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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 DATE: January 8, 2024 SUBJECT: MONTHLY WATER REPORT — November 30, 2023 Total water production (potable and non -potable) was 6,377 acre-feet (AF). For Fiscal Year 2023- 24 to date, total water production and deliveries of 34,813 AF decreased by 3,730 AF (10%) 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 November, the peak water usage on the potable water distribution system was 69 million gallons per day (MGD) and occurred on November 3, 2023, as shown in Figure 4. November potable water production totaled 5,616 AF, which increased from last November by 641 AF (13%). Under the Cooperative Surplus Water Sales and Emergency Water Agreements with WMWD and the City of Norco, RPU delivered no water in November. In November, RPU's Gallons Per -Capita per Day (GPCD) was 172, and its Residential Gallons Per -Capita per Day (R-GPCD) was 97. RPU's annual rolling GPCD was 168, 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 96, 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 November 17, 2023 and is anticipating adopting the new standards in the summer of 2024. The new performance standards, if approved, are anticipated to be effective after November 2024. The weather conditions in the City of Riverside showed that November 2023 was warmer by 6.7 degrees compared to November last year and experienced a decrease of .79 inches of rainfall compared to November 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 November 2022 and November 2023, and an annual class change map for improvement or degradation in the drought conditions.