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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2016Agenda It AGENDA REPORT Reviewed. m 1Ll 0 City Manager Finance Director �NIA MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2016 TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER FROM: DOUGLAS S. STACK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE — SEPTEMBER 2016 SUMMARY As a,result of the drought, the City of Tustin is required to provide the State Water Resources Control Board with a monthly report regarding water consumption and restrictions. This report summarizes the information provided to the State for the month of September 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 September 2016 and calculated a 23% savings in water production when compared to September 2013. The City's current cumulative savings is 25%. Below is the City of Tustin's required report for the month of September 2016, which was submitted to the State on October 14, 2016. 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 4. How many complaints of water waste or violation of conservation rules were received during the reporting month? 14 5. How many contacts (written or verbal) were made with customers for actual or alleged water waste or for a violation of water conservation rules? 144 Water Conservation Update — September 2016 November 1, 2016 Page 2 6. How many formal warning actions (e.g.: written notifications, warning letter, door 1o6 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 26 conservation rules? 8. Optional enforcement actions: $3000 in fines 9. This year's total potable water production for the reporting month (including 918.8 AF agricultural supply). 10. Your 2013 water production for the same reporting month. 1197.9 AF 11. The quantity of water delivered for all commercial, industrial, and institutional 119.4 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 55.1 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 87% 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). 128 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 comprehen conservation that has been achieved since June 2015 and the citation ar same time period. Continued on next page... Water Conservation Update — September 2016 November 1, 2016 Page 3 City of Tustin Water Production 1400 1200 1000 1007.1 10 1.9 6 7 9189 800 _-- _.. _ _.._. 12013 817.7 � 7612 12016 '� fi00�— —1-2015 .673.7___-- 596 —2016 400 200 Jan Feb Mar Apr May lune JWy Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Residential Water Use - Per Person Per Day 250 zoo 150 a 124 I30 100 115 _.109 3Y3- - _-.._.87 . 102 83 50 --- 40 35 30 25 Y A 20 d 15 10 5 0 138 143 8 128 128 109 87 0 — — Jun -15 Jul -15 Aug -15 Sep -15 Oct -15 Nov -15 Dec -15 Jan -16 Feb -16 Mar -16 Apr -16 May -16 Jun -16 Jul -16 Aug -16 Sep -16 12013 —*—Target —Actual Monthly Citation and Fine Data $4,000 $3,000 2;500 800 $2, $3•000 N - $1;90 - $118"1,801 $2,000 - — -- E i — $1,000 S ti� ti� ti� ti� qw, Citations -11-Fines 12ti� by by by by Iv tib tib 'pr Q�� 0p. Ile SO 110 Or Water Conservation Update — September 2016 November 1, 2016 Page 4 Other Items 1. During September, the City reduced water usage by 29% and Tustin Unified decreased water usage by 32% compared to August 2013. Since June 1, 2015, TUSD has conserved 43% and the City has conserved 62%. 2. Code enforcement statistics for the months of July 2016, August 2016, and September 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 htti)://www.tustinca.org/depts/pw/water/drought.asp. 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