HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-06-22 - Resolution No. 2021-28 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-28
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
ADOPTING THE 2020 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WHEREAS, the California Urban Water Management Planning Act (Water Code Section
10610 et seq. ("Act")) mandates a Water Shortage Contingency Plan
("WSCP") as part of its Urban Water Management Plan ("Plan") to be
prepared and adopted by every urban water supplier that provides water for
municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplies more than
3,000 acre-feet of water annually.
WHEREAS, the Yorba Linda Water District ("YLWD") meets the definition of an urban
water supplier for purposes of the Act and is required to prepare and adopt
an WSCP as part of its 2020 Plan.
WHEREAS, the Act specifies the requirements and procedures for adopting such
WSCPs.
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, YLWD prepared its WSCP (1) with its own staff,
(2) with the assistance of consulting professionals, (3) in cooperation with
other governmental agencies, and YLWD utilized and relied upon (a)
industry standards, (c) expertise of industry professionals, and (c) the
California Department of Water Resources' ("DWR") Urban Water
Management Plan Guidebook 2020.
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including Water Code Section 10642,
and Government Code Section 6066, a Notice of Public Hearing regarding
YLWD's WSCP was published on ylwd.com on June 8, 2021 and in a
newspaper within the jurisdiction of YLWD on June 10, 2021 and June 17,
2021.
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including but not limited to Water Code
Section 10642, a public hearing was held on June 22, 2021 at 6:30 p.m., or
soon thereafter, via Zoom (Webinar ID: 945 7701 5005) in order to provide
members of the public and other interested entities with the opportunity to
be heard in connection with the proposed adoption of the WSCP.
WHEREAS, pursuant to said public hearing on YLWD's WSCP, YLWD, among other
things, encouraged the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and
economic members of the community within YLWD's service area with
regard to the WSCP, and encouraged community input regarding YLWD's
WSCP.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to adopt the WSCP and to incorporate it as
part of its 2020 Plan prior to July 1, 2021 in order to comply with the Act.
WHEREAS, Water Code Section 10652 provides that the California Environmental
Quality Act (Division 13, commencing with Section 21000, of the Public
Resources Code) does not apply to the preparation and adoption of a
WSCP as part of a Plan pursuant to Water Code Section 10632.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District hereby
resolves as follows:
Section 1. The WSCP is hereby adopted as a result of input received (if any) at the
public hearing and ordered filed with the Secretary of the Board of Directors
and shall be incorporated into YLWD's 2020 Plan.
Section 2. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed to include a copy
of this Resolution in YLWD's WSCP and/or in YLWD's 2020 Plan.
Section 3. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code Sections 10621(d) and 10644(a)(1)-(2), to electronically submit
a copy of the WSCP, as part of its 2020 plan, to DWR no later than July 1,
2021.
Section 4. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code Section 10644(a), to submit a copy of the WSCP, as part of its
2020 Plan, to the California State Library, and to any city or county with
which YLWD provides water supplies no later than thirty (30) days after this
adoption date.
Section 5. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code Section 10645, to make the WSCP available for public review
at YLWD's offices during normal business hours and on its website at
www.ylwd.com no later than thirty(30) days after filing a copy of the WSCP,
as part of its 2020 Plan, with DWR.
Section 6. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed to implement the
WSCP in accordance with the Act and to provide recommendations to the
Board of Directors regarding the necessary budgets, procedures, rules,
regulations, or further actions to carry out the effective and equitable
implementation of the WSCP.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of June 2021 by the following called vote:
AYES: Directors DesRoches, Jones, Lindsey, and Miller
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Director Hawkins
J. Wayne M ler, PhD, Vice President
Yorba Linda Water District
ATTEST:
Annie Alexander, Board"Secretary
Yorba Linda Water District
Reviewed as to form by General Counsel:
Andrew B. Gagen, Esq.
Kidman Gagen Law LLP
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2020 Water Shortage
Contingency Plan
Final
June 2021
Yorba Linda Water District 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan
2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan
June 2021
Prepared By: Prepared For:
Arcadis U.S., Inc. Yorba Linda Water District
320 Commerce, Suite 200 1717 E. Miraloma Avenue
Irvine Placentia
California 92602 California 92870
Phone: 714 730 9052 Phone: 714 701 3000
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Contents
Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................. v
1 INTRODUCTION AND WSCP OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Water Shortage Contingency Plan Requirements and Organization .............................................. 1-1
1.2 Integration with Other Planning Efforts ............................................................................................. 1-2
2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 District Service Area ............................................................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Relationship to Wholesalers ............................................................................................................... 2-3
2.3 Relationship with Wholesaler Water Shortage Planning .................................................................. 2-5
2.3.1 MET Water Surplus and Drought Management Plan .................................................................... 2-5
2.3.2 MET Water Supply Allocation Plan ................................................................................................. 2-6
2.3.3 MWDOC Water Supply Allocation Plan .......................................................................................... 2-8
3 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANNING ........................ 3-1
3.1 Water Supply Reliability Analysis ....................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Procedures.......................................................... 3-1
3.2.1 Decision-Making Process ................................................................................................................ 3-2
District Steps to Approve the Annual Assessment Determination ..................................... 3-2
3.2.2 Data and Methodologies .................................................................................................................. 3-3
Assessment Methodology ....................................................................................................... 3-3
Locally Applicable Evaluation Criteria ................................................................................... 3-4
Water Supply ............................................................................................................................. 3-4
Unconstrained Customer Demand ......................................................................................... 3-5
Planned Water Use for Current Year Considering Dry Subsequent Year ........................... 3-5
Infrastructure Considerations ................................................................................................. 3-6
Other Factors ............................................................................................................................ 3-6
3.3 Six Standard Water Shortage Levels .................................................................................................. 3-7
3.4 Shortage Response Actions ................................................................................................................ 3-9
3.4.1 Demand Reduction ........................................................................................................................... 3-9
3.4.2 Supply Augmentation ..................................................................................................................... 3-10
3.4.3 Operational Changes ...................................................................................................................... 3-10
3.4.4 Additional Mandatory Restrictions ............................................................................................... 3-10
3.4.5 Emergency Response Plan (Hazard Mitigation Plan) ................................................................. 3-10
MET’s WSDM and WSAP ........................................................................................................ 3-11
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Water Emergency Response Organization of Orange County Emergency Operations Plan
3-11
Yorba Linda Water District Emergency Response Plan ..................................................... 3-12
3.4.6 Seismic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan ........................................................................... 3-12
3.4.7 Shortage Response Action Effectiveness ................................................................................... 3-13
3.5 Communication Protocols ................................................................................................................. 3-13
3.6 Compliance and Enforcement ........................................................................................................... 3-15
3.7 Legal Authorities ................................................................................................................................ 3-15
3.8 Financial Consequences of WSCP ................................................................................................... 3-16
3.9 Monitoring and Reporting .................................................................................................................. 3-17
3.10 WSCP Refinement Procedures ......................................................................................................... 3-17
3.11 Special Water Feature Distinction .................................................................................................... 3-18
3.12 Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Availability ...................................................................................... 3-18
4 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Tables
Table 3-1: Retail: Water Shortage Contingency Plan Levels ........................................................................... 3-8
Table 3-2: Communication Procedures ............................................................................................................ 3-14
Table 3-3: Agency Contacts and Coordination Protocols .............................................................................. 3-16
Figures
Figure 2-1: District Service Area ......................................................................................................................... 2-2
Figure 2-2: Regional Location of District and Other MWDOC Member Agencies ......................................... 2-4
Figure 2-3: Resource Stages, Anticipated Actions, and Supply Declarations ............................................... 2-6
Figure 3-1: Annual Assessment Reporting Timeline ........................................................................................ 3-3
Figure 3-2: Water Shortage Contingency Plan Annual Assessment Framework .......................................... 3-4
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Appendices
DWR Submittal Tables
Table 8-1: Water Shortage Contingency Plan Levels
Table 8-2: Demand Reduction Actions
Table 8-3: Supply Augmentation and Other Actions
Water Conservation Measures, Prohibition Against Water Waste and Water Shortage
Supply Contingencies Ordinance 09-01
Notice of Public Hearing
Adopted WSCP Resolution
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
% Percent
AF Acre-Feet
Annual Assessment Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment
BPP Basin Production Percentage
CRA Colorado River Aqueduct
DDW Division of Drinking Water
District Yorba Linda Water District
DRA Drought Risk Assessment
DVL Diamond Valley Lake
DWR California Department of Water Resources
EAP Emergency Operations Center Actions Plan
EOC Emergency Operation Center
EOP Emergency Operations Plan
FY Fiscal Year
GSP Groundwater Sustainability Plan
HMP Hazard Mitigation Plan
IAWP Interim Agricultural Water Program
IRP Integrated Water Resource Plan
M&I Municipal and Industrial
MCL Maximum Contaminant Level
MET Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Metropolitan Act Metropolitan Water District Act
MWDOC Municipal Water District of Orange County
NIMS National Incident Management System
OCWD Orange County Water District
PFAS Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
PFOA Perfluorooctanoic Acid
PFOS Perfluorooctane Sulfanate
Producer Groundwater Producer
SEMS California Standardized Emergency Management System
Supplier Urban Water Supplier
SWP State Water Project
SWRCB California State Water Resources Control Board
UWMP Urban Water Management Plan
Water Code California Water Code
WEROC Water Emergency Response Organization of Orange County
WSAP Water Supply Allocation Plan
WSCP Water Shortage Contingency Plan
WSDM Water Surplus and Drought Management Plan
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1 INTRODUCTION AND WSCP OVERVIEW
The Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) is a strategic planning document designed to prepare for
and respond to water shortages. This WSCP complies with California Water Code (Water Code) Section
10632, which requires that every urban water supplier (Supplier) shall prepare and adopt a WSCP as part
of its Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). This level of detailed planning and preparation is intended
to help maintain reliable supplies and reduce the impacts of supply interruptions.
The WSCP is Yorba Linda Water District (District)’s operating manual that is used to prevent catastrophic
service disruptions through proactive, rather than reactive, management. A water shortage, when water
supply available is insufficient to meet the normally expected customer water use at a given point in time,
may occur due to a number of reasons, such as drought, climate change, and catastrophic events. This
WSCP provides a structured guide for the District to deal with water shortages, incorporating prescriptive
information and standardized action levels, along with implementation actions in the event of a
catastrophic supply interruption. This way, if and when shortage conditions arise, the District’s governing
body, its staff, and the public can easily identify and efficiently implement pre-determined steps to
manage a water shortage. A well-structured WSCP allows real-time water supply availability assessment
and structured steps designed to respond to actual conditions, to allow for efficient management of any
shortage with predictability and accountability.
The WSCP also describes the District’s procedures for conducting an Annual Water Supply and Demand
Assessment (Annual Assessment) that is required by Water Code Section 10632.1 and is to be submitted
to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) on or before July 1 of each year, or within 14
days of receiving final allocations from the State Water Project (SWP), whichever is later. The District’s
2020 WSCP is included as an appendix to its 2020 UWMP which will be submitted to DWR by July 1,
2021. However, this WSCP is created separately from The District’s 2020 UWMP and can be amended,
as needed, without amending the UWMP. Furthermore, the Water Code does not prohibit a Supplier from
taking actions not specified in its WSCP, if needed, without having to formally amend its UWMP or
WSCP.
1.1 Water Shortage Contingency Plan Requirements and
Organization
The WSCP provides the steps and water shortage response actions to be taken in times of water
shortage conditions. The WSCP has prescriptive elements, such as an analysis of water supply reliability;
the water shortage response actions for each of the six standard water shortage levels that correspond to
water shortage percentages ranging from 10% to greater than 50%; an estimate of potential to close
supply gap for each measure; protocols and procedures to communicate identified actions for any current
or predicted water shortage conditions; procedures for an Annual Assessment; monitoring and reporting
requirements to determine customer compliance; and reevaluation and improvement procedures for
evaluating the WSCP.
This WSCP is organized into three main sections, with Section 3 aligned with Water Code Section 16032
requirements.
Section 1 Introduction and WSCP Overview gives an overview of the WSCP fundamentals.
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Section 2 Background provides a background on the District’s water service area.
Section 3 Water Shortage Contingency Preparedness and Response Planning
Section 3.1 Water Supply Reliability Analysis provides a summary of the water supply analysis and
water reliability findings from the 2020 UWMP.
Section 3.2 Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Procedures provide a description of
procedures to conduct and approve the Annual Assessment.
Section 3.3 Six Standard Water Shortage Stages explains the WSCP’s six standard water shortage
levels corresponding to progressive ranges of up to 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and more than 50% shortages.
Section 3.4 Shortage Response Actions describes the WSCP’s shortage response actions that align
with the defined shortage levels.
Section 3.5 Communication Protocols addresses communication protocols and procedures to inform
customers, the public, interested parties, and local, regional, and state governments, regarding any
current or predicted shortages and any resulting shortage response actions.
Section 3.6 Compliance and Enforcement describes customer compliance, enforcement, appeal, and
exemption procedures for triggered shortage response actions.
Section 3.7 Legal Authorities is a description of the legal authorities that enable the District to
implement and enforce its shortage response actions.
Section 3.8 Financial Consequences of the WSCP provides a description of the financial
consequences of and responses for drought conditions.
Section 3.9 Monitoring and Reporting describes monitoring and reporting requirements and procedures
that ensure appropriate data is collected, tracked, and analyzed for purposes of monitoring customer
compliance and to meet state reporting requirements.
Section 3.10 WSCP Refinement Procedures addresses reevaluation and improvement procedures for
monitoring and evaluating the functionality of the WSCP.
Section 3.11 Special Water Feature Distinction is a required definition for inclusion in a WSCP per the
Water Code.
Section 3.12 Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation provides a record of the process the
District followed to adopt and implement its WSCP.
1.2 Integration with Other Planning Efforts
As a retail water supplier in Orange County, the District considered other key entities in the development
of this WSCP, including the Municipal Water District of Orange County ([MWDOC] (regional wholesale
supplier)), the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ([MET] (regional wholesaler for Southern
California and the direct supplier of imported water to MWDOC)), and Orange County Water District
([OCWD] (Orange County Groundwater Basin [OC Basin] manager and provider of recycled water in
North Orange County)). As a MWDOC member agency, the District also developed this WSCP with input
from several coordination efforts led by MWDOC.
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Some of the key planning and reporting documents that were used to develop this WSCP are:
MWDOC’s 2020 UWMP provides the basis for the projections of the imported supply availability
over the next 25 years for the District’s service area.
MWDOC’s 2020 WSCP provides a water supply availability assessment and structured steps
designed to respond to actual conditions that will help maintain reliable supplies and reduce the
impacts of supply interruptions.
2021 Orange County Water Demand Forecast for MWDOC and Orange County Water
District (OCWD) Technical Memorandum (Demand Forecast TM) provides the basis for water
demand projections for MWDOC’s member agencies as well as Anaheim, Fullerton, and Santa
Ana.
MET’s 2020 Integrated Water Resources Plan (IRP) is a long-term planning document to
ensure water supply availability in Southern California and provides a basis for water supply
reliability in Orange County.
MET’s 2020 UWMP was developed as a part of the 2020 IRP planning process and was used by
MWDOC as another basis for the projections of supply capability of the imported water received
from MET.
MET’s 2020 WSCP provides a water supply assessment and guide for MET’s intended actions
during water shortage conditions.
OCWD’s 2019-20 Engineer’s Report provides information on the groundwater conditions and
basin utilization of the OC Basin.
OCWD’s 2017 Basin 8-1 Alternative is an alternative to the Groundwater Sustainability Plan
(GSP) for the OC Basin and provides significant information related to sustainable management
of the basin in the past and hydrogeology of the basin, including groundwater quality and basin
characteristics.
2020 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) provides the basis for the seismic risk analysis of the
water system facilities.
Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission’s 2020 Municipal Service Review for
MWDOC Report provides a comprehensive service review of the municipal services provided by
MWDOC.
Water Master Plan and Sewer Master Plan of the District provide information on water
infrastructure planning projects and plans to address any required water system improvements.
Groundwater Management Plans provide the groundwater sustainability goals for the basins in
the MWDOC’s service area and the programs, actions, and strategies activities that support those
goals.
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2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The District is located against the foothills in the northern part of Orange County, approximately 13 miles
northeast of Disneyland and is an independent special district governed by a five-member board of
directors, providing water service to the City of Yorba Linda and portions of the Cities of Brea, Placentia,
Anaheim, and unincorporated areas of Orange County. The present District was organized as the Yorba
Linda County Water District on January 2, 1959 as a result of a vote of local residents. In November of
1985 the Board of Directors, seeking a more accurate identification as an independent special district,
dropped the "County" designation, thus officially changing the District's name to Yorba Linda Water
District.
2.1 District Service Area
The District’s service area was originally located within an unincorporated county area, but now includes
the City of Yorba Linda, and parts of the Cities of Placentia, Anaheim, Brea, and portions of
unincorporated Orange County. The service area can be thought of as having two major parts: the
western portion (Western Service Area) being an older established area whose eastern boundary was
formerly District’s eastern limit; and the eastern portion consisting of the more newly ID-1 and ID-2
developed area. These two portions are intersected by a 400–acre strip of residential development known
as the Locke Ranch. The Locke Ranch area receives its water service from the Golden State Water
Company (GSWC) — Placentia Division, and its sewer service from the District.
The District operates ten wells, one untreated and three treated imported water connections with MET,
12 booster pumping stations, 14 water storage reservoirs, 43 pressure reducing stations, 10 (soon to be
9) emergency interconnections with neighboring agencies, and operates 352.0 miles of water mains with
25,385 service connections.
