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AGENDA REPORT
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5/6/2014
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BACKGROUND <br /> The State of California is suffering its third consecutive year of below normal rainfall <br /> levels. The governor declared a State of Emergency in January 2014 due to the <br /> drought situation. <br /> The Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 7 (Zone 7), <br /> which supplies water to the City of Pleasanton, also declared a local emergency in <br /> January 2014 due to the drought. <br /> In February, the City Council declared a water shortage and activated Stage 1 of the <br /> City's Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Stage 1 requested that Pleasanton water <br /> customers voluntarily reduce water usage by 20%. <br /> In April, Zone 7 asked all water retailers, including the City of Pleasanton, to reduce <br /> water usage by 25% (see attached excerpt of Zone 7 letter). <br /> On April 18th, the State Department of Water Resources advised that due to the <br /> precipitation in February and March, it would deliver a 5% water allocation this year (up <br /> from an earlier forecast of 0%). To be eligible for this 5% allocation, Zone 7 cannot <br /> take the water until after September 1 , 2014. While this 5% will be helpful, it does not <br /> change the limited water supply available for peak summer months to Pleasanton. <br /> Mandatory reductions are needed to make it through May, June, July and August. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> There are two considerations guiding staff to recommend that the City Council now <br /> declare a Stage 3 water shortage and require a 25% mandatory reduction in potable <br /> water usage.' First, Stage 1's request for a voluntary reduction of 20% has not been <br /> successful. For the months of February and March 2014, water usage has been <br /> reduced by only 0.6%. This minor reduction is probably more the result of a few days of <br /> rain versus a change in behavior by residents and businesses. In fact, water usage <br /> from this same period compared with 2013 actually shows a 9.1% increase in water <br /> usage in 2014. Second, Zone 7 has asked all water retailers to assume a 25% <br /> reduction of potable water supply for all of 2014 compared to actual production in 2013. <br /> Other local cities have also recognized the critical drought situation. In April, the City of <br /> Livermore moved from voluntary to mandatory water reduction requirements (50% <br /> decrease in outdoor use and minimizing indoor use). In March,-the City 'of Dublin <br /> proclaimed a State of Emergency due to drought and asked for a 40% reduction in <br /> outdoor irrigation and 5% reduction in indoor use. Similarly, mandatory water <br /> restrictions were enacted by the Alameda County Water District in March. . <br /> If adopted by Council, Stage 3 information will be provided to residents and businesses <br /> through multi-pronged outreach efforts. As part of the City's initial outreach efforts, an <br /> informational flyer has been sent to the City's largest water users to inform them of <br /> current and future watering restrictions found in the Water Conservation Plan. This <br /> information is also available on the newly created website located at <br /> ' This is less than the 35% mandatory reduction allowed by Municipal Code <br /> §9.30.060.A. <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />
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