Effective December 1, 2015, the State’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) went into effect and further clarifies Greenfield’s current landscape requirements pursuant to the City's Chapter 17.54: Landscaping Ordinance.
On April 1, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency water conservation order requiring a statewide conservation of 25%. The City’s in-place water conservation ordinance and contingency plan provides the City with the tools necessary to restrict and enforce water waste during emergency water shortages and future droughts.
9.2.2 Metering
All residential and commercial connections to the City’s water distribution system are required to be metered. The meters record the volume of water use. Most fire protection backflows also contain a water meter to record any leaks in the fire system. In 2016, the City started a major program to replace all meters with new state-of-the-art Badger meters and Itron automatic meter reading (AMR) software. Meters are read on a monthly basis with this automated meter reading and recording software. The software enables the City to monitor real-time water use at any meter. The system also has the capability of allowing customers to monitor their water use on a real-time basis.
Under this meter replacement program, the City also installed meters at all City parks and landscape areas that were not previously metered.
9.2.3 Conservation Pricing
All City water service connections are charged monthly for the volume of water used. In 2023, the City Council adopted a new rate structure, which included annual escalators through June 2028. For single-family residential customers, there is a tiered rate structure: 0-6,000 gallons, 6,001-13,000 gallons, and 13,001 gallons and greater.
For multi-family residential, there is a tiered structure: 0-6,000 gallons and 6,001 gallons and greater. The variable per gallon charge increases with each tier. All other customers are charged a uniform per gallon rate, with different rate structures for various types of water users, i.e., commercial/institutional, industrial, or irrigation. 261
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In 2015, the City adopted a temporary water rate surcharge. This was described in section 8.6 above. Although not currently in effect, the City can re-implement this surcharge program in the future if necessary to enhance continued water conservation efforts and to ensure the City meets all mandated water reduction goals and targets.
The City’s water rates were updated and adopted June 2023 (effective July 1, 2023), and such pricing is related to the cost of service (per California Constitution, Article 13C added Nov. 5, 1996, by Prop. 218). The water rates are tiered rates that promote water conservation, similar to the 2016 rates, but adjusted to inflation and present day costs of service. The City’s current water rate schedule is included in Appendix E.
9.2.4 Public Education and Outreach
The City has multiple programs in place to reduce water consumption by raising public awareness of water conservation. These programs include communication with customers through monthly utility billing inserts, school education programs, newspaper articles and press releases, and information items on the City’s website. The City is also a member of the Water Awareness Committee of Monterey County (WAC).
Rebates: In 2015-2016, rebates were available to customers who replace older plumbing fixtures with water conserving new fixtures. Rebates up to $150 for each fixture type are available for clothes washers, dishwashers, toilets, and hot water recirculating pumps. These rebates are available to single family and multi-family residential customers. The City also has a turf replacement rebate program for single family residential customers for the replacement of high water using lawns with water-efficient landscaping. The rebate is $1.00 per square foot up to a maximum of $1,000 per residential customer. During the rebate program, 80 rebates were issued for a total amount of approximately $22,000.
Utility Bill Inserts: The City utilizes its monthly utility billings to communicate with customers regarding continuing water conservation efforts and new and continuing programs.
School Education: Through membership in WAC, the City has access to ZunZun, a performing arts group that celebrates the environment and culture of the Americas through music. ZunZun is best known for their work with performance programs about environmental protection, specifically about water issues. Utility Department staff are also available to public schools within the service area, upon request, to provide informational presentations to raise water conservation methods and ideology among the youth of the community.
City Website: The City has links on its website to the water fixture and turf replacement rebate programs. The UWMP, Water Shortage Contingency Plan, Water Master Plan, water ordinance, and other water and water conservation documents are available on the City’s website.
Other: As appropriate, the City issues press releases and newspaper articles to heighten public awareness of water conservation, the City’s programs, and new State regulations.
9.2.5 Programs to Assess and Manage Distribution System Real Loss All potable water produced that enters the distribution system is metered. The City’s new meters will enable the City to better account for usage and water waste. During fire hydrant flushing, the City meters this activity to ensure all water usage is accounted for. The City compares well production and water usage data to identify any water loss.
