HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Bill 5.B 05/16/2011DATE: May 116, 20.11
TO Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council. through City Manager
FROM: Pamela Tuft, -Interim Director, Department of Water Resources and Conservation
SUBJECT;:- Presentation. and Public
Hearing to Accept Comments on the City of Petaluma
Urban Water Management Plan 2010
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council receive the presentation .and conduct a Public Hearing to
accept comments on the Cityof Petaluma Urban Water Management Plan 2010.
BACKGROUND
The City's Urban Water ManagementPlan.(Plan) has been:prepared'in accordance with the
Urban Water Management Planning Act (Act). The Act is defired'by California Water
Code, Division 6, Part 2.6 and Sections 10610 through 10657. The became part of the
California Water Code with the passage, of Assembly ssa " Bill' 797 during the. ;1983 -1984 regular
session of the :California legislature. The Act requires every °,urban water supplier that provides
water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 connections, or supplying more than 3,000
acre - feet (ac - ft) of water annually, to adopt and submit a plan every five years to the California
Department of Water Resources,(DWR). Subsequent;assembly, bills have amended the Act. The
completiomof an Urban Water Management Plan is considered by the State when evaluating
applications for water conservation grants.
The City receives its potable water from. Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA). SCWA
provides water principally from the Russian River to the majority of the retail water providers in
Sonoma< County and "to a lesser,degree in Mann County. 1h addition.to the Agency, the only
potable water source currently available to the City is City -owned groundwater wells. Though
the- Agency's water is the City's primary water supply, the City`has used:groundwater'wells to
,supp'lement the Agency's supply during peak summer .- pen The City also provides recycled
water forirrigat on of1wo golf courses agricultural, and vineyard customers. Tertiary recycled
water:meetm water
" g recycling criteria in the California Code'of Regulations; Title 22 has
been made available with the completion of the City's new Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility.
Water management tools have been used' by the, City to maximize water resources. The City has
been committed to integrating 'water conservation into future' supply and .demand' solutions for
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both .the water system and the wastewater treatment /reuse system. A signatory of the California
Urban. Water Conservation Council's Memorandum of Understanding for Urban Water
Conservation since January 1, 2002, Petaluma has implemented all of the Urban Best
Management. Practices for water retailers'. These include actions like commercial water budgets,
residential and commercial audits, rebates., and Smart controllers.
DISCUSSION
This action is for City Council to receive a presentation and to accept public comment on the
Plan. Proposed :adoption of the.plan is scheduled for June 6. Notice of Public Hearing was
published April 21,, April 28, and May 12 in the Argus - Courier, complying with State Water
Code Section .10642.
The current Plan addresses the City's water system and includes a, description of the water
supply sources of historical and projected; water- use, and a comparison of water
supply'to water demands ri
dung normal, sm
gle -dry, and multiple -dry years. Water management
tools, such as the`DSS model and ArcGIS, have been used by the City to maximize water
resources. The' City has integrated'Water Conservation into future supply and demand solutions,
pursuant to the' adopted General Plan 2025, in both the water supply and wastewater
treatment /reuse' systems.
The 2,010 Urban Water Management Plan updates the projected demand based on the adopted
General Plan 2025 land use plan, identifies of contractual and,regulatory constraints to our
existing water supplies, suggests and evaluates alternatives, ;and,prepares the Plan in accordance
with City policy and State requirements.
SCWA has begun work on its Urban Water Management Plan for wholesale water providers and th
will go before its Board of Directors for public hearing on the 24 - of May. Both plans are
currently to be delivered to the State in July"Of 20:11: We' have been working with
SCWA to coordinate its to participate m their Work effort to ensure consistency
between our Urb anagement- Plan and 1h.6ir;document.
The City had the-opportunity to join the. other water contractors in the Distribution Analysis
project whidli supports the_Agency's wholesaler's 201.0 UWMP. City Management and Staff
chose not, to join because the Department felt that the ,distribution analysis that was developed
under the'2025 General Plan was more precise :and more accurately representative our current
curate g effort has yielded a significantly stronger set of assumptions
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The UWMP is,sche'duledjo be adopted by City Council. on 6, 2011, and is due to the State
Department of Water Resources by July 1, 2011.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
None
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ATTACHMENTS
1. City of Petaluma 2010 Urban Water Management Plan
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