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"Landscape Documentation Package" means the documents required to be provided to the City <br /> for review and approval of landscape design projects, as described in the Standards. <br /> "Landscape project" means total area of landscape in a project, as provided in the definition of <br /> "landscaped area," meeting the requirements under Section 41-1501 of this Code. <br /> "Local water purveyor" means any entity, including a public agency, city, county or private <br /> water company that provides retail water service within the City of Santa Ana. <br /> "Maximum Applied Water Allowance" or "MAWA" means the upper limit of annual applied <br /> water for the established landscaped area as specified in Section 2.2 of the Standards. It is based <br /> upon the area's reference evapotranspiration, the ET Adjustment Factor, and the size of the <br /> landscaped area. The Estimated Applied Water Use shall not exceed the Maximum Applied <br /> Water Allowance. <br /> "Mined-land reclamation projects" means any surface mining operation with a reclamation plan <br /> approved in accordance with the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975. <br /> "New construction" means, for the purposes of this Article, a new building with a landscape or <br /> other new landscape such as a park, playground, or greenbelt without an associated building. <br /> "Non pervious" means any surface or natural material that does not allow for the passage of <br /> water through the material and into the underlying soil. <br /> "Pervious" means any surface or material that allows the passage of water through the material <br /> and into the underlying soil. <br /> "Permit" means an authorizing document issued by local agencies for new construction or <br /> rehabilitated landscape. <br /> "Plant factor" or "plant water use factor" is a factor, when multiplied by ETo, that estimates the <br /> amount of water needed by plants. For purposes of this Article, the plant factor range for low <br /> water use plants is 0 to 0.3; the plant factor range for moderate water use plants is 0.4 to 0.6; and <br /> the plant factor range for high water use plants is 0.7 to 1.0. Plant factors cited in this Article are <br /> derived from the Department of Water Resources 2000 publication "Water Use Classification of <br /> Landscape Species." <br /> "Recycled water" or "reclaimed water" means treated or recycled waste water of a quality <br /> suitable for non-potable uses such as landscape irrigation and water features. This water is not <br /> intended for human consumption. <br /> "Reference evapotranspiration" or "ETo" means a standard measurement of environmental <br /> <br /> parameters which affect the water use of plants. ETo is given expressed in inches per day, <br /> <br /> month, or year as represented in Appendix A of the Standards, and is an estimate of the <br /> <br /> evapotranspiration of a large field of four-to seven-inch tall, cool-season grass that is well <br /> <br /> watered. Reference evapotranspiration is used as the basis of determining the Maximum Applied <br /> Water Allowances. <br /> 75A-26 <br /> <br />