LEMOORE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER
429 C STREET
October 6, 2026
5:30 PM
MEETING AGENDA
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CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, AND/OR DELETIONS
1. CEREMONIAL / PRESENTATION
1.1. Recognition of Volunteer Melanie Marsh (Trejo)
1.2. Proclamation of October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Matthews)
2. STUDY SESSION
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
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4. DEPARTMENT AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items considered routine in nature are placed on the Consent Calendar. They will all be considered and voted upon in one vote as one item unless a Council member or member of the public requests individual consideration.
5.1. Approval - Minutes - Regular Meeting - September 15, 2026
5.2. Approval - Authorization to Purchase 1-inch Water Meter Bodies and Register Exchange Services to Complete the AMI Conversion Project
5.3. Approval - Purchase of New Head Works Replacement Pump in an amount not to exceed $62,000
5.4. Approval - QK Task Order for Additional Engineering Support, Construction Management, and Construction Staking Services for the Glendale Sewer Lift Station
5.5. Approval - First Amendment to Option to Purchase Real Estate for APN 024-080-069
5.6. Approval - First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement for APN 024-052- 076
5.7. Approval - First Amendment to real Property Lease Agreement for APNs 024-080- 074-000 and 024-080-076-000
5.8. Approval - Real Property Lease Agreement with People’s Properties, LLC for APNs 024-080-068-000 and 024-080-070-000
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Report, discussion and/or other Council action will be taken.
6.1. First Reading - Ordinance 2026-10 - Amending Chapter (Stopping, Standing or Parking) of Title 6 Section 4 of the Lemoore Municipal Code pertaining to 72hr Parking (Kendall)
6.2. Resolution 2026-33 - Adoption of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Amendment to the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (Benavides)
7. NEW BUSINESS
Report, discussion and/or other Council action will be taken.
7.1. Approval - Resolution 2026-33 - Adopting the City of Lemoore Neighorhood Traffic Calming Program and Authorizing the Public Works Director to Administer the Program (Hugie)
8. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND REQUESTS
9. CLOSED SESSION
This item has been set aside for the City Council to meet in a closed session to discuss matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4). The City Attorney will provide an oral report regarding the Closed Session.
9.1. Government Code Section 54956.8
Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Property: APN 020-063-019
Agency Negotiator: Marissa Trejo, City Manager
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
9.2. Government Code Section 54957
Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager
9.3. Government Code Section 54956.9
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (2) or (3) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9
Three Cases
9.4. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Gov. Code 54956.9(d)). (One Case) Climer v. JR Filanc, et. al.
10. ADJOURNMENT
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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
I, Marisa Avalos, City Clerk for the City of Lemoore, declare under penalty of perjury that I posted the above Regular City Council Agenda for the meeting of October 6, 2026 at Council Chamber, 429 C Street and City Hall, 711 W. Cinnamon Drive, Lemoore, CA on September 30, 2026. ___________________________________
Marisa Avalos, City Clerk
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WHEREAS, October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness of breast cancer, encouraging early detection, supporting those undergoing treatment, celebrating survivors, and remembering those whose lives have been lost to this disease; and
WHEREAS, breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancers, and approximately one in eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime; and WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 321,910 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2026, demonstrating the continued importance of education, research, screening, and access to quality health care; and
WHEREAS, although breast cancer primarily affects women, men can also develop the disease, reminding us that awareness of symptoms, personal risk factors, and family medical history is important for everyone; and
WHEREAS, advances in research, early detection, and treatment have contributed to significant progress in the fight against breast cancer, with breast cancer death rates among women declining substantially over the past several decades; and WHEREAS, early detection can provide individuals with more treatment options and improve outcomes, and residents are encouraged to speak with their health care providers about their individual risk factors and appropriate screening recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the color pink has become an internationally recognized symbol of breast cancer awareness and represents hope, courage, compassion, and solidarity with those whose lives have been touched by breast cancer; and WHEREAS, the City of Lemoore recognizes the courage and strength of those currently battling breast cancer, celebrates survivors, honors the memory of those we have lost, and acknowledges the families, friends, caregivers, health care professionals, researchers, and advocates who provide invaluable support and continue working toward a future without breast cancer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that the City Council of the City of Lemoore hereby recognizes October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Lemoore and encourages all residents to increase their awareness of breast cancer, learn about the importance of early detection, support those affected by the disease, and join together in promoting hope, education, compassion, and continued progress in the fight against breast cancer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City of Lemoore to be affixed this 6th day of October 2026.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Patricia Matthews
Mayor
PROCLAMATION
BY THE
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LEMOORE
OCTOBER 2026
1 Item
5-1
September 15, 2026 Minutes
Lemoore City Council Regular Meeting
CALL TO ORDER:
At 5:30 P.M., the meeting was called to order.
ROLL CALL: Council Members: GORNICK, BREWSTER, LYONS
Absent: MATTHEWS, CRUZ
City Staff and contract employees present: City Manager Trejo; City Attorney Di Fillipo; Police Chief Kendall; Finance Director Valdez; Public Works Director Benavides; Community Development Director Long; Assistant Public Works Director Lopez; Management Analyst Schisler; Management Analyst Baley; Management Analyst Reeder; Account Clerk Baldwin; Junior Accountant Palmer; Human Resources Specialist Alvarez; Human Resources Generalist Limon; City Clerk Avalos
AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS, AND/OR DELETIONS
Item 4-7 was pulled from the agenda.
1 – CEREMONIAL / PRESENTATION
1-1 Employee of the Month – September 2026 – Tina Ochoa (Valdez) Finance Director Valdez presented Tina Ochoa with Employee of the Month for September 2026. 2 – STUDY SESSION
No Study Session.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Teresa Sanchez provided petitions opposing the Cinnamon Drive bike lanes. She stated that her and a couple of neighbors have put in FOIA requests. She stated that they are still waiting for answers. Signage on the streets had the wrong date listed. Painting was done around the cars.
Drivers think it is a double lane. She received 365 signatures on the petitions. She stated that she has tried to make a few appointments with the Chief of Police. She was referred to the traffic officer. She expressed her concerns about not being allowed to use the restroom at City Hall.
Char Thompson stated that she is the Central California Regional Coordinator with Tenants together. It is a no n profit that focuses on housing rights and housing justice. She is working with constituents in Lemoore. She empowers them to stand up for their rights. She has been working with tenants in District D. She has reached out to Council member Cruz. She would love to connect with the City to assist the City with getting in compliance with AB 838 and AB 584.
Beth Harp expressed her gratitude to everyone who helped share the message of suicide awareness throughout the month of September. She shared that when a loved one is lost to suicide, there are many questions, often without answers. She encouraged everyone to pay attention when they notice something changing in a loved one and to simply ask, “Are you okay?” or “Do you need someone to talk to?” September may be Suicide Prevention Awareness Month,
2 but the need to check in on one another does not end when the month does. Beth reminded everyone that suicide does not stop at the end of September, and neither should our efforts to support those around us. She shared that her son hid his battles behind smiles and laughter, emphasizing that we may not always know what someone is going through. Taking the time to check on a friend, family member, coworker, or loved one can make a difference. Beth thanked everyone for helping spread awareness and reminded us that these conversations matter, and that our efforts truly can make a difference.
Shirley Weed stated that she went to City Hall the previous day and was directed to the Police Department, expressing that she felt she was being given the runaround. She stated that she has lived at the property for nine years and that other residents have lived there for as long as 25 years. She expressed that the property is considered home to many of the residents.
Melanie stated that she is a care provider for a resident who has cancer. She stated that the new owner has provided eviction notices to residents and alleged that the owner is retaliating against residents who speak with the City. She expressed concern that many residents will be required to find alternative housing.
3 – DEPARTMENT AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS
Assistant Public Works Director Lopez provided an update on current Public Works projects.
Storm drain improvements on Bush and Semas are approximately 70% complete, and the storm lift station on Daphne Drive is approximately 70% complete. SCADA upgrades are approximately 80% complete. Heritage Park tree removal has been completed, and traffic control work is currently underway. The Freedom crosswalk project is approximately 90% complete. Work on the 19th Avenue crosswalk also underway. The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project is progressing, with approximately 3,000 of the City's 7,000 water meters installed. Wastewater treatment plant upgrades are also underway. Three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are being installed at Kings Lions Park, CMC, and Heritage Park. Construction on the Oleander Avenue extension is scheduled to begin October 5. Construction of the CMC parking lot is currently underway and remains on schedule for completion within approximately five weeks.
City Manager Trejo stated the groundbreaking ceremony for Oleander extension is on September 28th at 9:00 a.m. On October 19th Lift Up Lemoore will be held. October 28th a workshop will be held for anyone interested in having a home-based business. Coffee and Community is the first Wednesday of the month at 8L99 a.m. attendance has been growing. She invited the public to attend,
Police Chief Kendall informed that the Lemoore High School homecoming parade is being held on Friday, October 9th. Coffee with a Cop will be held at the new Starbucks on October 7th at 2:30 p.m. Cars and Cops Car show will be held on Saturday, October 17th in downtown Lemoore. They have received many entries.
City Attorney Di Fillippo stated that Griswold LaSalle Community Rib Cook off will also be held on October 17th. Two more teams need to be signed up to have more then last year. 4 – CONSENT CALENDAR
4-1 Approval – Regular Meeting Minutes – September 1, 2026 4-2 Approval – Award of On-Call Well Maintenance and Repair Services Agreement to Zim Industries, Inc.
4-3 Approval – Budget Amendment – Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) Grant Project
3 4-4 Approval – Resolution 2026-31 – HOME Partnership Investment Program Grant Application
4-5 Approval – Correction of the Veteran’s Hall Fees of the Master User Fee Schedule 4-6 Approval – Second Reading – Ordinance 2026-09 – Adding Article F (Fats, Oils, and Grease Management) to Chapter 7 (Water and Sewer Regulations) of Title 7 of the Lemoore Municipal Code to Protect the City’s Wastewater Collection System and Public Infrastructure from Fats, Oils, and Grease Discharges
4-7 Information Only – Identification of funding for the Settlement and Release Agreement Between the City of Lemoore and J.R. Filanc Construction Co. 4-8 Information Only – Finance Department Update – August 2026 4-9 Information Only – Police Department Update – August 2026 4-10 Information Only – Fire Department Update – July 2026 4-11 Information Only – Community Development Update – August 2026 4-12 Information Only – Parks and Recreation Department Update – August 2026 Item 4-6, 4-7, 4-8 and 4-11 were pulled for separate consideration.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Gornick, seconded by Council Member Brewster, to approve the Consent Calendar, except items except item 4-7 and 4-8.
Ayes: Gornick, Brewster, Lyons
Absent: Cruz, Matthews
4-6 Approval – Second Reading – Ordinance 2026-09 – Adding Article F (Fats, Oils, and Grease Management) to Chapter 7 (Water and Sewer Regulations) of Title 7 of the Lemoore Municipal Code to Protect the City’s Wastewater Collection System and Public Infrastructure from Fats, Oils, and Grease Discharges
Motion by Council Member Lyons, seconded by Council Member Brewster, to approve Ordinance 2026-09, Adding Article F to Chapter 7 of Title 7 of the Lemoore Municipal Code.
Ayes: Lyons, Brewster Gornick
Absent: Cruz, Matthews
4-7 Information Only – Identification of funding for the Settlement and Release Agreement Between the City of Lemoore and J.R. Filanc Construction Co.
Motion by Council Member Lyons, seconded by Council Member Brewster, to approve the funding for the Settlement and Release Agreement between the City of Lemoore and J.R. Filanc Construction with the necessary budget amendment.
Ayes: Lyons, Brewster Gornick
Absent: Cruz, Matthews
Items 4-8 and 4-11 were information only.
5 – PUBLIC HEARINGS
Report, discussion and/or other Council action will be taken.
No Public Hearings.
6 – NEW BUSINESS
No New Business.
4 7 – CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND REQUESTS
Council Member Brewster congratulated Tina on Employee of the Month. This past weekend was the first weekend of Fall Ball. Had a meeting with Robert Jeff. Attended the Board of Supervisor meeting.
Council Member Lyons congratulated Ms. Ochoa He gave a shoutout to Mrs. Wyrick for being in attendance. He congratulated Mayor Pro Tem Gornick for making it through the meeting. He thanked Mrs. Harp for sharing her story.
Mayor Pro Tem Gornick also congratulated Tina for the job she has done. School is back in session and he has notice police presence at busy intersections. He congratulated the City Manager and appreciates her involvement and focus on Economic Development.
At 6:24 p.m., Council adjourned.
Approved the 6th day of October 2026.
APPROVED:
Patricia Matthews, Mayor
ATTEST:
______
Maris Avalos, City Clerk
5.2. AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/6/2026 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT
CALENDAR
Subject:
Approval - Authorization to Purchase 1-inch Water Meter Bodies and Register Exchange Services to Complete the AMI Conversion Project
Proposed Motion:
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve the purchase of 1,100 one-inch water meter bodies and related register exchange services from HydroPro Solutions, Inc., in a current quoted amount of $142,235.52, plus final freight as applicable, and to execute the necessary purchasing documents, subject to available budget appropriations and completion of required procurement review.
Subject/Discussion:
While installing the AMI meters, we found that a significant number of meters were incorrectly captured as 5/8 inch rather than 1 inch. This has caused a shortage of 1-inch meters and a surplus of 5/8-inch meters. To continue the project, the Public Works Department is requesting authorization to purchase 1,100 one-inch meter bodies. The existing 5/8-inch meter bodies will be returned to the vendor for the applicable reimbursement or exchange credit. HydroPro Solutions, Inc. provided separate quotations for the replacement meter bodies and for the field services required to transfer and reprogram the existing registers.
The meter-body quotation dated August 26, 2026, lists 1,100 one-inch BLMJ lead-free meter bodies with bronze bottoms, minus the registers. The quotation reflects credits for the returned 5/8-inch meter bodies, a restocking-fee credit, and a tariff-surcharge credit totaling $66,397. The stated total is $122,271.52, with freight identified as to be determined. The quotation is valid through December 31, 2026.
The water-meter registers are currently programmed for the 5/8-inch meter bodies and must be transferred to the new one-inch meter bodies and reprogrammed for the oneinch gear ratio. The register-exchange quotation dated August 25, 2026, includes labor to transfer 1,100 registers, reprogram them from the 5/8-inch gear ratio to the one-inch gear ratio, provide travel and mobilization, and ship the returned 5/8-inch meter bodies
to the vendor’s Ontario warehouse. The stated total is $19,964.00. This service quotation was valid through September 25, 2026, so we will obtain an updated confirmation of pricing and availability before issuing a purchase order.
The vendor advised that a special price request approved by Master Meter reduced the meter-body price by approximately $16 per unit and identified an anticipated four-week lead time for the bodies. Before shipment or field work, staff should confirm model compatibility, warranty coverage, final freight, delivery schedule, and the condition and timing requirements for all credits.
Quoted Cost Summary
Component Quantity Quoted Amount
One-inch meter bodies, net
of listed credits ($66,397) 1,100 $122,271.52
Register exchange,
reprogramming, travel and
mobilization
1,100 $19,964.00
Current quoted subtotal $142,235.52
Freight TBD
Financial Consideration(s):
The current quoted subtotal is $142,235.52, consisting of $122,271.52 for the meterbody exchange quotation and $19,964.00 for register exchange services. Freight remains undetermined and may increase the final purchase amount. Funding is available from account 5000-870-0000-26004-530100. Staff should also confirm whether the expired service quotation will be honored or replaced and verify that all listed credits remain available.
Alternatives or Pros/Cons:
Alternative 1 - Approve the purchase and services as recommended. Pros: Allows the City to continue the project using the one-inch meter bodies identified as necessary during field work, obtains the applicable return credit for the 5/8-inch bodies, and provides vendor-performed register transfer, reprogramming, and return logistics. Cons:
Requires a significant expenditure, freight is not yet fixed, and the service quote requires updated confirmation.
Alternative 2 - Approve only the meter-body purchase and defer register exchange services. Pros: Preserves flexibility for City staff or another provider to perform
installation. Cons: May create compatibility, scheduling, programming, warranty, and return-shipping coordination risks.
Alternative 3 - Defer the action and seek additional pricing or scope clarification. Pros:
Allows confirmation of freight, credits, warranty, delivery, procurement authority, and available funding. Cons: May delay ordering and could affect pricing, lead time, or availability.
Commission/Board Recommendation:
Not Applicable.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager, or designee, to proceed with the purchase and related exchange services, subject to confirmation of the final delivered price, continued availability of all credits, current service pricing, product compatibility and warranty, procurement requirements, and sufficient budget appropriations.
Attachments:
1. City of Lemoore 1inch Meter Body Swap 8-26-26
2. Lemoore Register Exchange
HydroPro Solutions, Inc Quotation
DATE August 26, 2026
Quotation # City of Lemoore
Salesperson: Chris Medrano
Phone (916-906-0754) Heather Speer
To: Deigo Lopez Quotation valid until: December 31, 2026 City of Lemoore Prepared by: Chris Medrano
Heather Speer
Qty Unit Cost AMOUNT
1100 $148.81 $163,691.00
1100 $52.15 -$57,365.00
1 $5,019.44 -$5,019.44
1 $4,012.55 -$4,012.55
1 $11,473.00
8.25% $13,504.51
Estimated Freight TBD
TOTAL $122,271.52
20% Restocking Fee
Sales Tax Credit
All invoices are due Net 30 per HydroPro Solutions standard terms and conditions Credit
Tariff Surcharge Credit
1180 East Francis Street, Ste F
Ontario, CA 91761
Sales Tax
PLEASE NOTE: This quotation is valid for ____ days. We reserve the right to amend prices after this period.
Shipping is ESTIMATED in this quote.
A 3% processing fee will be applied for all credit card purchases. 1” BLMJ Meter LF Body w/Bronze Bottom Less Register
Description
5/8"” BLMJ Meter LF Body w/Bronze Bottom Less Register
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS!
HydroPro Solutions, Inc Quotation
DATE August 25, 2026
Quotation # 82526
Salesperson: Chris Medrano
Phone
Quotation valid until: September 25, 2026
Prepared by: Lucas Anderson
Project Name: 5/8 to 1" Register Swap
Qty Unit Cost AMOUNT
1100 $15.00 $16,500.00
1 $3,200.00 $3,200.00
Subtotal Parts $3,200.00
Subtotal Labor $16,500.00
Estimated Freight
Tax 8.25% $264.00
TOTAL $19,964.00
NOTES: Quote is to travel to Lemoore and change out 1100 registers from current 5/8" meter bodies to new 1" meter bodies. Re program from 5/8" gear ratio to 1" gear ratio. HPS will also handle shipping the 5/8" meter bodies back to Ontario warehouse.
1180 East Francis Street
Ontario, CA 91761
Description
Labor
To: Diego Lopez
City of Lemoore
Travel and Mobilization
PLEASE NOTE: This quotation is valid for _30 days. We reserve the right to amend prices after this period.
Shipping is ESTIMATED in this quote.
A 2.5% processing fee will be applied for all credit card purchases.
All invoices are due Net 30 per HydroPro Solutions standard terms and conditions THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS!
5.3. AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/6/2026 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT
CALENDAR
Subject:
Approval - Purchase of New Head Works Replacement Pump in an amount not to exceed $62,000
Proposed Motion:
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to purchase two HOMA submersible pumps from Bogie’s Pump Systems for the North Headworks retrofit in an amount not to exceed $62,000, including the quoted pump cost, sales tax, and an allowance for freight and delivery; authorize execution of the necessary purchasing documents; and direct staff to charge the expenditure to account 5100-885- 0000-00000-560100.
Subject/Discussion:
The Public Works Department requests authorization to purchase two replacement submersible pumps for the Lemoore North Headworks retrofit at the wastewater treatment plant. The existing pumps have exceeded their operational lifespan, and staff determined the equipment is no longer supported. Replacing the units will standardize the pump brand across the facility and support integration with the related VFD and ESG project work. City staff will perform the installation in-house.
Bogie’s Pump Systems provided Estimate No. 22482, dated September 16, 2026, for one HOMA Model AK1058-360/26F/C pump and one HOMA Model AMS444-210/10.4T/C pump. The estimate lists a pump subtotal of $51,388.00 and sales tax of $4,239.51, for a quoted total of $55,627.51. Freight is specifically excluded and will be determined at the time of shipping. The quotation is valid for 30 days and states that offloading and installation are by others unless otherwise noted.
HOMA Pump Technology provided a sole-source letter stating that Bogie’s Pump Systems is the exclusive authorized distributor of HOMA submersible pumps and OEM replacement parts for the municipal market in Kings County, California. This supports procurement from Bogie’s Pump Systems for the specified HOMA equipment, subject to completion of the City’s required procurement review.
Because the freight charge is not yet available, staff recommends a not-to-exceed authorization of $62,000.
This provides $6,372.49 above the current quoted total for freight, delivery-related charges, and minor pricing variance. Staff should obtain and review the final delivered price before issuing the purchase order. Any amount above the authorized not-to-exceed limit would require additional approval.
Quoted Equipment
Item Description Qty. Quoted Amount
Pump 1 HOMA AK1058-360/26F/C; 1 $38,608.00
10-inch ANSI discharge; 26
HP; 460V, 3-phase; 50-foot
power cord; lift handle; PMR5
relay
Pump 2
HOMA AMS444-210/10.4T/C;
4-inch ANSI discharge; 10 HP;
460V, 3-phase; 50-foot power
cord; lift handle; PMR5 relay
1 $12,780.00
Freight
To be determined at time of
shipping; not included in
vendor quote
N/A Allowance included in $62,000
NTE
Financial Consideration(s):
Cost Component Amount
Pump subtotal $51,388.00
Sales tax $4,239.51
Current quoted total $55,627.51
Freight/delivery and pricing allowance $6,372.49
Recommended not-to-exceed authorization $62,000.00
Funding Source: 5100-885-0000-00000-560100. The final expenditure will be limited to the actual authorized delivered cost and may not exceed $62,000 without further approval.
Alternatives or Pros/Cons:
Alternative 1: Approve the recommended purchase.
Pros: Replaces equipment that has exceeded its lifespan; standardizes pump equipment; supports the related VFD and ESG work; allows in-house installation; and provides a freight allowance, so the purchase can proceed after the delivered cost is confirmed.
Cons: Commits up to $62,000, and the exact freight amount is not yet known.
Alternative 2: Defer the purchase and require a final freight quote before authorization.
Pros: Provides a fully defined delivered price before Council authorization.
Cons: May delay ordering and could affect quote validity, availability, or project coordination.
Alternative 3: Do not approve the purchase.
Pros: Avoids the immediate expenditure.
Cons: Leaves the aging, unsupported equipment in place and may delay the North Headworks retrofit and related improvement work.
Commission/Board Recommendation:
N/A
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the purchase of two HOMA submersible pumps from Bogie’s Pump Systems for the North Headworks retrofit in an amount not to exceed $62,000, including freight and delivery, funded from account 5100-885-0000-00000-560100.
Attachments:
1. North Headworks Bogie's Budget Amendment
2. Bogie’s Pump Systems Estimate No. 22482
3. Sole Source Justification for HOMA Submersible Pumps
CITY OF LEMOORE
BUDGET AMENDMENT FORM
9/29/2029 Request By: Jamar Hugie
Requesting Department: Sewer
TYPE OF BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUEST:
Appropriation Transfer within Budget Unit One Sided Journal Increase/Decrease All other appropriations Expenditure to Expenditure or Revenue to Revenue FROM:
Full Account Current Budget Proposed
Increase/Decrease: Proposed New Budget
5100-885-0000-00000-520100 $ 484,417.19 $ (62,000.00) $ 422,417.19 TO:
Full Account Current Budget Proposed
Increase/Decrease: Proposed New Budget
5100-885-0000-00000-560100 $ - $ 62,000.00 $ 62,000.00
$ - $ - $ -
$ - $ -
JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGE/FUNDING SOURCE:
Reallocating funds for capital asset funding for the North Headworks retrofit project.
APPROVALS:
Department Head: Date:
City Manager: Date:
Entered By: Date:
Approved By: Date:
5.4. AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/6/2026 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT
CALENDAR
Subject:
Approval - QK Task Order for Additional Engineering Support, Construction Management, and Construction Staking Services for the Glendale Sewer Lift Station Proposed Motion:
Approve the Task Order with QK Inc. for Additional Enginering and Construction Management Services for the Glendale Sewer Lift Station for $60,506 and 10% contingency and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
Subject/Discussion:
The City will be installing the new Glendale Sewer Lift Station to better serve the growing community on the north side of the City.
QK Inc. has submitted the included task order that will include Project Understanding, Labor Compliance, Field Observation, Construction Closeout, Construction Staking, Approach/Scope of Services, Schedule, Fee Estimate, Exclusions and Assumptions and Authorization of Services for the Glendale Sewer Lift Station.
Financial Consideration(s):
The proposed task order for Construction Management for a total of 66,559.00 is being funded from Wastewater Enterprise funds.
Alternatives or Pros/Cons:
Commission/Board Recommendation:
Not Applicable.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the Task Order with QK Inc. for construction management services for the Glendale Sewer Lift Station in the amount not to exceed
66,559.00.
