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Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 29, Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project
Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $6,022,825

The Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 29, will convert 7,641 analog meters to smart meters
with advanced metering infrastructure. The District will also install data collection devices and software to
analyze meter data in real-time. The new meters and software will enable customers to monitor water
usage and better identify inefficiencies. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,102
acre-feet per year, which will reduce the District’s reliance on groundwater withdrawals and on imported
water.

Merced Irrigation District, Bear Creek Water Regulating Reservoir
Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $4,194,849
The Merced Irrigation District, located south of Sacramento, California, will construct an off-stream
regulating reservoir in order to better control its obligated water deliveries from Bear Creek. The project is
expected to save 5,300 acre-feet of water annually by reducing over-deliveries and spills, which will allow
more water to remain in storage and improve water supply reliability.

Moulton Niguel Water District, Advanced Meter Infrastructure Implementation Program (Phase II)
Reclamation Funding: $300,000 Total Project Cost: $648,484

The Moulton Niguel Water District, located near Los Angeles, California, will install radio transmitters at
4,851 existing commercial, multi-family, and fire protection meters, in order to convert them to automated
meters. The automated meters will allow the District to preemptively identify and address service leaks,
improve operations through demand-side time-of-use management, and support a customer portal for
monitoring water usage and promoting behavioral changes to optimize consumption. The project is
expected to conserve 505 acre-feet of water annually, which will offset the District’s reliance on imported
water.

Municipal Water District of Orange County, Water Efficient Landscape Transformation Program
Reclamation Funding: $299,342 Total Project Cost: $2,539,771

The Municipal Water District of Orange County will offer rebates to residential and commercial customers
to convert from water-intensive outdoor landscaping to California native/friendly landscapes and install
high-efficiency irrigation equipment. The program will provide incentives to replace approximately
370,000 square feet of turf, upgrade 1850 flow controllers, and replace 37,500 landscape irrigation nozzles.
The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,057 acre-feet, which will reduce the District’s
reliance on imported water.

North San Joaquin Water Conservation District, South Pump Station Automation Project
Reclamation Funding: $300,000 Total Project Cost: $746,700

The North San Joaquin Water Conservation District, located near Sacramento, California, will install
meters, automated flow control equipment, and a programmable logic controller at the District’s South
Pump Station. The project is expected to conserve 1,000 acre-feet annually that is currently lost due to
spills and unnecessary bypasses back to the river. The project will reduce demands on groundwater
pumping and conserved water will be made available to existing users.

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