ORDINANCE NO. 2022-_
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER
14.16 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO WATER CONSERVATION AND SUPPLY
LEVEL REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, Section 200 of the City of Newport Beach ("City") Charter vests the City Council with the authority to make and enforce all laws, rules and regulations with respect to municipal affairs subject only to the restrictions and limitations contained in the Charter and the State Constitution, and the power to exercise, or act pursuant to any and all rights, powers, and privileges, or procedures granted or prescribed by any law of the State of California:
WHEREAS, Chapter 14.16 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code establishes a water conservation and water supply shortage program to reduce water consumption within the City;
WHEREAS, in 2018, the California Legislature imposed additional water shortage planning requirements upon water suppliers and amended California Water Code section 10632 to mandate new elements to water suppliers' Urban Water Management Plans and Water Shortage Contingency Plans, including statewide water use prohibitions; WHEREAS, the City's adopted 2020 Urban Water Management Plan ("UWMP") includes water conservation as a necessary and effective component of providing a reliable supply of water to meet the needs of its water customers; WHEREAS, the City's adopted 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan ("WSCP") establishes standards and procedures regarding the implementation and enforcement of local water shortage contingency measures;
WHEREAS, the WSCP defines six water supply shortage levels corresponding to progressive ranges of up to 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 percent shortages and a greater than 50 percent shortage, in alignment with the State Water Shortage Levels, where each level is intended to be more restrictive than the previous or lower level and imposes water conservation measures that are inclusive of those measures in the previous or lower level(s); and
WHEREAS, the City desires to update Chapter 14.16 to make it consistent with the new requirements of California Water Code section 10632 and its UWMP and WSCP.
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