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Figure 2-1: District Service Area
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2.2 Relationship to Wholesalers
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: MET is the largest water wholesaler for
domestic and municipal uses in California, serving approximately 19 million customers. MET wholesales
imported water supplies to 26 member cities and water districts in six Southern California counties. Its
service area covers the Southern California coastal plain, extending approximately 200 miles along the
Pacific Ocean from the City of Oxnard in the north to the international boundary with Mexico in the south.
This encompasses 5,200 square miles and includes portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San
Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties. Approximately 85% of the population from the
aforementioned counties reside within MET's boundaries.
MET is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 38 appointed individuals with a minimum of one
representative from each of MET’s 26 member agencies. The allocation of directors and voting rights are
determined by each agency’s assessed valuation. Each member of the Board shall be entitled to cast one
vote for each ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of assessed valuation of property taxable for district
purposes, in accordance with Section 55 of the Metropolitan Water District Act (Metropolitan Act).
Directors can be appointed through the chief executive officer of the member agency or by a majority vote
of the governing board of the agency. Directors are not compensated by MET for their service.
MET is responsible for importing water into the region through its operation of the Colorado River
Aqueduct (CRA) and its contract with the State of California for SWP supplies. Member agencies receive
water from MET through various delivery points and pay for service through a rate structure made up of
volumetric rates, capacity charges and readiness to serve charges. Member agencies provide estimates
of imported water demand to MET annually in April regarding the amount of water they anticipate they will
need to meet their demands for the next five years.
The Municipal Water District of Orange County: In Orange County, MWDOC and the cities of
Anaheim, Fullerton, and Santa Ana are MET member agencies that purchase imported water directly
from MET. Furthermore, MWDOC purchases both treated potable and untreated water from MET to
supplement its retail agencies’ local supplies.
The District is one of MWDOC’s 28 member agencies receiving imported water from MWDOC. The
District’s location within MWDOC’s service area is shown on Figure 2-2.
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Figure 2-2: Regional Location of District and Other MWDOC Member Agencies
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2.3 Relationship with Wholesaler Water Shortage Planning
The WSCP is designed to be consistent with MET’s Water Shortage and Demand Management (WSDM)
Plan, MWDOC’s Water Supply Allocation Plan (WSAP), and other emergency planning efforts as
described below. MWDOC’s WSAP is integral to the WSCP’s shortage response strategy in the event
that MET or MWDOC determines that supply augmentation (including storage) and lesser demand
reduction measures would not be sufficient to meet a projected shortage levels needed to meet demands.
2.3.1 MET Water Surplus and Drought Management Plan
MET evaluates the level of supplies available and existing levels of water in storage to determine the
appropriate management stage annually. Each stage is associated with specific resource management
actions to avoid extreme shortages to the extent possible and minimize adverse impacts to retail
customers should an extreme shortage occur. The sequencing outlined in the WSDM Plan reflects
anticipated responses towards MET’s existing and expected resource mix.
Surplus stages occur when net annual deliveries can be made to water storage programs. Under the
WSDM Plan, there are four surplus management stages that provides a framework for actions to take for
surplus supplies. Deliveries in Diamond Valley Lake (DVL) and in SWP terminal reservoirs continue
through each surplus stage provided there is available storage capacity. Withdrawals from DVL for
regulatory purposes or to meet seasonal demands may occur in any stage.
The WSDM Plan distinguishes between shortages, severe shortages, and extreme shortages. The
differences between each term are listed below.
Shortage: MET can meet full-service demands and partially meet or fully meet interruptible demands
using stored water or water transfers as necessary (Stages 1-3).
Severe Shortage: MET can meet full-service demands only by making withdrawals from storage,
calling on its water transfers, and possibly calling for extraordinary conservation and reducing
deliveries under the Interim Agricultural Water Program (IAWP) (Stages 4-5).
Extreme Shortage: MET must allocate available imported supplies to full-service customers (Stage
6).
There are six shortage management stages to guide resource management activities. These stages are
defined by shortfalls in imported supply and water balances in MET’s storage programs. When MET must
make net withdrawals from storage to meet demands, it is considered to be in a shortage condition.
Figure 2-3 gives a summary of actions under each surplus and shortage stages when an allocation plan
is necessary to enforce mandatory cutbacks. The goal of the WSDM plan is to avoid Stage 6, an extreme
shortage (MET, 1999).
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Figure 2-3: Resource Stages, Anticipated Actions, and Supply Declarations
Source: MET, 1999.
MET’s Board of Directors adopted a Water Supply Condition Framework in June 2008 in order to
communicate the urgency of the region’s water supply situation and the need for further water
conservation practices. The framework has four conditions, each calling increasing levels of conservation.
Descriptions for each of the four conditions are listed below:
Baseline Water Use Efficiency: Ongoing conservation, outreach, and recycling programs to achieve
permanent reductions in water use and build storage reserves.
Condition 1 Water Supply Watch: Local agency voluntary dry-year conservation measures and use of
regional storage reserves.
Condition 2 Water Supply Alert: Regional call for cities, counties, member agencies, and retail water
agencies to implement extraordinary conservation through drought ordinances and other measures to
mitigate use of storage reserves.
Condition 3 Water Supply Allocation: Implement MET’s WSAP.
As noted in Condition 3, should supplies become limited to the point where imported water demands
cannot be met, MET will allocate water through the WSAP (MET, 2021a).
2.3.2 MET Water Supply Allocation Plan
MET’s imported supplies have been impacted by a number of water supply challenges as noted earlier. In
case of extreme water shortage within the MET service area is the implementation of its WSAP.
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MET’s Board of Directors originally adopted the WSAP in February 2008 to fairly distribute a limited
amount of water supply and applies it through a detailed methodology to reflect a range of local
conditions and needs of the region’s retail water consumers (MET, 2021a).
The WSAP includes the specific formula for calculating member agency supply allocations and the key
implementation elements needed for administering an allocation. MET’s WSAP is the foundation for the
urban water shortage contingency analysis required under Water Code Section 10632 and is part of
MET’s 2020 UWMP.
MET’s WSAP was developed in consideration of the principles and guidelines in MET’s 1999 WSDM Plan
with the core objective of creating an equitable “needs-based allocation.” The WSAP’s formula seeks to
balance the impacts of a shortage at the retail level while maintaining equity on the wholesale level for
shortages of MET supplies of greater than 50% cutbacks. The formula takes into account a number of
factors, such as the impact on retail customers, growth in population, changes in supply conditions,
investments in local resources, demand hardening aspects of water conservation savings, recycled water,
extraordinary storage and transfer actions, and groundwater imported water needs.
The formula is calculated in three steps: 1) based period calculations, 2) allocation year calculations, and
3) supply allocation calculations. The first two steps involve standard computations, while the third step
contains specific methodology developed for the WSAP.
Step 1: Base Period Calculations – The first step in calculating a member agency’s water supply
allocation is to estimate their water supply and demand using a historical based period with established
water supply and delivery data. The base period for each of the different categories of supply and
demand is calculated using data from the two most recent non-shortage years.
Step 2: Allocation Year Calculations – The next step in calculating the member agency’s water supply
allocation is estimating water needs in the allocation year. This is done by adjusting the base period
estimates of retail demand for population growth and changes in local supplies.
Step 3: Supply Allocation Calculations – The final step is calculating the water supply allocation for
each member agency based on the allocation year water needs identified in Step 2.
In order to implement the WSAP, MET’s Board of Directors makes a determination on the level of the
regional shortage, based on specific criteria, typically in April. The criteria used by MET includes current
levels of storage, estimated water supplies conditions, and projected imported water demands. The
allocations, if deemed necessary, go into effect in July of the same year and remain in effect for a 12-
month period. The schedule is made at the discretion of the Board of Directors (MET, 2021b).
As demonstrated by the findings in MET’s 2020 UWMP, both the Water Reliability Assessment and the
Drought Risk Assessment (DRA) demonstrate that MET is able to mitigate the challenges posed by
hydrologic variability, potential climate change, and regulatory risk on its imported supply sources through
the significant storage capabilities it has developed over the last two decades, both dry-year and
emergency storage (MET, 2021a).
Although MET’s 2020 UWMP forecasts that MET will be able to meet projected imported demands
throughout the projected period from 2025 to 2045, uncertainty in supply conditions can result in MET
needing to implement its WSAP to preserve dry-year storage and curtail demands (MET, 2021b).
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2.3.3 MWDOC Water Supply Allocation Plan
To prepare for the potential allocation of imported water supplies from MET, MWDOC worked
collaboratively with its 28 retail agencies to develop its own WSAP that was adopted in January 2009 and
amended in 2016. The MWDOC WSAP outlines how MWDOC will determine and implement each of its
retail agency’s allocation during a time of shortage.
The MWDOC WSAP uses a similar method and approach, when reasonable, as that of the MET’s WSAP.
However, MWDOC’s plan remains flexible to use an alternative approach when MET’s method produces
a significant unintended result for the member agencies. The MWDOC WSAP model follows five basic
steps to determine a retail agency’s imported supply allocation.
Step 1: Determine Baseline Information – The first step in calculating a water supply allocation is to
estimate water supply and demand using a historical based period with established water supply and
delivery data. The base period for each of the different categories of demand and supply is calculated
using data from the last two non-shortage years.
Step 2: Establish Allocation Year Information – In this step, the model adjusts for each retail agency’s
water need in the allocation year. This is done by adjusting the base period estimates for increased retail
water demand based on population growth and changes in local supplies.
Step 3: Calculate Initial Minimum Allocation Based on MET’s Declared Shortage Level – This step
sets the initial water supply allocation for each retail agency. After a regional shortage level is established,
MWDOC will calculate the initial allocation as a percentage of adjusted Base Period Imported water
needs within the model for each retail agency.
Step 4: Apply Allocation Adjustments and Credits in the Areas of Retail Impacts and Conservation
– In this step, the model assigns additional water to address disparate impacts at the retail level caused
by an across-the-board cut of imported supplies. It also applies a conservation credit given to those
agencies that have achieved additional water savings at the retail level as a result of successful
implementation of water conservation devices, programs and rate structures.
Step 5: Sum Total Allocations and Determine Retail Reliability – This is the final step in calculating a
retail agency’s total allocation for imported supplies. The model sums an agency’s total imported
allocation with all of the adjustments and credits and then calculates each agency’s retail reliability
compared to its Allocation Year Retail Demand.
The MWDOC WSAP includes additional measures for plan implementation, including the following
(MWDOC, 2016):
Appeal Process – An appeal process to provide retail agencies the opportunity to request a change
to their allocation based on new or corrected information. MWDOC anticipates that under most
circumstances, a retail agency’s appeal will be the basis for an appeal to MET by MWDOC.
Melded Allocation Surcharge Structure – At the end of the allocation year, MWDOC would only
charge an allocation surcharge to each retail agency that exceeded their allocation if MWDOC
exceeds its total allocation and is required to pay a surcharge to MET. MET enforces allocations to
retail agencies through an allocation surcharge to a retail agency that exceeds its total annual
allocation at the end of the 12-month allocation period. MWDOC’s surcharge would be assessed
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according to the retail agency’s prorated share (acre-feet [AF] over usage) of MWDOC amount with
MET. Surcharge funds collected by MET will be invested in its Water Management Fund, which is
used to in part to fund expenditures in dry-year conservation and local resource development.
Tracking and Reporting Water Usage – MWDOC will provide each retail agency with water use
monthly reports that will compare each retail agency’s current cumulative retail usage to their
allocation baseline. MWDOC will also provide quarterly reports on its cumulative retail usage versus
its allocation baseline.
Timeline and Option to Revisit the Plan – The allocation period will cover 12 consecutive months
and the Regional Shortage Level will be set for the entire allocation period. MWDOC only anticipates
calling for allocation when MET declares a shortage; and no later than 30 days from MET’s
declaration will MWDOC announce allocation to its retail agencies.
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3 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND
RESPONSE PLANNING
The District’s WSCP is a detailed guide of how the District intends to act in the case of an actual water shortage
condition. The WSCP anticipates a water supply shortage and provides pre-planned guidance for managing and
mitigating a shortage. Regardless of the reason for the shortage, the WSCP is based on adequate details of
demand reduction and supply augmentation measures that are structured to match varying degrees of shortage
will ensure the relevant stakeholders understand what to expect during a water shortage situation.
3.1 Water Supply Reliability Analysis
Per Water Code Section 10632 (a)(1), the WSCP shall provide an analysis of water supply reliability conducted
pursuant to Water Code Section 10635, and the key issues that may create a shortage condition when looking at
the District’s water asset portfolio.
Understanding water supply reliability, factors that could contribute to water supply constraints, availability of
alternative supplies, and what effect these have on meeting customer demands provides the District with a solid
basis on which to develop appropriate and feasible response actions in the event of a water shortage. In the 2020
UWMP, the District conducted a Water Reliability Assessment to compare the total water supply sources
available to the water supplier with long-term projected water use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments,
for a normal water year, a single dry water year, and a drought lasting five consecutive water years (YLWD,
2021).
The District also conducted a DRA to evaluate a drought period that lasts five consecutive water years starting
from the year following when the assessment is conducted. An analysis of both assessments determined that the
District is capable of meeting all customers’ demands from 2021 through 2045 for a normal year, a single dry
year, and a drought lasting five consecutive years with significant imported water supplemental drought supplies
from MWDOC/MET and ongoing conservation program efforts. As a result, there is no projected shortage
condition due to drought that will trigger customer demand reduction actions until MWDOC notifies the District of
insufficient imported supplies. More information is available in the District’s 2020 UWMP Sections 6 and 7.
3.2 Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Procedures
Per Water Code Section 10632.1, the District will conduct an Annual Assessment pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 10632 and by July 1st of each year, beginning in 2022, submit an annual water shortage assessment with
information for anticipated shortage, triggered shortage response actions, compliance and enforcement actions,
and communication actions consistent with the Supplier’s WSCP.
The District must include in its WSCP the procedures used for conducting an Annual Assessment. The Annual
Assessment is a determination of the near-term outlook for supplies and demands and how a perceived shortage
may relate to WSCP shortage level response actions in the current calendar year. This determination is based on
information available to the District at the time of the analysis. Starting in 2022, the Annual Assessment will be
due by July 1 of every year.
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This section documents the decision-making process required for formal approval of the District’s Annual
Assessment determination of water supply reliability each year and the key data inputs and the methodologies
used to evaluate the water system reliability for the coming year, while considering that the year to follow would
be considered dry.
3.2.1 Decision-Making Process
The following decision-making process describes the functional steps that the District will take to formally approve
the Annual Assessment determination of water supply reliability each year.
District Steps to Approve the Annual Assessment Determination
The Annual Assessment will be predicated on the OCWD Basin Production Percentage (BPP) and on MWDOC’s
Annual Assessment outcomes.
The District is supplied groundwater from OCWD. The OC Basin is not adjudicated and as such, pumping from
the OC Basin is managed through a process that uses financial incentives to encourage groundwater producers
(Producers) to pump a sustainable amount of water. The framework for the financial incentives is based on
establishing the BPP, the percentage of each Producer’s total water supply that comes from groundwater pumped
from the OC Basin. The BPP is set uniformly for all Producers by OCWD on an annual basis in by OCWD Board
of Directors. Based on the projected water demand and modeled water supply, over the long-term, OCWD
anticipates sustainably supporting a BPP of 85%; however, volumes of groundwater and imported water may vary
depending on OCWD's actual BPP projections. A supply reduction that may result from the annual BPP projection
will be included in the Annual Assessment.
While the District’s primary source of water is OCWD groundwater, any remaining source to meet retail demands
comes from the purchase of imported water from MWDOC. MWDOC surveys its member agencies annually for
anticipated water demands and supplies for the upcoming year. MWDOC utilizes this information to plan for the
anticipated imported water supplies for the MWDOC service area. This information is then shared and
coordinated with MET and is incorporated into their analysis of their service area’s annual imported water needs.
Based on the year’s supply conditions and WSDM actions, MET will present a completed Annual Assessment for
its member agencies’ review from which they will then seek Board approval in April of each year. Additionally,
MET expects that any triggers or specific shortage response actions that result from the Annual Assessment
would be approved by their Board at that time. Based upon MET’s Assessment and taking into consideration
information provided to MWDOC through the annual survey, MWDOC will provide an anticipated estimate of
imported supplies for the District to incorporate into the Annual Assessment.
The District General Manager, or designee, will be responsible for approving the Annual Assessment in years
when no shortage is identified and submitted to DWR by July 1. In years where a shortage is identified, the
Annual Assessment will be presented to Board of Directors and submitted to DWR prior to the July 1 deadline.
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Figure 3-1: Annual Assessment Reporting Timeline
3.2.2 Data and Methodologies
The following paragraphs document the key data inputs and methodologies that are used to evaluate the water
system reliability for the coming year, while considering that the year to follow would be considered dry, as
defined below:
Assessment Methodology
The District will evaluate water supply reliability for the current year and one dry year for the purpose of the
Annual Assessment. The Annual Assessment determination will be based on considerations of unconstrained
water demand, local water supplies, MWDOC imported water supplies, planned water use, and infrastructure
considerations. The balance between projected in-service area supplies, coupled with MWDOC imported
supplies, and anticipated unconstrained demand will be used to determine what, if any, shortage level is expected
under the WSCP framework as presented in Figure 3-2. The WSCP’s standard shortage levels are defined in
terms of shortage percentages. Shortage percentages will be calculated by dividing the difference between water
supplies and unconstrained demand by total unconstrained demand. This calculation will be performed separately
for anticipated current year conditions and for assumed dry year conditions.
