Great Western Institute

1. Incentives and Mandates for Landscape Conservation Tracy Bouvette Great Western Institute

2. Incentives and Mandates for Landscape Conservation The good the bad and the ugly Great Western Institute

3. The road map to outdoor savings

4. Discussion Points Framing – How Much Water Are We Talking About? Water Customer Perspective Utility/District Perspective

5. Framing • CWCB 2010 • Current M&I Water Use ~1,300,000 AF • 2050 M&I Water Supply Gap ~ 1,000,000 AF • Strategies to Fill the Gap • Currently Identified Projects & Processes • Conservation • Ag Transfer • New Supply • Other • Land Use Density, Reuse

6. How Much of Water Use is Outdoor? • Residential • Commercial • Institutional • Industrial

7. So New Outdoor Water Use ~500,000 AF Existing Outdoor Water Use ~650,000 AF ~ 1,000,000 AF

8. Have New Construction Practices Reduced Average Water Demand?

9. Have New Construction Practices Reduced Average Water Demand? • No

10. Have New Construction Practices Reduced Average Water Demand? 2010 2030 2050

11. Have New Construction Practices Reduced Average Water Demand? 2010 2030 2050

12. Have New Construction Practices Reduced Average Water Demand? 2010 2030 2050

13. What is Being Done?

14. What Is Being Done? • Customer Actions New Instrumentation Do nothing, Don’t Water Do nothing, Water Replace With Xeric, Native, etc. Do Nothing, Better Manage Existing System Fix System Pressure, Replace Heads Tear It Out $ $ $ $

15. What Is Being Done? • Utility Perspective • It Has to Support the Bottom Line! • Costs • Indoor are less expensive • Indoor are more reliable • Outdoor is more water • State Recommendations for Utilities • “Foundational” Best Practices • Metering and Rates • Leak Detection and Repair • Data Collection and Analysis

16. What Can Be Done? • Utility Perspective • Education • Technical Assistance • Incentives • Inclining Block Rates/Water Budgets $ Water use

17. What Can Be Done? • Utility Perspective • Can Create Incentives with Rates • Can Create Incentives with Rates?!

18. What Is Being Done? • Utility Perspective • Ordinances/Regulation • Soil Amendments • Landscaper/Irrigation Contractor Certification • Maximum Turf Area Requirements • Controller Requirements • Water Waste Ordinances • Watering Restrictions • Point of Sale • New Construction WaterSense Homes • Not All Utilities/Districts Have the Authority to Implement

19. What Is Being Done? • Customer/Utility Nexus New Instrumentation Do nothing, Don’t Water Do nothing, Water Replace With Xeric, Native, etc. Do Nothing, Better Manage Existing System Fix System Pressure, Replace Heads Tear It Out $ $ $ $

20. What Is Being Done? • Customer/Utility Nexus New Instrumentation Do nothing, Don’t Water Do nothing, Water Replace With Xeric, Native, etc. Do Nothing, Better Manage Existing System Fix System Pressure, Replace Heads Tear It Out $ $ $ $ Audits, Education, Incentives, Regulation

21. What Is Being Done? • Customer/Utility Nexus New Instrumentation Do nothing, Don’t Water Do nothing, Water Replace With Xeric, Native, etc. Do Nothing, Better Manage Existing System Fix System Pressure, Replace Heads Tear It Out $ $ $ $ Audits, Education, Incentives, Regulation

22. How Much Savings Are We Talking?

23. Allocation of Funding from Utilities

24. Drop in the Bucket? • 67,000 AF by 2018 for All Plans on File • 21,000 AF from Outdoor? • 2.1 % of 2050 Outdoor Water Use 

25. Drop in the Bucket? • 67,000 AF by 2018 for All Plans on File • 21,000 AF from Outdoor? • 2.1 % of 2050 Outdoor Water Use 

26. To The Bottom Line • Customers Really Drive Outdoor Conservation • Utility Audits, Education, Incentives (including Rates) • Good • Bad • Ugly • Utility Ordinances • Good • Bad • Statewide Ordinances?