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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 />

4-10

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