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Figure 3-2: Water Shortage Contingency Plan Annual Assessment Framework
Locally Applicable Evaluation Criteria
Within Orange County, there are no significant local applicable criteria that directly affect reliability. Through the
years, the water agencies in Orange County have made tremendous efforts to integrate their systems to provide
flexibility to interchange with different sources of supplies. There are emergency agreements in place to ensure all
parts of the County have an adequate supply of water. In the northern part of the County, agencies have the
ability to meet a majority of their demands through groundwater with very little limitation, except for the OCWD
BPP.
The District will also continue to monitor emerging supply and demand conditions related to supplemental imported
water from MWDOC/MET and take appropriate actions consistent with the flexibility and adaptiveness inherent to
the WSCP. The District’s Annual Assessment was based on the District’s service area, water sources, water supply
reliability, and water use as described in Water Code Section 10631, including available data from state, regional,
or local agency population, land use development, and climate change projections within the service area of the
District. Some conditions that affect MWDOC’s wholesale supply and demand, such as groundwater replenishment,
surface water and local supply production, can differ significantly from earlier projections throughout the year.
If a major earthquake on the San Andreas Fault occurs, it has the potential to damage all three key regional water
aqueducts and disrupt imported supplies for up to six months. The region would likely impose a water use
reduction ranging from 10-25% until the system is repaired. However, MET has taken proactive steps to handle
such disruption, such as constructing DVL, which mitigates potential impacts. DVL, along with other local
reservoirs, can store a six to twelve-month supply of emergency water (MET, 2021b).
Water Supply
As detailed in the District’s 2020 UWMP, the District meets all of its customers’ demands with a combination of
groundwater and imported water. The District’s main source of water supply is local groundwater from the OC
Basin, and imported treated and untreated water from MET through MWDOC make up the rest of the District’s
water supply portfolio. In fiscal year (FY) 2019-20, the District relied on 52% groundwater, 46% treated imported
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water, and 2% untreated imported water. It is projected that by 2045, the water supply mix will change to
approximately 85% groundwater, and 15% imported water, reflecting the increase in OCWD’s BPP to 85%
beginning in 2025 (YLWD, 2021).
Unconstrained Customer Demand
The WSCP and Annual Assessment define unconstrained demand as expected water use prior to any projected
shortage response actions that may be taken under the WSCP. Unconstrained demand is distinguished from
observed demand, which may be constrained by preceding, ongoing, or future actions, such as emergency supply
allocations during a multi-year drought. WSCP shortage response actions to constrain demand are inherently
extraordinary; routine activities such as ongoing conservation programs and regular operational adjustments are
not considered as constraints on demands.
The District’s DRA reveals that its supply capabilities are expected to balance anticipated total water use and
supply, assuming a five-year consecutive drought from FY 2020-21 through FY 2024-25 (YLWD, 2021). Water
demands in a five-year consecutive drought are calculated as a six percent increase in water demand above a
normal year for each year of the drought, without compounding increases (CDM Smith, 2021).
Planned Water Use for Current Year Considering Dry Subsequent Year
Water Code Section 10632(a)(2)(B)(ii) requires the Annual Assessment to determine “current year available
supply, considering hydrological and regulatory conditions in the current year and one dry year.”
The Annual Assessment will include two separate estimates of District’s annual water supply and unconstrained
demand using: 1) current year conditions, and 2) assumed dry year conditions. Accordingly, the Annual
Assessment’s shortage analysis will present separate sets of findings for the current year and dry year scenarios.
The Water Code does not specify the characteristics of a dry year, allowing discretion to the Supplier. The District
will use its discretion to refine and update its assumptions for a dry year scenarios in each Annual Assessment as
information becomes available and in accordance with best management practices.
Supply and demand analyses for the single-dry year case was based on conditions affecting the SWP as this
supply availability fluctuates the most among MET’s, and therefore MWDOC and the District’s, sources of supply.
FY 2013-14 was the single driest year for SWP supplies with an allocation of 5% to Municipal and Industrial (M&I)
uses. Unique to this year, the 5% SWP allocation was later reduced to 0%, before ending up at its final allocation
of 5%, highlight the stressed water supplies for the year. Furthermore, on January 17, 2014 Governor Brown
declared the drought State of Emergency citing 2014 as the driest year in California history. Additionally, within
MWDOC’s service area, precipitation for FY 2013-14 was the second lowest on record, with 4.37 inches of rain,
significantly impacting water demands.
The water demand forecasting model developed for the Demand Forecast TM isolated the impacts that weather
and future climate can have on water demand through the use of a statistical model. The impacts of hot/dry
weather conditions are reflected as a percentage increase in water demands from the normal year condition
(average of FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19). For a single dry year condition (FY 2013-14), the model projects a 6%
increase in demand for the OC Basin area where the District’s service area is located (CDM Smith, 2021).
Detailed information of the model is included in the District’s 2020 UWMP.
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The District has documented that it is 100% reliable for single dry year demands from 2025 through 2045 with a
demand increase of 6% from normal demand with significant reserves held by MET, local groundwater supplies,
and conservation (YLWD, 2021).
Infrastructure Considerations
The Annual Assessment will include consideration of any infrastructure issues that may pertain to near-term water
supply reliability, including repairs, construction, and environmental mitigation measures that may temporarily
constrain capabilities, as well as any new projects that may add to system capacity.
The District is currently working with OCWD to construct a water treatment plant at its headquarters to treat
groundwater. This project is expected to be completed by December 2021. In the interim, the District is relying
100% on Metropolitan imported water to meet customer demand for drinking water.
Once the treatment plant is in operation, the District will utilize both treated groundwater and imported water to
meet peak drinking water demands. Interruptions in imported water due to unplanned or planned imported water
outages could significantly impact the District’s operations during peak demand periods. Metropolitan coordinates
closely with the District to implement planned shutdowns during lower water demand periods to avoid disruptions
in the District’s water services.
The District is working with a developer to upgrade the Hidden Hills Booster Pump Station. Improvements include
a larger capacity pump and a backup emergency generator. During construction, there will be short periods of
time that the booster station is out of service, however those will be planned outages during low peak time
periods. The District will prepare the system to handle the outages and the improvements will ultimately provide
better reliability and increase capacity of the system.
Timber Ridge Booster Pump Station Rehabilitation Project is in the design phase. Improvements include a larger
capacity pumps and a backup emergency generator. During construction, the existing booster pump station will
remain in service. The improvements will provide better reliability and increase capacity of the system.
Well 22 has been drilled and will be equipped by June 2022 and will increase system capacity. Construction of the
well will not cause any system outages.
Grandview Ave and Ridge Way Waterline Improvement Project will be replacing waterlines that are beyond their
useful life and adding a new waterline that will create a loop, improving service reliability.
The District is working with BNSF railway to relocate an 18-inch waterline that is the sole source for all the SAVI
Ranch area. This project will also include abandoning an intertie that the District shares with the City of Anaheim,
located at the railroad crossing west of Yorba Linda Blvd.
Other Factors
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of thousands of manmade chemicals that includes
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). PFAS compounds were once commonly
used in many products including, among many others, stain- and water-repellent fabrics, nonstick products (e.g.,
Teflon), polishes, waxes, paints, cleaning products, and fire-fighting foams. Beginning in the summer of 2019, the
California State Division of Drinking Water (DDW) began requiring testing for PFAS compounds in some
groundwater production wells in the OCWD area.
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PFAS are of particular concern for groundwater quality, and since the summer of 2019, DDW requires testing for
PFAS compounds in some groundwater production wells in the OCWD area. In February 2020, the DDW lowered
its Response Levels (RL) for PFOA and PFOS to 10 and 40 parts per trillion (ppt) respectively.
The DDW recommends Producers not serve any water exceeding the RL – effectively making the RL an interim
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) while DDW undertakes administrative action to set an MCL. In response to
DDW’s issuance of the revised RL, as of December 2020, approximately 45 wells in the OCWD service area have
been temporarily turned off until treatment systems can be constructed. As additional wells are tested, OCWD
expects this figure may increase to at least 70 to 80 wells. The state has begun the process of establishing MCLs
for PFOA and PFOS and anticipates these MCLs to be in effect by the Fall of 2023. OCWD anticipates the MCLs
will be set at or below the RLs.
In April 2020, OCWD as the groundwater basin manager, executed an agreement with the impacted Producers to
fund and construct the necessary treatment systems for production wells impacted by PFAS compounds. The
PFAS treatment projects includes the design, permitting, construction, and operation of PFAS removal systems
for impacted Producer production wells. Each well treatment system will be evaluated for use with either granular
activated carbon or ion exchange for the removal of PFAS compounds. These treatment systems utilize vessels
in a lead-lag configuration to remove PFOA and PFOS to less than 2 ppt (the current non-detect limit). Use of
these PFAS treatment systems are designed to ensure the groundwater supplied by Producer wells can be
served in compliance with current and future PFAS regulations. With financial assistance from OCWD, the
Producers will operate and maintain the new treatment systems once they are constructed.
To minimize expenses and provide maximum protection to the public water supply, OCWD initiated design,
permitting, and construction of the PFAS treatment projects on a schedule that allows rapid deployment of
treatment systems. Construction contracts were awarded for treatment systems for production wells in the City of
Fullerton and Serrano Water District in Year 2020. Additional construction contracts will likely be awarded in the
first and second quarters of 2021. OCWD expects the treatment systems to be constructed for most of the initial
45 wells above the RL within the next 2 to 3 years.
As additional data are collected and new wells experience PFAS detections at or near the current RL, and/or
above a future MCL, and are turned off, OCWD will continue to partner with the affected Producers and take
action to design and construct necessary treatment systems to bring the impacted wells back online as quickly as
possible.
Groundwater production in FY 2019-20 was expected to be approximately 325,000 AF but declined to 286,550 AF
primarily due to PFAS impacted wells being turned off around February 2020. OCWD expects groundwater
production to be in the area of 245,000 AF in FY 2020-21 due to the currently idled wells and additional wells
being impacted by PFAS and turned off. As PFAS treatment systems are constructed, OCWD expects total
annual groundwater production to slowly increase back to normal levels (310,000 to 330,000 acre-feet) (OCWD,
2020).
Part of the District’s service area is located in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone or Ember Zone. The District
is implementing fire hardening projects such as installing emergency natural gas generators, helicopter hydrants
and other improvements to address system reliability during wildfire events.
3.3 Six Standard Water Shortage Levels
Per Water Code Section 10632 (a)(3)(A), the District must include the six standard water shortage levels that
represent shortages from the normal reliability as determined in the Annual Assessment. The shortage levels
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have been standardized to provide a consistent regional and statewide approach to conveying the relative
severity of water supply shortage conditions. This is an outgrowth of the severe statewide drought of 2012-2016,
and the widely recognized public communication and state policy uncertainty associated with the many different
local definitions of water shortage Levels.
The six standard water shortage levels correspond to progressively increasing estimated shortage conditions (up
to 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and greater than 50% shortage compared to the normal reliability condition) and align with
the response actions the Supplier would implement to meet the severity of the impending shortages (Table 3-1).
Table 3-1: Retail: Water Shortage Contingency Plan Levels
Submittal Table 8-1
Water Shortage Contingency Plan Levels
Shortage
Level
Percent
Shortage Range Shortage Response Actions
0 0% (Normal)
A Level 0 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the District notifies its water
users that no supply reductions are anticipated in this year. The District proceeds with
planned water efficiency best practices to support consumer demand reduction in
line with state mandated requirements and local District goals for water supply
reliability. Permanent water waste prohibitions are in place as stipulated in the
District’s Water Shortage Response Ordinance.
1 Up to 10%
A Level 1 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the District notifies its water
users that due to drought or other supply reductions, a consumer demand reduction
of up to 10% is necessary to make more efficient use of water and respond to existing
water conditions. The District shall implement the mandatory Level 1 conservation
measures identified in this ordinance. The type of event that may prompt the
District to declare a Level 1 Water Supply Shortage may include, among other factors,
a finding that its wholesale water provider calls for extraordinary water conservation.
2 Up to 20%
A Level 2 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the District notifies its water
users that due to drought or other supply reductions, a consumer demand reduction
of up to 20% is necessary to make more efficient use of water and respond to existing
water conditions. Upon declaration of a Level 2 Water Supply Shortage condition, the
District shall implement the mandatory Level 2 conservation measures identified in
this ordinance.
3 Up to 30%
A Level 3 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the District declares a water
shortage emergency condition pursuant to Water Code section 350 and notifies its
residents and businesses that up to 30% consumer demand reduction is required to
ensure sufficient supplies for human consumption, sanitation and fire protection.
The District must declare a Water Supply Shortage Emergency in the manner and on
the grounds provided in California Water Code section 350.
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Submittal Table 8-1
Water Shortage Contingency Plan Levels
Shortage
Level
Percent
Shortage Range Shortage Response Actions
4 Up to 40%
A Level 4 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the District declares a water
shortage emergency condition pursuant to Water Code section 350 and notifies its
residents and businesses that up to 40% consumer demand reduction is required to
ensure sufficient supplies for human consumption, sanitation and fire protection.
The District must declare a Water Supply Shortage Emergency in the manner and on
the grounds provided in Water Code section 350.
5 Up to 50%
A Level 5 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the District declares a water
shortage emergency condition pursuant to Water Code section 350 and notifies its
residents and businesses that up to 50% or more consumer demand reduction is
required to ensure sufficient supplies for human consumption, sanitation and fire
protection. The District must declare a Water Supply Shortage Emergency in the
manner and on the grounds provided in Water Code section 350.
6 >50%
A Level 6 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the District declares a water
shortage emergency condition pursuant to Water Code section 350 and notifies its
residents and businesses that greater than 50% or more consumer demand reduction
is required to ensure sufficient supplies for human consumption, sanitation and fire
protection. The District must declare a Water Supply Shortage Emergency in the
manner and on the grounds provided in Water Code section 350.
NOTES:
3.4 Shortage Response Actions
Water Code Section 10632 (a)(4) requires the WSCP to specify shortage response actions that align with the
defined shortage levels. The District has defined specific shortage response actions that align with the defined
shortage levels in DWR Tables 8-2 and 8-3 (Appendix A). These shortage response actions were developed with
consideration to the system infrastructure and operations changes, supply augmentation responses, customer-
class or water use-specific demand reduction initiatives, and increasingly stringent water use prohibitions.
3.4.1 Demand Reduction
The demand reduction measures that would be implemented to address shortage levels are described in DWR
Table 8-2 (Appendix A). This table indicates which actions align with specific defined shortage levels and
estimates the extent to which the actions will reduce the gap between supplies and demands to deliver the
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outcomes necessary to meet the requirements of a given shortage level. This table also identifies the
enforcement action, if any, associated with each demand reduction measure.
3.4.2 Supply Augmentation
The supply augmentation actions are described in DWR Table 8-3 (Appendix A). These augmentations represent
short-term management objectives triggered by the MET’s WSDM Plan and do not overlap with the long-term new
water supply development or supply reliability enhancement projects. Supply Augmentation is made available to
the District through MWDOC and MET. The District relies on MET’s reliability portfolio of water supply programs
including existing water transfers, storage and exchange agreements to supplement gaps in the District’s
supply/demand balance. MET has developed significant storage capacity (over 5 million AF) in reservoirs and
groundwater banking programs both within and outside of the Southern California region. Additionally, MET can
pursue additional water transfer and exchange programs with other water agencies to help mitigate
supply/demand imbalances and provide additional dry-year supply sources.
MWDOC, and in turn its retail agencies, including the District, has access to supply augmentation actions through
MET. MET may exercise these actions based on regional need, and in accordance with their WSCP, and may
include the use of supplies and storage programs within the Colorado River, SWP, and in-region storage. The
District has the ability to augment its supply to reduce the shortage gap by up to 100% by purchasing additional
imported water through MWDOC or pumping additional groundwater in the OC Basin; however, both are subject
to rate penalties from MWDOC and OCWD, respectively.
3.4.3 Operational Changes
During shortage conditions, operations may be affected by supply augmentation or demand reduction responses.
The District will consider their operational procedures when it completes its Annual Assessment or as needed to
identify changes that can be implemented to address water shortage on a short-term basis, such as temporarily
altering maintenance cycles, deferring planned system outages, and adjusting the flow and routing of water
through its system to more effectively distribute available supply across the service area. In addition, the District
can increase public support to increase understanding of water reduction methods, temporarily stop flushing fire
hydrants, and temporarily delay sewer line cleaning except for enhanced maintenance areas and siphons that
require cleaning to prevent sewer system overflows.
3.4.4 Additional Mandatory Restrictions
Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(D) calls for “additional, mandatory prohibitions against specific water use
practices that are in addition to state-mandated prohibitions and appropriate to the local conditions” to be included
among the WSCP’s shortage response actions. The District has identified additional mandatory restrictions in the
Water Conservation Measures, Prohibition Against Water Waste and Water Shortage Supply Contingencies
Ordinance 09-01 (Water Shortage Supply Contingencies Ord 09-01, Appendix B). As of publication of this WSCP,
this Ordinance is scheduled to be replaced with an updated Ordinance in 2021.
