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AGENDA REPORT
DATE:
December 12, 2005
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager
FROM: Mark K. Vukojevic, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer
SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF URBAN
WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE - 2005
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The proposed City Council action will conduct a public hearing, approve the attached
Resolution No. ----J adopt the City's Urban Water Management Plan Update-2005 as
required by the California Water Code 10621(a) and authorize the submittal to the State
Department of Water Resources.
BACKGROUND:
California Water Code Division 6, Part 2.6 (Urban Water Management Planning)
requires each urban water supplier to prepare at five year intervals an Urban Water
Management Plan (UWMP) describing the service area, including the demographic
factors, water sources, efficient uses of water, demand management measures,
implementation strategy and schedule, reliability planning, and submit the plan to
Department of Water Resources (DWR) by December 31 of years ending in five and
zero.
The City of Seal Beach's latest Urban Water Management Plan (2002 Update) was
prepared to comply with new 2002 legislation and review comments received from
DWR. It was adopted by the City Council on November 12, 2002. The Plan included as
water demand management measures the Best Management Practices (BMPs) adopted by
California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC) that were also approved by the
Council at the time of authorization of the Orange County Sanitation District Cooperative
Projects contracts.
The 2005 update to the UWMP is due to the DWR by December 31,2005 and the City's
utility consultant AKM Consulting Engineers prepared the 2005 UWMP update.
Municipal Water District of Orange County also provided baseline information for
incorporation in the report. The new UWMP is a planning document that will guide the
water resources for the City for the next five years. City Council is requested to receive
public comments and adopt the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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Ongoing costs associated with this plan are expended under the current Water Operations
Enterprise Fund. There is no additional fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION:'
It is recommend~ that City Council conduct a public hearing, approve the attached
Resolution No. --' adopt the City's Updated Urban Water Management Plan-2005 as
required by the California Water Code 1062l(a) and authorize the submittal to the State
Department of Water Resources.
Prepared By:
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Mark Vukojevic, P .E.
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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Attachment: Resolution No. _ adopting the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan
2005 Urban Water Management Plan
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AgendaIrem_
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA TO ADOPT THE URBAN
WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH HEREBY RESOLVES:
WHEREAS, the CoIiforni. Legislaturo enactod ASSOIIlbly Bill 797 (Wotor Code Soction 10610
et seq., known .. tho Urban W.ter Mansgement Planning Act) during tho 1983-1984 Regular
Session, and .. amended subsequently, wbich mandstos th.t overy supplier providing waler for
municipal pulpO'" to mo,", than 3,000 custom.,. or supplying IDO,", than 3,000 acre feet of
water annuslly, prepare an Urban Water Msnagemeot Plan, the primary objoctive ofwbich is to
plan for the conservation and efficieul use ofwater; and
WHEREAS, tho City is an urban supplier of water providing water to. population over 25,000,
and
WHEREAS tho City desires to update tho Urban Water Msnagemont Plan dated 2002 after
public review and hearing and filod with the Californi. Department of W.ter Resources by
December 31, 2005; and
WHEREAS tho City has thorefore, prepared and c:itculated for public review . ckaft Urban
W.ter Mansgement Plan Updatl>-2005, and . properly noticed public hearing ",garding said Plan
was held by !he City Council on December 12, 2005 and
WHEREAS the City of Seal Beach dId prepare and shaU file said Plan with the California
Department of Water Resources by December 31, 2005;
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NOW, TIlEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCJL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Urban Water Management Plan Update -2005 ;. hereby adopted and nrdered
filod with the City Clerk;
Section 2: The Public Works Director is hereby .uthorized and directed to tile tho Urban
Water Management Plan Update . 2005 with the Californi. Departmeul of Water
Resources by December 31, 2005.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of tho City of Sesl Beach at .
meeting thoreofbeld on the _ day of .2005, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES, ColIDCilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
Mayor
A Tl'EST,
City Clerk
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STATE OF CAUFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
t Linda Devine, Cil}' Clerk of Seal Beach, CoIifomia, do heteby certify that tho foregoing
..solutioll is tho original copy ofResolutillll Number _ llIl fiI. ill tho office of tho Cil}' Clark,
passed, approvod, and odoptod by tho Cil}' Council of tho Cil}' of Seal Beach, at a ..gular moeting
thoroofhold llIl tho day of . 2005.
City Clark
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The City of Seal Beach
Urban Water Management Plan
2005 Update
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Submitted to
California Department of Water Resources
Prepared By
The City Of Seal Beach
211 8th Street
Seal Beach, CA 90740
December 2005
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The City of Seal Beach
2005 Urban Water Management Plan
Update
Contact Sheet
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Date plan submitted to the Department of Water Resources:
Name of person preparing this plan: Zekl Kayiran, AKM Consulting Engineers
Phone: 949-753-7333
Fax: 949-753-7320
E-mail address:zkavirantalakmce.com
The Water Supplier is a: Municipality
The Water Supplier is a: Retailer
Utility services provided by the water supplier include: Water
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Is the agency a Bureau of Reclamation Contractor? No
Is the Agency a State Water Project Contractor? No
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Section
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
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Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
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Table of Contents
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Agency Coordination ..... .........................................................................................1
Contents of Urban Watar Management Plan ........................................................2
2-1 Appropriate Level of Planning for Size of Agency ...........................................2
2-2 Service Area Information with 20 Year Projections .........................................2
2-3 Water Sources ...............................................................................................10
2-3.1 Groundwater ............................... ................................................................... 10
2-3.2 Imported Water...............................................................................:..............13
2-4' Reliability of Supply .......................................................................................14
2-5 . Trensferand Exchange Opportunities........................................................... 19
2-6 Water Use by Customer Type - Past, Current and Future ...........................20
2-7 Oemand Management Measures ..................................................................22
2-8 Planned Water Supply Projects and Programs .............................................28
2-9 Development of Desalinated Water...............................................................29
2-10 Current or Projected Supply Includes Wholesale Water ................. ..............29
Determination of DMM Implementation....... .............. .................................... ... 31
Water Shortage Contingency Plan. ............................................................... .... 32
4-1 Stages of Action.......................................................... ................................... 32
4-2 Estimate of Minimum Supply for the Next Three Years ................................35
4-3 Catastrophic Supply Interruption Plan...........................................................35
4-4 Prohibitions. Penalties and Consumptions Reduction................................... 36
4-5 Analysis of Revenue Impacts on Reduced Sales During Shortages ............37
4-6 Draft Ordinance and Use Monitoring ............................................................. 37
Recycled Water Plan ............................................................................................ 38
Water Quality Impacts on Reliability ...................................................................40
Water ServIce Reliability ............................................... ........................................41
Adoption and Implementation of UWMP.............................................................48
8-1 Public Participation............................................................................. .............48
8-2 Plan Adoption .................................................................................... ............... 48
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Fiaure
Figure 1
Figure 2
Table
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 6
Table 7
Table 8
Table 9
Table 10
Table 11
Table 12
Table 13
Table 14
Table 15
Table 16
Table 17
Table 18
Table 19
Table 20
Table 21
Table 22
Table 23
Table 24
Table 25
Table 26
Table 27
Table 28
List of Figures
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Location Map ............................................................................................................. 4
Domestic Water System Service Area ......................................................................5
List of Tables
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Coordination wtth Appropriate Agencies ...................................................................1
Population -Current and Projected ...........................................................................2
Climate......................... ................................................... ........................................... 3
Current and Planned Water Supplies............. ........................................................12
Amount of Groundwater Pumped............................................................................12
Amount of Groundwater Projected to be Pumped ..................................................13
Supply Reliability.................... ..... .... ...................................................... ......... ....18
Basis of Water Year Data................................... .. . ...... ........................................19
Factors Resulting in Inconsistency of Supply......... .. ... . ... ........ .........................19
Past, Current and Projected Water Deliveries................................... .... .. ...........21
Agency Demand Projections Provided to Wholesale Suppliers.............................. 30
Wholesaler Identified and Quantified the Existing and Planned
Sources of Water .............. ................................................................................ 30
Wholesale Supply Reliabiltty ...................................................................................30
Factors ResuRing in Inconsistency of Wholesale(s Supply.................................... 30
Water Supply Shortage Stages and Conditions Rationing S1ages .........................32
Water Shortage S1ages and Triggering Mechanism ............................................... 34
Thre~ Year Estimated MiQimum Water Supply.............................................. ........ 35
Projected Normal Water Supply...... ............... ................................ .........................41
Projected Normal Water Demand ...........................................................................41
Projected Supply and Demand Comparison ................................:..........................42
Projected Single Dry Year Water Supply............................................................... 42
Projected Single Dry Year Water Demand........... ........ .........................................42
Projected Single Dry Year Supply and Demand Comparison.................................42
Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2010........................43
Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2010 .................................43
Projected Supply and Demand Comparison During Multiple Dry Year Period
Ending in 2010............................ ........................................ ..............................43
Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2015 ..... ..................44
Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2015 .................................44
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Table
Table 29
Table 30
Table 31
Table 32
Table 33
Table 34
Table 35
Table 36
Table 37
Table 38
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List of Tables
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Projected Supply and Demand Comparison During Multiple Dry Year Period
Ending in 2015............................................. ..................................................... 44
Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2020 ........................45
Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2020 .................................45
Projected Supply and Demand Comparison During Multiple Dry Year Period
Ending in 2020 ..................................................................................................45
Projected Supply During MuRiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2025 ........................46
Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2025 .................................46
Projected Supply and Demand Comparison During Multiple Dry Year Period
Ending in 2025 ............................................................ ............................... .......46
Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2030 ........................47
Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2030 .................................47
Projected Supply and Demand ~omparison During Multiple Dry Year Period
Ending in 2030...... ......................... .................................................... ............47
Appendix A
Resolution to Adopt Urban Water Management Plan Update 2005
Appendix B
Ordinance-1331 Conservation of Public Water Supply
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Section 1
Agency Coordination
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Law
10620 (a) Every urban water supplier shall prepare and adopt an urban water
management plan in the manner set forth in Article 3 (commencing with Section 10640).
(b) Every person that becomes an urban water supplier shall adopt an urban
water management plan within one year after it becomes an urban water supplier.
(c) An urban water supplier indirectly pruviding waler shall not include
planning elements in its water management plan as pruvided by Article 2 (commencing
with section 10630) that would be applicable to urban water suppliers or public agencies
directly providing water, or to their customers. without the consent of those suppliers or
public agencies.
(d) (J) An urban water supplier may satisfy the requirements of this part by
participation in area wide, regional, watershed, or basin wide urban water management
planning where those plans will reduce preparation costs and contribute to the
achievement of conservation and efficient water use.
(2) Each urban water supplier shall coordinate the preparation 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 extent
practicable.