Unaccounted water can be an indication of leaks, water system repairs, or the use of water during a fire emergency.
In 2020, the City’s unaccounted for water was only 2.2% of total metered water production, which is very low for any municipality.
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The Public Works Department is responsible for handling and scheduling all water system audits and repairs. Leaks within the system are immediately fixed upon detection. The City keeps a record of all repaired leaks in the Public Works Department.
9.2.6 Water Conservation Program Coordination and Staffing Support The Public Works Department is responsible for coordinating all water conservation efforts. The City has designated the Utilities Division Manager as the Water Conservation Coordinator. The Utilities Division Manager is currently Tino Gamboa. Mr. Gamboa is responsible for establishing and overseeing water conservation programs and maintaining communication with City residents about water conservation practices.
9.2.7 Other DMMs
The City currently facilitates notifications to customers regarding potential leaks for repair on the customer side of the system. The water meter electronic read system reports uncharacteristic water usage to staff. Staff in turn notifies the customer of a potential leak.
9.3 Planned Implementation to Achieve Water Use Targets
9.3.1 Implementation Over the Past Five Years
Refer to Section 9.2 for a description of the various Demand Management Measures and efforts taken in the prior 5 years.
9.4 Water Use Objectives (Future Requirements)
California Water Code Section 10609, adopted in 2018, establishes new standards and practices for the following:
• Indoor residential water use
• Outdoor residential water use
• CII water use – commercial water users, industrial water users, institutional water users, and large landscape water users
• Water losses
• Other unique local uses and situations
In Section 10609.4, the Legislature set the water use objectives for indoor residential water use as follows:
• 55 GPCD until 1/1/2025
• <=52.5 GPCD until 1/1/30
• <=50 GPCD thereafter
Water use objectives and reporting began in 2023. DWR implements methodologies for tracking and reporting indoor residential water for 2023. The City will prepare for such future reporting and is confident that the community’s commitment to water conservation and DMMs will ensure that indoor residential water use will meet the legislated water use objectives.
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CHAPTER 10
PLAN ADOPTION, SUBMITTAL, AND
IMPLEMENTATION
Chapter 10 describes the steps taken to adopt and submit the UWMP and to make it publicly available. This chapter will also include a discussion of City’s plan to implement the UWMP.
IN THIS SECTION
• Public Hearing Notices
• UWMP Adoption
10.1 Inclusion of All 2020 Data
Data provided in this 2020 UWMP reflects data in calendar years beginning January 1. Data utilized is current through December 31, 2020. This 2020 UWMP serves as an update to the City’s 2015 UWMP.
10.2 Notice of Public Hearing
10.2.1 Notice to City and County Agencies
Consistent with Table 2-5, in Chapter 2, Section 2.4, Coordination and Outreach, Table 10-1 lists the City and County agencies that the City provided notification to on the update and development of this 2020 UWMP and the required public hearing. The 60-day notice letter was sent to the County of Monterey and the cities within the City’s service area on December 31, 2024, to inform these agencies that the City was in the process of reviewing its 2015 UWMP and considering changes or amendments needed in the preparation of its 2020 UWMP. This letter was required to be sent at least 60 days prior to the public hearing. Copies of the letters are included in Appendix A. 264
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Table 10-1 Notification of Cities and Counties
City or County
Name
60 Day Notice Notice of Public
Hearing
California Water
Service - King City
Branch
(X) (X)
Clark Colony Water
Company
(X) (X)
Arroyo Seco
Groundwater
Sustainability
Agency
(X) (X)
City of Soledad (X) (X)
Monterey County
Water Resources
Agency
(X) (X)
As required by Government Code 6066, the City notified the public of the UWMP preparation via a newspaper announcement and online posting. The public notice published in the local newspaper included the time and place of the public hearing and the location where copies of the draft UWMP could be obtained. The draft UWMP was available on the City’s website and a hard copy at City Hall. Copies of the required notices are presented in Appendix A.
10.2.2 Notice to the Public
The City encouraged community and public interest involvement in the UWMP update through inspection of the Draft UWMP and through participation in the public hearing.
