Requirements for termination - Stage 6 shall terminate at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the notice of the declaration by the City Manager that the conditions triggering Stage 6 have ceased to exist for a period of 3 consecutive days. Such declaration may be made prior to the expiration of the 3-day period if, in the discretion of the City Manager, extraordinary circumstances exist, such as the occurrence of significant and/or a prolonged period of precipitation. Upon the termination of Stage 6, the City Manager, based upon the existing conditions, has the discretion to determine which appropriate stage to initiate and the water conservation measures set forth in that stage shall become effective.
Section 3. Title 14 (Utilities), Chapter 14.09 (Water Shortage Contingency Plan), Section 14.09.050 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
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56 14.09.050 Water Conservation/Water Shortage Emergency Response Stages The City Manager shall monitor Stage 1 conservation and water supply and/or demand conditions daily and, in accordance with the triggering criteria set forth in Section 14.09.040, shall determine that a water shortage condition exists and shall implement the following actions upon publication of notice in a newspaper of general circulation:
A. Stage 1 – Year-round Water Conservation Measures (Voluntary Conservation Practices and Best Practices)
Goal: Eliminate wasteful practices to help preserve and protect our finite water resources.
Widespread adherence to common sense voluntary conservation practices will eliminate or delay the requirement to initiate mandatory restrictions required under stages 2-6 of this Plan.
1. Voluntary Landscape Watering Conservation Practices:
A. Landscape watering with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems is strongly discouraged 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
a. Customers whose street addresses end with an odd number should water only on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday and only within the designated time. b. Customers whose street addresses end with an even number should water only on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday and only within the designated time.
2. Best Management Practices:
Customers within the water service area should engage in the following best management practices:
a. Potable water should be applied to outdoor landscapes in a manner that does not cause runoff such that water flows onto adjacent property, non-irrigated areas, private and public sidewalks, roadways, parking lots or structures.
b. Customer should not use a hose that dispenses potable water to wash a motor vehicle, except where the hose is fitted with a shut-off nozzle or device attached to it that causes it to cease dispensing water immediately when not in use.
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57 c. Potable water should not be applied to driveways and sidewalks for routine cleaning or debris removal. The use of a pressure washer to clean hard surfaces including driveway, sidewalks, and outdoor dining areas is permissible when such action is necessary to protect the public health and safety.
d. Potable water should not be used in a fountain or other decorative water features, except where the water is part of a recirculating system.
e. Customers should not apply potable water to outdoor landscapes during and up to 48 hours after measurable rainfall.
f. The serving of drinking water other than upon request in eating or drinking establishments, including but not limited to restaurants, hotels, cafes, cafeterias, bars, or other public places where food or drink are served, is prohibited. g. To promote water conservation, operators of hotels and motels should provide guests with the option of choosing not to have towels and linens laundered daily. The hotel or motel should prominently display notice of this option in each bathroom using clear and easily understood language.
3. Public Facilities: Water service to landscape maintenance districts, parks, cemeteries, and other public facilities are encouraged to comply with the restrictions set forth in the Section.
4. Construction Projects: Construction projects are encouraged to implement common sense water conservation practices.
B. Stage 2 - Moderate Water Shortage Conditions
Goal: Achieve a reduction in total daily water demand or in response to the imposition of mandatory water use restrictions between ten percent (10%) and twenty percent (20%) imposed by the State of California. All Stage 1 voluntary best management practices set forth in Section
14.09.050(A)(2) are mandatory in Stage 2, plus the following:
1. Landscape watering by any means including automatic irrigation systems, hose-end sprinklers, drip irrigation, and hand-held hose is prohibited between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
a. Customers whose street addresses end with an odd number may water only on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday and only within the permitted time.
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58 b. Customers whose street addresses end with an even number may water only on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday and only within the permitted time.
2. Public Facilities: Water service to landscape maintenance districts, parks, cemeteries, and other public facilities shall comply with the restrictions set forth in Section 14.09.050(A)(1).
3. Construction Projects: Water service for construction projects shall be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
4. Penalty: Any customer in violation of Stage 2 requirements shall be first notified of the regulations and warned of the penalty associated with continued violation. If the violation is not timely corrected, any continued violation of mandatory Stage 2 requirements after notice and warning is provided shall be punishable by an administrative fine of $50.00 per day or per occurrence.
C. Stage 3 - Medium Water Shortage Conditions
Goal: Achieve a reduction such that the seven-day running average daily water demand is less than eighty percent (80%) of the safe operating capacity for a period of seven (7) consecutive days; or in response to the imposition of mandatory water use restrictions between twenty percent (20%) and thirty (30%) imposed by the State of California.
All Stage 2 requirements apply plus the following:
Water Restrictions: Watering shall be kept to a maximum of thirty (30) hours per week when utilizing a sprinkler system and eighteen (18) hours a week when utilizing drip and/or hand watering.
Enhanced Penalty: Any customer in violation of Stage 3 requirements shall be first notified of the regulations and warned of the penalty associated with continued violation. If the violation is not timely corrected, any continued violation of mandatory Stage 3 requirements after notice and warning is provided shall be punishable by an administrative fine of $200.00 per day or per occurrence.
D. Stage 4 – Severe Water Shortage Conditions
Goal: Achieve a reduction such that the seven-day running average daily water demand is less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the safe operating capacity for a period of seven (7) Packet Pg. 1172 Attachment: 2026 Water Shortage Contingency Plan w Appendix (6.2--Public Hearing/Resolution to adopt the City of Redding 2026 Water Water Shortage Contingency Plan | CITY OF REDDING
59 consecutive days; or in response to the imposition of mandatory water use restrictions between thirty percent (30%) and forty percent (40%) imposed by the State of California.
All Stage 3 requirements apply, plus the following:
(1) Watering shall be kept to a maximum of eighteen (18) hours per week when utilizing a sprinkler system and eighteen (18) hours a week when utilizing drip and/or hand watering. (2) The following uses of water are prohibited:
a. Operation of any ornamental fountain, pond or other ornamental water feature for aesthetic purposes except where necessary to support aquatic life. b. Washing down buildings or structures for purposes other than immediate fire protection. (3) Vehicle washing at a commercial vehicle wash facility is prohibited at all times except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. A person owning or operating a vehicle wash facility shall take affirmative action to prevent use of the vehicle wash facility during the prohibited hours specified herein. Such actions shall include posting a sign indicating that the vehicle wash facility is closed and preventing vehicular access onto the property or into the washing bays. In addition, the owner/operator may also choose to disable the washing mechanisms to prevent operation.
(4) Enhanced Penalty: Any customer in violation of Stage 4 requirements shall be first notified of the regulations and warned of the penalty associated with continued violation. If the violation is not timely corrected, any continued violation of mandatory Stage 4 requirements after notice and warning is provided shall be punishable by an administrative fine of $400.00 per day or per occurrence.
E. Stage 5 – Critical Water Shortage Conditions
Goal: Achieve a reduction such that the seven-day running average daily water demand is less than ninety percent (90%) of the safe operating capacity for a period of seven (7) consecutive days; or in response to the imposition of mandatory water use restrictions between forty percent (40%) and fifty percent (50%) imposed by the State of California.
All Stage 4 requirements apply, plus the following:
(1) Use of water for dust control.
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60 (2) Use of bulk potable water obtained from the City for construction purposes. (3) Use of residential water to wash any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer, airplane or other vehicle other than by a person washing any public safety vehicle on public property. (4) Filling, refilling, or adding water to swimming pools, wading pools, and jacuzzi-type pools, which are located outside.
(5) Using a fire hydrant pursuant to a temporary fire hydrant permit. (6) Outdoor landscape watering, including handheld irrigation, with potable water is prohibited at all times.
(7) No permits for new, additional, or expanded water service connections, meters, or service lines shall be granted. An exception applies where the City has already issued either a final plan for a residential lot or a commercial building permit for the site or the construction project that requires the water service.
(8) Enhanced Penalty: Any customer in violation of Stage 5 requirements shall be first notified of the regulations and warned of the penalty associated with continued violation. If the violation is not corrected timely, any continued violation of mandatory Stage 5 requirements after notice and warning is provided shall be punishable by an administrative fine of $500.00 per day or per occurrence.
F. Stage 6 – Emergency Water Shortage Conditions
Goal: Achieve a reduction such that the seven-day running average daily demand exceeds ninety-five percent (95%) of the safe operating capacity for a period of seven (7) consecutive days; or in response to the imposition of mandatory water use restrictions of fifty percent (50%) imposed by the State of California.
All Stage 5 requirements apply, plus the following:
(1) Vehicle washing at a commercial vehicle wash facility is prohibited at all times. (2) Enhanced Penalty: Any customer in violation of Stage 6 requirements shall be first notified of the regulations and warned of the penalty associated with continued violation. If the violation is not corrected timely, any continued violation of mandatory Stage 6 requirements Packet Pg. 1174 Attachment: 2026 Water Shortage Contingency Plan w Appendix (6.2--Public Hearing/Resolution to adopt the City of Redding 2026 Water Water Shortage Contingency Plan | CITY OF REDDING
61 after notice and warning is provided shall be punishable by an administrative fine of $1,000.00 per day or per occurrence.
Section 4. The Council hereby finds and determines that the enactment of this ordinance is exempt from review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) because it has no potential to result in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. This Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the “common sense” exemption (14 CCR 15061(b)(3)), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption of the Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment.
Section 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) calendar days after the date of its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption thereof and cause publication according to law.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City Council of the City of Redding at a regular meeting on the 5th day of May 2026, and was duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the 19 day of May 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:-Audette, Dr. Dhanuka, Munns, Resner and Littau NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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62 Appendix C
Disaster Response Plan (DRP)
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63 WATER UTILITY
DISASTER RESPONSE
PLAN
FOR
FOOTHILL WATER TREATMENT PLANT
3100 FOOTHILL BLVD, REDDING, CA
BUCKEYE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
11501 BENSON ROAD, SHASTA, CA
CASCADE & ENTERPRISE
GROUNDWATER WELLS
Revised: March 2024
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64 WATER UTILITY
DISASTER RESPONSE
PLAN
FOR
FOOTHILL WATER TREATMENT PLANT
3100 FOOTHILL BLVD, REDDING, CA
BUCKEYE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
11501 BENSON ROAD, SHASTA, CA
CASCADE & ENTERPRISE
GROUNDWATER WELLS
Revised: March 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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65 GENERAL 66
THE PLAN 66
DISASTER PLANNING 67
BACKGROUND INFORMATION 67
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT PLANS 69
WATER QUALITY NOTIFICATION PLAN 70
SHASCOM, RADIO, TELEVISION STATIONS, NEWSPAPER Error! Bookmark not defined.
PHYSICIANS ANSWERING SERVICE, HOSPITALS & CLINICS Error! Bookmark not defined.
BOIL WATER ORDER 85
UNSAFE WATER ALERT 86
SAMPLING PLAN 88
ENFORCEMENT 89
WATER SOURCES AVAILABLE 90
GROUNDWATER WELLS 90
INTER-TIES WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES AND WATER DISTRICTS 90 CHLORINE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 96
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT PLAN 96
EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY CALL OUT LISTS 96
SHASTA COUNTY & CAL TRANS EMERGENCY CALL OUT LISTS 96
MISCELLANEOUS EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS 96
CONTRACTOR LISTINGS FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 98
SUPPLIERS FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 98
ATTACHMENTS:
EXHIBIT A: BOIL WATER ORDER
EXHIBIT B: CANCELLATION OF BOIL WATER ORDER
EXHIBIT C: UNSAFE WATER ALERT
EXHIBIT D: CANCELLATION OF UNSAFE WATER ALERT
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66 DISASTER RESPONSE PLAN
GENERAL
The City of Redding Water Utility is committed to providing a safe, pure and wholesome potable water supply to all of its water customers.
The following regulations associated with the legal requirements of preparing a Disaster Response Plan (Emergency Response Plan) are:
1. California Government Code Section 8607.2 - Public Water System Plans
2. United States Public Law 107-188 Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002.
3. California Health and Safety Code, Sections 116460, 116555 and 116750.
Disasters/emergencies that are likely to occur in the water system’s service area that are addressed are: earthquake, major fire emergencies, water outages due to loss of power, localized flooding, water contamination, and acts of sabotage.
To continue minimum service levels and mitigate the public health risks from drinking water contamination that may occur during a disaster or other emergency events. In order to provide reliable water service and minimize public health risks from unsafe drinking water during those events, the City of Redding Water Utility water system proposes the following plan that defines how it will respond to emergencies and/or disasters that are likely to affect its operation.
THE PLAN
If the Water Utility experiences contamination or disruption of any of its water sources, through one of the above unforeseen circumstance, which includes the Sacramento River raw water supply to the Foothill Water Treatment Plant, the Spring Creek Conduit raw water supply from Whiskeytown Lake which supplies water through the Spring Creek Conduit to the Buckeye Water Treatment Plant or the sixteen groundwater wells, this disaster response plan contains the following information concerning:
Disaster Planning
Background Information
Notification Plan
Sampling Plan
Enforcement
Water Sources
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67 Distribution System Operations Changes
Chlorine Emergency Procedures
Hazardous Materials Incident Plan
Employee Emergency Call Out Lists
Shasta County & Cal Trans Emergency Call Out Lists
Miscellaneous Emergency Telephone Numbers
Contractor Listings for Emergency Situations
Suppliers for Emergency Situations
DISASTER PLANNING
It is important to note all actions under this plan must also be coordinated with the City of Redding Fire Department’s Emergency Operation Center (EOC) located in building #4 at 20055 Viking Way, Redding, and all other City of Redding Departments if applicable.
The City of Redding has an Emergency Operations Center and Department of Public Works Emergency Guidelines Plan to help coordinate the City's efforts to handle a myriad of potential emergencies. The City's Water Utility Disaster Response Plan is part of the Redding Department of Public Works Emergency Guidelines Plan. All Department of Public Works Managers maintain an up-to-date copy of the City's Emergency Operations Plan and Department of Public Works Emergency Guidelines Plan which is the basis for the coordination of operations and the management of critical resources during natural or manmade emergencies.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The City of Redding's water supply comes from three sources, the Sacramento River, Whiskeytown Lake (via the Spring Creek Conduit) and groundwater wells from the Redding Groundwater Basin.
The Sacramento River raw water is pumped from Pump Station No.1 at 2300 Riverside Drive to the Foothill Water Treatment Plant (FWTP) located at 3100 Foothill Blvd. The Whiskeytown Lake raw water is conveyed through the Spring Creek Conduit (between Whiskeytown Lake and Keswick Lake) to the Buckeye Water Treatment Plant (BWTP) located at 11501 Benson Road in Shasta, CA, as shown on the Redding Water System Map 2011, Exhibit “A”.
Sixteen groundwater wells are located in the Cascade and Enterprise areas of the City. Four wells and one standby well located in the Cascade area, on the south side of the City limits and ten wells and two standby wells are located in the Enterprise area, on the east side of the Packet Pg. 1181 Attachment: 2026 Water Shortage Contingency Plan w Appendix (6.2--Public Hearing/Resolution to adopt the City of Redding 2026 Water Water Shortage Contingency Plan | CITY OF REDDING
68 City limits. All the groundwater wells are also shown on the Redding Water System Map 2011, Exhibit “A.”
The entire Redding Water System, with its seven pressure zones are all inter-tied with booster pump stations, pressure regulating stations, supervisory vaults and closed valves between the a joining pressure zones (depicted in Exhibit “A,” with detailed drawings depicted in the Water System Atlas located in Redding Public Works Field Operations, 20055 Viking Way and carried in all Water Utility vehicles). The internet’s City of Redding Online Portal\City Departments\Support Services\GisMap\Go to Interactive Map\Interactive Map\Water also displays the City’s water infrastructure.
In the event of a Sacramento River contamination or disruption of pumping that eliminates the ability to use Pump Station No.1 as a water source for the FWTP, the use of other sources would be implemented. The City has 32.7 million gallons of reservoir storage capacity, the BWTP can produce 14 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) and 21 MGD can be produced from the groundwater well system. The combination of the BWTP and groundwater wells could provide approximately 35 MGD of capacity. Depending on what time of year the incident occurred would dictate the level of conservation and public cooperation required. During the winter months very little impact would be felt. The average demand for the four winter months is 14 MGD. However, during the summer months customers would be required to eliminate all outside irrigation and the use of construction water during the emergency situation. Use of water would be limited to activities necessary to maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the customers of the City of Redding Water Utility.
In the event of Whiskeytown Lake contamination or disruption of the Spring Creek Conduit which eliminates the ability to use it as a water source for the BWTP, the use of other sources would be implemented. During the winter months very little impact would be felt. The City's Foothill Water Treatment Plant rated at 26 MGD would be able to provide the necessary water demand through Pump Houses No. 3 & No. 4. The groundwater well system could also supplement the Foothill Pressure Zone if additional water is required. However, during the summer months customers would be required to eliminate all outside irrigation and the use of construction water during the emergency situation. Use of water would be limited to activities necessary to maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the customers of the City of Redding Water Utility.
It is very unlikely that the Water Utility would lose all of its sixteen groundwater wells in the Cascade and Enterprise areas of the city at the same time. But, if a major disaster did occur, or there was contamination of the Redding Groundwater Basin, which is the supply source for all the utilities groundwater wells, or if the groundwater basin were to drop to an all time low due to a drought situation, the following mitigation measures would take effect. The Water Packet Pg. 1182 Attachment: 2026 Water Shortage Contingency Plan w Appendix (6.2--Public Hearing/Resolution to adopt the City of Redding 2026 Water Water Shortage Contingency Plan | CITY OF REDDING
69 Utility has 32.7 million gallons of reservoir storage capacity, the BWTP can produce 14 MGD and the FWTP can produce 26 MGD. The combination of the BWTP and FWTP could provide approximately 40 MGD of capacity. Both of these sources can supply water into the Enterprise and Cascade Pressure Zones that is supplied by the groundwater wells. However, during the summer months customers would be required to eliminate all outside irrigation and the use of construction water during the emergency situation. Use of water would be limited to activities necessary to maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the customers of the City of Redding Water Utility.
If the contamination or disruption of the City’s water supply, from any of the sources, was determined to be a long-term event, the Water Utility would implement its Drought Management Plan to conserve water.
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT PLAN
Redding Municipal Code - Utilities - 14.09 - DROUGHT MANAGEMENT PLAN
14.09.010 Purpose:
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a drought management plan to equitably distribute the available water to the city’s customers and to ensure an adequate supply for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection. The purposes of this plan are met by establishment of a four-stage plan management. (Ord. 1957 § (part), 1991) Packet Pg. 1183 Attachment: 2026 Water Shortage Contingency Plan w Appendix (6.2--Public Hearing/Resolution to adopt the City of Redding 2026 Water Water Shortage Contingency Plan | CITY OF REDDING
70 WATER QUALITY NOTIFICATION PLAN
All public notifications (Boil Water Order (BWO), Unsafe Water Alert (UWA) or Do Not Drink Notices) should be coordinated with the California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water (CDPH-DDW) District Engineer, County Environmental Health Department and the County Health Officer prior to issuing a public notice. However, any one of the three agencies can act in an emergency to immediately issue a BWO or UWA, if delays would jeopardize public health and safety.
The CDPH-DDW District Engineer or the water system must notify the County Health Department and the County Health Officer prior to or immediately after issuing a public notice. “Notice must be given directly to a person,” any message left on voice mail or answering machine is not sufficient to meet this requirement. Details of the person responsible for completing this notification and the method that will be utilized are contained in the Disaster Response Plan.
