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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 — January 31, 2024 DATE: March 11, 2024 Total water production (potable and non -potable) was 4,676 acre-feet (AF). For Fiscal Year 2023- 24 to date, total water production and deliveries of 44,970 AF decreased by 2,337 AF (5%) 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 January, the peak water usage on the potable water distribution system was 53.4 million gallons per day (MGD) and occurred on January 15, 2024, as shown in Figure 4. January potable water production totaled 4,179 AF, which increased from last December by 460 AF (12%). Under the Cooperative Agreement for Water Production and Conveyance with Western Municipal Water District (WMWD), 689 AF was wheeled to WMWD during January and to the City of Norco, Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) delivered no water in January. In January, RPU's Gallons Per -Capita per Day (GPCD) was 120, and its Residential Gallons Per - Capita per Day (R-GPCD) was 68. RPU's annual rolling GPCD was 171, 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 97, 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 closed December 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 December 2024. The weather conditions in the City of Riverside showed that January 2024 was warmer by 4.6 degrees compared to January last year and experienced a decrease of 1.49 inches of rainfall compared to January 2023. 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 January 2023 and January 2024, and an annual class change map for improvement or degradation in the drought conditions.