(e) The urban water supplier may prepare the plan with its own staff, by
contract or in cooperation with other governmental agencies.
(j) An urban water supplier shall describe in the plan the water management
tools and options used by that entity that will maximize resources and minimize the need
to import water from other agencies.
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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). Over the past five years, the City derived 72.37% 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 of this plan wi1h the following agencies:
The Demand Management Measures (DMM) are the only tools to maximize resources
and minimize the demand for imported water because
. Seal Beach receives its ground water from Orange County Ground Water Basin,
which is managed by OCWD
. Recycled water supplies are not feasibly available to the City of Seal Beach
. As a small water supplier, the City cannot develop other supplies such as
desalinated ocean water.
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Section 2
Contents of the Urban Water Management Plan
2-1 Appropriate Level of Planning for Size of Agency
Law
10631. It is the intention of the legislature, in enacting this par~ to permit levels of water
management planning commensurale with the numbers of customers served and the volume of water
supplied
The City of Seal Beach is a predominantly nesidential community located along the
California coastline in Orange County. It has a current population of 25,058, and the
projected ultimate population is 27,471. Over the past five years the total demand,
including unaccounted for water of approximately 8 percent, has averaged 4,221 acne
feet per year. The City of Seal Beach obtains all of its water demand from the Orange
County Groundwater Basin (72.37 percent), and the Municipal Water District of Orange
County (27.83 percent). It has a total of 5,050 customer meters.
2-2 Service Area Information with 20 Year Projections
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10631. A plan shall be adDpted 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
papulation. climate, and other demographic factors a.fficting the supplier's water
management planning. The projected papulation estimates shall be based upan data from
the state, regional, or local service agency population projections within the service area
of the urban water supplier and shall be in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as
data is available
Population
Since its incorporation in 1915, the Ctty of Seal Beach has grown from a population of
250 to over 25,000. The City's total population in 2005 was 25,058 according to State
Department of Finance estimates. The current Leisure World population is estimated at
8,400. The expected ultimate population is estimated at 27,471 which will occur through
infill and densification. City population projections ane listed in Table 2.
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The modest incnease in population seen in Table 2 is due to the residential development
of the Hellman Ranch area, planned development of the Department of Water and
Power property, and the increase in net allowable densities in alneady developed areas
at ultimate build-out.
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The climate in the area is typical of Southern California wtth generally mild temperatures,
virtlTally no days below freezing, and approximately 340 days of sunshine per year. The
average annual rainfall in the City is about 12 inches. Most of the rainfall occurs
between the months of November and March. Late night and early morning marine layer
helps reduce summer irrigation requirements. Elevations within the City vary between 5
to 55 feet above sea level. There are virtually no days where temperatures fall below
freezing. Average monthly climate information is presented in Table 3 below.
Deviation from the average annual precipitation was experienced in 1998 due to the EI
Nino conditions for the western United States; in 2002 when the total rainfall was 4.74
inches; and in 2004 when Orange County experienced near record total rainfall.
Other Demographic Factors
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The City of Seal Beach is a predominantly residential community located along the
California coastline in Orange County. It Is bordered to the north by the City of Los
Alamitos, and the unincorporated Rossmoor community; to the east by the Cities of
Garden Grove, Westminster, and Huntington Beach; to the south by the Pacific Ocean
and City of Huntington Beach; and to the west by the City of Long Beach (Los Angeles
County). Figure 1 shows the location of the study area.
The study area is limited to those communities receiving water service from the City of
Seal Beach. It covers approximately 7,135 acres within the City's boundaries.
Rossmoor Center, which is in Seal Beach, is served by the Southern California Water
Company. The Leisure World Retirement Community, with 6,808 dwelling units, is
served by Seal Beach through a single master meter. The City maintains the water
distribution facilities and the fire hydrants within Leisure World.
The service area is divided into several distinct communities as shown on Figure 1 and
described below.
Old Town, which is the area south of Pacific Coast Highway (PC H) and Marina Drive,
between First S1reet and Seal Beach Boulevard, was developed in the 1920's. It is the
oldest area of the City. High density residential and commercial land uses are prevalent
in this area. Large single-family residential lots are found in the Gold Coast District. The
Ctty's mile long beach in Old Town is used for surfing and swimming. The Seal Beach
Pier, located at the end of Main Street, provides fishing facilities and a restaurant.
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. Bridgeport is the area located west of Pacific Coast Highway, north of Marina Drive
and southeasterly of San Gabriel River. It was primarily developed in the 1960's and
consists of medium and high density residential land uses. It includes the Seal
Beach Trailer Park, and Oakwood Apartments.
Old Town and Bridgeport areas cover 276 acres, and are served through nine 4-inch,
eight 3-inch, forty eight 2-inch, seventy six 1-112-inch, three hundred seventy three l-
inch, six hundred seventy six %-inch, and four hundred sixty three 5/B-inch meters
(total of 1,653 meters).
. Marina Hili was developed in the 1950's, and consists mostly of single-family
homes. This area is located north of Pacific Coast Highway and west of Seal Beach
Boulevard, adjacent to the southerly edge of the Hellman Ranch property. It is
further divided into Marina Hill-North and Marina Hill South, with Bolsa Avenue
forming the boundary.
Marina Hill covers 201 acres, and is served though one 3-inch, four 2-inch, eight 1-
1/2 inch, twenty five 1-inch, one hundred eight %-inch, and eight hundred fifty two
5/B-inch meters (total of 99B meters).
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. Hellman Ranch is currently being developed. It covers 199 acres, and.is located
westerly of Seal Beach Boulevard, northerly of Marina Hill. The development will
include 100 acres of open space, freshwater wetlands and 70 single-family
residential units.
. The Boeing Facility, police facility and City Yard are located between Hellman
Ranch and Westminster Boulevard, west of Seal Beach Boulevard. This area is
zoned for light industry. The Boeing Facility manufactures satellites, and has
laboratory and testing facilities to support Boeing's space program. Engineering and
design operations are also conducted from t~is facility.
Boeing Facility covers 107 acres, of which 41 acres is currently developed. It is
served through one B-inch and one 10-inch meter. Development of the remaining
area has started. It will include 31 acres of industrial, 19 acres of commercial, and a
120 room hotel on 2 acres.
. Surfside, a colony which was incorporated in the 1 930's, became a part of Seal
Beach in 1969. The area consists of single-family dwelling units located on the south
spit of Anaheim Bay. Although a gated community, pedestrian and bicycle access to
the beach is avail~ble.
Surfside covers apprOximately 10 acres, and is served through five 2-inch, one 1-112-
inch, sixty five 1-inch, and one hundred eighty two %-Inch meters (total of 253
meters).
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. Leisure World, which was completed in 1962, covers the portion of the City between
Westminster Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway westerly of Seal Beach
Boulevard. It is a gated community of 533 acres with 6,60B dwelling units, four club
houses, and a nine hole golf course. Leisure World provides a retirement community
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for seniors 55 and older. Medical, religious, commercial and recreational facilities
are all provided within the compound limits. The existing population is 8,400.
Leisure World is currently served through a single 12-inch meter located north of
Westminster Avenue and west of Seal Beach Boulevard.
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. COllege Park East is a single-family residential area developed in the late 1960's. It
is located between the San Diego Freeway and Lampson Avenue, west of Bolsa
Chica Channel in the northeast section of the City.
COllege Park East covers 292 acres. It is served through six 2-inch, four 1-inch, one
thousand seven hundred twenty three %-inch, and five 5/8-inch meters (total of 1,738
meters).
. Bixby Old Ranch and Old Ranch Golf Caurse are located north of Lampson
Avenue and east of Seal Beach Boulevard. Most of Bixby Old Ranch has recently
been developed.
This area covers 230 acres. The golf course is served through two meters. Irrigation
water to the golf course is provided by a private on-site well.
The Centex Homes is served through seventy eight 1-inch residential and two 2-inch
irrigation meters (total of 80 meters). The Target Center is served through one 3-
inch, eight 2-inch, and four 1-1/2 inch meters (total of 13 meters).
. College Park West is a small residential community located along San Gabriel River
north easterly of Leisure World. Water service to College Park West is provided
through a sub-meter from the portion of the system that serves Leisure World.
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This area covers 62 acres, and is served through one 3-inch, one 2-inch, and three
hundred five %-inch meters (total of 307 meters).
. The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1972 and preserves
911 acres of salt marsh and upland area in Anaheim Bay. The refuge is located
within the boundaries of the U.S. Naval Weapons Station and there is no public
access.
. Sunset Aquatic Park was acquired by the County in 1962 from the U.S. Navy. It
encompasses 67 acres of Anaheim Bay and is the site of a public marina and park.
Sunset Aquatic Park is served through five 2-inch meters.
. U.S. Naval Weapons Station was established in 1944. It covers approximately
5,000 acres of land located between Seal Beach Boulevard and Bolsa Chica Road
from the San Diego Freeway to Pacific Coast Highway.
U.S. Naval Weapons Station is served through five 4-inch, one 6-inch, and one 10-
inch meter (total of 7 meters).
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. Rossmoor Center is a commerciallhigh density residential area in North Seal
Beach. It is located west of Seal Beach Boulevard and north of St. Cloud Drive. It
presently receives water service from Southern California Water Company.
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 Califomia to form
Metropolitan in 1928.
Collectively, these charter members of Metropolitan recognized the limited groundwater
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. A 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.
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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, necessttated the formation of Municipal Water District of
Orange County (MWDOC) in 1951 to acquire supplemental water supplies from
Metropolitan to support continued economic development.
Subsequent annexations to MWDOC, coupled with major public improvements such as
water conveyance systems, sewage treatment plants, freeways, storm drains, and
requisite utilities, facilitated rapid regional growth and development. Today, Orange
County's popUlation is nearly 3.1 million. 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 (JPA) 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,
which covered a service area of 59 square miles with a population of 250,000. This
consolidation was initiated 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
consolidated district is known as the Municipal Water District of Orange County), and
serves all of Orange County expect for the cities of Anaheim, Fullerton and Santa Ana.
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In tenms of water management, MWDOC became a signatory to the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) in 1991, monitored by the Califomia Urban Water Conservation
Council, which outlines 14 Best Management Practices far urban water conservation.
The urban water conservation practices are intended to reduce long-tenm urban water
demands from what they would have been without implementation of these practices
and are in additional to programs that may be instituted during water supply shortages.
For longer than thirty years, MWDOC Public Infonmation and Water Education programs
have reached thousands of consumers and students annually. The programs are
perfonmed on behalf of, and in coordination with, MWDOC'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
quality water.
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MWDOC fanmed a partnership with Discovery Science Center in 2004 in order to expand
its School Education Program, and provide students with additional experiences in water
and science.