Attachments:
1. QK Task Order - Glendale Lift Station
August 11, 2026
Estevan Benavides
Public Works Director
City of Lemoore
711 West Cinnamon Drive
Lemoore, CA 93245
Subject: Glendale Sewer Lift Station – Additional Engineering Support, Construction Management, and Construction Staking Services (Amendment to QK Project No. 260030) Dear Mr. Benavides:
QK is pleased to present this proposal for additional engineering services, including construction management and staking, for the Glendale Sewer Lift Station project in Lemoore.
PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
The City is preparing to install a lift station wet well and vault for the Glendale Sewer Lift Station at the southeast corner of West Glendale Avenue and Liberty Drive. The intent is an incremental fit-out of the lift station, with the wet well and valve vault in phase 1. Future phases include electrical power and control, pumps, and influent and discharge piping, which are not included in the scope of construction. In addition, the City is procuring the precast wet well and valve vault structures separately and will bid separately for construction dewatering at the site.
QK and City staff decided to make some revisions to help reduce the time for procurement and control dewatering costs. QK will assist with the City's procurement of the precast wet well and valve vault structures during preparation of the project’s final bid package, as well as a separate procurement of construction dewatering services. These revisions required additional effort beyond the original scope and included updates to the plans, specifications, bid schedule, bid item descriptions, and Opinion of Probable Improvement Cost (OPIC) to reflect the revised procurement and contracting approach for this project.
Related additional services include coordination with precast structure manufacturers and dewatering service providers, and the solicitation, receipt, and evaluation of budgetary quotations for City planning, procurement, and cost-estimating purposes. To support the City's procurement approach, QK will prepare separate bid packages for the procurement of the precast wet well and valve vault structures and for the construction dewatering services.
QK has developed the design and construction documents for the project and will provide construction project management services, acting as the Owner’s representative to the contractor during the project. We will provide management, coordination, observation, and compliance monitoring services as outlined below. We will also provide the required construction staking services for the project.
APPROACH/SCOPE OF SERVICES
The following scope of services has been developed based on discussions and expectations communicated and confirmed by the City.
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TASK 4.0 ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
Subtask 4.1 Additional Design Elements and Revisions to Final Bid Package QK will provide additional design elements, project coordination, technical evaluation, and revisions to the final bid package, including the following:
• Incorporate permanent water service to the site, including service connection, reduced-pressure backflow prevention assembly, protective cage, and hose bib for future operation and maintenance needs. • Evaluate requirements for City procurement of the precast structures and separate procurement of dewatering services.
• Revise the bid schedule, bid item structure, and bid item descriptions to remove contractor-furnished procurement of the precast wet well and valve vault structures for City-furnished procurement. • Revise the plans, specifications, and bid documents to remove construction dewatering from the construction contract and facilitate separate procurement of dewatering services by the City. • Coordinate with City staff regarding procurement needs and assist in preparing procurement packages for each material procurement and dewatering services.
• Revise the OPIC to reflect the revised bid structure, City-furnished materials, separate dewatering procurement, and updated construction costs.
• Prepare and compile revised final bid package documents for City review and bidding.
Deliverables:
• Revised final plans in PDF format
• Revised final technical specifications in PDF format
• Revised bid documents in PDF format
• Bid packages for material procurement and dewatering services in PDF format • Revised OPIC in PDF format
Subtask 4.2 Vendor Outreach and Budgetary Support
QK will provide vendor coordination and procurement support services associated with City-furnished wet well and valve vault procurement, and separate dewatering procurement, including the following activities:
• Prepare and distribute project information to qualified precast structure manufacturers and dewatering service providers.
• Coordinate with vendors regarding project requirements, structure dimensions, groundwater conditions, delivery requirements, and scope of services.
• Request, receive, review, and evaluate budgetary quotations. • Technical evaluation of quotes from vendors and service providers. • Coordination with City staff regarding vendor responses, procurement considerations, and implementation options.
Deliverables:
• Three (3) budgetary quotations from qualified precast concrete manufacturers in PDF format • Two (2) to three (3) budgetary quotations from qualified dewatering service providers, as available in PDF format
• Budgetary pricing comparison summary memorandum in PDF format
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TASK 5.0 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Subtask 5.1 Construction Management Services
QK will provide construction management services, including the following activities:
• Construction Phase Kickoff Meeting: Team orientation to the project design, scope, deliverables, budget, and roles and responsibilities.
• Preconstruction Meeting: Chair and minute a preconstruction meeting via Microsoft (MS) Teams with the contractor, City, and QK representatives.
• Notice to Proceed: Prepare and issue a Notice to Proceed. • Permit Acquisition Oversight: Oversee the contractor’s acquisition of permits. • Project Setup: Prepare the project file system in Procore. • Submittals Review: Process submittals and review them for acceptance. We have established a budget for a total of 15 submittals and resubmittals.
• RFI Responses: Process RFIs and respond to them. We have established a budget for 10 RFIs. • Submittal/RFI Logs: Track submittals and RFIs provided to us and produce logs for project records. • Construction Schedule Review and Oversight: Review the contractor’s baseline schedule and monthly updates and provide comments where warranted.
• Change Order Management: Review contractors’ potential change orders and provide recommendations. We have established a budget for two (2) change orders.
• Contractor Pay Applications Review and Recommendations. We have established a budget for two (2) pay applications.
• Meeting Oversight: Attend, chair, and minute project meetings. We estimate conducting three (3) bi-weekly progress meetings with the contractor, City, and QK. Project progress meetings will be conducted on MS Teams or other video conferencing/collaboration software. • Materials Testing Review and Oversight: Review test reports and determine compliance with the contract requirements. Advise the contractor when compliance requires remediation and manage the remediation process through compliance.
Labor compliance monitoring services will consist of the following activities:
• Preconstruction Project Setup: Work with the City to acquire the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) project number, work with the contractor’s payroll staff to verify proper wage determinations are used, necessary job posters are posted, and Labor Compliance Program (LCP) forms are submitted. • Certified Payroll Reviews (weekly): Review each contractor and subcontractor’s weekly Certified Payroll Reports (CPRs) to verify workers are properly and consistently classified and that worker payments meet minimum compliance standards. Work with the contractor’s payroll staff to address discrepancies. • Employee Interviews: Conduct monthly interviews with on-site construction employees to confirm labor pay rates are clearly understood and received.
• Final Reporting: Provide a final summary of labor compliance performed on the project. • Labor Inquiries: Labor inquiries come from third-party requesters. These RFIs can be elaborate and require significant effort to accomplish, but they are rarely required. Although excluded from this scope of services, QK can provide support to the City to address third-party information requests on a time-and-materials (T&M) basis as an added service.
Deliverables:
• Preconstruction meeting minutes in PDF format
• Notice to Proceed in PDF format
• Submittal and RFI logs in PDF format
• Submittal and RFI responses in PDF format
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• Monthly pay application recommendations in PDF format • Meeting minutes in PDF format
• Change Orders in PDF format
• Final Labor Compliance Report in PDF format
Subtask 5.2 Field Observation Services
QK will assist the City, as required, with field observation services (up to eight (8) hours/week for six (6) weeks), which include:
• Site coordination with the contractor and City staff. • Field observation services.
• Reporting on-site labor and equipment usage, significant materials deliveries, weather recordation, and site conditions.
• Measurement for payment.
• Materials testing coordination.
Deliverable:
• Daily construction logs in PDF format
Subtask 5.3 Construction Closeout Services
QK will provide project closeout services, which will consist of the following activities:
• Conduct a pre-final site review.
• Punchlist development, distribution, monitoring, and observation. • Coordinate final acceptance and sign-off of the punch list with the City. • Review the contractor's as-built document.
• Update City Geographic Information System (GIS) per as-built plans. • Prepare and issue the final balancing change order.
• Prepare a draft Notice of Completion for the City’s records and usage.
Deliverables:
• Punchlist in PDF format
• Final Change Order in PDF format
• Draft Notice of Completion in MS Word format
TASK 6.0 CONSTRUCTION STAKING
QK will provide construction staking services. Based on the approved plans, utilizing the horizontal and vertical control established by QK, QK will provide one (1) set of construction control stakes, an on-site temporary benchmark (TBM), and staking (including office calculations) for the following items:
• Wet well and valve vault structures (one (1) trip).
• Wet well and valve vault interconnecting piping, gravity sewer tie-in to the wet well, force main tie-in to the valve vault, water service, Reduced Pressure Backflow Assembly (RPBA), hose bib improvements, and electrical conduit (one (1) trip).
• As-built survey of the installed wet well and valve vault structures, including horizontal and vertical location verification (one (1) trip).
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The overall staking scope of services is limited to three (3) field mobilizations.
Deliverables:
• One (1) set of construction control stakes
• TBM
• Construction cut sheets upon request
• As-built survey exhibit in PDF format
SCHEDULE
The on-site construction time for the project is set at 25 working days (6 weeks).
Task Description Duration
4.0 Additional Engineering Services
4.1 Additional Design Elements and Revisions to Final Bid Package 4 weeks
4.2 Vendor Outreach and Budgetary Support* 4 weeks
5.0 Construction Management Services
5.1 Construction Management Services (includes four (4) weeks for preconstruction) 10 weeks
5.2 Field Observation Services** 6 weeks
5.3 Construction Closeout Services 4 weeks
6.0 Construction Staking** 5 weeks
Total Duration 18 weeks
*Concurrent with Subtask 4.1 **Concurrent with Subtask 5.1
FEE ESTIMATE
Task Description Fee Type Fee Amount
4.0 Additional Engineering Services
4.1 Additional Design Elements and Revisions to Final Bid Package T&M $8,500
4.2 Vendor Outreach and Budgetary Support T&M $3,900
5.0 Construction Management Services
5.1 Construction Management Services T&M $19,011
5.2 Field Observation Services T&M $8,980
5.3 Construction Closeout Services T&M $9,115
6.0 Construction Staking T&M $11,000
Total Estimated Fee $60,506
Notes:
1. Expenses for reproduction, mailing, etc., are included per our attached Charge Rate Schedule.
2. All time-and-materials fees will be invoiced monthly based on the level of effort in terms of hours relating to our Charge Rate Schedule.
3. When a Task is set on a time-and-materials fee basis, it signifies that it is not possible to accurately predict the amount of work effort required, typical of on-call type services. QK will work with the client to set expectations where applicable.
4. Tasks billed by fixed fees will be invoiced monthly based on the percentage of work completed.
5. Additional Services requested in writing and approved by the client will be provided on a time-and-materials basis.
6. The Fee Estimate is good for a period of 90 days from the date of the proposal. After 90 days, the Fee Estimate is subject to change.
7. Fees for field surveying activities are subject to the payment of Prevailing Wages for Kings County.
EXCLUSIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS
• QK will keep certified payroll records for up to three (3) years on file. • It is assumed that the City has its own testing laboratory under contract and that QK will be coordinating with this independent laboratory.
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• Ongoing warranty issues arising after the Notice of Completion can be addressed as an additional service on a T&M basis.
• Contractor claims management can be provided as an added service on a T&M basis but is otherwise excluded.
• Site observation is limited to the frequency and hours provided. Additional site visits due to contractor performance issues or at the request of the City can be provided on a T&M basis, as authorized by the City. • Utility coordination services are excluded but can be provided as an additional service. • Services not specifically included in the scope of services described above are excluded.
AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES
In order to authorize the services described herein, please sign the attached Task Order. Typically, we can begin our services within five (5) business days of the time authorization is received, depending on the client’s needs and schedule constraints.
Thank you for your continued confidence in the QK team. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this proposal further, please contact Greg Thompson or Jeff Cowart at (559) 733-0440. We look forward to beginning this work upon your approval.
Sincerely,
Greg Thompson, PE Jeff Cowart, PE
Senior Construction Manager VP of Quality Control and Municipal Services Enclosures: Task Order
Charge Rate Schedule
cc: Stephanie Bell, QK
P260399/260030
SM/GT/SB/JC
P260399 August 11, 2026
CITY OF LEMOORE
WORK AUTHORIZATION AND TASK ORDER
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
Job No. 260030
Project #: 260030 Phase #: 04 - 06 Tasks #: 4.1-4.2, 5.1-5.3 Project Title: Design and Bid Phase Services for Lift Station Structures at the SEC of Liberty Drive and Glendale Avenue, Lemoore, CA
Project Description: Provide additional engineering services, including construction management and staking for the Project as described in the attached proposal dated August 11, 2026.
Scope of Work: See attached proposal dated August 11, 2026.
Period of Performance: The scope of services outlined in the attached proposal dated August 11, 2026, will be completed within 18 weeks from receipt of a Notice to Proceed.
Budget: See attached proposal dated August 11, 2026. Total Estimated Fee: $60,506.00 (Time & Materials).
Special Terms and Conditions:
All of the terms and conditions of the Agreement for City Engineering Services between the City of Lemoore and Quad Knopf, Inc., dated June 16, 2015, are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
Invoicing Requirements:
Payment Terms: Net 30 Days
Contract Type: Time & Materials: $60,506.00 (Tasks 4.0 - 6.0) Fixed Fee $_______ Invoice Frequency: Monthly
Quad Knopf, Inc. dba QK City of Lemoore
By: SignatureBy: Signature
Name: Amber Aguayo
Title: CFO/COO
Name:
Title:
Date: 08/17/2026 Date:
Charge Rate Schedule
5.5. AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/6/2026 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT
CALENDAR
Subject:
Approval - First Amendment to Option to Purchase Real Estate for APN 024-080-069 Proposed Motion:
Approval of the First Amendment to Option to Purchase Real Estate with People’s Properties, LLC for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-080-069-000 and Authorization for the City Manager or her Designee to Execute the First Amendment to Option to Purchase Real Estate.
Subject/Discussion:
The First Amendment to Option to Purchase Real Estate with People’s Properties, LLC for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-080-069-000 makes the following amendment:
1. Expanded Use Rights: The First Amendment grants People’s Properties, LLC the exclusive right to access, occupy, and use those portions of the property identified on Exhibit “A” to the Amendment for business and operational purposes, and for any activities reasonably related thereto, including to construct temporary or permanent structures thereon. The City may not use, occupy, or permit any third party to use or occupy such expanded use areas during the Option Term in a manner that interferes People’s Properties, LLC’s operations.
Financial Consideration(s):
No money will be transacted as consideration for the First Amendment. People’s Properties, LLC paid $100,000 for the Option to Purchase when such agreement was executed in 2021. Should the Option to Purchase not be exercised, the City retains the $100,000 down payment.
Alternatives or Pros/Cons:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Do not approve the First Amendment to Option to Purchase Real Estate with People’s Properties, LLC for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-080- 069-000.
2. Provide other direction to Staff.
Commission/Board Recommendation:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Do not approve the First Amendment to Option to Purchase Real Estate with People’s Properties, LLC for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-080- 069-000.
2. Provide other direction to Staff.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the First Amendment to Option to Purchase Real Estate with People’s Properties, LLC for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-080- 069-000.
Attachments:
1. First Amendment to BMX Option to Purchase (People's Properties, LLC)
2. BMX Site Plan
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
OPTION TO PURCHASE REAL ESTATE
This First Amendment to Option to Purchase Real Estate (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of _____________, 2026 (the “Effective Date”) by and between the City of Lemoore (“Owner”) and People’s Properties, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Optionee”), pursuant to the following Recitals:
RECITALS
A. Owner and Optionee entered into that certain Option to Purchase Real Estate dated April 12, 2021 (the “Option Agreement”), with respect to that certain real property identified as APN 024-080-069-000, consisting of approximately 18 acres located in the City of Lemoore, Kings County, California (the “Property”).
B. Owner and Optionee desire to amend the Option Agreement to expand Optionee’s rights to use additional portions of the Property for Optionee’s operations.
C. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Option Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Owner and Optionee agree as follows:
1. Expanded Use Rights. In addition to the rights granted to Optionee under Sections 7 and 12 of the Option Agreement, during the Option Term, Owner hereby grants to Optionee the exclusive right to access, occupy, and use those portions of the Property identified on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Expanded Use Areas”) for Optionee’s business and operational purposes and for any activities reasonably related thereto, including without limitation the right to make improvements to, and construct temporary or permanent structures on, the Expanded Use Areas as Optionee reasonably deems necessary or appropriate. Owner shall not use, occupy, or permit any third party to use or occupy the Expanded Use Areas during the Option Term in a manner that interferes with Optionee’s rights hereunder. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, Optionee’s use of the Expanded Use Areas shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Option Agreement.
2. No Other Modifications. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all terms, covenants, and conditions of the Option Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict between this Amendment and the Option Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control.
3. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures transmitted by electronic means (including PDF or DocuSign) shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the Effective Date. [Signatures on following page]
OWNER: OPTIONEE:
The City of Lemoore People’s Properties, LLC
By: ____________________________ By: ____________________________ Name: Marissa Trejo Name: Bernard Steimann
Title: City Manager Title: Authorized Signatory
Date: __________________________ Date: __________________________
EXHIBIT A
Expanded Use Areas
[Site map depicting the Expanded Use Areas to be attached]
5.6. AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/6/2026 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT
CALENDAR
Subject:
Approval - First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement for APN 024-052-076 Proposed Motion:
Approval of the First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-052-076 and Authorization for the City Manager or her Designee to Execute the First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement.
Subject/Discussion:
The First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement with People’s Properties, LLC for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-052-076 makes the following amendment:
1. Extension of Term: The First Amendment extends the term of the Parties’ sixyear term Lease Agreement for an additional period of three (3) years, commencing on November 14, 2026 and expiring on November 13, 2029, unless otherwise earlier terminated as provided in the Lease Agreement.
Financial Consideration(s):
No money will be transacted as consideration for the First Amendment. The City will continue to receive Rent in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per usable acre annually.
Alternatives or Pros/Cons:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Do not approve the First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-052-076
2. Provide other direction to Staff.
Commission/Board Recommendation:
Not Applicable.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Number 024-052-076.
Attachments:
1. First Amendment to City Lot 1 Lease - People's Properties, LLC
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
REAL PROPERTY LEASE AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of _________________ (“Effective Date”) by and between the City of Lemoore (“Lemoore”) and People’s Properties, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Lessee”), pursuant to the following Recitals, which are a substantive part of this Agreement:
RECITALS
A. Lemoore and Lessee entered into that certain Real Property Lease Agreement dated November 13, 2020 (the “Lease Agreement”), pursuant to which Lemoore leased to Lessee approximately 19 acres of undeveloped land (APN: 024-052-076) located in the City of Lemoore, County of Kings, California (the “Property”), with an option to purchase.
B. The initial term of the Lease Agreement (consisting of the Initial Term, First Extension, and Second Extension) is scheduled to expire on November 13, 2026.
C. Lemoore and Lessee desire to amend the Lease Agreement to extend the term by an additional three (3) years, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
D. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Lease Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Lemoore and Lessee agree as follows:
1. Extension of Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2 (Term of Lease) of the Lease Agreement, the Parties agree that the term of the Lease Agreement is hereby extended for an additional period of three (3) years (the “Third Extension”), commencing on November 14, 2026 and expiring on November 13, 2029, unless earlier terminated as provided in the Lease Agreement.
2. No Other Modifications. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all terms, covenants, and conditions of the Lease Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Lease Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control.
3. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures transmitted by electronic means (including PDF or DocuSign) shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
4. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that the individual signing this Amendment on its behalf has the full power and authority to do so and to bind such party to the terms hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the Effective Date.
LESSEE: LEMOORE:
People’s Properties, LLC City of Lemoore
By: ____________________________ By: ____________________________ Name: Bernard Steimann Name: Marissa Trejo
Title: Authorized Signatory Title: City Manager
5.7. AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/6/2026 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT
CALENDAR
Subject:
Approval - First Amendment to real Property Lease Agreement for APNs 024-080-074- 000 and 024-080-076-000
Proposed Motion:
Approval of the First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 024-080-074-000 and 024-080-076-000 and Authorization for the City Manager or her Designee to Execute the First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement.
Subject/Discussion:
The First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement with People’s Properties, LLC for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 024-080-074-000 and 024-080-076-000 makes the following amendment:
1. Extension of Term: The First Amendment extends the term of the Parties’ sixyear term Lease Agreement for an additional period of three (3) years, commencing on December 8, 2026 and expiring on December 7, 2029, unless otherwise earlier terminated as provided in the Lease Agreement.
Financial Consideration(s):
No money will be transacted as consideration for the First Amendment. The City will continue to receive Rent in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per usable acre annually.
Alternatives or Pros/Cons:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Do not approve the First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 024-080-074-000 and 024-080-076- 000.
2. Provide other direction to Staff.
Commission/Board Recommendation:
Not Applicable.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 024-080-074-000 and 024-080-076-000.
Attachments:
1. First Amendment to City Lot 2 & 3 Lease - People's Properties, LLC
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
REAL PROPERTY LEASE AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Real Property Lease Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of ________________ (“Effective Date”) by and between the City of Lemoore, as successor to the Successor Agency to the Lemoore Redevelopment Agency (“Lemoore”), and People’s Properties, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Lessee”), pursuant to the following Recitals, which are a substantive part of this Agreement:
RECITALS
A. Lemoore and Lessee entered into that certain Real Property Lease Agreement dated December 7, 2020 (the “Lease Agreement”), pursuant to which Lemoore leased to Lessee approximately 19.15 acres of undeveloped land consisting of two parcels (APNs: 024-080-074- 000 and 024-080-076-000) located in the City of Lemoore, County of Kings, California (the “Property”), with an option to purchase.
B. The initial term of the Lease Agreement (consisting of the Initial Term, First Extension, and Second Extension) is scheduled to expire on December 7, 2026.
C. Lemoore and Lessee desire to amend the Lease Agreement to extend the term by an additional three (3) years, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
D. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Lease Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Lemoore and Lessee agree as follows:
1. Extension of Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2 (Term of Lease) of the Lease Agreement, the Parties agree that the term of the Lease Agreement is hereby extended for an additional period of three (3) years (the “Third Extension”), commencing on December 8, 2026 and expiring on December 7, 2029, unless earlier terminated as provided in the Lease Agreement.
2. No Other Modifications. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all terms, covenants, and conditions of the Lease Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Lease Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control.
3. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures transmitted by electronic means (including PDF or DocuSign) shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
4. Authority. Each party represents and warrants that the individual signing this Amendment on its behalf has the full power and authority to do so and to bind such party to the terms hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the Effective Date.
LESSEE: LEMOORE:
People’s Properties, LLC City of Lemoore
By: ____________________________ By: ____________________________ Name: Bernard Steimann Name: Marissa Trejo
Title: Authorized Signatory Title: City Manager
5.8. AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/6/2026 AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT
CALENDAR
Subject:
Approval - Real Property Lease Agreement with People’s Properties, LLC for APNs 024-080-068-000 and 024-080-070-000
Proposed Motion:
Approval of the Real Property Lease Agreement with People’s Properties, LLC for APNs 024-080-068-000 and 024-080-070-000 and Authorization for the City Manager or her Designee to Execute the Real Property Lease Agreement with People’s Properties, LLC.
Subject/Discussion:
The Real Property Lease Agreement with People’s Properties, LLC for Kings County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 024-080-068-000 and 024-080-070-000 proposes the following terms:
1. Term of Lease: The Lease Agreement proposes a three (3) year initial term, with an automatic renewal of an additional three (3) year term.
2. Rent: People’s Properties, LLC will pay the City a monthly rent of Five Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and Thirty-Three Cents ($5,833.33) for lease of the two parcels, for a total of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) per year.
3. Use of Premises. People’s Properties, LLC will use the two parcels for cannabis cultivation and other related ancillary uses. People’s Properties, LLC will be permitted to construct irrigation and other agricultural-related peripheral improvements, both underground and above ground on the two parcels.
4. Property Taxes and Personal Property Taxes. People’s Properties, LLC shall be solely responsible for any property taxes arising out of its use or occupancy of the parcels. People’s Properties, LLC shall also be responsible for all taxes, assessments, license fees, and other charges assessed against People’s Properties, LLC’s personal property installed or located in or on the two parcels.
5. Insurance Requirements. People’s Properties, LLC is to carry general liability insurance in the amount of One Million Dollars per occurrence for bodily injury;
Workers’ Compensation coverage as required by the State of California; Employer’s Liability in the amount of One Million Dollars per accident for bodily injury or disease; and Property Insurance at full replacement cost with no coinsurance penalty provision.
Financial Consideration(s):
The City will receive Rent in the amount of Five Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and Thirty-Three Cents ($5,833.33) monthly, for a total of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) per year.
Alternatives or Pros/Cons:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Do not approve the Real Property Lease Agreement with People’s Properties, LLC for APNs 024-080-068-000 and 024-080-070-000.
2. Provide other direction to Staff.
Commission/Board Recommendation:
N/A
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the Real Property Lease Agreement with People’s Properties, LLC for APNs 024-080-068-000 and 024-080-070-000.
Attachments:
1. Real Property Lease Agreement (City of Lemoore) (People's Properties)
REAL PROPERTY LEASE AGREEMENT
CITY OF LEMOORE AND PEOPLE’S PROPERTIES, LLC
This Real Property Lease Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this _______________________ between the City of Lemoore, as Successor Agency to the Lemoore Redevelopment Agency (“Lemoore”) and People’s Properties, LLC (“Lessee”), pursuant to the following Recitals, which are a substantive part of this Agreement:
RECITALS
A. Lessee is a licensed cannabis business operating in Lemoore, California.
B. Lessee desires to lease property as set forth in Exhibit A.
C. Lemoore owns two parcels (APN: 024-080-068-000 consisting of approximately 23 acres and APN: 024-080-070-000 consisting of approximately 12 acres) with a total of approximately 35 acres of undeveloped land as noted in Exhibit A, in the City of Lemoore, County of Kings, California (“Property”).
