FROM DROUGHT TO PERMANENT REALITY:

POLICY CHANGES AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE

CITY OF SACRAMENTO

January 29, 2018

CALIFORNIA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE’S 56TH ANNUAL

CONFERENCE

William Granger

Water Conservation Administrator

City of Sacramento

City of Sacramento:

137,800 Service

Connections

73% of City Metered;

100% AMI (100,800

meters)

Fully metered by 2020

~60% DAC designation

Sacramento long term conservation

plans –post 2020

Update 2013 Water Conservation Plan

Conduct saturation study to inform the

update to the WCP (2018-2019)

Landscape area measurement: partnership

with the Regional Water Authority (RWA)

Water Conservation Plan Savings

Estimates

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Indoor/Outdoor Calculations

Statewide Indoor: 55 gpcd target

R-gpcd was 58* in Feb 2017

76.5% of our housing stock was built before 1990

AMI Leak Notification Program

Year AMI Meters

Accounts Notified

Leak Investigations

Minimum Leak Notification

2012 33,508 500 - 180 gpd, 7 days

2013 33,572 1862 - 180 gpd, 7 days

2014 45,939 430 - 180 gpd, 5 days

2015 69,962 489 -- 180 gpd, 5 days

2016 92,648 2,694 431 180 gpd, 5 days

2017 100,836 10,188 1,783 150 -180 gpd, 5 days

2018 +18,000 1,783 336 168 gpd, 5 days

In Development: Small Leaks (50-150

gpd) Letter

Letter would direct customers to check the

usual leak sources and to open the web portal

Letter would be less urgent and would not offer

our leak investigation services

Customer Web Water Management

Portal:

EyeOnWater Online:

Desktop

EyeOnWater Apps:

Smartphone/Tablet

EyeOnWater eSummary:

Email Notification

Customer Web Portal- 3 hour lag of

data

Outdoor Water Use: addressed through the

Regional Landscape Imagery Project

Project Status*

• Finalized landscape area and mileage for region

• Working with vendor to add infrared (4th band)

• Working with SACOG on contract amendment

• Drafting subcontracts for participating water agencies

• Fly patterns developed by vendor early February

• Flights late February – early April 2018

• Data Delivery-September 2018

*As of 01/26/2018

BeWaterSmart.info

Regional Landscape Imagery Project

• The Price is Right!

Project Cost: $90,000 for 820 square miles

*Includes 3 band imagery, admin fee and ground control

services.

Extra $50K for 4 band imagery

BeWaterSmart.info

Entity Area Sq. Miles Cost Cost Description

RWA Member Service Area 950 $300,000 Potential/solo

RWA Purchase Area 270 $90,000* Actual

SACOG/RWA Partnership

Area

550 $155,000 Benefit received

(March 1 – November 1)

Water yard before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. with

short watering times

ODD number addresses (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) may water

on Tuesdays and Saturdays

EVEN number addresses (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) may water

on Wednesdays and Sundays

Exemptions for hand watering (new), verified

smart controllers (new), drip and soaker hoses

NEW: 2X/Week Spring/Summer

Watering Schedule

City’s Ordinances cont.

Gutter or Pavement Flooding

Flooding Neighbor

Watering Wrong Time

Watering Wrong Day

Leaking or Faulty Water Fixture(s)

Washing Vehicle Without Shut-Off Nozzle

Washing Down Paved Area

Watering within 48 hours of “measurable rainfall”= 1/8”

Water Wise House Calls

Water Wise Business Calls

River Friendly incentives:

$1/sq ft for River Friendly

Landscape transformation

$400 for irrigation upgrades

(SF)

$400 for WaterSense

Irrigation controllers (SF)

Water Conservation Program

Marketing Landscape Transformation

FB campaign in late 2017 and January, 2018

Restart in spring, 2018

Jan 29, 2018

Dec 6-9, 2017

Questions?

William Granger

Water Conservation Administrator

wgranger@cityofsacramento.org

916-808-1417