3.4.5 Emergency Response Plan (Hazard Mitigation Plan)
A catastrophic water shortage would be addressed according to the appropriate water shortage level and
response actions. It is likely that a catastrophic shortage would immediately trigger Shortage Level 6 and
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response actions have been put in place to mitigate a catastrophic shortage. In addition, there are several Plans
that address catastrophic failures and align with the WSCP.
MET’s WSDM and WSAP
MET has comprehensive plans for stages of actions it would undertake to address a catastrophic interruption in
water supplies through its WSDM and WSAP. MET also developed an Emergency Storage Requirement to
mitigate against potential interruption in water supplies resulting from catastrophic occurrences within the
southern California region, including seismic events along the San Andreas Fault. In addition, MET is working with
the state to implement a comprehensive improvement plan to address catastrophic occurrences outside of the
southern California region, such as a maximum probable seismic event in the Delta that would cause levee failure
and disruption of SWP deliveries.
Water Emergency Response Organization of Orange County Emergency
Operations Plan
In 1983, the Orange County water community identified a need to develop a plan on how agencies would respond
effectively to disasters impacting the regional water distribution system. The collective efforts of these agencies
resulted in the formation of the WEROC to coordinate emergency response on behalf of all Orange County water
and wastewater agencies, develop an emergency plan to respond to disasters, and conduct disaster training
exercises for the Orange County water community. WEROC was established with the creation of an
indemnification agreement between its member agencies to protect each other against civil liabilities and to
facilitate the exchange of resources. WEROC is unique in its ability to provide a single point of contact for
representation of all water and wastewater utilities in Orange County during a disaster. This representation is to
the county, state, and federal disaster coordination agencies. Within the Orange County Operational Area,
WEROC is the recognized contact for emergency response for the water community, including the District.
As a member of WEROC, the District will follow WEROC’s EOP in the event of an emergency and coordinate with
WEROC to assess damage, initiate repairs, and request and coordinate mutual aid resources in the event that the
District is unable to provide the level of emergency response support required by the situation.
The EOP defines the actions to be taken by WEROC Emergency Operations Center (EOC) staff to reduce the
loss of water and wastewater infrastructure; to respond effectively to a disaster; and to coordinate recovery
operations in the aftermath of any emergency involving extensive damage to Orange County water and
wastewater utilities. The EOP includes activation notification protocol that will be used to contact partner agencies
to inform them of the situation, activation status of the EOC, known damage or impacts, or resource needs. The
EOP is a standalone document that is reviewed annually and approved by the Board every three years.
WEROC is organized on the basis that each member agency is responsible for developing its own EOP in
accordance with the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), National Incident
Management System (NIMS), and Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of
2002 to meet specific emergency needs within its service area.
The WEROC EOC is responsible for assessing the overall condition and status of the Orange County regional
water distribution and wastewater collection systems including MET facilities that serve Orange County.
The EOC can be activated during an emergency situation that can result from both natural and man-made
causes, and can be activated through automatic, manual, or standby for activation.
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WEROC recognized four primary phases of emergency management, which include:
Preparedness: Planning, training, and exercises that are conducted prior to an emergency to support
and enhance response to an emergency or disaster.
Response: Activities and programs designed to address the immediate and short-term effects of the
onset of an emergency or disaster that helps to reduce effects to water infrastructure and speed recovery.
This includes alert and notification, EOC activation, direction and control, and mutual aid.
Recovery: This phase involved restoring systems to normal, in which short-term recovery actions are
taken to assess the damage and return vital life-support systems to minimum operating standards, while
long-term recovery actions have the potential to continue for many years.
Mitigation/Prevention: These actions prevent the occurrence of an emergency or reduce the area’s
vulnerability in ways that minimize the adverse impacts of a disaster or emergency. MWDOC’s HMP
outlines threats and identifies mitigation projects.
The EOC Action Plans (EAP) provide frameworks for EOC staff to respond to different situations with the
objectives and steps required to complete them, which will in turn serve the WEROC member agencies. In the
event of an emergency which results in a catastrophic water shortage, the District will declare a water shortage
condition of up to Level 6 for the impacted area depending on the severity of the event, and coordination with
WEROC is anticipated to begin at Level 4 or greater (WEROC, 2018).
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The District will also refer to its current American Water Infrastructure Act Risk and Resilience Assessment and
Emergency Response Plan in the event of a catastrophic supply interruption.
3.4.6 Seismic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan
Per the Water Code Section 10632.5, Suppliers are required to assess seismic risk to water supplies as part of
their WSCP. The plan also must include the mitigation plan for the seismic risk(s). Given the great distances that
imported supplies travel to reach Orange County, the region is vulnerable to interruptions along hundreds of miles
of aqueducts, pipelines and other facilities associated with delivering the supplies to the region. Additionally, the
infrastructure in place to deliver supplies are susceptible to damage from earthquakes and other disasters.
In lieu of conducting a seismic risk assessment specific to the District’s 2020 UWMP, the District has included the
previously prepared regional HMP by MWDOC as the regional imported water wholesaler that is required under
the federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390).
MWDOC’s HMP identified that the overarching goals of the HMP were the same for all of its member agencies,
which include:
Goal 1: Minimize vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to minimize damages and loss of life and injury to
human life caused by hazards.
Goal 2: Minimize security risks to water and wastewater infrastructure.
Goal 3: Minimize interruption to water and wastewater utilities.
Goal 4: Improve public outreach, awareness, education, and preparedness for hazards in order to
increase community resilience.
Goal 5: Eliminate or minimize wastewater spills and overflows.
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Goal 6: Protect water quality and supply, critical aquatic resources, and habitat to ensure a safe water
supply.
Goal 7: Strengthen Emergency Response Services to ensure preparedness, response, and recovery
during any major or multi-hazard event.
MWDOC’s HMP evaluates hazards applicable to all jurisdictions in its entire planning area, prioritized based on
probability, location, maximum probable extent, and secondary impacts. The identification of hazards is highly
dependent on the location of facilities within the District’s jurisdiction and takes into consideration the history of
the hazard and associated damage, information provided by agencies specializing in a specific hazard, and relies
upon the District’s expertise and knowledge.
Earthquake fault rupture and seismic hazards, including ground shaking and liquefaction, are among the highest
ranked hazards to the region as a whole because of its long history of earthquakes, with some resulting in
considerable damage. A significant earthquake along one of the major faults could cause substantial casualties,
extensive damage to infrastructure, fires, damages and outages of water and wastewater facilities, and other
threats to life and property.
Nearly all of Orange County is at risk of moderate to extreme ground shaking, with liquefaction possible
throughout much of Orange County but the most extensive liquefaction zones occur in coastal areas. Based on
the amount of seismic activity that occurs within the region, there is no doubt that communities within Orange
County will continue to experience future earthquake events, and it is a reasonable assumption that a major event
will occur within a 30-year timeframe.
The mitigation actions identify the hazard, proposed mitigation action, location/facility, local planning mechanism,
risk, cost, timeframe, possible funding sources, status, and status rationale, as applicable. Mitigation actions for
MWDOC’s member agencies for seismic risks may include (MWDOC, 2019):
Secure above ground assets in all buildings, booster stations, pressure reducing stations, emergency
interties, water systems, and pipelines.
Conduct assessment of infrastructure to ensure seismic retrofitting is in place.
Replace aging infrastructure throughout the District.
Install backup power for critical facilities to ensure operability during emergency events.
Enhance emergency operability by implementing communication infrastructure improvements.
3.4.7 Shortage Response Action Effectiveness
For each specific Shortage Response Action identified in the plan, the WSCP also estimates the extent to which
that action will reduce the gap between supplies and demands identified in DWR Table 8-2 (Appendix A). To the
extent feasible, District has estimated percentage savings for the chosen suite of shortage response actions,
which can be anticipated to deliver the expected outcomes necessary to meet the requirements of a given
shortage level.
3.5 Communication Protocols
Timely and effective communication is a key element of the WSCP implementation. In the context of water
shortage response, the purpose may be an emergency water shortage situation, such as may result from an
earthquake, or a longer-term, non-emergency, shortage condition, such as may result from a drought. In an
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emergency, the District will activate the communication protocol detailed in the Emergency Response Plan. In a
non-emergency water shortage situation, the District will follow the communication protocols described below.
Per the Water Code Section 10632 (a)(5), the District has established communication protocols and procedures
to inform customers, the public, interested parties, and local, regional, and state governments regarding any
current or predicted shortages as determined by the Annual Assessment described pursuant to Section 10632.1;
any shortage response actions triggered or anticipated to be triggered by the Annual Assessment described
pursuant to Section 10632.1; and any other relevant communications.
Non-emergency water shortage communication protocols are focused on communicating the water shortage
contingency planning actions that can be derived from the results of the Annual Assessment, and it would likely
trigger based upon the decision-making process in Section 3.2. Prior to water shortage level declaration, the
District will pursue outreach to inform customers of water shortage levels and definitions, targeted water savings
for each shortage level, guidelines that customers are to follow during each stage, and sources of current
information on the District’s supply and demand response status.
The type and degree of communication varies with each shortage level, thus predefined and actionable
communication protocols improve the District’s ability to message necessary events. These communication
objectives and tools are summarized in Table 3-2.
The District’s Public Affairs Manager will lead public information and outreach efforts in close coordination with
other MWDOC and MET. The District will share information and provide guidance to its customers as well as
monitor the customer response and attitude toward both voluntary and mandatory customer response guidelines.
The District’s customer outreach is required to successfully achieve targeted water savings during each shortage
level.
The District has outlined a water shortage response approach.
Table 3-2: Communication Procedures
Shortage
level Communication Objectives Communication Tools
1 Compliance with response actions, 10%
reduction in water use
Water Bill Communications
Public Education using social media and YLWD.com
2 Compliance with response actions, 20%
reduction in water use
Water Bill Communications
Public Education using social media and YLWD.com
3 Compliance with response actions, 30%
reduction in water use
Water Bill Communications
Public Education using social media and YLWD.com
4 Compliance with response actions, 40%
reduction in water use
Direct communication with high water users
Water Bill Communications
Public Education using social media and YLWD.com
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Shortage
level Communication Objectives Communication Tools
5 Compliance with response actions, 50%
reduction in water use
Direct communication with high water users
Water Bill Communications
Public Education using social media and YLWD.com
6 Compliance with response actions,
>50% reduction in water use
Direct communication with high water users
Water Bill Communications
Public Education using social media and YLWD.com
3.6 Compliance and Enforcement
Per the Water Code Section 10632 (a)(6), the District has defined customer compliance, enforcement, appeal,
and exemption procedures for triggered shortage response actions. Procedures to ensure customer compliance
are described in Section 3.5 and customer enforcement, appeal, and exemption procedures are defined in the
Water Shortage Supply Contingencies Ord 09-01 (Appendix B). As of publication of this WSCP, this Ordinance is
scheduled to be replaced with an updated Ordinance in 2021.
3.7 Legal Authorities
Per Water Code Section 10632 (a)(7)(A), the District has provided a description of the legal authorities that
empower the District to implement and enforce its shortage response in the Water Shortage Supply
Contingencies Ord 09-01 (Appendix B). As of publication of this WSCP, this Ordinance is scheduled to be
replaced with an updated Ordinance in 2021.
Per Water Code Section 10632 (a)(7) (B), the District shall declare a water shortage emergency condition to
prevail within the area served by such wholesaler whenever it finds and determines that the ordinary demands
and requirements of water consumers cannot be satisfied without depleting the water supply of the distributor to
the extent that there would be insufficient water for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection.
Per Water Code Section 10632 (a)(7)(C), the District shall coordinate with any District or county within which it
provides water supply services for the possible proclamation of a local emergency under California Government
Code, California Emergency Services Act (Article 2, Section 8558). Table 3-3 identifies the contacts for all cities
or counties for which the Supplier provides service in the WSCP, along with developed coordination protocols,
can facilitate compliance with this section of the Water Code in the event of a local emergency as defined in
subpart (c) of Government Code Section 8558.
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Table 3-3: Agency Contacts and Coordination Protocols
Contact Agency Coordination Protocols
City Council
City Manager
City of Yorba Linda
YLWD Board President will
notify in writing via e-mail and
mail.
City Council
City Manager
City of Brea
YLWD Board President will
notify in writing via e-mail and
mail.
City Council
City Administrator
City of Placentia YLWD Board President will
notify in writing via e-mail and
mail.
City Council
City Manager
City of Anaheim YLWD Board President will
notify in writing via e-mail and
mail.
Board of Supervisors County of Orange
YLWD Board President will
notify in writing via e-mail and
mail.
3.8 Financial Consequences of WSCP
Per Water Code Section 10632(a)(8), Suppliers must include a description of the overall anticipated financial
consequences to the Supplier of implementing the WSCP. This description must include potential reductions in
revenue and increased expenses associated with implementation of the shortage response actions. This should
be coupled with an identification of the anticipated mitigation actions needed to address these financial impacts.
During a catastrophic interruption of water supplies, prolonged drought, or water shortage of any kind, the District
will experience a reduction in revenue due to reduced water sales. Throughout this period of time, expenditures
may increase or decrease with varying circumstances. Expenditures may increase in the event of significant
damage to the water system, resulting in emergency repairs. Expenditures may also decrease as less water is
pumped through the system, resulting in lower power costs. Water shortage mitigation actions will also impact
revenues and require additional costs for drought response activities such as increased staff costs for tracking,
reporting, and communications.
The District receives water revenue from a service charge and a commodity charge based on consumption. The
service charge recovers costs associated with providing water to the serviced property. The service charge does
not vary with consumption and the commodity charge is based on water usage. Rates have been designed to
recover the full cost of water service in the charges. Therefore, the total cost of purchasing water would decrease
as the usage or sale of water decreases. In the event of a drought emergency, the District will impose excessive
water use penalties on its customers, which may include additional costs associated with reduced water revenue,
staff time taken for penalty enforcement, and advertising the excessive use penalties. The excessive water use
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penalties are further described in the Water Shortage Supply Contingencies Ord 09-01 (Appendix B). As of
publication of this WSCP, this Ordinance is scheduled to be replaced with an updated Ordinance in 2021.
However, there are significant fixed costs associated with maintaining a minimal level of service. The District will
monitor projected revenues and expenditures should an extreme shortage and a large reduction in water sales
occur for an extended period of time. To overcome these potential revenue losses and/or expenditure impacts,
the District may use reserves. If necessary, the District may reduce expenditures by delaying implementation of
its Capital Improvement Program and equipment purchases to reallocate funds to cover the cost of operations
and critical maintenance, adjust the work force, implement a drought surcharge, and/or make adjustments to its
water rate structure.
Based on current water rates, a volumetric cutback of 50% and above of water sales may lead to a range of
reduction in revenues. The impacts to revenues will depend on a proportionate reduction in variable costs related
to supply, pumping, and treatment for the specific shortage event. The District has set aside reserve funding to
mitigate short-term water shortage situation.
3.9 Monitoring and Reporting
Per Water Code Section 10632(a)(9), the District is required to provide a description of the monitoring and
reporting requirements and procedures that have been implemented to ensure appropriate data is collected,
tracked, and analyzed for purposes of monitoring customer compliance and to meet state reporting requirements.
Monitoring and reporting key water use metrics is fundamental to water supply planning and management.
Monitoring is also essential in times of water shortage to ensure that the response actions are achieving their
intended water use reduction purposes, or if improvements or new actions need to be considered (see Section
3.10). Monitoring for customer compliance tracking is also useful in enforcement actions.
Under normal water supply conditions, potable water production figures are recorded daily. Weekly and monthly
reports are prepared and monitored. This data will be used to measure the effectiveness of any water shortage
contingency level that may be implemented. As levels of water shortage are declared by MET and MWDOC, the
District will follow implementation of those levels as appropriate based on the District’s risk profile provided in
UWMP Chapter 6 and continue to monitor water demand levels. When MET calls for extraordinary conservation,
MET’s Drought Program Officer will coordinate public information activities with MWDOC and monitor the
effectiveness of ongoing conservation programs.
The District will participate in monthly member agency manager meetings with both MWDOC and OCWD to
monitor and discuss monthly water allocation charts. This will enable the District to be aware of import and
groundwater use on a timely basis as a result of specific actions taken responding to the District’s WSCP.
3.10 WSCP Refinement Procedures
Per Water Code Section 10632 (a)(10), the District must provide reevaluation and improvement procedures for
systematically monitoring and evaluating the functionality of the water shortage contingency plan in order to
ensure shortage risk tolerance is adequate and appropriate water shortage mitigation strategies are implemented
as needed.
The District’s WSCP is prepared and implemented as an adaptive management plan. The District will use the
monitoring and reporting process defined in section 3.9 to refine the WSCP. In addition, if certain procedural
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refinements or new actions are identified by District staff, or suggested by customers or other interested parties,
the District will evaluate their effectiveness, incorporate them into the WSCP, and implement them quickly at the
appropriate water shortage level.
It is envisioned that the WSCP will be periodically re-evaluated to ensure that its shortage risk tolerance is
adequate and the shortage response actions are effective and up to date based on lessons learned from
implementing the WSCP. The WSCP will be revised and updated during the UWMP update cycle to incorporate
updated and new information. For example, new supply augmentation actions will be added, and actions that are
no longer applicable for reasons such as program expiration will be removed. However, if revisions to the WSCP
are warranted before the UWMP is updated, the WSCP will be updated outside of the UWMP update cycle. In the
course of preparing the Annual Assessment each year, District staff will routinely consider the functionality the
overall WSCP and will prepare recommendations for District Board if changes are found to be needed.