MWDOC also represents its member agencies' interests in such Metropolitan Water
District planning efforts. as the Water Surplus and Drought Management (WSDM) Plan
and selling of rate structures. MWDOC is also the stimulus behind the "Focus on
Orange County's Water Future" effort, and the Orange County Water Plan. The goal of
"Focus" is to improve water planning for Orange County in order to ensure a high pegree
of reliability and quality in future water supplies.
Past Drought, Water Demand, and Conservation Information
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The state and local region experienced a prolonged drought from 1988 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 will have a very small residential and commerciallindustrial growth. 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. They 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
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2-3 Water Sources
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J 063 I (b) Jdentify and quantify, to the extent practicable, the existing and planned
sources of water available to the supplier over the samefive-year increments described in subdivision (a).
The City of Seal Beach has two sources of supply. The City obtains ground water from
the Orange County Ground Water Basin managed by the Orange County Water District.
The imported water is obtained from the Metropolitan Water District of Southem
California through the Municipal Water District of Orange County.
2-3.1 Ground Water
The Orange County Ground Water Basin is described at pages 3-1 through 3-14 of the
Orange County Water District Master Plan Report, dated April 1999 ("MPR"), which is
incorporated herein by reference.
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Orange County Water District (OCWD) was formed in 1 933 by a special act of the
California Legislature for the purpose of protecting the basin. Orange County Water
District manages the Basin. The Act empowers OCWD to impose replenishment
assessments and basin equity assessments on production and to require registration of
water producing facilities and the filling of certain reports. However OCWD is expressly
prohibited from limiting extraction unless a producer agrees (Section 40-2(6) (c) of the
Act) and from impairing vested rights to the use of water (Section 40-77). Thus,
producers may install and operate production facilities under the Act; OCWD approval is
not required.
Although the rights of the producers within the Basin vis a vis one another have not been
adjudicated, they nevertheless exist and have not been abrogated by the Act. (Section
40-77). The rights consist of municipal appropriators' rights and may include overlaying
and riparian rights.
The Orange County Groundwater Basin currently has an accumulated overdraft of
480,000 acre feet. The efforts being undertaken by OCWD to eliminate long-term
overdraft in the Basin are described in the OCWD Groundwater Management Plan dated
March 2004. Although the water supply assessment statute (Water Code Section
10910(f)) refers to elimination of "Iong-temn overdraft", overdraft refers to conditions
which may be managed for optimum basin storage, rather than eliminated. OCWD Act
defines annual groundwater overdraft to be the quantity by which production exceeds
the natural replenishment of the Basin. Accumulated overdraft is defined in the OCWD
act to be the quantity of water needed in the groundwater basin forebay to prevent
landward movement of seawater into the fresh groundwater body. Seawater intrusion
control facilities have been constructed by OCWD since its inception (Talbert Barrier and
Alamitos Barrier), and have been effective in preventing landward movement of
seawater. These facilities allow greater utilization of the storage capacity of the Basin.
OCWD has invested over $250 million in seawater intrusion control (injection barriers);
recharge facilities, laboratories, and Basin monitoring to effectively manage the Basin.
Consequently, although the Basin is defined to be in an 'overdraft" condition, it is
actually managed to allow utilization of up to 500,000 AF or more of storage capacity
during dry periods, acting as an underground reservoir and buffer against drought
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periods. OCWD stated goal is to operate the Basin to maintain accumulated overdraft of
200,000 AF. If the Basin is too full, artesian conditions can occur in many areas including
the coastal zone, causing rising water conditions and water logging, an adverse
condition.
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OCWD continues to develop new replenishment methods and supplies, recharge
capacity and basin protection programs to meet the projected demand from the Basin
during normal and drought periods. These include the Groundwater Replenishment
System, which will go into operation in 2007 and will provide 72,000 acre feet per year
for the Talbert Barrier (12,000 acre feet per year), and groundwater recharge (60,000
acre feet per year).
Groundwater conditions in the Orange County groundwater basin are influenced by the
natural hydrologic conditiQns 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 and can only be estimated. Most of the recharge of the LSAR
Basin is from Santa Ana River flow base flow percolated in-stream or diverted to off-
stream spreading basins. OCWD is responsible for the protection of water rights to the
Santa Ana River in Orange County as well as management and replenishment of the
Basin.
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The LSAR Basin underlies the north and central area of Orange County. The maximum
annual pumping from the basin is 380,000 acre feet.
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.
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.
So called '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 1970's. 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.
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OCWD is required to annually investigate the condition of the Basin, assess overdraft
and accumulated overdraft, and determine the amount of water necessary for
replenishment (Section 40-77). OCWD has studied the Basin replenishment needs and
potential projects to address growth in demand until 2020. This is described in detail in
the OCWD Master Plan Report, dated April 1999. In April, 2002, Board of Directors of
OCWD declared by Resolution No. 02-4-63 that the accumulated overdraft as of June
30, 2001 was 328,000 AF. The Groundwater Management Plan reaffinmed the target
accumulated overdraft of 200,000 acre feet. It recommended a temporary maximum
accumulated overdraft of 400,000 acre 'feet until Phase 1 of the Groundwater
Replenishment System is completed to supply increased amounts of injection at the
Talbert Barrier.
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The City of Seal Beach obtains about 3,050 acre-feet per year (AFY) from three wells,
from an average depth of 800 feet. The rest of The City's water is purchased from
MWDOC. In future years, modest increases in ground water pumped coupled with a
slight decrease in water punchased is planned. Table 4 shows the current and planned
water supply. 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 govemment and the
California Department of Health Services. It should be noted that groundwater pumping
rights are determined annually by Orange County Water District.
Table 5 displays the amount of groundwater pumped over the last five years. Table 6
shows the projected amount of groundwater to be pumped over the next 25 years in 5
year increments.
Table 5
Amount of Groundwater pumped - AFY
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La Habra Basin 0 0 0 0 0
San Juan Basin
Lower Santa Ana Basin 3,241 3,236 3,016 3,021 2,759
~ : ~''1~ J 77.48% 77.23% 69.17% 73.53% 64.70%
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Table 6
Amount of Groundwater projected to be pumped - AFY
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3,571
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The City of Seal Beach has three active wells, as described below:
. 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
Boosters. The well pump, driven by a natural gas engine, pumps directly into the
Beverly Manor Reservoir. It has a capacity of 2,000 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.. T~e well discharge pressure is
maintained by varying the speed of electric motor by means of a variable
frequency drive or by a Murphy controller acting on the natural gas engine. The
maximum output into the distribution system is 2,800 gpm at 68 psi.
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.
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Seal Beach is currently planning to construct a new well in the College Park East area
near the Old Ranch Golf Course. The new well is further inland than the other three
wells and will increase supply reliability to the COllege Park East area in case of
distribution system outages in Bolsa Chica Road, or across the San Diego Freeway west
of Seal Beach Boulevard. .
2-3.2 Imported Water
Imported Water is obtained through the Municipal Water District of Orange County as
mentioned previously. The imported water is supplied by OC-35 Connection to
Metropolttan 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).
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2-4 Reliability of Supply
Law
10631. A plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter and shall do all of the
following:
10631 (c) Describe the reliability of the water supply and vulnerability to seasonal or
climatic shortage, to the extent practicable.
10631 (c) For any waler source that may not be available at a consistent level of use,
given specific legal, environmental, water quality, or climatic factors, describe plans to
replace that source with alternative sources or water demand management measures, to
the extent practicable.
10631 (c) Pruvide dotafor each of the following:
(I) An average water year, (2) A single dry water year, (3) Multiple dry water years.
10632. The pl~ shall pruvide 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.
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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 tre.atment and pumping facilities.
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 percent 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 160-9athe Califomia Water
Plan Update, Chapters 7, a and 9, Oplions for Meeting Future Water Needs, in the
development of the reliability comparison section.
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Frequency and Magnitude of Supply Deficiencies
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The City experienced the effects ofthe Statewide drought during 1976-77. 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 ofthe 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.
The current and future supply projections through 2030 are shown in Table 4. The
future supply projections assume normal imported water deliveries and average annual
recharge to the Orange County Ground Water Basin.
Plans to Assure a Reliable Water Supply
The future supply projections rely on proper management of the Orange County Ground
Water Basin and successful implementation of the MWD's programs.
Imported Water
City of Seal Beach relies on MWDOC and MWD for imported water supplies.
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
agencies. With increasing population estimates and demands on the Orange County
Ground Water Basin, and consequent lowering of the Basin Production Percentage by
the Orange County Water District, MWDOC's retail member agencies, as a whole, are
expected to increase their dependence up'on imported water supplies in the future.
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The State Water Proiect SUDD/ies
The State Water Project (SWP) conveys water from Northem California to areas south of
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta through a series of rivers, canals, reservoirs,
aqueducts, and pumping plants. Water from the SWP originates at Lake Oroville, located
on the Feather River in Northern California, and subsequently flows into the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. From the Delta, the water is then transported by the
California Aqueduct through the Central Valley and into the Southern California. This
system is owned and operated by the State Department of Water Resources (DWR).
This system provides supply to 29 urban and agricultural agencies in California. The
original State Water Contract had an ultimate delivery capacity of 4,200,000 acre feet
per year with MWD's share being 1,011,000 acre feet per year.
All of the State Project Water, as well as others that make up two thirds of the State's
drinking water passes through the San Francisco-San Joaquin Bay-Delta. The Bay-
Delta system has experienced water quality and supply reliability problems due to varied
hydrologic conditions and environmental standards that limit pumping operations. The
State Water Resources Control Board established operating crtteria for the State Water
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Project through Water Rights Decision 1641. Under the new criteria, State Water
Project delivery to MWD could be reduced to 418,000 acre feet in critically dry years,
which is 20.8 percent of its contract entitlement.
To achieve its supply reliability objectives, MWD needs to increase delivery from the
State Water Project to 650,000 acre feet per year during critically dry years by 2020.
Additionally, annual deliveries need to average 1,500,000 acre feet per year, excluding
the transfer and storage programs along the State Water Project. Furthermore, MWD
can meet its supply reliability goals only if it could obtain its full contracted amount during
wet years to replenish surface and ground water storage.
Continued improvement in the State Water Project water quality is important for meeting
the increasingly stringent drinking water regulations for disinfection by-products and
pathogens. This will require combining alternative source waters, source improvement,
and treatment facility improvements. MWD requires water quality improvements of the
State Water Project water to meet its 500 mg/l salinity blending objective.
In August 2000, state and federal resources and environmental protection agencies
approved the CALFED Record of Decision (ROD) for the Programmatic Impact
Report/Impact Statement. It identifies implementation plans for the first seven years of
what is expected to be a 30-year improvement program in the Bay-Delta. The projects
identified in the ROD involve conveyance capacity, water quality, and operation of the
State Water Project.