Copies of Draft 2020 UWMP were posted on the City’s website (https://ci.greenfield.ca.us) and at City Hall to make them available for public inspection. Per CWC Section 10642 pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government, publication of notice to the public pursuant to this chapter was published once a week for two successive weeks.
The hearing notices are attached as Appendix A.
10.3 Public Hearing and Adoption
The 2020 UWMP and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) were placed on the agenda, noticed, and reviewed in a public hearing at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on March 11, 2025. This hearing provided the stakeholders and other members of the public a chance to review the staff report and attend the hearing to provide comment. The public hearing took place before the adoption, allowing an opportunity for the report to be modified in response to public input before its adoption. Immediately following the public hearing, the 2020 UWMP was adopted by the City Council. It is noted that City Council already adopted and approved the WSCP on March 22, 2023.
Copies of the Resolution of Plan Adoption signed by the City and the attached cover letter addressed to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) are included as Appendix F of the UWMP. The UWMP includes all applicable information necessary to meet the requirements of CWC Division 6, Part 2.6 (Urban Water Management Planning).
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10.4 Plan Submittal
A copy of the Adoption Resolution is included in Appendix F. An electronic copy of the Final 2020 City of Greenfield UWMP and WSCP was sent to the California State Library, DWR through its online Water Use Efficiency data (WUEdata) Portal (https://wuedata.water.ca.gov/), and all stakeholders listed in this Chapter, within 30 days of adoption.
10.5 Public Availability
To fulfill the requirements of CWC Section 10642 of the UWMP Act, the City made the final 2020 UWMP available at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall, located at 599 El Camino Real, Greenfield, CA 93927. The 2020 UWMP is also available for public viewing on the City’s website: http://ci.greenfield.ca.us/.
10.6 Amending the UWMP or WSCP
Amendments to the City’s 2020 UWMP and WSCP will be made on an as-needed basis. Should the City need to amend the adopted 2020 UWMP or WSCP in the future prior to the 2025 UWMP Update, the City will hold a public hearing for review of the proposed amendments to the document. The City will send a 60-day notification letter to all listed stakeholders and notify the public in the same manner as set forth in Chapter 2 (and this Chapter) of this UWMP. Once the amended document is adopted, a copy of the finalized version will be sent to the California State Library, DWR (electronically using the WUEdata reporting tool), and all identified stakeholders within 30 days of adoption. The finalized version will also be made available to the public both online on the City’s website and in person at City Hall during normal business hours.
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Appendix A
Outreach Letters and Notices
NOTE, THE APPENDICES TO THIS REPORT ARE PROVIDED UNDER A
SEPRATE DOCUMENT
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Appendix B
SB X7-7 Forms
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Appendix C
California’s Fourth Climate Change
Assessment, Central Coast Region Report
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Water Shortage Contingency Plan
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Water Rates
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Resolution of Adoption
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MEMORANDUM: March 6, 2025
AGENDA DATE: March 11, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jamie Tugel, Public Works Director
TITLE: APPROVE OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A STATE
REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE
CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND FOR POTENTIAL
LOANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
BACKGROUND:
As the State Water Board has been unable to confirm full grant funding for the construction for the new Wastewater Treatment Plant, the City has decided to include documentation and said attached Resolution in our State Revolving Fund (SRF) application as an add-on option in the event the City chooses to obtain a loan from the State for construction.
All loan applicants that are publicly-owned entities are required to submit an adopted Reimbursement Resolution for review by the CWSRF tax attorney.
The attached reimbursement resolution is standard procedure whenever a public agency is advancing their own finds to pay for project costs prior to the issuance of bonds, the proceeds of which will reimburse the City’s unrestricted funds. If the City does not intend to advance project costs at all, they would inform the State Water Board of such decision.
Approving and submitting the attached Resolution required by the State for potential loan funding does not commit the City to obtain loans form the State’s SRF, it provide an alternate avenue if determined that it is necessary.