For any contamination or disruption of the Sacramento River or Whiskeytown Lake water source the Water Utility would enact the "Water Quality Notification Plan" as outlined:
(All telephone numbers in “Red Font” are considered CONFIDENTIAL HOME
TELEPHONE NUMBERS)
WATER QUALITY EMERGENCY
NOTIFICATION PLAN (WQENP)
Name Title Office
Phone
C
ell
P
ho
ne
Eve
ning
Pho
ne
Michae
l Webb
Director of Public Works 530-245-
7156
53 0-
52 1-
78 30
530-
347-
931
1 Ryan
Bailey
Assistant Director of
Public Works
530-224-
6030
53 0-
20 0-
530-
200-
491
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71 49
12 Josh
Watkin
s
Water Utility Manager 530-224-
6040
53 0-
52 4-
00 80
530-
524-
008
0 Conrad
Tona
PW Supervisor Water
Treatment
530-225-
4475
53 0-
22 7-
41 24
720-
614-
335
9 Kely
Miller
PW Supervisor -Water
Dist.
530-224-
6031
53 0-
60 5-
79 94
530-
227-
009
1 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH PERSONNEL
Office Department of Public
Health
530-224-
4800
-----
Melissa
Buciak
Staff Engineer - Shasta
County
530-224-
4870
530-
574-
572
3 Steve
Watson
Lassen District Engineer 530-224-
4828
Mike
Burges
s
Staff Engineer - Shasta
County
530-224-
6506
530-
262-
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72 938
4 Nick
McGan
n
Staff Engineer - Plumas
County
530-224-
3269
530-
355-
409
2 Michell
e
Opalen
ik
Modoc/Eastern
Siskiyou/Lassen Counties
530-224-
4864
530-
737-
350
0 Terri
Parham
Staff Engineer - Sierra
County
530-224-
2052
Pierce
Pennin
gton
Staff Engineer - Lassen
County
530-224-
2413
If the
above
person
nel
cannot
be
reache
d,
contact
:
Office
of
Emerge
ncy
Service
Warnin
g
Center
(24
hrs):
800-852-7550 or 916-845-
8911
When reporting a water quality emergency to the
Warning Center, please ask for the
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73 State Water Resources Control Board - Division of
Drinking Water Duty Officer
SHAS
TA
COUN
TY
HEAL
TH
DEPA
RTME
NT
WATER QUALITY EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION
PLAN (WQENP)
Name Title Office
Phone
C
ell
P
ho
ne
Eve
ning
Pho
ne
Michae
l Webb
Director of Public Works 530-245-
7156
53 0-
52 1-
78 30
530-
347-
931
1 Ryan
Bailey
Assistant Director of
Public Works
530-224-
6030
53 0-
20 0-
49 12
530-
200-
491
2 Josh
Watkin
s
Water Utility Manager 530-224-
6040
53 0-
52 4-
530-
524-
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74 00
80 008
0 Conrad
Tona
PW Supervisor Water
Treatment
530-225-
4475
53 0-
22 7-
41 24
720-
614-
335
9 Kely
Miller
PW Supervisor -Water
Dist.
530-224-
6031
53 0-
60 5-
79 94
530-
227-
009
1 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PERSONNEL
Office Department of Public
Health
530-224-
4800
-----
Melissa
Buciak
Staff Engineer - Shasta
County
530-224-
4870
530-
574-
572
3 Steve
Watson
Lassen District Engineer 530-224-
4828
Mike
Burges
s
Staff Engineer - Shasta
County
530-224-
6506
530-
262-
938
4 Nick
McGan
n
Staff Engineer - Plumas
County
530-224-
3269
530-
355-
409
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75 Michell
e
Opalen
ik
Modoc/Eastern
Siskiyou/Lassen Counties
530-224-
4864
530-
737-
350
0 Terri
Parham
Staff Engineer - Sierra
County
530-224-
2052
Pierce
Pennin
gton
Staff Engineer - Lassen
County
530-224-
2413
If the above personnel cannot be reached,
contact:
Office of Emergency Service Warning
Center (24 hrs):
800-852-7550 or 916-
845-8911
When reporting a water quality emergency to the Warning Center, please ask for the
State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water Duty Officer
SHASTA COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
WATER QUALITY EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION
PLAN (WQENP)
Name Title Office
Phone
C
ell
P
ho
ne
Eve
ning
Pho
ne
Michae
l Webb
Director of Public Works 530-245-
7156
53 0-
52 1-
78 30
530-
347-
931
1 Ryan
Bailey
Assistant Director of
Public Works
530-224-
6030
53 0-
530-
200-
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76 20
0-
49 12
491
2 Josh
Watkin
s
Water Utility Manager 530-224-
6040
53 0-
52 4-
00 80
530-
524-
008
0 Conrad
Tona
PW Supervisor Water
Treatment
530-225-
4475
53 0-
22 7-
41 24
720-
614-
335
9 Kely
Miller
PW Supervisor -Water
Dist.
530-224-
6031
53 0-
60 5-
79 94
530-
227-
009
1 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PERSONNEL
Office Department of Public
Health
530-224-
4800
-----
Melissa
Buciak
Staff Engineer - Shasta
County
530-224-
4870
530-
574-
572
3 Steve
Watson
Lassen District Engineer 530-224-
4828
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77 Mike
Burges
s
Staff Engineer - Shasta
County
530-224-
6506
530-
262-
938
4 Nick
McGan
n
Staff Engineer - Plumas
County
530-224-
3269
530-
355-
409
2 Michell
e
Opalen
ik
Modoc/Eastern
Siskiyou/Lassen Counties
530-224-
4864
530-
737-
350
0 Terri
Parham
Staff Engineer - Sierra
County
530-224-
2052
Pierce
Pennin
gton
Staff Engineer - Lassen
County
530-224-
2413
If the above personnel cannot be reached,
contact:
Office of Emergency Service Warning
Center (24 hrs):
800-852-7550 or 916-
845-8911
When reporting a water quality emergency to the Warning Center, please ask for the
State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water Duty Officer
SHASTA COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Carla
Serio
County Health
Department
530-225-
5787
SH
AS
CO
M
to
notif
y
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78 SHASCOM - REVERSE 9-1-1
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
Emergency Agency Address Telephone Fax
Shasta Area Safety Communications
Agency
3101 South St. 911 or
530-225-
4200
N/A
RADIO, TELEVISION STATIONS & NEWSPAPER
CONTACTS
Station Address Telephone Fax
Jefferson Public Radio -KFPR 530-243-
8000
530
-
782
-
619
1 KLXR & 1230 AM Radio 1326 Market
St.
530-244-
5082
530
-
244
-
569
8 KESR/KEWB/KKXS/KNCQ/KHR
D Radio
1588 Charles
Dr.
530-244-
9700
530
-
244
-
970
7 KFPR/HCHO Radio 603 N. Market 898-3930 898
-
434
8 KQMS/KSHA Radio 3360 Alta
Mesa Dr.
530-226-
9500
530
-
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79 221
-
665
3 KVIP Radio 1139 Hartnell
Ave.
530-222-
4455
530
-
222
-
448
4 KRCR 7R TV 755
Auditorium
Dr.
530-243-
7777
530
-
243
-
938
2 KHSL 12 TV / KNVN 24 TV - Chico 3460
Silverbell Rd.
530-226-
6600
530
-
226
-
661
3 KIXE PBS 9 TV 630 N. Market
St.
530-243-
5493
530
-
243
-
744
3 KGEC 26 TV 215 Lake
Blvd.
242-6158 222
-
234
0 RECORD SEARCHLIGHT 1101 Twin
View Blvd.
530-243-
2424
530
-
225
-
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80 823
6 PHYSICIANS ANSWERING
SERVICES
REDDING ANSWERING
SERVICE
1410
Elmwood Dr.
530-245-
1111
530
-
245
-
110
1 HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER 2175 Rosaline 530-225-
6000
530
-
225
-
623
3 SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER
100 Butte St. 530-244-
5353
530
-
244
-
516
9 PATIENTS HOSPITAL 2900 Eureka
Way
530-225-
8700
530
-
225
-
872
1 EVERYDAY HEALTH CARE 3270 Churn
Creek
530-222-
6886
530
-
222
-
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81 448
0 ROCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER
1710 Churn
Creek Rd.
646-4242 223
-
184
7 HILLTOP MEDICAL CLINIC 1093 Hilltop
Dr.
530-221-
1565
530
-
221
-
391
2 REDDING HEALTH CARE 191 Hartnell
Ave.
530-222-
2113
530
-
222
-
172
9 DIALYSIS NORTH 2500
Wyndham Ln.
229-1906 229
-
190
6 DIALYSIS CLINIC 180
Northpoint Dr.
530-246-
1140
246
-
112
8 REDDING DIALYSIS 1876 Park
Marina Dr.
246-7474 246
-
017
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82 A. All the above-named City, State and County personnel would be notified immediately by the City answering service during non-office hours or by Redding Department of Public Works secretaries during office hours by telephone or facsimile (Time required: 15 minutes two personnel).
B. City of Redding answering service would be notified and given instructions on how to answer inquires. They would be told to call water utility personnel required to implement a working plan of action (Time required: 15 minutes, two personnel).
C. SHASCOM would be notified by the City of Redding Water Utility to proceed with the Reverse 9-1-1 Notification System defining the Emergency. This system can quickly target a precise geographic, area such as a pressure zone, and saturate it with thousands of calls per hour. The public notification would include:
1. Who - City of Redding Water Utility
2. What drinking water regulation has been exceeded.
3. When it occurred.
4. Area of the City involved.
5. Health significance involved.
6. Action being taken.
7. What customers should do.
D. Radio Stations and Television Stations would also be notified by telephone or facsimile to broadcast the Emergency. The public notification would include:
1. Who - City of Redding Water Utility.
2. What drinking water regulations have been exceeded.
3. When it occurred.
4. Area of the City involved.
5. Health significance involved.
6. Action being taken.
7. What customers should do during the emergency.
NOTE: This information would have California State Water Resources Control Board approval (Time required: ½ hour by telephone or facsimile, two personnel).
Written notices would be hand delivered to above radio and television stations as soon as possible (Time required: one hour, two personnel using two vehicles). Estimated area coverage: one-half the population of the City.
E. All hospitals, medical facilities, and doctors would be notified, if necessary.
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83 Notification would be by telephone or facsimile followed by hand delivered notice (Time required: ½ hour by telephone, two personnel). Hand-delivered notices to follow (Time required: One hour, four personnel).
F. The Record Searchlight would be contacted with a written notification or facsimile which would include the items listed for radio and television stations in Section C (Time required: one hour, one personnel). Estimated coverage: thirty-five percent of the City population.
G. If an outlying area is affected, water service crews and meter readers would be used with the aid of meter route maps, water utility water atlas maps, and street atlas maps to give notification door-to-door. This method could also be used for businesses, such as restaurants, RV parks, hotels, motels, and convalescent hospitals (Time required: one to two hours, 10 to 20 personnel).
H. A long-term problem would be handled by all-of-the above, plus notification on our monthly billing of all City electric and water customers.
I. The majority of water customers could be contacted within two to three hours utilizing a minimum of 15 personnel to a maximum of 30 personnel depending on the type of emergency and size of the area involved.
J. Whenever a school or school system, the owner or operator of residential rental property, or the owner or operator of a business property receives, a notification from a person operating a public water system under any provision of this section, the school or school system shall notify school employees, students, and parents if the students are minors. The owner or operator of the business property shall notify employees of businesses located on the property.
1. The operator shall provide the customer with sample notification from which may be used by the customer in complying with the requirements of this subdivision and which shall indicate the nature of the problem with the water supply and the most appropriate methods of notification which may include, but is not limited to, the sending of a letter to each water user and the posting of a notice at each site where drinking water is dispensed.
2. The notice required by this subdivision will be given within ten days receipt of notification from the person operating the public water system.
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84 3. Any person failing to give notice as required by this subdivision will be civilly liable in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each day of failure to give notice.
4. If any operator has evidence of a noncompliance with the requirements of this subdivision, the operator will report this information to the County Health Department at 225-5787 and the California State Water Resources Control Board-Division of Drinking Water at 224-4800.
K. The City of Redding would update the Water Utility website within 24 hours:
http://www.ci.redding.ca.us/water/index.html
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85 BOIL WATER ORDER
In the event of a water quality emergency where minimum Bacteriological Water Quality Standards cannot be reasonably assured, the California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water will prescribe a "Boil Water Order" (BWO) to the City of Redding Water Utility.
The Boil Water Order can be issued by either one, or combination of the following agencies:
1. California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water
2. Shasta County Department of Health
3. City of Redding Water Utility
4. City of Redding Emergency Operations Plan
5. City of Redding Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Designated personnel to authorize issuance of Boil Water Order:
1. California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water
a. Regional Chief
b. District Engineer(s)
2. Shasta County Department of Health:
a. Director of Environmental Health
3. City of Redding Water Utility:
a. City Manager
b. Director or Assistant Director of Public Works
c. Water Utility Manager
d. Supervisor - Water Distribution
e. Supervisor - Water Treatment
4. City of Redding Emergency Operations Center (EOC):
a. Emergency Operations Incident Commander
b. City of Redding Police Chief
c. City of Redding Fire Chief
Methods of Boil Water Order Issuance:
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86 The Boil Water Order will be issued through the means of the Water Quality Notification Plan.
The conditions in which the Boil Water Order shall be issued:
1. Biological contamination of water supply system including but not limited to:
a. Prolonged water outages in areas with ruptured sewer and/or water mains.
b. Ruptured water treatment, storage, and/or distribution facilities in areas of known sewage spills or other biological contamination. c. Illness attributed to water supply.
2. Unusual system characteristics including but not limited to:
a. Prolonged loss of pressure in distribution system.
b. Sudden loss of chlorine residual.
c. Severe discoloration and odor.
d. Inability to implement emergency chlorination.
A Sample "Boil Water Order" is Attached - Exhibit “B”
The conditions in which a Boil Water Order shall be canceled:
1. Biological contamination and the health hazard in the water system have been effectively abated and safe water quality has been reliably confirmed by water quality monitoring throughout the water system.
2. The above-mentioned agency that has the authority to issue the Boil Water Order.
A Sample "Cancellation of Boil Water Order" is attached - Exhibit “C”
UNSAFE WATER ALERT
In the event of a water quality emergency due to Known or Suspected Chemical (nonbacteriological) Contamination, the California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water will prescribe an "Unsafe Water Alert" to the City of Redding Water Utility.
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87 The Unsafe Water Alert can be issued by either one, or combination of the following agencies:
1. California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water
2. Shasta County Department of Health
3. City of Redding Water Utility
4. City of Redding Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Designated personnel to authorize issuance of Unsafe Water Alert:
1. California State Water Resources Control Board -Division of Drinking Water:
a. Regional Chief
b. District Engineer(s)
2. Shasta County Department of Health:
a. Director of Environmental Health
3. City of Redding Water Utility:
a. City Manager
b. Director of Public Works
c. Water Utility Manager
d. Supervisor - Water Distribution
e. Supervisor - Water treatment
4. City of Redding Emergency Operations Center (EOC):
a. Emergency Operations Incident Commander
b. City of Redding Police Chief
c. City of Redding Fire Chief
Methods of Unsafe Water Alert Issuance:
The Unsafe Water Alert will be issued through the means of the Water Quality Notification Plan.
The conditions in which the Unsafe Water Alert shall be issued:
1. Know or suspected widespread chemical or hazardous contamination in the water supply distribution system.
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88 a. Ruptured water distribution system in area of known chemical spills coupled with loss of pressure, severe odor and discoloration, loss of chlorine residual; inability of existing water treatment process to neutralize chemical contaminants prior to entering the water system.
2. Threatened or suspected acts of sabotage confirmed by analytical results. a. Suspected contamination triggered by acts of sabotage or threats by vandals is confirmed by analytical testing, and there is reason to believe that the contamination has affected the water system.
3. Implemented by the City Water Utility due to water treatment inadequacies.
A Sample "Unsafe Water Alert" is attached - Exhibit “D” The conditions in which an Unsafe Water Alert can be canceled:
1. Hazardous contamination in the water system has been effectively abated and safe water quality has been reliably confirmed by water quality monitoring throughout the water system.
2. The above-mentioned agency's who have the authority to issue the Unsafe Water Alert.
A Sample "Cancellation of Unsafe Water Alert" is attached - Exhibit “E”
SAMPLING PLAN
The City of Redding Water Utility has a Routine Sample Siting Plan which can be used for bacteriological and water quality monitoring throughout the water distribution system.
The Routine Sample Siting Plan is located at:
1. Foothill Water Treatment Plant office and laboratory, 3100 Foothill Blvd.
2. Water Utility office, Public Works Corp Yard, 20055 Viking Way.
3. California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water,
364 Knollcrest Drive, Suite #200, Redding, CA.
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89 The Water Utility can use the following local laboratories to do analytical testing to confirm chemical or bacteriological contamination:
1. City of Redding Wastewater Treatment Plants:
Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, 2220 Metz Rd., Redding CA 96001.
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-4158 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245-7208 Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant, 9001, Airport Rd., Anderson CA 96007 Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378-6701 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378-6709 .
2. Basic Laboratory 2218 Railroad Ave., Redding, CA 96001, ph. 243- 7234.
Pager 339-9081 (when you hear the tone, input contact phone number) Sabrina Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227-6442 Dave Sprague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365-3493 or 335-2579 Nathan Hawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547-3443 or 941-4055
3. Shasta County Environmental Health Laboratory (bacteriological only). 2650 Breslauer Way, Redding, CA 96001.
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-5072 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-5061
ENFORCEMENT
As part of the notification plan the customers would be directed to conserve water and to eliminate any unnecessary water use and contractors would be directed not to use construction water. Depending on the time of year and normal demands out side water use for irrigation and construction use might not be prohibited. The irrigation and construction water use prohibition would be enforced by the Redding Police Department and Water Utility personnel citing Redding Municipal Code 14.08.260 that would be in effect for emergencies:
Redding Municipal Code - Utilities - 14.08.260 - Shutting Off Water During Emergency
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90 All faucets, sprinklers, hose nozzles or other continuous streams must be shut off promptly upon the alarm of fire or other emergency or major disaster; the water not to be turned on again until the fire is known to be extinguished. (Prior code § 29-27)
WATER SOURCES AVAILABLE
The City of Redding has several sources of water available in case of an emergency, disruption of water source and Sacramento River or Whiskeytown Lake water contamination that is not treatable, then the City would rely on groundwater wells and inter-ties with neighboring cities and water districts.
GROUNDWATER WELLS
The City has sixteen groundwater wells with a combined capacity of 21 MGD (milliongallons-per-day). The wells are located in the Cascade and Enterprise areas of the City. The Cascade area has four wells, located in the Southwest part of the City. The Enterprise area has twelve wells located in the Southeastern part of the City. Groundwater water contamination that is not treatable, then the City would rely on the Sacramento River or Whiskeytown Lake water sources and inter-ties with neighboring cities and water districts if needed.
INTER-TIES WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES AND WATER DISTRICTS
The City has existing inter-ties with two neighboring cities and two neighboring water districts and the potential for an emergency inter-tie with another water district south of the city limits.
City of Anderson has an inter-tie with the city on Meadow View Drive which could provide water to the Wooded Acres North Subdivision and the P.G. & E. Service Center. That area was previously served by the City of Anderson prior to annexation to the City of Redding.
The City of Anderson source is groundwater.
