General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

5.2 Hydrology and Water Quality
Metropolitan Water District Groundwater Recovery Program
MWD established the Groundwater Recovery Program (GRP), which provides financial
assistance to member agencies to improve and enhance the quality of local ground water
that does not meet the regulatory standards of the EPA and DHS.
Local
The City of Inglewood supports water conservation planning and implementation of
water conservation measures. Historically, the City has employed numerous conservation
measures to discourage water waste and overuse. In addition, the City participates in the
promotion of water conservation programs developed and implemented by MWD. The
following list outlines the various programs the City implements:
• Water Survey Programs for Single-Family and Multi-Family Residential
Customers. This program includes literature for the public that provides tips on
identifying systems leaks and instruction for repair. Under the program, the City
also monitors water usage by water use category. This helps identify changes in
water demand patterns.
• Residential Plumbing Retrofit. The City participates in several programs to
encourage the retrofit of residential plumbing. These include installation of lowflow
showerheads and toilet dams to conserve water. It also includes participation
in ultra low-flow toilet replacement and rebate programs.
• System Water Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair. As part of normal
operation and maintenance of the water system, water division staff does
preventive maintenance of approximately 152 miles of water pipelines. This
includes regular valve, meter, detector check, and pipeline maintenance. If during
routine inspection of the system leaks are encountered or suspected, further
evaluation is conducted, and if leaks are found, they are repaired.
• Metering with Commodity Rates for All New Connections and Retrofit of
Existing Connections. The City meters all customers, including separate metering
for residential, commercial, industrial, municipal facilities, and fire flows. The City
has an inclining block rate for water service based on the quality of water
consumed. Based on the current billing system, the more water a customer
consumes, the higher the water bill because the commodity rates are per unit of
water consumed, thereby providing a cost benefit to conserving water.
• Large Landscape Conservation Programs and Incentives. As part of this
program, the City provides reclaimed water at a lower rate than potable water to
provide an incentive to use reclaimed water.
• High-Efficiency Washing Machine Rebate Program. In cooperation with
MWD and other agency sponsors, the City participates in a high-efficiency washing
machine rebate program.
• Public Information Programs. The City has developed a public information
program to educate the public to the benefits of water conservation. The program
City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report
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