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BUDGET AND FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
POTENTIAL MOTION:
APPROVE RESOLUTION #2025-17, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GREENFIELD APPROVING A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION TO
SUBMIT TO THE STATE CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND FOR
POTENTIAL LOANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD
APPROVING A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE
CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND FOR POTENTIAL LOANS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
WHEREAS, as the State Water Board has been unable to confirm full grant funding for the construction for the new Wastewater Treatment Plant, the City has decided to include documentation and said attached Resolution in our State Revolving Fund (SRF) application as an add-on option in the event the City chooses to obtain a loan from the State for construction; and WHEREAS, all loan applicants that are publicly-owned entities are required to submit an adopted Reimbursement Resolution for review by the CWSRF tax attorney; and WHEREAS, the attached reimbursement resolution is standard procedure whenever a public agency is advancing their own finds to pay for project costs prior to the issuance of bonds, the proceeds of which will reimburse the City’s unrestricted funds; and WHEREAS, if the City does not intend to advance project costs at all, they would inform the State Water Board of such decision; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Greenfield does hereby approve the attached State Financial Assistance Application Reimbursement Resolution (Attachment F4) for execution and submittal to the State Revolving Fund grant application for potential loans to fund construction of the new Wastewater Treatment Plant.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Greenfield at a public meeting of the City Council held on the 11th day of March 2025, by the following vote:
AYES, and all in favor, therefore, Councilmembers:
NOES, Councilmembers:
ABSENT, Councilmembers:
Robert White, Mayor
Attest:
Ann F. Rathbun, City Clerk
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AGENDA DATE: March 11, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Paul Wood, City Manager
TITLE: A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE APPROPRIATION OF
FUNDS AS A REWARD FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ARREST
AND CONVICTION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
HIT AND RUN INCIDENT OF FEBRUARY 14, 2025 ON 13TH
STREET AT WALNUT AVE.
BACKGROUND
On February 14, 2025, at approximately 6:45 P.M., Greenfield police officers and emergency personnel responded to a hit-and-run involving a vehicle versus a pedestrian, identified as a 17- year-old Greenfield High School senior. The juvenile was hit by a vehicle as he was on an exercise run. The juvenile sustained injuries and required transportation to a local trauma center.
The investigation determined that the collision occurred outside Greenfield city limits at Walnut Avenue and 13th Street. As a result, the case was transferred to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) – King City office.
Evidence located at the scene was consistent with a vehicle striking the juvenile and fleeing the scene.
The incident remains an open and ongoing investigation by CHP-King City.
There was a discussion among Greenfield City Council members at the February 25th City Council meeting about the City of Greenfield offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator of the hit and run event.
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As you know, monetary compensation for information relevant to a criminal case is not always immediate as the information received must be carefully corroborated by investigators. Lastly, the stipulations of arrest and successful conviction will apply to this case.
BUDGET AND FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item is not specifically appropriated in the City budget for FY24-25, but there are appropriations available in the City Council Community Outreach expenditure account. If approved, City staff will charge this account (100-101-68200).
PROPOSED MOTION
I MOVE TO DENY/APPROVE RESOLUTION #2025-18, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF $_______ AS A REWARD FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIT AND RUN INCIDENT OF FEBRUARY 14, 2025 ON 13TH STREET AT WALNUT AVE.
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RESOLUTION #2025-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF $_______ AS A REWARD FOR THE
SUCCESSFUL ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIT AND RUN INCIDENT OF FEBRUARY 14, 2025, ON 13TH STREET
AT WALNUT AVENUE
WHERAS, on February 14, 2025, at approximately 6:45 P.M., Greenfield Police Officers and emergency personnel responded to a hit-and-run involving a vehicle versus a pedestrian, identified as a 17-year-old Greenfield High School senior; and WHEREAS, the juvenile was hit by a vehicle as he was on an exercise run and the juvenile sustained injuries and required transportation to a local trauma center; and WHEREAS, evidence located at the scene was consistent with a vehicle striking the juvenile and fleeing the scene; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Greenfield is offering a reward, in the amount of $____ for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator of the hit and run event and appropriates said amount from the City Council Community Outreach expenditure account (100-101-68200).
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Greenfield at a regularly scheduled meeting on the 11th of March, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES, and all in favor, thereof, Councilmembers:
NOES, Councilmembers:
ABSENT, Councilmembers:
__________________________
Mayor of the City of Greenfield
Attest:
_____________________________
City Clerk of the City of Greenfield
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