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Home My WebLink AboutCC Res 4898 2001-05-29 RESOLUTION NUMnER /1999 A RESOLUTION OF nill CITY COUNCIL, OJ? THE CITY OJ? SEAL DEACH A DOIYflNG THE URllAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN - 20011 THE CITY COUNCIL OF nill CITY OF SEAL DEACH DOES HEIUWY RESOLVE: I WHEREAS, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water Cude Section 10610 et seq., know as the Urban Water Management Planning Act) tlllIing the 1983-1984 Regular Session, and as llmendcd subsequently, which mandates that every snpplier providing water for munidplll pnrpuses to more thilll 3,000 'customers or supplying more than 3,000 lIere feet of water annually, prepare an Urbml Water Manugcmentl'llln, the primary ohjective orwhich is to pllln fill' the conservation and eflicientuse of water; and WHEREAS, the City is an mban supplier of water providing wuler to II pop\llatiol1 over 26,000, and WHEREAS, the I'lun shall be periodically reviewed at lellst once every live years, anti that the City shallmllke any amendmeuts or changes to its plan which are indicated by the review; and WI-lEREAS, the Plan lIlust be mloptetl by December 31, 2000, nner public review aud heming, and liIed with dIe Calilornia Dep1ll1ment of Water Resources within thirty days of adoption; and I WHmlEAS, the City has therefore, prepared and circulated for Jlublic review a drall Urban Water Management plan, and a properly noticed public hearing regarding said Plan was held by the City Cuuncil on Murch xx, 20011llld WHEllEAS, the City of Seal Beach did prepare and shall lile said Plan with the Calilornia Depm1ment of Water Resources by June 30, 2001; NOW, THEllEFORE DE IT RESOLVED by the City Couucil of the City of Seal Beach liS (ollows: Section 1. The 2000 Urban Water Management Plan is hereby adopted mid ordered liled with the City Cledt; The Public Works Director is hereby authorized and directed to tile the 2000 Urban Water Management Plan with the California Department of Wllter Resources within 30 days after this date; The Public Works Director is hereby authurized and directc<1 to implement the Water Conservation Programs as set forth in the 2000 Urban Water Management Plan, which includes w'ater shortage contingency analysis and recommendations tu the City Cuuncil regarding necessllry procedures, rules, and regulations to CllrlY out effective llnd equituble wllter cOllselvation and water recycling programs; in a wllter shortage, the City Council is authorized to declare a Water ShoJtage Emergency according to the Water Shurtage Slages and Triggers indicated in the Plan, and implement necessary element\! of the l'l\m. I The Public Works Director shall recommend to the City Council additional regulations to CllllY out effective and equitable allocation of water resources; and PASSSD, APPROVED AND AD'f'lJD by '*1"'" of"" Ci~ orsoli B=h lltllllleeting thel eorheld on the eft - day of 200 I by the rollowmg vote: 1 I I Resolution Number~ AYES: Councilmeml NOES: Councilmembers t~d~ STATE or CALIFORNIA) COUNTY or ORANGE )SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH) I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk or Seal Beach, California, do hercby certify that Ihe foregoing resolution is the original copy or Resolution Numbe~ on tile in the oftice or the City Clerk, passcd, approvtld, and adopted by l~~counCil or the ~f Seal Beuch, ut a ~ m,"" 'lli~' lire - ,",y,f "r,200t Resolution Number. --... City of Seal Beach, California 2000U " ! I WAra ---- GEMENT PLAN I 1 1 1 I I Resolution Number ~~19 Table Of Contents PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ....................................................................................................................................... I Plffiue PARTICIPAl10N . ........... ....... ..... ....... ....., ...... ,.......... ................. . ............................. ........ ..........1 PLAN ADm'TION..................... ...............,................. .................... . , ... ........ ....,. .... ......... ................... ,.......... 1 AG ENCY COO RDINATl ON ....................................................................................................................................2 INTERAGENCY COORDINATION........,... ,... ....... ...... ......... , ........ ............ ...... ... ....... .......... . .. ..,............. , .2 SU I'I'LIER S ER VICE AR EA ....................................................................................................................................3 CLIMATE ............................ ........ ............ . ....... , .. .......... ..................... ..................., .. ............... ........ . ......3 OTIIER f)EAIOGRAJ'lfle FACltlRS..,.. ....... ......, ........................................ ............ ... .................... .........,.. ...........3 WATER HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY ................. ................. ,.................., ...... ............................ ............,...4 PAST OROUGlIT. W A rER DEMANr>, ANU CONSCllV A nON INFORMATION.. . ............................ ..... ..... ......... .....6 WA TER SOm~CES (SUPPLY) ................................................................................................................................. 7 WATER SUPPLY SOlJRCES ........... ............... .._.... ...... . ..... ....... .......... .......... .,..... ................ ........ .........7 GROUNI1WA'1 lOR.... ...................... ............. . ._..., ....... . ........ ... ......... ,... . ....... ........ ..................... ....... ..........7 RELIABII.ITY PI.ANNING ....................................................................._.............................................................. II REI.lAnlLn"\'... .... .. ...... .. .........., ....... ...... ...............,.... .................................... ....... ............................ .. . . ....II FI<FOUENCY AND MA<1NIIlIDEOF SlO'('L" DEFlCIENCIFS.. ............. .... ...................... .............. ,......... ..............12 PLANS TO ASSIIltE A RELIABLE WATEIl SUPPI.Y...... .. ,...... .............. ..................... ................. . ..... ............. .12 [MI'ORrED WATER ....... ............... . ..... .................,...,................ ................ ,....... .............. ............... .....12 REUAIlII.lTY COMPAIUSON.. .............. ........ ..........i..... . ..... . ............. .............................................. ...................14 TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OPPORTIlNITIES ...............................................................................................15 WATEIl TRANSFERS................. ........... .... .......' ....... . ...................., ....... ..............................., ...,.,..., .............15 WATER USE I'RO\.ISIONS....................................................................................................................................16 PAST. CURRENT ANOPROlEC1"EU WATER USE............ ...... .,.................. ,...... ............................. ,.................... 16 RESlIlE"NTLAl SECTOR. .. .............. ............ . .............,..... ............ .. .. ............ . ................................................ ,. .18 COMMERCIAL SEnOR... ...... .... ............... ............................ ....... ...... .... ................... ................................ .... 18 INIlLISTRJALSECrClR............ ................................. ....... . ......... .... ................ .... ...................... '........... .......18 tNSTI11JI'IONAIiGo\'ERNMENTAl SECTOR ......... ....... ....................... ............................. .................. .................18 AGRICULTURAL SECTOR... ..................... ......................... ........................... .......... ....................... ....................... 18 SUPPLY AND DEMAND COMPARISON PROVISIONS ...................................................................................19 SUI'PLY AND DEMAND COMPARiSON...... ....... .......... ........... ............... .......................... .......................... ...........19 "'.'1. TER DEl\oL<\.."lD MANAGEMENT MEASURES ............................................................................................. 21 DMM [ -- INTERJOR AND EXI"ERIOR WATER AlJOIT~ mR SINGLE FAMILY AND MUlTI-FMlIl Y CUSTOMER~ ........21 DMM 2 -- PLUMBING RElRciFrr .......................... .................................. ...........................,. ........ ................ 22 DMl'v13 -- DISTRlmmON SYSTEM WATER AUDIT> LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR ,..............................................22 DMM 4 -- MEl'ERING WITII COMMOlllTYRATES.......... ...... ................. .......................... . . ..... ............. ...23 DMM 5 -- L.AROE LANDSCAPE WATER AUDlrs AND INCENTIVES ................. ........... ,_.... ..................... ............. 24 D!\'IM 6 -- LANDSCAPE W...TER CONSERVATION REClUIRE>vJENTS ................... ...... ...................' .......... ........ 24 DMM 7 -- PllJll.lC [NFllRM UlON ..... . ........ .. ..... ................... ....... .... ............,....... ... ....... ......... ...... 25 DMM g -- SCHOOL EDUCA nON, ......... . . ............. .. ....... ........ ..., .., ............ ......... ..... ....... . ..., ..,. ..,25 DMM 9 -- C!lMMERCIAlANDINDUSrRIAl WATER CONSERVATION, .... .. ..... . ...., . " .............. ,......... ... ....26 DMM 10 -- NEW COMMERC IAl AND INOlISTRl.'L W....TER USE REVIEW .. .............. ....... ........... ..., .._... ... 26 DMMll -- CONSERVArlON PRICING. W....TER SERVICE AND SEWER SERVICE .......... .... ......... .. . ............ .........27 DMM 12 -- I......NOSCAPE WATER CONSERVATION FOR NEW ....Nll EXISTING SINGLE fAMILY HOMES ...... ... . .........27 DMM 13 -- WUER WASTEPROIIIBITION..., ..................... ................ ...... .......... ......................... ..... ............. 27 DMM 14 -- WATER CONSERVATION COORDINATOR .................... "''''' .., ............. ................... .......... ..._.. ....28 DMM 15 -- FINANCI...L INCENTIVES, ,. ....... ........... ................... . .................. ..... .. ........... ........ , ........, ....... 28 DMM 16 -- UlTKA-lOW FlUSH TOllEl REPLACEMENT ....... .................. ..... ........... ......,.... ........... .... ..28 \VATER SIIORT....GE CO~TINGENCY PLAN....................................................................................................30 PREPARATION FOR C.UASTROI'IIIC WATERSUI'PLY INTERRlfi'TIUN...... ......... .............. ........ ........ ......... . ........30 WATER SIIOIlBGE EMERGENCY RESI'DNSE................ . . ... .. ................... ...... ......... .................. .... ..............30 Sljl'PLEMENrAL WATEIl SUPPlIES................... . ....... . ..,... ,.......... .................... .......... ... ...... ... ..... ...... .....31 DESAI.IN...TlON....... ...................... ....... . ..... .................................... ,... .......... ... ................. ........ ...... . ..3\ WATER TRANSFERS .... ........ ........... ...... ... . ,....... .............,.. .. ............ .......... .. ... ... ....., ............ ....3 I LONG TER~I AnDITIONAL WATER SUPPl) Ol'nONS .................. ....... ..................................... ....... .... ....... .........31 WATER SHORT....GE CONTINGENCY ORIHNANCEIllESOLUTJON ..........................................................32 CITY OF SEAL BEAClI WATER SIIORTAGE RE~P()NSE ........................... ............... . ........... ....... ..... ..... ..... ...32 Resolution Number ~~~~ STAGES OF ACTI ON ..............................................................................................................................................33 RATIONING STAGE~ AND REDUCTION GOALS.... ............ .......................... ...... ............................... ......... ...... ....33 I'RIOl<ITY BY USE ............ ............................................ ............... ....... .. . .................. ....... ............... .. ...... .... ... 33 HEAl.l'lI A~O SAfETY Rr,OlJIREMENTS ............ ..... ............... ........ ........... .......... ........ ... ............ ......... ......... .34 WATEII SlIOIII'AGE STAGES AND TIUGGEIUNG MECHA~ISMS...................... ......... ........... ........... ...... . ........34 W~.IERAI.WTMENTMETIIOD~....... ........... ................ .. .......... ...................... .............. ......... ...... ........ ..35 PROHIBITIONS. CONSIJMI'TTON REDUCTION METHODS AND PEKAL TIES ........................................36 MAND~TOl<Y PROlllAll"IONS ON WATER W ~STINli ......... ....................... ................... ............. ......................... .... 36 EXCESSIVE U~E PENALTIES.. .... ........ ..... ............... ........... ............ .......................... .......... ........... ...............37 REVI~NlIE ,\.)1,')) EXI'ENDlTlTRE III1PACTS AND MEASURES TO OVERCOME IMl.ACTS....................38 I RED !JCTtON MEAS!JllING MECIIANlSM.........................................................................................................39 MECIIANISM TO DETERMINE REDUCTIONS IN WATER U~E..... ............................ ...... ...... ............ ............ ...39 WATER RECyCLlNC.............................................................................................................................................40 \V~SJ'EWATERSYSTEM OESCIUPTION.... ........... ....................... ........... ....................... ................. ............ ~O RECYCLell WATI,R PL~NNING .............. . ............ ..................... ...... ................................... ................. .....40 APPEND L'I( A ........................................................:................................................................................................... 41 LIST OF GROUPS WilD P~Rl1CIPATED IN TilE DEVELOI'MENTOF nllS PLAN... . ........ ........... ....... . . .... .......... ...~ I .~J> I' ~:N D IX B............................................................................................................................................................ ~2 RESOLUTION To ADoI' I'Tlle lJRB~N IN UER MANAGEMENT PL~N............ ....... ............... .... ............ .. . . ..42 APPEND L'I( C ............................................................................................................................................................ 44 City of Seal Beach 2000 Urban Water Management Plan Contact Sheet I Date plan submitted to the Department of Water Resources: Name of person preparing this plan: Ergun Bakall, Consulting Civil Engineer Phone: 7149254927 Fax: 7148380480 E-mail address:ergunbakall@horne.com The Water supplier is a: Municipality The Water supplier is a: Retailer Utility services provided by the water supplier include: Water Is This Agency a Bureau of Reclamation Contractor? No .Is This Agency a State Water Project Contractor? No I Resolution Number fS9{; SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ~"""'--"~. '1."lF"'~~" "1' l........-......-.-_~,-.-.,...._,.. '_. .-___~.-<'Lo ....._._'~ '-.. Public Participation Law I 10642. Each urban water supplier shall encourage the active involvement of di verse social, cultural, and economic elements of the population within the service area prior to and during the preparation or the plan. Prior to adopting a plan, the urban water supplier shall make the plan available for public inspection amI shall hold a public hearing thereon. Prior to the hearing, notice or the timt: and place of hearing shall be published '" After the hearing, the plan shall be adopted as prepared or as modified after thc hearing. Public Participation The City of Seal Beach has actively encouraged community participation in development of its urban water management planning efforts since the first plan was prepared in 1985. Public meetings were held prior to adoption of the previous plans. For this update to the Urban Water Management Plan, a public meeting was held to review and receive comments on the draft plan before the City Council approval. Notices of public meetings were posted on tlie City's homepage on the Internet. Legal public notices for the meeting was published in the local newspaper and posted at City facilities. Copies of the draft plan were available at the City Hall and the Library. I Plan Adoption ,The City of Seal Beach prepared this update of its Urban Water Management Plan during fall 2000. The updated plan was adopted by City Council in March 2001 and submitted to the California Department of Water Resources within 30 days of Council approval. Attached to the cover letter addressed to the Department of Water Resources and as Appendix B are copies of the signed Resolution of Plan Adoption. This plan includes all information necessary to meet the requirements of California Water Code Division 6, Part 2.6 (Urban Water Management Planning). Agency Coordination I Law ] 0620 (d) (2) Each urban water supplier shall coordinate the preparatlon of its plan with other appropriate agencies in the area, including other water suppliers that share a common source, water management agencies, and relevant public agencies, to the ext~nt practicable. Resolution Number~ Interagency Coordination The City of Seal Beach is a retail customer of Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) who in turn is a member agency of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). The City derives 75% of its water supplies from the Orange County Groundwater Basin managed by Orange County Water District (OCWD). Groundwater sources for the City of Seal Beach are shared in common with other urban and agricultural interests in the area. The City therefore coordinated the development I of this plan with the following agencies: . MWDOC (acts as a wholesaler) . OCWD . MWD Supplier Service Area Law 10631. A plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter and shall do all of the following: 10631. (a) Describe the service area of the supplier, including current and projected population, climate, and other demographic factors affecting the supplier's water management planning. The projeclt:d population estimates shall be based upon data from the state, regional, or local service agency populal1on projections within the servict: area of the urban water supplier and shall be in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as data is available. Climate Seal Beach has a Southern California coastal climate. Summers are mild and dry, and winters are cool, with an annual average of 12 inches of precipitation, with most of the rainfall occurring . between November and March. The region is subject to wide vanations in annual precipitation. Late night and early morning marine layer helps reduce summer irrigation requirements. Elevations within the City vary between 5 to 50 feet above sea level. There are virtually no days where temperatures fall below freezing. I I Deviation from the average annual precipitation was experienced in 1998 due to the EI Nino conditions for the western United States. Other Demographic Factors The City of Seal Beach is located on the coast in the southwest corner of Orange County. It occupies an area of about 11.6 square miles (7369 acres). Incorporation of I I -I Resolution Number~l1~ SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEME~ ~."",,:~-ll~~_.tpiIo,'''I~ "P_ oIOI....IlW.......~;';:......-ql~~"..............~~....-__-r-o_~;" -.-.-- tl. -Tj 7'-..,~!"..'