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CHBIOA Saved $29,000 in Water This Billing Period! By Jacqui Galvez Vasquez T HE COMMUNITY OF HARBOR BAY ISLE PARTICIPATES in EBMUD's Landscape Irrigation Water Budget Program. EBMUD tracks water usage over the last 12 months and over the previous year, both actual and budgeted amounts. Every other month water budget reports are provided to our Landscape Maintenance Department for review and isolation of problem areas. For five specific service areas throughout the Community, CHBIOA budgeted 5,970,676 gallons used to cover an estimated irrigation area of 149,067 square feet and only used 2,718,980 gallons of water (an average of 43.6%), with a savings of $29,000 in this billing period alone! Visit www.ebmud.com/watersmart for more information on water conservation and rebates.

BAY FARM ISLAND PROJECT The Bay Farm Island project is looking at near-term adaptation measures centered around the northern shoreline of Bay Farm Island at the Veterans Court area and adjacent shoreline pathways. The Bay Farm Island Project is expected to arrive at concept development by September 2025. Community engagement will be conducted in spring & summer of 2024 to guide the development of initial adaptation concepts for near-term solutions, and then again in spring of 2025.

OAKLAND-ALAMEDA ESTUARY PROJECT The Oakland-Alameda Estuary project is focused on near-term planning for the two shorelines adjacent to the entries/exits of the Posey Webster Tubes, as well as the inland drainage areas that move water into these coastal stretches. The near-term planning is focused on protecting vulnerable infrastructure and communities already experiencing the impacts of sea level rise and creating adaptive solutions for the shoreline's future. The Oakland-Alameda Estuary project community engagement will occur spring through fall 2024 before the development of a final concept in winter of 2024-2025.

For more on these projects please visit the OAAC website at: alamedaca.gov/CITYWIDE-PROJECTS/Infrastructure Needs

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