D. Lessee desires to use the Property for licensed cannabis cultivation and other related uses.
E. The “Effective Date” of this Agreement shall be the latest date on which this Agreement is fully executed.
F. Lemoore is willing to lease the Property to Lessee upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
G. On November 13, 2020, Lemoore and People’s Farming, LLC, a California limited liability company (“People’s Farming”), entered into a Project Development Agreement (the “People’s Farming PDA”) authorizing cannabis cultivation operations within the City of Lemoore, which was subsequently approved and authorized by the City Council. The Property shall be regulated by and covered under the People’s Farming PDA for the uses permitted thereunder.
NOW, THEREFORE, for the consideration set forth herein, Lemoore and Lessee agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Lease of Property. For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Lemoore, Lemoore hereby leases to Lessee, for the purposes described below, the exclusive use and possession upon, over, across and under the Property, for the purpose of conducting agricultural-related uses in accordance with the Agreement.
2. Term of Lease. The term of this Agreement shall commence upon completion of the Feasibility Period (the “Lease Commencement Date”) and shall remain in effect for three (3) years (the “Initial Term”) with one automatic renewal for an additional three (3) year
term (the “Extension Term”), unless earlier terminated as herein provided. Either party may elect to terminate this Agreement effective at the end of the Initial Term by providing written notice to the other party not less than sixty (60) days prior to expiration of the Initial Term. Lessee shall have sixty (60) days from the Effective Date (the “Feasibility Period”) to review, in Lessee’s sole discretion, the condition and suitability of the Property for Lessee’s intended use, including but not limited to development costs, financial and market feasibility, zoning, condition of title, and the physical and environmental condition of the Property. Lemoore shall deliver to Lessee copies of any and all plans, documents, studies and other pertinent materials that affect the acquisition and/or development of the Property.
From and after the date of this Lease, Lessee, its agents, employees and contractors shall have the right to enter the Property for the purpose of conducting such investigations, inspections and tests of the property as Lessee deems necessary in order to determine the condition and suitability of the Property including, but not limited to, the feasibility matters. Lessee shall indemnify and hold Lemoore harmless from and against any and all loss, expense, claim, damage and injury to person or property resulting from the negligent acts of Lessee, its employees, consultants, engineers, authorized agents and contractors on the Property in connection with the performance of any investigation of the Property as contemplated herein; provided that Lessee shall have no responsibility for liability solely arising from any act or omission of Lemoore or its agents. At any time prior to the expiration of the Feasibility Period and for any reason whatsoever, Lessee may cancel the transactions contemplated herein by providing Lemoore with written notice of cancellation. If Lessee does not provide written notice of cancellation prior to the expiration of the Feasibility Period, the transactions contemplated herein shall be deemed accepted by Lessee, the Lease Commencement Date shall occur upon expiration of the Feasibility Period, and the Initial Term shall automatically commence.
3. Rent. Lessee shall pay to Lemoore a monthly rent of Five Thousand Eight Hundred ThirtyThree Dollars and Thirty-Three Cents ($5,833.33) (“Rent”), due and payable on the first day of each month and delinquent if not received by the following day. Rent is based on an annual rate of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per usable acre for a total of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) per year. All Rent shall be personally delivered or mailed to the City of Lemoore, Finance Department, 711 W. Cinnamon Dr., Lemoore, California, or any other place or places that Lemoore may designate by written notice to Lessee.
4. Use of Premises.
a. Purpose. Lessee shall be permitted to use the Property for cannabis cultivation and other related uses (the “Intended Use”). No other uses shall be permitted on the Premises except incidental or ancillary uses without the prior express written consent of Lemoore.
b. Alterations and Improvements. Lessee shall be permitted to construct irrigation and other agricultural-related peripheral improvements (“Improvements”), both underground and above ground on the Property. The Improvements shall be constructed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. No other alterations or improvements shall be made to the Property without the advance and express written consent of Lemoore, and upon such terms and conditions as
Lemoore may require. The precise plans for the Improvements shall be submitted for review and approval by Lemoore.
c. Permits, Land Use Approvals, and Licenses. Lessee shall construct and install the Improvements in conformance with all applicable State, County, or municipal laws, rules, and regulations, and shall obtain any required permits and land use approvals before commencing construction and installation of the Improvements and maintain any such permits throughout the term of this Agreement. d. Compliance with Laws. Lessee shall comply with all statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements of all governmental entities (including the City of Lemoore), relating to Lessee’s use and occupancy of the Property, whether those statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements are now in force or are subsequently enacted. Lessee shall not use the Property or permit the Property, or any portion thereof, to be improved, developed, used or occupied in any manner that is in any way in violation of any valid law, ordinance, or regulation of any state, county, or local governmental agency.
e. Waste and Nuisance. Lessee shall not use the Property, or allow the Property to be used, in any manner that will constitute a nuisance or unreasonable annoyance to the adjacent properties.
f. Maintenance. Lessee, at its sole cost and expense, shall at all times during the term of this Agreement keep and maintain the Property, and all personal property, buildings, structures and improvements thereon in good order and condition, and free from rubbish.
g. Utilities. Lessee shall make all arrangements for and be solely responsible for paying for any applicable utilities and services furnished to or used by Lessee or its agents and invitees in connection with the Property, including, but not limited to, gas, electricity, water, sewer, telephone, cable, trash collection, and for all applicable connection charges.
5. Taxes, Assessments, and Fees.
a. Possessory Interest Tax and Assessments. From the Lease Commencement Date forward, Lessee shall be solely responsible for any property taxes arising out of Lessee’s use or occupancy of the Property. Lessee shall pay before delinquency any and all possessory interest taxes and assessments levied against it or resulting from Lessee’s use or occupancy of the Property. Lemoore makes no representation as to whether or not taxes are due but agrees that it shall be responsible for all taxes that may be due as of the Lease Commencement Date. On demand by Lemoore, Lessee shall furnish Lemoore with satisfactory evidence of these payments. Lemoore shall forward all notices from any tax authority immediately upon receipt but in no case less than thirty (30) days prior to the due date of any such taxes in order to allow Lessee to meet its payment obligations under the section. b. Personal Property Tax. Lessee shall pay before delinquency all taxes, assessments, license fees, and other charges (“Taxes”) that are levied and assessed against Lessee’s personal property installed or located in or on the Property, if any, and that become payable during the term of this Agreement. On demand by Lemoore, Lessee shall furnish Lemoore with satisfactory evidence of these payments.
c. Business License Fees. If Lessee owns a business operating in the City of Lemoore, Lessee shall pay before delinquency any and all business license fees that are levied and assessed against the Lessee, and that become payable during the term of this Agreement, pursuant to the Lemoore Municipal Code. If applicable, Lessee’s failure to pay any applicable business license fee to Lemoore shall constitute a default under this Agreement.
6. Indemnification. Lessee hereby releases and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Lemoore and Lemoore’s officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from and against all liability, claims, suits, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred in connection with or arising out of: (1) Lessee’s use, occupation, or control of the Property (including Lessee’s agents, employees, invitees, lessees, sub-lessees, or volunteers); (2) any breach of Lessee’s performance obligations under this Agreement; or (3) any acts, omissions or negligence of Lessee or any person or entity claiming through or under Lessee, or Lessee’s agents, employees, contractors, invitees, or visitors, except to the extent such claim, suit, damage, loss, or expense is caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of Lemoore or Lemoore’s officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers.
7. Insurance Requirements. Lessee, at its sole cost and expense, shall procure and maintain, for the duration of this Agreement, insurance against claims for injuries to persons and for damage to property that may arise from or in connection with the use, occupation, or control of the Property by Lessee or its agents, employees, invitees, lessees, or volunteers.
The cost of such insurance shall be borne by Lessee.
a. Minimum Scope of Insurance. Coverage shall be at least as broad as:
i. Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (“Occurrence” form CG0001).
ii. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employer’s Liability Insurance.
iii. Property Insurance against all risk of loss to any Lessee property, improvements and betterments.
b. Minimum Limits of Insurance. Lessee shall maintain limits no less than:
i. General Liability: $1,000,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with a general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit. ii. Workers’ Compensation coverage as required by State of California statutory limits.
iii. Employer’s Liability: $1,000,000.00 per accident for bodily injury or disease.
iv. Property Insurance: Full replacement cost with no coinsurance penalty provision.
c. Insurance Provisions. The general liability policy is to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions:
i. Lemoore, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds as respects: liability arising out of Premises owned, occupied or used by Lessee. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to Lemoore, its officers, officials, employees, agents, or volunteers.
ii. Lessee’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as it respects to Lemoore, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by Lemoore, its officers, officials, employees, agents, or volunteers shall be in excess of Lessee’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
iii. Any failure to comply with reporting or other provisions of the policies including breaches of warranties, shall not affect coverage provided to Lemoore, its officers, officials, employees, agents or volunteers. iv. Coverage shall state that Lessee’s insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of the insurer’s liability.
v. Each insurance policy required by this section shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be suspended, voided, cancelled, reduced in coverage or in limits except after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to Lemoore.
d. Acceptability of Insurers. The insurance described in this section is to be placed with an insurer or insurers licensed to do business in California, admitted by the California Insurance Commissioner, and which have a current A.M. Best’s rating of not less than “A-.”
e. Verification of Coverage. Lessee shall furnish Lemoore with original endorsements or certificates of insurance evidencing the coverage required by this section. The endorsements/certificates are to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf.
8. Environmental Warranties. Lessee warrants and represents that it will not use, generate, manufacture, produce, store, or dispose of, on, under, or about Premises, or transport to or from the Premises, any Hazardous Materials, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction or derivative thereof), except those uses incidental to the installation, use and maintenance of any approved improvements on the Property and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Lessee shall, at its expense, comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and orders, regardless of when they become or became effective, including without limitation those relating to health, safety, noise, environmental protection, waste disposal, and water and air quality, and furnish satisfactory evidence of such compliance upon request of Lemoore. Lessee shall not permit to be piled or stored upon the Property any Hazardous Materials, gun powder, dynamite, gasoline, or explosive substance or material, except where used in the ordinary course of Lessee’s business and in compliance with all applicable laws. Should any discharge, leakage, spillage, emission, or pollution of any type occur upon or from the Property due to Lessee’s use and occupancy thereof, Lessee, at its expense, shall be obligated to clean the Property to the satisfaction of Lemoore and any governmental body having jurisdiction thereover. Lessee agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless
Lemoore against all liability, cost and expense (including without limitation any fines, penalties, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees) incurred by Lemoore as a result of Lessee’s breach of this section, or as a result of any such discharge, leakage, spillage, emission or pollution, regardless of whether such liability, cost or expense arises during or after the Agreement term, unless such liability, cost or expense is proximately caused solely by the active negligence of Lemoore. The term “Hazardous Materials” when used in this Agreement shall mean any hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous materials or toxic substances as defined, as of the Lease Commencement Date, in any federal, state, or local statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation applicable to the Premises, and any substance defined as “hazardous waste” in Health and Safety Code section 25117 or as a “hazardous substance” in Health and Safety Code section 25316, and in the regulations adopted and publications promulgated under these laws. “Hazardous Materials” shall also include asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, radon gas, and petroleum or petroleum fractions, whether or not defined as a hazardous waste or hazardous substance in any such statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation as of the Lease Commencement Date.
9. Liens and Claims. Lessee shall promptly and fully pay for all materials for any improvements installed or constructed on the Property and shall promptly and fully pay all persons who perform labor on said improvements. If any mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens or any other liens or claims for any work done or materials furnished at Lessee’s request are filed against the Property, Lessee shall remove the liens and claims at Lessee’s own expense. If Lessee fails to remove the liens or claims and any judgment is entered thereon or thereunder, Lessee shall pay that judgment. Should Lessee fail, neglect, or refuse to remove any lien or claim or to pay any judgment in a timely manner, Lemoore shall have the right to pay any amount required to release any such liens or claims, or to defend any action brought on the liens or claims and to pay any judgment entered on the liens or claims.
Under those circumstances, Lessee shall be liable to Lemoore for all costs, damages, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and any amounts expended by Lemoore in defending any proceedings or in the payment of any of said liens or claims or any judgment obtained therefore. Lemoore may post and maintain upon the Property a notice of non-responsibility.
10. Leasehold Encumbrances. Lessee shall not encumber by deed of trust, mortgage, or other security instrument, all or a part of Lessee’s interest under this Agreement without the advance and express written consent of Lemoore, and upon such terms and conditions as Lemoore may require. Any encumbrance existing as of the Lease Commencement Date shall be subject to all covenants, conditions, or restrictions set forth in this Agreement and to all rights and interests of Lemoore.
11. Successors: Assignment and Subletting. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, administrators, executors, successors, and assigns of the Parties hereto, but shall not be assigned or subleased by Lessee without the prior written consent of Lemoore, which consent shall be granted or withheld in Lemoore’s sole discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lemoore shall allow either an assignment of this Agreement or the subletting of this Agreement to People’s Farming, LLC, a California limited liability company (“People’s Farming”), as the operator for purposes of the Intended Use under the People’s Farming PDA. Lessee shall promptly provide Lemoore
with a copy of the assignment or sublease after it is executed by Lessee and People’s Farming.
12. Property Leased “AS IS”. The Property, including all access points, are leased to Lessee, and Lessee accepts the Property in its existing “AS IS” condition on the Lease Commencement Date. Lemoore shall not be required to make or construct any alteration including structural changes, additions or improvements to the Property, and shall have no maintenance or repair obligations with respect to the Property. Lessee expressly waives the provisions of sections 1941 and 1942 of the California Civil Code and all rights to make repairs at the expense of Lemoore as provided in section 1942 of the Civil Code. Lessee acknowledges that neither Lemoore, nor any officer, employee, or agent of Lemoore has made any representation or warranty with respect to the condition of the Property, the suitability of the Property for the intended use by Lessee, or compliance of the Property with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (or any accessibility guidelines or other regulations promulgated thereunder). Any agreements, warranties or representations not expressly contained in this Agreement shall in no way bind Lemoore or Lessee, and Lemoore and Lessee expressly waive all claims for damages by reason of any statement, representation, warranty, promise, or agreement, if any, not contained in this Agreement.
13. Bankruptcy. Lemoore shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by written notice and to take exclusive possession of the Property in the event: (a) Lessee is adjudged bankrupt; (b) Lessee becomes insolvent; (c) any action or proceeding for debtor relief of Lessee is commenced; or (d) Lessee seeks general debtor relief by extrajudicial means.
Receipt of Rent or other payments from any person for use of the Property shall not constitute a waiver of Lemoore’s right to terminate as above set forth.
14. Reservations. Subject to Lessee’s written approval in each specific instance, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, Lemoore reserves for itself and those to whom it grants such right, the right to construct, maintain and operate any existing and new or additional pipes, communication and power transmission facilities upon, over, and beneath the Property, so long as the exercise of such right does not unreasonably interfere with Lessee’s rights and authorized uses under this Agreement. Lemoore reserves the title and exclusive right to all of the minerals and mineral ores of every kind and character now known to exist or hereafter discovered upon, within or underlying the Property, or that may be produced therefrom, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all petroleum, oil, natural gas and other hydrocarbon substances and products derived therefrom, together with the exclusive and perpetual right thereto, without, however, the right to use or penetrate the surface of, or to enter upon the Property within five hundred feet (500’) of the surface thereof to extricate or remove the same.
15. Subterranean Facilities. The absence of markers, monuments or maps indicating the presence of subterranean facilities, whether belonging to Lemoore or otherwise, does not constitute a warranty or representation that none exist. Lessee accepts this Agreement with full cognizance of the potential presence of such, acknowledging that the costs of Lessee’s use may increase by reason thereof, and acknowledges that the owner or owners thereof may have acquired the right to continue to maintain such facilities by the passage of time.
16. Eminent Domain. In the event of the taking or condemnation of all or any part of the Property, Lessee may receive compensation only for any taking of or damage to Lesseeowned Improvements. Any compensation awarded and interest thereon, including the compensation for the land value and interest thereon, shall belong to Lemoore.
17. Default.
a. Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an event of default:
i. Lessee’s failure to pay Rent, insurance premiums, or taxes, or any other sums due hereunder as a result of Lessee’s use of the Property within thirty (30) days of the due date;
ii. Lessee’s abandonment of the Property, in whole or in part; or iii. Either party’s failure to perform any other provision of this Agreement if the failure to perform is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice has been served upon the defaulting party.
b. Notice of Default. In the event a party believes the other party has breached this Agreement, that party shall provide the other party with a written notice of breach.
Notices given under this section shall specify the alleged default and the applicable Agreement provisions. The party receiving notice shall have thirty (30) days to cure the alleged default unless the nature of the default requires additional time to cure in which case the party shall have a reasonable period of time to cure the alleged default.
c. Termination Resulting from Default. The non-defaulting party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the defaulting party if the defaulting party defaults on any obligation under this Agreement and fails to cure such default within thirty (30) days after written notice from the non-defaulting party of such default. In the event of a default by Lessee under this Agreement, Lemoore may terminate this Agreement and regain possession of the Property in the manner provided by the laws of unlawful detainer of the State of California in effect at the date of such default. At Lemoore’s option, if Lessee has breached this Agreement and/or abandoned the Property, in whole or in part, this Agreement shall continue in effect for so long as Lemoore does not terminate Lessee’s right to possession, and Lemoore may enforce all rights and remedies under this Agreement, including the right to recover the Rent as it becomes due. In the event of a default by Lemoore, Lessee shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and recover from Lemoore all damages arising from such default. Each party shall be entitled to exercise such other rights and remedies as provided under the laws of the State of California.
d. Right to Cure at Defaulting Party’s Expense. Either party, at any time after the other party commits a default, may cure the default at the defaulting party’s cost. If the non-defaulting party, by reason of the defaulting party’s default, pays any sum or does any act that requires the payment of any sum, the sum so paid shall be due immediately from the defaulting party to the non-defaulting party upon written demand for payment, and if paid at a later date, shall bear interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from the date the written demand for payment is sent until
reimbursement. If the defaulting party is Lessee, the sum, together with interest on it, shall be additional rent.
18. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other party if the other party defaults on any obligation of this Agreement as outlined in Section 17 and that default remains uncured for thirty (30) days after written notice of default.
Lessee may additionally terminate this Agreement as follows: (1) by exercising written notice during the Feasibility Period in Section 2; or (2) for convenience by providing not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term or the Extension Term. Lessee acknowledges and agrees that it is entering into this Agreement voluntarily and that upon termination of this Agreement according to its terms, Lessee shall not be entitled to any relocation assistance or benefits from Lemoore.
19. Waiver. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy of either party on any default by the other party shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver.
The receipt and acceptance by Lemoore of delinquent Rent shall not constitute a waiver of any other default by Lessee; it shall constitute only a waiver of timely payment for the particular Rent payment involved. If such delinquent Rent is accepted after notice of default and termination has been served, the acceptance shall not constitute a waiver. Either party’s consent to or approval of any act by the other party requiring such consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary such consent to or approval of any subsequent act. Any waiver by either party of any default must be in writing and shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other provision of this Agreement.
20. Entry and Inspection of Property. Lemoore and its authorized representatives shall have the right to enter and inspect the Property with at least twenty-four (24) hours advance written notice to determine whether the Premises are in good condition and whether Lessee is complying with its obligations under this Agreement.
21. Relationship of Parties. Lemoore is not, nor shall it become or be deemed to be, a partner or a joint venturer with Lessee by reason of the provisions of this Agreement nor shall this Agreement be construed to authorize either party to act as the agent for the other.
22. Notice. Any and all notices or other communications required or permitted by this Agreement or by law to be delivered to, served on, or given to either party to this Agreement by the other party to this Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be deemed properly delivered, given or served when personally delivered to such party, or in lieu of personal service such notice or other communication shall be deemed properly delivered, given or served on the earliest of (1) the date actually received, (2) three (3) business days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered, addressed to the respective party at the address shown below, or (3) one (1) business day after deposit with a delivery service, which guarantees next business day delivery, addressed to the respective party as shown below. Either party may change its address for purposes of notice by giving written notice of such change of address to the other party in accordance with
the provisions of this paragraph, which change of address shall be effective five (5) business days after giving notice thereof. As of the date of this Agreement, the addresses of the parties are set forth below their signatures.
23. Effect of Termination of Agreement. Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not release any Party hereto from any liability or obligation hereunder, whether of indemnity or otherwise, resulting from any acts, omissions or events happening prior to such termination or expiration, or thereafter in case by the terms of this Agreement it is provided that anything shall or may be done after termination or expiration hereof.
24. Entire Agreement and Amendments. This Agreement contains all the agreements of the Parties concerning the subject matter of it and cannot be amended or modified except by a subsequent written agreement executed by both Parties. This Agreement shall not be modified or amended in any way except in writing signed by the Parties hereto.
25. Severability. The unenforceability, invalidity, or illegality of any provision of this Agreement shall not render the other provisions unenforceable, invalid, or illegal.
26. Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer any rights upon any party not a signatory to this Agreement.
27. Attorney’s Fees. If either Party commences an action against the other party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Party prevailing in such litigation shall be entitled to have and recover from the losing Party reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of suit.
28. Voluntary Agreement; Authority to Execute. Lessee and Lemoore each represent that they have read this Agreement in full and understand and voluntarily agree to all provisions herein. The Parties further declare that prior to signing this Agreement they each had the opportunity to apprise themselves of relevant information, through sources of their own selection, including consultation with counsel of their choosing if desired, in deciding whether to execute this Agreement. The signatories to this Agreement represent that they have the proper authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the respective Party.
29. Counterpart Copies. The Agreement may be signed in counterpart or duplicate originals, and any signed counterpart or duplicate original shall be equivalent to a signed original for all purposes.
30. Exhibits. The Exhibits attached hereto are incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement as if set out in full in this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date indicated below.
LESSEE: LEMOORE:
People’s Properties, LLC City of Lemoore
Dated: __________________ Dated: __________________
By: ____________________________ By: ____________________________ Name: Bernard Steimann Name: Marissa Trejo
Title: Authorized Signatory Title: City Manager
Send Notices To: Send Notices To:
People’s Properties, LLC City of Lemoore
Attn: Bernard Steimann Attn: Marissa Trejo
3843 S. Bristol Street, #614 711 W. Cinnamon Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92704 Lemoore, CA 93245
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: (559) 924-6744
EXHIBIT A
[Property Description]
APN: 024-080-068-000 (approximately 23 acres)
APN: 024-080-070-000 (approximately 12 acres)
Total: approximately 35 acres of undeveloped land located in the City of Lemoore, County of Kings, California.
[Site map / parcel diagram to be attached]
6.1. AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/6/2026 AGENDA SECTION: PUBLIC HEARINGS Subject:
First Reading - Ordinance 2026-10 - Amending Chapter (Stopping, Standing or Parking) of Title 6 Section 4 of the Lemoore Municipal Code pertaining to 72hr Parking (Kendall) Proposed Motion:
Introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance 2026-10, amending Section 4 of Title 6 Chapter 4 of the Lemoore Municipal Code relating to 72hr parking.
Subject/Discussion:
The Lemoore Municipal Code (LMC) 6-4-4 subsection F. 1. currently reads: Storage: No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours in any thirty (30) day period.
When a parking complaint comes into the Police Department, an employee may issue a warning to the owner of any vehicle left parked and unoccupied on the roadway. After 72 hours, if the vehicle is not moved, it may be towed.
There are instances where the owners of the vehicle only move the vehicle a couple feet. This constitutes movement, and we are then forced to issue another 72-hour warning notice per the current Lemoore Municipal Code. This can be particularly frustrating for neighborhoods when dealing with an inoperable vehicle left parked on the roadway for months at a time.
To alleviate this, I am asking the City Council to amend LMC 6-4-4 F.1. to read:
Storage: No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours in any thirty (30) day period. For the purposes of enforcing the 72-hour ordinance, a vehicle remains in violation if it is not moved a minimum distance of a ½ mile from its original parking place or on to private property.
Financial Consideration(s):
None
Alternatives or Pros/Cons:
Pros:
• Prevents circumventing the intention of the original ordinance • Provides clear direction for City staff.
Cons:
• None noted.
