Sonoma County Water Agency

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Sonoma County Water Agency
Regional Water Conservation Program
Lynn Florey Water Conservation Education
Coordinator [phone] Lflorey_at_scwa.ca.gov
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Retail Water Customers
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Guiding Documents forWater Conservation

• Water Supply Agreements
• Policy for Water Conservation Support, Goals
  Funding
• Sign CUWCC MOU
• LRT2 Program
• Water Conservation Plan
• Implementation for Water Conservation Funding
• Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership

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Components of Our Wholesale Water Conservation
Program
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Leadership Research

• CUWCC
• 2007 Vice Convener
• 2002-2006 Board Member
• Subcommittee Work
• Landscape
• Research and Evaluation
• Residential
• CII
• Finance Government
• Legislation

• PAC Work
• BMP 15
• Performance Track
• Exemption
• Smart from the Start

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Leadership Research

• California Irrigation Institute
• Board Member
• CLCA
• Committee Member
• EPA Water Sense
• Promotional Partner
• Attend and Participate In
• Conferences
• Workshops
• Seminars

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Leadership Research

• Department of Water Resources
• Education Committee Member
• Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)
• Education Committee Member
• California Building a Presence for Science
  (CABAP)
• Key Leader
• National California Science Teachers
  Association
• Member
• CA Regional Environmental Education Consortium
• Member

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Legislation

• Track New Legislation
• 112 Agency-wide
• Sponsor Legislation
• AB 224 (Water Supply Planning)
• Support Legislation
• AB 715 Laird (HET)
• AB 1420 Laird (Water Demand Measures Grant or
  Loan)
• Lobbyists in Sacramento and Washington DC
• Work with Associations Such as CASA CSDA

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Grants

• Prop 50
• Residential Clothes Washer Rebates
• HET/Public Education
• ET Protocol Program w/Irvine Ranch Water District
• Statewide Residential End-Use Study w/IRWD
• Prop 13
• Weather-Based Irrigation Controller Study

• CPUC
• Pre-Rinse Spray Valve Program w/CUWCC
• Regional CII Clothes Washer Rebate
• Water Energy Pilot Program w/PGE

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Tier 1 CUWCC 14 BMPs

• BMP 1 Residential Water Survey
• BMP 2 Residential Plumbing Retrofit
• BMP 3 System Water Audits, Leak Detection
  Repair
• BMP 4 Metering with Commodity Rates
• BMP 5 Large Landscape Programs Incentives
• BMP 6 High-Efficiency Clothes Washer Rebates
• BMP 7 Public Information Programs

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Tier 1 CUWCC 14 BMPs (continued)

• BMP 8 School Education Programs
• BMP 9 Conservation Programs for Commercial,
  Industrial, Institutional Accounts
• BMP 10 Wholesaler Conservation Programs
• BMP 11 Conservation Pricing
• BMP 12 Conservation Coordinator
• BMP 13 Water Waste Prohibition
• BMP 14 Residential ULFT Replacement Programs

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Beyond BMPs Future Programs

• Water Efficient Standards for New Development
• Financial Incentives for Usage Below Water Budget
• Rain Sensor Retrofit on Irrigation Controllers
• Synthetic Turf Rebate
• Reduced Connection Fees for New Accounts with BAT
• Smart Irrigation Controller Rebates
• High-Efficiency Dishwasher Rebates

The Future is Now!
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Beyond BMPs Future Programs

• Cash for Grass
• Financial Rebates for Retrofit Irrigation Meters
• Hotel Retrofit
• High-Efficiency Toilet Rebates
• CII Rebate Program Expansion
• High-Efficiency Urinal Rebates (0.5gpf
  waterless)

The Future is Now!
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Sanitation (Flow Reduction)

• Indoor Fixture Rebates
• CII Audits
• Business Outreach Program (EDB Interns)
• Cost Sharing Projects
• Sonoma Development Center
• State/County/Local Business
• Unique Payment Schedule

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LRT2

• Local Supply
• Wells
• Treatment Plant Upgrade
• Recycled Water
• New Pipe Lines to Customers
• New Storage Tanks
• Tier 2 Water Conservation
• No Requests

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Water Education, Training Dissemination

• School Children
• Landscape Industry
• Employees
• General Outreach
• Businesses
• Local Government Staff

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Water Education, Training Dissemination

• Regional Water Education Program
• Classroom Field Instruction for Grades 3,4, 5
• Free Student Materials and Teacher Curricula for
  K-12
• Contracted Education Programs
• Environmental Discovery Center 1st 2nd Grade
• Restoration Program for K-12
• Assembly Program for Middle Schools

Youth
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Water Education, Training Dissemination

• Lending Library
• Curricula and Books
• Computer Board Games
• Models, Videos, DVDs
• Workshops for Teachers
• WOW, POW, WET Water Cycle
• Water Awareness Contests
• High School Video Grade School Posters

Youth
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Water Education, Training Dissemination

• Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper Program
• Regional Training Program
• En Español
• Water-Wise Gardening for Sonoma Marin Counties
  CD
• Contracted Training Cal Poly Landscape Auditor
• Bay Friendly Program

Landscape
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Water Education, Training Dissemination

• SCWA Employee Water Conservation Training
• Army Corps of Engineers
• Lake Sonoma
• Lake Mendocino

Employee
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Water Education, Training Dissemination

• Multi-Cultural Public Information Program
• Water Wisely Campaign
• Website (Bilingual)
• Press Releases
• Advertising
• Billboards

• Event Staffing
• Calendars
• Fairs

Outreach
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Water Education, Training Dissemination

• Business Outreach
• Sonoma County Economic Development Board interns
• Business Environmental Alliance
• Sonoma Green Business Program
• Bottom Line Newsletter
• Conferences

Business
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Water Education, Training Dissemination

• Local Groups
• Water Advisory Committee (WAC)
• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership
• North Coast Water Conservation Group
• Landscape Water Advisory Group (LWAG)
• Bay Area Water Conservation Coordinators

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Retail Water Conservation Programs Administered
Regionally

• BMP 1
• Residential Water Survey Program
• BMP 5
• Large Landscape Audit
• Water Budgets
• Smart Irrigation Controller Rebates
• BMP 6
• Residential Clothes Washer Rebates

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Retail Water Conservation Programs Administered
Regionally

• BMP 9
• CII Washing Machine Rebates
• CII Audit Program
• Pre-Rinse Spray Valves for Restaurants Food
  Service
• BMP 12
• Agency Staff Provides Technical Administrative
  Support

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Components of Our Wholesale Water Conservation
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Thank You
Lynn Florey Water Conservation Education
Coordinator [phone] Lflorey_at_scwa.ca.gov