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W A I H E V E R P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum DATE: JUNE 27, 2016 ITEM NO: 3 SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE 2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND RECOMMENDATION FOR ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA WATER CODE ISSUE: The item for the Board of Public Utilities consideration is to conduct a public hearing for review of the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan; and recommend that the City Council adopt the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: Conduct a public hearing for review of the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan; and 2. Recommend that the City Council adopt the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan. BACKGROUND: The City of Riverside Public Utilities Department (RPU) prepared its 2015 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) in accordance with the Urban Water Management Planning Act, sections 10610 through 10656 of the California Water Code. Water suppliers in California are required to update their UWMP every five years, in years ending in 5 or 0. RPU completed its 2010 UWMP in 2011 and will complete its 2015 UWMP in 2016, in accordance with the modified schedule established by the California Department of Water Resources. The Urban Water Management Planning Act and the California Water Code require the preparation of a UWMP by water suppliers who have more than 3,000 service connections or who serve more than 3,000 acre -feet per year. This UWMP summarizes RPU's projected retail and wholesale water demands and characterizes the source waters available to meet those demands for the next 25 years. The plan also describes the reliability of RPU's water supplies and discusses RPU's water shortage contingency plan during a catastrophic event or drought conditions. Previous planning efforts by RPU were prior to the State's emergency drought regulations and mandatory watering restrictions. The 2015 UWMP is the first planning document to re- evaluate the projected demands within RPU's service area following the passing of the new Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance and increased conservation by our customers. The results from this analysis will continue to be refined as information from the Cost of Service Analysis is released and the effects of price elasticity are incorporated. From 2013 to 2015, RPU customers reduced water use by over 10,000 acre -ft. Customers continue to conserve in 2016. To date, RPU customers have has achieved 13,375 acre -ft. of conservation from 2013 to date, mainly because of the mandatory drought regulations. Concurrent with the requested approval