Item 4.1 PowerPoint Presented by staff at meeting
Ratification
Level 2 Water Shortage Alert
City Council
August 5, 2014
2014
January 17, 2014: Drought
April 1, 2014: Drought
April 25, 2014: Drought
July 15, 2014: Drought
July 21, 2014: Drought
No relief in sight…
Lake Mead Could Be Dry by 2021
Scripps Institution of Oceanography / University of California, San Diego
There is a 50 percent chance Lake Mead, a key source of water for
millions of people in the southwestern United States, will be dry by 2021
if climate changes as expected and future water usage is not curtailed,
according
El Nino Seen as Probably Weak
by Forecasters Damping Impact
By Bloomberg News Jun 2, 2014 9:53 PM PT
Governor’s
request for
voluntary
conservation
did not achieve
desired result of
-20%
Mandatory
-5%
Watering less than
3days/week
-9%
Blue = decline
Red = increase
In Poway…
April 1, 2014: Level 1 Voluntary
July 21, 2014: City Manager’s Declaration
Level 2 Mandatory
August 5, 2014: Request Council Ratification
CY Total Potable % Change GPCD
2006 15,247 +1% 282
2007 15,025 -1% 278
2008 13,417 -11% 249
2009 11,585 -14% 213*
2010 10,419 -10% 185
2011 10,943 +5% 191
2012 10,807 -1% 199
2013 11,238 +4% 226
2014 (Jan-May) 4,502 +13% NA
Water Use in Poway
* Revised population
2020 Target
215 gpcd
Outdoor Water Use
Landscape Irrigation
Watering Schedules
Odd: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
Even: Saturday, Monday, Wednesday
Multi-Family & Business: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
◦Between 8 p.m and 8 a.m. even better
10 minutes max per station
City Manager may exempt
Subject to change
Exceptions
City-Maintained Properties
Poway Unified School District
Golf Courses
Commercial Growers/Nurseries
Landscape Irrigation with Reclaimed Water
Groundwater and Well Water
◦Efficient practices still encouraged
Subject to change
Pool & Spa Covers
Not required at this
time
Outdoor Incentives
Take out the Turf
◦$2.50/sq ft (MWD & Poway)
◦$1.50/sq ft (SDCWA)
◦$4.00/sq ft
Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles
◦Starting at $4 per nozzle
Weather-Based Irrigation Controller
◦$35 per station
Soil Moisture Sensor System
◦Starting at $35
www.poway.org/waterconservation
More Outdoors
www.poway.org/waterconservation
Do NOT wash down paved surfaces
No irrigation runoff
Wash vehicles
◦Bucket
◦Hand-held hose with positive shut-off nozzle
◦Avoid hot conditions when evaporation will be high
Indoor Water Conservation
SDCWA
March 2014
survey of
1,000
Residential
◦HE Clotheswashers
Start at $85
◦HE Toilets
Start at $100
Multi-Family
Commercial
◦Plumbing
◦HVAC
◦Food Service
◦Medical & Dental
www.socalwatersmart.com
City Operations
Cross-Departmental Team
Enhanced Communication, Education & Incentive
◦Website, Social media, FAQ’s
◦Rebates
Investigation & Response
◦Customized Response with Water Use Evaluation
◦Education
Internal Operations
◦Review of irrigation
◦Facility/Grounds Reinvestment
◦Virtual Suggestion Box
Enforcement
State Regs
◦$500/day
Local Regs
◦NOV Process
$100 & increasing
EDUCATION & SUPPORT
Free water use evaluation
◦$125 value
◦www.watersmartcheckup.org
Pricing
No change to pricing structure
recommended at this time
Tonight’s Recommended Actions
Adopt Resolution to Ratify City Manager’s
Level 2 Declaration (July 21, 2014)
Authorize transfer of funds ($90,238)
Additional action
as deemed
appropriate
Questions/Discussion