1. Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance Post-Webinar
Community Engagement
Local Government Commission

2. Post-Webinar Agenda Review Key Points of MWELO Workshop
Alyssa Collins, LGC
Achieving Landscape Solutions
Nashelly Kaplan-Dailey, WaterNow Alliance
Connecting Your Community
Danielle Dolan, LGC
Q&A
Concluding Remarks

3. Follow-Up Survey
We will be sending you a survey at the end of the webinar. Please take the time to fill it out!

4. Review of Key Points of MWELO Workshop
Alyssa Collins, LGC

5. MWELO History Water Efficient Landscapes Why should we comply?
Drought-tolerant landscaping is opportunity to adapt to California’s climate and dry summer
Why should we comply?
Environmental, Societal, and Economic Value
Living Landscapes
Opportunity for long-term solutions
Stressors on Water Supply
Shift to Permanent Crops
Invasive Species
Water Quality
Growing Population

6. MWELO Updates & Principles
Soil
Key to everything!
Fragile
Ruined by construction and fertilizers
There are provisions to improve soil quality
Onsite Stormwater Capture
Benefits: Shortens irrigation season and improves local water quality
Turf
Shouldn’t be used as a default groundcover
If use of turf, be mindful of where- not in a street median
Turf has a large potential of wasting water

8. MWELO Updates & Principles
Irrigation Systems
Depends on how fast water moves through soil
Lowered Landscape Size Threshold from 2,500 sq. ft. to 500 sq. ft. for new development
Graywater Use
California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5 Ch. 16)
Net Zero Homes
Projects using all Graywater
Water Budget
Maximum Water Allowance
Local Climate
Estimated Total Water Use
Plant factor/ type

9. MWELO Update
ETAF 0.45 Non-residential (no turf)+ SLA (functional turf) ETAF 1.0
ETAF 0.55 Residential (includes turf)
IE Drip IE overhead and other technology 0.75

10. MWELO Compliance Challenges & Strategies
Develop Checklist(s)
City Application Package
Landscape Plans

11. Thank you!