Commission/Board Recommendation:
N/A
Staff Recommendation:
Introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance 2026-10, amending Section 4 of Chapter 4 Title 6 of the Lemoore Municipal Code and set the second hearing for the next regular City Council meeting on October 20, 2026.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance 2026-10 - 72hr Parking
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-10
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEMOORE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 6 SECTION 4 OF THE LEMOORE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO 72 HOUR PARKING
The City Council of the City of Lemoore does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 4. Chapter 4 of Title 6 (“Stopping, Sanding, or Parking”) is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-4-4: GENERAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS:
A. One-Way Streets And Alleys:
1. All vehicles so parked or stopped in the alleys designated in subsection 6-3-4A1 of this title shall be parked or stopped facing in the proper direction for legal traffic thereon, and on the north side thereof. (1975 Code §9-5.05)
2. All vehicles so parked or stopped in the alley designated in subsection 6-3-4A2 of this title shall be parked or stopped facing in the proper direction for legal traffic thereon, and on the south side thereof. (1975 Code §9-5.06)
B. Fire Zone Number One:
1. Parking In Alleys:
a. No person shall park or stop any vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or material in any alley within the limits of fire zone number one. (1975 Code §9-5.03)
No stop for the loading or unloading of passengers shall be more than three (3) minutes, nor for the loading or unloading of materials for more than thirty (30) minutes in any such alley. (1975 Code §9-5.04)
b. No vehicle shall be parked or stopped in such a manner as to obstruct the passage of any other vehicle in any alley within the limits of fire zone number one. (1975 Code §9-5.07)
2. Parking Heavy Vehicles: No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle of more than two (2) tons' capacity, whether attended or unattended, on any street, excepting alleys, within the limits of fire zone number one; excepting, that vehicles of more than two (2) tons' capacity may be stopped, parked or left standing for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. of any day in zones designated for loading and unloading of merchandise by the chief of police for the city. (1975 Code §9-5.08) C. All Night Parking: No person shall stop, stand or park their vehicles on any street designated by resolution of the city council as all night parking prohibited streets for any period of time between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. of any day; provided, that this subsection shall not apply to a vehicle of any regularly licensed physician when actually engaged in making professional calls. (1975 Code §9-
11.08)
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D. Parkways: No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway. (1975 Code §9-10.01)
E. Parking Near Schools:
1. The city chief of police is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating that no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property shall be permitted, when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
2. When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place. (1975 Code §9-10.09)
F. Parking Vehicles For Certain Purposes:
1. Storage: No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than seventy two (72) consecutive hours in any thirty (30) day period. For the purposes of enforcing the 72-hour ordinance, a vehicle remains in violation if it is not moved a minimum distance of a ½ mile from its original parking place or on to private property.
2. Vehicles For Sale: No operator of any vehicle shall park said vehicle upon any street in this city for the principal purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by a resolution of the city council.
3. Repairing Or Greasing Vehicles: No person shall construct or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, grease or cause to be greased any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city. Temporary emergency repairs may be made upon a public street.
4. Washing Or Polishing Vehicles For A Fee: No person shall wash or cause to be washed, polish or cause to be polished any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city when a charge is made for such service. (Ord. 2003-11, 12-16-2003) G. Parking Of Heavy Trucks Regulated:
1. It is unlawful to leave, park or allow to be parked any commercial vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of five (5) tons commonly described as a truck, truck and trailer, or tractor, whether attended or not attended, on any public street, or alley fronting on any property zoned as residential, or in a residential area within the city, except that such parking will be permitted along those truck routes as designated in section 6-3-12 of this title where such parking is not restricted by appropriate signage.
Nothing within this section relating to the parking or standing of commercial vehicles in excess of five (5) tons in a residential area will be effective with respect to any commercial vehicle making pick ups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted streets for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted street for which a building permit has previously been obtained.
2. For residents conducting a permitted home occupation in a residential area, only one vehicle, no larger than a one ton truck, may be used by the occupant directly or indirectly in conjunction with the home occupation. (Ord. 2014-02, 7-1-2014)
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H. Parking, Stopping Or Letting Vehicles Stand In Certain Zones And Areas:
1. Except for temporary loading and unloading purposes, no person shall park, stop, or let stand any vehicle on private property in any zone of the city in such a manner that any portion of the vehicle extends beyond the property line into the public right of way and obstructs or seriously impedes the view of the driver of any vehicle lawfully approaching an intersection or while said driver lawfully enters or leaves any driveway; provided, however, that this subsection H1 shall not apply to vehicles parked, stopped, or let stand in the private driveway of private property constituting a corner lot where the vehicle cannot reasonably be parked in the driveway without encroaching beyond the property line into the right of way.
2. No person shall store, park, or let stand any vehicle in any street or alley of the city in any residential district for a continuous period of more than seventy two (72) hours in any thirty (30) day period.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections H1 and H2 of this section, approval may be granted by the chief of police for the temporary parking of a vehicle on a residential public street immediately adjacent thereto for up to seven (7) additional days if requested by the resident and if the vehicle is owned by someone other than the resident and good cause is shown. Said approval shall be visibly displayed on the vehicle. (Ord. 2003-11, 12-16-2003)
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after passage, and within 15 days after passage shall be published once with the names of councilmembers voting for or against it in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of Lemoore.
The foregoing Ordinance was introduced by the City Council of the City of Lemoore, California, at a regularly scheduled meeting held on October 6, 2026, and was passed and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on October 20, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINING:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
______________________________ ______________________________ Marisa Avalos Patricia Matthews
City Clerk Mayor
6.2. AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/6/2026 AGENDA SECTION: PUBLIC HEARINGS Subject:
Resolution 2026-33 - Adoption of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Amendment to the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (Benavides) Proposed Motion:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing to receive and consider public comments regarding the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and the Amendment to the 2020 UWMP.
2. Adopt Resolution No.2026-32 approving and adopting the 2025 UWMP and the Amendment to the 2020 UWMP.
3. Authorize staff to make any non-substantive revisions necessary to finalize the documents and to submit the adopted UWMP, Amendment, Resolution, and supporting documents to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California State Library, and Kings County as required by law.
Subject/Discussion:
The California Urban Water Management Planning Act (California Water Code Sections 10610 through 10656) requires qualifying urban water suppliers to prepare and periodically update an Urban Water Management Plan. The UWMP addresses current and projected water demand, water supplies, reliability under normal and dry conditions, demand management measures, and water shortage contingency planning. The City Council is being asked to receive public testimony and consider adoption of the City’s 2025 UWMP and an Amendment to its 2020 UWMP.
With assistance from QK, Inc., the City prepared the 2025 UWMP and Amendment to the 2020 UWMP. The proposed documents update the City’s water planning information and address applicable DWR reporting requirements. The 2025 UWMP and Amendment are provided with this report for Council review.
Coordination and Outreach
In accordance with California Water Code Section 10621(b), the City initiated the
required coordination process by providing a 60-Day Notice of Preparation on May 21, 2026 to neighboring cities, counties, public water systems, groundwater sustainability agencies, local planning agencies, and other interested agencies.
The UWMP documents these outreach efforts in Appendix C – 60-Day Notice and includes the public hearing record and any district/agency questions and responses in Appendix H – Public Hearing and District/Agency Questions and Responses.
On August 4, 2026, the City Council received the Draft 2025 UWMP and the Amendment to the 2020 UWMP and authorized their release for public review.
Beginning August 5, 2026, the Draft UWMP and the Amendment were made available for public inspection at City Hall, the Public Works Department, and on the City's website in advance of the Public Hearing.
Agencies Receiving the 60-Day Notice of Preparation
The following agencies were provided notice on May 21, 2026:
• State Water Resources Control Board
• Kings County
• South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency
• Kings County Water District
• Kings County Conservation District
• Lemoore Canal and Irrigation Company
Financial Consideration(s):
Preparation of the 2025 UWMP and Amendment was included in the Fiscal Year 2025– 2026 Public Works budget and the professional services agreement with QK, Inc. No additional appropriation is requested for adoption.
Alternatives or Pros/Cons:
Commission/Board Recommendation:
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing to receive and consider public comments regarding the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and the Amendment to the 2020 UWMP.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-32 approving and adopting the 2025 UWMP and the Amendment to the 2020 UWMP.
3. Authorize staff to make any non-substantive revisions necessary to finalize the documents and to submit the adopted UWMP, Amendment, Resolution, and
supporting documents to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California State Library, and Kings County as required by law.
Attachments:
1. Resolution 2026-32 UWMP
2. City of Lemoore_2025 UWMP
3. City of Lemoore_2020 UWMP_Amended with Appendices
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-32
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEMOORE ADOPTING THE 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (UWMP) AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE 2020 UWMP
WHEREAS, the California Urban Water Management Planning Act (California Water Code Sections 10610 through 10656) requires every urban water supplier providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to prepare and adopt an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) every five years; and WHEREAS, the City of Lemoore has prepared the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan in accordance with the requirements of the Urban Water Management Planning Act and the California Department of Water Resources Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook; and WHEREAS, on May 21, 2026, the City provided the required 60-day Notice of Preparation to cities, counties, public water systems, groundwater sustainability agencies, and other interested public agencies in accordance with California Water Code Section 10621; and WHEREAS, the City made the Draft 2025 UWMP and the 2020 UWMP Amendment available for public inspection at City Hall, the Public Works Department, and on the City's website prior to the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was published in accordance with applicable requirements of the California Water Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on October 6, 2026, to receive public comments regarding the Draft 2025 UWMP and the 2020 UWMP Amendment; and
WHEREAS, all testimony, written comments, and recommendations received during the public review period and at the public hearing have been considered by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that adoption of the 2025 UWMP and the 2020 UWMP Amendment is in the best interest of the City and is necessary to maintain compliance with the California Urban Water Management Planning Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lemoore hereby:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. The City Council hereby adopts the City of Lemoore 2025 Urban Water Management Plan, in substantially the form presented to the City Council and on file with the City Clerk.
Section 3. The City Council hereby adopts the Amendment to the City of Lemoore 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, in substantially the form presented to the City Council and on file with the City Clerk.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-32
Section 4. The City Manager, Public Works Director, or their designee is authorized to make minor, non-substantive revisions to the adopted documents as may be necessary to correct typographical, formatting, clerical, or other non-substantive matters, provided such revisions do not materially alter the policies, analyses, findings, or conclusions approved by the City Council.
Section 5. City staff is directed to submit the adopted 2025 UWMP, the adopted 2020 UWMP Amendment, this Resolution, and all other required supporting documents to the California Department of Water Resources, the California State Library, Kings County, and any other entities required by applicable law within the required time period.
Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lemoore held on the 6th day of October 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINING:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
______________________________ ______________________________ Marisa Avalos Patricia Matthews
City Clerk Mayor
CITY OF LEMOORE
2025 URBAN WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN
JULY 2026
2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT
PLAN
Prepared for:
City of Lemoore
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Lemoore, CA 93245
Contact Person: Estevan Benavidez, Public Works Director Phone: (559) 924-6744
Consultant:
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Contact: Jeff Cowart, PE
Phone: (559) 733-0440
Fax: (559) 733-7821
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Table of Contents
Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................... v SECTION 1 - Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.1 - Overview ....................................................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 - Lay Description........................................................................................................................................1-1
1.3 - Background and Purpose.....................................................................................................................1-2
1.4 - Document Organization and Contents............................................................................................1-3 SECTION 2 - Plan Preparation ................................................................................................................ 2-1
2.1 - Basis for Preparing a Plan....................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.1 - Overview...................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.2 - Public Water Systems..........................................................................................................2-1
2.2 - Regional Planning ...................................................................................................................................2-2
2.3 - Individual Planning and Compliance...............................................................................................2-2
2.4 - Calendar Year and Units of Measure ...............................................................................................2-3
2.5 - Coordination and Outreach.................................................................................................................2-4
2.5.1 - Coordination Within the City............................................................................................2-5
2.5.2 - Coordination with Other Agencies and the Community........................................2-5
2.5.3 - Notice to Cities and Counties............................................................................................2-6 SECTION 3 - System Description ........................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 - Service Area...............................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2 - Existing System........................................................................................................................................3-1
3.3 - Climate.........................................................................................................................................................3-2
3.4 - Service Area Population and Demographics ................................................................................3-7
3.5 - Other Social, Economic, and Demographic Factors ...................................................................3-8
3.6 - Land Uses within the Service Area...................................................................................................3-9 SECTION 4 - System Water Use ........................................................................................................... 4-11
4.1 - Water Types ...........................................................................................................................................4-11
4.1.1 - Potable and Raw Water ...................................................................................................4-11
4.1.2 - Recycled Water ...................................................................................................................4-11
4.2 - Water Use................................................................................................................................................4-12
4.2.1 - Current Water Use.............................................................................................................4-13
4.2.2 - Projected Water Use .........................................................................................................4-14
4.3 - Distribution System Water Losses ................................................................................................4-16
4.3.1 - Previous Five Years Distribution System Losses...................................................4-16
4.3.2 - Progress Toward Meeting the Water Loss Performance Standard................4-17 SECTION 5 - SBX7-7 Baselines, 2020 Targets, and 2025 Reporting ........................................ 5-18
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SECTION 6 - System Supplies ............................................................................................................... 6-19
6.1 - Water Supply Analysis Overview...................................................................................................6-19
6.2 - Water Supply Characterization - Groundwater........................................................................6-19
6.2.1 - Basin Description...............................................................................................................6-20
6.2.2 - Groundwater........................................................................................................................6-22
6.2.3 - Groundwater Sustainability Agencies........................................................................6-24
6.2.4 - Overdraft Conditions ........................................................................................................6-26
6.2.5 - Groundwater Pumping.....................................................................................................6-28
6.3 - Surface Water ........................................................................................................................................6-30
6.4 - Stormwater.............................................................................................................................................6-30
6.5 - Wastewater or Recycled Water......................................................................................................6-30
6.6 - Desalinated Water Opportunities..................................................................................................6-33
6.7 - Exchange and Transfer Opportunities.........................................................................................6-33
6.8 - Future Water Projects ........................................................................................................................6-33
6.9 - Summary of Existing and Planned Sources of Water.............................................................6-35
6.10 - Energy Use ...........................................................................................................................................6-37 SECTION 7 - Water Supply Reliability Assessment ......................................................................... 7-1
7.1 - Constraints on Water Sources............................................................................................................7-1
7.2 - Reliability by Type of Year...................................................................................................................7-2
7.3 - Supply and Demand Assessment......................................................................................................7-4
7.3.1 - Average (or Normal) Year .................................................................................................7-4
7.3.2 - Single-Dry Year ......................................................................................................................7-5
7.3.3 - Multiple-Dry Years................................................................................................................7-6
7.4 - Drought Risk Assessment....................................................................................................................7-8 SECTION 8 - Water Shortage Contingency Planning ....................................................................... 8-1
8.1 - Stages of Actions......................................................................................................................................8-7
8.2 - Supply Augmentation............................................................................................................................8-9
8.3 - Demand Reduction Actions.................................................................................................................8-9
8.3.1 - Landscape Irrigation.........................................................................................................8-11
8.3.2 - Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional (CII) ......................................................8-11
8.3.3 - Water Features and Swimming Pools ........................................................................8-11
8.3.4 - Other Restrictions..............................................................................................................8-12
8.4 - Penalties, Charges, and Other Enforcement of Prohibitions ...............................................8-12
8.5 - Consumption Reduction Methods .................................................................................................8-14
8.5.1 - Consumption Reduction Goals......................................................................................8-14
8.5.2 - Categories of Consumption Reduction Methods....................................................8-15
8.6 - Determining Water Shortage Reductions...................................................................................8-16
8.7 - Revenue and Expenditure Impacts ...............................................................................................8-16
8.8 - Resolution or Ordinance ...................................................................................................................8-16
8.9 - Catastrophic Supply Interruption..................................................................................................8-16
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SECTION 9 - Demand Management Measures ................................................................................ 9-18
9.1 - Water Waste Prevention Ordinances...........................................................................................9-18
9.2 - Metering...................................................................................................................................................9-19
9.3 - Conservation Pricing...........................................................................................................................9-19
9.4 - Public Education and Outreach ......................................................................................................9-19
9.5 - Programs to Assess and Manage Distribution System Real Loss ......................................9-20
9.6 - Water Conservation Program and Staffing Support...............................................................9-20
9.7 - Other Demand Management Measures That Impact GPCD.................................................9-21
9.7.1 - Water Survey Programs ..................................................................................................9-21
9.7.2 - Residential Plumbing Retrofit.......................................................................................9-21
9.8 - Planned Implementation to Achieve Water Use Targets......................................................9-22
9.9 - Members of the California Urban Water Conservation Council.........................................9-22 SECTION 10 - Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation .................................................. 10-1 SECTION 11 - Bibliography ................................................................................................................... 11-1 Appendices
Appendix A – Urban Water Management Planning Act
Appendix B – California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance Appendix C – 60-Day Notice
Appendix D – Adopted Resolution
Appendix E – Letter of Transmittal
Appendix F – Checklist Arranged by Subject
Appendix G – Supplemental Existing Distribution System Information (from City’s 2020 Water Master Plan)
Appendix H – Public Hearing and District/Agency Questions and Responses List of Figures
Figure 3-1 Regional Area ...............................................................................................................................3-4 Figure 3-2 City Limits......................................................................................................................................3-5 Figure 3-3 Well Locations..............................................................................................................................3-6 Figure 6-1 Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region..........................................................................................6-21 Figure 6-2 Tulare Lake Subbasin GSAs..................................................................................................6-27 Figure 6-3 Water Management Area C ..................................................................................................6-29
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List of Tables
Table 2-1 Retail Only: Public Water Systems.........................................................................................2-2 Table 2-2 Plan Identification........................................................................................................................2-3 Table 2-3 Agency Identification ..................................................................................................................2-4 Table 2-4 Retail: Water Supplier Information Exchange...................................................................2-6 2025 Stratford Station Climate Data .........................................................................................................3-7 Table 3-1 Retail: Population - Current and Projected.........................................................................3-8 Table 3-2 Lemoore Existing Land Use ..................................................................................................3-10 Lemoore Existing Land Use Acreage ......................................................................................................4-13 Table 4-1 Retail: Demands for Potable and Raw Water – Actual ................................................4-14 Table 4-2 Retail: Demand for Potable and Raw Water - Projected ............................................4-15 Table 4-3 Retail: Inclusion in Water Use Projections ......................................................................4-16 Table 4-5 Retail: Water Loss Audit Reporting....................................................................................4-17 Table 5-1 Retail: SB X7-7 2020 Target Progress................................................................................5-18 GSA Table 1 – Tulare Lake Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies ..........................6-25 Cumulative and Average Annual Overdraft in the WMA C Area (1950 – 2005) ...................6-26 Table 6-1 Retail: Groundwater Volume Pumped...............................................................................6-28 Table 6-2 Retail: Wastewater Collected Within Service Area in 2025......................................6-32 Table 6-3 Retail: Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within UWMP Service Area in 2025 ...............................................................................................................................................................................6-33 Table 6-6............................................................................................................................................................6-33 Retail: Methods to Encourage Future Recycled Water Use ...........................................................6-33 Table 6-7 Retail: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs ..................................6-35 Table 6-8............................................................................................................................................................6-37 Retail: Water Supplies – Actual ................................................................................................................6-37 Table 6-9 Retail: Water Supplies – Projected......................................................................................6-37 City of Lemoore - Available Energy Use Information.......................................................................6-38 Table 7-2 Retail: Normal Year Supply and Demand Comparison ..................................................7-5 Table 7-3 Retail: Single-Dry Year Supply and Demand Comparison............................................7-6 Table 7-4 Retail: Multiple-Dry Years Supply and Demand Comparison .....................................7-7 Table 7-5 Retail: Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment.......................................................................7-9 Table 8-1 Retail: Cross-reference for Standard vs Supplier Shortage Levels............................8-8 Table 8-2 Retail: Supply Augmentation and Other Actions..............................................................8-9 Table 8-3 Retail: Demand Reduction Actions ........................................................................................8-9 Table 9-1 City Service Connections and Metering Status...............................................................9-19 Table 10-1 Retail: Notification to Cities and Counties.....................................................................10-2
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Act Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983
AF acre-feet
City City of Lemoore
CWC California Water Code
DMMs Demand Management Measures
DWR Department of Water Resources
GPCD Gallons per Capita per Day
GSA Groundwater Sustainability Agency
Guidebook Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook 2025
GWP Update Lower Kings Basin Groundwater Management Plan Update KCWEC Kings County Water Education Committee
LRAA locational running annual average
MCL maximum contaminant level
MG million gallons
mg/L milligrams per liter
mph miles per hour
msl mean sea level
PWS Public Water System
QK QK Inc.
SB Senate Bill
SGMA Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
SR State Route
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
TDS total dissolved solids
TTHM total trihalomethane
UWMP Urban Water Management Plan
WMA Water Management Area
WSCP water shortage contingency plan
WSIHIST DWR’s Chronological Reconstructed Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley Water Year Hydrologic Classification Indices 1995 to 2015 WWTP wastewater treatment plant
0F degrees Fahrenheit
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SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
1.1 - Overview
This document presents the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) for the City of Lemoore (City). It was prepared in accordance with the Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook 2025 and in cooperation with City staff as required by the Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983 (Act), pursuant to California Water Code Division 6, Part
2.6, Sections 10610 through 10656. The 2025 UWMP Guidebook reflects the new legislation and is intended to increase the usefulness of the UWMP.
This Plan is an update to the 2020 UWMP and carries forward relevant information and historical data as applicable. The City adopted UWMPs in 1998 and 2000. The UWMP was amended in 2004. Updates were completed in 2006 for the 2005 calendar year, in 2013 for the 2010 calendar year, in 2017 for the 2015 calendar year, in 2024/2025/2026 for the 2020 calendar year, and in 2026 with this 2025 UWMP.
This document includes italicized text quoting specific requirements of the Act for reference and where relevant to serve as an aid to the reader. A copy of the Act is included in Appendix A.
1.2 - Lay Description
The City of Lemoore Public Works Department (PWD) is responsible for providing water service to residents, businesses, industrial, and other users within City limits. The City is pleased to present the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) to the local and State agencies and to the public.
The UWMP is a planning document required by California law for urban water suppliers serving more than 3,000 customers or delivering more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually. The purpose of the UWMP is to evaluate existing and future water supplies, assess projected water demands, and help ensure reliable water service over a 20-year planning horizon.
The City’s potable water supply is obtained entirely from groundwater pumped from municipal wells located within the City and from the North Wellfield located north of the City. These wells draw water from the Tulare Lake Subbasin, which is the City’s sole source of drinking water. The City also maintains storage and distribution facilities to deliver water throughout the community.
This UWMP describes the City’s water system, water demands, projected growth, conservation programs, drought planning measures, and available water supplies. It also evaluates the reliability of those supplies under normal, single-dry, and multiple-dry year conditions.
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Long-term water planning in California is increasingly influenced by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which requires groundwater basins to be managed sustainably. The City is an active participant in the South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA), one of five GSAs responsible for implementing groundwater sustainability planning within the Tulare Lake Subbasin.
While groundwater is expected to remain the City’s primary water supply source throughout the planning period, future groundwater management requirements may influence how groundwater resources are used and managed. As a result, the City continues to evaluate conservation measures, system improvements, and potential opportunities for water reuse to support long-term water supply reliability.
This 2025 UWMP is available for public review at the City of Lemoore Public Works Department, 711 W. Cinnamon Drive, during normal business hours and may also be available through the City’s website.
1.3 - Background and Purpose
The California Water Code (CWC) Division 6, Part 2.6, Section 10617 defines an “urban water supplier” as a public or private supplier, providing water for municipal purposes either directly or indirectly to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually. If qualified as an urban water supplier, a public or private supplier is required to create or update a UWMP every five years and submit it to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for review and approval (State of California, 2010). This is the requirement of the Act to ensure local water agencies are adequately planning.
The UWMP is a planning tool created to help generally guide the actions of urban water suppliers in successfully preparing for potential water supply disruptions and issues. It provides a framework for long-term water planning and informs the public of a supplier’s plans for long-term resource planning that ensures adequate water supplies for existing and future demands. A UWMP is not a substitute for project-specific planning documents, nor was it intended to be so mandated by the State Legislature (California Department of Water Resources, 2025).
CWC requires that a UWMP must include historic, current, and future supplies and demands for water; address conservation measures, describe potential supply deficiencies during drought conditions and the ability to mitigate these conditions; compare total projected water use and supply sources over 20 years in five-year increments for a single-dry water year and for multiple-dry water years; and include provisions for recycled water use, demand management measures, and a water shortage contingency plan.
To assist urban water suppliers in preparing UWMPs, the DWR developed a Guidebook for Urban Water Suppliers (Guidebook). The Guidebook provides a general layout for how UWMPs may be organized, and is updated every five years to ensure it addresses any changes in State legislation and all requirements of the CWC. The 2025 Guidebook reflects new legislation, provides information to the public regarding water suppliers and water
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management programs, and provides a framework for minimizing the negative effects of potential water shortages.
The City’s water planning efforts reflect ongoing State policies focused on water use efficiency and long-term resource sustainability. The City previously demonstrated compliance with State conservation standards, including SB X7-7 targets as indicated in the 2020 UWMP, and continues to incorporate conservation practices, efficiency standards, and demand management measures into its long-term water planning.
1.4 - Document Organization and Contents
The content and format of this UWMP were prepared using the guidelines from the Guidebook dated November 2025. It contains the following sections:
Section 1 – Introduction: This section provides an overview of the Act and CWC requirements, document organization, and a discussion of the importance and extent of Lemoore’s water management planning efforts.
Section 2 – Plan Preparation: This section provides information on the UWMP development process, including coordination and outreach efforts.
Section 3 – System Description: This section provides a detailed description of the City’s current water system.
Section 4 – System Water Use: This section describes and quantifies the current and projected water uses within the City’s service area.
Section 5 – SBX7-7 Baselines, 2020 Targets, and 2025 Reporting: This section describes the methods used for calculating the City’s baseline and target water consumption. It will describe whether the City met the 20-percent conservation mandate by 2025.