Bella Vista Water District (BVWD) is located to the northeast of Redding and has three inter-ties. One located near Canby and Churn Creek Roads at the BVWD Water Treatment Plant, one located at 1431 Edgewood Drive near Tiburon Drive, and one at Old Alturas Road at Abernathy Lane. The combined capacity of these three (3) inter-ties is approximately 1200 gpm. (gallons-per-minute). These capacities are estimates because the City has transferred water to BVWD but has not had the occasion to receive water from BVWD. Because BVWD also gets the majority of its water from the Sacramento River, these sources of water may not be available if the Sacramento River was considered contaminated.
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91 Centerville Community Services District (CCSD) which is located west of Redding and has two inter-ties with the City. One in the Mary Lake Subdivision and the other one at 16755 Clear Creek Road, just west of the City’s Electric Utility’s Redding Power Plant. That Mary Lake inter-tie has a capacity of 400 gym and has been used previously, and the Clear Creek Road inter-tie has a capacity of 1300 gpm. CCSD receives their water from the Clear Creek Community Service District Filtration Plant via the Muletown conduit out of Whiskeytown Lake. Whereas CCSD receives all of its water from Whiskeytown Lake; this source of water may not be available if Whiskeytown Lake was considered contaminated.
City of Shasta Lake has inter-ties located north of the City in the Buckeye Pressure Zone which is located in Shasta County. The City of Shasta Lake currently supplies water to 18 customers in the Summit City Zone. Depending on the conditions of the Shasta Lake system, water could continue to be supplied to the City of Redding. Whereas the City of Shasta lake receives all of its water from Shasta Lake this source of water may not be available if Shasta Lake was considered contaminated.
NOTE: Before any inter-tie is operated, a representative of the neighboring city or neighboring water district should be notified of the existing emergency and the need for additional water supply.
INTER-TIE NOTIFICATION CONTACTS &
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
City or District Day
Pho
ne
Answerin
g Service
Fax
City of Anderson 530
-
378
-
663
6 530-378-
6638
530
-
378
-
666
6 Bella Vista WD 530
-
241
-
108
5 530-241-
1085
530
-
241
-
853
4 Centerville CSD 530
-
530-246-
0680
530
-
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92 246
-
068
0 246
-
225
4 City of Shasta Lake 530
-
275
-
745
0 530-275-
7400
530
-
275
-
741
4 Shasta County CSA
No. 25
530
-
225
-
566
1 530-225-
5661
530
-
225
-
566
7 Shasta CSD 530
-
246
-
068
0 530-245-
1138
530
-
246
-
225
4 An emergency inter-tie with the Clear Creek Community Services District (CCCSD) could be constructed at the southern end of the City. This inter-tie could provide approximately 400 gpm and would require the construction of 4000 feet of pipeline from district piping to Redding Ranchettes Reservoir. Clear Creek Community Service District is supplied water from the Muletown conduit out of Whiskeytown Lake. Whereas CCCSD receives the majority of its water from Whiskeytown Lake this source of water may not be available if Whiskeytown Lake was considered contaminated.
The City of Redding Water Utility is also a member of the Northern California Water Agency Response Network (WARN) which helps supply mutual aid during a major disaster. The California Office of Emergency Services would also be requested to assist the City in any major disaster.
INTER-TIE LOCATIONS
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93 Attached are the site plan maps indicating the location of the available inter-ties with the two cities and two water districts depicted as Exhibits “F” through “L.” Packet Pg. 1207 Attachment: 2026 Water Shortage Contingency Plan w Appendix (6.2--Public Hearing/Resolution to adopt the City of Redding 2026 Water Water Shortage Contingency Plan | CITY OF REDDING
94 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATION CHANGES:
FOOTHILL WATER TREATMENT PLANT
To implement this contingency plan following the shut down of the Foothill water plant or Pump Station No.1, some distribution system operations changes would be required. The locations on the Water Utility water atlas sheets (Water System Atlas located in Redding Public Works Field Operations, 20055 Viking Way and carried in all Water Utility vehicles) and changes would be as follows:
Water Atlas Page - G 7
Open the eight-inch pressure relief valve (PRV) located behind Pump House No. 3 at 299 Sulphur Creek Road to supply Buckeye Water Treatment Plant water to the Foothill Pressure Zone.
Water Atlas Page - M 8
Install a booster pump on the Crosstown main at the Cypress Avenue Supervisory Vault located at 760 Parkview Avenue. This pump would allow Enterprise Pressure Zone groundwater to be transferred to the upper Foothill Zone storage reservoir. From the Foothill Zone the Cascade and Hill 900 Pressure Zones could be supplied. The Cascade Zone could also be supplied through the South Bonnyview Supervisory Vault from the Enterprise Pressure Zone.
Water Atlas Page - SC 14
Isolate the Wooded Acres North Subdivision and P.G.& E. Service Center and supply by the City of Anderson wells.
Water Atlas Page - N 2
Open the inter-tie with the Centerville Community Service District at Inter-tie No. 1, located at Record Lane and O’Connor Avenue, to help supply the Hill 900 Pressure Zone.
Water Atlas Page - SB 6
Request assistance from the WARN Agency and California Office of Emergency Services to construct the inter-tie between the City of Redding Ranchettes Reservoir and the Clear Creek Community Services District water main located at the end of Windsor Lane.
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95 Water Atlas Page - H 10B, H 11, J 13
Determine if water is available from BVWD and open inter-ties No.1, No. 2, & No. 3 if water is available to be transferred.
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96 BUCKEYE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
To implement this contingency plan following the shut down of the Buckeye Water Plant or the Spring Creek Conduit some distribution operation changes would be required. The changes would be as follows:
Water Atlas Page - G 5, G 7
Place into operation the City's Pump Houses No. 3 & No. 4, controlled through the FWTP.
This would supply water to all parts of the Buckeye Pressure Zone and Hilltop/Dana Pressure Zone.
Water Atlas Page - NV 5
Open closed valve V 7 from the Summit City Zone from the City of Shasta Lake, to supply water to the northern end of the Buckeye Pressure Zone.
CHLORINE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Refer to the Risk Management Plan (RMP) for Hazardous Materials response; Foothill Water Treatment Plant, Buckeye Water Treatment Plant, and Enterprise Wells.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT PLAN
Information and notification of the hazardous materials incident plan can be located in the Department of Public Works Emergency Guideline Plan.
EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY CALL OUT LISTS
Employee call out list can be located in the Department of Public Works Emergency Guideline Plan.
SHASTA COUNTY & CAL TRANS EMERGENCY CALL OUT LISTS
Employee call out list can be located in the Department of Public Works Emergency Guideline Plan and the City of Redding Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Guidebook.
MISCELLANEOUS EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
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97 Miscellaneous emergency call out list can be located in the Department of Public Works Emergency Guideline Plan and the City of Redding Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Guidebook.
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98 CONTRACTOR LISTINGS FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Contractor listings and emergency telephone numbers for emergency situations can be located in the Department of Public Works Emergency Guideline Plan City of Redding Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Guidebook.
SUPPLIERS FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Suppliers for emergency situations can be located in the Department of Public Works Emergency Guidelines Plan City of Redding Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Guidebook.
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REDDING, CA 96049-6071
Conserving resources today...
For Redding’s tomorrow
DATE:
BOIL WATER ORDER
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS ADVISORY COULD RESULT IN ILLNESS Due to the recent , the City of Redding Water Utility in conjunction with the California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water, and/or Shasta County Health Department are advising residents of Redding to use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes as a safety precaution.
All tap water used for drinking or cooking should be boiled rapidly for at least five minutes. This is the preferred method to assure that the water is safe to drink.
An alternative method of purification for residents that do not have gas or electricity available is to use fresh liquid household bleach (Chlorox, Purex, etc.) To do so, add 8 drops (or 1/4 teaspoon) of bleach per gallon of clear water or 16 drops (or ½ teaspoon) per gallon of cloudy water, mix thoroughly, and allow to stand for 30 minutes before using. A chlorine-like taste and odor will result from this purification and is an indication that adequate disinfection has taken place.
Water purification tablets may also be used by following the manufacturers' instructions.
Optional: Potable water is available at the following locations:
Please bring clean water container (five gallons maximum capacity).
Emergency water treatment and water quality testing are being conducted by the City's Water Utility to resolve this water quality emergency problem. The City's Water Utility will notify residents as soon as the water is safe to drink through public notification.
For more information, please call:
City of Redding Water Utility 224-6068
Foothill Water Treatment Plant 225-4192
Supervisor--Water Treatment 225-4475
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2 Water Utility Manager 224-6040
State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water 224-4800 Shasta County Environmental Health Department 225-5787
Issued by: (signature)
Title: Print Name:
P.O. BOX 49607 EXHIBIT C
REDDING, CA 96049-6071
Conserving resources today...
For Redding’s tomorrow
DATE
CANCELLATION OF BOIL WATER ORDER
On (date) you were notified of the need to boil or disinfect all tap water in your home for drinking or cooking purposes. The City of Redding Water Utility in conjunction with the California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water, and/or Shasta County Health Department has determined that, through abatement of the health hazard followed by comprehensive testing of the water, your water is safe to drink. It is no longer necessary to boil your tap water or for you to consume bottled water.
For more information, please call:
City of Redding Water Utility 224-6068
Foothill Water Treatment Plant 225-4192
Supervisor--Water Treatment 225-4475
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3 Water Utility Manager 224-6040
State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water 224-4800 Shasta County Environmental Health Department 225-5787
Issued by:
(signature)
Title: Print Name:
P.O. BOX 496071 EXHIBIT D
REDDING, CA 96049-6071
Conserving resources today...
For Redding’s tomorrow
DATE:
UNSAFE WATER ALERT
DO NOT DRINK YOUR TAP WATER!
Due to the recent emergency situation, the City of
Redding Water Utility in conjunction with the California State Water Resources Control Packet Pg. 1216 Attachment: 2026 Water Shortage Contingency Plan w Appendix (6.2--Public Hearing/Resolution to adopt the City of Redding 2026 Water Water Shortage Contingency Plan | CITY OF REDDING
4 Board, and/or Shasta County Health Department are advising residents of Redding to NOT USE TAP WATER FOR DRINKING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE but to use bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes as safety precaution. Boiling the water will not make the water safe.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS ADVISORY COULD RESULT IN ILLNESS.
Emergency water treatment and quality testing are being conducted by the City's Water Utility to resolve this water quality emergency problem. The City's Water Utility will notify residents as soon as the water is safe to drink through public notification.
For more information, please call:
City of Redding Water Utility 224-6068
Foothill Water Treatment Plant 225-4192
Supervisor--Water Treatment 225-4475
Water Utility Manager 224-6040
State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water 224-4800 Shasta County Environmental Health Department 225-5787
Issued by: Title:
(Signature)
Print Name:
P.O. BOX 496071 EXHIBIT E
REDDING, CA 96049-6071
Conserving resources today...
For Redding’s tomorrow
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5 DATE
CANCELLATION OF UNSAFE WATER ALERT
On (date) you were notified of the need to not use the water supply served to your home for drinking or cooking purposes. The City of Redding Water Utility in conjunction with the California Department of Health Services, and/or Shasta County Health Department has determined that, through abatement of the health hazard followed by comprehensive testing of the water, YOUR TAP WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK.
IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY TO CONSUME BOTTLED WATER.
For more information, please call:
City of Redding Water Utility 224-6068
Foothill Water Treatment Plant 225-4192
Supervisor--Water Treatment 225-4475
Water Utility Manager 224-6040
State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water 224-4800 Shasta County Environmental Health Department 225-5787
Issued by: Title:
(Signature)
Print Name:
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CITY OF REDDING
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation
Conduct a Public Hearing and, upon conclusion, authorize and approve the following actions relative to the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP):
(1) Adopt Resolution to adopt the 2025 UWMP as required by the State of California Department of Water Resources pursuant to Assembly Bill 797, the “Urban Water Management Planning Act,” amending Division 6, Part 2.6, of the California Water Code (Water Code);
(2) Pursuant to Water Code section 10644, direct staff to file the 2025 UWMP Update with the California Department of Water Resources and the California State Library within thirty (30) days of adoption;
(3) Pursuant to Water Code section 10645, direct staff to make the 2025 UWMP Update available for public review within thirty (30) days after filing a copy with the California Department of Water Resources;
(4) Pursuant to Water Code section 10644, direct staff to submit the final 2025 UWMP Update in electronic format to Shasta County, City of Anderson, City of Shasta Lake, Bella Vista Water District, Clear Creek Community Services District, Centerville Community Services District, Shasta Community Services District and AndersonCottonwood Irrigation District within thirty (30) days of adoption; and (5) Find that this activity is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption.
Fiscal Impact
The Water Utility anticipated the ongoing and proposed implementation of the Best Management Practices detailed in the plan and has budgeted accordingly. No additional costs will be incurred through the next budget cycle.
MEETING DATE: June 16, 2026
ITEM NO. 6.3
FROM:
***APPROVED BY***
[email protected] [email protected]
SUBJECT: 6.3--Public Hearing to consider Resolution to adopt the City of Redding 2025 Urban Water Management Plan.
Michael Webb, Assistant City
Manager/Public Works
Director
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Report to Redding City Council June 10, 2026
Re: 6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Page 2
Alternative Action
The City Council (Council) could choose not to approve the resolution amending the Urban Water Management Plan; by doing this, the City of Redding (City) would be out of compliance with state requirements and ineligible for loans or grant funding until the plan was brought into compliance.
Background/Analysis
To further water conservation in the State of California, Assembly Bill (AB) 797, the Urban Water Management Planning Act, was approved in September 1983, and has been amended numerous times in subsequent years. AB 797 initiated a statewide effort to conserve water by requiring urban water suppliers that either provide municipal water to more than 3,000 customers or supply its customers with more than 3,000 acre-feet of municipal water annually, to prepare, in accordance with the prescribed requirements, an Urban Water Management Plan. The City developed its Plan in 1985, and has amended the plan every five years as required by law. The 2025 Urban Water Management Plan includes information through calendar year 2025 and is due in 2026. The City’s plan supports long-term resource planning by assessing the reliability of water sources over a 20-year planning horizon considering normal, dry, and multiple dry years and by analyzing water demand.
The Water Utility has complied with the provisions of Section 6, Part 2.6, of the California Water Code by preparing and updating its Urban Water Management Plan. A draft plan was available on the Water Utility’s website and notification was sent to numerous agencies, districts, private entities, and public entities in accordance with requirements mandated by the Department of Water Resources. The amended plan addresses conservation requirements and will enable the City to remain eligible for state grants and loans.
Staff has developed the plan in accordance with state requirements and guidelines and hereby submits this plan for the Council’s consideration.
Environmental Review
Staff has determined that this activity is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption. CEQA applies only to actions that have the potential to have a significant effect on the environment. The updated plan includes strategies and potential future efficiency actions; however, these actions would require separate review under CEQA. This activity would not result in physical alteration of the environment and it can be seen with certainty that the action has no potential to have an adverse effect on the environment.
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Report to Redding City Council June 10, 2026
Re: 6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Page 3
Council Priority/City Manager Goals
• Communication and Transparency – “Improve the quality of communication with the public and City Employees to enhance knowledge and increase transparency to improve public trust.”
• Government of the 21st Century – “Be relevant and proactive to the opportunities and challenges of today’s residents and workforce. Anticipate the future to make better decisions today.”
Attachments
Resolution
2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT
NOE COR Urban Water Managment Plan
WSCP and UWMP Public Hearing Notice 2026
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
TO ADOPT THE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AS REQUIRED
BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 797, THE “URBAN
WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING ACT,” AMENDING DIVISION 6,
PART 2.6, OF THE CALIFORNIA WATER CODE
WHEREAS, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water Code Section 10610 et seq., known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act) during the 1983-1984 Regular Session, which mandates that every supplier providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet annually prepare and adopt an Urban Water Management Plan every five years, the primary objective of which is to plan for the conservation and efficient use of water; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding is an urban water supplier under the definition of California Water Code Section 10617; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding has therefore prepared a 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update and completed all required coordination and legal notices, including publication in the Record Searchlight on June 2, 2026 and June 9, 2026, pursuant to Water Code section 10642 and Government Code section 6066, posting on the City’s website, and posting at public locations throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2026, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to obtain public testimony;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding hereby:
1. Determines that adoption of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the “common sense” exemption (14 CCR 15061(b)(3)), as the mandated plan update would not result in physical alteration of the environment and implementation of any future action would require independent evaluation under CEQA.
