UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County
UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County
UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County
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Section 4<br />
Demand Management Measures<br />
Retr<strong>of</strong>it Type<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
Table 4-2: Retr<strong>of</strong>it Improvement Designations<br />
Improvement Description<br />
Replacement <strong>of</strong> an existing conventional “dumb” irrigation timer with a<br />
weather-based “smart timer” irrigation controller. REQUIRED STEP (limit <strong>of</strong> 1<br />
per site)<br />
Replacement with a weather-based controller and implementation <strong>of</strong> specific<br />
irrigation distribution system improvements (may include both front and back<br />
yards).<br />
Replacement with a weather-based controller, and implementation <strong>of</strong><br />
irrigation distribution system improvements, and replacement <strong>of</strong> high water<br />
using plants, specifically turf grass with a choice <strong>of</strong> certain water-efficient<br />
landscape improvements from a Program <strong>Plan</strong>t List <strong>of</strong> California Friendly® and<br />
native species (plant replacement retr<strong>of</strong>its in front yards only).<br />
All sites that choose to participate in this Program must receive Retr<strong>of</strong>it Type A.<br />
Depending on the outcome <strong>of</strong> a pre-installation landscape audit performed by MRCD,<br />
sites may become eligible for Retr<strong>of</strong>it Types A and B, and/or Types A, B, and C.<br />
Participating sites may not receive Type B or C without having a smart timer (Type A)<br />
installed.<br />
The south <strong>Orange</strong> <strong>County</strong> retr<strong>of</strong>it area is defined as the combined service territories <strong>of</strong> the<br />
following retail water agencies (Agencies) in the South <strong>Orange</strong> <strong>County</strong> Integrated<br />
Regional <strong>Water</strong>shed Management <strong>Plan</strong> (SOCIRWMP) Area:<br />
• El Toro <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
• Laguna Beach <strong>County</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
• Moulton Niguel <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
• City <strong>of</strong> San Clemente<br />
• City <strong>of</strong> San Juan Capistrano<br />
• Santa Margarita <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
• South Coast <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
• Trabuco Canyon <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
A total <strong>of</strong> 29 homes have participated in this program with an additional 198 homes<br />
planned for participation.<br />
Turf Removal Program – This program is a partnership<br />
between MWDOC, Metropolitan, and local retail water<br />
agency. Through this program, residential and small<br />
commercial customers <strong>of</strong> participating retail water<br />
agencies are eligible to receive $1 per square foot <strong>of</strong> turf<br />
removed for qualifying projects. The goals <strong>of</strong> this<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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