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20.12.140 Maximum applied water allowance (MAWA).
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All applicable landscapes shall not exceed the MAWA calculated for the project using the following formula:

MAWA = (ETo)(0.62)[(ETAF x LA) + ((1-ETAF) x SLA)]

In which the following abbreviations apply:

A. MAWA = Maximum applied water allowance in gallons/year.

B. ETo = Evapotranspiration in inches per year.

C. 0.62 = Conversion factor to gallons per square foot.

D. ETAF = 0.55 or below for residential landscape area.

E. ETAF = 0.45 or below for nonresidential areas.

F. LA = Landscape area excluding SLA.

G. SLA = Portion of the landscape area identified as special landscape areas. Measured in square feet*.

*The City reserves the right to reduce the ET adjustment factor (ETAF) for special landscape areas that are the responsibility of the City to maintain.

(Ord. 3357 § 1, 2015; Ord. 3146 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009).