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The purpose of this document is to demonstrate compliance with the Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta <br />Reform Act of 2009. The Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 is described below, followed <br />by an analysis of City of Pleasanton's (City) reduced reliance in accordance with State protocols and <br />expected outcomes for reduced reliance on the Delta. <br />1.0 SACRAMENTO -SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 <br />Under the Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009, State and local public agencies proposing a <br />"covered action" in the Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta (Delta) must submit a written certification of <br />consistency to the Delta Stewardship Council as to whether the covered action is consistent with <br />applicable Delta Plan policies. Covered actions include a multi-year water transfer, conveyance facility, or <br />new diversion that involves transferring water through, exporting water from, or using water in the Delta. <br />Anyone may appeal a certification of consistency, and if the Delta Stewardship Council grants the appeal, <br />the covered action may not be implemented until the agency proposing the covered action submits a <br />revised certification of consistency, and either no appeal is filed, or the Delta Stewardship Council denies <br />the subsequent appeal. <br />An urban water supplier that anticipates participating in or receiving water from a proposed covered <br />action is required to provide information in their 2015 and 2020 Urban Water Management Plans <br />(UWMPs) that can then be used in the covered action process to demonstrate consistency with Delta Plan <br />Policy WR P1, Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through Improved Regional Water Self -Reliance (WR P1). <br />WR P1 details the requirements for a covered action to demonstrate consistency with reduced reliance <br />on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance. WR P1 subsection (a) states that: <br />(a) Water shall not be exported from, transferred through, or used in the Delta if all of the following apply: <br />(1) One or more water suppliers that would receive water as a result of the export, transfer, or use have <br />failed to adequately contribute to reduced reliance on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance <br />consistent with all of the requirements listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (c); <br />(2) That failure has significantly caused the need for the export, transfer, or use, and <br />(3) The export, transfer, or use would have a significant adverse environmental impact in the Delta. <br />WR P1 subsection (c)(1) further defines what adequately contributing to reduced reliance on the Delta <br />means in terms of (a)(1) above. <br />(c)(1) Water suppliers that have done all the following are contributing to reduced reliance on the Delta and <br />improved regional self-reliance and are therefore consistent with this policy: <br />(A) Completed a current Urban orAgricultural Water Management Plan (Plan) which has been reviewed by <br />the California Department of Water Resources for compliance with the applicable requirements of <br />Water Code Division 6, Parts 2.55, 2.6, and 2.8, <br />(8) Identified, evaluated, and commenced implementation, consistent with the implementation schedule <br />set forth in the Plan, of all programs and projects included in the Plan that are locally cost effective and <br />technically feasible which reduce reliance on the Delta; and <br />City of Pleasanton <br />N-418-60-20-68--wP-2020UWMP Last Revised: 05-05-21 <br />