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BACKGROUND Enacted in September 1983, the primary objective of the California UWMP Act was to direct urban water suppliers to develop and detail long-term water supply planning to ensure adequate supplies are available. The Act has undergone a number of updates since its establishment, including the Water Conservation Act of 2009 (SB X7-7) and the recent 2018 Water Conservation Legislation directives. SB X7-7 required urban water suppliers to establish water use targets for 2015 and 2020 and report these targets and subsequent compliance with in their UWMP. The current 2020 UWMP update is the final compliance year required by SB X7-7. The 2018 Water Conservation Legislation directed revisions to the California UWMP Act, introducing the following new regulatory requirements: • Inclusion of a five-consecutive dry-year water reliability assessment • Inclusion of a five-year (2021-2025) drought risk assessment • Inclusion of the past five years of water loss audit reports • Inclusion of the water supplier's annual process for assessing water supply and demands through the new regulatory report referred to as the Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment (AWSDA) (found within the Water Shortage Contingency Plan) • Inclusion of the water supplier's water shortage response through DWR's six standard stage water shortage level framework. • Separate adoption of the Water Shortage Contingency Plan from the UWMP to streamline updates specific to the Water Shortage Contingency Plan as needed • Demonstration of consistency with Delta Plan Policy WR P1, Reduced Reliance on the Delta Through Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance, with compliance starting in 2015 for water suppliers anticipating covered action projects. City Council adopted its current UWMP (the 2015 UWMP) in June 2016. Preparation of the 2020 UWMP and Water Shortage Contingency Plan began in October 2020, which included coordination with the Zone 7 Water Agency (Zone 7) and the other Tri-Valley Retailers. During the preparation of the 2020 UWMP, notices of preparation were sent to local agencies, the county, and local organizations. Notification was also provided to these agencies and organizations for the preparation of the update to the 2015 UWMP to address compliance with Delta Plan Policy P1 on March 10, 2021. The Draft 2020 UWMP, Draft Water Shortage Contingency Plan, and Draft 2015 UWMP Update was made available for public review beginning May 10, 2021 and staff notified the local agencies and organizations previously contacted, of tonight's public hearing on the Draft 2020 UWMP. DISCUSSION Key outcomes from the preparation of the 2020 UWMP, Water Shortage Contingency Plan, and 2015 UWMP Update include the following: SB X7-7 Compliance: The City achieved its 2020 water use target with actual water use at 159 gallons per capita per day (GPCD). The City's established water use target for 2020 was 197 GPCD. This achievement, well below the target value, was a result of continued community water reduction efforts that have persisted following the 2012-2016 drought, and the City's Recycled Water Program progress in converting the majority of targeted Page 2 of 4