3.11 Special Water Feature Distinction
Per Water Code Section 10632 (b), the District has defined water features in that are artificially supplied with
water, including ponds, lakes, waterfalls, and fountains, separately from swimming pools and spas, as defined in
subdivision (a) of Section 115921 of the Health and Safety Code, in the Water Shortage Supply Contingencies
Ord 09-01 (Appendix B).
3.12 Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Availability
Per Water Code Section 10632 (a)(c), the District provided notice of the availability of the draft 2020 UWMP and
draft 2020 WSCP and notice of the public hearing to consider adoption of the WSCP. The public review drafts of
the 2020 UWMP and the 2020 WSCP were posted prominently on the District’s website on June 10, 2021, more
than 12 days in advance of the public hearing on June 22, 2021. Copies of the draft WSCP were also made
available for public inspection at the District Clerk’s and Utilities Department offices and public hearing
notifications were published in local newspapers. A copy of the published Notice of Public Hearing is included in
Appendix C.
June 22, 2021 the District held the public hearing for the draft 2020 UWMP and draft WSCP, at the District Board
meeting. The District Board reviewed and approved the 2020 UWMP and the WSCP at its June 22, 2021 meeting
after the public hearing. See Appendix D for the resolution approving the WSCP.
By July 1, 2021, the District’s adopted 2020 UWMP and WSCP was filed with DWR, California State Library, and
the County of Orange. The District will make the WSCP available for public review on its website no later than 30
days after filing with DWR.
Based on DWR’s review of the WSCP, the District will make any amendments in its adopted WSCP, as required
and directed by DWR.
If the District revises its WSCP after UWMP is approved by DWR, then an electronic copy of the revised WSCP
will be submitted to DWR within 30 days of its adoption.
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CDM Smith. (2021, March 30). Orange County Water Demand Forecast for MWDOC and OCWD Technical
Memorandum.
Yorba Linda Water District (SCWD). (2021, July). 2020 Urban Water Management Plan.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MET). (2021a, April). Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
http://www.mwdh2o.com/PDF_About_Your_Water/Draft%20Metropolitan%20Water%20Shortage%20Con
tingency%20Plan%20April%202021.pdf
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MET). (2021b, April). 2020 Urban Water Management Plan.
http://www.mwdh2o.com/PDF_About_Your_Water/Draft%20Metropolitan%202020%20Urban%20Water%
20Management%20Plan%20April%202021.pdf
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MET). (1999, August). Water Surplus and Drought
Management Plan.
http://www.mwdh2o.com/PDF_About_Your_Water/2.4_Water_Supply_Drought_Management_Plan.pdf
Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC). (2016). Water Supply Allocation Plan.
Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC). (2019, August). Orange County Regional Water and
Wastewater Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Water Emergency Response Organization of Orange County (WEROC). (2018, March). WEROC Emergency
Operations Plan (EOP).
Appendix A
DWR Submittal Tables
Table 8-1: Water Shortage Contingency Plan Levels
Table 8-2: Demand Reduction Actions
Table 8-3: Supply Augmentation and Other Actions
Shortage
Level
Percent Shortage
Range
Shortage Response Actions
(Narrative description)
0 0% (Normal)
A Level 0 Water Supply Shortage –Condition exists when the YLWD notifies
its water users that no supply reductions are anticipated in this year. YLWD
proceeds with planned water efficiency best practices to support consumer
demand reduction in line with state mandated requirements and local YLWD
goals for water supply reliability. Permanent water waste prohibitions are in
place as stipulated in the YLWD’s Water Shortage Response Ordinance.
1 Up to 10%
A Level 1 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the YLWD notifies
its water users that due to drought or other supply reductions, a consumer
demand reduction of up to 10% is necessary to make more efficient use of
water and respond to existing water conditions. The YLWD shall implement
the mandatory Level 1 conservation measures identified in this ordinance.
The type of event that may prompt the YLWD to declare a Level 1 Water
Supply Shortage may include, among other factors, a finding that its
wholesale water provider calls for extraordinary water conservation.
2 Up to 20%
A Level 2 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the YLWD notifies
its water users that due to drought or other supply reductions, a consumer
demand reduction of up to 20% is necessary to make more efficient use of
water and respond to existing water conditions. Upon declaration of a Level 2
Water Supply Shortage condition, the YLWD shall implement the
mandatory Level 2 conservation measures identified in this ordinance.
3 Up to 30%
A Level 3 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the YLWD declares
a water shortage emergency condition pursuant to California Water Code
section 350 and notifies its residents and businesses that up to 30%
consumer demand reduction is required to ensure sufficient supplies for
human consumption, sanitation and fire protection. The YLWD must declare a
Water Supply Shortage Emergency in the manner and on the grounds
provided in California Water Code section 350.
4 Up to 40%
A Level 4 Water Supply Shortage - Condition exists when the YLWD declares
a water shortage emergency condition pursuant to California Water Code
section 350 and notifies its residents and businesses that up to 40%
consumer demand reduction is required to ensure sufficient supplies for
human consumption, sanitation and fire protection. The YLWD must declare a
Water Supply Shortage Emergency in the manner and on the grounds
provided in California Water Code section 350.
5 Up to 50%
A Level 5 Water Supply Shortage - Condition exists when
the YLWD declares a water shortage emergency condition pursuant to
California Water Code section 350 and notifies its residents and businesses
that up to 50% or more consumer demand reduction is required to ensure
sufficient supplies for human consumption, sanitation and fire protection.
The YLWD must declare a Water Supply Shortage Emergency in the manner
and on the grounds provided in California Water Code section 350.
6 >50%
A Level 6 Water Supply Shortage – Condition exists when the
YLWD declares a water shortage emergency condition pursuant to California
Water Code section 350 and notifies its residents and businesses that greater
than 50% or more consumer demand reduction is required to ensure
sufficient supplies for human consumption, sanitation and fire protection.
The YLWD must declare a Water Supply Shortage Emergency in the manner
and on the grounds provided in California Water Code section 350.
Submittal Table 8-1
Water Shortage Contingency Plan Levels
NOTES:
Shortage
Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will be accepted by the
WUEdata online submittal tool. Select those that apply.
How much is this going to reduce the shortage gap?
Include units used (volume type or percentage)
Additional Explanation
or Reference
(optional)
Penalty, Charge, or
Other
Enforcement?
For Retail Suppliers Only
Drop Down List
0 Other water feature or swimming pool restriction Required by Statewide Prohibition
All decorative water
features must re-circulate
water or users must
secure a waiver from the
District.
Yes, enforced by the
State
0 Other Required by Statewide Prohibition
Washing or hosing down
vehicles is prohibited
except by use of a hand
held container, hose with
an automatic shut off
device, or at a
commercial car wash.
Yes, enforced by the
State
0 Other - Prohibit use of potable water for washing hard
surfaces Required by Statewide Prohibition
Washing hard or paved
surfaces is prohibited
except to alleviate safety
or sanitary hazards using
a hand held container,
hose with an automatic
shut off device, or a low-
volume high pressure
cleaning machine that
recycles used water.
Yes, enforced by the
State
0 Landscape - Restrict or prohibit runoff from landscape
irrigation Required by Statewide Prohibition
Watering vegetated
areas in a manner that
causes excessive water
flow or runoff onto an
adjoining sidewalk,
driveway, street, alley,
gutter, or ditch is
prohibited.
Yes, enforced by the
State
0 Landscape - Other landscape restriction or prohibition Required by Statewide Prohibition
Irrigating turf on public
street medians is
prohibited with potable
water.
Yes, enforced by the
State
0 Landscape - Other landscape restriction or prohibition Required by Statewide Prohibition
No landscape watering
shall occur within 48
hours after measurable
precipitation.
Yes, enforced by the
State
0 Other
On-going Long Term-Conservation Savings Measure.
All new commercial car
wash and laundry
facilities should re-
circulate the wash water.
No
0 Other
On-going Long Term-Conservation Savings Measure.
Unauthorized use of
hydrants is prohibited.
Authorization for use
must be obtained from
YLWD.
No
0 Reduce System Water Loss
On-going Long Term-Conservation Savings Measure.
Real Loss Reduction -
Annual Waterline
Replacement Program
No
0 Reduce System Water Loss
On-going Long Term-Conservation Savings Measure.
Real Loss Reduction -
Aggressive Leak
Detection and Repair
No
1 Expand Public Information Campaign 5%
Community Outreach and
Messaging through utility
bill inserts to
communicate Level 1
shortage response
No
1 Expand Public Information Campaign 1%
Encourage customers to
wash only full loads when
washing dishes or
clothes.
No
1 Offer Water Use Surveys 1%Offer Water Use Surveys No
1 Other - Customers must repair leaks, breaks, and
malfunctions in a timely manner 2%Fix leaks or faulty
sprinklers promptly/within
5 day(s).
No
1 Provide Rebates on Plumbing Fixtures and Devices 1%Promote rebates through
MWDOC's program.
No
1 Provide Rebates for Landscape Irrigation Efficiency 2%Promote rebates through
MWDOC's program.
No
Submittal Table 8-2: Demand Reduction Actions
Shortage
Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will be accepted by the
WUEdata online submittal tool. Select those that apply.
How much is this going to reduce the shortage gap?
Include units used (volume type or percentage)
Additional Explanation
or Reference
(optional)
Penalty, Charge, or
Other
Enforcement?
For Retail Suppliers Only
Drop Down List
Submittal Table 8-2: Demand Reduction Actions
1 CII - Other CII restriction or prohibition 1%
Commercial, industrial,
institutional equipment
must be properly
maintained and in full
working order.
No
2 Expand Public Information Campaign 5%
Community Outreach and
Messaging through utility
bill inserts to
communicate Level 2
shortage response
actions and objectives.
No
2 Improve Customer Billing 5%Provide leak reports and
repair assistance.No
2 Other - Customers must repair leaks, breaks, and
malfunctions in a timely manner 2%Fix leaks or faulty
sprinklers promptly.No
2 Other - Require automatic shut of hoses 1%Use shut-off nozzle on
hoses.No
3 Expand Public Information Campaign 5%
Expand Community
Outreach and Messaging
through utility bill inserts
and social media to
communicate Level 3
shortage response
actions and objectives.
No
3 Provide Rebates for Landscape Irrigation Efficiency 3%Expanded/Enhanced
Rebate Programs No
3 Landscape - Limit landscape irrigation to specific times 2%
Watering or irrigation of
vegetated areas is
prohibited between 9 am
and 6 pm except by use
of a hand held device,
hose equipped with an
automatic shutoff device,
or for adjusting or
repairing an irrigation
system for short periods
of time.
No
3 Landscape - Other landscape restriction or prohibition 1%
Irrigating turf on public
street medians is
prohibited.
No
3 CII - Restaurants may only serve water upon request 1%
CII - Restaurants may
only serve water upon
request
No
3 CII - Lodging establishment must offer opt out of linen
service 1%
CII - Lodging
establishment must offer
opt out of linen service
No
3 CII - Other CII restriction or prohibition 1%
No single pass cooling
systems may be installed
in new or remodeled
buildings.
No
4 Expand Public Information Campaign 5%
Expand Community
Outreach and Messaging
through utility bill inserts
and social media to
communicate Level 4
shortage response
actions and objectives.
No
4 Landscape - Prohibit certain types of landscape irrigation 1%
All non-essential water
use for commercial and
industrial use should
cease.
No
4 Landscape - Limit landscape irrigation to specific times 3%
Watering or irrigation with
a device that is not
continuously attended to
is limited to fifteen (15)
minutes per day per
valve. Low flow drip type
systems, water efficient
stream rotor systems,
and sensor/weather
controlled systems are
exempt.
No
Shortage
Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will be accepted by the
WUEdata online submittal tool. Select those that apply.
How much is this going to reduce the shortage gap?
Include units used (volume type or percentage)
Additional Explanation
or Reference
(optional)
Penalty, Charge, or
Other
Enforcement?
For Retail Suppliers Only
Drop Down List
Submittal Table 8-2: Demand Reduction Actions
4 CII - Commercial kitchens required to use pre-rinse spray
valves 1%
Food preparation
establishments must use
water efficient kitchen
spray valves.
No
4 Other - Prohibit use of potable water for washing hard
surfaces 1%
Washing hard or paved
surfaces is prohibited
except to alleviate safety
or sanitary hazards using
a hand held container,
hose with an automatic
shut off device, or a low-
volume high pressure
cleaning machine that
recycles used water.
No
4 Other water feature or swimming pool restriction 1%
All decorative water
features must re-circulate
water or users must
secure a waiver from
YLWD.
No
5 Expand Public Information Campaign 5%
Expand Community
Outreach and Messaging
through utility bill inserts
and social media to
communicate Level 5
shortage response
actions and objectives.
No
5 Water Features - Restrict water use for decorative water
features, such as fountains 1%
Filling or refilling
ornamental lakes and
ponds is prohibited.
Ornamental lakes and
ponds that sustain
aquatic life of significant
value and were actively
managed prior to the
storage declaration are
exempt.
No
5 Other water feature or swimming pool restriction 1%
Existing pools shall not
be emptied and refilled
using potable water
unless required for public
health and safety
purposes.
No
5 Landscape - Prohibit certain types of landscape irrigation 8%
Watering of parks, school
grounds, and recreation
fields is
prohibited, except for rare
plant or animal species
No
6 Expand Public Information Campaign 5%
Expand Community
Outreach and Messaging
through utility bill inserts
and social media to
communicate Level 6
shortage response
actions and objectives.
No
6 Other 10%
Other Prohibited Uses:
YLWD may implement
other prohibited water
uses as determined by
YLWD, after notice to
customers.
No
NOTES:
Shortage Level
Supply Augmentation Methods and Other
Actions by Water Supplier
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will be accepted
by the WUEdata online submittal tool
How much is this going to reduce the
shortage gap? Include units used
(volume type or percentage)
Additional Explanation or Reference
(optional)
1 through 6 Other Purchases 0 - 100%Additional imported water purchases through
MWDOC
1 through 6 Other Purchases 0 - 100%Additional groundwater pumping in the
Orange County Groundwater Basin
Submittal Table 8-3: Supply Augmentation and Other Actions
NOTES:
Appendix B
Water Conservation Measures, Prohibition Against Water Waste
and Water Shortage Supply Contingencies Ordinance 09-01
ORDINANCE NO. 09-01
ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT INSTITUTING WATER CONSERVATION
MEASURES, PROHIBITION AGAINST WATER WASTE AND WATER
SHORTAGE SUPPLY CONTINGENCIES
WHEREAS, California has had one of the driest years on record, with eight of the
past ten years meeting drought-level conditions; and
WHEREAS, storage in the Colorado River system has dropped to fifty--five (55)
percent of total capacity; and
WHEREAS, the flow of the California Aqueduct has been restricted by up to thirty-
five (35) percent, due to a federal court ruling to protect the Delta
Smelt; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California proclaimed a statewide drought
and issued a State of Emergency to address the California water
shortage, requesting that all water users reduce their water use by
twenty (20) percent and asking all water agencies to assist their
customers in reducing their use through a water conservation program;
and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Grand Jury investigated solutions into the looming
water crisis in California and recommends in its report for local water
agencies a goal of ten-percent voluntary conservation, a focus on
outdoor usage, the development of monthly allocations for each
customer and the implementation of conservation-inducing pricing; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is currently in a
"Water Supply Alert" phase and urges implementation of"extraordinary
conservation measures", such as conservation pricing, outdoor water
restrictions, prohibition of runoff, enhanced rebates, and coordination
with the Municipal Water District of Orange County to develop a unified
regional message and to accelerate media and outreach campaigns;
and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is requiring
ordinances from all agencies that receive rebate incentives detailing
water conservation measures, prohibitions against water waste and
associated penalties; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Water District of Orange County, the agency responsible
for providing the Yorba Linda Water District with imported water
through the Metropolitan Water District, has enacted a resolution
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asking every Orange County resident and business to immediately
reduce their water usage by ten-percent(10); and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Water District, the agency responsible for
supervising the Orange County Groundwater Basin, has implemented
the "OC Water Hero" public education campaign, urging customers to
conserve twenty gallons of water per person, per day; and
WHEREAS, the Yorba Linda Water District has broad authority to enact water
conservation rules under the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of water conservation measures would assist in avoiding
or minimizing the effects of water supply restrictions and a water
shortage in Southern Califomia.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, under the authority of Water Code §§ 350 and
31025, that the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District, does hereby FIND
AND DETERMINE that matters set forth in the above recitals are true and correct, and
that the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District therefore DECLARES the
existence of an emergency caused by drought or other threatened or existing water
shortage; and
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, under the authority of Water Code §§ 350 and 31028,
that the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District, does hereby FIND,
DETERMINE AND DECLARE that water conservation measures and restriction on the
use of District water are necessary and appropriate to protect the health and safety of
water users within the Yorba Linda Water District; and
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, under authority of Water Code §§ 353 and 31025, that
the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water Districts based upon the findings set forth
herein, does hereby PROHIBIT the wastage of District water and does hereby ORDER
that the following water conservation measures and water use restrictions are necessary
and appropriate to prevent the waste of District water and to protect the health and safety
of water users with the Yorba Linda Water District. These measures will be effective as of
July 1, 2009.
SECTION 'I. Permanent Water Conservation Measures and Prohibitions
Against Water Waste.
A. The following water conservation requirements are effective at all times and are
permanent. Violations of this section will be considered waste and an
unreasonable use of water.
1. Limits on Watering Hours
Watering or irrigation of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area is prohibited
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any day, or between hours
later designated by the District, except for the express purpose of adjusting
or repairing an irrigation system. This subsection does not apply to landscape
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irrigation systems that exclusively use very low-flow drip irrigation where no
emitter produces more than two (2)gallons of water per hour.
