BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Approve Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A4153R with Trust for Conservation Innovation, doing business as Multiplier, providing a 12-month no-cost extension of the agreement expiration date from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022, for the Beyond Leak Detection: Evaluating Water Conservation and Leak Notification Benefits of "Smart Home" Devices Project, a Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program Fiscal Year 2018 Priority A Water Conservation Program Grant Agreement.
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Approve Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A4153R with Trust for Conservation Innovation, doing business as Multiplier, providing a 12-month no-cost extension of the agreement expiration date from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022, for the Beyond Leak Detection: Evaluating Water Conservation and Leak Notification Benefits of "Smart Home" Devices Project, a Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program Fiscal Year 2018 Priority A Water Conservation Program Grant Agreement.
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SUMMARY:
On June 26, 2018, Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Board of Directors (Board) approved a grant award to the Trust for Conservation Innovation in the amount not-to-exceed $50,000 to support the Beyond Leak Detection: Evaluating Water Conservation and Leak Notification Benefits of "Smart Home" Devices (Project) (Attachment 1). The Project provides consumers with real-time water consumption data through the installation of leak detection devices in residential homes. The devices are monitored, evaluated for efficiency, and analyzed for potential water savings. To date, $36,681.37 of the grant amount has been disbursed to Trust for Conservation Innovation for completing 11 of the total 13 tasks, including all of the planning, installation, and monitoring tasks.
The Project was originally scheduled to be completed by June 30, 2020; however, due to the State Emergency Services Act, the Governor's Emergency Declar...
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