..... the City occurred in 1915.The City provides water service to all residential and industrial and most commercial uses. The majority of the City is dedicated to military use (5000 acres) all of which is owned by United States Government. Low density residential use in the form of single family dwellings, are located in communities known as College Park East, College Park West and Marina Hill. Medium density residential uses are located in Bridgeport, Old Town and Leisure World. High-density residential communities consist of Rossmore Condominiums, Surfside Colony, River Beach and portions of Old Town. Commercial areas are located along tv)ain Street in Old Town and Bixby Ranch. Industrial and manufacturing consisting of space and military applications are concentrated at the confluence of Seal Beach Boulevard and Westminster Avenue. Water History of Orange County When the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) was formed in the late 1920's, Orange County had mostly an agriculturally based economy with the cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Fullerton the primary centers of urban development. Although other cities and residential communities existed in Orange County at that time, it was these three cities that joined with ten other cities in Southern California to forn1 MetropolItan in 1928. Collectively, these charter members of Metropolitan recognized the limited water supply available within the region; they realized that the continued prosperity and economic development of southern California required the acquisition of supplemental water supplies. The foresight of these cities made it possible for the continued development of southern California and Orange County. f\ few years later, in 1933, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) was formed to protect and manage the County's natural underground water resources and to defend its water rights to the Santa Ana River Basin. Orange County's popUlation grew modestly from 118,674 in 1930 to 216,224 in 1950. The population boom occurred after World War II in southern California and Orange County. By 1950, the communities overlying the Lower Santa Ana River Groundwater Basin realized that the local underground supply was not sufficient to meet the future demands of the area, as evidenced by the major overdraft and seawater intrusion that had occurred during this period. This factor, along with the increasing water needs of outlying areas within the county, necessitated the formation of MWDOC in 1951 to acquire supplemental water supplies from Metropolitan to facilitate continued economic development. Subsequent annexations to MWDO - coupled with major public improvements such as water conveyance systems, sewage treatment plants, freeways, storm drains, and reqUisite utilities-have facilitated rapid regional growth and development. Today, Orange County's population is nearly 2.9 million, of which approximately 65% or 1 8 million of the population is within MWDOC's service area. MWDOC provides water to its member agencies for municipal, industrial, agricultural and groundwater replenishment purposes. To supply water, the District enters into a written service agreement with a member agency; in turn, MWDOC contracts with MetropolItan. MWDOC has acquired, "through participation in joint powers agreements (J,PA's) for certain pipelines, capacity rights, which were sold or released by MWDOC to its member agencies. In January 2001, MWDOC officially merged with the Coastal Municipal Water District, a service area of 59 square miles with a population of 250,000. This consolidation was iniliated In 1996 as part of an effort to streamline local government, and a jOint application was filed with the Local Agency Formation Commission. The new district will continue to be known as the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC), and will serve all of Orange County expect for the cities of Anaheim, Fullerton and Santa Ana. Resolution Number~ In terms of water management, MWDOC became a signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 1991, monitored by the California Urban Water Conservation Council, which outlines 14 Best Management Practices for urban water conservation. The urban water conservation practices are intended to reduce long-term urban demands from what they would have been without implementation of these practices and are in additional to programs that may be instituted during occasional water supply ~hortages. ' For longer than thirty years, MWDOC's Public Information and Water Education programs have reached thousands of consumers and students annually. The programs are performed on behalf of, and in coordination with, the District's member agencies. The City of Seal Beach being a member agency directly benefits from all MWDOC programs. These programs help the public and students understand current water issues, as well as challenges, opportunities and costs involved in securing a reliable supply of high qU.s:ility water. I MWDOC also represent its member agencies' interests In such Metropolitan Water District planning efforts as the Water Surplus and Drought Management (WSDM) Plan and their new rate structure. MWDOC is also the stimulus behind the "Focus on Orange County's Water Future" effort, the Orange County Water Plan. The goal of "Focus" is to improve water planning Orange County in order to ensure a high degree of reliability and quality in future water supplies. Table 1 sho~s the population total for the City from 2000, with projections to 2020 Table 1 Population Projections 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Service Area 26000 27000 28000 29500 30000 Population I Past Drought, Water Demand, and Conservation Information The state and local region experienced a prolonged drought from 1 988 through 1992. The City met its customers' needs through careful management of groundwater and imported supplies Community involvement made it possible to have voluntary rationing during 1989-91. - The City continues to have a very small residenlial and commercial growth. The commercial sector is increasing more due to increased tourism. There is no agricultural activity to mention in the City. The citizens of Seal Beach have a high commitment to quality of life and environmental issues and are active participants in resource and planning discussions held by City staff and the City Council. Water conservation is one of several high priority policies actively implemented in the City, and programs such as residential water audits, and ultra-low flush toilet replacements are well accepted I Law 10631. A plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter and shall do all of the following: 10631 (b) Identify and quantify, to the extent practicable, the existing and planned sources of water available to the suppher over the same five-year increments [to 20 years or as far as data is available,] I I 1 Resolution Number 1/~f9 Water S'upply Sources The City of Seal Beach fortunately has two of water sources: local groundwater from Orange County Main Groundwater Basin and imported water through MWDOC and MWD. Table 2 Current and Projected Water Supplies Water Supply Sources 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Purchased from USBR Purchased from DWR Purchased from wholesaler 650 650 650 650 650 (Imported Water from MWDOC) City produced groundwater 3400 3400 3400 3400 3400 City produced surface water Transfers Exchanges In Recycled Waler ' Recycled Waler used for ground water recharge (adds to-gw supply) Other Total 4050 4050 4050 4050 4050 Units of Measure Acre-feetNear Groundwater The water supply resources in Orange County are enhanced by the existence of a large groundwater basin, which is used as a reservoir to store water during wet years and overdraft storage in dry years. Groundwater conditions in the Orange County groundwater basin are influenced by the natural hydrologic conditions of rainfall, 'groundwater seepage and stream flow. Groundwater extraction and injection through wells, use of imported water for groundwater replenishment, and water use efficiency practices also influence the basin. Groundwater is not actually an indigenous source of supply but rather storage of supply that includes natural runoff, treated wastewater, and imported water. Runoff from local rainfall is the main source of recharge for -the smaller basins and accounts for some of the recharge of the Lower Santa Ana River Basin. (LSAR Basin). The amount of runoff recharge is highly variable arid can only be estimated. Most of the recharge of the LSAR Basin is from Santa Ana River flow percolated in-stream or diverted to off- stream spreading basins operated by the Orange County Water District (OCWD). The LSAR Basin underlies the north and central area of Orange County. The annual production of the LSAR Basin averaged 328,000 acre-feet between 1995 and 1999, generally increasing with time. Smaller groundwater basins include Aliso Creek Basin and San Juan Basin. ' Santa Ana River base flow is comprised mainly of treated wastewater discharged from treatment plants in Riverside County and San Bernardino County. Thus, about half of the water recharging the LSAR aquifer is incidentally recycled wastewater. In addition, OCWD injects about 5,000 AF/yr of recycled wastewater treated from its Water Factory 21 plant into the LSAR Basin near the coast. The OCWD recharge operations both expand the production capability of the LSAR Basin and prevent seawater intrusion into the aquifers. Resolution Numberb Production capability of the LSAR Basin is being increased by increasing both the recharge supply and the number of production wells for the extraction of water from the basin. Aquifers that presently store low-quality water -water high in nitrates, salt color, or industrial pollutants -are being pumped, and the produced water is being treated at local water treatment plants or blended with potable water. Drawing out low-quality water and replacing it with high-quality recharge water anticipate aquifer cleanup. The cities of Garden Grove and Tustin have active groundwater treatment projects that help to reduce certain constituents in their groundwater supply prior to being served to water customers. I OCWD's In-Lieu Program also helps groundwater production and quality by replacing quantities of groundwater with imported water to reduce groundwater pumping in coastal areas. The In-Lieu Program has served as an efficient groundwater replenishment method since the 1970s. Currently, the In-Lieu Program is designated as the Basin Water Supply Management Program under the terms of the 1997 Basin Water Management Agreement with the MWD. The City of Seal Beach obtains about 3400 acre-feet per year (AFY) from three wells, from an average depth of 800 feet (Table 3). There has been some saline intrusion Into the upper aquifers of the Basin, but it has not affected the strata from which the City wells produce. Water quality is within standards set for acceptable drinking water by the federal government and the California Department of Health Services. . Beverly Manor Well -The well, constructed in 1969, is housed in an enclosed building along -side the two booster pumps referred to as the Beverly Manor Booster. The well pump, driven by a natural gas engine, pumps directly into the Beverly Manor Reservoir. It has a capacity of 2000 gpm. . Bolsa Chica Well -This well, constructed in 1979, is located on Bolsa Chica Road south of the San Diego Freeway. The well pump can be driven with an electric motor as well as a natural gas engine. The well discharge pressure is maintained by varying the speed of electric motor by means of Toshiba Variable Frequency Drive or by a Murphy controller acting on the natural gas engine. The maximum output into the distribution system is 2800 gpm at 68 psi. I . Leisure World Well -Leisure World Well is located behind a fenced enclosure in Leisure World on Beverly Manor Road. Well pump is electrical motor-driven. The well pumps into Beverly Manor Reservoir but has the ability to pump directly into the Leisure World Distribution System. . Well No.7.. Well No.7, located on the south side of Westminster Avenue and just east of Seal Beach Boulevard, has not been utilized in recent years and is on "inactive" status, TABLE 3 CITY OF SEAL BEACH GROUNDWATER WELLS ~~;~i -:.