2. Adopts the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update;
3. Pursuant to Water Code section 10644, directs staff to file the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update with the California Department of Water Resources and the California State Library within thirty (30) days of adoption;
4. Pursuant to Water Code section 10645, directs staff to make the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update available for public review within thirty (30) days after filing a copy with the California Department of Water Resources;
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5. Pursuant to Water Code section 10644, directs staff to submit the final 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update in electronic format to Shasta County within thirty (30) days of adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 16th day of June 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
______________________________
MIKE LITTAU, Mayor
ATTEST: FORM APPROVED:
______________________________ ______________________________________ SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk BENJAMIN L. STOCK, Interim City Attorney Packet Pg. 1224 Attachment: Resolution [Revision 1] (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water Management Plan) i
City of Redding
2025 Urban Water Management Plan
June 2026 Draft
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City of Redding
2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
CONTACT SHEET
Data plan submitted to Department of Water Resources: XX/XX/XXXX Michael Webb
Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA 96001
Phone: (530) 225-4170
Email: [email protected]
Ryan Bailey, Assistant Director of Public Works
P.O Box 496071
Redding, CA 96049
Phone: (530) 224-6068
Email: [email protected]
Josh Watkins, Water Utility Manager
City of Redding
P.O Box 496071
Redding, CA 96049
Phone: (530) 224-6040
Email: [email protected]
Brandon Bishop, Water Conservation Specialist
P.O Box 496071
Redding, CA 96049
Phone: (530) 224-6032
Email: [email protected]
The Water supplier is a: City
The Water supplier is a: Retailer
Utility services provided by the water supplier include: Water and Wastewater Packet Pg. 1227 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: Introduction and Lay Description............................................................................ 1
1.1 Lay Description............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Background and Purpose .............................................................................................. 2
1.2.1 Previous Urban Water Management Plans................................................................ 2
1.3 Urban Water Management Planning and the California Water Code........................... 2
1.3.1 Urban Water Management Planning Act................................................................... 2
1.3.2 New Requirements to the Water Code since 2020 UWMP....................................... 4
1.3.3 Water Conservation Act of 2009 (SB X7-7).............................................................. 4
1.4 Report Organization...................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 2: Plan Preparation....................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Basis for Plan Preparation............................................................................................. 6
2.1.1 Public Water Systems................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Individual Planning and Compliance............................................................................ 6
2.4 Coordination and Outreach ........................................................................................... 7
2.4.1 Wholesale and Retail Condition ................................................................................ 7
2.4.2 Coordination with Other Agencies and the Community............................................ 7
2.4.3 Notice to Cities and Counties .................................................................................... 7
2.5 Submittal Tables Public Water Systems....................................................................... 8
2.5.1 Submittal Table 2-1: Retail Public Water Systems.................................................... 8
2.5.2 Submittal Table 2-2: Plan Type Identification........................................................... 8
2.5.3 Submittal Table 2-3: Supplier Identification ............................................................. 9
2.5.4 Submittal Table 2-4: Water Supplier Information Exchange .................................... 9 CHAPTER 3: System Description................................................................................................ 10
3.1 General Description .................................................................................................... 10 ........................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 Description of Transmission, Treatment and Distribution Facilities....................... 12
3.2 Service Area Boundary Map....................................................................................... 12
3.3 Service Area Climate .................................................................................................. 14
3.4 Service Area Population and Demographics .............................................................. 14
3.4.1 Service Area Population .......................................................................................... 14 Packet Pg. 1229 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
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3.4.2 Other Social, Economic, and Demographic Factors................................................ 15
3.5 Land Uses within Service Area................................................................................... 16
3.6 Submittal Tables ......................................................................................................... 18
3.6.0 Submittal Table 3-0: Service Area Climate ............................................................. 18
3.6.1 Submittal Table 3-1: Population-Current and Projected.......................................... 18 CHAPTER 4: Water Use Characterization................................................................................... 19
4.1 Non-Potable Versus Potable Water ............................................................................ 19
4.2 Past, Current, and Projected Water Use by Sector...................................................... 19
4.2.1 Water Use Sectors Listed in Water Code ................................................................ 19
4.2.2 Optional Water-Use Sectors .................................................................................... 20
4.2.3 Past Water Use......................................................................................................... 20
4.2.4 Current Water Use ................................................................................................... 20
4.2.5 Projected Water Use ................................................................................................ 20
4.2.5.1 General Guidance on Projections.......................................................................... 20
4.2.5.2 Water-Use Projections by Sector.......................................................................... 20
4.2.5.3 Standards, Codes, Ordinances, and Plans............................................................. 21
4.2.5.4 Retail Only............................................................................................................ 21
4.2.5.5 Lower-Income Households................................................................................... 21
4.3 Distribution System Water Loss................................................................................. 22
4.3.1 Previous Five Years Distribution System Losses.................................................... 22
4.3.2 Progress Toward Meeting the Water Loss Performance Standard .......................... 23
4.4 Submittal Tables ......................................................................................................... 24
4.4.1 Submittal Table 4-1: Total Uses for Potable and Non-potable Water - Actual....... 24
4.4.2 Submittal Table 4-2: Total Uses of Potable and Non-potable Water – Projected ... 25
4.4.3 Submittal Table 4-3: Inclusion in Water-Use Projections....................................... 25
4.4.4 Optional Submittal Table 4-4: Retail Passive Savings Projections......................... 26
4.4.5 Submittal Table 4-5: Water Loss Audit Reporting.................................................. 26
4.4.6 Submittal Table 4-6: Progress Toward 2028 Water Loss Standard......................... 27 CHAPTER 5: SB X7-7 Baseline, 2020 Targets, and 2025 Reporting.......................................... 28
5.1 SB X7-7 Baseline and 2020 Targets........................................................................... 28
5.2 2025 Reporting............................................................................................................ 28
5.2.1 Urban Retail Water Supplier.................................................................................... 28 Packet Pg. 1230 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
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5.2.2 Supplier Did Not Meet 2020 Target in 2020 ........................................................... 28
5.2.3 Supplier Met 2020 Target in 2025 ........................................................................... 28
5.2.4 No Change to Supplier Service Area ....................................................................... 28
5.2.5 Funding Eligibility................................................................................................... 29
5.3 Submittal Tables ......................................................................................................... 29
5.3.1 Submittal Table 5-1: Retail SB X7-7 Target Progress............................................. 29 CHAPTER 6: Water Supply Characterization.............................................................................. 30
6.1 Water Supply Overview.............................................................................................. 30
6.1.2 Special Considerations............................................................................................. 30
6.1.2.1 Climate Change Effects ........................................................................................ 30
6.1.2.2 Regulatory Conditions and Project Development................................................. 31
6.1.2.3 Other Locally Applicable Criteria ........................................................................ 31
6.2 Water Supply Characterization................................................................................... 32
6.2.1 Purchase or Imported Water .................................................................................... 32
6.2.2 Groundwater ............................................................................................................ 32
6.2.2.1 Basin Description.................................................................................................. 32
6.2.2.2 Basin Management Information ........................................................................... 32
6.2.2.3 Other Considerations ............................................................................................ 32
6.2.2.4 Past Five Years Groundwater Pumping................................................................ 33
6.2.3 Surface Water........................................................................................................... 34
6.2.3.1 United States Bureau of Reclamation Contract – Sacramento River ................... 35 Sources.............................................................................................................................. 35
6.2.3.2 United States Bureau of Reclamation Contract – Sacramento River, .................. 35 Shasta, and Trinity River Divisions.................................................................................. 35
6.2.4 Stormwater............................................................................................................... 36
6.2.5 Wastewater and Recycled Water ............................................................................. 36
6.2.5.1 Recycled Water Coordination............................................................................... 36
6.2.5.2 Wastewater Collection, Treatment Systems, and Disposal .................................. 37
6.2.5.2.1 Wastewater Collected Within the Service Area................................................. 37
6.2.5.2.2 Wastewater Treatment and Discharge ............................................................... 38
6.2.5.3 Recycled Water System Description .................................................................... 39
6.2.5.4 Current, Potential, and Projected Recycled Water Uses....................................... 39 Packet Pg. 1231 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
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6.2.5.5 Actions to Encourage and Optimize Future Recycle Water Use.......................... 40
6.2.6 Desalinated Water Opportunities............................................................................. 40
6.2.7 Exchanges and Transfers ......................................................................................... 41
6.2.7.1 Exchanges............................................................................................................. 41
6.2.7.2 Transfers ............................................................................................................... 41
6.2.7.3 Emergency Interties.............................................................................................. 41
6.2.8 Supply from Storage ................................................................................................ 42
6.2.9 Other ........................................................................................................................ 42
6.2.10 Future Water Projects ............................................................................................ 42
6.3 Energy Intensity.......................................................................................................... 42
6.4 Submittal Tables ......................................................................................................... 43
6.4.1 Submittal Table 6-1: Retail Groundwater Volume Pumped.................................... 43
6.4.2 Submittal Table 6-2: Retail Wastewater Collected Within Service Area................ 44
6.4.3 Submittal Table 6-3: Retail Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within UWMP Service Area...................................................................................................................... 45
6.4.4 Submittal Table 6-4: Retail Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Uses Within Service Area................................................................................................................................... 46
6.4.5 Submittal Table 6-5: Retail 2020 Recycled Water Use Projection Compared to 2025 Actual................................................................................................................................ 47
6.4.6 Submittal Table 6-6: Retail Methods to Encourage Future Recycled Water Use ... 48
6.4.7 Submittal Table 6-7: Retail Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs. 49
6.4.8 Submittal Table 6-8: Retail Water Supplies – 2025 Actual..................................... 50
6.4.9 Submittal Table 6-9: Retail Water Supplies – Projected ......................................... 51
6.4.O-1B Optional Submittal Table O-1B: Recommended Energy Reporting ................ 52 CHAPTER 7: Water Service Reliability and Drought Risk Assessment ..................................... 53
7.1 Constraints of Water Sources...................................................................................... 54
7.1.1 Water Supply Quality .............................................................................................. 55
7.1.2 Climate Change........................................................................................................ 55
7.1.3 Potential Alternative Sources................................................................................... 56
7.2 Water Service Reliability Assessment........................................................................ 56
7.2.1 WSRA Year-Type Characterization ........................................................................ 56
7.2.1.1 Types of Years...................................................................................................... 56
7.2.1.2 Sources for Water Data......................................................................................... 57 Packet Pg. 1232 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
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7.2.2 WSRA Supply and Demand Comparison................................................................ 57
7.2.2.1 Normal Year.......................................................................................................... 57
7.2.2.2 Single Dry Year .................................................................................................... 57
7.2.2.3 Five Consecutive Dry Years................................................................................. 57
7.2.3 WSRA Description of Management Tools and Options ......................................... 57
7.3 Drought Risk Assessment........................................................................................... 58
7.3.1 DRA Data, Methods, and Basis for Water Shortage Conditions............................. 58
7.3.2 DRA Individual Water Source Reliability............................................................... 58
7.3.3 DRA Total Water Supply and Use Comparison...................................................... 59
7.4 Submittal Tables ......................................................................................................... 59
7.4.1 Optional Submittal Table 7-1: Retail Basis of Water-Year Data (Reliability Assessment) ...................................................................................................................... 59
7.4.2 Submittal Table 7-2: Retail Normal-Year Supply and Use Comparison................. 60
7.4.3 Submittal Table 7-3: Retail Single-Dry-Year Supply and Use Comparison ........... 60
7.4.4 Submittal Table 7-4: Retail Multiple Dry Year Supply and Use Comparison ........ 61
7.4.5 Submittal Table 7-5: Retail Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment .......................... 62 CHAPTER 8: Water Shortage Contingency Plan......................................................................... 63
8.1 Water Supply Reliability Analysis.............................................................................. 63
8.2 Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Procedures...................................... 63 ........................................................................................................................................... 64
8.2.1 Decision-Making Process ........................................................................................ 64
8.2.2 Data and Methodologies.......................................................................................... 64
8.3 Six Standard Water Shortage Levels .......................................................................... 65
8.4 Shortage Response Actions......................................................................................... 65
8.4.1 Supply Augmentation .............................................................................................. 66
8.4.2 Demand Reduction................................................................................................... 66
8.4.3 Operational Changes................................................................................................ 66
8.4.4 Additional Mandatory Restrictions.......................................................................... 66
8.4.5 Emergency Response Plan....................................................................................... 67
8.4.6 Seismic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan........................................................ 67
8.4.7 Shortage Response Action Effectiveness................................................................. 67
8.5 Communication Protocols........................................................................................... 67
8.6 Compliance and Enforcement..................................................................................... 67 Packet Pg. 1233 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
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8.7 Legal Authorities ........................................................................................................ 68
8.7.1 Legal Authorities ..................................................................................................... 68
8.7.2 Declaration of Water Shortage................................................................................. 68
8.7.3 Proclamation of Local Emergency........................................................................... 69
8.8 Financial Consequences of a Water Shortage Contingency Plan ............................... 69
8.8.1 Financial Impacts and Mitigation Action ................................................................ 69
8.8.2 Reporting Cost of Compliance With Excessive Water Use Prohibition During Drought Emergency.......................................................................................................... 70
8.9 Monitoring and Reporting........................................................................................... 70
8.10 Water Shortage Contingency Plan Refinement Procedures...................................... 70
8.11 Special Water Feature Distinction ............................................................................ 71
8.12 Plan Adoption, Submittal, Availability, and Amendment Procedures ..................... 71
8.13 Resources and References......................................................................................... 71
8.14 Submittal Tables ....................................................................................................... 72
8.14.1 Submittal Table 8-1: Cross-Reference for Standard vs. Supplier Shortage........... 72
8.14.2 Submittal Table 8-2: Retail Supply Augmentation and Other Actions ................. 72
8.14.3 Submittal Table 8-3: Retail Demand Reduction Actions ...................................... 73 CHAPTER 9: Demand Management Measures ........................................................................... 77
9.1 Demand Management Measures for Retail Suppliers ................................................ 84
9.1.1 Implementation Over the Past Five Years............................................................... 84
9.1.2 Implementation to Achieve Water-Use Targets ...................................................... 84
9.1.3 Required Demand Management Measures.............................................................. 84
9.1.3.1 Water-Waste Prevention Ordinances.................................................................... 84
9.1.3.2 Metering................................................................................................................ 85
9.1.3.3 Conservation Pricing............................................................................................. 85
9.1.3.4 Public Education and Outreach............................................................................. 85
9.1.3.5 Programs to Assess and Manage Distribution System Real Loss ........................ 86
9.1.3.6 Water Conservation Program Coordination and Staffing Support ....................... 87
9.1.3.7 Other Demand Management Measures................................................................. 87 CHAPTER 10: UWMP Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation ............................................. 88
10.1 Plan Completion Time .............................................................................................. 88
10.2 Notice of Plan Preparation ........................................................................................ 88
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10.4 Public Hearing and Adoption.................................................................................... 88
10.5 Plan Submittal........................................................................................................... 89
10.5.1 Submitting a UWMP and WSCP to DWR ............................................................ 89
10.5.2 Electronic Data Submittal...................................................................................... 89
10.5.3 Submitting a UWMP, Including WSCP, to the California State Library .............. 89 If delivered by courier or overnight carrier to the State Library, use the following street address instead of the P.O. Box: ....................................................................................... 89
10.5.4 Submitting a UWMP to Cities and Counties......................................................... 90
10.6 Public Availability .................................................................................................... 90
10.7 Notification to Public Utilities Commission............................................................. 90
10.8 Plan Implementation ................................................................................................. 90
10.9 Amending an Adopted UWMP or WSCP ................................................................ 90
10.9.1 Amending a UWMP or WSCP .............................................................................. 91
10.9.2 Submitting Revised WSCP.................................................................................... 92
10.10 California Department of Water Resources Review of Submitted Plans............... 92
10.11 Submittal Tables..................................................................................................... 92
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A – Documents and Public Notifications
Appendix B – American Water Works Association (AWWA) Water Audit (2021-2024) Appendix C – SB X7-7 Forms and Tables, WUEdata Population Tool, US Bureau QuickFacts Appendix D – Water Contracts and Agreements
Appendix E – Climate Change (IRWM Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, Cal-Adapt Extended Drought Scenario Tool, Cal-Adapt Wildfire Tool, and CIMIS Reports) Appendix F – Urban Water Management Plan Checklist
Appendix G – Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Appendix H – Enterprise-Anderson Groundwater Sustainability Agency (EAGSA) Appendix I – City of Redding General Plan Housing Element Appendix J – Water Shortage Contingency Plan 2026
Appendix K – 2024 Annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Appendix L – UWMP Submittal Tables
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2-1: Retail Public Water Systems.……………………………………….……….…….…..8 Table 2-2: Plan Type Identification...……………………………………...……...………………8 Table 2-3: Supplier Identification………………………………………………………………....9 Table 2-4: Retail Water Supplier Information Exchange…………………………………………9 Table 3-0: Climate Characteristics……………………………………………………….……....18 Table 3-1: Retail Population - Current and Projected………………………………………..…..18 Table 4-1: Retail Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water – Actual……………………..24 Table 4-2: Retail Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water – Projected...……………...…25 Table 4-3: Retail Inclusion in Water-Use Projections…………………………………………...25 Table 4-4: Retail Passive Savings Projections…………………………….…….……………....26 Table 4-5: Retail Water Loss Audit Reporting ……….,…………………..…..……………..…26 Table 4-6: Retail Progress Toward 2028 Water Loss Standard…………………………………27 Table 5-1: SB X7-7 2020 Target Progress……………………………………………………....29 Table 6-1: Retail Groundwater Volume Pumped ……………………………..……………...…43 Table 6-2: Retail Wastewater Collected Within Service Area………...…………….…………..44 Table 6-3: Retail Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within UWMP Service Area………...45 Table 6-4: Retail Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Uses Within Service Area ……….……...46 Table 6-5: Retail 2020 UWMP Recycled Water Use Projection Compared to 2025 Actual ..…47 Table 6-6: Retail Methods to Encourage Future Recycled Water Use …………………………48 Table 6-7: Retail Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs ……………………….49 Table 6-8: Retail Water Supplies — Actual ………………………………………………...….50 Table 6-9: Retail Water Supplies — Projected …………………………………………………51 Table O-1B: Recommended Energy Reporting - Total Utility Approach ……….…………..…52 Table 7-0: Factors Resulting in Inconsistency of Supply………………………………………..54 Table 7-1: Retail Basis of Water-Year Data (Reliability Assessment) ………………...……….59 Table 7-2: Retail Normal-Year Supply and Use Comparison ……………………………..……60 Table 7-3: Retail Single-Dry-Year Supply and Use Comparison ………….………......………..60 Packet Pg. 1237 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
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Table 7-4: Retail Multiple Dry Years Supply and Use Comparison ……....……………………61 Table 7-5: Retail Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment Tables ……….………………..……....62 Table 8-1: Cross-Reference for Standard vs. Supplier Shortage Levels……………………..….71 Table 8-2: Retail Supply Augmentation and Other Actions...…..…………………...…….……72 Table 8-3: Retail Demand Reduction Actions ………………..…………………….…….…….73 Table 9-0: Best Management Practices ………………………………………...……….………77 Table 10-1: Retail Notification to Cities and Counties …………………………….….………..92 Packet Pg. 1238 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 3-1: Physical Location of Shasta County/City of Redding …………………………..…11 Figure 3-2: City of Redding Water System ……………………………………..………..…….13 Figure 3-3: City of Redding Land Use ……………………………………..…………….…….17 Figure 6-1: Redding and Surrounding Groundwater Basins ……………………………………34 Packet Pg. 1239 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ACID Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District
AADF Average Annual Daily Flow
ADWF Average Dry Weather Flow
AF Acre-feet (volume equaling one acre of water one foot deep) AFY Acre-feet per year
AMI advanced meter infrastructure
AMR automatic meter reading
AWWA American Water Works Association
Baseline use Base Daily Per Capita Use
BMP Best Management Practice
Bureau United States Bureau of Reclamation
CCF One hundred cubic feet
CCR California Code of Regulations
CCWWTP Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
CDEC California Data Exchange Center
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CGWMP Coordinated Groundwater Management Plan
CII commercial, industrial and institutional (water users) CIMIS California Irrigation Management Information System CSD Community Services District
CUWCC California Urban Water Conservation Council
CVP Central Valley Project
CVPIA Central Valley Project Improvement Act
CWC California Water Code
Delta Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
DIM dedicated irrigation meter(s)
DMM Demand Management Measure
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DPR direct potable reuse
DRA Drought Risk Assessment
DWR California Department of Water Resources
EAR Electronic Annual Reporting
EDC Economic Development Corporation
ERP Emergency Response Plan
FDA Food and Drug Administration
ft2square feet
FWMP Federal Water Management Plan
GPCD gallons per capita per day
GPM gallons per minute
GPMD gallons per minute per day
GPSCD gallons per service connection per day
GSA Groundwater Sustainability Agency(ies)
GSP Groundwater Sustainability Plan(s)
Guidebook Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook
HE Household Equivalent
IPR indirect potable reuse
IRWM Integrated Regional Water Management
MCL Maximum Contaminant Level
MFR multi-family residence
MGD Million Gallons per Day
M & I Municipal & Industrial
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
pph persons per household
PPM parts per million
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PWS public water system(s)
PWSID public water system identification number
RAWC Redding Area Water Council
RCP Representative Concentration Pathway
RAGB Redding Area Groundwater Basin
Reclamation United States Bureau of Reclamation
R-GPCD residential gallons per-capita per day
RHNA regional housing needs assessment
RMC (City of) Redding Municipal Code
RUWMP Regional Urban Water Management Plan
SFR single-family residence
SCWA Shasta County Water Agency
SGMA Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
State Water Board State Water Resources Control Board
SWWTP Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant
Supplier urban water supplier
SWP State Water Project
USBR United States Bureau of Reclamation
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
USGS United States Geological Survey
UWMP Urban Water Management Plan
UWMP Act Urban Water Management Plan Act
UWUO urban water-use objective
Target Water Use Target
VAR Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water WDR waste discharge requirements
WRMS Water Resource Managers of Shasta (County)
WRR wastewater recycling requirements
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WSCP Water Shortage Contingency Plan
WSRA Water Service Reliability Assessment
WTP Water Treatment Plant
WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant
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1.1 Lay Description
The City of Redding’s (City) water service area is located at the northern end of the California’s Central Valley and is along the Interstate 5 (I-5) corridor, south of the City of Shasta Lake and north of the City of Anderson. The City collectively provides water, sewer, storm drain, waste management, and electric services to the residents of the City. While most residences are served by the City’s water service, there are neighboring water districts that have overlapping service areas. The City also serves some parcels that are outside of the City limits.
The City supplies the municipal water system from three primary sources: Surface water drawn from the Sacramento River one-quarter mile upstream of the Diestelhorst Bridge and treated at the Foothill Water Treatment Plant (FWTP) just south of Eureka Way; Surface water drawn from Whiskeytown Lake through the Spring Creek Conduit to the Buckeye WTP (BWTP) in Old Shasta; and Groundwater pumped from the Redding Area Groundwater Basin by seventeen wells which are located primarily in the Enterprise pressure zone. Collectively, the City of Redding water system is capable of treating and distributing a maximum of approximately 55 million gallons per day (MGD).
