REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Approving the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Adopt a Resolution Approving the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) to be Included in the UWMP and Find that These Actions are Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
The Report to Council (RTC) provides a comprehensive overview of the City of Sunnyvale's process to adopt the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP), in compliance with the California Urban Management Planning Act and related state mandates. These plans are important because they help ensure the City is prepared for future droughts, climate variability, and water supply uncertainties while continuing to provide reliable water service to the community and protect public health, the environment, and the local economy.
Key findings include:
* Demand Outlook: Water demands within the City's service area are projected to increase from 18,806 acre-feet per year (AFY) in 2025 to approximately 29,014 AFY in 2045 (end of the planning horizon).
* Normal-Year Reliability: With projected supplies from San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), Valley Water, groundwater wells, and recycled water, the City is expected to meet projected demands under normal year conditions through 2045.
* Dry-Year Reliability: Under assumed dry-year cutbacks from wholesalers, and with the City's ability to increase groundwater pumping up to capacity, the City is projected to meet demands in normal years, single dry years, and five consecutive dry years through 2040. The City anticipates shortfalls of up to 4% in years two through five of a five-year drought in the event it begins in 2045; however, the City remains prepared to implement demand management and water shortage response measures as needed to address any supply constraints and maintain reliable water service.
* WSCP Framework: The WSCP includes ...
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