\1i. .' . #' :~ "';i;~.. ~~. ':~~'~~~.h:tt" ,::;gk""~~ ~iE~$.'~' ...8;":1..... ....I'''It;II''v. 'Woo, ~"I'!t ~_'A? ~.I$r'::&L ~'M W Perfo"rations;'. J:i!.j' 1~4 io.ii~-b ~' . ):ti: ~~~:.:.: ~.~ '~".-'~~"i'.i :L 0; tf..... ~... ~~J. ..t'lh/"" ~)~~I..!"''''l.;l ......- ~~tt:. 'if;-j:" ~~ /,~,. :"WI!II4i'.. ~I,.,y'="""~~lf:.' "t-r Well.-~ ,:",Well . ..' Dal.~r.: :.9.ept;r: ~'" I 09...: ,~Elog, . ...~ EI!!.v'!=,..,\,,~ \';~'t~e'l' ~ f': ~ y.. . ~" . ",,'_"lI; '~ ....... " ,.....5'~ . " ... ~".', . ...~ ~;Y/N"";' t:Y/NS' ." ..f ." t. ..... ,e~. ~.. " ,[Status"':"' ~'D'rilled';:~ J~'.h~l~ ..'Groun'd:;. -::-:OepUl,,: :.t ,(Site'-.. .}Stale.WelJ No~_ . : Sublyp~' .:Jop.. .Bottom, Well 05S/11W-07C02 SIngle Inactive 7/1/50 674 y N 900 674 S60 654 No.7 Casmg Balsa 05S/11 W-05HO 1 Single Acllve 1/14/77 1050 Y Y 2100 1040 370 1020 Chlca Caslfl9 Beverly 05S/12W-01A04 Single Active 11/27/66 920 Y N 1120 800 400 800 Manor Casing Leisure OSS/12W.01A03 Single Active 4/7/62 640 Y N 980 640 420 640 World Ca::.lng I I I I Resolution Number1!ef SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEME f.~-'-' . ...-.;'~''''_'''''- ~.............- I ... ......or----................ __,....__~_.....~,~.__~_....-=-.a.. TABLE 4 CITY OF SEAL BEACH WATER SUPPLY SOURCES ~a-..~ : .'t", , .}.~i;.~~... ~ .,,..", ': I" ~'.;':' ~ "'r' .:_~.: . f \, ~~.. 'l~" . r. .... '.,', .. . ~t~.. ''tl),'~;~~...." Ii. 't ':: r '. /. ::t i"".. ~ ::-,1'" 'l;~'. .... '''l.... .....~ .....C .. .....t. ~" J I, ...,. ;~; Status <":: '1;~,'7'\. ~ourcef~..~.~iJ.. trtl..("...=.. ;- apacl Y ~'~ ~'d. 1''''.. .-::., ;rll:.~~.r~?:~f:,~?ti'{~,~or~~~:.~::.t':;.~.,~:. -t",.,.r,", ....,. , ,..:.);"'~.~\: ' .A, l' ..... 7~ ,,"..11 ~ '; ,....,.. ,- . _.' .r,,' ... . . =-. '. ':..' './', ~ Balsa Chlca Well 2800 gpm @ 68 psi (4 0 MGD) Active 400HP Electric Motor 250 HP Natural wNariable Speed Drive Gas Engine Beverly Manor 2000 gpm@ 10 psi (2 86 MGD) Aclive None 100 HP Natural Well Gas Engine Leisure World 3200 gpm @ 10 pSI (4 6 MGD) Aclive 250 liP Electric Motor NtA Well Well No.7 600 gpm @ 65 psi (0.86 MGD) Inactive 50 HP Electric Motor NtA Metropolitan Water Dislncl 4580 gpm (6 4 MGD) Active NtA NtA (MWD) Imported Water is obtained through the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) as mentioned previously. The imported water is supplied by OC-35 Connection to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) system. The connection is located at Springdale Street and Westminster Avenue, This is a shared facility with City of Huntington Beach, which operates the facility and communicates with MWDOC and MWD for the requested flows. The maximum flow capacity of the connection for Seal Beach is 6.4 million gallons per day (MGD). Reliability Planning Law 10631. A plan shall be adopted ill accordance with this chapter and shall do all of the followmg: 10631 (c) Describe the reliability of the water supply and vulnerability to seasonal or climatic shortage, to the extent practicable. 10631 (c) For any water source that may not be available at a consistent level of use, given specific legat, environmental, water quality, or climatic factors, describe plans to replace that source with altt:mative sources or water demand management measures, to the extent practicable. 10631 (c) Provide tlata for each of the following: (I) An average water year, (2) A single dry water year, (3) Multiple dry water years. 10632. The plan shall provide an urban water shortage contingency analysis, which includes each of the following elements, which are within the authority of the urban water supplier: 10632 (b) An estimate of the minimum water supply available during each of the next three-water years based on the driest three-year historic sequence for the agency's water supply. Resolution Number"JP~~ Reliability' Reliability is a measure of a water service system's expected success in managing water shortages. To plan for long-term water supply reliability, the City has very few supply augmentation but several demand reduction options. In addition to climate, other factors that can cause water supply shortages are earthquakes, chemical spills, and energy outages at treatment and pumping facilities, I Reliability planning requires information about: (1) the expected frequency and severity of shortages; (2) how additional water management measures are likely to affect the frequency and severity of shortages; (3) how available contingency measures can reduce the impact of shortages when they occur. The City of Seal Beach has adopted a system-wide annualized demand reduction target of no more than 25 percent. It is believed that anything over a 25% reduction would cause an economic hardship within the City. The 25 percent criterion is an overall use reduction target. The City used the Department of Water Resources' Bulletin 160-98 the California Water Plan Update, chapters 7, 8 and 9, Options for Meeting Future Water Needs, in the development of the reliability comparison section. Frequency and Magnitude of Supply Deficiencies The City experienced the effects of the statewide drought during 1976-77; during which all residential and commerCial landscape watering was suspended for the duration of the water shortage. During 1987-89, the community was better prepared to handle .,drought impacts, due to the adoption of no-waste ordinances and successful voluntary rationing on the part of the community. Water conservation programs, including free showerheads and toilet leak detection dye tablets for residential customers, and the educational water conservation programs with the local schools were very effective. I The current and future supply projections through 2020 are shown in Table 3. The future supply projections assume normal imported water deliveries and average annual recharge to the Main Orange County Basin. Plans to Assure a Reliable Water Supply The future supply projections rely on proper management of the Orange County Groundwater Basin and successful implementation of the MWD's WSDM "wisdom" plan. Imported Water City of Seal Beach, as mentioned previously, relies on Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) and MWD for imported water supplies. I MWDOC supplies its member agencies with wholesale imported water provided by the MWD from both the Colorado River Aqueduct and State Water Project system. MWD is the only source of imported water presently available to MWDOC and its member I I 1 Resolution Number~ Reliability Comparison Table 5 details estimated water supply projections associated with several 'water supply reliability scenarios. For further information on the data, see Three-year Minimum Supply and Water Shortage Contingency Plan sections. Table 5 Supply Reliability Multiple Dry Water Years Average/ Single Dry Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Normal Water (Volume) , (Volume) (Volume) Water Year 2001 2002 2003 Year 2000 (Volume) (Volume) 3500 3500 3500 3500 3500 Unit of Measure' Acre-feeUYear Transfer or Exchange Opportunities Law 10631. A plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter and shall do all ofthe following: 10631 (d) Describe the opportumties for exchanges or transfers of water on a short-tenn or long-tenn basis. Water Transfers The City relies on MWD for exploring dry year water transfer options with agncultural districts and others statewide. Since groundwater recharge operations are dependent upon purchase of imported water supplies to a certain extent MWDOC is discussing transfers with other agencies in other parts of the State. Water Use Provisions Law 10631. A plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter and shall do all of the following: 10631 (e) (I) Quantify, to the extent records are available, past ami current water use, ovel the same five-year increments described in subdivision (a), and projected water use, identifying the Ilses among water use sectors including, but not necessarily limited to, all of the following uses: (A) Single-family residential; (8) Multifamily; (C) Commercial; (D) Industrial; (E) Institutional and governmental; (F) Landscape; (0) Sales to other agencies; (H) Salme water intrusion barriers, groundwater recharge, 01' conjunctive use, or any combination thereof; and (I) Al,>TIcultural. (2) '111e water use projections shall be in the same S-year increments to 20 years or as far as data is available. Resolution Numberl/19; Past, Current and Projected Water Use Since 1990, new connections are being added at a rate about 1% per year, but because of new plumbing efficiency standards, landscape guidelines, and other conservation programs, water demand is steady. Unaccounted water losses average about 10% of total production. Table 6 Past, Current and Projected Water Use Water Use Sectors 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Single family residential 1447 1568 1531 1559 1599 1637 1668 Multl-fam ifv- residential 1682 1723 1716 1752 1800 1846 1886 Commercial 606 579 577 468 481 490 566 Industrial Ins\ltu\lona\ and 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 governmental' Landscape Sales to other agencies Saline barrIers Groundwater recharge (recycled water) ConJunclive use Agriculture Unaccounted-for system 215 230 225 220 231 241 258 losses Total 4150 4300 4249 4199 4311 4414 4578 Unit of Measure: Acre-feeUYear . Estimated Table 7 Number of Connections by Customer Type- Customer Type 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Single family residential 4472 4600 4800 5000 5200 Multi-family reSidential 615 625 635 650 675 Commercial 320 330 340 350 360 Industrial Institutional and governmental Landscape/recrealion Agriculture Other (Recycle water) Total 5407 5555 5775 6000 6235 . The resldenHal figures do not Include Leisure World served by a Single master meter. It is apparent that the City needs to improve information about its customers. Previously, the City identified and billed customers on the basis of street address and the meter size. The City is unable to easily distinguish a commercial customer from a residential customer. Obviously, each would have different needs and different appropriate rationing allocations. Therefore, the City is in the process of redesigning its water billing system. The figures used in the table above was obtained from MWDOC's "Focus on Orange County's Water Future" dated December ii, 2000. I I I I I I Resoiution Numbe~~rl SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAG N "'''''.!