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UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County

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Section 4<br />

Demand Management Measures<br />

Figure 4-1: Smart Irrigation Controller<br />

The rebate program was initially funded by a grant from the State <strong>Water</strong> Resources<br />

Control Board (SWRCB). Since the initial program start, additional funding partners<br />

include the Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Resources, the United State Bureau <strong>of</strong> Reclamation, the<br />

Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Metropolitan <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>of</strong> Southern<br />

California, and the local retail water agencies <strong>of</strong> <strong>Orange</strong> <strong>County</strong>. Because <strong>of</strong> the funding<br />

developed, MWDOC has been able to provide incentives for the installation <strong>of</strong> just under<br />

2,400 residential smart timers and over 3,400 commercial smart timers. These timer<br />

retr<strong>of</strong>its are savings more than 2,185 AFY.<br />

Rotating Nozzle Rebate Program – This rebate program is <strong>of</strong>fered to both residential and<br />

commercial customers. Through this program, site owners will purchase and install rotary<br />

nozzles in existing irrigation systems. The rebate issued to participants by a rebate<br />

administration contractor, covers up to the cost <strong>of</strong> the devices and installation. Following<br />

the submittal <strong>of</strong> a rebate application, water bill, and original purchase receipt, MWDOC<br />

will direct a third party installation verification contractor to perform installation<br />

verifications on up to 100% <strong>of</strong> the sites that installed devices. Verifications will be across<br />

both residential and commercial properties by MRCD. As a final step in the Program, a<br />

qualitative and quantitative evaluation will be conducted on those rotary nozzles installed<br />

where there is sufficient time to gather consumption data for a 12-month post-installation<br />

<strong>Municipal</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Orange</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

2010 Regional Urban <strong>Water</strong> Management <strong>Plan</strong><br />

Final<br />

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