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Santa Ana 2020 Urban Water Management Plan <br />arcadis.com <br />9-1 <br />9 DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES <br />The City, along with other Retail water agencies throughout Orange County, recognizes the need to use <br />existing water supplies efficiently. This ethic of efficient use of water has evolved as a result of the <br />development and implementation of water use efficiency programs that make good economic sense and <br />reflect responsible stewardship of the region’s water resources. The City works closely with MET and <br />MWDOC to promote regional efficiency by participating in the MET regional water savings programs. This <br />chapter communicates the City’s efforts to promote conservation and to reduce demand on water <br />supplies. A detailed description of demand management measures is available in Appendix J. <br />Demand Management Measures for Retail Suppliers <br />The goal of the Demand Management Measures (DMM) section is to provide a comprehensive <br />description of the water conservation programs that a supplier has implemented, is currently <br />implementing, and plans to implement in order to meet its urban water use reduction targets. The <br />reporting requirements for DMM has been significantly modified and streamlined in 2014 by Assembly Bill <br />2067. This section of the UWMP will report on the role of the City’s programs in meeting new state <br />regulations for complying with the SWRCB’s new Conservation Framework. These categories of demand <br />management measures are as follows: <br /> Water waste prevention ordinances; <br /> Metering; <br /> Conservation pricing; <br /> Public education and outreach; <br /> Programs to assess and manage distribution system real loss; <br /> Water conservation program coordination and staffing support; <br /> Other demand management measures that have a significant impact on water use as <br />measured in gallons per capita per day, including innovative measures, if implemented; <br /> Programs to assist retailers with Conservation Framework Compliance <br />9.1.1 Water Waste Prevention Ordinances <br />The City Council adopted the Water Conservation and Supply Shortage Program Ordinance No. NS-2877 <br />on May 19, 2015. Ordinance No. NS-2877 establishes permanent water conservation requirements and <br />prohibition against waste that are effective at all times and is not dependent upon a water shortage for <br />implementation, as follows: <br />No washing down hard or paved surfaces <br />Limit on watering hours <br />Re-circulating water required for water fountains and decorative water features <br />Drinking water served upon request only