Officers 600 Emerald Bay Directors Norman K. Dolby Norman K. Dolby Laguna Beach, California President John A. McDERMOTT*

Published: August 19, 2008 3 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings

Opportunities for further water conservation exist especially with regard to landscape watering. We agree with the logical premise expressed in this finding. EBSD Response:

Related Recommendations (1)

Continue to emphasize methods and availability of tools that assist customers in understanding weather-based irrigation practices by: Providing a hotline for assisting the public with landscape irrigation information. Emerald Bay Service District Response to Grand Jury August 19, 2008 EBSD Response: The hotline described in the LBCWD's response to this recommendation is equally available to the customers of the EBSD. Providing a countywide soil texture map on MWDOC website. EBSD Response: We understand that the Municipal Water District of Orange - - County will be implementing this recommendation soon on behalf of all-retail-agencies in- Orange County. Developing an Orange County specific water calculator on the MWDOC website. We understand that the Municipal Water District of Orange EBSD Response: County will be implementing this recommendation soon on behalf of all retail agencies in Orange County.

Conservation pricing, or tiered pricing, with a fair and reasonable base allotment, followed by tiers of higher rates, can be an effective tool to motivate further conservation. We have no empirical basis to disagree with this finding. EBSD Response:

No recommendations for this finding

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