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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: JUNE 12, 2023 GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT SUBJECT: MONTHLY WATER REPORT —APRIL 30, 2023 Total water production (potable and non -potable) was 5,505 acre-feet (AF), including 612 AF produced and wheeled for Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) for the month of April and for Fiscal Year 2022-23 to date, total water production and deliveries of 60,618 AF which decreased by 9,310 AF (13.3%) 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 April, the peak water usage on the potable water distribution system was 65.2 million gallons per day (MGD) and occurred on April 28, 2023, as shown in Figure 4. April potable water production totaled 4,805 AF, which decreased from last April by 1,196 AF (20%). Under the Cooperative Surplus Water Sales and Emergency Water Agreements with WMWD and the City of Norco, RPU delivered no water in April. In April, RPU's Gallons Per -Capita per Day (GPCD) was 152, and its Residential Gallons Per - Capita per Day (R-GPCD) was 86. RPU's annual rolling GPCD was 175, 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 101 as shown in Figure 5. The new performance standards related to water use efficiency are being finalized and are set to be adopted in late 2023. The weather conditions in the City of Riverside showed that April 2023 was cooler by 0.5 degrees compared to April last year and experienced a decrease of 0.16 inches of rainfall compared to April 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 April 2022 and April 2023, and an annual class change map for improvement or degradation in the drought conditions.