RESOLUTION R2023__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THAT A MODERATE WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY NO LONGER EXISTS, TERMINATING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY’S WATER SHORTAGE REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN NAPA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.10, AND DETERMINING THAT THE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS RESOLUTION ARE EXEMPT FROM CEQA WHEREAS, on May 4, 2021, City Council declared a moderate water shortage to implement portions of the City’s water shortage regulations set forth in Napa Municipal Code Chapter 13.10 in order to achieve a 15% community-wide demand reduction and maintain water supply reliability; and WHEREAS, on July 20, 2021, City Council updated the declaration of a moderate water shortage to implement portions of the City’s water shortage regulations set forth in Napa Municipal Code Chapter 13.10 in order to achieve a 20% community-wide demand reduction and maintain water supply reliability; and WHEREAS, water shortage regulations reduced total demands in calendar year 2021 by 1,700 acre-feet and in 2022 by 2,000 acre-feet, as compared to 2020 in order to preserve water in Lake Hennessey in the event the drought continued into 2022; and WHEREAS, Lake Hennessey is at 100% capacity storing 31,000 acre-feet of water; and WHEREAS, Milliken Reservoir is at 100% capacity storing 1,390 acre-feet of water; and WHEREAS, the State Water Project allocation is 85% which is 18,615 acre-feet of water; and WHEREAS, on March 15, 2023, Lake Oroville began flood control operations which zeroed out the 7,400 acre-feet of Advanced Table A water the City used from the State Water Project that now no longer needs to be paid back; and WHEREAS, water supplies are sufficient to meet normal water demands of approximately 13,400 acre-feet in 2023 and moderate water shortage regulations are no longer necessary; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meeting of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Napa, as follows:
1. The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct; and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
2. The City Council hereby declares that a moderate water shortage emergency no longer exists and hereby terminates the requirements of the City’s water shortage regulations set forth in Napa Municipal Code Chapter 13.10.
3. The City Council hereby determines that the actions taken under this resolution are exempt from CEQA pursuant to: (a) CEQA Guidelines Sections 15307 and 15308 which exempt actions taken by the City to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of a natural resource or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment; and (b) CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) regarding actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency risk to the public health, safety or welfare (as described in this resolution).
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Napa at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 18th day of April 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Michael W. Barrett
City Attorney
R2023-__ Page 3 of 3 April 18, 2023
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