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Water Shortage Contingency Plan <br />THE CITY OF <br />PLEASANTON. <br />Patterson Pass Water Treatment Plant to continue operating during a power outage. If warranted by <br />demand, Zone 7 would also operate their wells, which have either a dedicated generator in place (Mocho I <br />well) or have the necessary hook -ups installed for connection to a portable generator. Zone 7's turnouts <br />to the City receive gravity flow from the treatment plant clearwells, so a power outage would not impact <br />transmission from the treatment plants to the City. <br />The City can also operate its own wells during a power outage through the use of emergency generators <br />located at its well sites. Additionally, the City could also receive water from emergency interties with <br />DSRSD and Livermore when necessary. <br />4.5.3 Earthquake <br />Water system infrastructure, including pump stations, storage tanks, and pipelines, can be damaged <br />during a strong earthquake. The City's facilities, as well as Zone 7's facilities, have been constructed in <br />accordance with the applicable building codes to minimize potential damage during an earthquake. <br />Additionally, approximately 85 percent of the City's water infrastructure has been earthquake reinforced, <br />and no area within the service area is solely dependent on non -earthquake reinforced infrastructure. The <br />City has multiple turnouts from Zone 7, so If one is damaged during an earthquake, the City can use the <br />remaining turnouts to continue receiving water supply from Zone 7. Furthermore, the pipelines were built <br />in a looped arterial design to ensure there is more than one route for water flow. <br />5.0 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS <br />In the event of a water shortage, the City must inform its customers, the general public and interested <br />parties, and local, regional, and state entities. Communication protocols for foreseeable and <br />unforeseeable events are provided in this section. In any event, timely and effective communication must <br />occur for appropriate response to the event. Key City staff are provided cell phones, and all City staff are <br />provided email accounts to communicate internally and externally. <br />5.1 Communication for Foreseeable Events <br />Water shortage may be foreseeable when the City reviews Zone 7's Annual Sustainability Report and <br />prepares its AWSDA, as described in Section 2.0. When the City determines the potential of a water <br />shortage event, City Council may declare a water shortage emergency. For imminent events, the City <br />Manager may declare a water shortage emergency. <br />If a water shortage emergency is anticipated, City staff will coordinate interdepartmentally, with the region's <br />water service providers, and with Alameda County for the possible proclamation of a local emergency. <br />In a duly noticed meeting, the City Council will receive presentation of the current or predicted shortage <br />as determined by the AWSDA. The City Council will determine if a water shortage emergency condition <br />exists and the degree of the emergency, while considering the shortage response actions triggered or <br />anticipated to be triggered by the shortage level. As necessary, the City Council will act on the water <br />shortage emergency declaration, associated water shortage stage, and shortage response actions. <br />13 City of Pleasanton <br />N-e80-60-20-04-wP-R-e80-2020uwMP Last Revised: 05-05-21 <br />