RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE
2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS , the Urban Water Management Planning Act, California Water Code Section 10610 et seq. ("Act"), mandates 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 an Urban Water Management Plan ("UWMP"), the primary objective of which is to plan for the conservation and efficient use of water, and further mandates it be updated at least once every five years, reviewed periodically, and any amendments or changes to the UWMP that stem from the review be adopted ; WHEREAS , the City of Newport Beach ("City") is an urban water supplier under the Act;
WHEREAS , every five years, a UWMP must be adopted after a public review and hearing and filed with the California Department of Water Resources and the California State Library within 30 days of adoption;
WHEREAS , the City has prepared its 2025 UWMP in conjunction with the California Department of Water Resources , made it available for public review, and properly noticed it for a public hearing set for June 9, 2026; WHEREAS , the City's 2025 UWMP must be filed with the California Department of Water Resources by July 1, 2026;
WHEREAS , pursuant to California Water Code Section 10652, the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") (Division 13, commencing with Section 21000, of the California Public Resources Code) does not apply to the preparation and adoption of UWMPs; and
WHEREAS , a public hearing was held by the City Council on June 9, 2026, in the Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California . Notice of time, place and purpose of the public hearing was given in accordance with California Water Code Section 10642, California Government Code Section 6066, and California Government Code Section 54950 et seq. ("Ralph M. Brown Act"). Evidence, both written and oral, was presented to, and considered by, the City Council at this public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows:
Attachment C
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Section 1: The City Council does hereby adopt the City's 2025 UWMP, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference, and directs that it be filed with the City Clerk, filed with the California Department of Water Resources no later than July 1, 2026, and filed with the California State Library and the County of Orange within 30 days of the adoption of this resolution.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution .
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution . The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections , sentences , clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the CEQA pursuant to California Water Code Section 10652 and further pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly .
Resolution No. 2026-
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 9th day of June, 2026.
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Aaron . Harp
City Attorney
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor
Attachments: Exhibit A - 2025 Urban Water Management Plan
EXHIBIT A
Exhibit A - 2025 Urban Water Management Plan
Available via link due to bulk at:
2025 Urban Water Management Plan