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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: JULY 10, 2023 GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT SUBJECT: MONTHLY WATER REPORT — May 31, 2023 Total water production (potable and non -potable) was 6,866 acre-feet (AF), including 811 AF produced and wheeled to Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) for the month of May. For Fiscal Year 2022-23 to date, total water production and deliveries of 67,484 AF decreased by 10,511 AF (13 %) 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 May, the peak water usage on the potable water distribution system was 67 million gallons per day (MGD) and occurred on May 17, 2023, as shown in Figure 4. May potable water production totaled 5,868 AF, which decreased from last May by 944 AF (14%). Under the Cooperative Surplus Water Sales and Emergency Water Agreements with WMWD and the City of Norco, RPU delivered no water in May. In May, RPU's Gallons Per -Capita per Day (GPCD) was 176, and its Residential Gallons Per - Capita per Day (R-GPCD) was 101. RPU's annual rolling GPCD was 172, 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 99, 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 May 2023 was cooler by 3.6 degrees compared to May last year and experienced an increase of .3 inches of rainfall compared to May 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 May 2022 and May 2023, and an annual class change map for improvement or degradation in the drought conditions.