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Glendora keeps rebates, expands outreach after Metro funding shift; staff distributed 200+ leak kits
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Senior management analyst Russell Ackerman reported on outreach and rebate programs: over 200 free leak kits distributed, 311 poster‑contest entries, continued contract audits via Waterwise Consulting, and the city temporarily adding funds to keep a $4-per‑sq‑ft turf incentive in place after Metropolitan Water District supplemental funds were exhausted.
Russell Ackerman, senior management analyst with the City of Glendora water division, presented the third‑quarter water conservation update, summarizing public education, rebate programs and partnerships with regional agencies.
"These workshops are available to City of Glendora water customers and are funded through the Metropolitan Water District," Ackerman said, noting outreach events (including an online rain‑harvest class and Earth Day activities) and that staff distributed more than 200 free leak kits to residents. He highlighted the thirteenth annual water‑awareness poster contest, which drew 311 submissions from kindergarten through eighth grade.
Ackerman described the city’s relationship with Metropolitan Water District (MWD) and said some supplemental MWD funding had been exhausted. To maintain the current $4 per‑square‑foot turf‑replacement incentive offered this fiscal year, the city is adding $2 per square foot on top of the remaining MWD contribution; staff said the contract with Waterwise Consulting will keep residential water‑use audits available to Glendora customers so there will be no gap in that service.
Staff also previewed free workshops (including a succulents repotting class) and encouraged residents to sign up for the city’s smart‑meter program to view water‑use data. The presentation noted coordination with the California Data Collaborative and 3 Valleys Municipal Water District to compile data for compliance with urban water‑use objectives.
A commissioner moved to receive and file the conservation update; the motion carried with three votes in favor.
The report emphasized continued local outreach, preservation of rebate incentives despite exhausted regional funding streams and use of new data partnerships to help meet regulatory urban water use targets.