_''_~'.''''''':r-'E''"~.o;.pw..l"o.~. .-- .-...-...............-'_....-..............-.~-~-....r 11 y; ~~ {<o'i~!!::..........r_~ Residential Sector In the City of Seal Beach, single-family residential customers average 2.04 persons per connection. Multi-family residential customers average 1.93 persons per housing unit. Total system per capita water use averages 143 gallons per capita per day. Water efficiency improvements appear to be reducing per capita water use. Commercial Sector The City has a mix of commercial customers, ranging from markets, restaurants, small stores, offices, beauty shops, and gas stations to multi-story office buildings and restaurants and other facilities serving the visitor population. The sector is growing at about less than 1 % per year. Businesses for the growing tourist industry are also contributing. This trend is expected to continue through 2020. Industrial Sector The City has no industrial sector other than some light aerospace manufacturing. The industrial sector has decreased much in the last decade. Institutional/Governmental Sector The City' has a stable institutional/governmental sector, primarily local government, schools, visitor serving public facilities, and a much-scalee! down Naval Base. Agricultural Sector There is no agriculture of any significance in the City. Supply and Demand Comparison Provisions Law 10635 (a) Every urban water suppher shall include, as part of its urban water management plan, an assessment of the reliability of its water service to its customers during nonnal, dry, and multiple dry water years. This water supply and demand assessment shall compare the total water supply sources available to the water supplier with the total projected water use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments, for a nonllal water year, a single dry water year, and multiple dry water years. The w~ter service reliability assessment shall be based upon the infonll:ltion compiled pursuant to Section 10631, including available data from the state, regional, or local agency population projections within the service area of the urban water supplier. Supply and Demand Comparison Table 8 compares current, and projected ~ater supply and demand. It indicates that in average precipitation years, the City of Seal Beach has sufficient water to meet its customers' needs, through 2020. This is based on continued commitment to conservation programs, implementation of WSDM Plan by MWD and additional conjunctive use of groundwater basin by OCWD. Resolution Number.!!../.!tt! Table 8 Projected Supply and Demand Comparison 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Supply totals 4249 4199 4311 4414 4578 Demand totals 4249 4199 4311 4414 4578 Difference Units of Measure Acre-feeUYear In anyone dry year, the City will carefully manage its water supply. In the second consecutive dry year, the City will probably not need to enter into a Stage I water shortage response. In the third consecutive dry year, or in the event of a major systenJ failure, the City may enter a Stage I water shortage response or move into a Stage II water shortage response. See the Water Shortage Contingency Plan and Three-year Minimum Water Supply sections, I Water Demand Management Measures law 10631 (I) Provide a description of the supplier's water demand managt:ment measurcs. This description shall includt: all of the following: (I) A description of each water demand management measme that is currently being implemented, or scheduled for implementation, including the steps necessary to implement any proposcd measures, including, but not limited to, all orthe following:................. I .The City of Seal Beach is committed to implementing water conservation programs. 'This Section discusses water conservation. As mentioned in the cover letter to this Plan, the City of Seal Beach is a signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding regarding Urban Water Conservation in California (MOU) as of year 2000 and is therefore a member of the California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC). The following are just some of the benefits of being a member of the CUWWC: conferences, BMP workshops, free publications, research regarding water management practices, leadership on water legislation and networking with other agencies and interest groups. For the purpose of responding to the Urban Water Management Planning Act the City will address the 16 Demand Management Measures. Descriptions of the City's water conservation programs are below. The City will in good faith address and comply with the BMP targets listed in the CUWCC MOU where applicable. DMM 1 .- Interior and Exterior Water Audits for Single Family and Multi-Family Customers I IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City, in cooperation with MWD and MWDOC may offer free residential water use surveys to single-family and multi-family customers. It is the 'City's goal to complete surveys for 15% of the single family and 15% of the multi- family connections over the next ten years. The City's finance department is in the process of developing an inquiry program to sort billing records by water use within sectors, so that letters offering the free surveys can be mailed to the highest water users. If a customer does not participate and remains on the highest water use list the subsequent year, the customer would receive additional letters offering a water use survey. I I I Resolution Number~ SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ~I - . IN.l....___~,'_';I;.oIIl'......,.............aI..__~_a.........~...'''''i__....-lMUI_.........i.~..__....,._'''.... Institutional and governmental customers will also be offered water use surveys. All City-owned faCilities including the City Hall, the City's corporation yard facilities, and public restrooms will be surveyed and retrofitted. DMM 2 -- Plumbing Retrofit IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION Through MWD and MWDOC the City participates in the distribution of showerheads, aerators, and toilet tank leak detection tablets. The City will target 10% of the single- family homes and multi-family homes every two years. In order to reach the targeted 10% every two years the City may need to distribute excess devices due to the probaqlhty of distribution to people outside the targeted group. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will continue to implement this DMM at a targeted rate of 10% of single and multi-family customers every two years. However, actions required by this DMM are Included as part of DMM 1 and DMM 16, which City believes is a more efficient approach to implementing DMM 2. For each dwelling unit the survey team would complete a customer data form (including number of people per household, number of bathrooms, age of appliances, and lot and landscaped area square footage). This data will then be used to analyze the customer's water use. City staffs would review the surveyed customers' water use records, and compare historic with current use for one year after the survey. If the reduction in water use were not in line with DMM water savings estimates, staff would flag the customer's account and offer a follow up survey. DMM 3 -- Distribution System Water Audits, Leak Detection and Repair IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City has conducted water audits and leak detection and repair since 1991, as described in its 1990 Urban Water Management Plan. City staffs are trained at AWWA- sponsored training programs. Since the City is located in an earthquake zone, it has incorporated the system water audit and leak detection, and meter calibration (production and customer meters) programs into its utility operations. On average, City water department crews spend about 30 days surveyin'g approximately 10 miles of main and laterals per year. The City also has an annual valve exercise program, to ensure that interconnections with adjacent utilities actually work, DMM 4 -- Metering with Commodity Rates IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City is fully metered for all customer sectors, including separate meters for single-family residential, commercial, with the exception of City owned offices and landscapes. There are approximately 610 multi-family complexes, with over 8,000 dwelling units in the City. Commercial/industrial/institutional customers are required to have fire sprinkler systems. The City requires residential fire sprinklers in all 'new single and multi-f~mily const~uct'OIi. Separate meters are required on fire sprinkler systems, with associated monthly service charges. Resolution Number. SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN t"-.r-.~~'._""'_."'U-(~""!,,","'OWo:;lt.........- ,,~~_"'-":'"'- ~'W.~Q~.>&_.__'~.~~~..-....a_ DMM 5 -- Large Landscape Water Audits and Incentives IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: Irrigation surveys will be conducted for the City's large landscape customers (currently defined as three acres or greater). The MWD sponsored Mobile Lab team conducts the surveys. During the survey, the team calculates a water budget for the site -- the amount of water necessary for that site based on the size of the landscape and the climate. I IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE and METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS, The City plans to complete the large landscape customers' water use surveys over the next five years. The City will continue to implement this DMM by annual review of customers' water use, and by offering on-site follow-up evaluations to customers whose total water use exceeds their total annual water budget. CONSERVATION SAVINGS: Landscapes that are upgraded based on survey recommendations could result in a 15% reduction in water demand. DMM 6 -- Landscape Water Conservation Requirements IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City will establish a landscape ordinance including firescaping guidelines and to conform to California Water Code Section 65590 et seq. (AB325), which covers new and existing commercial, industrial, institutional! governmental, and multi-family customers, and Includes new single-family homes. I The City has water efficient landscaping at median strips. The benefits are as listed: (1) the public can see 'attractive low-water using landscapes; (2) the City is demonstrating its commitment to improved efficiencies in public water uses, (3) City public works crews will have improved safety records, because of reduced exposure to injury while maintaining landscaping in the median strips, and (4) there will be cost savings associated with lower water bills, reduced median strip maintenance, and fewer street and gutter repairs as a result of eliminating runoff. