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Home My WebLink AboutItem N frOti SEA(4� ,J F iv 90\ AGENDA STAFF REPORT DATE: June 27, 2016 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council THRU: Jill R. Ingram, City Manager FROM: Jim Basham, Interim Director of Public Works SUBJECT: ADOPT URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN SUMMARY OF REQUEST: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 6658 adopting the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS: On May 23, 2016 the City Council conducted a public hearing on the proposed adoption of the Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). There was no protest to the plan however, staff did receive several questions from the public which are provided below along with staff's responses. 1) What is the difference between water "demand"and water "supplied'? Page 1-3 states that City water demand was 3782 acre feet per year(AFY) while page 1-8 states that 3521 AFY was "supplied': These values should match. Both are terms that are used to discuss water being supplied to the City through purchase, pumping or other methods. They should be consistent and this has been updated in the plan to be consistent. 2) What is the correct figure for the 2015 population of Seal Beach? Page 1-3 states 24,070, while page 2-2 states 23,706. Correct value is 23,706. The population numbers were gathered from two different sources that had different population values. The plan will use only one source to be consistent, and the value of 23,706 will be used. 3) Table 2-2 (on page 2-4) breaks down water supplied into four categories- residential, institutional/governmental, sales to Golden State Water, and Commercial. The following are related questions: a. We supply a large amount of water to the Navy base. Is this use categorized as commercial rather than institutional/governmental? The water provided to the Navy is categorized as Commercial. Agenda Item N b. Page 2-6 indicates that our system has a water loss of 159 AFY. This is more than the total in the Table for institutional/governmental. What category includes this system water loss? The AWWA water loss audit takes an in-depth look at not only real losses but includes apparent losses. These take into account water used for hydrant flushing, use in non-metered areas, leaks at water meters, and leaks in the distribution system amongst some of the apparent non-revenue losses. They are covered under all categories as a percentage of the entire system loss. c. The City waters public parks and medians. Is this use categorized as commercial rather than institutional/governmental? The metered City water use for parks or medians would be categorized as Institutional/governmental. d. Similarly, Leisure World has a golf course and other park areas. Is water used for this purpose categorized as residential or commercial? With all water provided to Leisure World passing through larger, community meters, the entire community is categorized as Residential. 4) Last week the State Water Resources Control Board issued regulations that replaced the previous conservation targets with self-certified "stress testing" that available water supplies are adequate to withstand an additional three years of drought. On page 3-21 is a very favorable assessment of our system's ability to do this even with a 6% increase in demand. Does this assessment mean that Seal Beach no longer has a required conservation percent reduction? The SBx7-7 targets are not impacted by the SWRCB actions or regulations. The UWMP reports in 5-year increments and focuses more on long-term conditions over a 25-year period. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) understands the Governor's mandatory restrictions; however there is no UWMP requirement to address this as the UWMP is more of a long-term planning tool. In summary, Water Code Sections 10610 through 10656 of the Urban Water Management Planning Act requires every urban water supplier (including wholesalers), either publicly or privately owned, to provide water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet annually to file an updated UWMP with the Department of Water Resources (DWR) every five years; in years ending in five or zero. This year the UWMPs are due by July 1, 2016. The UWMP provides the DWR with a detailed summary of present and future water resources and demands within the City's service area and assesses the City's water resource needs. The UWMP is a comprehensive planning water resource document that outlines the projected water supply demand for a 25- year planning period in a five year increment. The 2015 Urban Water Management Plan is complete and has met all Federal and State regulations. Staff suggest the City Council move forward and adopt the Urban Water Management Plan. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no environmental impact related to this item. LEGAL ANALYSIS: The City Attorney has reviewed and approved this item. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 6658 adopting the 2015 Urban Water Man.; •-ment Plan. SU: ED BYE NOTED AND APPROVED: ate ' g Jim :asham iii -,. ngram, City M n ger Interim Director of Public Works Prepared by: David Spitz, P.E., Associate Engineer Attachment: A. Resolution No. 6658 B. 2015 Urban Water Management Plan Attachment "A" RESOLUTION NUMBER 6658 A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING THE 2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN 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 than 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 desires to update the Urban Water Management Plan dated June 2016 after public review and hearing and filed with the California Department of Water Resources by June 30, 2016; and WHEREAS the City has therefore, prepared and circulated for public review a draft Urban Water Management Plan Update dated June 2016, and a properly noticed public hearing regarding said Plan was held by the City Council on May 23, 2016; and WHEREAS the City of Seal Beach did prepare and shall file said Plan with the California Department of Water Resources by June 30, 2016; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach as follows: The Urban Water Management Plan Update dated June 2016 is hereby adopted and ordered filed with the City Clerk; The Interim Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to file the Urban Water Management Plan Update dated June 2016 with the California Department of Water Resources by June 30, 2016. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of June,2016 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members: NOES: Council Members: ABSENT: Council Members: ABSTAIN: Council Members: Resolution Number 6658 ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Robin Roberts, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 6658 on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of June , 2016. City Clerk ITEM N, ATTACHMENT B (2015 Urban Water Management Plan) AVAILABLE ON THE AGENDA DRIVE/ USB AND IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE DOCUMENT