1. Ron Merckling
Public Affairs/Resource Manager
Casitas Municipal Water District
Saturday, February 27, 2016
CASITAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Staff
Cinnamon
McIntosh,
Water
Conservation
Specialist
Larry Harris,
Water
Conservation
Coordinator
Bryan Sandoval,
Water
Conservation
Analyst

2. Water Year Rainfall Inches
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2015-16
AVG YR
13.18”
10.56”
9.52”
8.65” to Date
22”
Lake Casitas Storage (AF) 106,934
% Storage Capacity 42.1%
Depth from Spill (feet) 69
Max Storage Capacity (AF) 254,000
LAKE CASITAS – STORAGE LEVEL
LOWEST SINCE 1967

3. DROUGHT STAGES
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
WaterStorage(AF)
Critical Dry Period and Recovery Period
Lake Casitas and Ojai Groundwater Basin
Lake Casitas Storage 1945-1980 (AF)
Lake Casitas 50% Storage (AF)
Ojai Groundwater Basin Storage (AF)
OGB Critical Storage (AF)
Current Trend 2007 to Present

4. HOW MUCH WATER IS LEFT?

5. Water Efficiency and Allocation Program
Individual Water Allocations
• Assign for reasonable beneficial use
• Essential Use – health and safety
• Non-Essential Use – landscape irrigation
• Use Exceeds Allocation
• Conservation Surcharge
• Reduced allocation as water becomes scarce
• Reduce Non-Essential Use

6. Water Shortage Plan Actions
 Reduce Outdoor Irrigation
 No more than 2 days per week
 No runoff
 Eliminate Water Waste – List of Prohibitions

7. WATER WASTE REPORTING

8. PUBLIC OUTREACH ONLINE
www.venturacountygardening.com
www.casitaswater.org
casitasmunicipalwaterdistrictfacebook

10. NEW WATER CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN

12. CONSERVATION GARDEN

13. Water Conservation – Rebates, Other surveys,
and Free Devices
 Water Conservation Programs:
 Residential and Commercial Rebate Program HET & HEW
 WBIC rebate program
 Free Devices provided to customers
 Water Surveys – Commercial Industrial and Institutional VC-RULE
 Agricultural Water Audits – Ventura County Resource Conservation District
 Regional Efforts

14. DIRECT URBAN WATER USE REDUCTIONS
APRIL TO AUGUST 2013, 2014, 2015
2013
2014
2015
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
1
2013
2014
2015

15. Brad Milner with
Milner-Villa
Consulting will
assist Casitas to
complete the
2015 UWMP

16. QUESTIONS?