REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Adopting the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP)
Report
BACKGROUND
The California Urban Water Management Planning Act (Act), Water Code Division 6, Part 2.6, sections 10610 through 10656, requires that water suppliers prepare an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) (Attachment 1) and that such plans be updated at least once every five years in years that end in five and zero. The Act requires agencies that provide potable water to the public to assess the reliability of water sources over a 20-year planning horizon under both normal and dry hydrologic conditions and to ensure adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water demands. The UWMP also describes efficient uses of water, demand management measures, implementation strategy and schedule, and other relevant information and programs.
Senate Bill x7-7 (SBx7-7), adopted in November 2009, mandates a statewide per capita potable water use reduction of 20% by the year 2020. Urban water suppliers are required to identify a baseline usage (expressed in gallons per capita per day, or gpcd) for their service area, calculate a target to meet the 20% reduction, and include a plan of compliance in the 2015 UWMP. The City's 2010 UWMP set the 2015 interim water use target at 157 gpcd and the 2020 final use target at 139 gpcd. The 2015 UWMP addresses the City's compliance towards achieving the mandated goals.
Sunnyvale last updated its UWMP in 2011 (RTC 11-138, June 28, 2011). The 2015 UWMP is being presented to Council in 2016 consistent with other California water agencies. The City must adopt the 2015 UWMP by July 1, 2016 and submit it to the California Department of Water Resources within 30 days of adoption. Council is being asked to adopt a resolution (Attachment 2) approving the 2015 UWMP.
EXISTING POLICY
GOAL EM-1, GENERAL PLAN, CHAPTER 7: ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY
Acquire and manage water supplies so that existing an...
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