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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: MAY 8, 2023 GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT SUBJECT: MONTHLY WATER REPORT —MARCH 31, 2023 Total water production (potable and non -potable) was 3,341 acre-feet (AF), including 355 AF produced and wheeled for Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) for the month of March and for Fiscal Year 2022-23 to date, total water production and deliveries of 55,113 AF which decreased by 7,683 AF (12%) 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 March, the peak water usage on the potable water distribution system was 38.5 million gallons per day (MGD) and occurred on March 27, 2023, as shown in Figure 4. March potable water production totaled 3,313 AF, which decreased from last March by 2,475 AF (90%). Under the Cooperative Surplus Water Sales and Emergency Water Agreements with WMWD and the City of Norco, RPU delivered no water in March. In March, RPU's Gallons Per -Capita per Day (GPCD) was 103, and its Residential Gallons Per - Capita per Day (R-GPCD) was 57. RPU's annual rolling GPCD was 178, 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 103 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 March of 2023 was cooler by 10.7 degrees from March last year and experienced an increase of 3.21 inches of rainfall compared to March 2022. On a regional scale, the link below provides real-time updates on the progression and intensity of the Drought within the State: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA The figures below show the drought conditions throughout the State between March 2022 and March 2023, and an annual class change map for improvement or degradation in the drought conditions.