Section 6 – System Supplies: This section describes and quantifies the current and projected sources of water available to the City.
Section 7 – Water Supply Reliability Assessment: This section describes the reliability of the City water supply and projects that reliability for 20 years. Such reliability is projected for normal, single-dry, and multiple-dry years.
Section 8 – Water Shortage Contingency Planning: This section provides the City’s staged plan for dealing with water shortages, including a catastrophic supply interruption.
Section 9 – Demand Management Measures: This section describes the City’s efforts to promote conservation and to reduce demand on their water supply and specifically addresses several demand management measures.
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Section 10 – Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation: This section describes the steps to be taken to adopt and submit the 2025 UWMP and to make it publicly available. It also includes a discussion of the City’s plan for implementation of the 2025 UWMP.
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SECTION 2 - PLAN PREPARATION
2.1 - Basis for Preparing a Plan
2.1.1 - OVERVIEW
CWC 10617. “Urban water supplier” means a supplier, either publicly or privately owned, providing water for municipal purposes either directly or indirectly to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually. An urban water supplier includes a supplier or contractor for water, regardless of the basis of right, which distributes or sells for ultimate resale to customers. This part applies only to water supplied from public water systems.
CWC 10620(b). Every person who becomes an urban water supplier shall adopt an urban water management plan within one year after it has become an urban water supplier.
CWC 10621(a) Each urban water supplier shall update its plan at least once every five years on or before July 1, in years ending in six and one, incorporating updated and new information from the five years preceding each update.
The City of Lemoore currently supplies approximately 2,299.7 million gallons (MG) of water per year and maintains 7,474 (2025) service connections, which is over the identified 3,000 connection threshold as defined in CWC Section 10617.
This 2025 UWMP has been prepared by QK Inc. (QK), an independent contractor to the City.
This UWMP has been prepared in accordance with the Act and the technical guidance documentation prepared and published by the DWR.
2.1.2 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
The California Health and Safety Code 116275(h) defines a “Public Water System” (PWS) as a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that have 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. PWS are regulated by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Division of Drinking Water.
PWS data reported to the SWRCB is used to determine whether a retail supplier has reached the UWMP reporting threshold of 3,000 or more connections or 3,000 acre-feet of water supplied (California Department of Water Resources, 2025).
Table 2-1 describes the City’s PWS information and, as noted above, the City supplies water to over 3,000 connections. The City is not a wholesale water supplier.
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Table 2-1
Retail Only: Public Water Systems
Submittal Table 2-1 Retail: Public Water Systems
Public Water System
Number
Public Water System
Name
Number of Municipal
Connections 2025
Volume of
Water Supplied
2025
(MG)
Add additional rows as needed
CA1610005 City of Lemoore 7,474 2,300
Total 7,474 2,300
DWR NOTES:
Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table identifies the unit of measure selected in Table 2-3.
NOTES: Reference 2025 eAR, Volume Supplied from 2025 Production Report
2.2 - Regional Planning
The City is not involved in any regional water planning efforts nor will it be involved in developing a cooperative 2025 UWMP or Regional UWMP or Regional Plan.
2.3 - Individual Planning and Compliance
This 2025 UWMP is intended to address those aspects of the Act that are under the control of the City, including water supply and water use within City limits. The City is undertaking individual reporting to address all requirements for applicable uses served within the Lemoore City limits (see Table 2-2).
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Table 2-2
Plan Identification
2.4 - Calendar Year and Units of Measure
As shown in Table 2-3, the City reports on a calendar year basis and uses MG as the unit of measure when reporting water volumes. This 2025 UWMP includes water use and planning data for calendar years.
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Table 2-3
Agency Identification
2.5 - Coordination and Outreach
CWC 10620(d)(2). Coordinate the preparation of its plan with other appropriate agencies in the area, including other water suppliers that share a common source, water management agencies, and relevant public agencies, to the extent practicable.
CWC 10642. Each urban water supplier shall encourage the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and economic elements of the population within the service area prior to and during the preparation of the plan. Prior to adopting a plan, the urban water supplier shall make the plan available for public inspection and shall hold a public hearing thereon. Prior to the hearing, a notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published within the jurisdiction of the publicly owned water supplier pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code. The urban water supplier shall provide notice of the time and place of hearing to any city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies. A privately owned water supplier shall provide an equivalent notice within its service area. After the hearing, the plan shall be adopted as prepared or modified after the hearing.
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As part of the 2025 UWMP preparation, the City will coordinate its efforts with relevant local agencies to ensure that the data and issues were presented accurately and encouraged public involvement in full compliance with CWC 10642.
2.5.1 - COORDINATION WITHIN THE CITY
The preparation of this 2025 UWMP was coordinated with all appropriate City staff, including solicitation of input and data from the various departments during its preparation.
Draft copies of the 2025 UWMP were made available to Department managers for comment and revision prior to adoption.
The City’s Planning Department makes available projections on population growth and land annexations from which demand projections and decisions regarding water management can be made. These projections, in concert with the City’s water, sewer, and stormwater master plans and the recently adopted General Plan, form a factual basis for this document.
2.5.2 - COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND THE COMMUNITY The City’s water supply is produced solely from groundwater wells within the Tulare Lake Subbasin as defined in DWR Bulletin 118 (Update 2025) (Department of Water Resources, 2026). The City furnishes copies of a draft Plan to and requests comments from Kings River Conservation District, Kings County Water District, and Laguna Irrigation District, as entities providing water management in the northwest portion of Kings County. The districts are adjacent to or near the City, and their activities affect the groundwater basin from which the City draws its primary water supply. A copy of the draft Plan is also furnished to, and comments requested from, the Lemoore Canal and Irrigation Company. The City holds a minor share in that company allowing for the discharge of City stormwater into its canals for transport to Natural Resources Conservation Service wetlands and other agriculture areas (City of Lemoore, 2012). Additionally, this ownership gives the City water rights for irrigation of the municipal golf course. The City provides the 60-day local agency notification per the requirement of CWC Section 10621(b).
As previously discussed, the City does not import any of its water supply. All water supply is pumped from the Tulare Lake Subbasin through City-owned groundwater wells. As shown in Table 2-4, the City does not obtain water supply from a wholesale water supplier.
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Table 2-4
Retail: Water Supplier Information Exchange
2.5.3 - NOTICE TO CITIES AND COUNTIES
CWC 10621(b). Every urban water supplier required to prepare a plan pursuant to this part shall, at least 60 days before the public hearing on the plan required by Section 10642, notify any city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies that the urban water supplier will be reviewing the plan and considering amendments or changes to the plan. The urban water supplier may consult with, and obtain comments from, any city or county that receives notice pursuant to this subdivision.
The City’s 2025 UWMP will be available for the public and the County of Kings review for at least 60-days prior to the public hearing in accordance with CWC 10621(b). Written comments on the draft 2025 UWMP must be postmarked by September 3, 2026. Submit written comments to:
City of Lemoore
711 W. Cinnamon Dr.
Lemoore, CA 93245
Copies of the draft 2025 UWMP will be available for review at the City’s main office. See Section 10 – Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation for more information on notifications to the public, cities, and counties.
Submittal Table 2-4 Retail: Water Supplier Information Exchange Water Code Section 10631(h)
The retail Supplier has informed the following wholesale supplier(s) of projected water use in accordance with Water Code Section 10631 (h).
Wholesale Water Supplier Name
Add additional rows as needed
Not Applicable
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SECTION 3 - SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
3.1 - Service Area
10631(a). Describe the service area of the supplier.
The City is located within the northern portion of Kings County, in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, approximately 200 miles north of Los Angeles and 210 miles south of San Francisco. The City is situated at the junction of State Highway (SR) 198 and SR-41 (Figure 3-1). The City is surrounded by agricultural development, with smaller parcels north and east of the community and large holdings west and south. A major economic factor in the community’s economy is Lemoore Naval Air Station located west of the City. The City of Lemoore’s water system serves the incorporated area of the City (see Figure 3-2).
3.2 - Existing System
The City does not sell water to any other agencies nor to any water users outside the City limits. Information about the water system comes from the 2030 Lemoore General Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report (City of Lemoore, 2007).
The City currently utilizes local groundwater as its sole source of municipal water supply.
The City’s municipal water system extracts its water from underground aquifers via four active groundwater wells within the City limits (see Figure 3-3) and three in a wellfield approximately five miles north of the City. Water is conveyed from the wells to the consumers via a distribution system with pipe sizes between six and 16 inches in diameter.
The City maintains four ground-level storage reservoirs within the distribution system, with a total capacity of 4.4 million gallons (MG). The City’s main water distribution plant is located along G Street west of Lemoore Avenue. The City supplies industrial water to the Olam tomato processing plant as part of the main domestic water supply.
The operating status of City groundwater wells and volume pumped by well in 2025, in mllions of gallons (MG), is summarized below:
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Well # Location Status 2025 Pumping Data (MG)
Well 1 North Wellfield Abandoned --
Well 2 North Wellfield Inactive --
Well 3 City Limits Abandoned --
Well 4 North Wellfield Active 128.57
Well 5 North Wellfield Seasonal 0.009
Well 6 North Wellfield Active 360.87
Well 7 City Limits Active 402.29
Well 8 City Limits Abandoned --
Well 9 City Limits Emergency --
Well 10 City Limits Active 619.51
Well 11 City Limits Active 452.88
Well 12 City Limits Active 5.47
Well 13 City Limits Active 329.20
Well 14 City Limits Seasonal 0.947
Total Volume Pumped (2025): 2,299.69 MG
A small number of wells provide most of the City’s groundwater production. Wells 7, 10, and 11 are the most productive year to year, providing over half of the total pumping capacity.
North Wellfield Wells 4, 5, and 6 currently provide approximately 15 to 20 percent of the City’s groundwater supply. The wells discharge through the City’s Water Treatment Station 11 before entering the distribution system. Production from the North Wellfield is constrained primarily by the capacity of the existing transmission main connecting the wellfield to the City, rather than by groundwater availability or well performance. As a result, the wells are typically operated below their individual production capacities to maintain acceptable operating pressures within the transmission system. Improvements to the transmission main were identified in the City’s 2020 Water Master Plan (WMP), to allow for increased utilization of the North Wellfield wells in the future.
In addition, the City has constructed a new groundwater production well, Well 15, that is anticipated to be placed into service, along with associated distribution system facilities, within the next few years. Once placed in service, Well 15 is expected to improve system reliability, provide additional production capacity, increase operational redundancy, and improve distribution pressure in the southeastern portion of the City. Well 15 was completed in 2019 to an approximate depth of 1,200 feet and was designed for a target production rate of 1,200 gallons per minute (GPM).
3.3 - Climate
10631(a). Describe the climate of the service area of the supplier.
The climate of the Lemoore area is characteristic of that of the Southern San Joaquin Valley.
The summer climate is hot and dry, while winters are cool and periodically humid. Mean daily maximum temperatures range from a low of approximately 56 degrees Fahrenheit (0F) in January to a high of about 980F in July. Rainfall is concentrated during the six months from October to May. December and January typically experience heavy fog, mostly nocturnal,
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caused when moist cool air is trapped in the valley by high-pressure systems. In extreme cases, this fog may last continuously for two or three weeks. Its depth is usually less than 3,000 feet.
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Figure 3-1
Regional Area
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Figure 3-2
City Limits and North Wellfield Detail
North Wellfield
North Wellfield
Transmission Line
North Wellfield Detail
Well 4
Well 5
Well 2
Well 6
Well 6
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Figure 3-3
City Wells and Booster Locations
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The Valley area is subject to characteristic seasonal air flows. During the summer, air currents from the Pacific Ocean enter the Valley through the San Francisco Bay and Delta region and are forced down the Valley. These air movements are primarily to the southeast at velocities of 6 to 10 miles per hour (mph). During the winter, cold air flowing off the surrounding mountains results in currents toward the northwest and velocities ranging from 0 to 5 mph. These airflows result in extensive horizontal mixing of air masses in the Valley. However, vertical dispersion is constrained by temperature inversions, an increase in air temperature in a stable atmospheric layer, which may occur throughout the year.
Climatic data for the Lemoore area is summarized as follows:
2025 Stratford Station Climate Data
Month
Total
Evapotranspiration
(ETo) (inches)
Average
Temperature
(Fahrenheit)
Total
Precipitation
(inches)
Average
Relative
Humidity (%)
January 1.65 46.0 0.75 81
February 2.75 50.5 0.68 74
March 3.55 55.5 0.95 68
April 5.9 63.0 0.40 58
May 8.35 70.0 0.22 48
June 9.49 78.9 0.00 35
July 9.21 80.3 0.00 40
August 8.44 82.4 0.00 38
September 5.99 77.3 0.52 48
October 3.86 63.2 0.80 64
November 1.52 55.8 2.33 80
December 0.60 46.7 1.89 91
2025 Annual 61.31 64.1 8.54 60
3.4 - Service Area Population and Demographics
16031(a). Indicate the current population of the service area. 16031(a). Provide population projections for 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040, and 2045.
Recognized as a community in 1873, the town was initially called Latache. In 1893, the small settlement was renamed Lemoore, and by the turn of the century, Lemoore reached a population of just less than 1,000 residents. Incorporated in July of 1900, the City prospered as a small agricultural service center.
Lemoore has experienced increases in population in every decade since 1970. Between 1970 and 1980, the population increased 109% reflecting the expansion of the Lemoore Naval Air Station and industrial development in northern Kings County.
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Anticipating increased water demand from population growth is an important aspect of a UWMP. Lemoore’s 2025 UWMP analyzes the effects of increased demand on water resources arising from sustained population growth, which will be important information for decisionmakers as they plan for the anticipated growth. Currently, the City limits contain 1,059 acres of undeveloped land, with 4,754 acres already developed (City of Lemoore, 2012).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the City’s population in 2025 was 27,291.
Table 3-1 shows the calculated population projection based on the 2020 General Plan’s estimated 0.9% annual increase. These projections will be used as a basis for this Plan’s analysis. (Continued expansion of Lemoore Naval Air Station, as a principal employer near the community, is assumed.)
Table 3-1
Retail: Population - Current and Projected
Submittal Table 3-1 Retail: Population - Current and Projected Water Code Section 10631(a)
Population
Served
2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050(opt)
27,291 28,541 29,849 31,217 32,647
NOTES: Recent data based on 2025 Census. Projection based on average 0.9% growth per the February 2020 City of Lemoore Water Master Plan.
3.5 - Other Social, Economic, and Demographic Factors
16031(a). Describe other social, economic, and demographic factors affecting the supplier’s water management planning.
Section 3.5 data can be found via online references from official sources (reference DataUSA at https://datausa.io/profile/geo/lemoore-ca).
In 2024, there were 1.49 times more White (non-Hispanic) residents (10.6 thousand people) than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.5 thousand White (Hispanic) and 4.49 thousand Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), in 2021, the student population is skewed towards women, with 1,532 male students and 2,628 female students.
Most students graduating from universities are Hispanic or Latino (68.7%), followed by White (17.2%). The college in Lemoore, West Hills College-Lemoore, awarded 1,268 degrees.
The economy employs 10.4k people with a median household income of $83,724. The largest industries in Lemoore, CA are Manufacturing, Health Care & social Assistance, and Public Administration. 15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lemoore,
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CA (4.05k out of 26.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%.
94% of the population of Lemoore, CA has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans,
26.9% on Medicaid, 5.52% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 8.4% on military or VA plans.
No unique or pertinent community demographic characteristics were identified that will influence future population growth or water usage.
3.6 - Land Uses within the Service Area
10631 (a). The description shall include the current and projected land uses within the existing or anticipated service area affecting the supplier’s water management planning.
Urban water suppliers shall coordinate with local or regional land use authorities to determine the most appropriate land use information, including, where appropriate, land use information obtained from local or regional land use authorities.
Information provided as Section 3.6 of this report references Chapter 2 (revised March 2012) of the City of Lemoore’s May 2008 2030 General Plan, which describes current (2025) and proposed/future land use and delineates the service area.
The City provides water distribution services to residents, businesses, and other institutions within its City limits. The City has plans for the development of new residential communities, infill, and redevelopment of existing land, as indicated in the City’s General Plan.
Future land use includes the development of vacant or underdeveloped areas not defined as known development. This includes growth outside the current City limits and encompassed by the Planning Area. It is assumed that development and redevelopment will occur according to the land use designations as depicted in the City’s General Plan. At build-out, the service area will encompass approximately 14.4 square miles (excluding wetlands and agriculture).
A breakdown of the City’s existing Land Use by category and associated acreage is provided in the below Table 3-1 – Lemoore Existing Land Use. Land Use and acreages from this table are further included and referenced in Section 4.2 Water Use of this UWMP.
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Table 3-2
Lemoore Existing Land Use
Acres Percent Acres Percent Total Acres
Percent of
Total
Very Low Density Residential 130 2.34 1,778 10.85 1,907 8.70 Low Density Residential 1,709 30.81 1,406 8.58 3,115 14.20 Low Medium Density Residential 323 5.82 969 5.91 1,292 5.89 Medium Density Residential 160 2.88 6 0.04 166 0.76
High Density Residential 71 1.28 - - 71 0.32
Agricultural/Rural Residential - - 561 3.42 561 2.56
Residential Subtotal 2,392 43.13 4,719 28.81 7,111 32.43 Regional Commercial 187 3.37 419 2.56 607 2.77
Neighborhood Commercial 108 1.94 421 2.57 529 2.41
Mixed Use 29 0.52 - - 29 0.13
Professional Office 44 0.80 429 2.62 474 2.16
Commercial/Office Subtotal 368 6.64 1,270 7.75 1,638 7.47 Light Industrial 1,075 19.38 - - 1,075 4.90
Heavy Industrial 46 0.84 - - 46 0.21
Industrial Subtotal 1,122 20.22 - - 1,122 5.11
Agriculture/Rural 417 7.52 5,533 33.78 5,951 27.14
Parks/Recreation 382 6.89 1,052 6.42 1,434 6.54
Greenway/Detention Basin 113 2.03 1,923 11.74 2,036 9.29 Wetlands 170 3.07 571 3.49 741 3.38
Parks/Open Space Subtotal 1,082 19.51 9,080 55.43 10,162 46.34 Community Facilities 583 10.51 903 5.51 1,486 6.78
Employment Reserve Area - - 408 2.49 408 1.86
Other Subtotal 583 10.51 1,312 8.01 1,894 8.64
Total 5,546 100 16,381 100 21,927 100
Commercial/Office
Industrial
Parks/Open Space
Other
Source: City of Lemoore
Incorporated Unicorporated Total Planning Area
Land Use
Residential
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SECTION 4 - SYSTEM WATER USE
A system’s water use is determined by the amount of water, conveyed by a distribution system, that is used by a water agency and its customers for any purpose, including nonpotable water uses, water losses, and other non-revenue water. This section describes and quantifies the City’s current water use and water use projections by individual land use sectors through the year 2045.
4.1 - Water Types
4.1.1 - POTABLE AND RAW WATER
Potable water is water intended for human consumption, which is delivered through a public water system, and regulated by a State or local health agency. Raw water is untreated water that is used in its natural state. The City supplies potable water to residences, commercial, industrial businesses, and institutions and does not supply raw water. Section 6 – System Supplies provides a full description of the City’s potable supply including the source, quality, and groundwater levels.
4.1.2 - RECYCLED WATER
The City’s Public Works Department operates a wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) and provides a comprehensive wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal system that serves the residences and businesses within the City limits. More information regarding the service area’s wastewater treatment is included in Section 6 – System Supplies. Recycled water is municipal wastewater that has been treated to a specified quality to enable it to be used again.
Requirements for the City’s use of recycled water were put forth by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (RWQCB) Waste Discharge Requirements Order R5-2024- 0007 for the City of Lemoore and the Leprino Foods Company.
Leprino owns and operates two cheese production facilities within the City known as the Leprino West Plant and the Leprino East Plant. Process water from Leprino’s two facilities is temporarily stored for flow equalization at the Leprino West Plant, then conveyed to Leprino’s treatment facility, built adjacent to the City’s WWTF, for further treatment. After treatment, Leprino’s process water is combined with the City’s treated effluent before the combined waste streams (combined effluent) are disinfected to comply with disinfected secondary-23 recycled water requirements as defined in Section 60301.225 of California Code of Regulations, Title 22 (Title 22).
The Order requires that the combined effluent be used for irrigation on crops at Stone Ranch in accordance with the applicable portions of the Title 22 water recycling regulations. The City plans to utilize recycled water in accordance with the Order.
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4.2 - Water Use
16031(e)(1). Quantify past, current, and projected water use, identifying the uses.
The quantifications of past, current, and projected water use include the following land use sectors in five-year increments:
• Single-family residential – lot with a free-standing building containing one dwelling unit.
• Multi-family residential – multiple dwelling units contained within one building or several buildings within one complex.
• Commercial – water users that provide or distribute a product or service. • Industrial – water users that are primarily the manufacturer or processor of materials as defined by North American Industry Classification System code sectors 31 to 33, or entities that are water users and primarily engage in research and development. • Institutional and government – water users dedicated to public service, including education, courts, churches, hospitals, government facilities, and nonprofit research institutions.
• Landscape – water connections that supply water solely for landscape irrigation.
The following sectors are not included in this UWMP because they are not applicable to the City:
• Conjunctive use – the City does not apply a management strategy where surface water is managed in conjunction with an underground aquifer.
• Groundwater recharge – the City does not manage or intentionally replenish natural groundwater supplies using manmade conveyance.
• Saline water intrusion barriers – the City does not inject water into a freshwater aquifer to prevent intrusion of salt water.
• Agricultural – the City does not supply water for commercial agricultural irrigation. • Surface water augmentation – the City does not place recycled water in a surface water reservoir as a source of domestic drinking water supply. • Wetlands or wildlife habitat – the City does not use water for managed environmental use to improve any environmental conditions.
Past, current, and projected losses within the system were also tabulated.
The following sectors are not included in this UWMP because they are exclusively associated with wholesale demand and, because the Lemoore City Water Department is exclusively a retailer (see Table 2-3), these sectors are not applicable:
• Sales to other agencies - the City does not make water sales to other agencies. • Exchanges – the City does not exchange water with other agencies. • Transfers – the City does not transfer water to other agencies as defined by the CWC as a temporary or long-term change in the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use.
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4.2.1 - CURRENT WATER USE
This section describes the City's current water use by land use sector and summarizes demand conditions in 2025. As shown in Table 4-1, the City experienced a total water demand of approximately 2,300 MG in 2025. All water distributed by the City is supplied from groundwater pumped by City-owned facilities. The City does not purchase imported water and has no current plans to acquire wholesale water.
The table below summarizes existing incorporated land uses based on the land use inventory presented in Table 3-2. The land use categories correspond to the water demand sectors used in Table 4-1. The acreages shown represent developed land uses served by the City's water system and provide a more complete representation of existing land uses than those presented in previous UWMP, which were based on a simplified developed-land estimate from the 2020 Water Master Plan.
Lemoore Existing Land Use Acreage
Land Use Acres Percentage
(%)
Single-Family Residential 2,162 44.6
Multi-Family Residential 231 4.8
Commercial
Industrial
368
1,122
7.6 23.1
Institutional/Governmental 583 12.0
Landscape 382 7.9
Total 4,848 100
Agricultural lands, wetlands, detention basins, employment reserve areas, and other nonurban land uses were excluded because they are not directly associated with the municipal water demand sectors evaluated in this UWMP.
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Table 4-1
Retail: Demands for Potable and Raw Water – Actual
Submittal Table 4-1 Retail: 2025 Actual Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water Water Code Section 10631(d)(1)
Use Type
Additional Description
(as needed)
2025 Actual Water Use
Drop down list
May select each use multiple times
These are the only use types that will be
recognized by the WUEdata online submittal tool
Level of Treatment
When Delivered
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Volume
(MG)
Add additional rows as needed
Single Family 2,162 Acres Potable 1,118
Multi-Family 231 Acres Potable 264
Commercial 368 Acres Potable 120
Industrial 1,122 Acres Potable 253
Institutional/Governmental 583 Acres Potable 239
Landscape 382 Acres Potable 306
Subtotal Potable 2,300
Subtotal Non-Potable 0
Total 2,300
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table identifies the unit of measure selected in Submittal Table 2-3.
NOTES:
4.2.2 - PROJECTED WATER USE
Pursuant to the UWMP Standardized Tables provided by DWR, the City has provided, in Table 4-2, the projected demands for water by land use. Total projected demands for the City do not include the use of any raw or recycled water and only include potable water.
Water use projections assume that the current per capita use remains constant throughout the projection period and that population growth will average 0.9% over the next 20 years.
Projected water use incorporates modest reductions in per capita demand over time due to ongoing conservation programs, State efficiency standards, and passive savings associated with building and plumbing codes.
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Table 4-2
Retail: Demand for Potable and Raw Water - Projected
Submittal Table 4-2 Retail: Total Uses of Potable, and Non-PotableWater - Projected Water Code Section 10631(d)(1)
Use Type
Additional
Description
(as needed)
Projected Water Use
(Report To the Extent that Records are Available)
Drop down list
May select each use multiple times
These are the only Use Types that
will be recognized by the WUEdata
online submittal tool
Level of
Treatment
When
Delivered
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
2030 2035 2040 2045
2050
(opt)
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Add additional rows as needed.
