HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-16; City Council; 21999; Report on Water Conservation at City FacilitiesCARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT-AGENDA BILL 2
AB# 21,999
DATE: 06-16-15
DEPT. PW-UTIL
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
REPORT ON WATER CONSERVATION
AT CITY FACILITIES
Receive and file report on reducing water use at city facilities.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
DEPT. DIRECTOR V:f.
GEN. COUNSEL /2..r<::._
EXEC. DIRECTOR ffi
Staff will provide a report on water issues affecting the City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Municipal
Water District (CMWD), including the adoption of enhanced efforts to reduce regional water use by
the San Diego County Water Authority Board and the "Carlsbad Conserves" water conservation
program. Staff will conclude with a discussion of water conservation efforts at city facilities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the staff report.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project" within
the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the
environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and
therefore does not require environmental review.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
None required.
EXHIBITS:
None.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Wendy Chambers 760-438-2722 x7107 wendy.chambers@carlsbadca.gov
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BOARD ACTION: APPROVED 0 CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC 0
DENIED 0 CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN 0
CONTINUED 0 RETURNED TO STAFF 0
WITHDRAWN 0 OTHER-SEE MINUTES ~ AMENDED 0 REPORT RECEIVED
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Report On Water Conservation
At City Facilities
City Council Workshop
June 16, 2015
Wendy Chambers, General Manager
Mario Remillard, Meter Services
Supervisor and Conservation
Coordinator
Agenda
•San Diego County Water Authority Update
•Carlsbad Conserves Campaign
•Conservation at City Facilities
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San Diego County Water Authority Adopts
Water Reduction Measures
•Water no more than two days per week
•Focus on reducing ornamental irrigation
•Increase funding by one million dollars for
conservation and drought outreach programs
•Water deliveries to member agencies reduced
by one percent on average, based on MWD’s
regional allocation of fifteen percent
•Fines if member agencies exceed their
allocation
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Carlsbad Conserves
•Official Water Conservation Campaign
•Help raise awareness of water conservation
•Rebates and home water use checkups
•Enhance Conservation web page
•Calling largest users of water
•Landscaping Seminars
•Yard signs
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Outreach Material
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Water Use Reduction Measures at
City Facilities
•Use of low flow toilets at 75 percent of facilities
•Replace 44 more 3.5gpf toilets with 1.28gpf
•Install 106 dual flush valves
•Replace 35.5gpf urinals with waterless urinals
•Water saving faucets and shower heads
installed
•Estimated water savings of 60 percent per
fixture
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Water Use Reductions, (continued)
•Six of thirteen parks use recycled water for irrigation
•Use of “smart” irrigation controllers
•Seven synthetic turf athletic fields in six parks
•Drought tolerant plants used in new landscape plans
•Removal of natural turf slope at City Hall
•Removal of natural turf on Paseo Del Norte
•Inefficient irrigation heads replaced by rotor heads
•Natural mulch used in landscape planters
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