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The Califomia Bay-Delta Act of 2003 established the Bay-Delta Authority to govern the
CALFED Program. It is charged with providing accountability, ensuring balanced
implementation, tracking and assessing Program progress, and coordinate actions laken
by the CALFED implementing agencies including the Department of Water Resources.
The Department of Water Resources, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the state and
federal water contractors addressed joint operational issues in 2003, which set the stage
for the development of the Delta Improvement Package of 2004. The projects outlined
will result in increased water supply reliability, improved water quality, environmental
protection, ecosystem restoration, protection of the Delta levee system, and improved
realtimeJIong tenm management. The Delta Improvements Package outlines conditions
under which the State Water Project will be allowed to increase its pumping capacity
from 6,680 cubic feet per second to 8,500 cubic feet per second, which is a key element
of achieving MWD's supply reliability objective.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has planned its operations based upon
supplies of 701,000 acre feet per year for multiple dry years; 679,000 acre feet for a
single dry year; and 1,752,000 acre feet per year for average years with the current
programs. These include State Water Project deliveries of 509,000 acre feet per year
for the multiple dry years, 175,000 acre feet for the single dry year, and 1,472,000 acre
feet per year for average years. Other current programs include San Luis Carryover,
State Water Project Call-back of DWCV Table A Transfer, and State Water Project
Terminal Storage. Programs under development include 100,000 acne feet per year
from the Sacramento Valley Water Management (Phase 8) Agreement. The details of
these programs are included in MWD's Draft Regional Urban Water Management Plan
dated September 2005.
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Colorado River SUDDlies
Colorado River water is conveyed from the California-Arizona border to the
Metropolitan's service area via the Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA). Its 242-rnile journey
begins at the Lake Havasu intakes, and extends to the terminal reservoir known as Lake
Matthews, located near the City of Riverside. The CRA is owned and operated by MWD.
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Southern California is facing major cutbacks in the water supply traditionally drawn from
the Colorado River. This resource has undergone reductions as result of U.S. Supreme
Court decision. Under a 1922 agreement, California is allowed 4.4 million acre-feet of
water each year from the Colorado River. Over a period of time, however, the State has
been diverting unused and surplus water when it has been available. California has
relied on this 'extra" water, as it has had to contend with the growing demands of the
region.
The 1964 U.S. Supreme Court Decree in Arizona v. California reduced MWO's
dependable supply of the Colorado River Water to 550,000 acre feet per year. In 1979,
the U.S. Supreme Court quantified present perfected rights to the use of Colorado River
Water by certain Indian Reservations and other parties. However, since over 5,362,000
acre feet of water was already allocated, it is not clear which rights are affected by the
present perfected rights.
The U.S. Secretary of Interior asserted that the California's users of the Colorado River
Water had to limit their use to a total of 4,400,000 acre feet per year. The users
developed a draft approach, known as the California Plan, to address this issue. The
Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA) executed by the Imperial Irrigation District,
Coachella Valley Water District, San Diego County Water Authority, the California
Department of Water Resources, the California Department of Fish and Game, the U.S.
Department of Interior, the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Parties, and
MWO on October 10, 2003, is the critical element of the California Plan. It sets up the
baseline water use for each agency, and allows the transfer of water from agricultural to
urban uses,
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As a result of the recent five year drought in the Colorado River watershed, the supplies
have been lower than foreseen in the past. To address such occurrences in the future,
the agencies of the Colorado River states are beginning a negotiating process to
develop gUidelines to managing shortage on this system. This process is expected to be
completed in December 2007. Because of the uncertainties that exist, MWD has
counted on its base supply, which has higher priority than Arizona's, from Colorado
River in its planning.
MWO has selected a number of programs for accomplishing the long tenm supply targets
from the Colorado River. The existing programs include the base apportionment of
503,000 acre feet, 85,000 acre feet through the Imperial Irrigation DistrictlMWO
Conservation Prollram, 110,000 acre feet from the Palo Verde Irrigation District Land
Management Program. The future programs include 100,000 acre feet from the Hayfield
Storage Program, 150,000 acre feet from the Lower Coachella Storage Program,
150,000 acre feet from the Chuckwalla Storage Program, and possibly additional supply
through storage in Lake Mead. Details of these programs can be found in MWO's Draft
Regional Urban Water Management Plan dated September 2005.
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Reliability Comparison
Table 7 de1ails estimated water supply projections associated with several water supply
reliabilny scenarios. For further information on the data, see Three-year Minimum Supply
and Water Shortage Contingency Plan sections. Table 8 shows the basis of water year
used in the calculations in Table 7.
"Table 7
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As mentioned earlier the City has dual sources of supply. For the next three years (2006
through 2009) any reduction in groundwater supplies can be supplanted by increased
purchases available from Metropolitan Water District (MWO) through MWOOC. The City
of Seal Beach is protected against factors resulting in an inconsistency of supply, Table
9 presents many factors resulting in an inconsistency of supply. The only factor effecting
Seal Beach is climatic factors. The City does not anticipate any of the other factors
listed below having impact on there supply in the future.
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2-5 Transfer and Exchange Opportunities
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10631, A plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter and shall do all of the
following:
10631 (d) Describe the oppartunitiesfor exchanges or transfers of water on a short-term
or long-term basis.
Water Transfers
The City relies on MWO for exploring dry year water transfer options with agricultural
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.
MWO's existin9 and potential water transfer agreements are detailed in the Draft
Regional Urban Water Management Plan dated September 2005.
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2.6 Water Use By Customer Type - Past, Current and Future
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, post and current water use,
uver the same five-year increments described in subdivision (a), and projected water use,
identifYing the uses among water use sectors including, but not necessarily limited to, all
of the following uses:
(A) Single-family residential,
(B) Multifamily.
(C) Commercial
(D) Industrial
(E) Institutional and guvernmental
(F) Landscape
(G) Sales to other agencies
(If) Saline water intrusion barriers, groundwater recharge, or co'1iunclive use, or any
combination thereof
(2) Agricultural,
(3) The water use projections shall be in the same 5-year increments to 20 years or asfar
as data is available.
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Past, Current and Projected Water Use
Since 1990, new connections are being added at a rate about I % per year, but because
of new plumbing effiCiency standards, landscape guidelines, and other conservation
programs, water demand has remained steady. Unaccounted water losses average
about 8% of total production,
Future increases in demand will result from two approved development projects that are
under construction (Hellman Ranch and Pacific Gateway, also known as the Boeing
Facility), one future development area (former Department of Water and Power
Property), and infill development. The Hellman Ranch development includes 70 single
family residences. The Pacific Gateway project is located west of Seal Beach Boulevard
between Adolfo Lopez Drive and Westminster Avenue. It is a part of the 107 acre
Boeing Space and Communications Campus. It will have development on three of the
four planning areas on site. Planning Area 1 is developed and covers 41 acres. The
remaining planning areas will include 31 acres of industrial, 19 acres of commercial, and
a 120 room hotel on 2 acres.
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A firm development plan does not currently exist for the former Department of Water and
Power facility. The future demands have been estimated based upon the general plan
allowed density for single family residential development.
Historic water production is most reliably established from records of water well
production and purChase of imported water from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD)
connection. Based on data collected from January 2000 through December 2004, the
City of Seal Beach's annual water purchase ,and production totals have averaged 4,221
20
acre feet per year or 3.77 MGD. Large annual variations are not expected in this mostly
developed service area with mild climate resulting from its proximity to the Pacific
Ocean. The Ctty of Seal Beach has a wide array of water users.
Seal Beach classifies their water users by sectors: resi~entjal single-family, residential
multi-family, commercial, industrial, institutional/governmental, landscape and
agricultural. Current and future water use as well as number of customers, is broken
down by customer class identified in Table 10. The City's existing land use is depicted
on Figure 3 from the City's Water Master Plan. A copy of Figure 3 is included at the end
of this section.
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Table 10 Totals
Total Water Use - AF Year
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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.
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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 I % per year. Businesses for the growing tourist industry are also
contributing. This trend is expected to continue through 2010.
Industrial Sector
The City has no industrial sector other than some light aerospace manufacturing. The
industrial sector has decreased much in the last decade. However, the Pacific Gateway
development will add to this sector.
Institutional/Governmental Sector
The City has a stable institutional/govemmental sector, primarily local government,
schools, visitor serving public facilities, and a much-scaled down Naval Base.
Agricultural Sector
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There is no agriculture of any significance in the City.
2-7 Demand Management Measures
Law
10631 (j) Provide a description of the supplier's water demand management measures. This description
shall include all of the following:
(1) A description of each water demand management measure that is currently being
implemented, or scheduled for implementation. including the steps necessary to implement,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Water survey programs for .ingle:family residential and multi:family residential customers.
(2) Residential plumbing retrofit,
(3) System water audits, leak detection and repair.
(4) Metering with commodity rates for all new connections and retrofit of existing connections.
(5) Large landscape conservation programs and incentives
(6) High efficiency washing machine rebate programs.
(7) Public information programs,
(8) School education programs,
(lI) Conservation programs for commercial, industrial, and institutional accounts,
(10) Wholesale agency programs.
(I I) Conservation pricing.
(12) Water conservation coordinator.
(13) Water waste prohibition
(14) Residential ultra-low-flush toilet replacement program.
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The City of Seal Beach is committed to implementing water conservation, as discussed
in the following:
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The City of Seal Beach is a signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding regarding
Urban Water Conservation in California (MO U) 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 ne1working with other agencies and interest groups.
For the purpose of responding to the Urban Water Management Planning Act, the City
will address the 14 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.
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DMM 1 -- Water Survey Programs for Single Family Residential
and Multi-Family Residential Customers
IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City, in cooperation with MWD and MWDOC
will 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 conneC?lions 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.
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DMM 2 -- Residential Plumbing Retrofit
IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: Through MWD and MWDOC, the City participates
in the distribution of low flow showerheads, aerators, and toilet tank leak detection
tablets. It is estimated that the City has reached 75% saturation in both sectors.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: Availability of this DMM will be continued particularly
in response to the results of water surveys performed under DMM 1.
DMM 3 -- 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 staff is 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 surveying approximately 10 miles of main and laterals per year. The City
replaces and/or calibrates a minimum of 250 meters per year, which is approximately
5% of the total meters in the system. The City also has an annual valve exercise
program, to ensure that inlerconnections with adjacent utilities actually work.
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In coordination with the Orange County Fire Authority, the water department complied
with recent amendments to California Code of Regulations Title 1 g, Division 1, Chapter
9, pertaining to standardization of fire hydrants and associated fire protection equipment.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City has permanently incorporated this DMM into
its operations and maintenance procedures, and established a three-year rotation
schedule for leak detection of the distribution system. Ctty crews will survey at least 10
miles of main and laterals per year on an on-going basis.
METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The water billing staff will annually
review the data records to confirm that the unaccounted for water losses stay under 8%,
DMM 4 -- Metering with Commodity Rates for All New
Connections and Retrofit.of~Existing Connection's
IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City is fully metered for all customer sectors,
including separate meters for single-family residential, commercial, with the exception of
very few City owned meters. There are approximately 4,750 residential water meters in
the service area.
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Commercial/industriallinstitutional customers are required to have fire sprinkler systems,
The City requires residential fire sprinklers in all new single and multi-family construction.
Separate meters are required on fire sprinkler systems, with associated monthly service
charges.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will continue to install and read meters on all
new services, and will continue to conduct its meter calibration and replacement
program. The City will install meters on the few City owned facilities without water
meters within the next three years.
METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: Periodic review of customer water use,
comparing current water use per capita with historic data.
CONSERVATION SAVINGS: Metered accounts may result in a 20% reduction in
demand compared to non- metered accounts.
BUDGET:
Meter installation costs are part of new service connection fees.
DMM 5 -- Large Landscape Conservation Programs and
Incentives
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IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: Irrigation surveys will be conducted for the City's
large landscape customers (currently defined as three acres or greater). The MOO
sponsored Mobile Lab team conducts the surveys. During the survey, the leam
calculates a water budget for the site -- the amount of water necessary for that site is
based on the size of the landscape area and the climate.
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IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE and METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS:
The City plans to complete the large landscape customers' water use surveys over the
next three 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.
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CONSERVATION SAVINGS: Landscape areas that are upgraded based on survey
recommendations could result in a 15% reduction in water demand.
DMM 6 -- High Efficiency Washing Machine Rebate Programs
IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City conducts this program in cooperation with
MWDOC. Orange County residents are eligible for a $100 rebate when they purchase a
new high efficiency washing machine, which use 15 to 25 gallons less water per load,
and save 7,000 gallons per year. As of May 1, 2005, the washing machines must have
a water factor of 6,0 or less.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will continue to implement this DMM as long
as funding is available,
METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: Under this program the City has
distributed a total of 98 high efficiency clothes washers since 2002, and realized total
savings of 3.2 acre feet.
CONSERVATION SAVINGS: Conservation savings is estimated based upon savings of
7,000 gallons per year.
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DMM 7 -- Public Information Programs
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 will be 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).
The City maintains 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 lrack 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.
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DMM 8 -- School Education Programs
IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City continues to work with MWDOC and the
School District to promote wa1er conseNa1Ion 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. MOOOC, 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
conseNation contests.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will continue to implement this DMM at the
levels described.
METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The City will continue to sUNey the
institutions and educators on the number of programs, materials and attendance at
water conseNation activities.
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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 -- Conservation Programs for Commercial, Industrial and
Institutional Accounts
IMPLEMENTATION. DESCRIPTION: The goal of DMM 9 is to replace the high
water using toilets with ultra low flush toilets for the commercial, industrial and
institutional customers. The City has retrofitted a total of 47 commercial, industrial,
and institutional customers' facilities since 2002. This is approximately 17 percent of the
total customers in this category, The estimated total savings is 12 acre feet.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND CONSERVATION SAVINGS: The City will
continue with this program targeting 5 percent of the customers in this sector annually.
The City will make savings evaluations based on billing infonmalion,
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,
DMM 10 -- Wholesale Agency Programs
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IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City utilizes the seNices offered by MOOOC,
MOO, and OCWD in residential retrofit; large landscape conseNation; rebates for high
efficiency washing machines; public infonmation; school education; commercial
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,industrial and institutional water conservation/ultra low flush toilet distribution, and ultra
low flush toilet replacement programs.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City will continue to utilize these services as they
are available.
METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The City has no method to quantify
savings resulting from some of these programs. The savings realized by the rest are
described under DMM 6, 9, and 14,
DMM 11 -- Conservation Pricing
IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City of Seal Beach has an effective inclining
block rate structure for all customer sectors, with incentives for reduced water usage of
10 percent over the previous year's usage for 2-inch and larger meters,
METHODS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS: The City staff will monitor the customers
who use water in excess of the average use in each class and meter size and offer
appropriate surveys.
CONSERVATION SAVINGS: The incentive of this DMM is to decrease the custome(s
water costs and water use through price incentives as described above, and
consequently reduce demand on imported water. Relatively low per capita water use
points to the effectiveness ofthis DMM.
DMM 12 -- 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 13 -- Water Waste Prohibition
IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION: The City established a "Conservation of Public
Water Supply" ordinance in 1991 (Ordinance Number 1331), which is actively enforced.
Enforcement includes warnings and cttations for violations. See Appendix B for the
"Conservation of Public Water Supply' Ordinance. Additionally, the City's Municipal
Code Chapter 9.35 includes prohibitions for inefficient use of water including
requiremenls for repairing leaks, irrigation runoff, vehicle washing, Iimttatlons on use
during implementation of voluntary and mandatory conservation periods, and penalties
associated with violations.
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IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The City has permanently incorporated this DMM into
its ordinances.
METHODS 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.
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 ofthe Water Department's overhead.
DMM 14 -- Residential Ultra-low Flush Toilet Replacement
Program
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 Ultra Low Flush
Toilets (ULFT's). The City, through MOOOC, has distributed a total of 2,339 ULFT toilets
to date. The estimated total savings is 364 acre feet.
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In coordination with MWDOC, and partially funded by MOO, OCOO and OCSD, the
program offers rebates to customers, free distributions and drop shipments. DMM 14 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 (2,339) 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 modelloilets in the
City will be replaced with ultra-low flush models.
2-8 Planned Water Supply Projects and Programs
Law
/0631. (h) Include a description of all water supply projects and water supply programs
that may be undertaken by the urban water supplier to meet the total projected water use
as established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10635. the urban water supplier
shall include a detailed description of expectedjUture projects and programs, other than
the demand management programs identified pursuant to paragraph (/) of subdivision
(j), that the urban water supplier may implement to increase the amount of the water
supply available to the urban water supplier in average, single-dry, and multiple-dry
water years. The description shall identIfY specific projects and include a description of
the increase in water supply that is expected 10 be available from each project. The
description shall include an estimate with regard to the implementation timeline for each
project program.
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The City has no current water supply projects, as these are being handled at the
regional level by MOOOC and OCWD.
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2-9 Development of Desalinated Water
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The Poseidon Resources proposed a seawater desalination project in Huntington beach
adjacent to the AES Power Generation Plant. It is being planned to produce 50 MGD of
potable water for distribution into the coastal and south Orange County Systems. The
project needs a conditional use permit from the Ctty of Huntington Beach, who is also
the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act. The project was found
to cause unacceptable environmental impacts in 2003. A revised Draft Environmental
Impact Report has been submitted by Poseidon Resources Corporation. The revised
plan is currently under environmental review. Presently, there are no agreements with
the water agencies in Orange County for the purchase of product water.
MWDOC is investigating the feasibility of a 25 MGD seawater desalination facility in
Dana Point, which could not provide direct supply to Seal Beach.
2-10 Current or Projected Supply Includes Wholesale Water
Law
10635 (a) Every urban water supplier shall include, as part of its urban water
management plan, an assessment of the reliability of its water service to it. customers
during normal, dry, and multiple dry water years This water supply and demand
assessment shall compare the total water supply sources uvailable to the water supplier
with the total projected water use over the next 20 years, in jive-year increments, for a
normal water year, a single dry water year, and multiple dry water years. The water
service reliability assessment shall be based upon the i'lformation compiled pursuant to
Section /0631, including available data from the state, regional, or local agency
population projections within the service area of the urban water supplier.
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Assessment of Demands
The projected demands are included in Table 11.
Comparison of Demand and Supply
Table 12 shows the imported supplies that will be available to the City of Seal Beach
through MWDOC.
Table 13 illustrates that the MWDOC will have more than sufficient capacity to supply
the City's imported water needs through 2030.
Table 14 shows that the only factor that would impact imported water suppiy is climatic.
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Telbln 11
A!J~lll Y drmallcj proJullons provp.!od to WllOlcsdle slIPl111ers _ AFY
_!~1~1l!:m.""~~~1I~1Ii1l>~~
MWDOC
1,328
1302
1,374
1325
1309
T<lble 12
Wl1Olc5cllcr ICj('lItlflcd & qllullllflt.'d tho pXlslm~1 ,HId plaIlIP--'d SOLlrcC's oj wCltor AF)
~"'l\'J:I~~_IDEESW!I~""'J_~:j,g
MWDOC
132S
1.302
1374
1,325
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Imported water supplies are subject to availability. The City of Seal Beach is dependent
on MWDOC for its imported water supplies, which in turn is dependent on MWD. The
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's Draft Regional Urban Water
Management Plan dated September 2005 describes the diverse resource portfoliO and
extensive conservation program created to protect the reliability of the system. MWD
showed in its Draft Urban Water Management Plan that sufficient supplies can be relied
on to meet projected supplemental demands during a dry year. MWDOC, in tum,
showed in its Draft Urban Water Management Plan dated October 5, 2005, that it can
reliably meet the single and multiple dry year demands.
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Determination of DMM Implementation
Law
10631.5 The Department shall take into consideration whether the urban water supplier
is implementing or scheduled for implementation, the water demand management activities that the urban
water supplier identified in its urban water management plan, pursuant to Section 10631, in evaluating
applications for grants and loans made available pursuant to Section 79163, The urban water supplier
may submit to the department copies of its annual reports and other relevant documents to assist the
department in determining whether the urban water supplier is implementing or scheduling the
implementation of water demand management activities.
The City of Seal Beach will prepare its first Annual Report for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
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Section 4
Water Shortage Contingency Plan
4-1 Stages of Action
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 (a) Stages of action to be undertaken by the urban water supplier in response to
water supply shortages, including up to a 50 percent reduction in water supply and an
outline of specific water supply conditions which are applicable to each stage.
Rationing Stages and Reduction Goals
The City has developed a four-stage rationing plan (see Table 15) 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.
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Tahle 15 .
Water Supply Shortage Stages <1nd Conditions
RATIONING STAGES
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I Up to 15% 15%
II 15 to 25% 25%
III 25 to 35% 35%
IV 35 to 50% 50% or>
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:
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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, institutionaVgovemmental 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 retum to production).
Annual agriculture (floriculture, strawberries, other truck crops)
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Existing landscaping
New customers, proposed projects without pemnits when shortage declared.
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Health and Safety Requirements
Based on commonly accepted estimates of interior residential water use, the per capita
water use can be reduced to approximately 80 gallons per day. This is a reduction of 44
pencent. 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.
