Small System Water Conservation Assistance Program
By the Numbers
Meters
Toilets
Shower Heads
Sounders
Meters
Toilets
Shower Heads
Trainings
Rate Studies
Contingency Plans
North Shore Mutual Water Company
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Tierra Bonita Mutual Water Company
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Trails End Mutual Water Company
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The Program provides water conservation services directly to shareholders/customers, helping reduce water use, and move towards community affordability. The direct installation of toilets and showerheads provided through the Program meets the EPA WaterSense efficiency criteria.
As part of Governor Newsom’s 2022 water supply strategy of adapting to a drier and hotter future, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), in partnership with CalMutuals, is providing direct technical, managerial, financial, and demand management implementation assistance to assist small water suppliers and communities overcome challenges with acquiring funding and implementing drought and conservation programs.
Participation in the program is by invitation only and limited to mutual water companies and other very small systems that:
- Have been identified by the State Water Resource Control Board, in its SAFER 2022 Cost Assessment as out of compliance with the well depth measurement and/or metering requirements of SB552.
- Have a moderate to high (50-100) DWR Water Shortage Vulnerability Score.
- Are identified as disadvantaged or seriously disadvantaged community with a moderate (40-50) DWR Water Shortage Vulnerability Score.
Qualifying small water systems will receive assistance with:
- Well Groundwater Monitoring tools and training (required by Jan. 1, 2023)
Training video: USGS Measuring Groundwater with Electric Tape - Metering of currently unmetered water connections (required by Jan. 1, 2032)
Assistance with rate reviews and refining/establishing billing systems for newly metered systems. - Low Water Fixture Direct Installation
- Technical Assistance & Training Assistance with rate reviews and refining/establishing billing systems for newly metered systems.
Flush Smarter
Homes that currently have older, inefficient toilets (using 1.6 gallons of water per flush or more) may qualify for a water-efficient, quiet-flush toilet that uses only 0.8 gallons per flush.
Replacing your toilet can save more than 10,000 gallons of water each year!
Premier Elongated
Bowl Toilet
Specifications
Model Number: 1034392
Rough-in: 12 inches from wall to bolts
Flush: 1.28 GPF
Use: Default model for rural service areas for homes with septic tanks systems (no sewer systems).
Premier Round
Bowl Toilet
Specifications
Model Number: 1034391
Rough-in: 12 inches from wall to bolts
Flush: 1.28 GPF
Use: Optional for rural service areas for homes with small bathrooms where elongated model bowl length does not fit.
Niagara Stealth Round Bowl Toilet (10" Rough-In)
Specifications
Model Number: N7726RB
Rough-in: 10 inches from wall to bolts
Flush: 0.8 GPF
Use: Optional for rural or urban service areas for homes with 10" rough-in distance from wall to bolts.
Niagara Stealth Elongated Bowl Toilet
Specifications
Model Number: N7717
Rough-in: 12 inches from wall to bolts
Flush: 0.8 GPF
Use: Default model for urban service areas for homes connected to a city sewer system.
Niagara Stealth Round Bowl Toilet
Specifications
Model Number: N7716
Rough-in: 12 inches from wall to bolts
Flush: 0.8 GPF
Use: Optional for urban service areas for homes connected to a city sewer system where elongated model bowl length does not fit.
Shower Sustainably
New water-efficient showerheads are available for eligible homes that have high water-use showerheads.
These showerheads can decrease water usage by about 2,700 gallons per year!
Evolve Multifunction Handshower
Specifications
Model Number:
EV3040-CP150-SB
Flow Rate in Gallons per Minute: 1.5 GPM
Use: Default for all urban and rural service areas for showerhead replacement. This mode is a handheld with stainless steel hose.
Testimonials
Thank You so much for the time we spent here today. The work You helped to start is going to make such an amazing improvement to our system.
Just like I never thought we’d ever have fiber optic cable in our little neighborhood, I never thought it possible we’d ever have meters in our water system.
Thank You from the bottom of my heart,
We, the Board of Tierra Bonita Mutual Water Company, want to thank you for the opportunity you provided for us to receive new meters and meter boxes.
We want you to know that the construction company was efficient and professional and we are pleased with the work they did.
Thank you for the grant that enabled us to be more efficient in conserving water. We look forward to working with you on the Water-Efficient Toilets and Showerhead project as well.
On behalf of our President, Chris Casaus, our Vice President, Dave Marin, and myself we are most grateful.
Thank you for the follow up and assistance with our project.
Overall, it has gone according to plan with few surprises.
All attributed to the great team you’ve put together.
Thanks again for all the assistance,
Best Regards,