Single Family Potable 1,169 1,222 1,253 1,297
Multi-Family Potable 277 289 297 307
Commercial Potable 125 131 135 140
Industrial Potable 265 277 283 303
Institutional/Governmental Potable 250 262 268 277
Landscape Potable 320 335 344 354
Subtotal Potable 2,405 2,516 2,579 2,678 0
Subtotal Non-Potable 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2,405 2,516 2,579 2,678 0
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table identifies the unit of measure selected in Submittal Table 2-3.
NOTES: Projections assume an average yearly population growth of 0.9%.
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Table 4-3
Retail: Inclusion in Water Use Projections
Submittal Table 4-3 Retail: Inclusion in Water Use Projections Water Code Section 10631 (a), 10631 (d)(4)(A), and 10631 (d)(4)(B) Are Future Water Savings Included in Projections?
(Refer to Appendix K of UWMP Guidebook)
Drop down list (y/n)
Yes
If "Yes" to above:
State the section or page number, in the cell to the right, where citations of the codes, ordinances, or otherwise are utilized in demand projections are found.
OPTIONAL Suppliers may complete Optional Submittal Table 4-4 R to quantify the expected savings.
Section 4.2.2;
Sections 8 and 9
Are Lower Income Residential Demands Included In Projections? (Refer to Appendix K of UWMP Guidebook)
Drop down list (y/n)
Yes
OPTIONAL If the method for accounting Lower Income Residential Demands has been included, provide page number where this accounting can be found. (An example is included in Appendix K.)
4.3 - Distribution System Water Losses
10631(d)(3)(A). The distribution system water loss shall be quantified for each of the five years preceding the plan update.
Distribution system water losses (also known as “real losses”) are the physical water losses from the water distribution system and the supplier’s storage facilities, up to the point of customer consumption.
Water loss has not yet been quantified using AWWA-compliant methods; however, the City is evaluating their water loss monitoring procedures and will be reporting water loss information when available in accordance with DWR requirements.
4.3.1 - PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM LOSSES
Submittal Table 4-5 is used by Retail Suppliers to indicate that they submitted their Water Loss Aduit to DWR’s Water Loss Audit Program. The City has not completed formal water loss audits for the reporting period. Although quantified losses are not currently available, system losses are expected to fall within the general range observed for similarly sized retail
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water systems. The City intends to develop improved water loss tracking and reporting capabilities in future UWMP cycles.
Table 4-5
Retail: Water Loss Audit Reporting
Submittal Table 4-5 Retail: Water Loss Audit Reporting
Water Code Section 10631(d)(3)(A)
Public Water System ID #
Reported in Table 2-1 R
Reporting
Period
Submitted to DWR
Water Loss Audit
Program (yes/no)
Report submittal status for all five years for each Public Water System as available.
Add rows as needed
CA1610005
2020 No
2021 No
2022 No
2023 No
2024 No
DWR NOTES: Suppliers will provide a link to the WUEdata submittals of their Water Loss Audit Reports.
4.3.2 - PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THE WATER LOSS PERFORMANCE STANDARD Retail Suppliers are required to report distribution system water loss data to demonstrate progress toward meeting the Water Loss Performance Standard. The City has not submitted any Water Loss Audit Reports in the last five reporting years.
The City is initiating an AWWA-compliant water audit program in 2026 with submission planned prior to the next reporting cycle. This program will include data development, validation, and annual audit preparation consistent with DWR reporting requirements. The City intends to submit its first completed audit prior to the next UWMP reporting cycle and to use these results to establish baseline water loss conditions and track progress toward performance standards.
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SECTION 5 - SBX7-7 BASELINES, 2020 TARGETS, AND 2025 REPORTING The City achieved its SB X7‑7 2020 water use reduction target and remains in compliance with State conservation requirements. Table 5-1 summarizes baseline conditions, targets, and performance. Current and projected water use reflects ongoing conservation efforts and demand management measures described in Section 9.
Table 5-1
Retail: SB X7-7 2020 Target Progress
Actual 2025 GPCD
(From SB X7-7
Compliance Form)
Did Supplier meet
the 2020 Target in
2025?
No Individual
Target
175 153 Yes NA
Submittal Table 5-1 Retail: SB X7-7 2020 Target Progress Water Code Section 10608.40
Did Supplier
Achieve Targeted
Reduction for
2020?
Actual 2020
GPCD 2020 Target
Regional
Alliance Target
or Individual
Target?
Drop down list
DWR NOTES:
Suppliers calculating a 2025 GPCD will need to complete and submit SB X 7-7 Compliance Tables to verify the use of SB X7-7 Methodologies.
Suppliers that were part of a merger or consolidation since 2020 see Chapter 5 and Appendix P for guidance.
Check the box if the Supplier was not an Urban Water Supplier during or before the 2020 UWMP reporting cycle.
Proceed to the next table.
Only for suppliers that did not meet
the Target in 2020
See DWR NOTES below.
Was Supplier part of
a merger or
consolidation since
2020?
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SECTION 6 - SYSTEM SUPPLIES
CWC 10631(b). Identify and quantify, to the extent practicable, the existing and planned sources of water available to the supplier over the same five-year increments described in subdivision (a).
This section describes and quantifies sources of water available to the City. As discussed in Section 4 – System Water Use, the City of Lemoore produces all its water supply through pumping groundwater using City facilities. The City does not purchase water from any other source. There are no current plans to purchase wholesale water in the near future. Thus, the City does not:
• Purchase or import water.
• Use surface water.
• Use recycled water as a municipal water supply source within the service area. • Desalinate water.
• Enter into water exchanges or transfers.
Therefore, the following discussion focuses on groundwater as the City’s only existing water supply. This section also discusses future water projects and provides a summary of existing and planned sources of water.
6.1 - Water Supply Analysis Overview
The City does not purchase or import water from other water suppliers or other entities.
There are no plans for the City to purchase or import water as part of its water supply.
6.2 - Water Supply Characterization - Groundwater
CWC 10631(b). If groundwater is identified as an existing or planned source of water available to the supplier, all of the following information shall be included in the plan:
(1) A copy of any groundwater management plan adopted by the urban water supplier, including plans adopted pursuant to Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750), or any other specific authorization for groundwater management. (2) A description of any groundwater basin or basins from which the urban water supplier pumps groundwater. For basins where a court or the board has adjudicated the rights to pump groundwater, a copy of the order or decree adopted by the court or the board and a description of the amount of groundwater the urban water supplier has the legal right to pump under the order or decree. For basins that have not been adjudicated, information as to whether the department has identified the basin or basins as overdrafted or has projected that the basin will become overdrafted if present management conditions continue, in the most current official departmental bulletin that characterizes the condition of the groundwater basin, and a detailed description of the efforts being undertaken by the urban water supplier to eliminate the long-term overdraft condition.
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(3) A detailed description and analysis of the location, amount, and sufficiency of groundwater pumped by the urban water supplier for the past five years. The description and analysis shall be based on information that is reasonably available, including, but not limited to, historic use records.
(4) A detailed description and analysis of the amount and location of groundwater that is projected to be pumped by the urban water supplier. The description and analysis shall be based on information that is reasonably available, including, but not limited to, historic use records.
6.2.1 - BASIN DESCRIPTION
The groundwater subbasin underlying the City of Lemoore, and thus the service area, is the Tulare Lake Subbasin (Groundwater Basin No. 5-22.12). The Tulare Lake Subbasin is one of eight subbasins within the Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region that transport, filter, and store water (see Figure 6-1). The major rivers in the Subbasin that provide most of the surface water runoff for the Region is the Kings River.
Of the 5.1 million acres of the San Joaquin Valley Basin, the Tulare Lake Subbasin has a surface area of 524 thousand acres (818 square miles). The Tulare Lake Subbasin is bounded on the south by the Kings-Kern County line, on the west by the California Aqueduct, the eastern boundary of the Westside Groundwater Subbasin, and the Tertiary marine sediments of the Kettleman Hills. It is bounded on the north by the southern boundary of the Kings Groundwater Subbasin, and on the east by the westerly boundaries of the Kaweah and Tule Groundwater Subbasins. The southern half of the Tulare Lake Subbasin consists of lands in the former Tulare Lake bed in Kings County (Department of Water Resources, 2006).
The Subbasin is located in Kings and Tulare counties and contains six localized urban areas, including the cities of Corcoran, Lemoore, Hanford, and the communities of Armona, Home Garden, Stratford, and Kettleman City. The Subbasin is currently managed by five Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs), with each GSA comprising multiple member agencies.
In 2017, the City and four other public agencies were involved in the formation and management of the South Fork Kings GSA within the Tulare Lake Subbasin, authorized to collectively develop, adopt, and implement a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the sustainable management of groundwater in a portion of the Tulare Lake Subbasin. It is one of over 250 newly-formed agencies in the State of California created to implement SGMA, and, as previously noted, one of five GSAs within the Tulare Lake Subbasin. See Section 6.2.3 for additional information on the Subbasin GSAs.
As of 2018, the City had a cost-sharing agreement to fund a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by January 2020. The South Fork Kings GSA (SFKGSA) adopted a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) at its January 16, 2020 board meeting.
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Figure 6-1
Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region
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Basin Levels and Storage
In 1995, DWR estimated the total storage capacity of the Tulare Lake Subbasin is estimated to be 17.1 million acre-feet (AF) to a depth of 300 feet and 82.5 million AF to the base of fresh groundwater (SWRCB, 2023). The average subbasin water level was reported to decline nearly 17 feet from 1970 to 2000. The period from 1970 through 1978 showed moderate declines with many fluctuations, totaling about 12 feet. The 10-year period from 1978 to 1988 saw more fluctuations and a general increase of about 24 feet, bringing water levels up to 12 feet above the 1970 water levels. 1988 through 1993 showed steep declines, bottoming out in 1993 at 23 feet below 1970 water levels. Water levels rose from 1993 to 1999 to about 10 feet below the 1970 level. From 1999 to 2000, water levels dropped another 7 feet, bringing the water levels to about 17 feet below 1970 water levels. Fluctuations in water levels have been most exaggerated in the lakebed area of the Subbasin. This area has the steepest decreases in water levels as well as some of the strongest increases in water levels (Department of Water Resources, 2006). DWR has defined the Subbasin as “critically overdrafted.”
Basin Water Quality
The water in this groundwater subbasin is generally a calcium bicarbonate type in the northern portion. This trends towards sodium bicarbonate as it approaches the Tulare Lake bed. Total dissolved solids (TDS) values typically range from 200 to 600 milligrams per liter (mg/L). TDS values of shallow groundwater in drainage problem areas are as high as 40,000 mg/L. The Department of Health Services, which monitors Title 22 water quality standards, reports TDS values in 36 wells ranging from 150 to 820 mg/L, with an average value of 342 mg/L. The City of Hanford reports electric conductivity values in 14 wells ranging from 210 to 820 micromhos per centimeter (µmhos/cm), with an average value of 554 µmhos/cm (Department of Water Resources, 2006).
There are areas of shallow, saline groundwater in the southern portion of the Subbasin and localized areas of high arsenic. The City of Hanford reports odors caused by the presence of hydrogen sulfide (Department of Water Resources, 2006).s Groundwater quality monitoring data for Tulare Lake Subbasin and other hydrologic regions in the State is provided in Table 6-6 of DWR’s 2020 Groundwater Update report. The three most frequently detected constituents reported for the Tulare Lake Subbasin (from water quality monitoring stations; 2014-2023) are Nitrate as Nitrogen (NO3 as N); 1,2,3- trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP), and Arsenic (As) (Department of Water Resources, 2025).
Concentrations of these and other constituents will continue to be evaluated within the Subbasin water quality monitoring stations.
6.2.2 - GROUNDWATER
The City is a key member of SFKGSA and an active participant in implementing the requirements and policies set forth by SGMA and other water conservation efforts.
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SGMA requires local agencies to adopt Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) for highpriority and medium-priority groundwater basins. SGMA requires GSPs must be updated and resubmitted every five years. GSPs outline how groundwater will be sustainably used and managed to avoid undesirable results in the basins, such as significant and unreasonable declines in groundwater levels, reductions in groundwater storage, intrusion of seawater, and degradation of water quality. Local agencies must report annually, meet five-year milestones, and reach sustainability within 20 years.
23 CCR §356.2 of the California Code of Regulations requires agencies to submit annual reports to the California Department of Water by April 1 of each year following the adoption of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan. The GSP Regulations established the data requirements for the annual reports and tasked the Department of Water Resources (DWR) with developing an online reporting system for the Groundwater Sustainability Agencies.
The Department has developed a GSP Reporting System within an online SGMA Portal to meet these regulatory requirements.
An adjudicated groundwater basin refers to when, because of a lawsuit, the court decides who extracts from the basin, how much they extract, and who will manage the basin. The San Joaquin River Groundwater Basin was not adjudicated as of 2021, as defined by the California Water Plan Update – Bulletin 160-98, Figure 3-28 (p. 3-54) and Table 3-16 (p. 3- 55) (California Department of Water Resources, 1998).
Prior to the recent adoption of SGMA regulations and formation of GSAs, groundwater management efforts and goals were indicated in the Lower Kings Basin Groundwater Management Plan Update (GWP Update), which was adopted by the Kings River Conservation District, which includes the area of the groundwater subbasin in which the City underlies (Kings River Conservation District, 2005). The GWP Update includes goals and objectives for groundwater management and financing, governance options, and management and implementation plans. The overall goal of the GMP Update is:
To document the local approach to stopping overdraft, sustaining the local economy, and ensuring a sustainable groundwater system through the development of specific projects and facilities to capture unallocated floodwater for groundwater storage and conjunctive use, whenever and wherever such water is available consistent with existing agreements, rights, and entitlements.
The objectives were crafted to reflect the District’s (and GSA) values and priorities for meeting the GMP Update goal.
• Identify and build near-term groundwater recharge projects within each Water Management Area to capture flood flows; begin to stabilize the basin; and demonstrate project feasibility, benefits, and cost-effectiveness. • Establish rational and attainable Best Management Objectives, both regionally and for specific Water Management Areas, to measure and track progress. • Formulate long-term regional strategies to take advantage of groundwater storage space in the Lower Kings Basin.
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• Maintain local control of the groundwater basin by developing agreements and institutional arrangements that promote the responsible management of groundwater resources by overlying cities, water districts, agencies, companies, and landowners.
• Continue to track progress, and coordinate, GWP Update implementation. • Research and define financing strategies and program oversight to implement the GWP Update projects and programs.
• Implement monitoring programs that increase the understanding of Lower Kings Basin operations, track progress toward meeting goals, and evaluate and forecast conditions.
• Prevent degradation of groundwater quality.
• Evaluate subsidence resulting from groundwater pumping As a public agency and Retail water supplier, the City is committed to groundwater sustainability and achieving compliance with SGMA, working closely with the SFKGSA and nearby districts and agencies. As previously indicated, the City has taken an active role in the formation of SFKGSA and the subsequent preparation and issuance of the 2020 Tulare Lake Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan.
6.2.3 - GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCIES
The City was among five public agencies involved in the formation of the SFKGSA. The other founding public agencies include Kings County, Empire West Side Irrigation District, Stratford Irrigation District, and Stratford Public Utility District.
SFKGSA is a California Joint Powers Authority formed to implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the northwestern part of the Tulare Lake Subbasin. The public and private agencies that make up SFKGSA have developed a GSP under an agreement that ensures collaboration and coordination throughout the Subbasin. The GSP can be accessed via the following link: https://southforkkings.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tulare-lakesubbasin-groundwater-sustainability-plan-january-2020.pdf The SFKGSA covers an area of about 111 square miles (71,300 acres) and is located in the northwestern part of the Tulare Lake Subbasin. The primary industries within the SFKGSA are agriculture and food processing (Tulare Lake Subbasin GSAs et al., 2020).
A list of other GSAs and their member agencies within the Tulare Lake Subbasin is provided in the below GSA Table.
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GSA Table 1 – Tulare Lake Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies GSA Member Agency Date of GSA
Formation
MidKings River
GSA
• City of Hanford
• County of Kings
• Kings County Water District
01/05/2017
South Fork
Kings GSA
• City of Lemoore
• Empire Westside Irrigation District
• County of Kings
• Stratford Irrigation District
• Stratford Public Utility District
03/08/2017
Southwest Kings
GSA
• Dudley Ridge Water District
• Kettleman City Community Service
District
• Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
• Tulare Lake Reclamation District #761
• County of Kings
03/08/2017
El Rico GSA • Alpaugh Irrigation District
• City of Corcoran
• Corcoran Irrigation District
• County of Kings
• Lovelace Reclamation District #739739
• Melga Water District
• Salyer Water District
• Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
• Tulare Lake Drainage District
02/08/2017
TriCounty
Water Authority
GSA*
• Angiola Water District
• Deer Creek Stormwater District
• County of Kings
• W.H. Wilbur Reclamation District #825
09/01/2016
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The location and boundaries of the Tulare Lake Subbasin GSAs are shown in Figure 6-2 below.
6.2.4 - OVERDRAFT CONDITIONS
The Tulare Lake Subbasin and greater San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Basin (Groundwater Basin No. 5-22) have been in a state of overdraft for many years and are currently designated as critically overdrafted by DWR.
As defined by SGMA, “A basin is subject to critical overdraft when continuation of present water management practices would probably result in significant adverse overdraft-related environmental, social, or economic impacts.” The estimated average overdraft in the San Joaquin Valley Basin was estimated to be 239,000 AF in 1995 (California Department of Water Resources, 1998, 2020).
In 2015, DWR evaluated California’s groundwater basins for conditions of critical overdraft using available data, reports, and other information to identify basins with obvious and reported adverse impacts. In February 2019, DWR released the final 2018 Basin Boundary Modifications, which affected nine critically overdrafted basins. The modified basins subject to critical conditions of overdraft include the Tulare Lake Subbasin. Critically overdrafted basins were required to adopt and submit GSPs by January 31, 2020, and achieve groundwater sustainability by 2040 (Update 2020 (Bulletin 118)).
State efforts to manage groundwater use and overdraft and bring basins into balanced levels of pumping and recharge are being implemented through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The goal of SGMA is to achieve long-term sustainability in California’s groundwater basins. SGMA directs the DWR to identify groundwater basins and subbasins in conditions of critical overdraft.
The City is located within an area defined by the Kings River Conservation District (KRCD) as Water Management Area (WMA) C in the GWP Update (see Figure 6-3). Historical overdraft data within the area based on 20 representative wells indicated by KRCD show that average groundwater levels have fallen from above 190 feet above mean sea level (msl) to about 120 feet above msl between 1950 and 2005 (Kings River Conservation District, 2005). The following table provides cumulative and average annual overdraft within the WMA C area.
Cumulative and Average Annual Overdraft in the WMA C Area (1950 – 2005) Area (acres)
Total Overdraft
1950 to 2005
(AF)
Annual
Overdraft 1950
to 2005
(AF/yr)
Total Overdraft
1965 to 2005
(AF)
Annual
Overdraft 1965
to 2005 (AF/yr)
57,328 501,000 9,000 243,000 6,000
Source: (Kings River Conservation District, 2005).
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Figure 6-2
Tulare Lake Subbasin GSAs
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6.2.5 - GROUNDWATER PUMPING
The City currently utilizes local groundwater as its sole source of municipal water supply.
The City’s municipal water system extracts its water supply from underground aquifers via groundwater wells within the City limits (see Figure 3-3) and three active wells in the wellfield approximately five miles north of the City. The City maintains four ground-level storage reservoirs within the distribution system, with a total capacity of 4.4 MG. A detailed discussion of water quality is contained in Section 7 – Water Supply Reliability Assessment.
The amount of groundwater pumped by the City over the last five years is shown in Table 6-
1. The amount of groundwater projected to be pumped in five-year increments over the next 20 years is shown in Table 4-2 in Section 4 – System Water Use. The projected retail demands for potable and raw water shown in the table are supplied solely by groundwater pumping.
Table 6-1
Retail: Groundwater Volume Pumped
Submittal Table 6-1 Retail: Groundwater Volume Pumped
Water Code Section 10631(4) and 10631(4)(c)
Check the box if the Supplier does not pump groundwater.
Proceed to the next table.
Check the box if all or part of the groundwater described below is desalinated. (OPTIONAL)
Groundwater Type
Drop Down List
May use each
category multiple
times
Water Type
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Location or Basin
Name
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Add additional rows as needed
Alluvial Basin Potable
Subbasin 5-22.14
of the Tulare
Lake Hydraulic
Region
2491.188 1955.87 1878.279 2116.781 2299.69
Total 2,491 1,956 1,878 2,117 2,300
DWR NOTES:
Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table identifies the unit of measure selected in Submittal Table 2-3.
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Figure 6-3
Water Management Area C
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6.3 - Surface Water
The City does not draw water from streams, lakes, or reservoirs for use in its potable water distribution system. There are no plans for the City to use surface water as part of its water supply.
6.4 - Stormwater
The City does not intentionally divert stormwater for beneficial use within its potable water distribution system. There are no plans for the City to use stormwater to offset water supply.
6.5 - Wastewater or Recycled Water
CWC 10633. The plan shall provide, to the extent available, information on recycled water and its potential for use as a water source in the service area of the urban water supplier.
The preparation of the plan shall be coordinated with local water, wastewater, groundwater, and planning agencies that operate within the supplier’s service area, and shall include all of the following:
(a) A description of the wastewater collection and treatment systems in the supplier’s service area, including a quantification of the amount of wastewater collected and treated and the methods of wastewater disposal.
(b) A description of the quantity of treated wastewater that meets recycled water standards, is being discharged, and is otherwise available for use in a recycled water project. (c) A description of the recycled water currently being used in the supplier’s service area, including, but not limited to, the type, place, and quantity of use. (f) A description of actions, including financial incentives, which may be taken to encourage the use of recycled water, and the projected results of these actions in terms of acre-feet of recycled water used per year.
(g) A plan for optimizing the use of recycled water in the supplier’s service area, including actions to facilitate the installation of dual distribution systems, to promote recirculating uses, to facilitate the increased use of treated wastewater that meets recycled water standards, and to overcome any obstacles to achieving that increased use.
The City of Lemoore Public Works Department operates a comprehensive wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal system that serves the City. The City’s wastewater collection system is comprised of plastic pipelines and 17 pump stations. The City’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and Leprino Foods Company’s wastewater facilities are in the southwestern portion of the City. The City’s WWTP is a secondary treatment facility with a disinfection system that includes headworks, aerated lagoons, and effluent chlorination. The Leprino Foods Company wastewater facilities include secondarytreatment level reactors and effluent storage ponds; the effluent is routed through the City’s
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lagoons and chlorinated prior to discharge with the rest of the City’s treated effluent (City of Lemoore, 2007).
Wastewater from the City's WWTP has historically been reused for agricultural irrigation.
Under WDR Order No. 96-050, treated effluent was discharged for reuse on agricultural lands owned by Westlake Farms. In 2018, in response to evolving regulatory requirements and the need for an alternative long-term disposal and reuse option, the City and Leprino developed the Stone Ranch recycled water project, which subsequently expanded into the River Ranch Recycled Water Project.
Pursuant to Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2024-0007, treated effluent from the City's Wastewater Treatment Facility is combined with treated process water from Leprino Foods Company and beneficially reused for agricultural irrigation at the River Ranch property west of the City. Order R5-2024-0007 rescinded and replaced previous Orders 96-050, 98-229, and R5- 2019-0008 and authorizes the application of up to 7.0 mgd of combined recycled water for irrigation on approximately 2,416 acres. Recycled water is not currently distributed for municipal uses within the City's municipal service area; however, the River Ranch Recycled Water Project demonstrates the City's existing capability to produce and beneficially reuse recycled water for agricultural purposes.
Influent and effluent wastewater volumes are available in tables 6-2 and 6-3 below.
The total volume of treated effluent discharged by the City in 2025 was 361.74 MG. This volume is significantly lower than the reported influent wastewater volume. This difference is greater than typically expected and may be attributable to a combination of evaporation, lagoon seepage, sludge retention, operational storage, and other treatment-process losses.
Additional investigation is underway, including a seepage study intended to better quantify and characterize these losses.
The City does not currently distribute recycled water within its service area and does not anticipate doing so during the 2025 UWMP planning horizon. Therefore, only Tables 6-2, 6- 3, and 6-6 have been completed below.
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Table 6-2
Retail: Wastewater Collected Within Service Area in 2025
Volume of
Wastewater
Collected from
UWMP Service
Area 2025
(MG)
City of Lemoore Public
Works Dept. Metered 973 Lemoore WWTF, Place ID 273120
Yes
973
Check the box if there is no wastewater collection system.
Proceed to the next table.
Submittal Table 6-2 Retail: Wastewater Collected Within Service Area in 2025 Water Code Section 10633(a)
Percentage of 2025 service area population served by wastewater collection system (OPTIONAL)
Percentage of 2025 service area served by wastewater collection system (OPTIONAL)
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table identifies the unit of measure selected in Submittal Table 2-3.
Additional Guidance. See Appendix M, Section M.21 for detailed guidance on this table.
Wastewater Collection Recipient of Collected Wastewater Total Wastewater Received from UWMP
Service Area in 2025:
Wastewater
Volume
Metered or
Estimated?
OPTIONAL
Drop Down List
Name of Wastewater
Treatment Plant (WWTP) and
Place ID Number
Drop down list
Is WWTP
Located Within
UWMP Area?
