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MEETING DATE: AUGUST 15, 2017
TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER
FROM: DOUGLAS S. STACK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER
SUBJECT: WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE
SUMMARY
Although the City is no longer required to achieve specific conservation amounts, the City of
Tustin is still required to provide the State Water Resources Control Board with a monthly report
regarding water consumption and enforcement actions. This report summarizes the information
provided to the State for the month since local water use restrictions were eased in April 2017.
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
The City's cumulative savings since June 2015 is 24%. It is important to note that since the
City's Water Management Plan was revised in March, conservation throughout the community
continues. Staff has calculated a 24% reduction in water consumption between April 1 and July
31 when compared to the same time period in 2013.
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.
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RECAP OF ORDINANCE 1477 — REVISE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
On March 21, 2017, the City Council adopted urgency Ordinance No. 1477. Ordinance No.
1477 revised the City's Water Management Plan to incorporate the Governor's permanent water
use restrictions and modified the conservation stages to provide the City Council a more gradual
approach to implementing these restrictions when needed in the future.
Over the last two years, the Governor and the State Water Resources Control Board (Water
Board) have regulated water use throughout the state to address severe drought conditions that
persisted for five years. The entire state has experienced drought relief over the last year, with
storms inundating parts of the state and filling critical reservoirs. Given the improved conditions,
the City's Water Management Plan was revised to modify the conservation stages to provide a
more gradual approach to implement water use restrictions moving forward and incorporate the
permanent restrictions put in place by the Governor and the Water Board.
Permanent Water Use Restrictions — Mandated by State
On May 9, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed Executive Order B-37-16 titled Making Water
Conservation a California Way of Life. In the Executive Order, the Governor directed the Water
Board to permanently prohibit the following practices:
1. Hosing off sidewalks, driveways, and other hardscapes;
2. Washing automobiles with hoses not equipped with a shut-off nozzle;
3. Using non -recirculated water in a fountain or other decorative water feature;
4. Watering of lawns in a manner that causes runoff, or within 48 hours after measurable
precipitation; and
5. Irrigating ornamental turf on public street medians.
These prohibitions along with the following were incorporated into Ordinance No. 1477 to
protect against future droughts.
1. Watering of landscapes up to four days per week between April 1 and October 31 on
Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; and three days per week between
November 1 and March 31 on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
2. Outdoor watering between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. is not permitted.
3. Restaurants shall only serve water upon request.
4. Hotels and motels must provide guests with the option for daily laundering.
5. Water leaks shall be repaired immediately.
Each conservation stage then reduces the number of allowable watering days by one day per
week. Other minor adjustments are made in each stage, but will have a smaller impact on
overall conservation and will impact a small portion of customers.
This along with other pertinent information regarding drought and water conservation is posted
on the City's web page under Public Works Department, Water Operations, Drought
Information.
Dou aW.tack, P.E.
Dir t rublic Works/City Engineer
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