IAWP Water Supply Reduction Implementation Guide
Valley Center Municipal Water District
IAWP Water Supply Reduction
Implementation Plan
January 1, 2010
Accounts Subject to the IAWP Supply Reduction - Accounts which were left in the IAWP as of December 31, 2009.
Exiting the IAWP – Applications to exit the IAWP will be accepted starting in November of 2010 and the exit will be effective with the accounts January 2011 water billing.
Entering the IAWP Program Today – The District is no longer accepting applications into the MWD –IAWP.
Methodologies for Administering Reduction and Monitoring and Verifying Reduction – As per the regional implementation guidelines adopted by the San Diego County Water Authority, the District will utilize month to month water allocations provided in advance on a per account basis, with allocations determined by the percentage reduction (currently anticipated to be 25%) compared to usage in the months of Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007) as follows:
► Each IAWP account will be provided a print-out of its respective monthly water usage allocations prior to the start of the reduction program January, 2008.
► The District’s monthly billing will reflect the allocation for the specific month and the amount of usage over and under the monthly allocation.
► Each IAWP Combination Ag-Domestic account will be provided a minimum allocation of 26 HCF units per month.
► Usage under the monthly allocation shall be deemed “allocation carryover” which can be rolled forward to offset over-usage in successive months of the 2010 program. However, carryover credits at the end of the 2010 program cannot be rolled forward into a subsequent program, if one is implemented.
► Water usage over the monthly allocations will be billed at the normal rate for certified IAWP water plus $2.31 per HCF unit.
► Penalties incurred and paid can be earned back with conservation in subsequent months of the 2010 program. However, penalties paid but not earned back at the end of the 2010 program cannot be earned back with under usage in a subsequent program, if one is implemented.
► Accounts under the same ownership may be grouped into one master account to monitor over or under usage against the group total allocation, allowing water allocation to be moved among accounts and properties under their ownership or leasehold.
► In cases of accounts repeatedly or flagrantly exceeding monthly allocations, the District has the authority to impose additional fines, penalties, or flow-restrict the meter as follows:
First Violation - If at the end of any two consecutive billing cycles, the IAWP account or the account group usage is 10% or more above the cumulative allocation and accumulated usage credits for that two month period, the IAWP account or account group will pay the applicable penalty rate for the over usage and receive a Notice and warning by phone call and registered letter stating that if the account is still above the cumulative allocation at the end of the third month, or Warning Month, then effective with the start of the fourth month, the individual account meter or meters for the account group will be flow restricted to 50% of the meter design flow for the next 30 calendar days.
If at the end of the fourth month, the IAWP account or account group usage is at or under the cumulative allocation for the preceding four months, the flow restrictor will be removed at the beginning of the fifth month. If at the end of the fourth month, the IAWP account or account group usage remains over the cumulative allocation for the preceding four months, the flow restrictor will remain in place until a subsequent account billing demonstrates that the cumulative usage of the IAWP account or account group for all preceding months is at or under the cumulative allocation.
Second Violation - If in any subsequent month, a IAWP account or account group having previously been flow restricted under the provisions of the IAWP Reduction Implementation Plan again exceeds the usage allocation and accumulated usage credits by 10% or more, the account or account group will pay the penalty rate for over usage and receive Notice and warning by phone and registered letter. If at the end of the Warning Month, the cumulative consumption for the month in which the allocation was exceeded and allocation for the warning month is still above the cumulative allocation for the two month period, then the individual account meter or meters for the account group will be flow restricted to 50% of the meter design flow until a subsequent account billing demonstrates that the cumulative usage of the IAWP account or account group for all preceding months is at or under the cumulative allocation.
Third Violation - If, in a subsequent month after the second violation, an IAWP account or account group usage exceeds the allocation and accumulated usage credits by 10% or more for that period, then the 50% design flow restriction will be implemented, without warning, for the duration of the 2009 IAWP reduction program.
Cost Recovery for Flow Restrictor Installation/Removal – Accounts will be charged the cost, on a time and material basis, for the installation and removal of a flow restrictor.
Over Usage Penalty/Flow Restriction Matrix
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Response – No Action; Usage credit rolled forward |
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Response – Penalty rate for usage over allocation, $2.24/HCF or $975/AF plus the normal ag rate. |
Response- Pay penalty rate plus normal rate; Warning of flow restriction |
Response – Pay penalty plus normal rate; Meter restricted at 50% design flow until usage to date meets cumulative allocation |
Response – Pay penalty plus normal rate; Meter Restricted at 50% design flow for the balance of IAWP Reduction |
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Exceeds allocation & accumulated credits by ≥10% for 2 consecutive months |
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Exceeds allocation and accumulated credits by ≥10% for 3 consecutive months |
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Exceeds allocation & accumulated credits by ≥10% 2nd occurrence same account/acct. group |
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Reduction in Future IAWP Allocation - If at the end of the 2009 IAWP Supply Reduction Program, the Valley Center Municipal Water District has exceeded its allocation of IAWP water from MWD and the SDCWA, then its future allocation, under normal and reduced supply conditions, shall be reduced by that amount of over usage. Likewise, each of VCMWD’s IAWP accounts exceeding the individual allocation will have its future access to IAWP water reduced by an equivalent amount.
Appeals – IAWP accounts may appeal program implementation provisions and decisions made by VCMWD staff, such as penalty imposition and flow reduction, as follows:
► Decisions made by the VCMWD IAWP Reduction Implementation staff can be appealed in writing on a form provided by the District to Director of Finance, or his designee. All appeals shall be filed within 15 calendar days of the date of the provision or decision being appealed. The Director of Finance shall then have 30 calendar days to render a written decision on the appeal.
► Decisions by the Director of Finance may be appealed to the General Manager, or his designee, within 15 calendar days of the date of the decision by the Director of Finance. The General Manager shall then have 30 calendar days to render a written decision to the appeal of decision by the Director of Finance.
► All decisions by General Manager may be appealed to the Board of Directors. Requests for appeals to the Board shall be made in writing and will be placed on an agenda for review and action at a subsequent meeting of the Board. The decision by the Board shall be final.
During the appeal process, all provisions and decisions under appeal shall remain in full effect until the conclusion of the appeal process.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL IAWP WATER AVAILABLE FOR INCREASED ALLOCATIONS.
Changes - This plan is based upon information available at the time of adoption. District staff is aware that there are possible future implementation policy decisions at the MWD and SDCWA level which could impact the content of the District’s implementation plan.
Contacts - For additional information, please feel free to contact:
Gary Arant
General Manager
Debbie Tilley
Consumer Services Supervisor
William Jeffrey
Director of Finance
District Office Number: (760) 749-1600