Water Conservation
Programs
January 4, 2022
WATER AND
POWER
Metropolitan Water District’s
(MWD) Member Agency
• Burbank is dependent on 100% imported water
• Funding for water conservation programs
1. BWP Self Imposed Water Conservation Fund
2. MWD Conservation Credits Fund
• MWD Funded Regional Programs
• MWD Funded, Member Agency Administered Programs
(MAAP)
2 Residential Rebates
3 • BWP added supplemental funding to the Regional Rebate Program • Customers must submit their application online at socalwatersmart.com
DEVICE MWD
REBATE
BWP
REBATE
TOTAL
REBATE
High-Efficiency Clothes Washer
Use 55% less water than standard clothes washers
$85 $65 $150
Premium High -Efficiency Toilets
Use 20% less water than the WaterSense standard
$40 $60 $100
Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles
Apply water more slowly and uniformly, minimum 30 nozzles $3 $2 $5
Weather Based Irrigation Controller
More accurate, customized irrigation
$80 $20 $100
Soil Moisture Sensor System
Measures soil moisture content in the active root zone
$80 $20 $100
Flow Monitoring Device
Tracks water use and detects leaks
$100 $50 $150
Residential Rebates
4 DEVICE MWD REBATE AMOUNT
Turf Removal $2 / sq. ft.
(up to 5,000 sq. ft. turf removal)
Rain Barrel
(50-199 gallons)
$35
(up to 2)
Cistern
(200-500 gallons)
$250
(max. quantity: 1)
Cistern
(501-999 gallons)
$300
Cistern
(1,000+ gallons)
$350
Hose Bib Irrigation
Controller $35 Hose Bib Irrigation
Controller
Commercial Device Rebates
5 DEVICE MWD REBATE
AMOUNT
Premium high -
efficiency toilets $40
Ultra low and zero
water urinals $200
Plumbing flow control
valves $5/valve
Weather based
irrigation controller $35/station
Rotating sprinkler
nozzles
$2/nozzle
(minimum of 30)
In-stem flow regulators $13/set
(8 set minimum)
Soil moisture
sensor system
$35/irrigation
controller station
DEVICE MWD REBATE
AMOUNT
Connectionless
food steamers $485/compartment
Air-cooled ice machines $1,000
Cooling tower conductivity
controllers $625
Cooling tower
ph controllers $1,750
Dry vacuum pumps $125/0.5HP
Laminar flow restrictors $10/restrictor
(minimum of 10)
Turf replacement $2/square ft.
(up to 50,000 sq ft)
Home Improvement Program
6 Eligibility: All residential single-family, multi-family and multi-family common area customers.
Devices and Services:
• Indoor and outdoor water surveys
• Shower-heads, aerators, premium high efficiency toilets • Weather based irrigation controllers, sprinkler nozzles, soil moisture sensors for customers in Disadvantaged Communities
Disadvantaged Communities
7 Disadvantaged Communities are
defined by CalEPA’s Office of
Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment as those most burdened
from an economic and environmental
perspective. For more information, visit
oehha.ca.gov/
calenviroscreen/sb535
Water Conservation Education
Awareness and Engagement
8 THE GARDENSOFT
WEBPAGE
PROVIDES CUSTOMERS
WITH:
∙ California native plants
information
∙ Landscaping ideas and
interactive garden tours
∙ Irrigation devices information
burbank.watersavingplants.com
Water Conservation Education
Awareness and Engagement
9 RAIN BARREL DISTRIBUTION EVENTS
∙ Collaboration with neighbor utilities
∙ 3 events during the last year
∙ 80 customers
∙ 140 rain barrels distributed
Water Conservation Education
Awareness and Engagement
10 GRAYWATER EDUCATION
Dedicated webpage containing helpful
resources:
∙ Educational webinars and presentations
about graywater reuse
∙ Information about different types of
graywater systems
∙ Graywater system installation information
burbankwaterandpower.com/conservation/
save-water-at-home/graywater
11 COSTS:
• $200-$300 parts
• $1,000-$3,000
professional installation
Laundry to Landscape Graywater
Systems
Cost of Water Conservation Programs
12 $0
$1,750
$3,500
$5,250
$7,000
$8,750
$10,500
$12,250
Conservation Cost Per AF of Savings
Tier I Residential Rate
Assumptions for Laundry
to Landscape Graywater
Program:
3 persons per household
and 10 years of estimated
useful life of the system.
Water Conservation Education
Awareness and Engagement
13 WATERSMART SOFTWARE
FACILITATES:
∙ Residential customer
engagement and education
∙ Water usage presentment
∙ AMI enabled leak alerts
bwp.watersmart.com/
Water Conservation Education
Awareness and Engagement
14 LIVING
WISE
SOLAR CUP
CHALLENGE
WATER IS LIFE
STUDENT ART
CONTEST
School Education and Engagement
New Initiatives
15 INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION
PROGRAM (ICP) PILOT STUDY
• $50,000 grant funding
• Evaluate water savings of H2Know devices
• Provide information to multi-family
customers
- Water usage
- Leak notifications
- Conservation tips
HYDRATION
STATION PROGRAM
• BWP will use the $40,000 of its MAAP
funding allocation
• Provide incentives to 16-20 hydration
stations located in DAC areas
• Rebates up to $1,500
for the station and up
to $1,000 for installation
16 Questions?