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<br />December 21, 2009 Section 6: Municipal Operations <br />Leandro Marina. The new system saves 98 million gallons a year in City demand for EBMUD <br />24 <br />water, which equates to roughly the amount 600 households use in a year. <br />The reclaimed water system provides roughly 95% of golf course irrigation needs with the <br />remaining 5% (used on the greens) drawn from EBMUD’s drinking water sources. The new <br />system was launched just as the East Bay Municipal Utility District announced a mandatory <br />drought management program to safeguard the district’s shrinking water supply. <br />Beginning in August 2008, the City began using recycled water for the sewer collection system <br />cleaning activities. Currently, a minimum of 2,200 gallons per day in recycled water is being <br />th <br />used for this process. Hydrant water is used for cleaning activities east of East 14 Street where <br />reclaimed water is not available. <br />In June 2009, the City adopted the Bay-Friendly Landscaping Ordinance, requiring that all <br />landscaping in municipal and public/private partnership projects (new and refurbished) at or <br />over $100,000 in value and 2,500 square-feet in area achieve the minimum Bay Friendly <br />Landscape score as recommended by StopWaste.Org. Bay-Friendly Landscaping is a holistic <br />approach to gardening and landscaping that works in harmony with the natural conditions of the <br />San Francisco Bay Watershed. Bay-Friendly practices foster soil health, conserve water and <br />other valuable resources while reducing waste and preventing pollution. <br />A Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance will be considered by City Council in December 2009 <br />and would increase water efficiency of new or remolded landscapes greater than 2,500 square <br />feet by requiring “smart” timers, encouraging the preservation of native vegetation, prohibiting <br />watering during certain hours and limiting the amount of turf allowed, among other regulations. <br />Some provisions of this ordinance may be applied to landscapes less than 2,500 square feet. <br />This ordinance is designed to fulfill the requirements of the Water Conservation in Landscaping <br />25 <br />Act of 2006 (AB 1881.) <br />Measures and actions for consideration: <br />Partner with East Bay MUD and StopWaste.Org to leverage existing programs to <br /> <br />? <br />encourage the installation of water efficient technologies in the community. <br /> East Bay <br />MUD offers rebates and tips for reducing water consumption. StopWaste.Org also promotes <br /> <br /> <br />24 <br /> According to the California Energy Commission’s report: California’s Water-Energy Relationship (CEC-700-2005- <br />011-SF), November 2005, reclaimed water can save 1,450 kWh of electricity per million gallons of water reclaimed. <br />25 <br /> If the proposed ordinance, which is based on edits to the existing Zoning Code Article 19 Landscaping is not <br />adopted, the State’s model ordinance will be adopted by default. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 52 <br /> <br /> <br />