REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE BOARD GOVERNED COUNTY SERVICE AREAS
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 22, 2021
FROM
BRENDON BIGGS, Director, Department of Public Works - Special Districts
SUBJECT
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Public Hearing Regarding the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan for County Service Area 64 Spring Valley Lake
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of County Service Area 64 Spring Valley Lake:
1. Conduct a public hearing to consider the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan.
2. Adopt the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan on file with the Department of Public Works - Special Districts.
3. Direct the Department of Public Works - Special Districts to submit the adopted 2020 Urban Water Management Plan to the California Department of Water Resources.
(Presenter: Brendon Biggs, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) or the need for any budget adjustments for County Service Area 64 Spring Valley Lake (CSA 64).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department of Public Works - Special Districts (Department), through its Water and Sanitation Division, is the water retailer for CSA 64. The California Water Code, Division 6, Part 2.6, contains the Urban Water Management Planning Act, which requires water retailers to develop an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) for any water service area having 3,000 or more water service connections. CSA 64’s water service area has approximately 3,967 water service connections. Updated Urban Water Management Plans are required every five years. The 2015 Urban Water Management Plan was brought to the board for adoption on November 14, 2017 due to the state releasing the update guide-book late to water suppliers.
The focus of the UWMP is to identify water supply needs over a 20-year projection period. This requires determining water demand characteristics and how demand will be met in various hydrologic year types (normal, multiple dry, critical dry), describing all water supply sources and their supply outlooks, projecting water quality problems, and developing and implementing Best Management Practice measures for water conservation as well as preparing a contingency plan in case of water shortages. The UWMP must conform to the requirements of the Urban Water Management Guide-Book, including details of all sanitary sewer overflows that may occur in an agency's wastewater collection system according to the Urban Water Management Planning Act and all subsequent legislation.
CSA 64 currently operates under Ordinance No. SD-15-04 establishing water conservation measures, which support the water shortage contingency element of the UWMP.
The requirement for a public meeting and the availability of a draft copy of the UWMP were properly posted and the required 60-day notice was sent to stakeholders on April 22, 2021. Adoption of the UWMP for CSA 64 will authorize the Department to submit the UWMP to the California Department of Water Resources by July 1, 2021.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Dawn Martin, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on May 27, 2021; Finance (Tom Forster, Administrative Analyst, 387-4635) on June 1, 2021; and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423) on June 6, 2021.