Water Shortage Stages and Triggering Mechanisms
As the water purveyor, the City of Seal Beach. must provide the minimum health and
safety waler 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.
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 water.
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 16.
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Table 16
Water Shortage Stages and Trlggenng Mechanisms
Percent Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV
Red~,~~C::: of
Su Up to 15% 15.25% 25-35% 35-50%
Water Supply Condition
Current Supply Total supply is 85- Total supply is 75- Total supply is Total supply is less
90% of 11normal" 85% of "normal". 65-75% of than 65% of
And Below Or "nannal". Or "normal". Or
Unormal" year is Below unormal" Fourth consecutive Fifth consecutive
declared. year is declared Or below "normal" below unormal"
Or year is declared year is declared.
Or Or
Future Supply Projected supply Projected supply Projected supply Projected supply
insufficient to insufficient to insufficient to insufficient to
provide 80% of provide 75% of provide 65% of provide 50% of
"normal" deliveries "normal" deliveries "normal" deliveries "normal" deliveries
for the next two for the next two for the next two for the next two
years, Or years. Or years. Or years, Or
Groundwater No excess First year of excess Second year of No excess
groundwater droundwater taken, excess groundwater
pumping must be replaced droundwater taken, pumping available.
undertaken Or within four years. must be replaced Or
Or within four years. Reduced
Or groundwater
pumping due to
replenishment of
previously pumped
groundwater
Or
Water Quality Contamination of Contamination of Contamination of
10% of water supply 20% of water supply 30% of water supply
(exceeds primary (exceeds primary (exceeds primary
drinking water drinking water drinking water
standards' standards' standards\ Or
Disaster Loss Disaster Loss
Water Allotment Methods
The City has not established allocation method for each customer type.
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4-2 Estimate of Minimum Supply for the Next Three Years
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Law
10632. 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.
Table 17 below shows the estimated minimum supply over the next three years,
4-3 Catastrophic Supply Interruption Plan
Law
10632 (c) Actions to be undertaken by the urban water supplier to prepare for, and
implement during, a catastrophic interruption of water supplies including, but not limited
to, a regional pawer outage, an earthquake, or other disaster.
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Water Shortage Emergency Response
In 1991, in accordance with the requirements of Assembly BillllX, the City Water, and
Emergency Services Departments developed a comprehensive water shortage
contingency plan, which was incorporated into the City's Emergency Response Plan in
earty 1992. The City's plan 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 Califomia
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 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 permtts but will not issue permits until the shortage
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declaration is nescinded.
Supplemental Water Supplies
To offset future potential water shortages due to drought or disaster, the City is
considering the following supplemental water supplies.
Water Transfers
The City is dependent upon MWDOC and MOO for water transfers, as its small demand
cannot feasibly implant such a plan,
Long Term Additional Water Supply Options
To meet future long-tenm water demand beyond 2025, the City is relying on MOOOC,
OCOO, and MOO.
4-4 Prohibitions, Penalties and Consumptions Reduction
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:
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10632 (d) Additi01lD1, mandatory 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 water
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 huve
the ability to achieve a water use reduction consistent with up to a 50 percent reduction
in water supply,
10632 (f) Penalties or charges for excessive use, where applicable.
Mandatory Prohibitions on Water Wasting
The Seal Beach Conservation 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.
Excessive Use Penalties
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Any customer violating the negulations and nestrictions on water use set forth in the
.Conservation of Public Water Supply. Ordinance shall receive a written warning for the
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first such violator. Upon a second violation, the customer shall receive a written warning
and the City may cause a f1ow-restrictor to be installed in the service, If a flow-restrictor
is placed, the violator shall pay the cost of the installation and removal. If water service is
disconnected, it shall be restored only upon payment of the turn-on charge fixed by the
City Council.
4-5 Analysis of Revenue Impacts on Reduced Sales During Shortages
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10632 (G) An Analysis of the impacts of each of the actions and conditions described in
the subdivisions (a) to (j), inclusive, on the revenues and expenditures of the urban water
supplier, and proposed measures to overcome those impacts, such as the development of
reserves and rate aqjustments.
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
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 II water shortage, daily production figures will be reported to
the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works 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
of Public Works will notify the City Council so that corrective action can be taken.
During a Stage III or Stage IV water shortage, the procedure listed above will be
followed, with the addition of a daily production report to the Public Works Director.
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4-6 Draft Ordinance and Use Monitoring
Law
10632 (h) A drqft water shortage contingency resolution or ordinance.
10632 (1) A Mechanism/or determining actual reductions in water use pursuant to the
urban water shortage contingency analysis.
City of Seal Beach Water Shortage Response
The City of Seal Beach adopted a .Conservation of Public Water Supply" Ordinance in
1991, which addresses City's water shortage response. A copy of the ordinance is
included in the Appendix.
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Section 5
Recycled Water Plan
Law
10631, The plan shall provide, to the extent available, itiformation on recycled water and
its potential for use as a water source in the service area of the urban water supplier.
The preparation of the plan shall be coordinated with local water, wastewater,
groundwater, and planning agencies that operate within the supplier's service area, and
shall include thefollowing:
Recycled Water Planning
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The City of Seal Beach presently has no practical source of recycled water, as the City
conveys all the wastewater generated within its service area to Orange County
Sanitation District for treatment, and the treatment plants are considerable distance
away from the City's service area, However OCWD in conjunction with OCSD provides
highly treated wastewater for injection into the ground along the Talbert Gap to prevent
seawater intrusion along the coast. These two agencies are also in the process of
completing the Groundwater Recovery Project to recharge the Orange County
Groundwater Basin, which supplies approximately 72.37 percent of Seal Beach's total
water needs.
Quantity of Waste Water Collected and Treated
All wastewater collected from the City is treated at the County Sanitation District plants
located in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley. Total annual quanlity of waste water
collected from City of Seal Beach and treated is estimated to be 2,400 acre-feet per
year.
Potential for Use of Recycled Water
Unlike some other parts of Orange County where recycled water has been available and
utilized for non-potable purposes for the past several years, City of Seal Beach does not
have access to recycled water. The wastewater treatment plant owned and operated by
the City for a long time was demolished in 1972 and all wastewater flows were routed to
Orange County Santtalion District's system for treatment and disposal.
As a background, recycled water usage in Orange County commenced at Irvine Ranch
Water District and other south Orange County water districts. The wastewater treatment
plants owned and operated by these agencies lacked inexpensive alternatives for the
disposal of treated wastewater generated. Therefore land disposal by means of
landscape irrigation was employed. Soon most agencies realized that recycled water is a
valuable resource and many newly developing areas required construction of separate
systems for distribution of recycled water that led to significant increases in the use of
recycled water,
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In the 19aOs, the Orange County Water District (OCWD), who has the responsibility of
managing the Orange County Groundwater Basin, embarked upon a program to extend
the recycled water use to the central and westem parts of Orange County. This program,
referred1as the Green Acres Project, was designed to deliver recycled water from the
Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) Plant NO.1 to the cities of Santa Ana,
Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach in two phases.
Phase I of the project completed recycled water distribution facilities to Fountain Valley,
Santa Ana, and Costa Mesa, Phase II of the project serving parts of Newport Beach was
also completed. The construction plans for the extension of the Green Acres Project into
the City of Huntington Beach were completed, but the project was not constructed. The
project is currently on hold and its future is uncertain.
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The two main requirements in order to utilize recycled water are availability and a
distribution system. Presently the City of Seal Beach has neither. The recycled water
from the Green Acres Project has not yet come to Huntington Beach and it is not known
when it will. Even if it were to reach Huntington Beach, it would still be several miles
from Seal Beach. The other possibility is to obtain recycled water from the City of Long
Beach. This would require building several miles of transmission pipeline. The fact that
the City of Long Beach is in Los Angeles County and the County Sanitation Districts of
Los Angeles County supplies their recycled water from their wastewater treatment plant
further complicates the issue politically,
Even if a source of recycled water were to be found and transmission pipeline were to be
built to bring it to Seal Beach, the cost of constructing a new distribution system in the
existing streets and alleys would be extremely expensive in comparison to continued
purchase of imported water.
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Section 6
Water Quality Impacts on Reliability
Law
10634. The plan shall include i71formation, to the extent practicable, relating to the
quality of existing source. of water available to the supplier over the same five-year
increments as described in subdivision (a) of Section /0631, and the manner in which
water quality affects water management strategies and supply reliability,
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The City's sounces of supply are groundwater from the Orange County Groundwater
Basin and imported water from MWD.
With the management of the Orange County Groundwater Basin by the OCWD, no
impact on this local supply is anticipated due to water quality issues.
Metropolitan Water District of Orange County has addressed the water quality issues in
both of its supplies, the State Water Project and Colorado River water. The State Water
Project supplies have lower total dissolved solids but higher dissolved organics, which
can lead to the formation of disinfection by-products. The Colorado River water is higher
in total dissolved solids and lower in dissolved organics. MWD has identified
management strategies that allow flexibility in its operations to improve water quality and
source water protection while maintaining reliability. Accordingly, MWD is able to
provide its member agencies supply options that allow local agencies meet the water
quality standards. Therefore, the CitY of Seal Beach does not anticipate any reduction in
its imported supply due to water quality issues.
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Water Service Reliability
Law
10635 (a). Every Urban supplier shall include, as part of its urban water management
plan, an assessment of the reliability of its water service to its customers during normal,
dry and multiple dry water years. This water supply and demand assessment shall
compare the total water supply sources available to the water suppler with the total
projected water use over the next 20 years, in five year increments, for a normal water
year, a single dry water year, and multiple dry water years. The water service reliability
shall be based on the information compiled pursuant to section 10631, including
available data from state, regional, or local agency population projections within the
service area of the urban water supplier.
(b) The urban water supplier shall provide that portion of its urban water
management plan prepared pursuant to this article to any city or county within which it
provides water supplies no later than 60 days after the submission of its urban water
management plan
(c) Nothing in this m-ticle is intended to create a right or entitlement to water,
service or any specific level of water service.
(d) Nothing in this article is intended to change existing law concerning and
urban water supplier's obligation to provide water service to its .existing customers or
any potential future customers.
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Projected Normal Water Year Supply and Demand
See tables 18-20 for projected normal water year supply and demand for years 2010-
2030.
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Projected Single Dry Water Year Supply and Demand
See tables 21-23 for projected normal wate"r-year supply ancj demand for years 2010-
2030.
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Projected Multiple Dry Water Year Supply and Demand 2006-2010
See tables 24-26 for projected normal water year supply and demand for years 2006-
2010.