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will permanently incorporate this DMM into Its ordinances. METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The City will monitor the cost savings on all city properties, the attendance to the Water Efficient Landscape (WEL) demonstration garden and the number of WEL materials distributed. The RCD will report annually on the landscape water savings associated with this DMM to the City. CONSERVATION SAVINGS: The landscape ordinance may lead to a similar 15% reduction due to landscape surveys and water budget irrigation scheduling. DMM 7 -- Public Information I IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City promotes water conservation and other resource efficiencies in coordination with MWD and MWDOC. The City will distribute public information through bill inserts, brochures,. and special events every year. City water bills are being redesigned to show gallons used per day for the last billing period compared to the same period the previous year (previously, the bill only indicated total billing period usage in billing units (one hundred cubit feet of water, which is 748 gallons). 1 I I Resolution Number ~~ , This year the City established a World Wide Web Home Page for Public Works Department, which includes information on water usage, conservation, and other resource issues. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will continue to provide public information services and materials to remind the public about water and other resource issues. METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The City will track the commentary regarding the information provided. CONSERVATION SAVINGS: The City has no method to quantify the savings of this DMM but believes that this program is in the public's interest. DMM 8 -- School Education IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City continues to work with MWDOC and the school district to promote water conservation and other resource efficiencies at school facilities and to educate students about these issues. As part of the commerciallindustriallinstitutional water conservation programs, all public school toilets, urinals, showerheads, and faucet aerators have been replaced with ultra-low flow models. The City relies on MWDOC to implement DMM 8. MWDOC on behalf of the City provides educational materials for several grade levels, State and County water system maps, posters, workbooks, interactive computer software, and videos, and sponsors teachers' Project Water Education for Teachers (WET) training, science fairs, and water conservation contests. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will continue to implement this DMM at the levels described. METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The City will continue to survey the institutions and educators on the number of programs, materials and attendance at water conservation activities. CONSERVATION SAVINGS: The City has no method to quantify the savings of this DMM but believes that this program is in the public's interest. DMM 9 -- Commercial and Industrial Water Conservation IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City will develop a program for commercial and industrial users. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE and CONSERVATION SAVINGS: The City will develop an Implementation schedule of this DMM at a predetermined annual target rate for the next five years. The City Will make savings evaluations. METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The City will implement this DMM by annual review of customers' water use, and by offering on-site follow-up evaluations to customers. Resolution Number tI/qg DMM 10 -- New Commercial and Industrial Water Use Review IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City building department will coordinate the implementation of this DMM in cooperation with the Public Works Department. Staff will review the b~i1ding plans to determine the water use efficiency before a permit is issued to the new customer. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will implement this DMM. I METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The staff will report on plan improvements and compare it with historical data to determine the increase in water use efficiency. CONSERVATION SAVINGS: Commercial water reduction achieved from DMMs excluding Ultra low Flush Toilet Replacement is estimated at 12% to 15% in gallons per employee per day. DMM 11 -- Conservation Pricing, Water Service and Sewer Service IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City of Seal Beach does not presently have an inclining block rate structure for all customer sectors. If the City were to implement an inclining block rate structure residential customers would receive a lifeline allotment as the base block. Usage above the water btldget is billed at a higher block rate. METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: If implemented City staff would monitor the number of violators who use water in excess of their established allotment. I CONSERVATION SAVINGS: The incentive of this DMM is to decrease the customer's water costs and water use through price incentives as described above. , DMM 12 -- Landscape Water Conservation for New and Existing Single Family Homes IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: As discussed under DMM 6, the City has not yet adopted a landscape ordinance pertaining to new and existing single-family homes. The City works with MWDOC and others to promote efficient landscaping practices. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City has not yet incorporated this DMM into its ordinances, but will continue to distribute conservation related materials to all new service connections. D M M 13 -- Water Waste Prohibition IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City established a "Conservation of Public Water I Supply" ordinance in 1991, which is actively enforced. Enforcement includes the "gutter flooder" patrol, to educate customers, and if necessary, issue warnings and citations for violations. See Appendix for the "Conservation of Public Water Supply" Or~inance. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City has permanently incorporated this DMM into its ordinances. METI:IODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: All citations and violations are reported annually. Over the period of this DMM the City has seen a reduction in the number of violations. ' I I I "'_. r , .. . Resolution Number~ SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN _..-....- ,~~......"'l"\'" r" .' ..~-...._.......~~ ~ ........-ao:."'"'!J"".~~~-- CONSERVATION SAVINGS: The City has no method to quantify the savings of this DMM but believes that this program is in the public's interest. BUDGET: Enforcement costs are a part of the water department's overhead. DMM 14 -- Water Conservation Coordinator IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City designated a water conservation coordinator in 2000. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will continue to implement this DMM. METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The City will continue to survey the institutions and educators on the number of programs, materials and attendance at water conservation activities. CONSERVATION SAVINGS: The City has no method to quantify the savings of this DMM but believes that this program is in the public's interest. DMM 15 -- Financial Incentives IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City cost-share commercial and industrial audit costs through the water rates paid to MWDOC. DMM 16 -- Ultra-low Flush Toilet Replacement IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City participates in a high visibility ultra-low flush toilet replacement program implemented by MWDOC. This program encourages residents to replace their water guzzling toilets with 1.6 gallons per flush ULFTs.The City through MWDOC has distribl:Jted a total of 1263 ULFT toilets to date. In coordination with MWDOC and partially funded by MWD,OCWD and OCSD, the program offers rebates to customers, free distributions and drop shipments. DMM 16 is also implemented in coordination with DMM 1, DMM 2, and DMM 8. The City considers its ULFT program to be exemplary, because a significant number (1263) of the non- conserving toilets in the City have now been replaced with ultra-low flush models. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will continue to implement this DMM until the City's goal is met: at least 80% of all non-conserving and low-flush model toilets in the City will be replaced with ultra-low flush models. Table 9 ULFT Retrofit Program Year # of ULFT Retrofits 2000 200 2001 200 2002 200 2003 200 2004 200 2005 200 2006 200 2007 200 2008 200 2009 200 2010 200 e - estimate Resolution Number ~~~~ SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ~~"'--"Iii.~" r_~1iI~""'''''~''''..~_.-a:_'-!>1o<'''_'. - "., _.....-_~_,....,.......-..~~K...~~...,:._,...