Sonoma County Rainwater Catchment Rebate Pilot Project
Project Overview
Basics
Sonoma County Rainwater Catchment Rebate Pilot Project
Implementation
This project seeks to build upon the partners’ current success in fostering community water conservation, security, and awareness, by developing and implementing a county-wide pilot rebate and training program to promote household-level water storage through rainwater catchment.
In addition to providing rebates for rainwater catchment system construction, the project will also conduct two workshop/webinar series: one targeting homeowners interested in designing and installing their own systems, a second for professional landscapers to receive certification through the Qualified Water-Efficient Landscapers (QWEL) program in rainwater catchment system design and construction.
In addition to providing rebates for rainwater catchment system construction, the project will also conduct two workshop/webinar series: one targeting homeowners interested in designing and installing their own systems, a second for professional landscapers to receive certification through the Qualified Water-Efficient Landscapers (QWEL) program in rainwater catchment system design and construction.
2021
2022
2024
3/20/2023
Location
Organizations
| Funders | |
| Lead Implementer | |
| Partners | |
| Primary RCD | |
| State Assembly Voting District | |
| State Senate Voting District |
Contacts
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Events | Event Type: Technical Training | 1 |
| Events | Event Type: Workshop | 1 |
| People Participating in Activity | Constituent Type: Landowners Primary Service Type: Techncial Assistance | 60 |
| People Participating in Activity | Constituent Type: General Public Primary Service Type: Municipal Training | 30 |
| People Participating in Activity | Constituent Type: General Public Primary Service Type: Workshops | 40 |
| Water Conserved | Action Performed: Water Storage Facility Site Type: Residential | 0.37 acre-ft |
Reported Performance Measures
| Events | ||||
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| Event Type | Total | 2023 | 2022 | Units |
| Technical Training | 0 | 0 | 0 | number |
| Workshop | 3 | 0 | 3 | number |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | number |
| People Participating in Activity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituent Type | Primary Service Type | Total | 2023 | 2022 | Units |
| General Public | Workshops | 2 | 0 | 2 | number |
| General Public | Municipal Training | 20 | 0 | 20 | number |
| Landowners | Techncial Assistance | 70 | 30 | 40 | number |
| Total | 92 | 30 | 62 | number | |
| Water Conserved | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Performed | Site Type | Total | 2023 | 2022 | Units |
| Water Storage Facility | Residential | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | acre-ft |
| Total | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | acre-ft | |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
No Expenditures have been reported for this Project.
| Note: | We will not have accurate expenditure data until the grant is complete. |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
This project is meant to not only provide residents technical and financial assistance to construct onsite winter water storage for dry season use, thereby protecting water sources, but is also meant to empower citizens to take action towards self-sufficiency and emergency preparedness while normalizing such efforts at the household level.
At least two workshops will be held on water saving and sustainability. First will be a Qualified Water Water Efficient Landscaping training for licensed landscapers. Second will be a workshop for homeowners and small business owners on how to install and use rain barrels on their property.
Rainwater catchment systems will offset summer diversions in critical reaches of the Russian river watershed, increasing access and habitat for coho salmon.
Rainwater catchment systems will increase summer flows in the Russian River watershed by decreasing summer diversions as rainwater from previous months will have been stored for use.
Project Details
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NCRP Prop 1 Round 1 Implementation Map
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