Implementing the New Water-Efficient Landscape Ordinance in Orange County

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

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

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

4. 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

5. 2006 2008 What Drove the Ordinance State Issues Natural Drought Regulatory Drought Colorado River Over-Allocation

6. What Drove the Ordinance State Issues TIMELINE Governor orders drought action Local Ordinance AB2717 AB325 AB1881 1990 1992 2004 2006 2008 Today Original model landscape ordinance requirement Identified opportunities for landscape water efficiency Enacted regulations

7. Policy Issues That Drove Orange County Ordinance • 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

8. 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 Stakeholder Input on Ordinance Development • 3 large stakeholder groups • 5 technical drafting committees • Participation process open to the public

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

10. 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

11. MAWA CalculationET Adjustment Factor Landscape installation or rehabilitation 0.7 Existing landscape 0.8 Special landscape areas/recycled water 1.0 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.

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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

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

17. 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

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

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

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