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Sonoma County Water Agency
Regional
Water Conservation
Program
Lynn Florey
Water Conservation & Education Coordinator
(707) 547-1909
[email protected]
Retail Water Customers
Guiding Documents for
Water Conservation
•Water Supply Agreements
– Policy for Water Conservation
Support, Goals & Funding
– Sign CUWCC MOU
– LRT2 Program
•Water Conservation Plan
– Implementation for Water Conservation
& Funding
– Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership
Components of Our Wholesale
Water Conservation Program
Leadership & Research
•CUWCC
– 2007 Vice Convener
– 2002-2006 Board Member
– Subcommittee Work
•Landscape
•Research and Evaluation
•Residential
•CII
•Finance & Government
•Legislation
Leadership
– PAC Work
•BMP 15
•Performance Track
•Exemption
•Smart from the Start
S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S Education S Retail
Leadership & Research
•California Irrigation Institute
– Board Member
•CLCA
– Committee Member
•EPA Water Sense
– Promotional Partner
•Attend and Participate In:
– Conferences
– Workshops
– Seminars
Leadership
S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S Education S Retail
Leadership & Research
•Department of Water Resources
– Education Committee Member
•Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)
– Education Committee Member
•California Building a Presence for Science (CABAP)
– Key Leader
•National & California Science Teachers Association
– Member
•CA Regional Environmental Education Consortium
– Member
Leadership
S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S Education S Retail
Legislation
•Track New Legislation
– 112 Agency-wide
•Sponsor Legislation
– AB 224 (Water Supply Planning)
•Support Legislation
– AB 715 Laird (HET)
– AB 1420 Laird (Water Demand Measures: Grant or Loan)
•Lobbyists in Sacramento and Washington DC
•Work with Associations Such as CASA & CSDA
Leadership S
Legislation
S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S Education S Retail
Grants
•Prop 50
– Residential Clothes
Washer Rebates
– HET/Public Education •CPUC
– ET Protocol Program
– Pre-Rinse Spray Valve
w/Irvine Ranch Water
Program w/CUWCC
District
– Regional CII Clothes
– Statewide Residential
Washer Rebate
End-Use Study w/IRWD
– Water & Energy Pilot
•Prop 13
Program w/PG&E
– Weather-Based Irrigation
Controller Study
Leadership S Legislation S
Grants
S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S Education S Retail
Tier 1– CUWCC 14 BMPs
•BMP 1 – Residential Water Survey
•BMP 2 – Residential Plumbing Retrofit
•BMP 3 – System Water Audits, Leak Detection &
Repair
•BMP 4 – Metering with Commodity Rates
•BMP 5 – Large Landscape Programs & Incentives
•BMP 6 – High-Efficiency Clothes Washer Rebates
•BMP 7 – Public Information Programs
Le a ders h i p S L e gi sl at i o n S G ra n ts S Beyo n d
BMPs
S Sa n it at io n S L RT2 S Educat i on S Ret a il
Tier 1– CUWCC 14 BMPs
(continued)
•BMP 8 – School Education Programs
•BMP 9 – Conservation Programs for Commercial,
Industrial, & Institutional Accounts
•BMP 10– Wholesaler Conservation Programs
•BMP 11 – Conservation Pricing
•BMP 12 – Conservation Coordinator
•BMP 13 – Water Waste Prohibition
•BMP 14 – Residential ULFT Replacement Programs
Le a ders h i p S L e gi sl at i o n S G ra n ts S Beyo n d
BMPs
S Sa n it at io n S L RT2 S Educat i on S Ret a il
Beyond BMPs – Future Programs
•Water Efficient Standards for New Development
•Financial Incentives for Usage Below Water Budget
•Rain Sensor Retrofit on Irrigation Controllers
•Synthetic Turf Rebate
•Reduced Connection Fees for New Accounts with BAT
•Smart Irrigation Controller Rebates
•High-Efficiency Dishwasher Rebates
The Future is Now!
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S
Beyond BMPs
S Sanitation S LRT2 S Education S Retail
Beyond BMPs – Future Programs
•Cash for Grass
•Financial Rebates for Retrofit Irrigation Meters
•Hotel Retrofit
•High-Efficiency Toilet Rebates
•CII Rebate Program Expansion
•High-Efficiency Urinal Rebates (0.5gpf & waterless)
The Future is Now!
