Project Description
Under the Urban Water Management Planning Act, the district, a water supply wholesaler, is required to submit an Urban Water Management Plan to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) by December 31, 2010; if the plan is not filed or deemed to be incomplete, the district could be ineligible for state water bank assistance and for other state funding.
Per SB 7, retail water suppliers have been granted an extension to July 1, 2011 for adoption of their Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP 2010) to allow use of (DWR) developed technical methodologies to calculate base and target daily per capita water use.
The district’s UWMP 2010 will include an update of the water demand study for Santa Clara County. The updated water demand study will include projected growth estimates from city and county general plans, and population growth projections developed by state and/or regional agencies, such as the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). It will also include a description of available water supplies and future projected supplies.
Information, planning data, and recommendations from the most recent Integrated Water Resources Plan (IWRP) and work completed on the district’s water supply strategy will be integrated into the UWMP 2010. This project will also incorporate updated water contingency planning information and continued coordination with water retailers for managing year-to-year shortfalls.
This plan update will provide information needed by water retailers to complete their UWMPs and information for cities and developers to comply with SB 610 and SB 221.
Project Update
Staff is currently completing work on the water demand study and will be checking in with water retailers and city planners on a one-on-one basis in January 2010. In addition, staff is setting up the system model to perform the Water Supply and Demand Comparison and gathering data for the checklist tables required by DWR for the plan.
Project Schedule
Coordinate with water retailers, city planners,
land use planning agencies and other external stakeholders |
Through July 2010 |
| Prepare Draft UWMP |
April 2010 |
| Prepare Final Draft UWMP |
June 2010 |
| Make document available for 30-day public review period |
July 2010 |
| Public Hearing |
October 2010 |
| Submit Final Plan to DWR |
December 2010 |
Related Documents
For questions related to the 2010 UWMP, contact James O’Brien at (408)265-2607, ext. 2443.
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