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2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> MAY 2026/FINAL DRAFT/CAROLLO <br /> 9.1.4.2 Recycled Water On-site Retrofit Program <br /> Through the Recycled Water On-site Retrofit Program,the City in partnership with MWDOC and MET, <br /> offers incentives for CII properties to convert potable water irrigation or industrial systems to recycled <br /> water. Financial incentives of up to $1,950 per acre-foot of potable water saved are available for the <br /> customer side on the meter retrofits. Recycled water conversion projects can help to ensure a more <br /> reliable water future for Orange County. <br /> 9.1.4.3 CII Rebates <br /> The City offers additional financial incentives under the SoCal Water$mart Rebate Program,which offers <br /> rebates for various water efficient devices to CII customers. Core funding is provided by MET and <br /> supplemental funding is sourced from MWDOC via grant funds and/or retail water agencies. Devices <br /> include high efficiency toilets and urinals, plumbing flow control valves, connectionless food steamers, <br /> air-cooled ice machines, food defrosters, cooling tower conductivity controllers and pH controllers, dry <br /> vacuum pumps, and laminar flow restrictors. <br /> �). .s Lanascape rro rams <br /> Some of the most active and effective water use efficiency programs the City provides are those that <br /> target the reduction of outdoor water use.With a large proportion of water consumed outdoors via <br /> landscape demands, this sector has been and will continue to be a focus for MWDOC and the City. <br /> 9.1.5.1 Turf Replacement Program <br /> The Orange County Turf Replacement Program offers incentives to replace existing turf grass with <br /> California-native, drought-tolerant plants and landscaping. Residential, commercial, and public properties <br /> in the City's service area are all eligible for this program. The goals of this program are to increase water <br /> use efficiency through sustainable landscaping practices that result in multi-benefit projects across <br /> Orange County. Participants are encouraged to utilize smart irrigation timers and furthermore, projects <br /> are required to include a stormwater capture feature, such as a rain garden or dry stream bed, and have a <br /> minimum of 3 plants per 100 square feet to increase plant density and promote healthy soils.These <br /> projects save water and reduce dry and wet weather runoff, increase urban biomass, and sequester more <br /> carbon than turf landscapes. <br /> Additionally, MWDOC is piloting a tree program that allows eligible trees to qualify as a sustainability <br /> feature in Turf Replacement projects. Because the City is a direct member of MET, residents can directly <br /> access this program. Beginning March 4, 2024,Turf Replacement Program participants became eligible for <br /> an additional incentive for planting trees as part of their Turf Replacement project. Participants can receive <br /> up to $100 per tree, for up to 5 trees ($500), in addition to the Turf Replacement rebate. The pilot goals <br /> include increasing the presence of trees in Turf Replacement projects and breaking down barriers to <br /> participation. It is anticipated that the pilot will be evaluated in 2026. <br /> Spray-to-Drip Rebate Program <br /> The City does not partner with MWDOC to offer this program though may consider doing so in the future. <br /> The Spray-to-Drip Rebate Program offers residential, commercial, and public agency customers rebates <br /> for converting areas irrigated by traditional high-precipitation rate spray heads to low-precipitation rate <br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />