TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Joe DeFrancesco, Interim Public Works Director
Jeff Page, Utilities Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing and Consideration of Resolutions Adopting the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (No Budget Impact) (Interim Public Works Director DeFrancesco).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 26-0064 AND 26-0065
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt resolutions No. 26-0064 and 26-0065, approving the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan and authorizing staff to file the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and other agencies.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended actions.
BACKGROUND:
The Urban Water Management Planning Act (UWMP Act) requires that every urban water supplier providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water per year, prepare an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). The UWMP must be updated and adopted every five years. The 2025 UWMP is due by July 1, 2026. A UWMP is required for a water supplier to be eligible for DWR-administered State grants and loans and drought assistance.
The 2025 UWMP updates the City's 2020 UWMP and presents new data and analysis since 2020. The 2025 UWMP is a water planning document that describes existing and future supply reliability, forecasts future water uses, and presents demand management progress.
California Water Code Section 10632 also requires water suppliers to prepare a Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP). The WSCP documents a supplier's plans to manage and mitigate an actual water ...
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