Drop Down List
Add additional rows as needed
Name of Wastewater
Collection Agency
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Table 6-3
Retail: Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within UWMP Service Area in 2025
Table 6-6
Retail: Methods to Encourage Future Recycled Water Use
Submittal Table 6-6 Retail: Methods to Encourage Future Recycled Water Use Water Code Section 10633 (f)
Check the box if the Supplier does not plan to expand recycled water use in the future.
Supplier will not complete the table below but will provide narrative explanation.
6.6 - Desalinated Water Opportunities
CWC 16031(h). Describe desalinated water project opportunities for long-term supply.
The City has no feasible opportunity for the development of a water desalination system as a long-term supply. With no nearby or convenient sources of saline water to desalinate, the cost of providing the water and then treating it would outweigh the benefits.
6.7 - Exchange and Transfer Opportunities
CWC 10631(d). Describe the opportunities for exchanges or transfers of water on a shortterm or long-term basis.
The City does not have any planned or potential future water exchanges or transfers.
6.8 - Future Water Projects
CWC 10631(g). Include a description of all water supply projects and water supply programs that may be undertaken by the urban water supplier to meet the total projected water use, Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Lemoore WWTF, Place
ID 273120 No 973 973 - - Secondary, Disinfected - 1501 0 0 973 973 0 0 1,501 0 0
Submittal Table 6-3 Retail: Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within UWMP Service Area in 2025 Water Code Section 10633(a)
DWR NOTES:
Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table identifies the unit of measure selected in Submittal Table 2-3.
IPR: Indirect Potable Reuse would have the treatment level of its end use requrement in the Level of Treatment drop-down.
Additional Guidance. See Appendix M, Section M.21 for detailed guidance on this table.
Water Recycled Outside
of UWMP Service Area
(enter data as applicable)
Effluent Discharge that
is not a Permitted
Recycled Water Use
(enter data as applicable)
Required Discharge for
Instream Flow
(enter data as applicable)
Delivered to Another Entity for Additional
Treatment
(enter data as applicable)
Add additional rows as needed
2025 Outcomes of Treated Wastewater
Check the box if no wastewater is treated or disposed of within the UWMP service area.
Proceed to the next table.
Does This
Plant Treat
Wastewater
Generated
Outside the
UWMP Service
Area?
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Name and Place ID
Number
Drop down list
Treatment
Level
Drop down list
Treatment
Level
Drop down list
Treatment
Level
Drop down list
Treatment
Level
Drop down list
Treatment
Level
Drop down list
Name of other
entity
Total 2025
Volume of
Water
Treated
NOTES: Effluent totals include 361.74 MG from Lemoore WWTP and 1139.79 MG from Leprino Foods wastewater facilities.
Total
2025 Volume
of Wastewater
Received from
UWMP Service
Area
(As Reported
in Submittal
Table 6-2 R )
Water Recycled Within
UWMP Service Area
(enter data as applicable)
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as established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10635. The urban water supplier shall include a detailed description of expected future projects and programs that the urban water supplier may implement to increase the amount of the water supply available to the urban water supplier in average, single-dry, and multiple-dry water years. The description shall identify specific projects and include a description of the increase in water supply that is expected to be available from each project. The description shall include an estimate with regard to the implementation timeline for each project or program.
As shown in Table 6-7 below, the City is not expecting future water supply projects or programs in the near future.
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Table 6-7
Retail: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs Submittal Table 6-7 Retail: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs Water Code Section 10631 (f)
Check the box if there are no expected future water supply projects or programs that provide a quantifiable increase to the agency's water supply. Proceed to the next table.
6.9 - Summary of Existing and Planned Sources of Water
As discussed above, the City currently relies entirely on groundwater as its water supply, and groundwater is expected to remain the City’s primary source of water for the foreseeable future. Groundwater pumping is currently managed at the local level, and the City’s groundwater supply is based on observed system performance and production. In 2025, the City produced approximately 2,300 MG of groundwater, which represents the baseline level of supply under current operating conditions.
The supply values presented in Table 6-8 (Total Entitlement) reflect the City’s estimated groundwater production capacity under normal operating conditions, including operational headroom above current demand. These values are based on system capabilities, including well capacity and distribution infrastructure, and are intended for planning purposes rather than an established groundwater allocation. The City understands that a safe yield may be established during the next UWMP cycle through SGMA implementation and the local Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) standards.
Per Bulletin 118, the Tulare Lake Subbasin contains a substantial volume of groundwater in storage. However, only a portion of this resource is practically available for municipal use by the City due to limitations related to well locations, infrastructure capacity, aquifer conditions, and water quality considerations. While groundwater remains available within the Subbasin, long-term production levels will be influenced by hydrologic conditions, well performance, and regulatory constraints associated with SGMA.
While groundwater remains the City's primary potable water supply source, the City also participates in the River Ranch Recycled Water Project pursuant to WDR Order R5-2024- 0007, as previously discussed in Section 6.5. Through this project, treated municipal wastewater from the City's Wastewater Treatment Facility is beneficially reused for agricultural irrigation west of the City in partnership with Leprino Foods Company. Although recycled water is not currently distributed within the City's service area, the project demonstrates the City's existing recycled water production and reuse capabilities and may support future expansion of non-potable reuse applications.
The City is in the process of upgrading existing water meters to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) devices, which enable automated collection and transmission of water use data. The system supports informed water use decisions and improves the City’s ability
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to implement targeted conservation programs, manage peak demands, and reduce water losses.
The City is exploring the use of recycled water as a tertiary source for non-potable irrigation applications, including the local golf course, commercial uses, and purple pipe systems serving recreational facilities. The City is also evaluating potential coordination opportunities with the Lemoore Naval Air Station. These applications may provide opportunities to reduce potable water demand while supporting overall supply reliability.
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Table 6-8
Retail: Water Supplies – Actual
Submittal Table 6-8 Retail: Water Supplies — 2025 Actual Water Code Section 10631 (b)
Water Supply
Additional
Description
(as needed)
2025
Drop down list
May use each category multiple
times. These are the only water
supply categories that will be
recognized by the WUEdata online
submittal tool
Water Type
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
Actual
Volume
Total Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See "DWR Notes"
below
(MG) (MG)
Add additional rules as needed
Groundwater (not desalinated) Potable 2,300 2,700
Subtotal Potable 2,300 2,700
Subtotal Non-Potable 0 0
Total 2,300 2,700
For the same reasons discussed above, it is assumed that the projected groundwater supply available to the City is also 2,300 for this year, up to 2,700 through 2035, after which the projected available supply will be reduced to 2,400 by 2050 (see Table 6-9). Actual projected groundwater water supply may change during the next UWMP cycle in response to the results of GSPs developed in the Tulare Lake Subbasin to comply with SGMA.
Table 6-9
Retail: Water Supplies – Projected
6.10 - Energy Use
Water Code Section 10631.2. (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 10631, an urban water management plan shall include any of the following information that the urban water supplier can readily obtain:
Water Supply
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See "DWR Notes"
below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See "DWR Notes"
below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See "DWR Notes"
below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See "DWR Notes"
below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See "DWR Notes"
below
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Groundwater (not
desalinated)
Tulare Lake
Subbasin
South Fork
Kings GSA
Potable 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,600 2,650 2,500 2,600 2,400 2,500 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,600 2,650 2,500 2,600 2,400 2,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,600 2,650 2,500 2,600 2,400 2,500 Submittal Table 6-9 Retail: Water Supplies — Projected
Water Code Section 10631 (b)
Projected Water Supply (Report to the Extent Practicable) Drop down list
May use each category
multiple times. These are the
only water supply categories
that will be recognized by the
WUEdata online submittal
tool
Additional
Detail on
Water
Supply
Water Type
(after treatment if
treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
2050 (opt)
Add additional rows as needed
Total
2030 2035 2040 2045
Subtotal Non-Potable
Subtotal Potable
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A. An estimate of the amount of energy used to extract or divert water supplies.
B. An estimate of the amount of energy used to convey water supplies to the water treatment plants or distribution systems.
C. An estimate of the amount of energy used to treat water supplies.
D. An estimate of the amount of energy used to distribute water supplies through its distribution systems.
E. An estimate of the amount of energy used for treated water supplies in comparison to the amount used for
nontreated water supplies.
F. An estimate of the amount of energy used to place water into or withdraw from storage.
G. Any other energy-related information the urban water supplier deems appropriate.
Readily-available Energy Use information from the City includes a summary of energy use per month and for an average year, indicated in the Table below. The tabulated data includes the summed energy usage from individual well sites, as part of the City’s water distribution system, and the wastewater treatment facility.
City of Lemoore - Available Energy Use Information
Month Megawatthours
(MWh)
January 179
February 264
March 70
April 73
May 29
June 125
July 75
August 210
September 132
October 115
November 136
December 150
Total Annual 1558
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SECTION 7 - WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT
CWC 10634. The plan shall include information, to the extent practicable, relating to the quality of existing sources of water available to the supplier over the same five-year increments as described in subdivision (a) of Section 10631, and the manner in which water quality affects water management strategies and supply reliability.
All UWMPs must include an assessment of the reliability of their water supplies. The water supply and demand assessment must compare the total projected water use with the projected water supply, in five-year increments, through the next 20 years. This section presents a comparison of the water demands and supplies within the City’s service area and assesses supply versus demand during normal years, single-dry water years, and multipledry water years. This section describes the long-term reliability of Lemoore’s water supply while Section 8 – Water Shortage Contingency Planning provides short-term reliability planning that may require immediate action, such as a drought or a catastrophic supply interruption.
7.1 - Constraints on Water Sources
CWC 10631(c)(2). For any water source that may not be available at a consistent level of use, given specific legal, environmental, water quality, or climatic factors, describe plans to supplement or replace that source with alternative sources or water demand management measures, to the extent practicable.
The City obtains 100% of its potable water supply from groundwater pumping. The available groundwater production capacity is expected to be sufficient to meet projected demands under average conditions. While groundwater remains physically available, production capacity and long-term availability may be affected by hydrologic conditions, well performance, and regulatory constraints, including requirements under SGMA.
Based on water use trends, system demand, and the estimated volume of groundwater accessible to City wells at various depths, the City’s available groundwater supply under normal operating conditions is estimated at approximately 2,600 MG (see Table 6-8). This estimate reflects the City’s existing and planned groundwater production capacity and provides operational headroom above current use. Actual long-term groundwater production will be subject to sustainable yield and pumping allocations established through implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) by the local Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
Because the City relies entirely on groundwater wells, drawdown may increase during drought years and periods of high temperatures. Prolonged dry conditions in the central San Joaquin Valley over the past decade have resulted in measurable groundwater level declines in some areas. While groundwater is expected to remain available over the UWMP planning horizon, increased pumping depths and reduced well efficiency may occur, and additional conservation measures consistent with SGMA requirements may be necessary. The City has
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watering regulations in place to ensure water conservation and provide education to all customers. These regulations can be found on the City’s website.
Compliance with SGMA and the local GSA may require the City to develop alternative sources of water or implement additional management measures based on groundwater sustainability planning.
From a water quality perspective, the City’s water system includes six active groundwater wells within the City limits (see Figure 3-3) and three in a wellfield approximately five miles north of the City. The City produces an annual water quality report required by the California State Department of Health Services. The report summarizes the water quality sampling results for 2024 for all water customers. The data collected, though representative, is more than a year old with data that ranged from 2018 to 2024.
Based on the 2024 City of Lemoore Water Quality Consumer Confidence Report (City of Lemoore, 2024), the City’s water system recently failed a drinking water monitoring requirement, with exceedance of the MCL for TTHMs in 2024. Compliance with the total trihalomethane (TTHM) maximum contaminant level (MCL) was based on a running annual average of four sample locations. The MCL for TTHMs is 0.080 mg/L. 2020 TTHM monitoring shows the City’s water system’s locational running annual average (LRAA) exceeded the MCL level of 80 µg/L at three sample sites.
The City regularly submits water quality reports to the state waterboard, which indicate water quality results by well. These are available online:
https://sdwis.waterboards.ca.gov/PDWW/index.jsp
A Compliance Order has been issued, and construction of two water treatment plants (Treatment Stations #7 and #11) is underway with completion anticipated by 2027. The City of Lemoore will continue to update a quarterly corrective action plan for TTHMs until the water treatment plants start operation.
7.2 - Reliability by Type of Year
CWC 10620(f). An urban water supplier shall describe in the plan water management tools and options used by that entity that will maximize resources and minimize the need to import water from other regions.
CWC 10631(c)(1). Describe the reliability of the water supply and vulnerability to seasonal or climatic shortage, to the extent practicable, and provide data for each of the following:
(A) An average water year.
(B) A single-dry water year.
(C) Multiple-dry water years.
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There are two aspects of supply reliability that can be considered. The first relates to immediate service needs and is primarily a function of the availability and adequacy of the supply facilities. The second aspect is climate-related and involves the availability of water during mild or severe drought periods. This section compares water supplies and demands during three water scenarios: average or normal water year, single-dry water year, and multiple-dry water years. These scenarios are defined as follows:
• Average year – a year, or an averaged range of years, that most closely represents the median runoff levels and patterns. The supply quantities for this condition are derived from historical average yields. Within this document, the terms “normal” and “average” are used interchangeably.
• Single-dry year – the year with the lowest water supply availability. Generally considered to be the lowest annual runoff for a watershed since the water year beginning in 1903.
• Multiple-dry years – the lowest average water supply availability to the agency for a consecutive multiple year period (three years or more). Generally considered to be the lowest average runoff for a consecutive multiple year period (three years or more) for a watershed since 1903.
Drought years for the hydrologic region can be determined by referencing DWR’s Chronological Reconstructed Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley Water Year Hydrologic Classification Indices 1995 to 2025 (WSIHIST) (California Department of Water Resources, 2016). The City is currently experiencing a multiple-dry year cycle, which started in 2012 and has continued through 2015. Within this multiple-dry year period, the City still could meet all its water demands without the need to implement water management tools. Also, the impact of an extreme single-dry year such as 2015 did not impact the ability of the City to meet all its water demands. Supply reliability for average water years such as 2024 and multiple-dry and single-dry years is shown in Table 7-1. The reliability of water service, which is subject to proper operation and maintenance of the City’s water distribution system and its ability to deliver the water, is discussed in Section 6 – System Supplies.
The City’s groundwater supply is generally reliable under normal conditions; however, reliability is reduced under prolonged dry conditions and future regulatory constraints.
There are no current plans to supplement or replace the existing groundwater source available to the City with alternative sources or water demand management measures.
However, as part of the South Kings Fork GSA, the City understands SGMA regulations and goals and will continue to implement and expand its water conservation measures and management accordingly.
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Table 7-1
Retail: Basis of Water Year Data
7.3 - Supply and Demand Assessment
10635(a). Every urban water supplier shall include, as part of its urban water management plan, an assessment of the reliability of its water service to its customers during normal, dry, and multiple-dry water years. This water supply and demand assessment shall compare the total water supply sources available to the water supplier with the total projected water use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments, for a normal water year, a single-dry water year, and multiple-dry water years. The water service reliability assessment shall be based upon the information compiled pursuant to Section 10631, including available data from state, regional, or local agency population projections within the service area of the urban water supplier.
7.3.1 - AVERAGE (OR NORMAL) YEAR
Normal year supply and demand projections and differences are presented in Table 7-2.
Average Year 2024 100%
Single-Dry Year 2020 100%
Consecutive Dry Years 1st Year 2020 100%
Consecutive Dry Years 2nd Year 2021 100%
Consecutive Dry Years 3rd Year 2022 100%
Consecutive Dry Years 4th Year 2023 100%
Consecutive Dry Years 5th Year 2024 100%
2550
2450
2450
2700
2700
DWR NOTES: Supplier may use multiple versions of Submittal Table 7-1 R if different water sources have different base years and the supplier chooses to report the base years for each water source separately. If a Supplier uses multiple versions of Submittal Table 7-1 R, in the "Note" section of each submittal table, state that multiple versions of Submittal Table 7-1 R are being used and identify the particular water source that is being reported in each submittal table.
Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table reports the units of measure reported in Submittal Table 2-3. 2,700
2550
Year Type
Base Year
If not using a
calendar year, type
in the last year of
the fiscal, water
year, or range of
years, for example,
water year 2024-
2025, use 2025
% of Average Supply
MG
Available Supplies if
Year Type Repeats
Check the box if quantification of available supplies
is not compatible with this table and is provided
elsewhere in the UWMP.
Location: [insert location from UWMP]
Volume Available
Quantification of available supplies is provided in this table as either volume only, percent only, or both.
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Table 7-2
Retail: Normal Year Supply and Demand Comparison
Submittal Table 7-2 Retail: Normal Year Supply and Demand Comparison
2025 2030 2035 2040
Supply totals
(autofill from Table 6-9) 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700
Demand totals
(autofill from Table 4-3) 2,405 2,516 2,579 2,678
Difference
295 184 121 22
* Units of Measure: MG (Million Gallons, consistent throughout UWMP) Although projected supply is expected to meet demands under most conditions, long-term reliability is influenced by groundwater management requirements and hydrologic variability within the Tulare Lake Subbasin. The narrow margin between projected demand and available supply reinforces the importance of conservation measures, groundwater sustainability actions, and continued evaluation of alternative water supply opportunities.
7.3.2 - SINGLE-DRY YEAR
Projected supplies were compared to the increased demands for a single-dry year and are presented in Table 7-3.
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Table 7-3
Retail: Single-Dry Year Supply and Demand Comparison
* Units of Measure: MG (Million Gallons, consistent throughout UWMP) As shown in Table 7-3, anticipated groundwater supplies are generally sufficient to meet projected demands under single-dry year conditions. However, as demand continues to increase and groundwater conditions are influenced by reduced recharge, hydrologic variability, and regulatory constraints under SGMA, supply margins narrow in later years and may result in potential shortfalls.
These potential shortages would be addressed through implementation of the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP), including staged demand reductions and conservation measures. Continued demand management efforts will be important to maintain system reliability, and the relationship between projected supply and demand is expected to evolve as basin management measures and groundwater sustainability requirements are further defined and implemented.
7.3.3 - MULTIPLE-DRY YEARS
Projected supplies were compared to the increased demands for various multiple-dry year scenarios and are presented in Table 7-4. For planning purposes, the supply values shown are held constant across the five-year drought sequence; however, actual conditions may further reduce production due to declining groundwater levels, reduced well efficiency, and regulatory limitations under SGMA.
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 (Opt)
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Supply totals 2,550 2,550 2,550 2,550
Use totals 2,525 2,642 2,708 2,812
Surplus/(shortfall) 25 (92) (158) (262)
Submittal Table 7-3 Retail: Single Dry Year Supply and Use Comparison Water Code Section 10635(a)
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Table 7-4
Retail: Multiple-Dry Years Supply and Demand Comparison
* Units of Measure: MG (Million Gallons, consistent throughout UWMP) 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 (Opt)
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Supply totals 2,450 2,450 2,450 2,450
Use totals 2,525 2,642 2,708 2,812
Surplus/(shortfall) (75) (192) (258) (362) 0
Supply totals 2,450 2,450 2,450 2,450
Use totals 2,525 2,642 2,708 2,812
Surplus/(shortfall) (75) (192) (258) (362) 0
Supply totals 2,450 2,450 2,450 2,450
Use totals 2,525 2,642 2,708 2,812
Surplus/(shortfall) (75) (192) (258) (362) 0
Supply totals 2,450 2,450 2,450 2,450
Use totals 2,525 2,642 2,708 2,812
Surplus/(shortfall) (75) (192) (258) (362) 0
Supply totals 2,450 2,450 2,450 2,450
Use totals 2,525 2,642 2,708 2,812
Surplus/(shortfall) (75) (192) (258) (362) 0
Second year
Third year
Fifth year
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.
Fourth year
NOTES:
First year
Submittal Table 7-4 Retail: Multiple Dry Years Supply and Use Comparison Water Code Section 10635(a)
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As shown in Table 7-4, under multiple-dry year conditions, groundwater availability is further constrained due to prolonged reductions in recharge and increased regional demand, while water use remains elevated due to sustained dry conditions. As a result, projected demand exceeds available supply through the planning horizon.
These conditions represent a conservative planning scenario intended to evaluate system performance under prolonged drought stress. Potential shortages would be managed through implementation of the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan, including staged demand reductions, conservation measures, and operational adjustments. Continued demand management efforts and future groundwater sustainability actions under SGMA will be critical to maintaining long-term supply reliability.
7.4 - Drought Risk Assessment
CWC 10635
(b) Every urban water supplier shall include, as part of its urban water management plan, a drought risk assessment for its water service to its customers as part of information considered in developing the demand management measures and water supply projects and programs to be included in the urban water management plan…The drought risk assessment shall include each of the following:
(1) A description of the data, methodology, and basis for one or more supply shortage conditions that are necessary to conduct a drought risk assessment for a drought period that lasts five consecutive water years, starting from the year following when the assessment is conducted.
(2) A determination of the reliability of each source of supply under a variety of water shortage conditions. This may include a determination that a particular source of water supply is fully reliable under most, if not all, conditions.
(3) A comparison of the total water supply sources available to the water supplier with the total projected water use for the drought period.
(4) Considerations of the historical drought hydrology, plausible changes on projected supplies and demands under climate change conditions, anticipated regulatory changes, and other locally applicable criteria.
The City’s drought risk assessment is based on an evaluation of water supply-shortage conditions for a five-year drought scenario. The assessment typically incorporates historical hydrologic records, groundwater production trends, and source-specific reliability information to establish baseline supply conditions and potential constraints under prolonged dry periods.
Because the City of Lemoore relies exclusively on groundwater for its municipal water supply, the evaluation of water shortage stages centers on how prolonged drought
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conditions may affect groundwater availability—such as declining well yields or lowered groundwater levels—and on comparing these changes to anticipated demands for each year of the five-year drought sequence. The analysis also incorporates longer-term stressors relevant to a groundwater-only system, including historical drought patterns, climate-driven impacts on aquifer recharge, and potential regulatory constraints associated with groundwater sustainability requirements. Projected total supplies and projected total water use for the next five years are presented in Table 7-5.
Table 7-5
Retail: Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment
Total
Total Water Use (MG) 2,321
Total Supplies (MG) 2,600
279
Total
Total Water Use (MG) 2,342
Total Supplies (MG) 2,600
258
Total
Total Water Use (MG) 2,363
Total Supplies (MG) 2,600
237
Total
Total Water Use (MG) 2,384
Total Supplies (MG) 2,600
216
Total
Total Water Use (MG) 2,405
Total Supplies (MG) 2,600
195
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.
Submittal Table 7-5 Retail: Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment Water Code Section 10635(b)(3)
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action
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SECTION 8 - WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLANNING
CWC 10632(a). The plan shall provide an urban water shortage contingency analysis that includes each of the following elements that are within the authority of the urban water supplier:
(1) Stages of action to be undertaken by the urban water supplier in response to water supply shortages, including up to a 50 percent reduction in water supply, and an outline of specific water supply conditions that are applicable to each stage. (2) An estimate of the minimum water supply available during each of the next three water years based on the driest three-year historic sequence for the agency’s water supply. (3) Actions to be undertaken by the urban water supplier to prepare for, and implement during, a catastrophic interruption of water supplies including, but not limited to, a regional power outage, an earthquake, or another disaster.
(4) Additional, mandatory prohibitions against specific water use practices during water shortages, including, but not limited to, prohibiting the use of potable water for street cleaning.
(5) Consumption reduction methods in the most restrictive stages. Each urban water supplier may use any type of consumption reduction method in its water shortage contingency analysis that would reduce water use, is appropriate for its area, and has the ability to achieve a water use reduction consistent with up to a 50 percent reduction in water supply.
(6) Penalties or charges for excessive use, where applicable. (7) An analysis of the impacts of each of the actions and conditions described in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, on the revenues and expenditures of the urban water supplier, and proposed measures to overcome those impacts, such as the development of reserves and rate adjustments.
(8) A draft water shortage contingency resolution or ordinance. (9) A mechanism for determining actual reductions in water use pursuant to the urban water shortage contingency analysis.
CWC 10632(b). Commencing with the urban water management plan update due July 1, 2016, for purposes of developing the water shortage contingency analysis pursuant to subdivision (a), the urban water supplier shall analyze and define water features that are artificially supplied with water, including ponds, lakes, waterfalls, and fountains, separately from swimming pools and spas, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 115921 of the Health and Safety Code.
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The Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983 requires water agencies to incorporate a water shortage contingency plan (WSCP) focusing on the allocation of water supplies and the management of water consumption during periods of shortage due to extended drought or a water emergency. This section describes the City’s policies and ordinances to deal with water shortages. The City’s water supply comes solely from groundwater pumping. As discussed in Section 7 – Water Supply Reliability Assessment, the City’s groundwater supply is generally reliable under normal conditions; however, reliability is reduced under prolonged dry conditions and future regulatory constraints under SGMA.
The City’s WSCP illustrates specific water supply conditions that trigger the activation of voluntary and mandatory rationing efforts. It explains what the ability is to meet projected short-term demands during extended dry periods and emphasizes some of the significant proactive measures that enhance the City’s ability to respond to interruptions in water supply should a natural or manmade disaster occur. The contingency plan outlines the planned response to failures in the infrastructure of the water system in the event of an earthquake, extensive power outage, or another catastrophic event. Finally, this section provides details about prohibitions and penalties against specific water uses during water shortages and evaluates potential impacts to the water funds should water sales decrease because of supply shortages.