At the end of 2025, the service population was estimated to be approximately 90,254. The population is anticipated to increase to 103,792 by end of year 2050, which is based on an average annual growth rate of approximately 0.6 percent.
Water demands served by the City are primarily residential, including single-family residential (SFR) and multi-family residential (MFR), commercial, industrial, and institutional, and landscape irrigation. All connections in the City are metered. The total volume supplied in 2025 was approximately 7,411 million gallons (MG). The per capita water demand was 222 gallons per capital per day (GPCD) in 2025.
Supply availability was reviewed under a single-dry year and five-consecutive-year drought. In addition, a drought risk assessment (DRA) from 2026 through 2030 found that there is sufficient supply to meet projected demands within the next five years.
The City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) was also updated and re-adopted to extend watering hours during drought stages to accommodate reasonable watering times for the average customer that may not have an automatic sprinkler timer. The previous WSCP hours discouraged watering from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM during Stage 1 Voluntary Conservation. It prohibited watering from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM during Stages 2 through 6. The newly updated schedule discourages watering from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM during Stage 1 Voluntary Conservation. It prohibits watering during the hours of 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM during Stages 2 through 6, therefore, allowing customers to water their outdoor landscapes during daylight hours. There were no new requirements set forth by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) for drought planning required in the 2025 WSCP or UWMP.
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2 1.2 Background and Purpose
The California Water Code (CWC) requires urban water suppliers within the state to prepare and adopt an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) for submission to DWR. The UWMP, which must be filed every five years, must satisfy the requirements of the Urban Water Management Planning Act (UWMPA) of 1983, including amendments that have been made to the Act. The UWMPA requires urban water suppliers servicing 3,000 or more connections, or supplying more than 3,000 AF of water annually, to prepare a UWMP.
The purpose of the UWMP is to maintain efficient use of urban water supplies, continue to promote conservation programs and policies, ensure that sufficient water supplies are available for future beneficial use, and provide a mechanism for response during water drought conditions. This document, which was prepared in compliance with the CWC, and as set forth in the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook for Urban Water Suppliers (January 2026) established by the DWR, constitutes the City’s 2025 UWMP.
This 2025 UWMP was prepared in compliance with the UWMPA (CWC §10610 et seq.) and the Water Conservation Bill of 2009 (Senate Bill [SB] X7-7) and SB 1157. Updated contact information for the City is included in the Contact Sheet provided at the beginning of this document.
The City recognizes the importance of maintaining a high-quality, reliable water supply. Although water is a renewable resource, it is limited. A long-term, reliable supply of water is essential to protect the local and state economy. The focus for the City is to provide high quality water, maximize the efficient use of water, and promote conservation.
1.2.1 Previous Urban Water Management Plans
The City previously prepared UWMPs in 2015 and 2020, which were approved and adopted on June 26, 2016 and November 16, 2021. Following adoptions, the UWMPs were submitted to and formally approved by DWR. The 2025 UWMP report serves as an update to the 2020 UWMP and pulls extensively from that report.
1.3 Urban Water Management Planning and the California Water Code The CWC sections applicable to the UWMPs are summarized in the sections below
1.3.1 Urban Water Management Planning Act
In 1983, State Assembly Bill (AB) 797 modified the CWC Division 6 by creating the UWMPA. Several amendments to the original UWMPA, which were introduced since 1983, have increased the data requirements and planning elements to be included in the UWMPs.
Initial amendments to the UWMPA required that total projected water use be compared to water supply sources over the next 20 years, in 5-year increments. DWR guidelines also suggest projecting through a 25-year planning horizon to maintain a 20-year timeframe until the next UWMP update has been completed.
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3 Other amendments require that UWMPs include provisions for recycled water use, demand management measures (DMMs), and a WSCP. The UWMPA requires a WSCP which meets the specifications set forth therein. Recycled water use was added in the reporting requirements for water usage and figures prominently in the requirements for evaluation of alternative water supplies, when future projections predict the need for additional water supplies. Each urban water purveyor must coordinate the preparation of the WSCP with other urban water purveyors in the area, to the extent practicable. Water suppliers must also describe their water DMMs that are being implemented or are scheduled for implementation.
In addition to the UWMPA and its amendments, there are several other regulations that are related to the content of the UWMP. In summary, the key relevant regulations are:
• AB 1420: Requires implementation of DMMs/best management practices (BMPs) and meeting the 20-by-2020 targets to qualify for water management grants or loans.
• AB 1420: Requires a plan to quantify and report on distribution system water loss. • AB 1420: Provides for water use projections to display and account for the water savings estimated to result from adopted codes, standards, ordinances, or transportation and land use plans, when that information is available and applicable to an urban water supplier.
• AB 1465: Requires water suppliers to describe opportunities related to recycled water use and stormwater recapture to offset potable water use. • Amendments SB 610 (Costa, 2001) and AB 901 (Daucher, 2001): Require counties and cities to consider information relating to the availability of water to supply new large developments by mandating the preparation of further water supply planning (Daucher) and Water Supply Assessments (Costa).
• SB 1087: Requires water suppliers to report SFR and MFR projected water use for lower income areas separately.
• Amendment SB 318 (Alpert, 2004): Requires the UWMP to describe the opportunities for development of desalinated water, including but not limited to, ocean water, brackish water, and groundwater, as long-term supply. • AB 105 (Wiggins, 2004): Requires urban water suppliers to submit their UWMPs to the California State Library.
• SB X7-7: Requires development and use of new methodologies for reporting population growth estimates, base per capita use, and water conservation. An agency can choose from four methods to establish their interim (2015) and year 2020 water conservation targets.
• AB 2067: Requires water suppliers to provide narratives of water DMMs. • SB 1036: Provides for an urban water supplier to include certain energy-related information, including, but not limited to, and estimate of the amount of energy used to extract or divert water supplies.
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4 • AB 2409: Requires urban water suppliers to analyze and define water features that are artificially supplied with water, including ponds, lakes, waterfalls, and fountains separately from swimming pools and spas.
• SB 606: (2018) Established long-term urban water use efficiency standards.
Requires annual water-use objective calculations that influence UWMP demand planning and conservation compliance.
• SB 1668 (2018) Companion bill to SB 606. Created indoor residential water use standards and strengthened long-term conservation requirements affecting UWMP assumptions and reporting.
• SB 552 (2021) Expanded drought and shortage planning expectations statewide.
Although focused partly outside UWMP-covered suppliers, it complements UWMP drought resilience and shortage contingency planning requirements. • SB 1330 (2024) Proposed revisions to urban retail supplier water-use reporting and wholesale supplier requirements related to UWMP obligations. Reflects ongoing legislative refinement of urban water efficiency statutes. • AB 2215 (2026) Recent bill making non-substantive amendments to the Urban Water Management Planning Act naming language. Shows continuing legislative maintenance of the UWMP statutory framework.
1.3.2 New Requirements to the Water Code since 2020 UWMP There have been minor changes to the Water Code since 2020 UWMPs were submitted; primarily, several definitions have been added. None of these changes the requirements for the 2025 UWMP.
1.3.3 Water Conservation Act of 2009 (SB X7-7)
Beginning in 2016, retail water suppliers are required to comply with the water conservation requirements in SB X7-7 in order to be eligible for State water grants or loans.
Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on SB X7-7.
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5 1.4 Report Organization
This UWMP contains ten chapters, followed by appendices that provide supporting documentation for the information presented in the report. The chapters are briefly described below:
• Chapter 1 – UWMP Introduction and Lay Description. This chapter presents a lay description and the fundamentals of the 2025 UWMP stressing the importance and extent of the water management planning efforts.
• Chapter 2 – UWMP Preparation. This chapter provides information on the process for developing the UWMP, coordination efforts with appropriate local agencies, and discusses the measures used to solicit public participation during the development of the UWMP. • Chapter 3 – Service Area Description. This chapter presents a description of the City of Redding’s service area and its characteristics including climate, population, organizational structure and history.
• Chapter 4 – Water Use Characterization. This chapter presents a description of the City of Redding's current and projected water uses within the service area. • Chapter 5 – SB X7-7 Baselines, 2020 Targets, and 2025 Reporting. This chapter presents information on the City of Redding’s compliance with the 2020 per-capita water conservation mandate and 2025 reporting. This chapter provides analyses and calculations associated with the water conservation target pursuant to SB X7-7, and the City of Redding’s Disadvantaged Community Qualifications Exception. • Chapter 6 – Normal-Year Water Supply Characterization. This chapter presents a description of the City of Redding’s current and projected potable and non-potable water supply sources. The City provides a narrative description on the usage of surface water, groundwater, imported water, and usage of recycled water. • Chapter 7 – Water Service Reliability and Drought Risk Assessment. This chapter presents the reliability of the City of Redding’s water system, including a discussion on future water reliability. In addition, there is an analysis of supply availability for a normal, single dry year, and five consecutive dry years. This chapter also includes the Drought Risk Assessment.
• Chapter 8 – Water Shortage Contingency Plan. This chapter includes a water shortage contingency analysis that includes stages of action to be undertaken in the event of water supply shortages; prohibitions, consumption reduction methods and penalties; actions to be taken during a catastrophic interruption of service; and a mechanism for measuring water use reduction.
• Chapter 9 – Demand Management Measures. This chapter communicates the City of Redding’s efforts to promote conservation and to reduce demand. • Chapter 10 – UWMP Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation. This chapter describes the steps taken to make the UWMP publicly available, as well as the steps taken to adopt, submit, and implement the UWMP.
• Appendices. To support and further clarify the 2025 UWMP.
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6 CHAPTER 2: Plan Preparation
This section includes specific information on how the UWMP was developed, including efforts in coordination and outreach.
2.1 Basis for Plan Preparation
CWC 10617 requires that urban water suppliers with 3,000 or more service connections or supplying 3,000 or more AF of water per year prepare an UWMP every five years.
2.1.1 Public Water Systems
To demonstrate the basis of reporting, the Public Water Systems services by the City are listed in Submittal Table 2-1. As listed in Section 2.5.1, Submittal Table 2-1, the City served one public water system with a total of 31,730 connections and a total of 7,411 million gallons (MG) in 2025.
2.2 Individual Planning and Compliance
This UWMP reports solely on the City’s individual service area, as shown in Section 2.5.2, Submittal Table 2-2. The City has notified and coordinated with appropriate regional agencies and constituents.
2.3 Calendar Year and Units of Measure
The City is reporting on a calendar year basis and therefore, 2025 data includes the months of January to December 2025. Submittal Table 2-3 in Section 2.5.3 indicates the City type of retail reporting year, and the units of measure (MG) of reporting water volumes through the 2025 UWMP.
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…
California Health and Safety Code 116275 (h) “Public Water System” means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year.
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7 2.4 Coordination and Outreach
The UWMP requires that the UWMP identify the water agency’s coordination with appropriate nearby agencies.
The City coordinated its efforts with relevant agencies and parties to ensure that the data and issues discussed in the plan are presented accurately. All water sources are shared in common with other urban and agricultural interests in the area and as such, their participation in the process is a valuable element in addressing the water needs of the Redding area.
2.4.1 Wholesale and Retail Condition
Retail agencies that receive a water supply from one or more wholesalers are required to provide wholesalers with projected water demand from that source, in five-year increments for 20 years. See Section 2.5.4 Submittal Table 2-4. This section is not applicable as the City does not purchase water from an urban water wholesaler.
2.4.2 Coordination with Other Agencies and the Community The City asked for assistance and solicited comments from other agencies, organizations, and the community for the preparation of the 2025 UWMP.
2.4.3 Notice to Cities and Counties
CWC 10621 (b) requires that agencies notify cities and counties to which they serve water that the City’s UWMP is being updated and reviewed.
The City provided formal written notification to all city and county agencies listed below:
In accordance with the UWMPA, this notification was provided at least 60 days prior to 10620 (d)(2) Each urban water supplier shall 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.
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…
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 a 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.
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8 the public hearing of the plan. These notifications were mailed out on February 4, 2026.
Electronic copies of the final UWMP will be provided to all the listed agencies and departments no later than 30 days after its submission to DWR. A copy of the associated documentation is included in Appendix A.
Notices were published informing interested parties that the 2025 UWMP was available for review. Pursuant to California Code Section 6066, a notification of the time and place of the public hearing was published in the local newspaper on June 2, 2026, and June 9, 2026. A notice was also posted on the City’s website (www.cityofredding.gov/water).
Copies of these notifications are included in Appendix A.
The 2025 UWMP was presented on June 16, 2026, for adoption by resolution following a public hearing. This hearing provided an opportunity for the City’s customers, residents, and employees to learn and ask questions about the current and future water supply for the City. These public hearing notices were mailed out on May 26, 2026. A copy of the associated documentation is included in Appendix A.
2.5 Submittal Tables Public Water Systems
2.5.1 Submittal Table 2-1: Retail 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
CA4510005 City of Redding 31,730 7,411
TOTAL 31,730 7,411
* Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Table 2-3.
NOTES: Units of measure in this UWMP are million gallons (MG). Source: 2025 Water Revenue Annual Report, 2024 AWWA Water Loss Audit, 2025 EAR.
2.5.2 Submittal Table 2-2: Plan Type Identification
Submittal Table 2-2: Plan Type Identification
Select
One
or
Both
Type of Plan
Name of Regional
Alliance or RUWMP
(Drop Down List)
X Individual UWMP
Water Supplier is also a member of a
SB X7-7 Regional Alliance
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(RUWMP)
NOTES:
2.5.3 Submittal Table 2-3: Supplier Identification
2.5.4 Submittal Table 2-4: Water Supplier Information Exchange Submittal Table 2-3: Supplier Identification
Type of Supplier (select one or both)
Supplier is a wholesale supplier.
X Supplier is a retail supplier
Fiscal or Calendar Year (select one)
X UWMP Tables are in calendar years
UWMP Tables are in fiscal years
Unit MG
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.
NOTES:
Submittal Table 2-4: Retail Water Supplier Information Exchange The retail Supplier has informed the following wholesale supplier(s) of projected water use in accordance with Water Code Section 10631.
Wholesale Water Supplier Name (Add additional rows as needed) Not Applicable
NOTES: The City of Redding does not buy water from an Urban Water Wholesaler.
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10 CHAPTER 3: System Description
The UWMPA requires that the UWMP include a thorough description of the water system, service area, and various aspects of the area served including climate, population, and other demographic factors.
3.1 General Description
The City of Redding lies along the banks of the Sacramento River about 150 miles north of Sacramento and 100 miles south of the Oregon border in the County of Shasta in Northern California. It sits at the far northern end of the Sacramento Valley where the foothills meet the Cascade Mountain Range. Mountains to the north, east and west surround Redding, which has an average elevation of approximately 550 feet MSL. Figure 3-1 (following page) shows the physical location of Redding and Shasta County. The City of Redding is one of three incorporated cities within Shasta County and serves as the county seat. Water service is provided to residential, commercial, industrial customers, and for fire protection services. The City and Shasta County Map are located on the next page in Figure 3-1: Physical Location of Shasta County/City of Redding.
10631. (a) Describe the service area of the supplier, including current and projected population, climate, and other demographic factors affecting the supplier’s water management planning. The projected population estimates shall be based upon data from the state, regional, or local service agency population projections within the service area of the urban water supplier and shall be in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as data is available.
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12 3.1.1 Description of Transmission, Treatment and Distribution Facilities The City of Redding began building its own water system in 1937 and was granted a water permit by the State Board of Health on December 31, 1937. In 1941, the City purchased the California Water Service Company, which had served portions of the City, and integrated components of both operations into a citywide distribution system. In 1976, the Enterprise Public Utility District (EPUD) and the Cascade Community Services District (CCSD) were annexed into the City. The water systems from both these special districts, which were supplied by groundwater wells, were integrated into the City’s water system with the construction of major cross-town transmission mains. Currently, the City serves water to both City and county residents as per the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) guidelines.
The City’s service area is approximately 53 square miles and total population served is approximately 90,254. Some areas of the City are served by neighboring districts, which are shown in Figure 3-2 (following page). The City’s water service area is located at the northern end of the California’s Central Valley and is along the Interstate 5 (I-5) corridor, south of the City of Shasta Lake and north of the City of Anderson. The City supplies its municipal water system from three primary sources: Surface water drawn from the Sacramento River one-quarter mile upstream of the Diestelhorst Bridge and treated at the Foothill Water Treatment Plant (WTP) just south of Eureka Way; Surface water drawn from Whiskeytown Lake through the Spring Creek Conduit to the Buckeye WTP in Old Shasta; and Groundwater pumped from the Redding Area Groundwater Basin by seventeen wells which are located primarily in the Enterprise pressure zone.
3.2 Service Area Boundary Map
The City’s potable water service area map Figure 3-2 is located on the following page.
There have been no changes to the service area map since the previous UWMP.
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13 Figure 3-2: City of Redding Water System
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14 3.3 Service Area Climate
The City’s service area climate is characterized by hot, dry summers and mild winters. Average monthly evapotranspiration (ETo) rates, rainfall, and temperatures are summarized in Section
3.6.0, Summary Table 3-0.
As shown in Table 3-0, the Redding area has hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters typical of a Mediterranean-type climate. Summer temperatures over 100 ºF and subfreezing winter temperatures are common. Average annual precipitation from NOAA based yearly precipitation from (1987-2025) is 32.08 inches and occurs mostly during winter months. About 75-90% of the total rainfall falls between November 1st and April 30th. Relative humidity is generally low to moderate.
3.4 Service Area Population and Demographics
This section summarizes historical, current, and projected population trends in the City. Population projections are essential to the planning process and help form the basis for planning decisions.
Projecting future growth is far from an exact science given the complex set of variables that can affect the rate of growth. Normally, projections are developed by taking past patterns and combining them with assumptions regarding the future to obtain an estimate of future growth as well as guidance regarding future planning activities; therefore, such planning activities can only be as effective as the ability to anticipate population growth.
3.4.1 Service Area Population
Redding was founded in 1872 and incorporated in 1887 at the northern terminus of the California and Oregon Railroad. The City's early growth was stimulated by the railroad and by the move of the county seat from Shasta in 1884. Mining played a major role in the economic life of Redding around the turn of the century but declined as the twentieth century progressed. In 1938, the construction of Shasta Dam provided another stimulus to growth in Redding. The construction boom after World War II boosted the lumber industry, which became the mainstay of Redding's economy.
Water demand over the last 50 years has increased greatly due to expansion of the service area and development inside the City. One noteworthy expansion was the annexation of the Enterprise area in November of 1976. About 20,000 people were added to the service area. Once annexation occurred, per capita water consumption substantially decreased 10631(a). A plan shall… Describe the service area of the supplier, including… climate… 10630. It is the intention of the Legislature, in enacting this part, to permit levels of water management planning… while accounting for impacts of climate change. 10631(a). Describe the service area of the supplier, including current and projected population… The projected population estimates shall be based upon data from the state, regional, or local service agency population projections within the service area of the urban water supplier and shall be in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as data is available.
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15 because the Enterprise region of the City was primarily residential with relatively small irrigation and landscaping water demands. In more recent years, retail trade, construction, and tourism have become more significant activities as lumber industry volumes have declined. Redding has become a major regional center for shopping, health care, education, and government.
The water service area for Redding was determined mainly by constraints such as: outlying water district boundaries; Redding's contract boundaries with the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation); natural boundaries such as rivers, ridges, and other topographical features; the City's General Plan; and engineering considerations such as pressure limits and supply limitations. Any further expansion would generally be an encroachment into another water agency's jurisdiction where, in many cases, water system facilities already exist. Because expansion beyond the service boundary is unlikely, population growth and development inside the service area are the primary factors that will determine future water consumption.