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S
Beyond BMPs
S Sanitation S LRT2 S Education S Retail
Sanitation (Flow Reduction)
•Indoor Fixture Rebates
•CII Audits
•Business Outreach Program (EDB Interns)
• Cost Sharing Projects
– Sonoma Development Center
– State/County/Local Business
– Unique Payment Schedule
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S
Sanitation
S LRT2 S Education S Retail
LRT2
•Local Supply
– Wells
– Treatment Plant Upgrade
•Recycled Water
– New Pipe Lines to Customers
– New Storage Tanks
•Tier 2 Water Conservation
– No Requests
L e a de rs h i p S L egi s la ti o n S Gr ant s S Be yo n d BMPs S Sa n it a ti o n S
LRT2
S E du ca ti o n S Re ta i l
Water Education, Training &
Dissemination
•School Children
•Landscape Industry
•Employees
•General Outreach
•Businesses
•Local Government Staff
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S
Education
S Retail
Water Education, Training
& Dissemination
•Regional Water Education Program
– Classroom & Field Instruction
for Grades 3,4, & 5
– Free Student Materials and
Teacher Curricula for K-12
•Contracted Education Programs
– Environmental Discovery Center
1st & 2nd Grade
– Restoration Program for K-12
– Assembly Program for Middle
Schools
Youth
Education
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S
S Retail
Water Education, Training
& Dissemination
•Lending Library
– Curricula and Books
– Computer & Board Games
– Models, Videos, & DVDs
•Workshops for Teachers
– WOW, POW, WET & Water Cycle
•Water Awareness Contests
– High School Video & Grade
School Posters
Youth
Education
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S
S Retail
Water Education, Training
& Dissemination
•Qualified Water Efficient
Landscaper Program
– Regional Training Program
– En Español
•Water-Wise Gardening for
Sonoma & Marin Counties CD
•Contracted Training – Cal Poly
Landscape Auditor
•Bay Friendly Program
Landscape
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S
Education
S Retail
Water Education, Training
& Dissemination
•SCWA Employee Water Conservation Training
•Army Corps of Engineers
– Lake Sonoma
– Lake Mendocino
Employee
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S
Education
S Retail
Water Education, Training
& Dissemination
•Multi-Cultural Public Information Program
•Event Staffing
•Water Wisely Campaign
•Calendars
•Website (Bilingual)
•Fairs
•Press Releases
•Advertising
•Billboards
Outreach
Education
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S
S Retail
Water Education, Training
& Dissemination
•Business Outreach
•Sonoma County Economic Development Board interns
– Business Environmental Alliance
– Sonoma Green Business Program
– Bottom Line Newsletter
– Conferences
Business
Education
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S
S Retail
Water Education, Training
& Dissemination
•Local Groups
– Water Advisory Committee (WAC)
– Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
•Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership
– North Coast Water Conservation Group
– Landscape Water Advisory Group (LWAG)
– Bay Area Water Conservation Coordinators
Government
Leadership S Legislation S Grants S Beyond BMPs S Sanitation S LRT2 S
Education
S Retail
Retail Water Conservation Programs
Administered Regionally
•BMP 1
– Residential Water Survey
Program
•BMP 5
– Large Landscape Audit
– Water Budgets
– Smart Irrigation Controller
Rebates
•BMP 6
– Residential Clothes Washer
Rebates
Lea dershi p S Le gislati on S Gran ts S Beyon d BMPs S Sanitatio n S LRT2 S Educati on S
Retail
Retail Water Conservation Programs
Administered Regionally
•BMP 9
– CII Washing Machine Rebates
– CII Audit Program
– Pre-Rinse Spray Valves for
Restaurants & Food Service
•BMP 12
– Agency Staff Provides
Technical & Administrative
Support
Lea dershi p S Le gislati on S Gran ts S Beyon d BMPs S Sanitatio n S LRT2 S Educati on S
Retail
Components of Our Wholesale
Water Conservation Program
Thank You
Lynn Florey
Water Conservation & Education Coordinator
(707) 547-1909
[email protected]