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 />
Usually, three different parties are involved in managing landscapes associated with these<br />
meters: 1) the property owner (HOA board <strong>of</strong> directors), 2) the property manager, and 3)<br />
the landscape contractor. This program creates a “Loop <strong>of</strong> Accountability” by providing<br />
regular (monthly or bi-monthly) irrigation performance reports to all three parties via the<br />
program website, www.waterbudgets.com. Participants are sent an e-mail informing them<br />
that their Irrigation Performance Report has been updated and encourages them to log-on<br />
to the program website to view their latest reports.<br />
Table 4-4: Landscape Performance Certification Program in MWDOC’s Service Area<br />
Activated Meters AFY <strong>of</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Savings<br />
2001 629 539<br />
2002 900 771<br />
2003 1,489 1,277<br />
2004 1,278 1,095<br />
2005 1,925 1,650<br />
2006 1,785 1,530<br />
2007 1,969 1,687<br />
2008 2,733 2,342<br />
2009 4,395 3,766<br />
2010 10,173 8,717<br />
California Friendly Landscape Training (Pr<strong>of</strong>essional) - The<br />
California Friendly Landscape Training provides education to<br />
residential homeowners, pr<strong>of</strong>essional landscape contractors,<br />
property managers and HOA Board Members on a variety <strong>of</strong><br />
landscape water efficiency practices they can employ. These<br />
classes are hosted by MWDOC and/or the retail agencies to<br />
encourage participation across the county. The Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Training Program course consists <strong>of</strong> four consecutive classes in<br />
landscape water management, each building upon principles<br />
presented in the preceding class. Each participant receives a bound handbook containing<br />
educational materials for each class. These classes are <strong>of</strong>fered throughout the year and<br />
taught in both English and Spanish languages. The following is a synopsis <strong>of</strong> each class<br />
in the course:<br />
• Irrigation Principles: Topics include irrigation system types, sprinkler<br />
layouts, sprinkler components, sprinkler selection and spacing, and<br />
common sprinkler problems.<br />
• Irrigation System Troubleshooting: This session focuses on an<br />
analytical approach to solving irrigation system failures. Three potential<br />
problem areas are examined: (1) mechanical problems, 2) hydraulic<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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