2. Limit on Watering Duration
Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area is limited to
fifteen (15) minutes watering per station per day. This subsection does not
apply to landscape irrigation systems that exclusively use very low-flow drip
irrigation where no emitter produces more than two {2} gallons of water per
hour and weather based controllers or stream rotor sprinklers that meet a
70% efficiency standard.
3. No Waterina Durina Rain
Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area is prohibited
when it is currently raining or there is a forecasted chance of rain of fifty (50)
percent or higher.
4. No Excessive Water Flow or Runoff
Water or irrigation of any lawn, landscape or other vegetated area in a
manner that causes or allows excessive water flow or runoff onto an
adjoining sidewalk, driveway, street, alley, gutter or ditch is prohibited.
5. No Washing Down Hard or Paved Surfaces
Washing down hard or paved surfaces, including but not limited to sidewalks,
walkways, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios or alley, is
prohibited except when necessary to alleviate safety or sanitary hazards and
then only by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a low-volume,
high-pressure cleaning machine equipped to recycle any water used, or a
low-volume high-pressure water broom.
5. Qbliaation to Fix Leaks. Breaks, or Other Malfunctions
Excessive use, loss or escape of water through breaks, leaks or other
malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution system, including
that of irrigation systems, beyond a reasonable period of time after such
escape of water should have been discovered and corrected, and in no event
more than three (3) calendar days of receiving notice from the District, is
prohibited.
7. Re-circulatina Water Required for Water Fountains and Decorative Water
Features
Operating a water fountain or other decorative water feature that does not
use re-circulated water is prohibited.
8. Limits on Washina Vehicles
Using water to wash or clean a vehicle, including but not limited to any
automobile, truck, van, bus, motorcycle, boat or trailer, whether motorized or
not is prohibited, except by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container
and/or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off
nozzle or device. This subsection does not apply to any commercial car
washing facility.
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9. Drinkina Water Served Uoon Request Only
Eating or drinking establishments, including but not limited to a restaurant,
hotel, cafe, cafeteria, bar, or other public place where food or drinks are sold,
served, or offered for sale, are prohibited from providing drinking water to any
person unless expressly requested.
90.Commercial Lodaina Establishments Must Provide Guests the Option to.
Decline Dailv Linen Services,
Hotels, motels and other commercial lodging establishments must provide
customers the option of not having towels and linen laundered daily.
Commercial lodging establishments must prominently display notice of this
option in each bathroom using clear and easily understood language.
11.No Installation of Sinale Pass Cooling Svstems,
Installation of single pass cooling systems is prohibited in buildings
requesting new water service.
72,No Installation of Non-re-circulatinu water system in Commercial Laundry,
Svstems
Installation of non-re-circulating water systems is prohibited in new
commercial laundry systems.
13.Restaurants Required to Use Water Conservinq Dish Wash Sprav Valves,
Food preparation establishments, such as restaurants or cafes, are
prohibited from using non-water conserving dish wash spray valves.
14.Commercial Car Wash Svstems
Effective on July 1, 2009, all new commercial conveyor car wash systems
must have installed operational re-circulating water systems, or must have
secured a waiver of this requirement from the District.
SECTION 2: Stage "I *Water Supply Shortage
(Water Use Reduction Goal— up to 1101/6)
A. A Stage 'I Water Supply Shortage exists when the District determines, in its sole
discretion, that due to drought or other water supply conditions, a water supply
shortage or threatened shortage exists and a consumer demand reduction is
necessary to make more efficient use of water and appropriately respond to
existing water conditions, or without prior Board approval when the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California changes its Water Supply Alert stage to
"Condition 2:Water Supply Alert".
B. In addition to the prohibited uses of water identified as permanent water
conservation measures and prohibitions against water waste (Section 1), the
following water conservation requirements apply during a declared Stage I Water
Supply Shortage.
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1. Limits on Waterinq Days
Watering or irrigation of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area is limited to
three (3) calendar days per week, in which odd numbered addresses are
permitted to irrigate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and even
numbered addresses are permitted irrigate Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. No irrigation is permitted on Sunday. This subsection does not
apply to any landscape irrigation system that exclusively use very low-flow
drip irrigation where no emitter produces more than two (2) gallons of water
per hour and weather based controllers or stream rotor sprinklers that meet a
70% efficiency standard.
SECTION 3. Stage 2 -Water Supply Shortage
Water Use Reduction Goal. up to 20%)
A. A Stage 2 Water Supply Shortage exists when the District determines, in its sole
discretion, that due to drought or other water supply conditions, a water supply
shortage or threatened shortage exists and a consumer demand reduction is
necessary to make more efficient use of water and appropriately respond to
existing water conditions, or without prior Board approval when the Metropolitan
Water District of Souther California changes its Water Supply Alert stage to
"Condition 3: Water Supply Allocation of 5%through 15%".
B. In addition to the prohibited uses of water identified as permanent water
conservation measures and prohibitions against water waste Section 1), the
following water conservation requirements apply during a declared Stage 2 Water
Supply Shortage:
1. Limits on Waterina Days
Watering or irrigation of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area in the
months of April through October, is limited to three (3) calendar days per
week in which odd numbered addresses are permitted to irrigate on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and even numbered addresses are
permitted to irrigate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. No irrigation is
permitted on Sunday. In the months of November through March,
irrigation is limited to two (2) calendar days per week, in which odd
numbered addresses are permitted to irrigate Monday and Friday, and
even numbered addresses are permitted to irrigate Tuesday and
Saturday. This subsection does not apply to any landscape irrigation
system that exclusively uses very low-flow drip irrigation where no
emitter produces more than two (2) gallons of water per hour and
weather based controllers or stream rotor sprinklers that meet a 70%
efficiency standard.
2. Obligation to Fix Leaks. Breaks. or Other Malfunctions
Excessive use, loss or escape of water through breaks, leaks or other
malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution system for any
period of time after such escape of water should reasonably have been
discovered and corrected and in no event more than two (2) calendar
days of receiving notice from the District, is prohibited.
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SECTION 4: Stage 3 -Water Supply Shortage
(Water Use Reduction Goal-up to 35°I*)
A. A Stage 3 Water Supply Shortage exists when the District determines, in its sole
discretion, that due to drought or other water supply conditions, a water supply
.shortage or threatened shortage exists and a consumer demand reduction is
necessary to make more efficient use of water and appropriately respond to
existing water conditions, or without prior Board approval when the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California changes its Water Supply Alert stage to
"Condition 3: Water Supply Allocation of 20%through 35%".
In addition to the prohibited uses of water identified as permanent water conservation
measures and prohibitions against water waste (Section 1), the following water
conservation requirements apply during a declared Stage 3 Water Supply Shortage:
1, Limits on Watednc Days
Watering or irrigation of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area in the
months of April through October is limited to two (2) calendar days per
week, in which odd numbered addresses are permitted to irrigate on
Monday and Friday, and even numbered addresses are permitted to
irrigate on Tuesday and Saturday. In the months of November through
March, is limited to one (1) calendar day per week, in which odd
numbered addresses are permitted to irrigate on Monday only and even
numbered addresses are permitted to irrigate Saturday only This
subsection does not apply to landscape irrigation systems that
exclusively use very low-flow drip irrigation where no emitter produces
more than two (2) gallons of water per hour and weather based
controllers or stream rotor sprinklers that meet a 70% efficiency
standard.
2. Limits on Fillina Swimmina Pools & Soas
Re-filling of more than one foot and initial rifling of residential swimming
pools or outdoor spas is prohibited.
SECTION 5: Stage 4 -Water Supply Shortage -Emergency Condition
(Water Use Reduction Goal-40% or Greater)
A. A Stage 4 Water Supply Shortage is also referred to as an "emergency" condition.
A Stage 4 Water Supply Shortage exists when the District declares, in its sole
discretion, a water shortage emergency and notes its residents and businesses
that a significant reduction in consumer demand is necessary to maintain sufficient
water supplies for public health and safety, or without prior Board approval when
the Metropolitan Water District of Southern Califomia changes its Water Supply
Alert stage to "Condition 3: Water Supply Allocation of 40% or greater".
B. In addition to the prohibited uses of water identified as permanent water
conservation measures and prohibitions against water waste (Section 1), the
following water conservation requirements apply during a declared Stage 4 Water
Supply Shortage:
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1. No Waterino or Irriaatinq
Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with
potable water is prohibited. This restriction does not apply to the
following categories of use:
a. Maintenance of vegetation, including trees and shrubs, that are
watered using a hand-held bucket or similar container, hand-held
hose equipped with a positive self--closing water shut-off nozzle
or device;
b. Maintenance of existing landscape necessary for fire protection;
c. Maintenance of existing landscape for soil erosion control;
d. Actively irrigated environmental mitigation projects.
2. abliaation to Fix Leaks. Breaks. or Other Malfunctions
Excessive use, loss or escape of water through breaks, leaks or other
malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution system for any
period of time after such escape of water should reasonably have been
discovered and corrected and in no event more than one (1) calendar
day of receiving notice from the District, is prohibited.
3. No New Water Service
Upon declaration of a Stage 4 Water Supply Shortage Emergency
condition, no new water service will be provided and no new temporary
meters or permanent meters will be provided, except as is necessary to
protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
SECTION fi: Hardship Variance
A. If, due to unique circumstances, a specific requirement of this ordinance would
result in undue hardship to a person using water or to property upon which water is
used, that is disproportionate to the impacts to water users generally or to similar
property or classes of water users, then the person may apply for a variance to the
requirements as provided in this section.
1. Written Findinq
The variance may be granted or conditionally granted only upon a
written finding of the existence of facts demonstrating an undue hardship
to a person using water or to property upon which water is used, that is
disproportionate to the impacts to water users generally or to similar
property or classes of water use due to specific and unique
circumstances of the user or the user's property.
2. Aoalication
Application for a variance must be on a form prescribed by the Yorba
Linda Water District (Exhibit A) and accompanied by a $25 non-
refundable processing fee.
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3. SuQoortino Documentation
The application must be accompanied by photographs, maps, drawings,
and other information showing why the request should be granted,
including a written statement of the applicant.
4. Required Findinas for Variance
An application for a variance will be denied unless the District finds,
based on the information provided in the application, supporting
documents, or such additional information as may be requested, and on
water use information for the property as shown by the records of the
District, all of the following:
a. That the variance does not constitute a grant of special
privilege inconsistent with the limitations upon other residents
and businesses;
b. That because of special circumstances applicable to the
property or its use, the strict application of this chapter would
have a disproportionate impact on the property or use that
exceeds the impacts to residents and businesses generally;
c. That the authorizing of such variance will not be of substantial
detriment to adjacent properties and will not be detrimental to
the public interest; and
d. That the condition or situation of the subject property or the
intended use of the property for which the variance is sought is
not common, recurrent or general in nature.
e. That conservation is already being accomplished through the
previous installation of water saving features.
5. Aooroval Authoritv
The General Manager's Designee shall promptly act upon any
completed application no later than seven (7) calendar days after
submittal and may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the variance.
The applicant requesting the variance shall be promptly notified in writing
of any action taken (Exhibit J). Unless specified otherwise at the time a
variance is approved, the variance will apply to the subject property
during the period of the mandatory water supply shortage condition and
if approved or conditionally approved, will apply from the date of
approval only. Any previous violations and/or subsequent penalties are
final. The decision of the General Manager's Designee can be appealed
to the General Manager by written notice within seven (7) calendar days
of the date of the denied waiver. The General Manager shall act upon an
appeal within thirty (30) calendar days of the District's receipt of the
applicant's appeal. The General Manager's decision shall be final.
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fi. Previous Violations
Any approved or conditionally approved waiver is valid from the date in
which it was approved or conditionally approved forward. Any previous
violations and subsequent fines or penalties associated with those
violations are final and will not be reimbursed.
SECTION 7: Penalties and Violations
A. Violations of any provisions of the ordinance herein must be personally observed
by members of the District staff able to personally attest to them. The fines for
such violations will be collected on the water bill. Failure to pay a fine amount will
be treated as nonpayment of the water bill and water service may be terminated as
a result. Protests for violations are allowable per Section 8 of this ordinance. The
fines for such violations are as follows:
1, First Violation
The Yorba Linda !!!later District will hand deliver a door hanger (Exhibit
B) to the location of the violation and will also mail a Notice of First
Violation (Exhibit C)to the current billing address.
2. Second Violation
A second violation within twelve (12) calendar months of the first
violation is punishable by a penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars
($100). This amount will be added to the next water bill fifteen days after
the date of the violation, if not protested. The Yorba Linda Water District
will hand deliver a door hanger (Exhibit B) to the location of the violation
and will also send a Notice of Second Violation (Exhibit Dy to the current
billing address.
3. Third Violation
A third violation within twelve (12) calendar months of the first or second
violation is punishable by a penalty not to exceed two hundred and My
dollars ($250). This amount will be added to the next water bill fifteen
days after the date of the violation, if not protested. The Yorba Linda
Water District will hand deliver a door hanger (Exhibit R) to the location
of the violation and will also send a Notice of Third Violation (Exhibit E)
to the current billing address.
4. Fourth and Subseauent Violations
A fourth and any subsequent violation within (12) calendar months of the
first or any subsequent violation is punishable by a fine not to exceed
five hundred dollars ($500). This amount will be added to the next water
bill fifteen days after the date of the violation, if not protested. The Yorba
Linda Water District will hand deliver a door hanger (Exhibit B) to the
location of the violation and will also send a Notice of Fourth and
Subsequent Violations (Exhibit F to the current billing address.
5. Water Flow Restrictor Device
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In addition to any fines, the District, at the discretion of the General
Manager, may install a water flow restrictor device of approximately one
gallon per minute capacity for services up to one and one-half inch size
and comparatively sized restrlctors for larger services. The restrictor will
be installed by the District forty-eight(48)hours after a Notice of Intent to
Install Flow Restrictor Exhibit G) is sent to the current billing address.
The restrictor will remain installed for a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours
or such time as the General Manager, in his discretion, should decide.
6, Water Service Discontinuation
In addition to any fines and the installation of a water flow restrictor, the
District, at the discretion of the General Manager, may disconnect a
customer`s water service for willful violations of mandatory restrictions
listed herein. The discontinuation of service will be imposed by the
District forty-eight (48) hours after a Notice of Intent to Discontinue
Service (Exhibit H) is sent to the current billing address, and will be
imposed in the same process as disconnection pertaining to unpaid bills,
A person or entity that violates this ordinance is responsible for payment
of the District's charges for installing and/or removing any flow restricting
device and for disconnection and/or reconnecting service per the
District's schedule of charges then in effect. The charge for installing
and/or removing any flow restricting device must be paid to the District
before the device is removed. Nonpayment will be subject to the same
remedies as nonpayment of basic water rates.
B. In the event that the individual responsible for the payment of the water bill is not
the violator of the ordinance, notification of penalties will go to both the violation
address and the twilling address on file, with any and all fines and associated
charges. Payment of the bill will be the final responsibility of the individual named
on the account
SECTION 8: Relief from Enforcement
A. The District will issue a Notice of Violation (Exhibits C-F) by mail or personal
delivery at least fourteen (14) calendar days before taking enforcement action, with
the exception of fourth and subsequent violations. Such notice will describe the
violation and the date by which corrective action must be taken. A customer
wishing to protest the Notice of Violation must first seek administrative review by
the District by filing a written Notice of Review (Exhibit l) with the District no later
than fourteen (14) days from the date of notice. Any Notice of Violation not timely
protested will be final. Upon receipt of a timely protest, the protest will be fully
reviewed by the General Manager, with a Notice of Decision (Exhibit J) sent to the
customer by mail within thirty (30) days of appeal. The District will only grant relief
if the violation claimed is not in violation of the provisions of the Ordinance, the
claim of violation is factually incorrect, or the District finds in its discretion that a
violation did not occur. Should the District deny the customer relief, the customer
may appeal the denial of the protest by fling a Form SC 100 with the Small Claims
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division of the Superior Court within 25 days of the District's decision to deny the
protest. (Gov. Code, § 53069.4 (b){1); Cal. Code of Civ. Pro., § 1013 (a).)
Pending receipt of a written appeal, and appeal to the Superior Court, the District
may take appropriate steps to prevent the unauthorized use of water as
appropriate to the nature and extent of the violations and the current declared
water Stage condition. However, the District will not terminate water service while
an appeal or hearing is still pending.
SECTION 9: This Ordinance is Controlling
To the extent that there is any inconsistency between this ordinance and the urban Water
Management Plain, any previous ordinances, resolutions, or other planning documents, or
any other documents pertaining to water conservation or water use prohibitions, this
ordinance shall prevail.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 'lot' day of May, 2005 by the following called vote:
AYES: Directors Armstrong, Beverage, Mitis and Summerfield
NOES: None
ABSENT: Director Collett
ABSTAIN: None
;JohonW. Summerfield, President
ATTEST:
PKnneth Vecchiarelli, Secretary
Reviewed as to form by General Counsel:
Arthur G. Kidman, Esq.
McCormick, Kidman and Behrens
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Yorba Linda
Nater District
Exhibit "A"
Conservation Ordinance Waiver Application
This Application is pursuant to Ordinance 09-01
Name Date
(Last) (First)
Address for Waiver
(Street) icity) Pp)
Restriction Waiver is Requested For
Pursuant to Ordinance 09-01, Section S, if, due to unique circumstances, a specific
requirement of the Ordinance restrictions would result in undue hardship to a person
using water or to property upon which water is used that is disproportionate to the
impacts to water users generally or to similar property or classes of water users to the
individual or property at the above address a waiver may be granted.
