Implementing the New Water-Efficient Landscape Ordinance in Orange County Cities, Residents & Applicants Working Together PRESENTED BY

A Few Webinar Items (Fiona)  Presentation 45 minutes followed by questions  2 ways to ask questions Write in questions Ask over the phone Audio Audio Mode: O Use Telephone O Use Mic & Speakers Select your phone method Plug a headset into your computer Select to see the “Audio PIN”

Fiona Sanchez Conservation Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Today’s Speakers Lacy Kelly Executive Director Orange County League of Cities Joe Berg Water Use Efficiency Programs Mgr. Municipal Water District of Orange County

What We’ll Talk About  What is the water efficient landscape ordinance?  Why are cities required to implement it?  What does it mean for cities?  What does it mean for applicants? Property managers/HOAs Homeowners Landscape industry  Resources & tools

What Drove the Ordinance State Issues Natural Drought Regulatory Drought Colorado River Over-Allocation

What Drove the Ordinance State Issues 1990Today AB325 AB2717 AB1881 Local Ordinance 2008 Governor orders drought action TIMELINE Identified opportunities for landscape water efficiency Enacted regulations Original model landscape ordinance requirement

 Protect local control and mitigate creating increased layers of government and oversight.  Ensure as much simplicity, efficiency and flexibility as possible.  Provide for as much consistency among OC cities as possible  Minimize complexity and cost of compliance Policy Issues That Drove Orange County Ordinance

Stakeholder Input on Ordinance Development  3 large stakeholder groups  5 technical drafting committees  Participation process open to the public Participants OC Division League of Cities Members City Council Members City and County Planners Water Agency Directors and Staff Building Industry Association City Attorneys OC Fire Authority & City Fire Departments Parks & Recreation Green Industry

Ordinance Goals Implementation  Meets AB 1881 requirements  Succinct ordinance with separate technical guideline documents  Design & Construction certification Benefits  Promotes water use efficiency on existing & future landscapes  Enhances future water supply reliability  Eliminates duplicative tasks  Promotes regional consistency

Ordinance & Guidelines The What  Establishes legal criteria and Maximum Applied Water Allowance (MAWA) The How  Technical document explains how to achieve standards  Separate guideline document provides flexibility to incorporate future irrigation technical innovations

Ordinance Components Applicability  Projects that require a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review  New homeowner-installed or hired landscape contractor and greater than or equal to 5,000 sq. ft.  New and rehabilitated public agency, private development and developer installed single and multi-family landscape projects greater than or equal to 2,500 sq. ft. MAWA CalculationET Adjustment Factor Landscape installation or rehabilitation 0.7 Existing landscape0.8 Special landscape areas/recycled water1.0

Exemptions/Considerations Exemptions  Landscapes less than 2,500 sq. ft  Homeowner installed or hired projects less than 5,000 sq. ft  Projects that do not require a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review  Registered historic sites  Ecological restoration projects  Public botanic gardens & arboretums

Guidelines Submittal Requirements  Landscape Documentation Package Project Information Sheet Maximum Applied Water Allowance & Estimated Applied Water Use Calculations Soil Management Plan Landscape Design Plan Irrigation Design Plan Grading Design Plan (if applicable)  Certificate of Design – signed by licensed professional Permit Awarded/Construction Authorized Certificate of Completion  Legal language template for self-certification process  Certificate of Use or a Permit Final Certifies installation is consistent with landscape documentation package Appendices  Reference ETo Table for Orange County’s 3 zones  Water Efficient Landscape Worksheet Template  Definitions

How Does This Benefit All of Us  Good for economy  Saves money  Encourages jobs  Sustainability benefits Water is a huge economic resource

Water Agency Resources for Landscape Industry  Irrigation Management Training California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) Irrigation Association (IA)  Landscape Certification Program Waterbudgets.com  SmartTimer Rebates  Sprinkler Nozzle Rebates

Information Resources OCCITIES.ORG League of California Cities Library of all Orange County ordinances MWDOC.COM Municipal Water District of Orange County Counter-top brochure Library of all Orange County ordinances Rebate information ALWAYSWATERSMART.COM Irvine Ranch Water District Rebate information WATER.CA.GOV California Department of Water Resources

Summary  California grappling with significant water resource issues  Legislation required water efficient landscape ordinance adoption  Orange County version provides simplicity, efficiencies & saves costs  Requires self-certification  Opportunities for water reuse landscape efficiencies identified  Ordinance effective January 2010

Fiona Sanchez Conservation Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Thanks for attending! Lacy Kelly Executive Director Orange County League of Cities Joe Berg Water Use Efficiency Programs Mgr. Municipal Water District of Orange County

Questions? Audio Audio Mode: O Use Telephone O Use Mic & Speakers IF USING PHONE Select to see “Audio PIN” IF USING COMPUTER Plug in headset

Information Resources OCCITIES.ORG League of California Cities Library of all Orange County ordinances MWDOC.COM Municipal Water District of Orange County Counter-top brochure Library of all Orange County ordinances Rebate information ALWAYSWATERSMART.COM Irvine Ranch Water District Rebate information WATER.CA.GOV California Department of Water Resources