BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Public Hearing to Adopt the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, Water Shortage Contingency Plan, and Reduced Delta Reliance Addendum to 2015 Urban Water Management Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Conduct Public Hearing on the draft 2020 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan;
B. Close the Public Hearing;
C. Adopt the Resolution ADOPTING THE 2020 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN;
D. Adopt the Resolution ADOPTING THE WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN; and
E. Adopt the Resolution ADOPTING APPENDIX H OF THE 2020 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AS AN ADDENDUM (REDUCED DELTA RELIANCE) TO THE 2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.
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SUMMARY:
Every five years, urban water suppliers in California are required by State law to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). The plan is a water agency's long-term water resource planning document to ensure that adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water needs within its service area. The UWMP provides an overall picture of a water agency's current and future water conditions and management over the next 20 to 25 years.
Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) meets the definition of an urban water wholesaler and has prepared the 2020 UWMP update. Valley Water's 2020 UWMP documents current and projected water supplies and demands over the next 25 years during normal and drought years, as well as water reliability analysis and conservation efforts in Santa Clara County.
As part of the 2020 UWMP, Valley Water expanded its Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) to establish actions and procedures for managing water shortages due to droughts and other emergencies consistent with new state regulations. The statutory deadline to submit the 2020 UWMP and WSCP to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is July 1, 2021.
Valley Water's draft 2020 UWMP was prepared consistent with the UWMP Act, California Water Co...
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