MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY (MWDOC) (2)

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. ~ . rcc'~^'~~ ~'^~ -It^ ^^,,^ ^^-' . ~.~ ','" .~ f:I.,~~ "cc,,~= ^,^,,,,,,~,,,^,,-, MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY 10500 E!lisAvenue P.O. Box20a9S Fountain Valley, California 92728 (714)%3-3058 Fax: (714) 964-9389 www.mwdoc.com Ed Royce, Sr. President Susan Hinman Vice.Presidem Ergun Bakall Director Brett R. Barbre Director Wayne A. Clark Director larryD.Dick Director Joan C Finnegan Director Kevin P. Hunt, P.E. Genera/Manager MEMBER AGENCIE5 City of Brea City of Buena Park East Orange County Water District EI Tom Water District Emerald Bay Service District (ity of Fountain VaJley City of Garden Grove City of Huntington Beach Irvine Ranch Water District laguna Beach County Water District City of la Habra City of la Palma Me-sa Consolidated Water District Moulton Niguel Water District City of Newport Beach (ityofOrange Orange County Water District Orange Park Acres Mutual Water Co. City of San Clemente City of San Juan Capistrano Santa Margarita Water District Santiago County Water District City of Seal Beach Serrano Water District South Coast Water ~istrict Southern California Water Co. Trabuco Canyon Water District City of Tustin CityofWestrninster yortJalindaWaterDistrict IN1iUHANCE NOT REQUIRED WORK MAY PROCEED CLERK OF COUNCil N-2006-127 DATE: 6ihf?..3 -07 . Co): PWA-w..IO>r) TDMlllx Letter Agreement for Participation in Municipal Water District of Orange County's Weather Based Irrigation Timer Rebate Program for Single-Family Residential and Small Commercial Properties I When executed on behalf of each party, this letter will constitute an agreement between the Municipal Water District of Orange County ("MWDOC"), and the City of Santa Ana ("Participating Agency"), for participation and co- funding of a Smart Timer Rebate Program for Single Family Residential and Commercial Properties, including Home Owners Associations (HOA's) ("Program") to be offered in Participating Agency's service area. This Agreement effectively continues Participating Agency's participation in the Program through the term date stated herein, and fully recognizes all terms and conditions of the prior Program Agreement dated, September 24, 2004 MWDOC has developed and arranged funding through Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ("Metropolitan") and other sources for a program to provide rebates to owners of single family residences and commercial properties, including HOAs, to encourage them to retrofit existing operable irrigation timers with devices to control the amount of water used based upon weather conditions ("Smart Timers"). The Program is scheduled to provide rebates for up to Five Thousand (5,000) Smart Timers installed by qualified participants in the Program area. The Program's objectives are to achieve savings in water consumption, reduce water runoff to storm drains and natural water bodies, and promote the goals of the Best Management Practices. MWDOC will contract for services of a qualified rebate contractor ("Rebate Contractor") to provide information about the Program and participation criteria to eligible participants, administer the rebates, and report the results of the Program~ A Program participant requesting a rebate application will initiate the rebate process~ The Rebate Contractor will keep a log of all rebate applications issued to prospective participants. Upon receiving an application, the prospective participant must complete the following two-step process in order to receive a rebate: I ~ A prospective participant who wants to participate in the Smart Timer Rebate Program must complete an application and return it to the Rebate Contractor, along with a recent water bill. The Rebate Contractor will check each returned application for completeness and determine the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the Program. Ifthe participant is determined to be eligible for the Program, the Rebate Contractor will forward a Rebate Confirmation Notice to the participant. The Rebate Confirmation Notice will direct the participant to purchase and install a Smart Timer device selected from a list of eligible devices. The participant is instructed to return the completed Rebate Confirmation Notice and the original product receipt/invoice to the Rebate Contractor for further processing once installation of the Smart Timer is completed;