2,606
2,168
4,774
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2,703
2,173
4,876
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Projected Multiple Dry Water Year Supply and Demand 2011-2015
See tables 27-29 for projected normal water year supply and demand for years 2010-
2015.
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Projected Multiple Dry Water Year Supply and Demand 2016-2020
See tables 30-32 for projected normal water year supply and demand for years 2016-
2020.
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Projected Multiple Dry Water Year Supply and Demand 2021-2025
See tables 33-35 for projected normal water year supply and demand for years 2021-
2025.
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See tables 36-38 for projected normal water year supply and demand for years 2026-
2030.
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2,635
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Section 8
Adoption and Implementation of UWMP
8-1 Public Participation
The City of Seal Beach has 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 is scheduled to be held to review and
receive comments on the draft plan before the City Council approval. The meeting is
scheduled for December 12, 2005 at 7:00 pm.
Notices of public meetings were posted in the City Hall. 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,
8-2 Plan Adoption
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The City of Seal Beach prepared this update of its Urban Water Management Plan
during the autumn of 2005. The updated plan is scheduled for adoption by City Council
on December 12, 2005 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 A 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).
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Appendix A
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Resolution to Adopt Urban Water
Management Plan Update 2005
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Appendix B
Ordinance -1331 Conservation of Public Water
Supply
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ORDIKANCB IllOOIBR / ~ / '
1IJI ORDIIlUCB OF HB CITY OJ' SEAL BBACB ADDIJIli
CHAPTBR 2tA OJ' 'lBB SIIAL BBACH XUIIICII'AL CODE
TO COIISERVl!l THE AVAILABr.B lIATBR SUI'I'IoY AlII)
TO PROTECT TBB POBIoIC WBIoPARB AND SAFBTY
TIIlt CITY COlJllCII. OJ' TBB CITY or SIIAL BBACB DOBS ORDAIR AS POIoLOWSI
SECTIOR 1. That Chapter 26A is hereby added to the seal Beach
MUnicipal code to read as follows:
COIISERVATIOII 01' POBIoIC WATIR SUI'pr.y
ARTICr.E 1. GeNERAr. PROVISIONS
seD~ioD 26A-l. Purpose.
The'purpose of this Article is to prevent the waste or
unreasonable use of water and to provide a manda~ory water
conservation plan during a proclaimed vater shortage. Because of
the water supply conditions prevailing in the city and in the area
of this state from which the City obtains a portion of its supply,
the general welfare requires that the conservation of such water be
practiced for the benefit of the people of the City and for the
public welfare.
sec~ioD 26A-2. Au~hori.atioD.
The Director of Public Works is authorized and empowered to
enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter.
sec~ioD 26A-3. Public Heal~h and Safe~y DO~ to be Affeoted.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the
department to curtail the supply of water to any customer when such
water is'required by that customer to maintain an adequate level of
public health and safety.
section 26A-4. BnviroDment.
This chapter and the actions hereafter taken pursuant
thereto are exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970 as a project undertaken ae
immediate action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency
pursuant to Section 507(c) of the state BIR Guidelines.
ARTICIoE 2. DEI'IHITIOHS
section 2610-5. phasing.
Phasing shall refer to the City Council action of declaring
water coneervation Phase I, II, III or IV by resolution.
ARTICI.lI 3. GBJIBlIAI. PROKIBI'1'IOHS
Section 25A-5. Leak..
All customars shall repair all leaks from indoor and outdoor
plumbinq fixtures.
Seotion 2&A-7. Runoff.
No customer shall cause or allow water to run off landscape
areas into adjoining streets, sidewalks, or other paved surfaces
due to incorrectly directed or maintained sprinklere, or excessive
watering_
S.D~ion 26A-8. Washing of vehioles and lIquipment.
Washing of =otor vehicles, trailers, boats and other types
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of mobile equipment sbell be done only with a band-held bucket or
a hose equipped with a positive shutoff nOJzle for quick rinses,
except that washing lIIay be done at the i_ediate premises of a
commercial car wash.
DnCL. .. RBQIlLJlIUClKS QOVI1RJIIHG BUR COIISBJlVA'l'IOJl' 'BASBS
Seation I'A-t. Determination of Conservation 'hase.
The city Council shall make findings of aho~age and declare
tbe applioable water conservation phase by resolution.
SeatioD l'A-10. wat.r Co....rvation Phaae 1.
PHASS 1 - VOLllIRARY COMPL:r:AJlCB - Wll.'l'BR lI'JI'l'CR. PHASZ],
applies durin; periods when the possibility exists that the
city will not tle able to meet all of tbe demande of its
custolllers. During PRASB 1, all elements of PllAIIB 2 shall
apply on a voluntary basis only.
PBASB 2 - MJ\JlDlI.'l'O.Y COIIPLIUlCB - "lI.'1'B. ALZR'1'. PJUl88 I applies
during periods wben the probability exists that tbe city will
not be able to meet all of the wa"ter delllande of its customers.
During PBASB 2, the following water conservation lIIeasures
shall epply except when reclaimed water is used,
1.
Lawn watering and landscape irrigation, inclUding
construction meter irrigation, is permitted only on
designated irrigation days and only between the bours of
6:00 p.m. and 6'00 a.lII. the following ,morning. Watering
is permitted at any time if a hand-held hose equipped
with a positive shut~off nozzle is used, a hand-held
facet-filled bucket Of five (5) gallons or less is used,
or a drip irrigation system is used. A "designated
irrigation day" is detsrmined by the last digit of the
street address. Propsrties with addresses ending in an
even number may use water on even nwnbered 6ays and
addressee ending in an odd number may use water on odd
numbered days. .
2. Agricultural users and cOllllllercial nurseries as defined in
the Metropolitan Water District Coda are exempt from the
PHASB I irrigation reatriotions, but will be required to
curtail all non-essential water use. The waterinq of
livestock and irrigation of propagation beds are
parl1litted at any time.
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J. Waehing of autos, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes and
other types of mobile equipment is prohibited except on
designated irrigation days between the hours of 6:00 p.m.
and 6:00 a.m. the following morning. Such waShing, when
allowed, shall be done with a hand-hald bucket or a hand-
held hose equipped with a'positive shut-off nozzle for
quick rinses. Washing is permitted at any time on the
immediate premises of a commeroial car wash. Further,
such washings are exemptad from these regUlations where
the health, safety and welfare of the putllic is
contingent upon frequent vebicle cleaning such as garbage
trucks and vehicles used to transport food and
perlshablas.
4. Filling or refilling swimming pools, spas, ponds, and
artificial lakss is permitted only on designated
irrigation days between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6'00
a.m. the following morning.
Watering qolf ::lourses, parks, schools, grounds and
recreational fields is permitted only between the hours
of 6100 p.m. and 6100 a.m. the following morning, exoept
golf course greens.
5.
Ordinance Number I~I
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The use Of water from fire hydrants shall be limited to
fire fighting and related activities, tor construction
activities, or other activities necessary to lIIlIintain the
health, safety and welfare of the pUblic.
Water shall not be used to wash down sidewalks'"
drivewaya, parking areas, tennis courts, patios or other
paved areas, except to alleviate immecUate fire or
sanitation hazards.
7.
B.
Restaurants shall not Serve water to their custOllers
except when specifically requested.
The operation ot any ornamental fountain or similar
structure is prohibited.
9.
Ii'IlUB 3 - Xl\IIIlA'I!ORY COKPLJ:lUm. - IrAT.R 1IAIl1fJ:IlG. PUllB 3
applies during periods when the City will not be able to meet
all of the water demands Of its customers. Duri11g POBS 3,
the following water conservation meaSUres shall apply except
When reclaimed water ia used:
1. Lawn wetering and landscape irrigation, including
construction meter irriqation, is permitted only on
designated irrigation days and only between the hours of
10:00 p.llI. and 6:00 a.m. the fOllowing morning. A
"designatsd irrigation day. is detsrmined. by the last"
digit in ths street ad<lresses. properties witb a<ldresses
ending in an even number may use water on even numbered
days and addresses encting in an odd number U\8.y Use water
on odd numbered days.
Agricultural users and commercial nurseries shall use
water only between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
the following morning. The watering of livestock and
irrigation of propaqation beds are permitted at any time.
2.
3.
Washin" Of autos, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes and
other types of mobile equipment is prohibited. Washing
i. permitted at any time on the immediate premise. of a
commercial car wash. The use of water by all types Of
commercial car washes not using partially reclaimed or
recycled water shall be reduced in volume by 20t.
Further, such washings are exempted frOlll these
regulations where the health, safety and welfare of the
public is contingent upon frequent vehicle cleaninq such
as garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and
perishables.
Fillinq Or refillinq SWimming pools, spas, ponds, and
artificial lakes is permitted only on .desiqnated
irrigation days between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00
a.m. the following morning.
waterinq golf courses, parks, schools, c;rrounds and
recreational fields is permitted only between the hours
of J.O,OO p.m. and 6.00 a.m. the fOllowinq morninq, axcept
qolf course greens.
The uss of water from fire hydrants shall bs limited to
fire fiqhtinq and related activitie., or other activities
necessary to maintain tbs health, safety and welfare of
tne public.
Water shall not be used to wash down sidewalk.,
driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios or other
paved areas, except to alleviats immediate fire or
sanitation h4zards.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Restaurants shall not serve wat.er to ,their customers
sxcept when specifically requested.
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g. The operation of any ornamental fountain or similar
structure is prohibited.
10. New construction meters Or permits for unmetered eervice
will not be issued. Construction water shall not be used
for earth work or road construction purposes.
PDSB . - IIJ.IIm.MRY COMPL:J:UCB - WA'l'1III BIIIlRSBJrCY. PJUlBB .
applies when a major failure of any supply or distribution
fscility, whether temporary or perlllanent, occurs in the water
distribution system of the state Water Project, Xetropolitan
Water District, San Die'lo county Water AUthority, or City
facilities. Durin'l PIlAIII " the following- water conservation
msasures shall apply except when reolaimed water is used:
1. All outdoor irri'lation of vegetation is prohibited.
2. Use of water for a'lricultursl or cOI\\DIercial nursery
purposes, except for livestock waterin'l, is prohibited.
J. Washing of autos, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes and
other types of mobile equipment is prohibited. Washing
is permitted at any tiue upon the immediate premises of
a cOllllllercial car wash. The Use of water by all typee of
commeroial car waehee ehall be reduced in volums by sot.
Further, such washings are exempted from these
requlations where the health, safety and welfare of the
public is contin'lant upon frequent vehicle cleaning such
as garbage trucks and vehicles used to transport food and
perishables.
4. Filling, refilling or adding of water to swimming pools,
spas, ponds and artificial lakss is prohibited.
