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WATER E N ERG Y LIFE r, CITY OF RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT SUBJECT: MONTHLY WATER REPORT — October 31, 2023 DATE: December 11, 2023 Total water production (potable and non -potable) was 6,445 acre-feet (AF). For Fiscal Year 2023- 24 to date, total water production and deliveries of 28,436 AF decreased by 4,390 AF (13%) from 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 October, the peak water usage on the potable water distribution system was 63 million gallons per day (MGD) and occurred on October 6, 2023, as shown in Figure 4. October potable water production totaled 5,590 AF, which decreased from last October by 776 AF (12%). Under the Cooperative Surplus Water Sales and Emergency Water Agreements with WMWD and the City of Norco, RPU delivered no water in October. In October, RPU's Gallons Per -Capita per Day (GPCD) was 192, and its Residential Gallons Per - Capita per Day (R-GPCD) was 109. RPU's annual rolling GPCD was 166, 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 95, as shown in Figure 5. The new performance standards related to water use efficiency are being finalized. The State Water Resources Control Board has entered a formal rule-making process that will close October 17, 2023. The new performance standards, if approved, are anticipated to be effective after October 2024. The weather conditions in the City of Riverside showed that October 2023 was warmer by 4.8 degrees compared to October last year and experienced a decrease of .27 inches of rainfall compared to October 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 October 2022 and October 2023, and an annual class change map for improvement or degradation in the drought conditions.