On July 7, 2015, the City enacted standard water conservation measures per Title 7 (Public Ways and Property), Chapter 7 (Water and Sewer Regulations), Article E (Water Conservation) of the City’s Code, as Ordinance No. 2015-06, An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Lemoore Amending Article E of Chapter 7 or Title 7 of the Lemoore Municipal Code Related to the City’s Water Conservation Plan. Specifically, Article E of the City’s Code states:
7-7E-1: STANDARD WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES:
A. Definitions: Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall be used in the interpretation and construction of this section:
DIRECTOR: The Director of Public Works of the City of Lemoore.
PERSON: Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or political entity.
WATER: Any water obtained from the Water Department of the City of Lemoore.
B. Application of Regulations: The provisions of this section shall apply to all persons using City-supplied water, both inside and outside of the City limits.
C. Regulations: In the use of water supplied by the City of Lemoore, the following requirements shall apply:
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1. No person shall keep, maintain, operate, or use any water connection, hose, faucet, hydrant, pipe, outlet, or plumbing fixture that is not tight and free from leakage, dripping, or waste of water.
2. No person shall allow excessive water to run or waste from his property onto streets, highways, or adjacent property.
3. No person shall willfully or negligently wastewater in any manner.
4. Outdoor watering for those with even-numbered addresses will be permitted on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, while odd-numbered addresses may water on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Monday will be a day on which no outdoor watering is allowed.
5. The public works director may grant a 30-day exception for new lawns not yet established.
6. Prohibition of draining of swimming pools with a capacity in excess of 5,000 gallons more than once every two years, except for structural repairs or to comply with public health standards determined by the county health officer. Residents with private swimming pools shall file a written application for a permit prior to draining their pools with the Public Works Department. The application shall include information as to the reason for draining the pool and in case of repairs, the nature and duration of repairs to be made, and the date on which the pool will be drained.
7. Washing of exterior asphalt or concrete areas is prohibited except for those businesses that are governed by the Food and Drug Administration or state or county health department requirements that require these areas to be washed for health purposes. Documentation indicating such regulations must be provided to the Director.
8. The use of water for washing cars, boats, or other vehicles is prohibited without the use of a quick-acting positive shutoff nozzle on the hose and the use of buckets for washing with water from the hose used for light rinsing. These regulations apply to residential customers. Car washes for fundraising events are prohibited.
9. Sprinkle, irrigate, or otherwise apply water to any yard, ground, premises, or vegetation on any day of the week between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. during periods designated as “daylight savings time” (generally occurring between March and November).
10. Operate water fountains or other decorative water fixtures without recirculation pumps.
11. All new construction and remodeling or additions to habitable areas with a valuation in excess of $5,000.00 will be required to install or replace existing faucets and showerheads with low-flow devices and toilets with ultra-low-flow units. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015)
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7-7E-2: WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE ADOPTED:
This section should be known as “an ordinance of the City of Lemoore adopting the California model water efficient landscape ordinance, California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Division 2, Chapter 2.7” and any amendments thereto by reference. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015) 7-7E-3: FINDINGS OF NECESSITY:
It is necessary to minimize the potential for water shortage through the practice of water conservation pursuant to the provisions of California Water Code Section 375 et seq. It is further necessary to reduce the potential effect of a water shortage on the residents, businesses, and visitors of Lemoore and to adopt provisions that will significantly reduce the inefficient consumption of water, thereby extending the available water resources necessary for the domestic, sanitation, and fire protection of the community to the greatest extent possible. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the City from also declaring a water emergency pursuant to California Water Code Section 350 if circumstances warrant such a declaration. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015)
7-7E-4: WATER CUSTOMER:
“Water customer,” for the purposes of this chapter, shall mean any person, partnership, business, corporation, special district, public agency, or association or legal entity to which the City of Lemoore (City) supplies water or “user” of water supplied by the City. (Ord. 2015- 06, 7-7-2015)
7-7E-5: APPLICATION:
This article shall be applicable to all water customers. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015) 7-7E-6: EXCEPTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS:
A. Exceptions: The City Manager or his or her designee shall grant an exception from the requirements of this chapter for any of the following reasons:
1. Water use is necessary to public health and safety or for essential government services.
2. Recycled water is being used.
3. Water use is necessary due to the medical needs of the water customer.
4. An alternative water source/supply is available for use.
B. Exemptions: The City Council may grant an exemption to the requirements of this chapter, with or without conditions, if it determines that a water customer would otherwise experience extreme financial hardship that cannot be mitigated. The City Council shall review any requests for an exemption from compliance with this chapter. A written request for an exemption must be submitted to the City Clerk a
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minimum of two weeks prior to the regularly scheduled council meeting at which the exemption is to be considered. If appropriate, the City Council may require the customer granted an exemption to reduce water use by other appropriate alternative methods. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, there shall be no right to further administrative review or appeal of the determination of exemption of the City Council. The City Council may establish an “exemption processing fee” by resolution. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015)
7-7E-7: AUTHORIZATION:
The City Council may declare the conservation stage based on a determination made by the City Manager, or based upon any reduction in water supply or delivery that the City Council determines in its sole discretion necessitates water conservation pursuant to this chapter.
The City Council may determine and order water prohibitions and restrictions as outlined herein in the following levels:
Voluntary compliance
Level I Conservation Measures
Level II Conservation Measures
Level III Conservation Measures
Level III+ Conservation Measures
(Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015)
7-7E-8: VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE:
At this level of the conservation plan, the goal is to inform the public of the pressing need to conserve water. This can be done through information and education measures, which can directly affect the water use habits of the City’s customer base. While education alone may not produce sustained water savings like other measures, it can enhance the effectiveness of other measures. Water bill inserts, pamphlets upon request, partnering with local schools to encourage water conservation practices, and creating workshops for local plumbers, plumbing fixture suppliers, and builders or landscape and irrigation service providers are all examples of education and information measures the City can implement.
The goal of this measure is to have residents and businesses voluntarily comply with best practice water conservation measures, with the goal of reducing average water consumption by 20%. Water tanks and wells will be monitored by the Water Department.
Additionally, landscape watering for municipal parks will be reduced from six to four days or less per week. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015)
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7-7E-9: LEVEL I CONSERVATION MEASURES:
When pumping water levels drop 20% below the baseline measurement, the following restrictions shall apply in addition to or supersede the standard water conservation measures listed in Section 7-7E-1 of this article:
A. Reduce the number of days for landscape watering to two days per week. Evennumbered addresses would be allowed to water on Tuesday and Saturday, while oddnumbered addresses would water on Wednesday and Sunday. No watering would be allowed on Monday, Thursday or Friday. Additionally, landscape watering would only be authorized before 10:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m. on designated days.
B. Hotels, restaurants, and bars shall only provide drinking water to customers upon request.
C. No water customer shall permit water to leak on his or her premises. Such leak shall be repaired in a timely manner after written notification by the City but in no case in excess of 72 hours after notification.
D. Reduce landscape watering for municipal parks to two days or less per week. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015)
7-7E-10: LEVEL II CONSERVATION MEASURES:
The following restrictions shall be applicable during a high water conservation alert as declared by the City Council and whenever a recommendation has been made by the City Manager in conjunction with the Chief Plant Operator of the water treatment plant based upon a significant reduction or interruption in the water supply or delivery that necessitates increased water conservation efforts:
A. All prohibitions and restrictions in Level I (Section 7-7E-9 of this article) shall be in effect.
B. Reduce the number of days for landscape watering to one day per week, depending on the type of irrigation and the address. The City would be divided into three sections: one section would be all of the area on the east side of Lemoore Avenue, another section would be the area north of Cinnamon Drive from 191/2 Avenue to Lemoore Avenue, and the third section would be the area south of Cinnamon Drive to the west City limits. Watering between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. is still prohibited.
C. The washing of personal vehicles is restricted to once per week, only on permitted watering days, and only with the use of the required quick-acting positive shutoff nozzle.
D. Hotels are encouraged to implement laundry conservation measures by encouraging patrons to reuse linens and towels.
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E. Landscape watering for municipal parks is restricted to one day per week and restrictions shall be implemented on golf course watering. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015) 7-7E-11: LEVEL III CONSERVATION MEASURES:
In the event of a major earthquake, large-scale fire, or other so-called “act of nature” that has or could have serious impacts on the City’s total available water storage or delivery capacity, whether storage capacities have been reduced or not, or in the case of an unanticipated significant reduction in city water supply, a severe water conservation alert shall be declared by the City Council.
A. All previous restrictions noted above in Level I and Level II shall be in effect.
B. Irrigation of landscapes is prohibited between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
C. Landscape watering for municipal parks shall be limited to one day per week.
D. Swimming pool refilling or new construction swimming pool filling is not authorized.
E. The City shall discontinue washing city vehicles or equipment except for health, safety, or critical maintenance reasons.
F. Restrictions on golf course watering shall be increased. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015) 7-7E-12: LEVEL IV CONSERVATION MEASURES:
In the event of emergency shortages from a major earthquake, large-scale fire, or other socalled “act of nature” having serious impacts on the City’s total available water storage or delivery capacity, whether storage capacities have been reduced or not, or in the case of an unanticipated significant reduction in City water supply, an emergency water conservation alert shall be declared by the City Council.
A. All previous restrictions noted above shall be in effect.
B. The City may prohibit all outdoor irrigation with potable water.
8.1 - Stages of Actions
In compliance with CWC 10632(a)(1), all water agencies are required to administer a strategy – an adopted ordinance or terms of service – to outline “stages of action”in response to water supply shortages. For compliance, Article E of the City’s Code outlined above includes stages of action based on conservation measure level, namely:
• Voluntary Compliance
• Level I Conservation Measures
• Level II Conservation Measures
• Level III Conservation Measures
• Level IV Conservation Measures
Table 8-1 provides a summary of the standard six levels of water shortage.
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Table 8-1
Retail: Cross-reference for Standard vs Supplier Shortage Levels Title 7 (Public Ways and Property), Chapter 7 (Water and Sewer Regulations), and Article E (Water Conservation) of the City’s Municipal Code establishes the City’s framework for managing water shortages through a series of escalating conservation measures. The ordinance establishes demand reduction measures, water use restrictions, and enforcement mechanisms that may be implemented for worsening water shortage conditions.
Standard
Shortage
Levels
Percent
Shortage Range
Suppliers
Shortage
Levels
Percent
Shortage
Range
1 Up to 10%
2 Up to 20%
3 Up to 30%
4 Up to 40%
5 Up to 50%
6 >50%
Submittal Table 8-1: Cross-reference for Standard vs
Supplier Shortage Levels
Water Code Section 10632(a)(3)(B)
Check the box if the Supplier uses the
Standard six levels of water shortage.
Proceed to the next table.
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8.2 - Supply Augmentation
As discussed in Sections 6 and 7, the City relies entirely on groundwater for its water supply.
Accordingly, opportunities for supply augmentation are limited. However, the City is exploring potential coordination with Naval Air Station Lemoore to enhance water supply reliability and provide additional flexibility during droughts and other water shortage conditions.
Table 8-2 summarizes the supply augmentation measures available to the City.
Table 8-2
Retail: Supply Augmentation and Other Actions
Submittal Table 8-2 Retail: Supply Augmentation and Other Actions Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(A),(C) and (E)
No Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) Shortage
Level
Supply Augmentation Methods
and Other Actions by Water
Supplier
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will
be accepted by the WUEdata online
submittal tool
How much is this going to reduce
the shortage gap?
Additional Explanation or Reference
Volume or (OPTIONAL)
Percentage
Drop down
Shortage Gap
Reduction Value
(May be a range)
(MG)
Add additional rows as needed
1-6 Exchanges Percentage 0-100% Shared use of water resources with Lemoore Naval Air Station
8.3 - Demand Reduction Actions
In compliance with CWC Section 10632(a)(5), consumption reduction methods are actions that are taken by the City to reduce water demand within the service area, whereas the prohibitions (see subsection 8.2 and table 8-3) limit specific uses of water. DWR allows water agencies, such as the City, to make their own determinations as to which methods and which stages for employing the methods are most appropriate for a service area. Table 8-3 summarizes the mandatory restrictions and prohibitions placed on end users.
Table 8-3
Retail: Demand Reduction Actions
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Yes
Shortage Gap
Reduction Value
(May be a range)
(MG)
1 Other Percentage 10%
Standard Water Conservation Measures:
Fixtures free from leakage; no excessive water;
watering days; possible new lawn exemption;
swimming pool draining prohibitions;
asphalt/concrete washing prohibitions; vehicle
washing prohibitions; watering hours;
recirculation pumps requirement; and low-flow
requirements for new construction, remodeling,
and additions
No
2 Other Percentage 20%
Voluntary Compliance: Inform the public about
water conservation needs and reduce landscape
watering in municipal parks from six to four days
or less per week
No
3 Other Percentage 30%
Level I Conservation Measures: Reduce
landscape watering to two days per week
(before 10:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m.); hotels,
restaurants, and bars provide water only upon
request; customers are prohibited from allowing
water to leak from premises, and such leaks
shall be repaired after written notice within 72
hours; and reduce landscape watering in
municipal parks to two days per week
Yes
4 Other Percentage 40%
Level II Conservation Measures: All Level I
prohibitions are in effect; reduce landscape
watering to one day per week (before 10:00 a.m.
and after 7:00 p.m.); personal vehicle washing
restricted to one per week on permitted days
with shutoff nozzle; laundry conservation
measures encouraged at hotels; and reduce
landscape watering in municipal parks to one
day per week; and implement golf course
watering restrictions
Yes
5 Other Percentage 50%
Level III Conservation Measures: All Level I and
II prohibitions are in effect; landscape watering
is prohibited between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Landscape watering in municipal parks is limited
to one day per week; prohibit swimming pool
refilling and new construction of swimming
pools; the City shall discontinue washing City
vehicles or equipment except for health, safety,
or critical maintenance reasons; golf course
watering restrictions shall be increased
Yes
6 Other Percentage >50%
Level IV Conservation Measures: All Level III
prohibitions are in effect; all outdoor irrigation
with potable water is prohibited.
Yes
Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) Submittal Table 8-3 Retail: Demand Reduction Actions
Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(B) and (E)
Add additional rows as needed
How much is this going to reduce the
shortage gap?
Volume or
Percentage
Drop down
Shortage
Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will
be accepted by the WUEdata online
submittal tool. Select those that apply.
Additional Explanation or Reference
(OPTIONAL)
Penalty, Charge,
or Other
Enforcement?
For Retail Suppliers
Only
Drop Down List
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8.3.1 - LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION
The following summarizes landscape irrigation restrictions by stages:
• Standard Water Conservation Measures – Prohibit excessive runoff from a property, prohibit willful and negligent water waste, limit outdoor watering to certain days based on address, and limit irrigation to certain times. • Voluntary Compliance – Reduce municipal park watering from six to four days per week.
• Level I Conservation Measures – Reduce landscape watering to two days per week and increase the time of day restrictions and municipal park watering to two days per week.
• Level II Conservation Measures – Reduce landscape watering to one day per week and increase the time of day restrictions and municipal park watering to one day per week as well as impose golf course watering restrictions. • Level III Conservation Measures – Increase the time of day restrictions, reduce municipal park watering to one day per week, and increase golf course watering restrictions.
8.3.2 - COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL (CII) The following summarizes CII restrictions by stages:
• Standard Water Conservation Measures – None.
• Voluntary Compliance – None.
• Level I Conservation Measures – Hotels, restaurants, and bars will only serve water if requested.
• Level II Conservation Measures – Encourage hotels to implement laundry conservation measures.
• Level III Conservation Measures – None.
8.3.3 - WATER FEATURES AND SWIMMING POOLS
The following summarizes restrictions on water features and swimming pools by stages:
• Standard Water Conservation Measures – Prohibit swimming pools draining greater than 5,000 gallons more than once every two years except for repair or public health reasons and prohibit fountains or other decorative features without recirculating pumps.
• Voluntary Compliance – None.
• Level I Conservation Measures – None.
• Level II Conservation Measures – None.
• Level III Conservation Measures – Prohibit swimming pool filling and new construction.
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8.3.4 - OTHER RESTRICTIONS
The following summarizes other restrictions by stages:
• Standard Water Conservation Measures – Ensure fixtures, etc. tight and free from leakage, prohibit washing hard surfaces except for public health reasons, prohibit washing vehicles without the use of buckets and shutoff nozzles, and require all new construction as well as remodels and additions greater than $5,000 to install or replace faucets and showerheads with low-flow devices and toilets with low-flow units.
• Voluntary Compliance – None.
• Level I Conservation Measures – Prohibit outdoor water from leaving property and leak shall be repaired after written notification within 72 hours. • Level II Conservation Measures – Restrict personal vehicle washing to once per week with a shutoff nozzle.
• Level III Conservation Measures – Prohibit City vehicle washing except certain reasons.
• Level IV Conservation Measures – Prohibit potable water use for landscape irrigation.
8.4 - Penalties, Charges, and Other Enforcement of Prohibitions In accordance with CWC Section 10632(a)(6), Title 7 (Public Ways and Property), Chapter 7 (Water and Sewer Regulations), Article E (Water Conservation) of the City’s Code also includes penalties for violations of the standard water conservation measures and each of the four stages. These penalties are as follows:
7-7E-12: PENALTIES:
A. Use Of Water: No water customer of the City shall knowingly use, or permit the use of, water in a manner contrary to any provisions of this article, or in an amount in excess of that use permitted by the provisions of this article.
B. Violation; Infraction: Unless otherwise provided, any water customer violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of an infraction, and each day or portion thereof such violation is in existence shall be a new and separate offense.
C. Violations: Any water customer determined to be guilty of a first-time violation shall be given a written reminder for compliance. Second and subsequent violations shall be punishable as follows:
1. Standard Conservation Measures And Level I Conservation Measures: A written notice of such a violation shall be given and a charge shall be added to the water bill of such person as a one-time penalty as follows:
a. Second violation: $25.00.
b. Third violation: $50.00.
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c. Fourth violation: $100.00.
d. Fifth violation: A written notice will be given of a fifth violation and the consumer shall have a flow restrictor placed in their service until such time that they can assure the Public Works Director that no more waste will occur.
All costs, including overhead, for this installation shall be billed to the customer.
2. Level II Conservation Measures: A written notice of such a violation shall be given and a penalty shall be added to the water bill of such person as a one-time penalty as follows:
a. Second violation: $40.00.
b. Third violation: $75.00.
c. Fourth violation: $150.00.
d. Fifth violation: A written notice will be given of a fifth violation and the consumer shall have a flow restrictor placed in their service until such time that they can assure the public works director that no more waste will occur.
All costs, including overhead, for this installation shall be billed to the customer.
3. Level III and Level IV Conservation Measures: A written notice of such a violation shall be given and a penalty shall be added to the water bill of such a person as a one-time penalty as follows:
a. Second violation: $55.00.
b. Third violation: $100.00.
c. Fourth violation: $200.00.
d. Fifth violation: A written notice will be given of a fifth violation and the consumer shall have a flow restrictor placed in their service until such time that they can assure the public works director that no more waste will occur.
All costs, including overhead, for this installation shall be billed to the customer.
D. Determination Of Number Of Offenses: To determine whether a violation is other than a first offense, only notices issued within one year after the date of the first notice will be considered.
E. Enforcement Of Penalties: In addition to the above remedies, the City Manager or his or her designee is empowered to enforce any or all of the following penalties:
1. Place a flow-restricting device upon the water service.
2. Lock off of a water meter.
3. Remove a water meter.
4. Shut off the service connection.
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F. Costs Borne By Customer: All costs or expenses incurred by the City for enforcement of this section shall be borne by the water customer. No water service shall be limited or discontinued until the City Manager or his or her designee provides a written notice of intent to so limit or discontinue such service and the reasons for such decision, and further, provides such water customer notice of the right to request an administrative review and hearing pursuant to the procedures set forth in Title 1, Chapter 10 of this Code. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015)
7-7E-13: COMPLIANCE:
The City Manager or his or her designee shall enforce the provisions of this article. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015)
7-7E-14: WAIVER:
To apply for a full or partial waiver of the mandatory water conservation requirements to accommodate your disability, you must submit a letter explaining your need for additional water use based on your disability. Send your letter requesting a waiver of the mandatory water conservation requirements to the City Manager.
The City will consider each application for a full or partial waiver of the water restrictions on an individual basis. The City may request that you provide medical information to support your need for an exemption to the current water restrictions. Responses to waiver requests will be provided in 30 days. All waiver requests that have been granted are subject to review and cancellation. If any waivers are obtained based on inaccurate information, applications may be subject to fines and additional charges. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015)
8.5 - Consumption Reduction Methods
In compliance with CWC Section 10632(a)(5), consumption reduction methods are actions that are taken by the City to reduce water demand within the service area whereas the prohibitions (see Section 8.2) limit specific uses of water. DWR allows water agencies, such as the City, to make their own determinations as to which methods and which stages for employing the methods are most appropriate for a service area.
8.5.1 - CONSUMPTION REDUCTION GOALS
The consumption reduction goals for the various stages are:
• Standard Water Conservation Measures – Not applicable. • Voluntary Compliance – up to 20% reduction.
• Level I Conservation Measures – up to 30% reduction.
• Level II Conservation Measures – up to 40% reduction. • Level III Conservation Measures – greater than 40% reduction. • Level IV Conservation Measures – greater than 50% reduction.
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8.5.2 - CATEGORIES OF CONSUMPTION REDUCTION METHODS
The following consumption reduction methods listed in the Guidelines have been implemented by the City:
• Expand Public Information Campaign – Examples include enlarging media campaigns; creating bill inserts with conservation information; articles submitted to local newspapers; and conducting water efficiency workshops for different customer sectors.
Other – any other method that does not fall into the categories listed in the Guidelines.
Expand Public Information Campaign
In accordance with 7-7E-8 of the City’s Code, the primary goal of Voluntary Compliance is to inform the public of the pressing need to conserve water. This can be done through information and education measures, which can directly affect the water use habits of the City’s customer base. While education alone may not produce sustained water savings like other measures, it can enhance the effectiveness of other measures. Water bill inserts, pamphlets upon request, partnering with local schools to encourage water conservation practices, and creating workshops for local plumbers, plumbing fixture suppliers, and builders or landscape and irrigation service providers are all examples of education and information measures the City can implement.
Other
CALIFORNIA MODEL WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE ADOPTION In accordance with 7-7E-2 of the City’s Code, the City adopted the California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (23 CCR Division 2, Chapter 2.7 and any amendments) (see Appendix B).
WATER CONSERVATION WEBSITE
The City will be making public a website dedicated to water conservation. This website will include tips on how to conserve water, provide information on rebates and other opportunities to incentivize customers to save water and provide useful contact information and links.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
The City Water Department recently adopted a water conservation mascot named “AquaBob” that will be performing public outreach to school-age children at events throughout the school year. AquaBob will educate and inform the children about the need for water conservation and provide simple steps to implement water conservation strategies at home and school.
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8.6 - Determining Water Shortage Reductions
The following discussion is provided to comply with CWC Section 10632(a)(9). The City’s water system is supplied by groundwater wells. Each well has a flow meter that records the amount of water entering the City’s distribution system. The City uses these meters to monitor actual reductions in water use within the service area. The City is using the SWRCB emergency regulation method to measure and determine actual water savings made from implementing the WSCP. The SWRCB uses 2013 water production data and requires water agencies to report monthly water production as compared to 2013. The City has maintained more than a 19% reduction as compared to 2013.
8.7 - Revenue and Expenditure Impacts
The following discussion is provided to comply with CWC Section 10632(a)(7). Most operating costs for water agencies are fixed rather than a function of the amount of water sold. Thus, when conservation programs are undertaken, it is frequently necessary to raise water rates because the revenue generated is based on lower total consumption while the costs, and resulting revenue required, are basically fixed. Typically, water rates need to be increased by the percentages listed in Table 8-1 when the indicated stages are implemented.
However, reductions in water demands, especially peak demands, can delay the need to develop costly new water sources in growing communities. The City currently charges water customers a flat fee based on meter size plus a volumetric charge for water use.
Currently, the City does not have an emergency fund but will consider establishing such a fund to mitigate the impacts of a water shortage. The fund would then be used to stabilize water rates during periods of water shortage. Excess water revenues collected because of rate adjustments would be used to enhance the emergency fund.
8.8 - Resolution or Ordinance
In compliance with CWC Section 10632(a)(8), Title 7 (Public Ways and Property), Chapter 7 (Water and Sewer Regulations), Article E (Water Conservation) of the City’s Code is discussed above. This adopted City Code provides a water shortage contingency solution.
8.9 - Catastrophic Supply Interruption
In 2012, the City developed the Lemoore Hazard Mitigation Plan as part of their Community Profile Information, a multi-hazard mitigation plan that provided a general Vulnerability Assessment and Hazard Identification and mitigation. The following discussion is provided to comply with CWC Section 10632(a)(3). The Act refers to catastrophic interruptions as regional power outages, natural disasters, and other disasters that stop the water supply.
The Level III Conservation Measures have been developed in the event of a “major earthquake, large scale fire, or other so-called ‘act of nature’ which has or could have serious impacts on the City’s total available water storage or delivery capacity, whether storage capacities have been reduced or not, or in the case of an unanticipated significant reduction