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Action Item #15 May 20, 2015 Emergency Drought RegulationsState Water Resources Control Board
SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 2 05-District Ordinance No. 2014–Updated September 10, 2014–Includes mandatory Water Shortage Contingency Plan–Last Updated in 2010, Adopted by Board
2011–Years-Every 5–Required by CA Department of Water Resources (DWR)–District’s Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP)•Background / History
SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 3–Based on most recent well data–District is not experiencing a water supply shortage–District’s water production down over 30% since 2006–Main supply
is Martis Valley aquifer–100% groundwater agency–Truckee Donner PUD Water Supply•Background / History
SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations Potable WaterNon-Potable Water TDPUD Annual Water Production Production Year Acre Feet 699.1635.7840.8548.9603.1338.4274.6270.9238.54450.15038.74886.34764.15118.76
303.967036923.87187.2 2014201320122011201020092008*2007*2006*800070006000500040003000200010000 4
SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 5 270 days maximum by statue–th 2015 regulations effective March 27–Drought RegulationsDistrict took action and complied with SWRCB’s Emergency –Provisions
for penalties and fines –2015SWRCB adopts Emergency Drought Regulations in 2014 and –Many regions experiencing water supply shortages–Drought impacts to water supply vary by region–Governor
Brown declares state of emergency in 2014–Year th 4–California drought•Background / History
Background / History SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 6“descriptive statistics on water conservation and compliance efforts”More comprehensive monthly regulatory reporting that now
includes –Provide prompt notice to a customer if they may have a leak–Restriction on irrigation with potable water to every other day–upplierssMandatory actions by urban water –Key
impacts to Truckee Donner PUD Customers:•
Background / History SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 7 hotels or motelsOption of not choosing to have towels and linens laundered daily in –drinking establishmentsThe serving of
drinking water other than upon request in eating or –to 48 hours after measureable rainfallThe application of potable water to outdoor landscapes during and up –recirculateUse of potable
water in a fountain/water feature that does not –Application of potable water to driveways and sidewalks–off valve-have a shutWashing a motor vehicle with potable water from a hose
that does not –Waste of potable water in irrigation systems from runoff–Prohibitions for all Californians against–Key impacts to Truckee Donner PUD Customers (cont.):•
Background / History SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 8 Monitor and enforce–date information-to-Main source of up–(drought link on homepage)www.tdpud.org–Continuous flow notifications
now on customer bills–th Town Council presentation May 12–th Landscape professional workshop May 6–Press releases–customer letters-All–Work with commercial irrigators –Work with partners–Communicate
with customers and community–RegulationsComplying with 2015 SWRCB Emergency Drought •
Background / History SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 9 countiesWaste fines and penalties by Town of Truckee or Nevada/Placer –05-As per District Ordinance No. 2014–repeated violationsConsider
fines and penalties in the event of egregious or –Investigated by District staff–No anonymous complaints–Written complaints only–compliance-Continue complaint process for non–Regulatory
reporting–Track District’s water production–District’s monitoring and enforcement plan•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 10 Additional prohibitions against waste–Requires higher users to do ‘proportionally’ more–From 2013 usage–25% overall reduction target–st––SWRCB
new emergency regulations–Issued April 1, 2015–Governor Brown’s Drought Executive Order•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 11 the use of RGPCDmultiple comment letters on Local agencies submit –populationtime -fullDistrict’s Reporting based only on –September,
2014RGPCD in SWRCB, amongst other things, District started reporting to –divided by populationProduction –RGPCD–Continued provisions for penalties and fines–Additional prohibitions
against waste of water–TDPUD started in 35% Conservation Target Tier–Uses Residential Gallons per Capital per Day (RGPCD)–th Notice of Proposed Emergency Regulations April 28, and th,
draft regulations April 17 th“Framework” issued April 7–New SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 12 Unaccounted for water–Customer leaks–Water conservation opportunities–Additional restriction on outdoor irrigation–District staff
evaluated opportunities to reduce water usage–st regulations to take effect June 1New –medianson public street turf irrigation with potable water of The –accordance with regulations
or codesThe irrigation with potable water outside of new construction not in –for all Californians againstAdditional prohibitions –District in 28% conservation target tier–th•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 13(Existing)Customers may be subjected to penalties and fines –(New)The District may install flow restricting devices –(New)days -Customer
leaks repaired within 10–(New)Friday only days per week, Tuesday and -Irrigation with potable water limited to 2–Mandatory compliance–05-Initiate Stage 4 of Ordinance No. 2014–Proposed
actions to comply with new SWRCB regulations•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 14 hardshipConsider petitions for –with customer leak notificationContinue –“Watch Your Water” campaignContinue –(cont.)Proposed actions
to comply with new SWRCB regulations •
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 15 Schools–Service groups (Rotaries, Good Morning Truckee, etc.)–Restaurants, bars, and hotels/motels–Mobile home parks–HOA’s–Local
agencies–Key accounts–Direct outreach–Mobile message boards–KTKE radio spots–Bill stuffer–Press release–Additional communications & outreach•
Fiscal Impact SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 16 28% reduction = >$400,000/year–Reduced revenue–escalatecosts could Future –$78,000Increased labor –25,000$mailers Direct –Fiscal
cost impacts since last summer–regulations are not fully known at this timeTotal fiscal impacts due directly to the emergency drought •
Recommendation SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 17 and Fridaysdays per week to be restricted to Tuesdays -irrigation of 205 and define the restriction on outdoor -Ordinance No. 2014Direct
the General Manager to implement Stage 4 of •
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New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 19 compliance)-$10,000/day (Urban Water Supplier non–$500/day (All Californian’s, prohibitions against waste)–Continued provisions
for fines–Not an accurate representation of water use efficiency–populationtime -Reporting based only on Truckee’s full–District started reporting to SWRCB RGPCD in September, 2014–Productions
divided by population–Residential Gallons Per Capita Per Day (RGPCD)–RGPCD not being accurateTDPUD, Town of Truckee, Tahoe City PUD submit comments on –TDPUD in 35% Conservation Target
Tier–September 2015 RGPCD proposed to set conservation standard–th Comments due April 13–th“Framework” issued April 7–New SWRCB Drought Regulations•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 20 street medians.”“The irrigation with potable water of ornamental turf on public –system.”homes and buildings that is not delivered
by drip or micro spray “The irrigation with potable water outside of newly constructed –Additional prohibitions against waste–Direct contact with SWRCB board and staff––Updated formal
RGPCD on SWRCB reporting tool–being accurateTDPUD and Tahoe City PUD submit comments again on RGPCD not –TDPUD in 36% Conservation Target Tier–Sept. 2015 RGPCD proposed to set conservation
standard–June –nd Comments due April 22–Draft regulations issued April 17th–New SWRCB Drought Regulations (Cont.:)•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 21 petition for exemption (groundwater excluded)-New provision for surface water agencies with >4–TDPUD in 28% Conservation Target
Tier–street medians.”“The irrigation with potable water of ornamental turf on public –Building Standards Code.”regulations or other requirements established in the California homes
and buildings not in accordance with emergency “The irrigation with potable water outside of newly constructed –Additional prohibitions against waste–Direct contact with SWRCB board
and staff–Utilities Association have submitted multiple formal comment lettersTDPUD, Tahoe City PUD, Town of Truckee, California Municipal –Final comments due May 4th–th Notice of Proposed
Emergency Regulation Issued April 28–New SWRCB Drought Regulations (Cont.:)•