Selecting a population growth rate for the 2015 UWMP update presented challenges due to the City’s service area not matching the City Limit. Previously, population was calculated by utilizing 3.2 persons per connection, but with the introduction of DWR’s Population Tool, the City was able to obtain a more accurate service area population utilizing GIS mapping that led to a calculation of 3.31 persons per residential meter.
Because our recent historical current growth rate is now estimated at 0.6 percent looking forward, from our 2023 Water Utility Master Plan, we are able to still use the same multiplier of 3.31 persons per residential meter. At the end of 2025, residential water meters totaled 27,267, which calculates the City’s total service population (using the 3.31 multiplier) to 90,254 water users. Utilizing historical data, growth in the Redding urban area from 2025 to 2050 is expected to be 0.6 percent per year, resulting in a population of approximately 103,792 in 2050. The current and projected population for the City’s service area is contained in Section 3.6.1 Submittal Table 3-1.
3.4.2 Other Social, Economic, and Demographic Factors
This section summarizes and analyzes demographics from 2010-2019 Census information and more current available information from the 2020-2024 Census. Analyzing demographic data can yield important information about possible shifts in demands for City water service.
According to our established multiplier of 3.31, the total service population for the City service area was 90,254 by the end of 2025. The median age in the City was 40.2 (American Community Survey), with the population being split 48.2 to 51.8 percent male to female, respectively (US Bureau QuickFacts).
The California State Water Resources Control Board 2024 Medium Household Income (Appendix C) shows that the California Median Household Income in 2024 was $99,122. 10631. Describe the service area of the supplier, including… other social, economic, and demographic factors affecting the supplier’s water management planning.
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16 The median household income for the City in 2024 was $70,466, or 71 percent of the statewide average (US Bureau QuickFacts). This defines the entire service area of the City as a Disadvantaged Community.
3.5 Land Uses within Service Area
The General Plan identifies land use designations within major categories (sectors), which also can be used to track water usage (see Figure 3-3: City of Redding Land Use map on the following page). The City’s service area water use is comprised of Single Family Residential, Multiple Family Residential, Commercial/Institutional, Industrial, and unaccounted losses. In 2014, the City subcontracted the customer services/billing software and stopped tracking statistics for the Landscape/Recreational and Other Sectors.
• Residential Sector: The single largest sector of customers is the Residential Sector, which includes both Single-Family and Multi-Family designations. Eight residential categories are identified in the General Plan, and these provide for a full range of housing types for City inhabitants.
• Commercial Sector: The General Plan includes eight commercial land use designations:
Limited Office, General Office, Neighborhood Commercial, Shopping Center, Regional Commercial, General Commercial, Mixed-use Core and Heavy Commercial. These land-use designations range from small, neighborhood-serving commercial projects to commercial projects that are regional in scale. There is a mix of commercial customers, ranging from markets, small restaurants, insurance offices, beauty shops, and gas stations to office buildings, regional shopping centers, high-volume restaurants, and other facilities serving both the permanent and visitor population.
• Industrial Sector: The General Plan includes two industrial designations: General Industry and Heavy Industry. The Industrial land use classifications allow different types of warehousing, manufacturing, or processing businesses to be located in appropriate areas by accommodating a variety of manufacturing and employment activities ranging from small, employee-intensive businesses to large, capital-intensive businesses.
• Institutional/Governmental Sector: The City has a relatively stable institutional/ governmental sector. Redding has become a major regional center for government (federal, state, and local), healthcare, and education. This sector is expected to keep pace with the growth of the city.
The Commercial and Institutional/Governmental Sectors are quantified in the same category by City customer services.
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 authorities…
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17 Figure 3-3: City of Redding Land Use
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18 3.6 Submittal Tables
3.6.0 Submittal Table 3-0: Service Area Climate
Submittal Table 3-0: Service Area Climate
Month
Standard
Monthly
Average ETo1
(inches)
Average Total
Precipitation2
(inches)
Monthly Average Temperature2
Degrees Fahrenheit (⁰F)
Minimum Maximum
January 1.56 6.17 37.4 56.7
February 1.97 5.21 39.4 60.7
March 3.04 4.29 42.9 65.1
April 4.97 2.31 47.1 72.1
May 6.89 1.33 54.4 81.7
June 8.19 0.39 62.5 91.7
July 8.51 0.08 66.8 99.6
August 7.28 0.13 63.9 97.7
September 5.30 0.48 58.5 91.7
October 3.38 1.80 50.1 79.3
November 1.75 4.15 41.2 63.9
December 0.94 5.74 36.9 55.6
Annual 53.78 32.08 50.1 76.3
NOTES:
(1) Source: California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS), CIMIS Station Reports, Monthly Average ETo Report, Station USW00024257. Temperature numbers have been rounded to the nearest tenth. https://cimis.water.ca.gov/UserControls/Reports/MonthlyReportViewer.aspx Appendix E (2) Source: NOAA data, Redding Municipal Airport, California, 1987-2025; data obtained from CIMIS and averaged by Chat GPT for TAVG, TMAX, TMIN, PRECIPAVG at Station USW00024257. Appendix E
3.6.1 Submittal Table 3-1: 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)
90,254 92,962 95,669 98,377 101,084 103,792
NOTES: 2025 population is using 3.31 persons per residential meter. Projected populations assume a 0.6 percent annual population growth.
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19 CHAPTER 4: Water Use Characterization
The UWMPA requires that the UWMP identify the quality of water supplied to the agency’s customers including a breakdown by user classification. This section describes the water system demands and water demand projections.
4.1 Non-Potable Versus Potable Water
This chapter covers potable and non-potable water demand. The City no longer provides nonpotable water to customers as of June 2025.
4.2 Past, Current, and Projected Water Use by Sector
4.2.1 Water Use Sectors Listed in Water Code
Water demands served by the City are primarily Residential, including Single Family Residential and Multiple Family Residential, Commercial/Institutional, and Industrial. The Landscape Sector is included in the Commercial, Institutional and Industrial brackets respectively. All connections in the City are metered. The following water use sectors and associated meter deliveries, as shown in Submittal Table 4-1, were reported for the 2025 UWMP. 2025 City Water Delivery data are in Appendix B.
The City classifies meters into the following categories: 27,267 residential (including SFR and MFR), 3,506 Commercial and Institutional, and 393 Industrial. One Non-potable meter existed until that service was discontinued in June of 2025. The actual demands for potable 10631(d). (1) For an urban retail water supplier, quantify, to the extent records are available, past and current water use, over the same five-year increments described in subdivision (a), and projected water use, based upon information developed pursuant to subdivision (a), identifying the uses among water use sectors, including, but not necessarily limited to, all of the following…
(2). The water use projections shall be in the same five-year increments described in subdivision (a).
(4)(A) Water use projections, where available, shall display and account for the water savings estimated to result from adopted codes, standards, ordinances, or transportation and land use plans identified by the urban water supplier, as applicable to the service area. (B) To the extent that an urban water supplier reports the information described in subparagraph (A), an urban water supplier shall do both of the following: (i) Provide citations of the various codes, standards, ordinances, or transportation and land use plans utilized in making the projections. (ii) Indicate the extent that the water use projections consider savings from codes, standards, ordinances, or transportation and land use plans. Water use projections that do not account for these water savings shall be noted of that fact.
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20 water are presented in Submittal Table 4-1 for the 2025 calendar year. 2025 City Meter Data are in Appendix B.
Submittal Table 4-2 contains the projected potable water demands from 2025 through 2050. The demand projections are based on the City’s required conservation targets as a Disadvantaged Community. However, the customer sector water deliveries in Table 4-2 are only general estimates of projected use and may vary significantly based on future development and water conservation measures taken by each customer sector. Ultimately, the implementation, magnitude, and type of future development will determine the distribution of water use per customer sector.
The City total water demands for potable and non-potable water, future projections, and recycled water demand, based on the figures presented in Submittal Tables 4-1, 4-2, and 6-4. The City provides recycled water to an irrigation customer, as described by Chapter 6.
4.2.2 Optional Water-Use Sectors
No Optional Water-Use Sectors were included.
4.2.3 Past Water Use
Overall, the past water use has been declining slowly since 2020 with a slight uptick in 2023. Past City Water Production/Delivery 2020-2024 data are included in Appendix B.
4.2.4 Current Water Use
Current water use for calendar year 2025 can be viewed in Submittal Table 4-1.
4.2.5 Projected Water Use
Projected water use is presented in 5-year estimates for years 2030 to 2050 and can be viewed in Submittal Table 4-2.
4.2.5.1 General Guidance on Projections
Utilizing the upcoming required reductions of 1% as our projected water use, we expect to meet these conditions most during most years. Dry years seem to increase water usage as customers use more water to maintain their landscapes at a healthy level and these sparse years may not meet estimated projections. See projected water use in Submittal Table 4-2.
4.2.5.2 Water-Use Projections by Sector
Water-Use Sectors are included in the projections.
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21 4.2.5.3 Standards, Codes, Ordinances, and Plans
The City plans to update its ordinances to include the required non-functional turf ordinance language before January 1, 2027, as required. The non-functional turf ordinance should help to reduce overall water usage by one percent per year.
4.2.5.4 Retail Only
The City expects a majority of the projected “passive savings” to be from the nonfunctional turf ordinance that will be implemented by the end of calendar year 2026.
The increasing cost of water will cause the rest of the “passive savings” that the City expects to help meet the conservation targets.
4.2.5.5 Lower-Income Households
The UWMPA requires that the UWMP identify planned low-income housing developments within the agency’s service area and develop demand projections for those units. A lower income household is defined as one with an income below 80 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size.
As shown in Table 4-3, lower income household demand projections are included in the total water use projections (Table 4-4).
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is mandated by State Housing Law as part of the periodic process of updating local housing elements of the General Plan. The RHNA for the City of Redding for the 2018 to 2028 projection period is 150 new housing units per year, for a nine-year total of 1,350 dwelling units. This projection includes 56 extremely low-income units, 80 very low- income units, 128 low-income units, 100 moderate-income units, and 986 above moderatePacket Pg. 1264 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
22 income units. It should also be noted, State legislation in 2017 made Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) legal in all California cities. Homeowners can decide to build either a detached ADU in their backyard, an attached ADU that is part of a home addition, or an ADU conversion. Although the State has determined ADU’s contribute no additional stress on utilities, the addition of another dwelling unit, another family occupant, on a single-family property does impact water usage. (see City of Redding General Plan Housing Element in Appendix I)
4.3 Distribution System Water Loss
4.3.1 Previous Five Years Distribution System Losses
Distribution system water losses ("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. The City’s distribution system losses are quantified using the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Method Guidance "Water Resources Water Audit Manual." The distribution system water loss reporting for the years 2020-2024 are reported in Submittal Table 4-5. The state standard was met for each of the last five years of water loss audit reporting, with all annual audits completed and validated.
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23 4.3.2 Progress Toward Meeting the Water Loss Performance Standard Progress toward the 2028 Water Loss Standard can be viewed in Submittal Table 4-6.
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24 4.4 Submittal Tables
4.4.1 Submittal Table 4-1: Total Uses for Potable and Non-potable 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)
Single Family Potable 4,099
Multi-Family Potable 714
Commercial Potable 1,120
Industrial Potable 242
Institutional/Governmental Potable 678
Landscape Non-Potable 17
Other (optional) Flushing Potable 21
Sales/Transfers/Exchanges to other
Suppliers Potable 0
Distribution System Water Loss Potable 520
Subtotal Potable 7,395
Subtotal Non-Potable 17
Total 7,411
NOTES: Non-potable is no longer delivered as of June 2025. Other is for Hydrant Flushing, Fire Dept., and Corp yard usage. Sale/Exchanges/Transfers to other Suppliers rarely happens and is insignificant. 2025 City Meter Data are in Appendix B.
CWC 10631(d)(1) For an urban retail water supplier, quantify, to the extent records are available, past and current water use…identifying the uses among water use sectors including but not limited to:
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25 4.4.2 Submittal Table 4-2: Total Uses of Potable and Non-potable 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)
Single Family Potable 4,017 3,937 3,858 3,974 4,093
Multi-Family Potable 700 686 672 692 713
Commercial Potable 1,098 1,076 1,054 1,086 1,118
Industrial Potable 249 257 264 272 281
Institutional/Governmental Potable 664 651 638 657 677
Landscape Non-Potable 0 0 0 0 0
Flushing Potable 21 20 20 20 21
Sales/Transfers/Exchanges to other Suppliers Potable 0 0 0 0 0 Distribution System Water Loss Potable 510 499 489 504 519 Subtotal Potable 7,259 7,126 6,995 7,205 7,422
Subtotal Non-Potable 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7,259 7,126 6,995 7,205 7,422
NOTES: This is based on our reduction goals as a Disadvantaged Community with required future reductions of 1% per year. Non-potable deliveries ended in June 2025.
CWC 10631(d)(1) For an urban retail water supplier, quantify, to the extent records are available... projected water use…identifying the uses among water use sectors…
4.4.3 Submittal Table 4-3: 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) 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.
See
Notes
Are Lower Income Residential Demands Included In Projections? (Refer to Appendix K of UWMP Guidebook)
Yes
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26 NOTES: A non-functional turf ordinance will be adopted into Redding Municipal Code before January 1, 2027 as required.
CWC10631 (d) (4) (A) Water use projections, where available, shall display and account for water savings estimated to result from adopted codes, standards, ordinances, or transportation and land use plans identified by the urban water supplier, as applicable to the service area.
CWC 10631 (d) (4) (B) to the extent that an urban water supplier reports the information described in subparagraph (A), an urban water supplier shall do both of the following:
(i) Provide citations of the various codes, standards, ordinances or transportation and land use plans utilized in making the projections.
(ii) Indicate the extent that the water use projections consider savings from codes, standards, ordinances, or transportation and land use plans. Water use projections that do not account for these water savings shall be noted of that fact.
CWC 10631(a) Water use projections required by section 10631 shall include projected water use for single-family and multifamily residential housing needed for lower income households, as identified in the housing element of any city, county, or city and county, in the service area of the supplier .
4.4.4 Optional Submittal Table 4-4: Retail Passive Savings Projections OPTIONAL Submittal Table 4-4: Retail Passive Water Savings Projections Water Code Section 10631(d)(4)(A)
Description
(Codes, Standards, Ordinances, or Plans)
Passive savings
2030 2035 2040 2045
2050
(opt)
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Non-functional Turf Ordinance 148 145 142 0
Increased Rates causing water usage reduction 148 145 142 139 Total “Passive Savings” 296 290 284 139
NOTES: A non-functional turf ordinance will be enacted before January 1, 2027. This is based on our reduction goals as a Disadvantaged Community with required future reductions of 1% per year.
4.4.5 Submittal Table 4-5: 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.
CA4510005
2020 Yes
2021 Yes
2022 Yes
2023 Yes
2024 Yes
NOTES: The reports can be viewed online @ WUEdata - Water Audit Plans CWC 10631(d)(3) (A) The distribution system water loss shall be quantified for each of the five years preceding the plan update, in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to Section 10608.34.
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27 4.4.6 Submittal Table 4-6: Progress Toward 2028 Water Loss Standard Submittal Table 4-6: Retail Progress Towards 2028 Water Loss Standard Water Code Section 10631(d)(3)(C) Public Water System ID # Report-ed in Submittal Table 2-1 R Did the Water Board Calculate a Water Loss Standard for this Public Water System? (y/n) If no, Supplier will not complete this row.
Real Water Loss Apparent Water Loss
State Water
Board
Standard
Most Recent
AWWA Water
Loss Audit
Real Water Loss Per Unit per Day
State Water
Board
Standard
Most Recent
AWWA Water
Loss Audit
Apparent Water Loss Per Unit per Day
2028 Real Water Loss Standard
per Unit per day
Units for Real Water Loss
Number of Connections
Volume of Total Real
Loss (from AWWA
Water Loss Audit)
2028 Apparent Water Loss
Standard per Unit per Day
Units for Apparent Water Loss
Number of
Connections
Volume of Total
Apparent Loss
(from AWWA Water
Loss Audit)
(MG)(MG)
CA 4510005
YES
23.8 Gallons per Service
Connection per Day
GPSCD
31,493
348
30.317.4
Gallons per Service
Connection per Day
GPSCD
31,493
109
9.5 Water Board's Calculated Water Loss Standards
NOTES: 2024 Water Loss Audit numbers shown above.
CWC 10631(d)(3)(C) In the plan due July 1, 2021, and in each update thereafter, data shall be included to show whether the urban retail water supplier met the distribution loss standards enacted by the board pursuant to Section 10608.34.
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28 CHAPTER 5: SB X7-7 Baseline, 2020 Targets, and 2025 Reporting The UWMPA requires that the UWMP identify the baseline water demand, urban water use target, and interim urban water use target for the City. In the 2020 UWMP, these water use targets were determined per the DWR Methodologies. The daily per capita water use, expressed in GPCD, is the total water use within the service area divided by the population. These targets are necessary to judge compliance with the 2020 use reductions set forth in the Water Conservation Bill of 2009 (SB X7-7).
5.1 SB X7-7 Baseline and 2020 Targets
The purpose of this section in the 2025 UWMP is to determine whether the City has met the 20 percent conservation target. View results of the SB X7-7 in Submittal Table 5-1. The City met the 2020 Target in 2025.
A supplier may update the baseline and target water use if supplier has since gained access to more reliable data than was available in 2020. These suppliers are required to submit an updated SB X7- 7 2025 Target Progress Form. With the introduction of the DWR Population Tool, the City was able to more accurately determine the service area population. As a Disadvantaged Community (DAC), the City is eligible to deduct process water from the GPCD calculation. This deduction was overlooked in previous UWMPs and is included in the 2025 GPCD calculation. Therefore, the target GPCD values are indicated on the updated SB X7-7Target Process Form and are utilized in this UWMP to determine compliance with the 2020 Target.
In the Verification Form, a 10-year baseline and a 5-year baseline were calculated to establish the minimum criteria for the City water use reduction targets. A summary of the 2008 total water deliveries, 10-year baseline range (1999 to 2008), and 5-year baseline range (2004 to 2008) is included in Table 1 of the SB X7-7 Verification Forms (Appendix C)
5.2 2025 Reporting
5.2.1 Urban Retail Water Supplier
The City of Redding is an Urban Water Supplier.
5.2.2 Supplier Did Not Meet 2020 Target in 2020
The City did not meet the 2020 SB X7-7 Target in 2020.
5.2.3 Supplier Met 2020 Target in 2025
The City met the 2020 SB X7-7 Target in 2025. See Submittal Table 5-1 and also SB X7- 7 Compliance Form in Appendix C.
5.2.4 No Change to Supplier Service Area
The City did not have any significant changes to the water service area.
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29 5.2.5 Funding Eligibility
If a Retail Supplier does not achieve its 2020 Target, the Retail Supplier is not eligible to receive a water grant or loan from the State of California until it complies.
Two exceptions to this are provided:
• Water Code Section 10608.56(c) states that a Supplier shall be eligible for a water loan or grant if it “has submitted to the department for approval a schedule, financing plan, and budget, to be included in the grant or loan agreement, for achieving the per-capita reductions.”
• Water Code Section 10608.56(e) states that a Supplier can also be eligible for a water loan or grant if it “has submitted to the department for approval documentation demonstrating that its entire service area qualifies as a disadvantaged community.” The City now qualifies in two ways because it has met the 2020 Target and has submitted and been approved that: its entire service area qualifies as a disadvantaged community.