The waiver may be granted, conditionally granted or denied 'based upon any included
support documents and the paid non-refundable Application Processing Fee of$25. These
documents can include a written statement of explanation, photographs, reaps, drawings,
etc. Proof of previous conservation through the installation of water saving features must
also be included in the supporting documentation in order for the waiver to be granted or
conditionally granted. Exclusion of this proof is grounds for denial of the waiver.
Further, pursuant to ordinance 09-01, Section 6, the General Manager's Designee will act
upon any completed application no later than seven (7) days after receipt of the waiver
application with a Notice of Decision (Exhibit J) sent to the address requesting the waiver.
The decision of the Designee can be appealed to the General Manager,with the completion
of another application within seven (7) days of the date of denied waiver. The decision of
the General Manager will be final.
If approved, or conditionally approved, this waiver is valid only from the date approved or
conditionally approved, forward. Any previous violations and subsequent fines or penalties
incurred are final and will not be reimbursed retroactively.
1 understand that any information provided on this form or in supporting documentation that
is found to he udif dly falsified shall result in an automatic denial of the application.
Signature
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Application Fee Paid
Approved First Application
Conditionally Approved Second Application
Denied
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Yorba Linda
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]Exhibit "C"
Date
Re: Pursuant to Ordinance 09-01, First Violation, Case No.
Dear Customer,
We wanted to bring to your attention Ordinance 09-01, passed by the Yorba Linda
Water District Hoard of Directors on May 14, 2009. A District employee was in your
area and noticed an inadvertent violation on the following date, at the
following address: This ordinance, like many
similar throughout California, was passed in reaction to the worsening water crisis.
California has had one of the driest years on record, with eight of the past ten years
meeting drought-level conditions and the Governor of the State of California
proclaimed a state-wide drought and issued a State of Emergency, requesting that all
water users reduce their water use by twenty (20) percent.
We, at the Yorba Linda Water District, are committed to assisting our customers meet
this request by focusing on the reduction of water waste and the efficiency of water
that is used. Rebates for bath indoor and outdoor products and conservation tips are
available through the District website at www.vlwd.com,
Please review the included Ordinance and feel free to contact us if you have any
questions about its implementation. Due to unique circumstances, should you require
an exemption from these restrictions, due to unique circumstances which create a
hardship, a request for a Hardship Waiver can be submitted to the District. The
Conservation Ordinance Waiver Application is available at the District Administrative
Offices and through the District website. Upon submittal of the request for a variance
to the District, the District staff will review the request and either approve,
conditionally approve, or deny the waiver. If approved, the waiver is applicable from
that date forward. Any previous violations will not be reimbursed retroactively.
Thank you, in advance, for your commitment to water use efficiency.
Sincerely,
Yorba Linda
Water District
E,YJMbit "D"
Plate
Notice of Second Violation
This Notice is issued pursuant to Ordinance 09-01
Violation Case No. Date Issued
Location of Violation
1. Violations
The following violations of District Ordinance 09-01 have been witnessed as
occurnng on said property by a District employee:
II.Corrective Actions
The following corrective action is required:
III. Date for Compliance/penalties
Your have been assessed a penalty for the above violations in the amount of one
hundred ($1001 dollars. This penalty will appear on your water bill after fourteen
t 14) days, if not appealed. The account is subject to disconnect if any and all
penalties are not paid in a timely manner. Corrective action is required within
fourteen (14) days to avoid future violations. Future violations will also incur
penalties pursuant to Ordinance No. 09-€31, Section Ta. A copy of the full Ordinance
is attached_
Thies order shall become final unless you file a protest with the District no
tater than the close of business fourteen(14)days after the date of this Notice
of Violation. The Notice of Appeal is available at the District Administrative
Offices and online at www.vlwd.com.
Issuing Party:
Signature:
Yorba Linda
Water District
Exhibit "E"
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Notice of Third Violation
This Notice is issued pursuant to Ordinance 09-01
Violation Case No, Date Issued
Vocation of Violation
I. Violations
The following violations of District Ordinance 09-01 have leen witnessed as
occurring on said property by a District employee;
Il.Corrective Actions
The following corrective action is required:
III. hate for Compliance/Penalties
You have been assessed a penalty for the above violations in the amount of two
hundred and fifty ($250) dollars. This penalty will appear on your water bili after
fourteen (14) days, if not appealed. The account is subject to disconnect if any and
all penalties are not paid in a timely manner. Corrective action is required within
fourteen (14) days to avoid future violations. Future violations will also incur
penalties pursuant to Ordinance No-09-01 , Section 7a. A copy of the full Ordinance
is attached.
This order shall become final unless you fife a protest with the District no
later than the close of business fourteen(141 days after the date of this Notice
of Violation. The Notice of Appeal is available at the District Administrative
Offices and online at www.vlwd.com.
Issuing Party:
Signature:
Yorba Linda
Water District
E=BIT "F"
Date
Notice of Fourth and Subsequent Violation
This Notice is issued pursuant to Ordinance 09-01
Violation Case No. Date Issued
Location of Violation
I. Violations
The following violations of District Ordinance 09-01 have been witnessed as
occurring on said property by a District employee:
II.Corrective Actions
The following corrective action is required:
III. Date for Compliance/Penalties
You have been assessed a penalty for the above violations in the amount of five
hundred ($500) dollars. This penalty will appear on your water bill after fourteen
(14) days, if not appealed. In addition to the penalty, the District may instau a water
flaw restrictor device (48/48 Program) and/or may disconnect service for willful
violations, pursuant to Ordinance 09-01. The installation of a restrictor and/or the
disconnection of service may become effective within forty-eight (48) hours, by
separate notice. The account is also subject to disconnect if any and all penalties
are not paid in a timely manner. Corrective action is required within fourteen (14)
days to avoid future violations. Future violations will also incur penalties pursuant
to Ordinance No. 09-01, Section 7a. A copy of the full Ordinance is attached.
This order shall become final unless you file a►protest with the District no
later than the close of business fourteen 1141 days after the date of this Notice
of Violation. The Notice of Appeal is available at the District Administrative
Offices and online at www.vlwd.com.
Issuing Party:
Signature;
Yorba Linda
Water Dis
Yorba Linda
da
Water District
Exhibft "H"
Date
Notice of Intent to Disconnect Service
This Notice is issued pursuant to Ordinance 09-01
Violation Case No. Date Issued
Location of Violation
This notice is in regard to the receipt of a Fourth or Subsequent Violation (Exhibit
"F"). Pursuant to Ordinance 09-01, Section 7a, in addition to any fees assessed,
the District may install a water flow restrictor device (48/48 Program) and/or may
disconnect service for willful violations.
The discontinuation of service will be imposed by the District forty-eight (48) hours
after a Notice of Intent to Discontinue Service (Exhibit H) is sent to the current
billing address.
Further, pursuant to Ordinance 09-01, Section Ta, payment of the District's
charges for installing and/or removing any flow restricting device and for
disconnection and/or reconnecting service per the District's schedule of charges
then in effect will be included on the customer's water bill. The charge for
disconnection and/or reconnecting services must be paid to the District before the
service is restored. The account is also subject to disconnect if any and all
penalties are not paid in a timely manner.
Due to unique circumstances, should you require an exemption from these
restrictions, a Hardship Waiver can be submitted to the District, and is available at
the District Administrative Offices and online at www.viwd.com.
Issuing Party:
Signature:
Yorba Linda
Water District
Exhibft "I"
Notice of Review
This notice is pursuant to Ordinance 09-01
Name Date
(Last) (First)
Address for Waiver/Violation Appeal
(street) {City) (Zip)
Violation No. (ii applicable)
Pursuant to Ordinance 09-01, if, due to unique circumstances, a specific
requirement of the Ordinance restrictions would result in undue hardship,
additional supporting documents are found, or the violation was made in error, an
appeal can be submitted to the District no later than the close of business on the
day before the date scheduled for enforcement action. Any Notice of Violation not
timely appealed will be final.
The waiver may be granted, conditionally granted or denied based upon any
included support documents. These documents can include a written statement of
explanation, photographs, reaps, drawings, etc.
Further, pursuant to Ordinance 09-01, Section 7, the General Manager's Designee
will act upon any completed Notice of Review (Exhibit l) no later than seven (7)
calendar days after receipt of the appeal with a Notice of Decision (Exhibit J) sent
to the address requesting the appeal. The decision of the Designee can be
appealed to the General Manager, with the completion of another application
within seven (7) days of the date of denied waiver. The General Manager will act
upon the appeal within thirty (30) calendar days. The decision of the General
Manager is final.
I understand that any information prm4ded on this form or in supporting documentation that
is found to be willfully falsified shall result in an automatic denial of the appeal.
Signature
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Approved
Conditionally Approved
Denied
Yorba Linda
Water District
Exhibit "J"
Notice of Decision
This notice is pursuant to Ordinance 09-01
Pursuant to Ordinance 09-01, if, due to unique circumstances, a speck requirement of the
Ordinance restrictions would result in undue hardship, additional supporting documents are
found, or the violation was made in error, an appeal can be submitted to the District no later
than the close of business on the day before the date scheduled for enforcement action. Any
Notice of Violation not timely appealed will be final.
The waiver may be granted, conditionally granted or denied based upon any included support
documents. These documents can include a written statement of explanation, photographs,
maps, drawings, etc.
Pursuant to Ordinance 09-01, Section 6, the General Manager's Designee will act upon any
completed Notice of Notice of Appeal no later than seven (7) calendar days after receipt of the
appeal. Unless specified otherwise at the time approved, the variance will apply to the subject
property during the period of the mandatory water supply shortage condition and if approved
or conditionally approved, will apply from the date of approval only. Any previous violations
and/or subsequent penalties are final. The decision of the General Manager's Designee can be
appealed to the General Manager by written notice within seven (7) calendar days of the date of
the denied waiver. The General Manager shall act upon an appeal within thirty (30) calendar
days after receipt of the appeal with a Notice of Decision sent to the address requesting the
appeal.The decision of the General Manager shall be final in the case of an appeal for a waiver.
In the case of an appeal of a violation fine, should the District deny the customer relief, the
customer may appeal the denial of the protest by filing a Form SC 100 with the Small Claims
division of the Superior Court within 25 days of the District's decision to deny the protest.
(Gov. Code, § 53069.4(b)(1); Cal. Code of Civ. Pro., § 1013 (a).)
Request. for Appeal of: Waiver Violation
Request Decision:
Approved Conditionally Approved Denied
Decision Reason:
Issued by:
Signature:
Date:
Yorba Linda
Water Mtrict
Ordinance 09,07 Violation Log Exhibit "K"
Name of Customer& Violation Observed Date&Time Door Hanger Employee Signature& Employee Number
Street Address where Left at In compliance with California Code ofcivel Procedure§2615.5,in
Violation was observed Address of signing this&Ouawa I do hereby declare onda puWiy of perjury that
Violation? the foregoing is true and comm
Customer Name: _Watering between 9arn&6 pin
Water more than 15 minutes per Date: YES Date:
Customer Address: station per day
Excess Water Flow 1 Runoff place: ,California
—Washing down of hard surfaces
,Watering when it is raining Signature
Other: Time: NO
— Employee#
Customer]Name: _Watering between gam&6 pm
Water more than 15 minutes per Date: YES Date:
Customer Address: station per day
Excess Water Flow 1 Runoff Place: ,California
Washing dawn of hard surfaces
—Watering when it is raining Signature
Other: Time: NO
w Employee
Customer Name: _ Watering between gam&6 pm
Water more than 15 minutes per Date: YES Date:
Customer Address: station per day
Excess Water Flow 1 Runoff Place: ,California
_Washing down of hard surfaces
Watering when it is raining Signature
Other: Time: NO
Employee#
Customer Name: _Watering between 9arn&6 pm
Water more than 15 minutes per Date: YES Date:
Customer Address: station per day
Excess Water Flow/Runoff Place ,California
_Washing down of hard surfaces
—Watering when it is raining Signature
Other: Time: NO
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
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County of Orange )
F am a citizen of the United States and a resident of
the County aforesaid-, I am over the age of
eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in
the above entitled matter. I am the principal clerk
of The Orange County Register, a newspaper of
general circulation, published in the city of Santa
Ana,County of Orange, and which newspaper has Proof of Publication of
been adjudged to be a newspaper of general
circulation by the Superior Court of the County of
Orange, State of California, under the date of
1118152, Case No. A-21046, that the notice, of OF r°'MP04a40 10WS NO.CBM,
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Signature
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625 N.Grand Ave.
Santa AnEt,CA 92701
(714)796-7000 ext. 2209
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION PROOF OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
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County of Orange )
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident
of the County aforesaid, I am over the age of
eighteen years,and not a party to or interested in
the above entitled matter.I am the principal clerk
of The Orange County Register, a newspaper
of general circulation, published in the city of
Santa Ana, County of Orange, and which
newspaper has been adjudged to be a newspaper
of general circulation by the Superior Court of
the County of Orange, State of California, under
the date of 1/1 8/52, Case No. A-21046, that the
notice, of which the annexed is a true printed
copy, has been published in each regular and SUMMARY OF■fi7OPM afiDtliAl E no.am
A!Its regufus meat#ya cn May 14.2009,the BoaN of tiller-
entire issue of said newspaper and not in any fora nt rhe Ywba Lin Winer DAUtet adopted an ordinance
trws uting water canaarvaaon measures,prohihil on agams4
"Tor waste,and water aharlaga supply contis�enclaa.Trio
supplement thereof on the following dates, to re>rarded Yate of rhe Board i, tauawa:
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perjury under the laws of the State of California ww,� ❑r drnvntoadad Elam gse niaWEafs vratsi[a in
that the foregoing is true and correct": 813g11 ivy of Onviname
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525 N. Grand Ave.
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Appendix C
Notice of Public Hearing
® Yorba Linda
Water District
Serving the Community Since 1909
March 2, 2021
Mark Pulone, City Manager
City of Yorba Linda
4845 Casa Loma Ave
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Subject: YLWD 2020 Urban Water Management Plan Update
Dear Mrone,
The Yorba Linda Water District(the District) is in the process of preparing and updating
its 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP)in compliance with the Urban Water
Management Planning Act and the Water Conservation Act of 2009, commonly referred
to as SBX7-7. An update of the District's UWMP is required every five (5)years.
Water Code section 10621(b)requires an urban water supplier, which is updating its
UWMP, to notify cities and counties within its service area of the update at least sixty
(60) days before holding a public hearing. This letter serves as the District's notice that it
is preparing and updating its 2020 UWMP, to be adopted and submitted to the California
Department of Water Resources before the July 1, 2021 deadline. The District will be
adopting a Water Shortage Contingency Plan as part of the 2020 UWMP.
The District is also considering an Addendum to the 2015 UWMP to demonstrate
consistency with the Delta Plan Policy to Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through
Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance(California Code Reg., tit. 23, §5003). The 2015
UWMP Addendum and a copy of the District's draft 2020 UWMP will be available for
review on the District's website (vlwd.com) in spring of 2021, and the District will
subsequently hold noticed public hearings on the 2020 UWMP, Water Shortage
Contingency Plan, and 2015 UWMP Addendum in advance of their proposed adoption.
The District invites you to submit comments and to consult with us regarding the 2020
UWMP update and 2015 UWMP Addendum. The District anticipates holding a public
comment period in spring 2021, with a public hearing planned during that same time.
If you have any input for the matters contained in this notice, require additional
information, or would like to set up a meeting to discuss Yorba Linda Water District's
2020 UWMP update, please contact Rosanne Weston at(714)701-3102, or by email at
rweston0vlwd.com.
Sincerely,
,
Brett R. Barbre
General Manager
PO Box 309, Yorba Linda CA 92885 714701-3000 www.ylwd.com
® Yorba Linda
Water District
Serving the Community Since 1909
March 2, 2021
Damien Arrula, City Administrator
City of Placentia
401 E Chapman Ave
Placentia, CA 92870
Subject: YLWD 2020 Urban Water Management Plan Update
Dear Mr. Arrula,
The Yorba Linda Water District(the District)is in the process of preparing and updating
its 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP)in compliance with the Urban Water
Management Planning Act and the Water Conservation Act of 2009, commonly referred
to as SBX7-7. An update of the District's UWMP is required every five (5)years.
Water Code section 10621(b) requires an urban water supplier, which is updating its
UWMP, to notify cities and counties within its service area of the update at least sixty
(60)days before holding a public hearing. This letter serves as the District's notice that it
is preparing and updating its 2020 UWMP, to be adopted and submitted to the California
Department of Water Resources before the July 1, 2021 deadline. The District will be
adopting a Water Shortage Contingency Plan as part of the 2020 UWMP.
The District is also considering an Addendum to the 2015 UWMP to demonstrate
consistency with the Delta Plan Policy to Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through
Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance (California Code Reg., tit. 23, § 5003). The 2015
UWMP Addendum and a copy of the District's draft 2020 UWMP will be available for
review on the District's website (vlwd.com) in spring of 2021, and the District will
subsequently hold noticed public hearings on the 2020 UWMP,Water Shortage
Contingency Plan, and 2015 UWMP Addendum in advance of their proposed adoption.
The District invites you to submit comments and to consult with us regarding the 2020
UWMP update and 2015 UWMP Addendum. The District anticipates holding a public
comment period in spring 2021, with a public hearing planned during that same time.
