California Avocado Commission Workshop Fallbrook, California May 17, 2016

Regional water wholesaler to 6 counties, 19 million people over 5,200 sq mi $1 trillion regional economy Growth: ~150,000 people/yr ~50% of region’s retail water supply

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Delta LA Aqueduct (Local) Colorado River Aqueduct ~20% of supplies State Water Project ~30% of supplies Sierra Nevada Mtns / Lake Oroville Local ~45% of supplies

Invest in a diversified supply mix Stabilize imported supplies Meet new demands with local resources and conservation Transfers/ Exchanges Storage Imported Supplies Groundwater Recovery Recycling Conservation

4x Increase in Savings

Commercial landscape surveys Innovative Conservation Program SoCal Water$mart Rebate Program Water Savings Incentive Program

No cost Min 1 acre irrigated area Commercial, institutional, HOA common areas Recommendations to improve water efficiency

ICP Grant Program Overview Evaluate water saving potential & reliability of new technologies or strategies Funding up to $50,000 Evaluate incentive applicability Evaluation criteria Innovation Water/energy savings Market impact Cost effectiveness ICP focus Traditional Treatment Fruition Treatment

Rotating Spray Nozzles Base rebate $4 per nozzle Large Rotary Nozzles Base rebate $13/set Weather Based Irrigation Controllers Use historical or real-time weather data Base rebate $35/station Central Computer Irrigation Controller Base rebate $35/station Soil Moisture Sensor Systems Base rebate $35/station In-stem Flow Regulators Base rebate $1/Regulator

Program start: Sep 2012 “Pay for performance” Goals: Reach out to non-residential water users Incentives for custom projects Encourage long-term water management as a standard business practice

Retrofit existing equipment Improve processes Improve agriculture & landscape irrigation systems Contract for water management services

Up to $0.60 / 1,000 gal saved per year (up to 10 yrs) Limited to 50% of eligible project costs Payments are phased Final payment may be adjusted per monitoring results Some projects may qualify for single payment based on detailed engineering plans

Directly pertain to project installation or water management services Audit, engineering, software, hardware construction, equipment, materials (incl plants), freight shipping, 3rd party labor, contract water management services Ineligible costs: Customer’s direct labor Sales tax Permitting Environmental compliance Land acquisition

$3,300 $10,000 $0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000 Base Incentive $3,000 Payment 1 (20%)$660 Payment 2 $2,640 $3, % Performance Bonus 50% of Eligible Costs After 1 Year, Water Saved Verified After 1 Year, Water Saved Verified

$10,000 Payment 2 Base Incentive $15,259 Payment 1 (30%) $3,458 $0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 $16,000$18, % Performance Bonus$1,525 $6,542 50% of Eligible Costs After 1 Year, Water Saved Verified After 1 Year, Water Saved Verified $1,525 Performance Bonus

Adjusts actual use: upward for ETo lower than avg, and downward for ETo higher than avg Includes effective rainfall (25% of recorded precip)

Compare the Monitored Adjusted Use against the 3-year average adjusted use (baseline) In this sample the site used ~24% less water