5.3 Submittal Tables
5.3.1 Submittal Table 5-1: Retail SB X7-7 Target Progress Submittal Table 5-1: Retail SB X7-7 2020 Target Progress Water Code Section 10608.40
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.
Was Supplier
part of a
merger or
consolidation
since 2020?
Regional
Alliance
Target or
Individual
Target?
Drop down
list
2020
Target
Actual
2020
GPCD
Did
Supplier
Achieve
Targeted
Reduction
for 2020?
Only for suppliers that did not meet
the Target in 2020
See DWR NOTES below.
Actual 2025 GPCD
(From SB X7-7
Compliance Form)
Did Supplier
meet the 2020
Target in 2025?
No Individual
Target 237 267 No 222 YES
NOTES:
10608.40 Urban water retail suppliers shall report to the department on their progress in meeting their urban water use targets as part of their urban water management plans submitted pursuant to Section 10631.
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30 CHAPTER 6: Water Supply Characterization
The UWMPA requires that the UWMP include a description of the agency’s existing and future water supply sources for the next 20 years. The description of water supplies must include detailed information on surface water, groundwater, the groundwater basin, potential opportunities for desalination of groundwater and seawater, and detailed information on the agency’s imported water.
6.1 Water Supply Overview
The City’s water supply is Whiskeytown Lake and the Sacramento River through a combination of long-term (40-year) contracts with the USBR and long- and short-term agreements with surrounding agencies and water suppliers. Water contracts and agreements are included in Appendix D. Table 6-0 summarizes the annual entitlement under each contract/agreement. Each contract/agreement is detailed separately below
6.1.2 Special Considerations
The special considerations the City briefly discusses in this Section are Climate Change Effects, Regulatory Conditions, other Locally Applicable Criteria, while no Wholesale and Retail Suppliers Coordination is required, and therefore not discussed further in this section.
6.1.2.1 Climate Change Effects
The CWC requires that suppliers consider climate change in their water supply analysis.
The potential water supply effects related to climate change are discussed briefly in this section.
The IRWM Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment is included as Appendix E. No vulnerabilities were identified for the category of Sea Level Rise. For the category of Water Demand, it was noted that there are major industries that require cooling/process water, and that City water use can vary by more than 50 percent seasonally. The City also indicated that water use curtailment measures are effective. For the category of Water Supply, the City indicated that a portion of the water supply is from snowmelt and that the region has faced a drought in the past during which it was able to meet local water demands.
Wildfires are a concern in the region, as noted in the Water Quality and Flooding categories. For the category of Ecosystem and Habitat Vulnerability, it was noted that the region relies on aquatic or water-dependent habitats for recreation or other economic activities and has rivers with quantified environmental flow requirements or known water quality/quantity stressors to aquatic life. It was noted that hydropower is a source of electricity in the region in the Hydropower category.
Because the City is generally 75 percent reliant on surface water for its potable water supply, many of the effects of climate change can be best summarized by considering the effects of the entire region. These effects will likely include:
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31 • Reduction in snowpack, which is significant source of water as it melts and feeds both the Sacramento River and Whiskeytown Lake.
• Increase in intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. • Effects on surface water levels during drought
• General decline in ecosystem health and function
• Changes to demand levels and patterns due to increasing temperatures.
As scientific understanding of climate change continues to advance, the nature of these impacts and the impact on water supply availability and reliability will be thoroughly studied to identify proper mitigation and adaptation strategies.
One additional consideration for the City is the impact of wildfires on water quality. The wildfire season is typically followed by the rainy season and sometimes heavy precipitation, leading to high levels of sediment in runoff that can severely degrade water quality, such as the increase in turbidity levels. In addition, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is also an emerging contaminant that can be found in firefighting foam that can stay and spread in the environment for decades and become a major contributor to drinking water contamination. With the increasing frequency of wildfires and atmospheric rivers across California, changes in treatment operations and/or treatment processes may be necessary to reliably treat and maintain water service to customers experiencing backto-back impacts.
6.1.2.2 Regulatory Conditions and Project Development
The new “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulations are requiring Suppliers to modify their operations and reporting to meet Urban Water Use Objectives (UWUO). This framework restricts water use beyond the 20% SB X7-7 reduction target.
As a Disadvantaged Community, the new regulation allows Redding to set a goal of one percent (1%) reduction per year in overall GPCD. The City expects passive savings from the Non-function Turf Ordinance (required in Municipal Code by January 1, 2027) and reductions in water use due to rising water affordability pressures to provide substantial savings. This will significantly help us reach the total 15% reduction required by 2040 as a Disadvantaged Community.
6.1.2.3 Other Locally Applicable Criteria
A new agreement with the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors and Reclamation was reached in 2024 to prevent the unprecedented 2022 Central Valley Project (CVP) water allocation reductions from happening again. The ”Drought Protection Program” structure is laid out in the agreement found in Appendix D. It allows for cuts of up to 50% to be made, preventing the severe cuts that hurt so many water users in 2022. As a “senior” water rights holder, our cuts are generally not as severe as the “junior” rights holders. Even when the CVP water cuts are enacted, the City has a sufficient supply of water to fulfill the drought stage needs.
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32 6.2 Water Supply Characterization
6.2.1 Purchase or Imported Water
During drought situations, the City will look to other entities to secure additional water supply as needed.
6.2.2 Groundwater
6.2.2.1 Basin Description
As required by the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), the two medium priority sub-basins (Enterprise and Anderson) of the Redding Area Groundwater Basin (RAGB) are managed by the Enterprise-Anderson Groundwater Sustainability Agency (EAGSA). The City is one of six EAGSA members of the RAGB [As shown in Figure 6].
The GSP has identified the RAGB as being a sustainable alluvial deposit, and as such no legal pumping limit has been set—therefore, no overdraft mitigation efforts are currently underway. Though no safe yield has been established for the RAGB, groundwater modeling as part of the GSP development indicates that the RAGB is resilient to severe drought conditions and is able to recover with one year of normal rainfall. There were no limitations to pumping groundwater during the period 2021-2025, as groundwater wells supplement the surface water supply and are used primarily to meet increased water demand during the summer. During the spring, fall and winter months only a few wells out of the seventeen are operated, since operating the surface WTPs is less costly and produces higher water quality.
6.2.2.2 Basin Management Information
The current Groundwater Sustainability Plan was submitted in 2022 and approved in January, 2024. An updated GSP will be submitted to DWR by January 2027. During the 2021-2025 period, groundwater volumes were sufficient as a seasonal supplement to surface water sources, providing approximately 25% of total annual water production (See Table 6-1). Groundwater wells can supply enough water to supplement existing surface water contracts with the Reclamation without any noted overdraft conditions in the local groundwater basin (Bulletin 118 2003 Update for basin 5-6). In years of extreme drought, a combination of increased and mandatory conservation measures and increased groundwater pumping can aid in ensuring all customers have adequate water supply.
6.2.2.3 Other Considerations
The sustainable yields for the Enterprise and Anderson subbasins are 24,439 and 29,001 MG or 75 and 89 Thousand Acre Feet. The well water is generally of very high quality except for arsenic concentrations above the Primary Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) at Enterprise wells EW-11 and EW-13, which are standby wells and have not been used since 2008. Manganese levels are above the Secondary MCL of 50 ppb in all Enterprise Packet Pg. 1275 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
33 and Cascade wells except EW-23, EW-09, EW-08, CW-08, and CW-01. As defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), a Primary MCL provides a standard to protect public health while a Secondary MCL exists to prevent aesthetic issues such as taste, color and odor. In Enterprise area wells, leaching from natural deposits can result in dissolved manganese concentrations near or above the Secondary MCL and requires treatment to avoid the black color that develops as manganese precipitates out of solution. Treatment consists of application of chemical sequestering agents which bind the manganese in solution. None of the Cascade pressure zone wells require sequestration, and iron levels above the Secondary MCL have not been encountered at any of the City’s wells.
Due to detection of arsenic concentrations above the USEPA Primary MCL at wells EW11 and EW-13, these two wells have not been operated for water supply since 2008. The permit status of wells EW-11 and EW-13 is designated as “Standby,” which limits pumping to short-term emergencies of five consecutive days or less and for less than fifteen total calendar days per year. Potential sources of arsenic contamination in general include erosion of natural deposits, runoff from orchards, and glass and electronics production wastes.
6.2.2.4 Past Five Years Groundwater Pumping
The Enterprise and Anderson subbasins provided the City with 10.183 billion gallons (roughly 2 billion gallons per year) of water from seventeen wells during the years 2021- 2025. The wells range in depth from 170 feet to 600 feet and are run primarily during periods of high water demand, especially in the months of June, July and August. The return flow of groundwater to the river from the City’s wastewater treatment facilities contributes to water supplies for the Sacramento River environment and downstream users.
See Submittal Table 6-1: Groundwater Volume Pumped.
On August 13, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water (Division), received a permit amendment application from the City of Redding requesting the inactivation of seven wells currently serving the City’s domestic water system. The wells are as follows: Enterprise Wells 03A, 04, 06A, 10, and 13 and Cascade Wells 06 and
09. These wells were inactivated because they are no longer being used and would require continuous monthly sampling to remain active. This reduced the total number of active wells in the City’s groundwater system to a total of ten active wells.
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34 6.2.3 Surface Water
The City’s surface water supply is drawn from the Sacramento River and Whiskeytown Lake (via the Spring Creek Conduit) through a combination of long-term contracts with the USBR and long and short term agreements with surrounding agencies and water suppliers (as detailed in Section 6.1). The USBR is responsible for the management of CVP surface water releases in the Sacramento River and from Whiskeytown Lake.
Figure 6-1: Redding and Surrounding Groundwater Basins
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35 Refer to Section 3.1.1 for a description of the City’s water system, including transmission, treatment, and distribution facilities.
6.2.3.1 United States Bureau of Reclamation Contract – Sacramento River Sources
The City holds a long-term contract with the USBR (Contract No. 14-06-200-22871A-R1) that authorizes the City to divert from the Sacramento River a specified quantity of the water supply created by the CVP. The contract was entered into April 1, 2005, and allows the City to divert up to 6,843 MG (21,000 AF) annually. The contract as written expires March 31, 2045, with provisions in the contract allowing for the renewal for successive periods.
The City is required under the contract to prepare and implement a water conservation program for all water diverted from the USBR sources. This program must be submitted to USBR for approval every five years. The 2020 UWMP was submitted to USBR for review and approval to satisfy this requirement. Upon completion, the 2025 UWMP and WSCP will be submitted to USBR for review.
The contract states that USBR will use all reasonable means to prevent shortages in the quantity of water available to the City. However, the contract also states that no liability shall accrue against the United States if shortages occur due to drought or other causes, which are beyond the control of the United States. During drought conditions, CVP diversions can be cut back significantly, as was the case in 2015 when they were reduced by 25 percent. The percent reduction is applied to the historical average of the City’s actual water usage over the prior three unconstrained water years.
Currently the City only uses about 60 percent of the USBR allocation during an average year. However, during drought years, this allocation can be reduced drastically. The USBR water year is from March to February of the following year. In 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, the allocation was 100 percent (6,843 MG). In 2021 and 2022, reductions were 25 percent and 82 percent respectively. Stage Two of the WSCP was initiated. Voluntary Stage One operations resumed in April of 2023 after winter storms refilled Shasta Lake Reservoir. 2023, 2024 and 2025 were all at 100 percent allocation.
Because the reductions in 2002 were so unprecedented, and have been rectified with the Drought Protection Plan agreement, we are still using the 2012-2016 drought reductions as a more historically accurate example of realistically reduced allocations that could happen in the future.
6.2.3.2 United States Bureau of Reclamation Contract – Sacramento River, Shasta, and Trinity River Divisions
The City holds a second long-term contract with the USBR (Contract No. 14-06-200- 5272A-P) that authorizes the City to divert from the Sacramento River, Shasta, and Trinity River through the Spring Creek Conduit and Toyon Pipeline a specified quantity of the water supply created by the CVP. The contract was entered into on March 1, 2005 and allows the City to divert up to 1,991 MG (6,110 AF) annually. The contract as originally Packet Pg. 1278 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
36 written was to expire on February 28, 2045, with provisions in the contract allowing for the renewal for successive period. Per the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act of 2016 (WIIN Act), the Conversion Contract Amendment was finalized in August 2020 and does not carry an expiration date.
The City is required under the contract to prepare and implement a water conservation program for all water diverted from the USBR sources. This program must be submitted to USBR for approval every five years. The 2020 UWMP was submitted to USBR for review and approval to satisfy this requirement. Upon completion, the 2025 UWMP and WSCP will be submitted to USBR for review.
The contract states that USBR will use all reasonable means to prevent shortages in the quantity of water available to the City. However, the contract also states that no liability shall accrue against the United States if shortages occur due to drought or other causes, which are beyond the control of the United States. During drought conditions, CVP diversions can be cut back significantly, as was the case in 2015 when they were reduced by 75 percent. The percent reduction is applied to the historical average of the City’s actual water usage over the prior three unconstrained water years.
Currently the City uses 100 percent of the USBR allocation during an average year.
However, during drought years, this allocation can be reduced drastically. The USBR water year is from March to February of the following year. In 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 the allocation was 100 percent (1,991 MG). In 2020 and 2021, the allocation was 75 percent based on the average water usage over the prior three unconstrained years, resulting in approximately 1,559 MG available to the City in the 2020 and 2021. 2022 saw unprecedented allocation reductions of 100 percent.
6.2.4 Stormwater
The City has not identified any opportunities related to stormwater recapture to offset potable water use.
6.2.5 Wastewater and Recycled Water
The UWMPA requires the UWMP address the opportunities for development of recycled water, including the description of existing recycled water applications, quantities of wastewater currently being treated to recycled water standards, limitations on the use of available recycled water, an estimate of projected recycled water use, the feasibility of said projected uses, and practices to encourage the use of recycled water.
6.2.5.1 Recycled Water Coordination
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
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37 The City owns and operates two wastewater treatment plants that collect and treat wastewater within the service area, both of which are considered tertiary treatment facilities: Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant (SWWTP) and Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (CCWWTP). Therefore, the City coordinates recycled water use within the service area and does not rely on an outside facility or agency.
6.2.5.2 Wastewater Collection, Treatment Systems, and Disposal The City manages wastewater collection and treatment within the service area. All of the wastewater flows from the City are collected and treated at one of the City’s WWTP. The wastewater collection system consist of 437.7 miles of gravity sewer line, 18 raw sewage lift stations, and 7.8 miles of force mains.
6.2.5.2.1 Wastewater Collected Within the Service Area
Wastewater from the Redding area west of the Sacramento River is collected and treated at the CCWWTP, situated along the western shore of the Sacramento River at the southern boundary of the City's service area (see Figure 3-2). Total Influent received 3,142 MG. In 2025, the treatment facility discharged effluent at an annual average rate of 8.16 MGD, and the effluent total suspended solids (TSS) concentration of the wastewater averaged 4.1 mg/L (236 lbs./day). Total recycled water used for landscape irrigation and wash down purposes at the treatment site was 163 MG. No expansion of reclaimed water usage is anticipated in the future.
All treated effluent that is not used is discharged to the Sacramento River.
Wastewater from the Redding area east of the Sacramento River is collected and treated at the SWWTP, situated at the southern extreme of the City’s service area along the Sacramento River’s northern shore (see Figure 3-2). Total Influent received 1,601 MG. In 2025, the Stillwater treatment facility discharged effluent at an annual average rate of 3.89 MGD, with effluent total suspended solids (TSS) averaging 2.5 mg/L (84 lbs./day). Total recycled water used for landscape irrigation and wash down purposes on-site was 158 MG. Recycled water used for crop irrigation is permitted under Waste Discharge Requirement #98-016 and volume delivered was 17 MG in 2025. No expansion of reclaimed water usage is anticipated in the future. All treated effluent that is not used is discharged to the Sacramento River
The wastewater treatment plants service areas include mostly residential and commercial customers with a small number of industrial clients. A wastewater pretreatment program monitors industrial and commercial enterprises to ensure that toxic substances, pollutants, and wastewater discharged to the collection system 10633. (a) (Describe) 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.
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38 will neither upset treatment plant processes nor contain contaminant levels that violate regulatory discharge limits.
The City’s wastewater treatment plants employ the following processes in order to achieve tertiary treatment:
Clear Creek Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Stillwater Wastewater
Treatment Plant
1. Primary Sedimentation - Grit
Removal
1. Activated Sludge –
Conventional
2. Activated Sludge - Complete
Mix 2. Filtration
3. Filtration 3.
Chlorination/Dechlorination
4. Chlorination/Dechlorination 4. Wastewater Disposal
5. Wastewater Disposal
The City’s two WWTP provide advanced secondary treatment of wastewater. The treatment system consists of screening, activated sludge aeration, secondary clarification, cloth/sand media filtration, and chemical disinfection using chlorine gas. A combined 167.63 million gallons (MG) of emergency retention storage is available for excess influent flow or partially treated wastewater. All treated effluent that is not used by reclaimed water customers is discharged to the Sacramento River. Sludge processing consists of an aerobic digestion and dewatering by centrifuge. Dewatered bio solids is currently hauled to a landfill for disposal.
The 2025 wastewater flows from the City's service area is summarized in Table 6-
2. As shown in Table 6-2, the City contributed nearly 4,400 MG of wastewater flow into the two WWTPs in 2025.
6.2.5.2.2 Wastewater Treatment and Discharge
Discharge is permitted from two locations. Discharge Point EFF-001- Stillwater discharges water from Stillwater WWTP to the Sacramento River. Discharge Point EFF-001- Clear Creek also discharges to the Sacramento River from Clear Creek WWTP. Reclaimed water is discharged from Stillwater WWTP to an adjacent fodder crop field from April to October annually.
In 2025, the WWTPs received an average annual flow of approximately 4,400 MG.
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39 Valley Region requirements, all of the flow discharged meets recycled water standards.
Table 6-3 identifies the volume of treated wastewater either recycled or disposed of within the service area.
6.2.5.3 Recycled Water System Description
The City’s WWWPs produce disinfected tertiary recycled water per the recycled water criteria defined by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and California Regional Water Quality Control Board-Central Valley Region Regulations. The City provides recycle water to one user and utilizes recycled water within both WWTPs.
6.2.5.4 Current, Potential, and Projected Recycled Water Uses The City currently provides recycled water to a local rancher for pasture irrigation.
The current and projected recycled water uses are summarized in Table 6-4. The projected recycled water volumes are based on current agreements, which may be revised in the future.
6.2.5.4.1 Potential Recycled Water Use
Due to the design of the City’s WWTPs, the City cannot accommodate any future users in excess of the existing reclaimed water customers. 10633. (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.
10633. (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.
(d) A description and quantification of the potential uses of recycled water, including, but not limited to, agricultural irrigation, landscape irrigation, wildlife habitat enhancement, wetlands, industrial reuse, groundwater recharge, indirect potable reuse, and other appropriate uses, and a determination with regard to the technical and economic feasibility of serving those uses.
(e) The projected use of recycled water within the supplier’s service area at the end of 5, 10, 15, and 20 years, and a description of the actual use of recycled water in comparison to uses previously projected pursuant to this subdivision.
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40 Furthermore, Reclamation Contractual obligations require that the water be returned to the Sacramento River. As shown in Table 6-6, the City does not anticipate expansion of reclaimed water usage in the future.
6.2.5.4.2 Projected Recycled Water Use
The recycled water use projection for 2025 from the 2020 UWMP is compared to the 2025 actual use in Table 6-5.
6.2.5.5 Actions to Encourage and Optimize Future Recycle Water Use The rate for recycled water is currently $0.0711 per 100 cubic feet (CCF) compared to $2.13 minimum per CCF for potable water. This provides a financial incentive to the existing reclaimed water customers.
