TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Bonnie Hagan, Acting City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing to consider adopting the City of Orange 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). Resolution No. 11357 and Ordinance No. 16-21.
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2. SUMMARY
The City's Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) was initially adopted in 1985 and must be updated every five years to satisfy the UWMP Act of 1983 and the California Water Code requirements (Sections 10610 - 10656). The comprehensive UWMP assesses the City's current and future water demands, availability and reliability of its water supplies, various water demand management measures to facilitate customer water use efficiency, water supply contingency plan, and future water supply programs. In addition to that, the 2020 UWMP also presents a new 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) designed to prepare for and respond to water shortages.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Adopt Resolution No. 11357. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange adopting the City of Orange 2020 Urban Water Management Plan and 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
2. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 16-21. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange deleting Chapter 7.02 of the Orange Municipal Code (the Water Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Program) and adopting new Chapter 7.02 (the Water Shortage Contingency Response Ordinance).
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b: Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
b: Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectations.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Water Code Sections 10610 through 10656 and the UWMP Act require every urban water supplier providing drinking water to more than 3,000 customers or supplying mo...
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