--....... Water Shortage Contingency Plan Preparation for Catastrophic Water Supply Interruption I Law 10632. The plan shall provide an urban water shortage contingency analysis which includes each of the following elements which are within the authority of the urban water supplier: 10632 (c) Actions to be undertaken by the urban water supplier to prepare for, and implement during, a catastrophic intemtption of water supplies including, but not limited to, a regional power outage, an earthquake, or other disaster. Water Shortage Emergency Response !n 1991 ;iri accordance with the req~irement~ of,A~~eml;>ly Bill 11X, the City water, and emergency 'services departmemts' developed'c\ comp.rehensive water shortage ~~riiingency plan, which was' incorporated into,th'e City's Emergency Response Plan in early.1992. The:' City's' p.lan is consistent with provisions in the County's Emergency Response Plan. Both plans contain procedures for the distribution of potable water in a disaster; these procedures are consistent with guidelines prepared by the California I State Office of Emergency Services. The City recognizes the importance of the DMMs in reducing water demand and will strive to implement the programs within the constraints of small staff and resources. The City would call media attention to the water supply situation during a shortage and r would step up public water education programs, encourage property owners to apply for a landscape and interior water use survey and continue to advertise the importance of customers to install ULF plumbing fixtures. During declared shortages, or when a shortage declaration appears imminent, the Public Works Director, who serves as the authorized representative, activates a City water shortage response plan. During a declared water shortage, the City will accept applications for new building permits but will not issue permits until the shortage declaration is rescinded. Supplemental Water Supplies To offset future potential water shortages due to drought or disaster, the City is considering the following supplemental water supplies. I Desalination MWDOC has entered into a tentative contract to purchase product water from a seawater desalination plant proposed by a private entity in Huntington Beach: MWDOC is in discussion and analysis to determine if desalination would be cost-effectl~e ~or drought water shortage mitigation and/or as an emergency wa~er supply. Prel~mlnary analysis indicates that since desalination remains both expensive and e~ergy intensive, it WQuld probably be cost effective only if the County's other water supplies were greatly reduced or not available at all. Resolution Number~ Challenges include that the current water distribution system is not designed for potable water to be input at ocean level, and therefore desalination water would have to be pumped up into the service area. There are a number of potential desalination plant sites, including the proposed AES power plant site in Huntington Beach. In the event of a major disaster, electric service could be disrupted, so desalinated water might have to be produced and distributed using diesel power. Achieving all necessary permits, arranging funding and actual construction could be time consuming and would probably take years. Feasibility study results are expected by late 2001. I Water Transfers See the Transfer or Exchange Opportunities section. Long Term Additional Water Supply Options To meet future long-term water demand beyond 2020, the City is relying on MWDOC and OCWD who is studying in various water supply proposals. MWD is negotiating for additional water storage in various groundwater basins. The full range of options available to MWD are described in WSDM plan. OCWD has seriously studied reverse osmosis treatment of tertiary treated waste water to recharge the Main Orange County Groundwater Basin in amounts ranging from 70000 acre-feet to 100000 acre-feet per year which would be in addition to the natural recharge and imported water purchases. I Water Shortage Contingency Ordinance/Resolution Law 10632. The plan shall provide an urban water shortage contingency analysis which includes each of tile following elements which are within the authority of the urban water supplier: 10632 (h) A draft water shortage contingency resolution 01' ordinance. City of Seal Beach Water Shortage Response As mentioned earlier, the City adopted a .Conservation of F:'ublic Water Supply" Ordinance in 1991, which addresses City's water shortage response. A copy of the ordinance is included in the Appendix. I Stages of Action Law 10632. The plan shall provide an urban water shortage contingency analysis which indudes each of the following elements which are within the authonty of the urban water supplier: 10632 (a) Stages of action to be imdertaken by the urban water supplier in response to water supply shortages, including up 10 a 50 percent reduction in water supply and an outlIne of speci lie water . supply conditions,which are applicable to each stage. Resolution Number~ Rationing Stages and Reduction Goals The City has developed a four- stage rationing plan (see Table 10) to invoke during declared water shortages. The rationing plan includes voluntary and mandatory rationing, depending on the causes, severity, and anticipated duration of the water supply shortage. . Table 10 Water Rationing Stages and Reduction Goals Shortage Stage Customer Type of Condition Reduction Rationing Goal Program Up to 15% I 15% Voluntary 15 - 25% II 25% Mandatory 25 - 35% ,- III 35% Mandatory 35 - 50% IV 50% or > Mandatory I Priority by Use Priorities for use of available potable water during shortages were based on legal requirements set forth in the California Water Code, Sections 350-358. Water allocations are established for all customers according to the following ranking system: . Minimum health and safety allocations for interior residential needs (includes single family, multi-family, hospitals and convalescent facilities, retirement and mobile home communities, and student housing, and fire fighting and public safety) . ' Commercial, industrial, institutional/governmental operations . (where water is used for manufacturing and for minimum health and safety allocations for employees and visitors), to maintain jobs and economic base of the community (not for landscape uses) . Permanent agriculture (orchards, vineyards, and other commercial agriculture which would require at least five years to return to production). . Annual agriculture (floriculture, strawberries, other truck crops) . Existing landscaping . New customers, proposed projects without permits when shortage declared. I Health and Safety Requirements Based on commonly accepted estimates of interior residential water use in the United States, Table 16 indicates per capita health and safety water requirements. In Stage I shortages, customers may adjust either interior or outdoor water use (or both), in order to meet the voluntary water reduction goal. Stage II, Stage III and Stage IV are mandatory rationing programs, which is likely to be declared only as the result of a prolonged water shortage or as a result of an emergency. I Water Shortage Stages and Triggering Mechanisms As the water purveyor, the City of Seal Beach must provide the minimum health and safety water needs of the community at all times. The water shortage response is designed to provide a minimum of 50% of normal supply during a severe or extended water shortage. The rationing program triggering levels shown below are meant to ensure that this goal is met. ,I I 1 Resolution Number~ Rationing stages may be triggered by a shortage in one water source or a combination of sources. The City's potable water sources are groundwater, and imported. Rationing stages may be triggered by a supply shortage or by contamination in one source or a combination of sources. Because shortages overlap Stages, triggers automatically implement the more restrictive Stage. Specific criteria for triggering the City's rationing stages are shown in Table 11. Table 11 Water Shortage Stages and Triggering Mechanisms Percent Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV Reduction of Up to 15% 15 - 25% 25 - 35% 35 - 50% > Supply Water Supply Condition Total supply is Total supply IS Total supply is Total supply is Current 65 - 90% of 75 - 65% of 65 - 75% of less than 65% of Supply IInormal." "normal." "normal." II normal. n And Or Or Or Below "normal" year Below "normal" Fourth Fifth consecutive is declared. year is declared consecutive below below "normal" year "normal" year is IS declared. Or Or declared. Or Or Future Supply Projected supply Projected supply Projected supply Projected supply Insufficient to Insufficient to Insufficient to Insufficient to provide 60% of provide 75% of provide 65% of provide 50% of "normal" deliveries "norma'" deliveries "normal" deliveries "normal" deliveries for the next two for the next two . for the next two for the next two years. years. years. years, Or Or Or Or Groundwater No excess First year of excess Second year of No excess groundwater groundwater excess groundwater pumping pumping taken, groundwater pumping available undertaken. must be "replaced" pumping taken, Or within four years. must be "replaced" Reduced within four years, groundwater pumping due to replenishment of previously pumped groundwater. Or Or Or Or Water Quality Contamination of Contamination of Contamination of 10% of water 20% of water 30% of water supply (exceeds supply (exceeds supply (exceeds primary drinking primary drinking primary drinking water standards) water standards) water standards) Or Disaster Loss Disaster Loss Water Allotment Methods The City has not established allocation method for each customer type. SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN t~~~~""'-""""'''-~~''f'''''''''''''''''''-'-~~___'l''''~''''''''''_"''''''''''''''''_.''-''~-''-~_~' .,._~'.iIt.......~ Resolutio~ Number ~~~J9 Prohibitions, Consumption Reduction Methods and Penalties Law 10632. The plan shall provide an urban water shOltage contingency analysis which includes each of the following elements which are within the authority ufthe urban watcr supplier: I 10632 (d) Additional, mandatolY prohibitions against specific water use practices during water shortages, including, but not limited to, prohibiting the use of potable water for street cleaning. 10632 (e) Consumption reduction methods in the most restrictive stages. Each urban watcr supplier may use any type of consumption reduction methods in its water shortage contingency analysis that would reduce water use, are appropriate for its area, and have the ability to achieve a water use reduction consistent with up to a SO percent reduction in water supply. 10632 (f) Penalties or charges for excessive use, where applicable. Mandatory Prohibitions on Water Wasting The Seal Beach ConseNation of Public Supply Ordinance (see Appendix) includes prohibitions on various wasteful water uses such as lawn watering during mid-day hours, washing sidewalks and driveways with potable water, and allowing plumbing leaks to go uncorrected more than 24 hours after customer notification. I Table 12 Consumption Reduction Methods Examples of Consumption Reduction Methods Stage When Method Takes Effect Demand reduction program All stages Reduce pressure in water lines Flow restnctlon Violations only Restrict building permits 1I1,IV Restrict for only pnonty uses Use prohibitions , All stages Water shortage pnclng Per capita allotment by customer type Plumbing fixture replacement Voluntary rationIng I Mandatory rationing II, III, IV Incentives to reduce water consumption Education Program All Stages Percentage reducllon by customer type Other Other I Excessive Use Penalties Any customer violating the regulations and restrictions on water use set forth in the "ConseNation of Public Water Supply" Ordinance shall receive a written warning for the first such violation. Upon a second violation, the customer shall receive a written warning and the district may cause a flow-restrictor to be installed in the seNice. If a f1ow-restrictor is placed, the violator shall pay the cost of the installation and removal. If water seNice is disconnected, it shall be restored only upon payment of the turn-on charge fixed by the City Council. .' I I I Resolution Number~~~ SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEM~ ~~""-"'~~~f-"'I'_,I'-. _..........