California Water Shortage Emergency Declaration · Monthly water production report to SWRCB. SWRCB Enforcement Actions 1. Water Waste Prohibitions –Local agency could fine up to

California

Water

Shortage

Emergency

Declaration

Hospital Council

East Bay Section Drought Task Force

August 26, 2014

Communities at risk of running

out of water in 60-120 days

2

As of January 29, 2014

Statewide

Water Supply

Status

(Storage in

Thousand Acre-

Feet)

3

Aug 2014

State Drought Actions

Jan 2014 – Drought

Emergency Proclamation

April 2014 – Executive

Order to “redouble state

drought actions”

July 2014 – Drought

Emergency Regulations

State Water Board (SWRCB)

Emergency Regulations

• Preserve State’s water

supplies

• Increase urban water

conservation

• User/Water Supplier

Regulations

• Remain in effect for 270

days –

(July 28, 2014 - April 25, 2015)

SWRCB Water Waste Prohibitions

1. Watering of outdoor landscapes

that cause excess runoff

2. Using hose to wash motor vehicle,

without shut-off nozzle

3. Washing down driveways and

sidewalks

4. Use of potable water in fountains

or water features unless it is

recirculated

(Except for health & safety purposes)

SWRCB Water Supplier Actions

1. Implement a Water Shortage Contingency

Plan with mandatory restrictions on outdoor

use

2. Customer education/outreach and employee

employee training

3. Advance leak programs and

non-potable water supply

4. Evaluate rate structures

5. Monthly water production report to SWRCB

SWRCB Enforcement Actions

1. Water Waste Prohibitions

– Local agency could fine up to

$500/day

– Local agency retains

enforcement discretion

2. Mandatory actions by Water

Suppliers

– Subject to cease and desist

orders with fines up to

$10k/day

2014 EBMUD

Water Shortage Emergency

Action Plan

SUPPLEMENTAL

SUPPLY

CONSERVATION RECYCLING

INTERTIES

Meeting Dry Year Needs

EBMUD Section 28 Regulation

Water Use Prohibitions

1. Watering of outdoor landscapes that cause

excess runoff and no more than 2 days per

week

2. Using hose to wash vehicles, boats, trailers,

aircraft without shut-off nozzle

3. Washing down driveways and sidewalks

4. Use of potable water in fountains or water

features unless it is recirculated

5. Flushing of sewers or hydrants

(Except for health & safety, operational need)

Section 28 Regulation –

Exceptions and Enforcement

Exceptions –

• Exceptions administered by

Manager of Customer &

Community Services

• Appeals to the General Manager

Enforcement –

• Education and outreach

• Five stage process (incl. flow

restriction or discontinuation of

service)

14

EBMUD Historical Average Per

Capita Use (1970-2014)

10-year (1995-2004)

Baseline = 165 GPCD

5-year (2003-07)

Baseline = 158 GPCD 134

121*

* Projected 2014

Conservation and

Recycling

Water Conservation Master Plan

(2011-2020)

Water

Management

Education &

Outreach

Conservation

Incentives

Regulation &

Legislation

Supply Side

Conservation

Research &

Development

Web services

Calculators

How to

videos

Water surveys

Water

budgets

Leak

notification

Public

education

Marketing

Community

events

Conservation

workshops

Training &

certifications

Plumbing

Fixtures

Appliances

Landscaping

Irrigation

Systems

Process

Equipment

Customized

Water-

Efficiency

Requirements

Individual &

Landscape

Metering

CalGreen

Model

Landscape

Ordinance

Leak Detection

Pipeline

Replacement

Water Facility

Audits

Pressure

anagement

Distribution

Monitoring

Water-Use

Information

Meter

Technology

Product testing

and labeling (i.e.

WaterSense,

Energy Star)

Plan check

review

Water Use Efficiency Supply Chain

Landscape Water Budgets

Thank you for conserving…