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Resolution No.
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RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2025 WATER
SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO DECLARE THE
APPROPRIATE WATER SHORTAGE STAGE AND
IMPLEMENT ANY ASSOCIATED SHORTAGE RESPONSE
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HEREAS, the Urban Water Management Planning Act, codified at California Water Code Sections 10610, et seq., requires every urban water supplier to prepare and adopt an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and update said plan at least once every five years; and
WHEREAS, Water Code Section 10632 requires every urban water supplier to prepare and adopt a Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) as part of its UWMP; and
WHEREAS, the WSCP details intended City actions to respond to water shortages; and
WHEREAS, as an urban water supplier, the City of Fresno has prepared a WSCP that complies with the requirements of the Urban Water Management Planning Act; and WHEREAS, the City consulted with, and requested comments from, regional water related agencies such as the County of Fresno, Fresno Irrigation District, the City of Clovis, etc., as required by Water Code Section 10641; and WHEREAS, prior to the public hearing on June 25 , 2026, the City made the draft 2025 WSCP available for public inspection and placed copies for public review at the following Fresno County Libraries: Woodward Park Regional Library, Betty Rodriguez
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egional Library, and Sunnyside Regional Library, as well as making electronic copies available to agencies and the public, as required by Water Code Section 10642; and WHEREAS, June 10, 2026, and June 17, 2026, respectively, the City published notices on the City Clerk’s website and in both the Fresno Bee and the Business Journal, stating that on June 25, 2026 at 9: 15 a.m. a public hearing regarding the public draft of the 2025 WSCP would be held in Council Chambers at which time public comment on the plan would be received, as required by Water Code Section 10642; and WHEREAS, on June 25 , 2026, at 9:15 a.m. the public hearing was conducted in Council Chambers at which the public was provided the opportunity to comment on the 2025 WSCP.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno as follows:
1. The City hereby adopts the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
2. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to file the City of Fresno’s 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan with the California Department of Water Resources, the California State Library, and the County of Fresno within 30 days after adoption.
3. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to declare the appropriate Water Shortage Stage as outlined in the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan and implement any associated shortage response actions specified for the appropriate Water Shortage Stage in the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, AMY K. ALLER, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of 2026.
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AMY K. ALLER
City Clerk
By:
Date
Deputy
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ANDREW JANZ
City Attorney
By:
Jennifer M. Quintanilla Date
Senior Deputy City Attorney