-.;.r.~~.II.'I.....u,......,,~..J.oIL~......~.Ni.Ilo..ool~.........II" _ . '":' k --.~a; Revenue and Expenditure Impacts and Measures to Overcome Impacts Law 10632. The plan shall provide an urban water sholtage contingency analysis which includes each of the following elements whh.:h are within the authority of the urban water supplier: 10632 (g) 'An analysis of the impacts of each of the actiOl;s and conditions described in subdivisions (a) to (t), inclusive, on the revenues and expenditures of the urban water supplier... 10632 (g) [An analysis of the impacts of each of the] proposed measures to overcome those [revenue and expenditure] impacts, such us the development of reserves and rate adjustments. All surplus revenues that the City collects are currently used to fund the capital improvements. The City has not yet estimated projected ranges of water sales by shortage stage to best understand the impact each level of shortage will have on projected revenues and expenditures by each shortage stage. Reduction Measuring Mechanism Law 10632. The plan shall provide an urban water shOltage contingency analysis which includes each of the following elements which are within the authority of the urban water supplier: 10632 (i) A mechanism for detennining actual redudions in water use pursuant to the urban water shortage contingency analysis. Mechanism to Determine Reductions in Water Use Under normal water supply conditions, potable water production figures are recorded daily. Totals are reported weekly to the Chief Water Operator. 'Totals are reported monthly to the Public Works Director and incorporated into the water supply report. During a Stage I or Stage /I water shortage, daily production figures will be reported to the Director. The Director will compare the weekly production to the target weekly production to verify that the reduction goal is being met. Monthly reports are sent to the City Council. If reduction goals are not met, the Director will notify the City Council so that correctrve action can be taken. During a Stage /II or Stage IV water shortage, the procedure listed above wjJJ be followed, with the addition of a daily production report to the Public Works Director. Resolution Number~ SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ~~._. oCl'.lo.i'\. -:--'~_~~':'. :IIl,"r_~~.olII.~~.,..~-._-.."",..................=-.... ""T-- ~;;/~~ Water Recycling Wastewater System Description Law 10633. TIle plan shall provide, to the extent available, information on recycled water and its potential for use as a water source in the service area of the urban water supplier. To the extent practicable, the preparation of the plan shaH be coordinated with local water, wastewater, groundwater, and planning agencies and shaH include all of the following: I 10633 (a) A description of the wastewater collection and treatment systems in the supplier's service area... Recycled Water Planning The City of Seal Beach presently has no practical source of recycled water as the City sends all wastewater to OCSD for treatment and the treatment plants are considerable distance away from the City boundaries. However, the City Council has established a goal to explore this issue. The City will be investigating practicality of purchasing recycled water from outside OCSD jurisdictional boundaries from Long Beach or other inland agencies. Additionally OCWD in conjunction with OCSD provides highly treated wastewater for injection into the ground to prevent seawater intrusion along the coast. These two agencies are also in the process of proceeding (or very likely to proceed) with the previously mentioned Groundwater Recovery Project to recharge the groundwater basin, which supplies 75% of Seal Beach's total water needs. I ,'. I Resolution NumberJ/lJf~ SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN .-':"O{-"I!IY"--..:.........~~OM"!'I'......""........ Y. '--,"to"~~-...._~-_. _.&..~.'-'1'r~._--..__...... .. to4ool~~ APPENDIX A I List Of Groups Who Participated In The Development Of This Plan . City Council . City Manager and staff . Public Works Director/Assistant City Englneer/Water Department and Water Conservation Staff . Planmng Department . Consultants . Other basin-wide, regional, state and federal agencies with shared water supplies and/or neighboring water Interests I I Resolution Number. SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IIld.lI V' ':N.~~-"'I-4""q-': . WJ'-'Jll^"'~"",,"a...4~~""'joofL-'''''''~__'"''''rI'e''1f~ - ...-- ~~~~.3a'" . , APPENDIX 8 Resolution To Adopt The Urban Water Management Plan I CITY OF SEAL BEACH ORANGE COUNTY, CAliFORNIA March 2001 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water Code Section 10610 et seq., known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act) during the 1983-1984 Regular Session, and as amended subsequently, which mandates that every supplIer providing water for municipal purposes to more Ihan 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre feet of water annually, prepare an Urban Water Management Plan, the primary objective of which is to plan for the conservation and efficient use of water; and WHEREAS the City IS an urban supplIer of water providing water to a population over 26,000, and WHEREAS the Plan shall be penodically reviewed at least once every fIVe years, and that the Cily shall make any amendments or changes to its plan which are indicated by the review, and WHEREAS the Plan must be adopted by December 31,2000, after public review and hearing, and flied With the California Department of Water Resources Within thirty days of adoption; and WHEREAS the City has therefore, prepared and circulated for public review a draft Urban Water Management Ptan, and a properly nollced publIc hearing regarding said Plan was held by the City Council on March xx, 2001 and I WHEREAS the City of Seal Beach did prepare and shall file said Plan with Ihe California Department of Water Resources by June 30, 2001; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cily Council of the City of Seal Beach as follows: 1. The 2000 Urban Water Management Plan is hereby adopted and ordered filed with the City Clerk, The PubliC Works Director is hereby authorized and directed to file the 2000 Urban Water Management Plan with the California Department of Water Resources within 30 days after thiS date; The Public Works Director IS hereby authonzed and directed to implement the Water Conservation Programs as set forlh in the 2000 Urban Water Management Plan, which includes water shortage contingency analysis and recommendations to the City Council regarding necessary procedures, rules, and regulations to carry out effective and equitabte water conservation and water recycling programs; In a water shortage, the City Council IS authOrized to declare a Water Shortage Emergency according to the Water Shortage Stages and Triggers indicated in the Plan, and implement necessary elements of the Plan; The Public Works Director shall recommend to the City CounCil additional regulations to carry out effective and eqUitable allocation of water resources; and ADOPTED thiS 23rd day of May 2001, by the follOWing vote: I AYES' Council Members NOES: None AB'SENT None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST. City Clerk, Approved as to Form and Legalily: City AlIorney I I I Resolution Number ./it:Y>A SEAL BEACH 2000 URBAN WATER M^NAGEME~ .....-..W.hJ'llur..lz>o'R_..~~.,...~.~,\'i'~."'........!~.._..~.,l,.""'~_"...~....,,' ..._.."""'t........t~___.io.-.- ....,...w... __ ..........."lIa!'^'~. ~'I""'IUl''''_''''''''. APPENDIX C SEAL BEACH's WATER SHORTAGE INFORMATION Conservallon or Public Water Supply Ordinance " Resolution Number J/ltlg I PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Orange I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county afore- said; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or inter- ested in the above-entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of the SEAL BEACH SUN, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published weekl~ in the City of Seal Beach, County of Orange and which newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, under the date of 2/24/75. Case Number A82583; that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire is'sue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit: 5)7 I ?-60 I I I all in the year 2001. Proof of Publication of ............................................... ............................................... NOTICE'OF PUBLIC HEARING '. - URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT: PLAN lDDD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ~lh8 City Council of ths'C1ly of Seal Beach Will conduct a publK: he,ulog on Tuusds.V, May 291h, 2001, at .' 7 00 P In in ahe City C.ouncll Cham~ ben., 211 Eighth Slreet, Seal Bf;!uch, (0 consider the folluwlIIg Itam . SEAL BEACH URBAN.WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2000 AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA '. WATER CODE:' __ . At the above tlma and p1,ac& all inl81- 85tBd persons may-be heard If &0. deSired. Wrlnen convnenls may ~Iso_ be subrmned anrJ lIhoLJ!!j be addressed lO the Clly CounCil c/O Ihe CIIY Clulk: Coy Hall 211.. 81h Slreet, ::aem Beach, and su'ch ~ommellls sho'uld,lhll recBlved prior 10 Ihe MElling dale If . the proposed acbons are challenged In court, you may be Ilnul~ lO raise ol'lly Ihose Issues you or som"one ~I$e. raised In Ihe public; ho1arm\l descnbad III thllil millce or 11'1 wrilten correapotlt dwncw dellve;ed 10 "Ihe Oty Clerk.at Q( pllor to Ihe publiC healing - DATED It-IIS-15et.~ay of May, 2001 Joanna M Yeo;". .~ . 'CltyCklIrk' '.: ,- . Published IrIlhe Seal Beach Sun Jour- l'Ial, 05J17/~0t!I,' _ . I I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. I Dated at Seal Beach, CA, this ) 7 day ~f m. Signature PUBLI :n PROCESSED BY: THE SUN NEWSPAPERS 216 Main Street Seal Beach, CA 90740 (562) 430-7555' (949) 759-7726 ,2001.