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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT Board Memorandum DATE: APRIL 10, 2023 SUBJECT: MONTHLY WATER REPORT —JANUARY 31, 2023 Total water production (potable and non -potable) was 3,772 acre-feet (AF), including 577 AF produced and wheeled for Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) for the month of January and for Fiscal Year 2022-23 to date, total water production and deliveries of 47,305 AF decreased by 3,029 AF (6%) from the same period last fiscal year, as shown in Figure 1. Total production by calendar year is shown in Figure 2. The annual rolling production totals by month are shown in Figure 3. In January, the peak water usage on the potable water distribution system was 45 million gallons per day (MGD) and occurred on January 27, 2023, as shown in Figure 4. January potable water production totaled 3,719 AF, which decreased from last January by 839 AF (18%). Under the Cooperative Surplus Water Sales and Emergency Water Agreements with WMWD and the City of Norco, RPU delivered no water in January. In January, RPU's Gallons Per -Capita per Day (GPCD) was 108, and its Residential Gallons Per - Capita per Day (R-GPCD) was 62. RPU's annual rolling GPCD was 188, which is below the compliance target specified in SB X7-7 (i.e., 20% reduction by 2020) of 213. RPU's annual rolling R-GPCD was 108 as shown in Figure 5. The new performance standards related to water use efficiency are being finalized and are set to be adopted in 2023. Weather conditions within the City of Riverside showed that January of 2023 was cooler by 7.5 degrees from January last year and experienced an increase of 2.97 inches of rainfall compared to January 2022. On a regional scale, the link below provides real-time updates on the progression and intensity of the Drought within the State: https://drouqhtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA The figures below show the drought conditions throughout the State between January 2022 and January 2023, and an annual class change map for improvement or degradation in the drought conditions.