ITEM 4. 6
CITY MANAGER' S REPORT
JUNE 12, 2023 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
ITEM: DECLARE END OF DROUGHT EMERGENCY AND
DISCONTINUE LEVEL 2 WATER SHORTAGE
RESPONSE ACTIONS OF THE CITY OF LATHROP
WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution Declaring the End of the Drought Emergency and Discontinue Level 2 Water Shortage
Response Actions of the City of Lathrop Water
Shortage Contingency Plan
SUMMARY:
On May 16, 2022, in response to the extreme drought conditions present in California and Governor Newsom' s executive orders related to the drought, Council adopted a resolution declaring a drought emergency and implementation of water shortage response actions for a shortage level of up to twenty percent ( Level 2) of the City' s Water Shortage Contingency Plan ( WSCP).
Over the past five months, a drastic swing has occurred from the extreme drought conditions to heavy precipitation, near record Sierra snowpack, and the filling of California' s major reservoirs. Based on the current wet -year conditions, staff recommends Council adopt a resolution to declare an end to the drought emergency and discontinuation of the Level 2 WSCP actions.
Approval of this item will not allow for or condone wasteful use of water. City Staff will continue to enforce Lathrop Municipal Code 13. 08. 120.
BACKGROUND:
New water conservation legislation in 2018 created a WSCP mandate replacing the water shortage contingency analysis under former law. On June 14, 2021, the City Council adopted the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan and its WSCP. The WSCP contains several prescriptive elements per the 2018 legislation, such as:
Key attributes of its Water Supply Reliability Analysis; Six standard water shortage levels corresponding to progressive ranges of up to 10-, 20-, 30-, 40-, and 50- percent shortages and greater than 50- percent shortage;
Locally appropriate " shortage response actions" for each shortage level, with a corresponding estimate of the extent the action will address the gap between supplies and demands;
Procedures for conducting an annual water supply and demand assessment with prescribed elements; following adoption of the UWMP 2020, the City is CITY MANAGER' S REPORT PAGE 2
JUNE 12, 2023 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
DECLARE END OF DROUGHT EMERGENCY AND DISCONTINUE LEVEL 2
WATER SHORTAGE RESPONSE ACTIONS OF THE CITY OF LATHROP WATER
SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
required to submit by July 11t of each year an annual water shortage assessment report to DWR;
Communication protocols and procedures to inform customers, the public and government entities of any current or predicted water shortages and associated response actions;
Monitoring and reporting procedures to assure appropriate data is collected to monitor customer compliance and to respond to any state reporting requirements;
A reevaluation and improvement process to assess the functionality of its WSCP and to make appropriate adjustments as may be warranted.
On May 16, 2022, in response to Executive Order N- 7- 22 and the State Water Resources Control Board draft emergency regulations, the Council declared a drought emergency and implementation of water shortage response actions for a shortage level of up to twenty percent ( Level 2) of the City' s WSCP.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION:
Over the past five months, a drastic swing has occurred from the extreme drought conditions to heavy precipitation, near record Sierra snowpack, and filling of California' s major reservoirs. Based on the current wet -year conditions, staff recommends Council adopt a resolution to declare an end to the drought emergency and discontinuation of the Level 2 WSCP actions. LMC 13. 08. 120 - Mandatory Requirements in Promotion of Water Conservation, which prohibits all unnecessary and wasteful uses of water will remain in effect.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Resolution Declaring the End of Drought Emergency and Discontinue Level 2 Water Shortage Response Actions of the City of Lathrop Water Shortage Contingency Plan
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JUNE 12, 2023 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
DECLARE END OF DROUGHT EMERGENCY AND DISCONTINUE LEVEL 2
WATER SHORTAGE RESPONSE ACTIONS OF THE CITY OF LATHROP WATER
SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
APPROVALS:
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Greg Gib n Date
Senior C vil Engineer
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Brad T for Date
City Engineer
Can Jame Date
Director qJ Finance
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Michael King- Date
Assistant City Manager
Salvador Navarrete Date
City Attorney
Ste en J. Salvatore
City Manager
Date
RESOLUTION 23 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LATHROP
DECLARING THE END OF THE DROUGHT EMERGENCY AND DISCONTINUE LEVEL 2 WATER SHORTAGE RESPONSE ACTIONS OF THE CITY OF LATHROP
WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2022, in response to the extreme drought conditions present in California and the Governor Newsom' s executive orders and emergency regulations related to the drought, Council adopted a resolution declaring a drought emergency and implementation of water shortage response actions for a shortage level of up to twenty percent ( Level 2) of the City' s Water Shortage Contingency Plan ( WSCP); and
WHEREAS, over the past six months, a drastic swing has occurred from the extreme drought conditions to heavy precipitation, near record Sierra snowpack and the filling of California' s major reservoirs; and
WHEREAS, based on the current wet -year conditions, staff recommends Council adopt a resolution to declare an end to the drought emergency and discontinue the Level 2 WSCP actions; and
WHEREAS, Lathrop Municipal Code 13. 08. 120 - Mandatory Requirements in Promotion of Water Conservation, which prohibits all unnecessary and wasteful uses of water will remain in effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lathrop hereby declare an end of the drought emergency and discontinue Level 2 Water Shortage Response Actions of the City of Lathrop Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 12th day of June 2023, by the following vote of the City Council, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Teresa Vargas, City Clerk
Sonny Dhaliwal, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Salvador Navarrete, City Attorney
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