PRESENTATION TITLEJoe Berg, Director of Water Use Efficiency

Municipal Water District of Orange County

2015 Drought Emergency & Landscape Transformation

South Fork of the Feather River feeding Lake Oroville on Sept. 5, 2014

Executive Order B-29-15

2. Statewide 25% reduction in potable use3. Replace 50 million square feet of turf4. Statewide appliance rebate program5. Require commercial, industrial and

institutional to achieve 25% savings6. Prohibit potable irrigation of turf in

street medians7. Prohibit potable irrigation in new

development unless drip or micro spray8. Suppliers to develop rates and other

pricing mechanisms to promote conservation

Save Water - Urban Enforcement Against Waste - Urban9. Permanent monthly reporting by

water suppliers10. Reporting water diversions,

inspections and enforcement11. Update the State Model Water

Efficient Landscape Ordinance15. High and medium priority

groundwater basins to implement Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Program

16. CEC to establish appliance efficiency standards

Urban Water Supplier Water Conservation Tiers

Agency Percent Agency PercentAnaheim, City of 20% Mesa Water District 20%Brea, City of 24% Moulton Niguel Water District 20%Buena Park, City of 20% Newport Beach, City of 28%East Orange County Water District 36% Orange, City of 28%El Toro Water District 24% San Clemente, City of 24%Fountain Valley, City of 20% San Juan Capistrano, City of 28%Fullerton, City of 28% Santa Ana, City of 12%Garden Grove, City of 20% Santa Margarita Water District 24%Golden State Water Company – Cowen Heights 36% Seal Beach, City of 8%Golden State Water Company – Placentia 24% Serrano Water District 36%Golden State Water Company – West Orange 16% South Coast Water District 24%Huntington Beach, City of 20% Trabuco Canyon Water District 28%Irvine Ranch Water District 16% Tustin, City of 28%La Habra, City of 28% Westminster, City of 20%La Palma, City of 20% Yorba Linda Water District 36%Laguna Beach County Water District 24%

How did we do in May 2015?

Agency Activities:

Click to add titleMWDOC Drought Outreach“Cut Outdoor Water Use in Half NOW!”

Indoor and Outdoor Water Use in OC

51%49%

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Outdoor

Source: OC Water Use Efficiency Master Plan, 2013

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*Conservatively assumes additional waters beyond ETc replacement including management and Irrigation distribution deficiencies

Turf Removal Applications

HOA Turf Removal

Residential Turf Removal

City Street Median Turf Removal

Rebates available for:

• Toilets• Clothes washers• Irrigation timers• Sprinkler nozzles• Drip Irrigation• Rain barrels

Educational Opportunities • Home Water Surveys• Landscape Classes• Large Landscape Surveys

Residential Devices Commercial Devices• Toilets• Urinals• Air cooled ice machines• Cooling tower conductivity & Ph

controllers• Irrigation timers• Sprinkler nozzles• Drip Irrigation• Rain barrels• Food steamers

Apply on-line at: www.ocwatersmart.com

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Questions?

Joe BergDirector of Water Use Efficiency

Direct: (714) 593-5008 jberg@mwdoc.com

address18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley CA 92708

rebate programs websitewww.ocwatersmart.com

main websitewww.mwdoc.com

main office(714) 963-3058

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