Funding Agreement between State of
California Department of Water
Resources and City of Santa Rosa
for Direct Install Water Use Efficiency
Program
March 13, 2023
BPU Contract Review Subcommittee
Claire Nordlie – Sustainability Coordinator
What is a Direct
Install Program?
Purchase and installation
of toilet and fixtures* at
no cost to Santa Rosa
Water customers.
* showerheads, bathroom faucet aerators, kitchen
faucet aerators
2 Funding Agreement
• Department of Water Resources Agreement:
$1,500,000
• Santa Rosa Water match: $0 + staff time costs
• State will disburse the whole of the State
funding with first invoice submittal
• Funding start: June 2023
• Final Completion Report due no later than:
June 2026
Agreement Terms
DWR responsibilities:
• Provide payment and Audit Awardees
Santa Rosa Water responsibilities:
• Submit invoice
• Submit Annual Progress Reports and Final Completion
Report
• Implement Direct Install WUE Program
Compliance Requirements
Urban Water
Management
Planning Act
Sustainable Water
Use and Demand
Reduction
Surface water
diverter reporting
requirements
Sustainable
Groundwater
Management Act
California Statewide
Groundwater
Elevation Monitoring
Program
The Open and
Transparent Water
Data Act
Proposed Direct Install
Program
Toilets
• Remove and recycle 1.6 or more gallons per flush (gpf) toilet • Replace with either 1.1 gpf or 0.8 gpf toilet
Fixtures
• Remove showerheads, bathroom faucets aerators, kitchen faucet aerators
• Replace with high efficiency models
Open to all customer classes
First come, first serve
Replace ~2,000 toilets
Recommendation
It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the
Contract Review Subcommittee recommend to the
Board of Public Utilities approval of this funding
agreement with the State of California Department
of Water Resources, in the amount of $1,500,000.
Questions?
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