W4cRequire water-efficient fixture upgrades at building resale and support voluntary retrofits with technical assistance and incentives.

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Planning
Implementation
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This is a Phase II action (2027-2030).

CAAP Action Description

Require large new developments to dedicate a proportion of landscape square footage to bioswales, permeable pavements, rain gardens, or other passive stormwater retention management strategies by updating relevant subsections of the County Code (e.g., Sec. 8-4.503[d]).

Tasks

What's left to do?

2027
Meet and coordinate with water districts to outreach and promote voluntary water efficiency retrofits of existing buildings to the public.
2028
Initiate outreach promotions and Draft Ordinance requiring buildings are retrofitted with water efficient fixtures prior to resale.
2029
Submit draft Ordinance to BOS for consideration.
2030
Initiate new Ordinance and develop monitoring system that estimates acre feet of potable water conserved based on average water use of buildings and record estimates for each building required or voluntarily retrofitted.

W4cRequire water-efficient fixture upgrades at building resale and support voluntary retrofits with technical assistance and incentives.

Progress

CAAP Action Description

Tasks

What's left to do?

Meet and coordinate with water districts to outreach and promote voluntary water efficiency retrofits of existing buildings to the public.

Initiate outreach promotions and Draft Ordinance requiring buildings are retrofitted with water efficient fixtures prior to resale.

Submit draft Ordinance to BOS for consideration.

Initiate new Ordinance and develop monitoring system that estimates acre feet of potable water conserved based on average water use of buildings and record estimates for each building required or voluntarily retrofitted.

Responsible parties

Existing Policy/Plan

Phase

Measure

Action Category

Mitigation, Adaptation or Crosscutting

Measure/Action Type

Progress

CAAP Action Description

Tasks

What's left to do?

Meet and coordinate with water districts to outreach and promote voluntary water efficiency retrofits of existing buildings to the public.

Initiate outreach promotions and Draft Ordinance requiring buildings are retrofitted with water efficient fixtures prior to resale.

Submit draft Ordinance to BOS for consideration.

Initiate new Ordinance and develop monitoring system that estimates acre feet of potable water conserved based on average water use of buildings and record estimates for each building required or voluntarily retrofitted.

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Responsible parties

Existing Policy/Plan

PhaseDefinition

Measure

Action Category

Mitigation, Adaptation or CrosscuttingDefinition

Measure/Action Type

Phase

Mitigation, Adaptation or Crosscutting