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Watering of all g-oIr course areas, except greens, is
prohibited. Watering of parks, schools, grounds and
recreation fields is prohibited with the exception of
plant materials classified to be rare, exceptionally
valuable, or eeeantial to the well being- of rare animals.
6. The use of water from fire hydrants shall be limited to
fire fighting or related activities necessary to maintain
the health, safety and welfare of the pUblic.
5.
7. Water shall not be used to wash down sidewalks,
driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios or other
paved areas, except to alleviate immediate fire or
sanitation hazards.
B. Restaurants shall not serve water to their customers
except when specifically requested.
g. The operation of any ornamental fountain or similar
structure is prOhibited.
~o. New construction meters or permite for unmetered service
will not be issued. Construction water shall not be used
for earth work or road construction purposes.
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11. The use of water for commercial manufacturin'l or
processin9 purposes shell be reduced in volume by sot.
12. No water sha~l be used for air conditioning purposes.
Section 2'A-l1. Implementation of wat.r Conservation Pha....
Ca) Bach month .the department shall monitor and
evaluate the demand for water by cuetomers and the
projected available supply. Opon determination of
potentiel or actual water Shortage, the Director of
Public Works shall recommend to the City Council
the extent of the conservation phase required by
Ordinance Nwnber /Jat
customers in order for tbe department to prudently
supply water to customers.
The City Council shall make findings of shortage
and declare the conservation phase by resolution.
Said resolution shall specify the start date of the
ccnservation phase. The resolution shall be
published once in a daily newspaper of general
circulation within the City and shall become
effective immediately upon such publication.
The provisions of Chapter 26A requiring curtailment
in the use of water shall be effective the first
full billing period commencing on or after the date
of such publication.
aeetioD 2GA-12. Bxelueivity of Penalties.
(b)
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Seal Beach
MUnicipal Cede, the penaltie. .et forth in this chapter shall
be exclusive and not cWllulative with any other section of this
code.
seeties ZGA-13. Beforeemest of Water CODaervatioD phase..
Violation by any customer of this Chapter shall be penalized
as follows:
(a)
First violation. The Director of Public Works or
his designee shall issue a written notice of the
fact of a first violation to the customer.
(b)
second violation. For a second violation during
anyone proclaimed water shortage, the Director of
pUblic Works or his designee shall impose a
surCharge in an amount equal to fifteen percent
(15%) of the customer's water bill.
Third and Subsequent violations. For a third and
each subsequent violetion during anyone proclaimed
water shortage, the Director of PUblic Works or his
designee shall install a flow restricting device of
one (1) gallon per minute capacity for services up
to one and one-half (1-1/2) inch size, and
comparatively sized restrictors for larger
services, on the service of the customer at the
premises at which the violation occurred for a
periOd of not less than forty-eight (48) hours.
The department shall Charge the customer the
reasonable costs incurred for installing' and for
removing the flow-restricting devices and for
restoration of normal service. The oha:J:'qB for
installing and removing a flow restricting device,
and any other penalties Qr charges due city from
customer, or due from any person who has applied
for water service, shall be paid before normal
service can be restored.
(c)
SeC~iOD ZGA-~'. ae1ief from Compliance.
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A customer may file an application for relief from
any provision of this section. The Director of
public works shall develop such procedures as
nece.aary to determine such application and shall,
upon the filing by customer of an application for
relief, take such steps as reasonably necessary to
determine the application for relief.
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(b)
The llpplication for relief may include a request
that the customer be relieved, in whole or in part,
from the water use curtailment provisions of
Chapter 26A"and ahall contain the basis for such
request.
In determining whether to grant relief, and the
nature of any relief, the Director of Public Works
shall take into ccnsideration all relevant factors
including, but not limited tc: .
(0)
(1)
Whether any additional reduction in water
conaumpticn will reeult in unemployment1
Whether additional members have been added to
the househcld1
(2)
Whether any additional landscaped property has
been added to the prcperty since the
correspondinq billing period of ths prior
calendar year1
Chanqes in- vacancy factors in mUlti-family
housinq1
Increased number of employses in commercial,
industrial, and governmental offices;
(6) Increased production requiring increased
process 'Water;
(3)
(4)
(5)
(1) Wuter uses during new construction;
(el Adjustments to water use caused by amergency
health or safety hazards;
(d)
(9) First filling of a permit-constructed swimming
pool; and
(10) Water use necessary tor reasons related tc
family illness or health.
In order tc be considsred, an application for
reliet must be filed with the deparl:lnent within
fitteen (15) days from the date of pUblication at
the resolution trom which reliet is eought. No
relief shall be granted unless the customer shows
that he has achieved the maximum practical
reduction in water consumption other than in the
epeeific areas in which relief is being sought. No
relief shall be granted to any customer who, when
requ~sted by the department, fails to provide any
information nscessary for resolution of the
customer's application tor reliet.
The decision of the Director of Public Works shall
be tinal.
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Notice of violation.
The Director of Public Work. or his designee shall qive notice
of violaticn to the customer cOMitting the violation as
follows'
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ea) Notice of vielation of the water use curtailment of
Chapter 26A shall be given in writing in the
following manner:
(1) by giving the notice to the customer
personelly; or
Ordinance Number ~
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(2) if the customer is alosent from or unavailalole
at the premises at which the violation
occurred, by leaving a copy vith some person
of suitable age and discretion at the premises
and sending a copy through the regular mail to
the address at which the customer is normally
billed; or
p) if a person of suitable age or discretion
cannot be found, then by affixing a copy in a
conspicuous place at the premises at vhich the
violation occurred and also sending a copy
through the regular mail to the address at
which t~e customer is normally billed.
(b) The notice shall contain a description of the facts
of the violation, a statement of the possible
penalties for each violation and a statement
informing the customer of his right to a hearing on
the merits of the violation.
aeetion 2SA-ls. .earing Reqar4inq violatien.
(a) Any customer receiving a notice of a Bscond or
subsequent violation shall have a right to a
hearing by the Director of Public Works or his
designee provided that a written request for
hearing is filed within fifteen days from the date
of the notice of violation and the customer
deposits with the City a sum equal to the billed
surcharge and pays all other outstanding water
charges.
eb) The customer's'timely written request for a hearing
shall automatically stay installation of a low-
restricting device on the customer's premises until
the department renders a decision.
(cJ It it is determined that the surcharge was wrongly
assessed, the city will refund any money deposited
to the customer.
(d) The decision of the Director of Public Works or his
designee shall be final.
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portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council of the City
of Seal Beach hereby declares that it would have adopted this
ordinance and each sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof
irreepective of the fact that anyone or more sentence, clause,
phrase or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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8.~T%aH 3: Neither the adoption of this Ordinance nor the repeal
hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution
for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior
to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of
the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any I'
such licanse or penalty or the penal provision applioable to any
cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, tiled. or
deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations
thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.
City Council of the City of
meeting thereof held on the
, 1991.
PASSED, APPROVED AND
sea~)'~ch, California,
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Mayor
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Ordinance Number /.5.:11
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COllllTY OF ORANG! SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH
I, Joanne M. Yeo, city Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California
do here/)y certify that t~~.fpreqoinq ordinance ie the oriqinlll copy
of Ordinance Nullll:ler ~ on file in the office_.5!&. the City
Cl introduced at a meetinq held on the ~ day of
91, and passed, approved and adopted by the
of Seal Beach at a meetinq thereof held on
, 1991 by the followinq vote:
AYES:
NOES:
and do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number .I~~/
been published pursuant to the seal Seach City ~
Resolution NUmber 3B36.
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Ci Clerk}
has
and
Ordinance Number I'~~I
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C.C.P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
.county of Orange
I am a citizen of the United Slates
and a resident of the County afore.
Bald; I am over Ihe age of eighleen
years, and not s party 10 or Inter-
ested in the above-enlllled mailer.
I am the princIpal clerk ofthe printer
of Ihe SEAl !!l'"ACH JOURNAL. a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published lttU.IWt In the
City of Seal Baach. County 01 Orange
and which newspaper has been
adjudged a nawspapar of general
circulation by the Superior Court of
the County of Orange, Sta'e of
California, under the date of ~.
Case Number ~; Ihatthe notice
01 which the annexed Is a printed
copy (selin type not sma/lar fhan
nonpareil), has been publlshad in
each regular and entire Inua of said
newspaper and not In eny supplement
thereof on the following dated, to-wit:
1'i7,l,/,:1l '1
all In the year 19.R.L
I certify (or declare) under penalty of
perfury that the foregoing is true an~
correct.
Dated at Seal Beach. Cellfornla,
this ....:1.. day of tlt-i.-i.t , 19J!L
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PUBLICATION PROCESSED BY:
THE JOURNAL NEWSPAPERS
216 Main Street
P.O. Box 765
S'" Beach, CA 90740
(213)430.765S
This space lor for the County Clerk'e
Filing Stamp
Prool of Publication of
PUBLIC NOTICEISummery O,dlnanca
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C.C.P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Counly 01 Orange
I am a citizen 01 the United Statee
and a resldenl 01 the County alore-
said; I am over Ihe age 01 elghleen
yearl, and nol a party to or Inter-
elled In Ihe above-entitled malter.
lam Ihe prIncipal clerk ollhe prlnler
of Ihe SEAL BEACH JOURNAL, a
newspsper 01 general clrculallon,
prlnled and publlahed r.!BllIx In Ihe
Clly of Sesl Besch, County 01 Orangs
snd which newspaper has been
adjudged a newspaper 01 general
circulation by the Superior Cout! 01
Ihe County 01 Orange, Slale 01
Call1ornla, under Ihe dele 01 ~.
Case Number AB25B3: Ihetlhe notics
of which Ihe annexed Ie a prlnled
copy (selin Iype n,t ro",sl'", Ihsn
nonpsrell), haa beel: ?ubllshed In
each regular snd sntlrs Iseus 01 eald
nswspspsr snd not In ally supplsmsnl
Ihereol on Ihe following dstsd, to.wlt:
~/II~Il..e,'1 ,,;)/
all in Ihe year 19..&.1..
I certlly (Dr declars) under penalty 01
perjury Ihallhe loregolng la true and
correct.
Daled at Sool Booch, Calltornla,
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this ~ day 01 '.~ ~':' ,. , ,g..ll.L
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:/ Signalure
PUBLICATION PAOCESSED BY:
THE JOURNAL NEWSPAPERS
216 Main Streel
P.O. Box 765
Seal Beach, CA 80740
(213)430-7555
Ordinance Number / "':3/
This epace lor for Ihe County Clerk's
FIling Slamp
Prool 01 Publlcallon 01
PUBLIC NOTICE/Summary Ordlnenca
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SUMMARY
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I Ordinance Num..1331 or thl
CIIIofSul_lddIngCllap.
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