Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: may 5, 2026
TO: CITY COUNCIL
SUBMITTED BY: STEPHEN BISE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
PREPARED BY: TODD LE, PRINCIPAL CIVIL ENGINEER – WATER
DELANEY FELIX, WATER QUALITY SUPERVISOR
GAR HUANG, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER
AMANDA MUNOZ, WATER QUALITY LEAD WORKER
SUBJECT: 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
SUMMARY
Public hearing for 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan adoption.
PROPOSED MOTION
Adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2025 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Other options brought by City Council.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability
FISCAL IMPACT
There are no fiscal impacts associated with this item.
DISCUSSION
The City of Fullerton (City), as an urban water supplier, is required by the Urban Water Management Plan Act of 1983 (Act) to update and submit an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) every five years. The 2025 UWMP contains all elements to meet compliance of the new requirements of the Act as amended since 2020. UWMPs are comprehensive documents that present an evaluation of a water supplier’s reliability over a long-term horizon. The 2025 UWMP provides an assessment of the present and future water supply sources and demands within the City’s service area. It presents an update to the 2020 UWMP on the City’s water resource needs, water-use efficiency programs, water reliability assessment and strategies to mitigate water shortage conditions. The Final Draft UWMP is attached to this agenda report as Attachment 3.
The 2025 UWMP also presents an updated 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) designed to prepare for, and respond to, water shortages. The WSCP provides the steps and water shortage response actions to be taken in times of water shortage conditions. The WSCP has prescriptive elements, such as an analysis of water supply reliability; the water shortage response actions for each of the six standard water shortage levels; an estimate of potential to close supply gap for each measure; protocols and procedures to communicate identified actions for any current or predicted water shortage conditions; procedures for an Annual Assessment; monitoring and reporting requirements to determine customer compliance; and reevaluation and improvement procedures for evaluating the WSCP. This level of detailed planning and preparation is intended to help maintain reliable supplies and reduce the impacts of supply interruptions. Although an appendix to the UWMP, DWR requires the WSCP be treated as a stand-alone document with its own public hearing and adoption and shall be adopted prior to the UWMP to be included within the Adopted UWMP. The Final Draft WSCP is attached to this agenda report as Attachment 5.
The City elected to utilize a Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) led team of regionally-focused consultants to assist in the preparation of the 2025 UWMP and 2025 WSCP along with other MWDOC member agencies. This approach ensured that all requirements of the plans were met in a manner consistent with other water suppliers in Orange County.
Notices were sent to surrounding agencies notifying of the City’s intention of updating its UWMP and WSCP. Additionally, prior to this public hearing, copies of the 2025 UWMP and 2025 WSCP were made available for review on the City’s website.
Staff recommends the adoption of the resolutions (Attachments 2 and 4) approving the final draft of the City’s 2025 UWMP (Attachment 3) and the 2025 WSCP (Attachment 5).
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – PowerPoint
Attachment 2 – Draft Resolution No. 2026-XXX
Attachment 3 – Draft 2025 Urban Water Management Plan
Attachment 4 – Draft Resolution No. 2026-XXX
Attachment 5 – Draft 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan cc: City Manager Eddie Manfro
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