Item 18 - Agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County for Shared Programs

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Exhibit A July 23, 2025 20 MWDOC reviews the application to confirm: x Program application is completed in full. x A copy of a current water bill (within 3 months for application date) is attached and confirms that: o Participant agency is participating in the program. o Project site is located within Orange County o Payee name matches the name on the water bill. x Applicant has attached at least 4 photos of the project area taken with the existing sprinkler system turned on and running. Photos must clearly show the sprinkler system in use and that the spray heads are functional. Photos must also contain identifying features (house in background, unique landscape/decorating features, etc.) to confirm that photos submitted are for the property/site listed in the application. x The square footage of the area to be converted from spray irrigation to drip for which the applicant is applying/eligible. x A simple site plan has been attached indicating the proposed Spray-to-Drip conversion areas. x Any supplemental documents included have been reviewed. After an application is received and the information has been verified, a project cannot be accepted and funding is not reserved until a “pre-inspection” is conducted by MWDOC, the Participant Agency, or by a vendor inspector. The pre-inspection visit is a means to determine confirmation of eligibility. The pre-inspection process verifies that the project area contains spray irrigation and that the requested square footage to be removed is consistent with the inspector’s measurement. This requirement applies to both residential and commercial irrigation conversion areas unless otherwise noted. When establishing that areas are eligible, careful inspection with accurate and precise measurements, as described in Section V, are always required. For Spray to Drip, during the pre-inspection the total project area square footage is measured. Any non-eligible square footage is deducted, such as areas that already have drip irrigation or are hand watered by the customer. Once the pre-inspection is complete, inspector will complete the Pre-inspection section in Droplet, in full, and upload all photos and documentation. Once the Pre-inspection form has been submitted, it will be reviewed by MWDOC. The square footage listed on the application is to be used as a reference. The initial project area is to be based on the square footage as measured during the pre-inspection. Once the initial project area square footage has been determined, that number is used to reserve funding, and a Letter to Proceed (LTP) is generated and sent to the customer. If the applicant is applying for the Turf Replacement Program simultaneously, a mandatory inspection should occur for the Spray to Drip application at the time of Turf Replacement pre-inspection. On-Site Pre-Inspection In-person pre-inspections must include: x Visual verification of existing spray irrigation x Physical/manual measurement of proposed irrigation conversion area using the "!#