to conservation moving forward. Water agencies will be required to evaluate their water supply and demand. Any agency that identifies insufficient water supply will need to determine the percentage of conservation required to ensure demand can be met by available water sources. This percentage then becomes the agency's new water conservation standard. This strategy seeks to integrate all potable water resources available to an agency, including groundwater, import water, recycled water, and desalinated water. This strategy automatically incorporates and accounts for regional differences and previous investments in water supply enhancement projects. As the City of Tustin's regional water suppliers, Orange County Water District (groundwater) and Municipal Water District of Orange County (import water) will be analyzing the regional water supply and informing local agencies of any supply deficiencies. Staff, as required, will notify the Water Board by June 22, 2016 of the City's new conservation standard. Staff will then prepare a report to the City Council Water Conservation Update — April 2016 June 7, 2016 Page 4 Monthly Citation and Fine Data 40 $3,900 $4,000 35 d 30$2,600 $2,900 2,800 $3,000 d 25 'i; $2,0 $1,900 $1,800 $1,800 $1 20 d E 15 $2,000 E Q � Number of Citations Z 10 $70 $11� —4& -Amount of Fines 5 ~ 0 $ Other Items 1. During April, the City reduced water usage by 77% and Tustin Unified decreased water usage by 70% compared to April 2013. Since June 1, 2015, TUSD has conserved 42% and the City has conserved 67%. 2. Code enforcement statistics for the months of February 2016, March 2016, and April 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.ora/depts/pw/water/drought.asp. 4. The State Water Resources Control Board approved new drought regulations at their meeting on May 18, 2016. The new regulations provide a regional approach to conservation moving forward. Water agencies will be required to evaluate their water supply and demand. Any agency that identifies insufficient water supply will need to determine the percentage of conservation required to ensure demand can be met by available water sources. This percentage then becomes the agency's new water conservation standard. This strategy seeks to integrate all potable water resources available to an agency, including groundwater, import water, recycled water, and desalinated water. This strategy automatically incorporates and accounts for regional differences and previous investments in water supply enhancement projects. As the City of Tustin's regional water suppliers, Orange County Water District (groundwater) and Municipal Water District of Orange County (import water) will be analyzing the regional water supply and informing local agencies of any supply deficiencies. Staff, as required, will notify the Water Board by June 22, 2016 of the City's new conservation standard. Staff will then prepare a report to the City Council Water Conservation Update — April 2016 June 7, 2016 Page 5 with a recommendation regarding which conservation stage of the City's Water Management Plan should be adopted moving forward. Staff will also provide modifications to the Water Management Plan that incorporate Governor Brown's proposed mandatory water use restrictions if approved by the Water Board. Attachment: 1. Enforcement Statistics — February 2016, March 2016, and April 2016 CITY OF TUSTIN - WATER WASTE STATISTICS February Enforcement Type Waste Water complaints Follow-up Inspections Notices of Violations issued Civil citations issued Fines Levied Days of the month 2016 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wedl Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat�66.n ©©n©nanamm®® Mmm®®®m®mm Total Days 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 E 15 2 2 4 17 16 27 16 11 18 , 21 4 19 22 18 14 12 17 14 4 233 0 0 1 3 2 2 6 5 9 6 7 0 8 4 4 2 3 8 11 81 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 0 14 0 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 100 300 0 0 100 100 0 0 200 500 0 1600 CITY OF TUSTIN - WATER WASTE STATISTICS March Enforcement Type Waste Water complaints Follow-up Inspections Notices of Violations issued Civil citations issued Fines Levied Dates of Absence 2016 Tue Wed Thu Fri I Sat I Sun I Mon I Tue I Wed I Thu I Fri I Sat I Sun Mon Tue I Wed I Thu I Fri I Sat I Sun I Mon I Tue66�- Tue WeeddThu0©l�ilii Total 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1L 18 12 9 0 0 JF 0 10 6 20 15 1� 14 12 10 9 23 16 11 16 4 12 9 9 0 11 229 3 5 0 0 0 8 17 3 7 2 2 8 5 7 6 8 1 5 10 0 6 0 4 107 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 0 2 27 400 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 500 0 0 0 200 600 200 200 100 200 600 100 300 0 300 3800 CITY OF TUSTIN - WATER WASTE STATISTICS Days of the month April 2016 Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun I Monl Tue I Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Enforcement Type ®®m®mm�mm® aaaa Total Waste Water complaints 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 15 Follow-up Inspections 16 = 12 9 8 4 15 10 12 6 12 17 12 0 0 7 11 1P 3 6 9 13 12 195 Notices of Violations issued 8 3 7 3 9 3 3 5 6 10 9 5 0 0 11 13 9 7 4 4 14 133 Civil citations issued 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 22 Fines Levied 700 200 100 0 0 0 100 100 300 100 200 0 0 0 0 400 0 200 200 0 200 2800