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THE CITY OF 1 1 ILL -'- "' CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT PLEASANTON0 February 4, 2014 Operation Services TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING A WATER SHORTAGE AND IMPLEMENT STAGE 1 OF THE WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN BY REQUESTING THAT ALL WATER CUSTOMERS VOLUNTARILY REDUCE WATER USAGE BY TWENTY PERCENT SUMMARY With California facing record dry conditions and very low water supplies, the state has directed all cities to implement their water shortage contingency plans. The City's plans involve stages of water reduction tied to the severity of the situation. Based on current conditions, a Stage 1 declaration will call for a voluntary 20% water reduction by all water customers, 20% reduction is approximately 50 gallons per day per person over Pleasanton's bare line calculated use in the Urban Water Management Plan 2011 of 244 gallons per person per day. If you have been conserving and are below the 244 gallons a day the amount you would conserve would be less as our average is now at 229 gallons a day in 2013 which would equate to a reduction of 46 gallons a day per person. RECOMMENDATION Adopt the attached resolution declaring a water shortage and implementing a Stage 1 Water Shortage Contingency Plan. FINANCIAL STATEMENT City operations will voluntarily reduce water usage, which may result in decreased water bills from Zone 7 (unless Zone 7 raises water rates in response to the drought). There may be a de minimis increase in office supply costs for water conservation educational materials for the community, as well as water enterprise program costs for residents and businesses asking for water audits and free water-saving devices. It is still too early to know how this may affect Zone 7 water rates at this point. We receive 80% of our water from Zone 7 Water Agency and the other 20% we pump from our groundwater wells. The majority of the water rates collected go to Zone 7 for the purchase of water and they have a drought reserve fund designed to help stabilize rates. However, that fund is a limited source. We will work closely with Zone 7 and the City Council over the next couple of months to determine what may be necessary this summer to maintain the financial health of the water utility.