BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Memorandum of Understanding Between the Santa Clara Valley Water District and Ecology Action for the WaterLink Program, Project No. 91151001.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize the Interim CEO to approve and execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the Santa Clara Valley Water District and Ecology Action for the WaterLink Program.
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SUMMARY:
The proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is between Ecology Action, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) for Ecology Action's WaterLink Program (WaterLink Program).
Ecology Action received a grant from the California Department of Water Resources to fund a water and energy savings direct installation program that targets disadvantaged communities in Santa Clara County. The WaterLink Program provides residents, businesses and schools with enhanced rebates, direct installation services for water efficiency upgrades and in-person technical assistance. The District currently has an agreement in place with Ecology Action to provide educational materials as well as low-flow devices to be installed during their on-site surveys. An additional MOU is needed to provide rebate funding to Ecology Action for the WaterLink Program.
In order to make the WaterLink Program as easy as possible for residents and facility owners to participate, the District will reimburse Ecology Action directly for the following District rebate programs: Landscape Conversion Program (at $2 per square foot, up to 50,000 square feet); $75 for each Energy Star Most Efficient Residential Clothes Washer (up to $1,875); $400 for each High Efficiency Commercial Clothes Washer (up to $40,000); and $4 per CCF of water saved per year, up to fifty percent of material cost of the project (whichever is lower), for up to 30 ozone laundry projects at skilled nursing facilities and hotels (up to $35,000). These are the District's standard reb...
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