If you have any input for the matters contained in this notice, require additional
information, or would like to set up a meeting to discuss Yorba Linda Water District's
2020 UWMP update, please contact Rosanne Weston at(714) 701-3102, or by email at
rwestonevlwd.com.
Sincerely,
Brett R. Barbra
General Manager
PO Box 309,Yorba Linda CA 92885 714701-3000 www.ylwd.com
® Yorba Linda
Water District
S.,Viny the Community Since 1909
March 2, 2021
James Vanderpool, City Manager
City of Anaheim
200 S Anaheim Blvd Ste 733
Anaheim, CA 92805
Subject: YLWD 2020 Urban Water Management Plan Update
Dear Mr. derpool, J)"111
The Yorba Linda Water District(the District)is in the process of preparing and updating
its 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP)in compliance with the Urban Water
Management Planning Act and the Water Conservation Act of 2009, commonly referred
to as SBX7-7. An update of the District's UWMP is required every five (5) years.
Water Code section 10621(b) requires an urban water supplier, which is updating its
UWMP, to notify cities and counties within its service area of the update at least sixty
(60) days before holding a public hearing. This letter serves as the District's notice that it
is preparing and updating its 2020 UWMP, to be adopted and submitted to the California
Department of Water Resources before the July 1, 2021 deadline. The District will be
adopting a Water Shortage Contingency Plan as part of the 2020 UWMP.
The District is also considering an Addendum to the 2015 UWMP to demonstrate
consistency with the Delta Plan Policy to Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through
Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance (California Code Reg., tit. 23, § 5003). The 2015
UWMP Addendum and a copy of the District's draft 2020 UWMP will be available for
review on the District's website (ylwd.com) in spring of 2021, and the District will
subsequently hold noticed public hearings on the 2020 UWMP, Water Shortage
Contingency Plan, and 2015 UWMP Addendum in advance of their proposed adoption.
The District invites you to submit comments and to consult with us regarding the 2020
UWMP update and 2015 UWMP Addendum. The District anticipates holding a public
comment period in spring 2021, with a public hearing planned during that same time.
If you have any input for the matters contained in this notice, require additional
information, or would like to set up a meeting to discuss Yorba Linda Water District's
2020 UWMP update, please contact Rosanne Weston at(714)701-3102, or by email at
nwestonOvlwd.com.
Sincerely,
' o" YO144, ewAV
Brett R. Barbra
General Manager
PO Box 309,Yorba Linda CA 92885 714-701-3000 www.ylwd.com
® Yorba Linda
Water District
Serving the Community Since 1909
March 2, 2021
Bill Gallardo, City Manager
City of Brea
1 Civic Center Cir
' Brea, CA 92821
Subject: YLWD 2020 Urban Water Management Plan Update
Dear Mrlardo,
The Yorba Linda Water District(the District) is in the process of preparing and updating
its 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) in compliance with the Urban Water
Management Planning Act and the Water Conservation Act of 2009, commonly referred
to as SBX7-7. An update of the District's UWMP is required every five (5) years.
Water Code section 10621(b) requires an urban water supplier, which is updating its
UWMP, to notify cities and counties within its service area of the update at least sixty
(60)days before holding a public hearing. This letter serves as the District's notice that it
is preparing and updating its 2020 UWMP, to be adopted and submitted to the California
Department of Water Resources before the July 1, 2021 deadline. The District will be
adopting a Water Shortage Contingency Plan as part of the 2020 UWMP.
The District is also considering an Addendum to the 2015 UWMP to demonstrate
consistency with the Delta Plan Policy to Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through
Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance (California Code Reg., tit. 23, § 5003). The 2015
UWMP Addendum and a copy of the District's draft 2020 UWMP will be available for
review on the District's website (vlwd.com) in spring of 2021, and the District will
subsequently hold noticed public hearings on the 2020 UWMP, Water Shortage
Contingency Plan, and 2015 UWMP Addendum in advance of their proposed adoption.
The District invites you to submit comments and to consult with us regarding the 2020
UWMP update and 2015 UWMP Addendum. The District anticipates holding a public
comment period in spring 2021, with a public hearing planned during that same time.
If you have any input for the matters contained in this notice, require additional
information, or would like to set up a meeting to discuss Yorba Linda Water District's
2020 UWMP update, please contact Rosanne Weston at (714) 701-3102, or by email at
rweslonavlwd.com.
Sincerely,
Brett R. Barbre
General Manager
PO Box 309, Yorba Linda CA 92885 714-701-3000 www.ylwd.com
® Yorba Linda
Water District
Serving the Community Since 1909
March 2, 2021
Hugh Nguyen, Orange County Clerk-Recorder
County Administration South Bldg
601 N Ross St
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Subject: YLWD 2020 Urban Water Management Plan Update
Dear Mr. Nguyen,
The Yorba Linda Water District(the District) is in the process of preparing and updating
its 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP)in compliance with the Urban Water
Management Planning Act and the Water Conservation Act of 2009, commonly referred
to as SBX7-7. An update of the District's UWMP is required every five (5) years.
Water Code section 10621(b) requires an urban water supplier, which is updating its
UWMP, to notify cities and counties within its service area of the update at least sixty
(60) days before holding a public hearing. This letter serves as the District's notice that it
is preparing and updating its 2020 UWMP, to be adopted and submitted to the California
Department of Water Resources before the July 1, 2021 deadline. The District will be
adopting a Water Shortage Contingency Plan as part of the 2020 UWMP.
The District is also considering an Addendum to the 2015 UWMP to demonstrate
consistency with the Delta Plan Policy to Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through
Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance (California Code Reg., tit. 23, §5003). The 2015
UWMP Addendum and a copy of the District's draft 2020 UWMP will be available for
review on the District's website (vlwd.com) in spring of 2021, and the District will
subsequently hold noticed public hearings on the 2020 UWMP, Water Shortage
Contingency Plan, and 2015 UWMP Addendum in advance of their proposed adoption.
The District invites you to submit comments and to consult with us regarding the 2020
UWMP update and 2015 UWMP Addendum. The District anticipates holding a public
comment period in spring 2021, with a public hearing planned during that same time.
If you have any input for the matters contained in this notice, require additional
information, or would like to set up a meeting to discuss Yorba Linda Water District's
2020 UWMP update, please contact Rosanne Weston at(714)701-3102, or by email at
rweston(awlwd.com.
Sincerely,
Brett Barbre
General Manager
PO Box 309,Yorba Linda CA 92885 714-701-3000 www.ylwd.com
Yorba Linda
Water District
Serving the Community Since 1909
March 2, 2021
James Treadaway, Director of OC Public Works
County Administration South Bldg
601 N Ross Sl
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Subject: YLWD 2020 Urban Water Management Plan Update
Dear Mr. Treadaway,
The Yorba Linda Water District(the District)is in the process of preparing and updating
its 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) in compliance with the Urban Water
Management Planning Act and the Water Conservation Act of 2009, commonly referred
to as SBX7-7. An update of the District's UWMP is required every five (5) years.
Water Code section 10621(b) requires an urban water supplier, which is updating its
UWMP, to notify cities and counties within its service area of the update at least sixty
(60)days before holding a public hearing. This letter serves as the District's notice that it
is preparing and updating its 2020 UWMP, to be adopted and submitted to the California
Department of Water Resources before the July 1, 2021 deadline. The District will be
adopting a Water Shortage Contingency Plan as part of the 2020 UWMP.
The District is also considering an Addendum to the 2015 UWMP to demonstrate
consistency with the Delta Plan Policy to Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through
Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance (California Code Reg., tit. 23, § 5003). The 2015
UWMP Addendum and a copy of the District's draft 2020 UWMP will be available for
review on the District's website ( Iwd.com in spring of 2021, and the District will
subsequently hold noticed public hearings on the 2020 UWMP, Water Shortage
Contingency Plan, and 2015 UWMP Addendum in advance of their proposed adoption.
The District invites you to submit comments and to consult with us regarding the 2020
UWMP update and 2015 UWMP Addendum. The District anticipates holding a public
comment period in spring 2021, with a public hearing planned during that same time.
If you have any input for the matters contained in this notice, require additional
information, or would like to set up a meeting to discuss Yorba Linda Water District's
2020 UWMP update, please contact Rosanne Weston at(714) 701-3102, or by email at
nvestonOvlwd.com.
Sincerely,
-
Brett R. Barbre
General Manager
PO Box 309,Yorba Linda CA 92885 714-701-3000 www.ylwd.com
Yorba Linda Star PROOF OF PUBLICATION
1771 S. Lewis Street
Anaheim, CA 92805 Legal No. 0011466823
714-796-2209 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Yorba
Linda Water District will hold a public hearing to provide opportunity for
public input on the draft update of the District's 2020 Urban Water
Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan
(WSCP). UWMPs and WSCPs are prepared by California's urban water
suppliers to support their long-term resource planning and ensure
5221905 adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water
demands. Every urban water supplier that either provides over 3,000
acre-feet of water annually or serves 3,000 or more connections is
required to prepare an UWMP and WSCP every five years. The public
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 6:30 PM via Zoom, at
ATTN: KERI HOLLON which time all persons interested may appear and be heard. A copy of the
draft UWMP and WSCP is currently available for public review at
1717 E. MIRALOMAAVE. www.ylwd.com. For more information, please contact Ariel Bacani at
PLACENTIA, CA 92870 (714) 701-3104.
Published Yorba Linda Star June 10,17,2021 11466823
FILE NO. Public Hearing Reva
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
SS.
County of Orange
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the
County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and
not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I
am the principal clerk of the Yorba Linda Star, a
newspaper that has been adjudged to be a newspaper of
general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of
Orange, State of California, on June 9, 1952, Case No.
A-21555 in and for the City of Yorba Linda, County of
Orange, State of California; that the notice, of which the
annexed is a true printed copy, has been published in
each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in
any supplement thereof on the following dates, to wit:
06/10/2021
1 certify(or declare) under the penalty of perjury under the
laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true
and correct:
Executed at Anaheim, Orange County, California, on
Date: June 10, 2021.
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Signature
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Yorba Linda Star PROOF OF PUBLICATION
1771 S. Lewis Street
Anaheim, CA 92805 Legal No. 0011466823
714-796-2209 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Yorba
Linda Water District will hold a public hearing to provide opportunity for
public input on the draft update of the District's 2020 Urban Water
Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan
(WSCP). UWMPs and WSCPs are prepared by California's urban water
suppliers to support their long-term resource planning and ensure
5221905 adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water
demands. Every urban water supplier that either provides over 3,000
acre-feet of water annually or serves 3,000 or more connections is
required to prepare an UWMP and WSCP every five years. The public
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 6:30 PM via Zoom, at
ATTN: KERI HOLLON which time all persons interested may appear and be heard. A copy of the
draft UWMP and WSCP is currently available for public review at
1717 E. MIRALOMAAVE. www.ylwd.com. For more information, please contact Ariel Bacani at
PLACENTIA, CA 92870 (714) 701-3104.
Published Yorba Linda Star June 10,17,2021 11466823
FILE NO. Public Hearing Reva
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
SS.
County of Orange
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the
County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and
not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I
am the principal clerk of the Yorba Linda Star, a
newspaper that has been adjudged to be a newspaper of
general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of
Orange, State of California, on June 9, 1952, Case No.
A-21555 in and for the City of Yorba Linda, County of
Orange, State of California; that the notice, of which the
annexed is a true printed copy, has been published in
each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in
any supplement thereof on the following dates, to wit:
06/10/2021, 06/17/2021
1 certify(or declare) under the penalty of perjury under the
laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true
and correct:
Executed at Anaheim, Orange County, California, on
Date: June 17, 2021.
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Signature
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Appendix D
Adopted WSCP Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-28
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
ADOPTING THE 2020 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WHEREAS, the California Urban Water Management Planning Act (Water Code Section
10610 et seq. ("Act")) mandates a Water Shortage Contingency Plan
("WSCP") as part of its Urban Water Management Plan ("Plan") to be
prepared and adopted by every urban water supplier that provides water for
municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplies more than
3,000 acre-feet of water annually.
WHEREAS, the Yorba Linda Water District ("YLWD") meets the definition of an urban
water supplier for purposes of the Act and is required to prepare and adopt
an WSCP as part of its 2020 Plan.
WHEREAS, the Act specifies the requirements and procedures for adopting such
WSCPs.
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, YLWD prepared its WSCP (1) with its own staff,
(2) with the assistance of consulting professionals, (3) in cooperation with
other governmental agencies, and YLWD utilized and relied upon (a)
industry standards, (c) expertise of industry professionals, and (c) the
California Department of Water Resources' ("DWR") Urban Water
Management Plan Guidebook 2020.
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including Water Code Section 10642,
and Government Code Section 6066, a Notice of Public Hearing regarding
YLWD's WSCP was published on ylwd.com on June 8, 2021 and in a
newspaper within the jurisdiction of YLWD on June 10, 2021 and June 17,
2021.
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including but not limited to Water Code
Section 10642, a public hearing was held on June 22, 2021 at 6:30 p.m., or
soon thereafter, via Zoom (Webinar ID: 945 7701 5005) in order to provide
members of the public and other interested entities with the opportunity to
be heard in connection with the proposed adoption of the WSCP.
WHEREAS, pursuant to said public hearing on YLWD's WSCP, YLWD, among other
things, encouraged the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and
economic members of the community within YLWD's service area with
regard to the WSCP, and encouraged community input regarding YLWD's
WSCP.
Resolution No.2021-28—Adopting the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan 1
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to adopt the WSCP and to incorporate it as
part of its 2020 Plan prior to July 1, 2021 in order to comply with the Act.
WHEREAS, Water Code Section 10652 provides that the California Environmental
Quality Act (Division 13, commencing with Section 21000, of the Public
Resources Code) does not apply to the preparation and adoption of a
WSCP as part of a Plan pursuant to Water Code Section 10632.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District hereby
resolves as follows:
Section 1. The WSCP is hereby adopted as a result of input received (if any) at the
public hearing and ordered filed with the Secretary of the Board of Directors
and shall be incorporated into YLWD's 2020 Plan.
Section 2. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed to include a copy
of this Resolution in YLWD's WSCP and/or in YLWD's 2020 Plan.
Section 3. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code Sections 10621(d) and 10644(a)(1)-(2), to electronically submit
a copy of the WSCP, as part of its 2020 plan, to DWR no later than July 1,
2021.
Section 4. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code Section 10644(a), to submit a copy of the WSCP, as part of its
2020 Plan, to the California State Library, and to any city or county with
which YLWD provides water supplies no later than thirty (30) days after this
adoption date.
Section 5. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code Section 10645, to make the WSCP available for public review
at YLWD's offices during normal business hours and on its website at
www.ylwd.com no later than thirty(30) days after filing a copy of the WSCP,
as part of its 2020 Plan, with DWR.
Section 6. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed to implement the
WSCP in accordance with the Act and to provide recommendations to the
Board of Directors regarding the necessary budgets, procedures, rules,
regulations, or further actions to carry out the effective and equitable
implementation of the WSCP.
Resolution No.2021-28—Adopting the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan 2
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of June 2021 by the following called vote:
AYES: Directors DesRoches, Jones, Lindsey, and Miller
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Director Hawkins
J. Wayne M ler, PhD, Vice President
Yorba Linda Water District
ATTEST:
Annie Alexander, Board"Secretary
Yorba Linda Water District
Reviewed as to form by General Counsel:
Andrew B. Gagen, Esq.
Kidman Gagen Law LLP
Resolution No.2021-28—Adopting the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan 3
Arcadis U.S., Inc.
320 Commerce, Suite 200
Irvine
California 92602
Phone: 714 730 9052
www.arcadis.com
Maddaus Water Management, Inc.
Danville, California 94526
Sacramento, California 95816
www.maddauswater.com
Arcadis. Improving quality of life.
Yorba Linda Star PROOF OF PUBLICATION
1771 S. Lewis Street
Anaheim, CA 92805 Legal No. 0011466823
714-796-2209 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Yorba
Linda Water District will hold a public hearing to provide opportunity for
public input on the draft update of the District's 2020 Urban Water
Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan
(WSCP). UWMPs and WSCPs are prepared by California's urban water
suppliers to support their long-term resource planning and ensure
5221905 adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water
demands. Every urban water supplier that either provides over 3,000
acre-feet of water annually or serves 3,000 or more connections is
required to prepare an UWMP and WSCP every five years. The public
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 6:30 PM via Zoom, at
ATTN: KERI HOLLON which time all persons interested may appear and be heard. A copy of the
draft UWMP and WSCP is currently available for public review at
1717 E. MIRALOMAAVE. www.ylwd.com. For more information, please contact Ariel Bacani at
PLACENTIA, CA 92870 (714) 701-3104.
Published Yorba Linda Star June 10,17,2021 11466823
FILE NO. Public Hearing Reva
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
SS.
County of Orange
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the
County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and
not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I
am the principal clerk of the Yorba Linda Star, a
newspaper that has been adjudged to be a newspaper of
general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of
Orange, State of California, on June 9, 1952, Case No.
A-21555 in and for the City of Yorba Linda, County of
Orange, State of California; that the notice, of which the
annexed is a true printed copy, has been published in
each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in
any supplement thereof on the following dates, to wit:
06/10/2021, 06/17/2021
1 certify(or declare) under the penalty of perjury under the
laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true
and correct:
Executed at Anaheim, Orange County, California, on
Date: June 17, 2021.
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Signature
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