Transcript Smarter Landscape Watering - Irvine Ranch Water District

Implementing the New Water-Efficient
Landscape Ordinance in Orange County
Cities, Residents & Applicants Working Together
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Presentation 45 minutes followed by questions
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Today’s Speakers
Fiona Sanchez
Conservation Manager
Irvine Ranch Water District
Joe Berg
Lacy Kelly
Water Use Efficiency Programs Mgr.
Executive Director
Municipal Water District
Orange County League of Cities
of Orange County
What We’ll Talk About
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What is the water efficient landscape
ordinance?
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Why are cities required to implement it?
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What does it mean for cities?
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What does it mean for applicants?
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Property managers/HOAs
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Homeowners
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Landscape industry
Resources & tools
What Drove the Ordinance
State Issues
2006
Natural Drought
Regulatory Drought
Colorado River
Over-Allocation
2008
What Drove the Ordinance
State Issues
Governor orders
drought action
TIMELINE
AB325
1990
1992
Original model
landscape
ordinance
requirement
AB2717
2004
Local
Ordinance
AB1881
2006
2008
Identified
Enacted
opportunities regulations
for landscape
water efficiency
Today
Policy Issues That Drove
Orange County Ordinance
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Protect local control and mitigate creating
increased layers of government and oversight.
Ensure as much simplicity, efficiency and
flexibility as possible.
 Provide for as much consistency among OC
cities as possible
 Minimize complexity and cost of compliance
Stakeholder Input
on Ordinance Development
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3 large stakeholder groups
 5 technical drafting committees
 Participation process open to
the public
Participants
• OC Division League of Cities Members
• City Council Members
• City and County Planners
• Water Agency Directors and Staff
• Building Industry Association
• City Attorneys
• OC Fire Authority & City Fire Departments
• Parks & Recreation
• Green Industry
Ordinance Goals
Implementation
Benefits
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Meets AB 1881 requirements
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Succinct ordinance with separate
technical guideline documents
Promotes water use efficiency on
existing & future landscapes
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Enhances future water supply
reliability
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Eliminates duplicative tasks
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Promotes regional consistency
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Design & Construction certification
Ordinance & Guidelines
The What
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Establishes legal criteria and Maximum Applied Water
Allowance (MAWA)
The How
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Technical document explains how to achieve standards
Separate guideline document provides flexibility to
incorporate future irrigation technical innovations
Ordinance Components
Applicability
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Projects that require a building or landscape permit, plan check or design
review
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New homeowner-installed or hired landscape contractor and greater than
or equal to 5,000 sq. ft.
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New and rehabilitated public agency, private development and developer
installed single and multi-family landscape projects greater than or equal
to 2,500 sq. ft.
MAWA Calculation
Landscape installation or rehabilitation
Existing landscape
Special landscape areas/recycled water
ET Adjustment Factor
0.7
0.8
1.0
Exemptions/Considerations
Exemptions
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Landscapes less than 2,500 sq. ft
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Homeowner installed or hired projects
less than 5,000 sq. ft
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Projects that do not require a building or
landscape permit, plan check or design
review
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Registered historic sites
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Ecological restoration projects
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Public botanic gardens & arboretums
Guidelines
Submittal Requirements
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Landscape Documentation Package
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Project Information Sheet
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Maximum Applied Water Allowance & Estimated Applied Water Use Calculations
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Soil Management Plan
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Landscape Design Plan
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Irrigation Design Plan
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Grading Design Plan (if applicable)
Certificate of Design – signed by licensed professional
Permit Awarded/Construction Authorized
Certificate of Completion
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Legal language template for self-certification process
Certificate of Use or a Permit Final
Certifies installation is consistent with landscape
documentation package
Appendices
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Reference ETo Table for Orange County’s 3 zones
Water Efficient Landscape Worksheet Template
Definitions
How Does This Benefit All of Us
Water is a huge economic resource
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Good for economy
 Saves money
 Encourages jobs
 Sustainability benefits
Water Agency Resources
for Landscape Industry
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Irrigation Management Training
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California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA)
Irrigation Association (IA)
Landscape Certification Program
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Waterbudgets.com
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SmartTimer Rebates
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Sprinkler Nozzle Rebates
Information Resources
MWDOC.COM
Municipal Water District of Orange County
• Counter-top brochure
• Library of all Orange County ordinances
• Rebate information
OCCITIES.ORG
League of California Cities
• Library of all Orange County ordinances
ALWAYSWATERSMART.COM
Irvine Ranch Water District
• Rebate information
WATER.CA.GOV
California Department of Water Resources
Summary
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California grappling with significant
water resource issues
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Legislation required water efficient
landscape ordinance adoption
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Orange County version provides
simplicity, efficiencies & saves costs
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Requires self-certification
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Opportunities for water reuse
landscape efficiencies identified
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Ordinance effective January 2010
Thanks for attending!
Fiona Sanchez
Joe Berg
Lacy Kelly
Conservation Manager
Irvine Ranch Water District
Water Use Efficiency Programs Mgr.
Municipal Water District
of Orange County
Executive Director
Orange County League of Cities
Questions?
Audio
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Information Resources
MWDOC.COM
Municipal Water District of Orange County
• Counter-top brochure
• Library of all Orange County ordinances
• Rebate information
OCCITIES.ORG
League of California Cities
• Library of all Orange County ordinances
ALWAYSWATERSMART.COM
Irvine Ranch Water District
• Rebate information
WATER.CA.GOV
California Department of Water Resources