Due to the design of the City’s WWTPs, the City cannot accommodate any future users in excess of the existing reclaimed water customers. Furthermore, Reclamation Contractual obligations require that the water be returned to the Sacramento River. As shown in Table 6-6, the City does not anticipate expansion of reclaimed water usage in the future.
6.2.6 Desalinated Water Opportunities
The UWMPA requires that the UWMP address the opportunities for development of desalinated water, including ocean water, brackish water, and groundwater.
At the present time, the City does not foresee any opportunities for the use of desalinated water, including ocean water, brackish ocean water, and brackish groundwater, as a longterm supply since the City is located in the Sacramento Valley approximately 150 miles from the Pacific Ocean. In addition, there is no brackish water in the RGWB and both the Sacramento River and Whiskeytown Lake are fresh water sources. Therefore, no opportunity exists from use of desalination water as a future water supply. 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… and shall include the following:
(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.
10631(d). Describe the opportunities for development of desalinated water, including, but not limited to, ocean water, brackish water, and groundwater, as a long-term supply.
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41 6.2.7 Exchanges and Transfers
The UWMPA requires the UWMP to address the opportunities for development of short or long-term transfer or exchange opportunities.
6.2.7.1 Exchanges
Water exchanges require water being delivered by one water user to another water user, with the receiving water user providing water in return at a specified time or when the conditions of the parties' agreements are met. The City has one water exchange, with the McConnell Foundation for the SP Pumphouse water. This water is deducted from McConnell’s water right with Reclamation and is no longer deducted as use from the City.
6.2.7.2 Transfers
Water transfers entail a temporary or long-term change in the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use due to a transfer, sale, lease, or exchange of water or water rights.
6.2.7.2.1 Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) Transfer Agreement
The City entered a long-term contract with the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) that authorizes the City to divert from the Sacramento River on March 1, 2011 and allows the City to divert up to 1,303 MG (4,000 AF) annually. The contract as written expires March 31, 2045.
Currently the City uses the minimum allocation of 163 MG (500 AF) during an average year. However, during drought years, the City could transfer up to the 1,303 MG maximum allowed.
6.2.7.3 Emergency Interties
The City has inter-ties with nearby water districts and two neighboring cities and transfers of water can be made to these water suppliers to meet a short-term deficiency.
10631(d). Describe the opportunities for exchanges or transfers of water on a shortterm or long-term basis.
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42 6.2.8 Supply from Storage
The City does not have Supply Storage outside of the distribution system.
6.2.9 Other
No “other” water source.
6.2.10 Future Water Projects
The UWMPA requires that suppliers describe water supply projects and programs that may be undertaken to meet the projected water demands.
The Pump Station 1 project will be to replace the existing pumphouse on the Sacramento River, which has served the area for over 85 years. The new Pump Station 1 will be relocated a quarter mile upstream from where it currently sits on the south side of the Sacramento River just west of the Diestelhorst Bridge. The plan is to have it operational and online sometime in 2030. While this doesn’t increase our overall water supply, it certainly increases our water reliability. The A.C.I.D. dam will not have to be installed to be able to operate the pumphouse at maximum capacity, as is the current situation. The dam is usually installed before April 1 and taken out after the irrigation season ends in October.
Water conservation measures outlined in this plan will reduce future consumption and postpone the need for new supply sources. In 2007, the City completed an expansion of the Buckeye Water Treatment Plant (WTP) from 7 MGD to 14 MGD capacity, facilitating meeting increased summer water demands in the Buckeye area. This expansion, coupled with renegotiated Reclamation contracts, gives the City the option of taking the Foothill WTP completely offline for maintenance during low-demand winter months. Table 6-7 summarizes planned future water projects.
6.3 Energy Intensity
10631(f)… 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 normal and single dry water years and for a period of drought lasting five consecutive 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.
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:… B. An estimate of the amount of energy used to convey water supplies to the water treatment plants or distribution systems.
10631.2 (b) The department shall include in its guidance for the preparation of urban water management plans a methodology for the voluntary calculation or estimation of the energy intensity of urban water systems.
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43 The 2025 UWMP guidebook requests that water suppliers provide information on the energy required to produce and distribute their water supply. Water energy intensity is the total amount of energy on a per million gallon basis associated with water management processes occurring within the City’s operational control. The City has selected to report its energy intensity using the total utility approach Option B. In 2025, the City produced 7,411 MG of water within its service area.
The kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy needed across the City’s potable water system was 9,800,860 kWh. The energy intensity analysis is located in Table O-1B. The City’s 2025 energy intensity is estimated at 1,322 kWh/MG.
6.4 Submittal Tables
6.4.1 Submittal 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)
Alluvial Basin Potable Anderson 155 147 143 143 142
Alluvial Basin Potable Enterprise 2,418 2,100 1,506 1,733 1,690 Total 2,573 2,247 1,649 1,876 1,832
NOTES
10631(4) If groundwater is identified as an existing or planned source of water available to the supplier, all of the following information:
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44 6.4.2 Submittal Table 6-2: Retail Wastewater Collected Within Service Area Submittal Table 6-2 Retail: Wastewater Collected Within Service Area in 2025 Water Code Section 10633(a)
Check the box if there is no wastewater collection system.
Proceed to the next table.
Percentage of 2025 service area served by wastewater collection system (OPTIONAL)
Percentage of 2025 service area population served by wastewater collection system (OPTIONAL)
Wastewater Collection Recipient of Collected Wastewater Name of
Wastewater
Collection Agency
Wastewater
Volume
Metered or
Estimated?
OPTIONAL
Drop Down List
Volume of
Wastewater
Collected from
UWMP Service
Area 2025
Name of Wastewater
Treatment Plant
(WWTP) and Place ID
Number
Drop down list
Is WWTP
Located
Within
UWMP Area?
Drop Down List (MG)
City of Redding Metered 3,142 Clear Creek WWTP,
Place ID 214802 Yes
City of Redding Metered 1,601
Stillwater WWTP
Reclamation, Place ID
258677
No
Total Wastewater Received from
UWMP Service Area in 2025: 4,743
DWR NOTES: Additional Guidance. See Appendix M, Section M.21 for detailed guidance on this table.
NOTES:
CWC 10633 (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.
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45 6.4.3 Submittal Table 6-3: Retail Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within UWMP Service Area
Submittal Table 6-3 Retail: Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within UWMP Service Area Water Code Section 10633(a)
Check the box if no wastewater is treated or disposed of within the UWMP service area.
Proceed to the next table.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Name and Place ID
Number
Does This Plant Treat Wastewater Generated
Outside the UWMP Service Area?
(OPTIONAL)
2025 Volume of Wastewater Received
from UWMP Service Area
(As Reported in Submittal Table 6-2 R )
Total 2025 Volume of Water Treated
2025 Outcomes of Treated Wastewater
Water Recycled
Within UWMP
Service Area
(enter data as
applicable)
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)
Treatment
Level
Volume Volume
Treatment Level
Volume
Treatment Level
Volume
Treatment Level
Volume Name
of
other
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) entity
Clear Creek
WWTP, Place
ID 214802
3,142 2,979
Secondary,
Disinfected 23
163 - 0 0 0
Stillwater WWTP
Reclamation,
Place ID 258677
1,601 1,420
Secondary,
Disinfected 23
158
Secondary Disinfected 23
17 0 0 0
Total 4,743 4,399 0 17 0 0 0
DWR NOTES: IPR: Indirect Potable Reuse would have the treatment level of its end use requirement in the Level of Treatment drop-down. Additional Guidance. See Appendix M, Section M.21 for detailed guidance on this table.
NOTES:
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...and shall include all of the following: (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.
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46 6.4.4 Submittal Table 6-4: Retail Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Uses Within Service Area
Submittal Table 6-4 Retail: Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Uses Within Service Area Water Code Section 10633 (c)(e)
Check box if recycled water is not used and is not planned for use within the service area of the supplier. The supplier will only complete the column on "Potential Recycled Water Use" and submit an accompanying narrative on the feasibility of that potential recycled water use.
Name of Facility Producing (Treating) the Recycled Water (OPTIONAL) : Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant Name of Supplier Operating the Recycled Water Distribution System (OPTIONAL) : City of Redding
Supplemental Water Added in 2025 (volume) Include units (OPTIONAL) :
Source of 2025 Supplemental Water (OPTIONAL) :
Use Type
Drop down list
Water Type
(after treatment if
treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Additional
Information
(as needed)
2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
2050
(opt)
Potential Recycled
Water Use
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) Volume
Narrative
page
number
(OPTIONAL)
Agricultural
irrigation
NonPotable
Outside
Service
Area
17 16 18 17 16 18
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.
Additional Guidance. See Appendix M, Section M.21 for detailed guidance on this table.
Potential recycled water use - a description of the feasibility of these uses must be included in the narrative.
Multiple Producers: If you have multiple recycled water producers, submit a separate table for each.
NOTES:
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... and shall include... (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
(e) The projected use of recycled water within the supplier’s service area at the end of 5, 10, 15, and 20 years, and a description of the actual use of recycled water in comparison to uses previously projected pursuant to this subdivision.
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47 6.4.5 Submittal Table 6-5: Retail 2020 Recycled Water Use Projection Compared to 2025 Actual
Submittal Table 6-5 Retail: 2020 UWMP Recycled Water Use Projection Compared to 2025 Actual
Water Code Section 10633 (e)
Check the box if recycled water was not used in 2025 nor previously projected for use in 2020.
Proceed to the next table.
Use Type
Drop Down list
2020 Projection for 2025 2025 Actual Use
(MG) (MG)
19 17
Total 19 17
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 reported in Submittal Table 2-3 Additional Guidance. See Appendix M, Section M.21 for detailed guidance on this table.
NOTES:
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: (e) ...a description of the actual use of recycled water in comparison to uses previously projected pursuant to this subdivision
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48 6.4.6 Submittal 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.
40 Provide page location of narrative in the UWMP
Name of
Action Description Planned Implementation Year
Expected Increase in
Recycled Water Use
(MG)
Total (MG) 0
Unit Conversion to AF 0
DWR NOTES:
Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) MUST remain consistent with units reported in Submittal Table 2-3.
The units reported in Submittal Table 2-3 are used in this table's calculations.
The unit conversion to Acre Feet addresses the Water Code's requirement that this value be provided in acre-feet.
NOTES: Page 40 Narrative: Due to the design of the City’s WWTPs, the City cannot accommodate any future users in excess of the existing reclaimed water customers. Furthermore, Reclamation Contractual obligations require that the water be returned to the Sacramento River. As shown in Table 6-6, the City does not anticipate expansion of reclaimed water usage in the future. 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: (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.
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49 6.4.7 Submittal Table 6-7: Retail Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs
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.
Check the box if some or all of the supplier's future water supply projects or programs are not compatible with this table and are described in a narrative format.
Provide page location of narrative in the UWMP
Name of Future Projects or
Programs
Joint Project
with other
suppliers?
Additional Description
(as needed)
Water Type (after treatment if
treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
Planned Implementation
Year
Planned for Use in Year Type
Drop Down List
Expected Increase in
Water Supply to Supplier
(This may be a range)
Drop Down List
(yes/no)
If Yes, Supplier
Name
(MG)
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 reported in Submittal Table 2-3.
NOTES:
10631 (f) 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, 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 normal and single-dry water years and for a period of drought lasting five consecutive 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.
Submittal Table 6-7 Retail: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs Water Code Section 10631 (f)
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50 6.4.8 Submittal Table 6-8: Retail Water Supplies – 2025 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)
Transfers Anderson Cottonwood
Irrigation District Potable 163 1,303
Groundwater (not
desalinated)
Anderson Subbasin
Wells Potable 142
Groundwater (not
desalinated)
Enterprise Subbasin
Wells Potable 1,690
Purchased or Imported
Water
Sacramento River
Contract Potable 3,269 6,843
Purchased or Imported
Water
Buckeye Contract
(Whiskeytown) Potable 2,130 1,991
Surface water (not
desalinated) SP Pumphouse Non-Potable 17
Subtotal Potable 7,394 10,137
Subtotal Non-Potable 17 0
Total 7,411 10,137
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.
Total Entitlement: e.g. Water Right, Groundwater Allocation, Contracted Amount.
NOTES: SP Pumphouse is no longer providing water for City of Redding after June 2025. 10631. A plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter that shall do all of the following... (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), providing supporting and related information...
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51 6.4.9 Submittal Table 6-9: Retail Water Supplies – Projected Submittal Table 6-9 Retail: Water Supplies — Projected
Water Code Section 10631 (b)
Water Supply
Additional
Detail on
Water
Supply
Water Type
(after
treatment if
treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down
list
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
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 (opt)
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Reasonably
Available
Volume
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Purchased or
Imported
Water
USBR 8,834 8,834 8,834 8,834 8,834
Groundwater
(not
desalinated)
3,503 3,503 3,503 3,503 3,503
Transfers ACID 163 163 163 163 163
Subtotal Potable 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal Non-Potable 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500
DWR NOTES:
Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.
Total Entitlement: e.g. Water Right, Groundwater Allocation, Contracted Amount.
NOTES: Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District is a contract for 500 AF or 163 MG per year to secure up to 4000 AF or 1303 MG in a drought year or as needed. 10631. A plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter that shall do all of the following... (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), providing supporting and related information, including all of the following Packet Pg. 1294 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
52 6.4.O-1B Optional Submittal Table O-1B: Recommended Energy Reporting Optional Submittal Table O-1B: Recommended Energy Reporting - SINGLE
DELIVERY PRODUCT - TOTAL UTILITY APPROACH
Water Delivery Product
drop down list
(If delivering more than one type of
product recommend using Table O1C)
Retail
Potable
Deliveries
Only for Water Delivery Products Under the Urban Water Supplier's Operational Control
Start Date of Reporting Period 1/1/2024
Sum of All Water
Management Processes Non-Consequential Hydropower End Date of Reporting Period 12/31/2024 Is upstream embedded energy in
the values reported? No
Units of Measure for Water
(MG) Total Utility
See DWR NOTES Hydropower Net Utility
Volume of Water Entering Process 7,411 7,411
Energy Consumed (kWh) 9,800,860 13,449,939
Energy Intensity (kWh/vol. converted to MG) 1,322 - 1322 DWR NOTES:
Total Utility: The volume of water entered in the “Total Utility” column should equal the volume of water entering the distribution system (excluding recycled water); in most cases, this is the total volume calculated in UWMP Table 4-1: 2025 Actual Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water. Note if recycled water is included in your Submittal Table 4-1, you must exclude it from your volume in this table.
Quantity of Self-Generated Renewable Energy
0 Data Quality (Estimate, Metered Data, Combination of Estimates and Metered Data)
Metered Data
Data Quality Narrative:
Energy Consumption data for retail potable water production and deliveries. The City of Redding Water Utility does not have any hydropower.
Narrative:
The energy consumed was obtained from electric power bills that are based on electric meter reads.
NOTES: Recycled Water is not included in Submittal Table 4-1 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:
(1) An estimate of the amount of energy used to extract or divert water supplies. (2) An estimate of the amount of energy used to convey water supplies to the water treatment plants or distribution systems. (3) An estimate of the amount of energy used to treat water supplies. (4) An estimate of the amount of energy used to distribute water supplies though its distribution systems. (5) An estimate of the amount of energy used for treated water supplies in comparison to the amount used for nontreated water supplies.
(6) An estimate of the amount of energy used to place water into or withdraw from storage. (7) Any other energy-related information the urban water supplier deems appropriate. 10631.2 (b) The Department shall include in its guidance for the preparation of urban water management plans a methodology for the voluntary calculation or estimation of the energy intensity of urban water systems.
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53 CHAPTER 7: Water Service Reliability and Drought Risk Assessment The UWMPA requires that the UWMP address the reliability of the agency’s water supplies. This includes supplies that are vulnerable to seasonal or climatic variations. In addition, an analysis must be included to address supply availability in a single-dry year and in a five-consecutive-year drought.
The City of Redding is a United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) contractor and receives water from the Central Valley Project (CVP) under two separate agreements.
In 1966, the City entered into a long-term supply contract with the Reclamation, with an initial term from April 1964 to March 31, 2004. The “Redding Contract”, one of a group of Reclamation supply contracts generally referred to as "Settlement Contracts," was intended to resolve legal water rights conflicts that arose between “senior” pre-1914 water rights holders along the Sacramento River and the Reclamation following completion of the CVP. In 2005, the “Redding Contract” was extended for another forty years, until March 31, 2045. The “Redding Contract” supply is allocated into two classifications—Base supply of 5,818 MG per year and Project supply of 1,026 MG per year.
In 1971, the City entered into the original “Buckeye Contract” with the Reclamation, which assigned the Buckeye Service Area (Buckeye) to the City and made available CVP supply to the City to serve the Buckeye area. Amendments to the “Buckeye Contract” were made in 1990 and again in 1994. The 1994 amended Buckeye Contract governs the supply to the City's Buckeye Water Treatment Plant, which came online in 1995. In 2005, the “Buckeye Contract” was extended another forty years until February 28, 2045. Per the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act of 2016 (WIIN Act), the Conversion Contract Amendment was finalized in August 2020 and does not carry an expiration date. The “Buckeye Contract” provides the City with 1,991 MG of Project water.
In addition to the two surface water contracts with the Reclamation, the City has two groundwater supply sources, the Enterprise well field and the Cascade well field. The Enterprise well field provides most of the City's groundwater, while the Cascade well field provides a relatively minor local supply to the southern end of the Cascade service area only. These well fields are located 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 long-term total projected water use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments, for a normal water year, a single dry water year, and a drought lasting five consecutive 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.
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54 within the Redding Area Groundwater Basin (RAGB) which is deemed to be approximately 510 square miles in size, and which can provide a considerable augmented supply (see aerial map of RGWB, Fig.6).
The Shasta County Water Agency performed groundwater modeling as part of development of the Redding Area Groundwater Management planning process. Modeling conditions of the 1930’s California drought coupled with 2025 projected demand; the aquifer was able to recover with just one year of normal rainfall—leading to the conclusion that the RAGB (5-6) is very resilient and able to meet all reasonably expected demand. (See Section 6.3 Groundwater) Table 7-0 contains a summary of factors affecting water supply reliability and that may pose an opportunity for inconsistency in supply. Legal and environmental factors represent supply restrictions that may be imposed due to downstream water temperature, CWP issues, quality, and quantity objectives. Climatic factors represent potential restrictions due to drought conditions.
Table 7-0: Factors Resulting in Inconsistency of Supply Water Supply Source
Specific
Source Name
Limitation
Qualification
Legal
Environmental
Water Quality
Climatic
Additional
Information
USBR Contract CVP Note 1 X X X
USBR Contract CVP Note 1 X X X
ACID Contract CVP Note 2 X X X
Groundwater RAGB X X
NOTES: 1. Quantity dependent on USBR allocations and USBR approval of transfers
2. Quantity based on annual agreement and allocations
7.1 Constraints of Water Sources
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. 10631 (b)(1) A detailed discussion of anticipated supply availability under a normal water year, single dry year, and droughts lasting at least five years, as well as more frequent and severe periods of drought, as described in the drought risk assessment. For each source of water supply, consider any information pertinent to the reliability analysis conducted pursuant to Section 10635, including changes in supply due to climate change.
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55 The second aspect is climate-related and involves the availability of water during mild or severe drought periods.
There are a variety of factors that can affect water supply reliability. The factors that might result in supply reliability issues include water quality and climatic changes.
7.1.1 Water Supply Quality
The UWMPA requires that the UWMP include a discussion of water quality impacts on the reliability of an agency’s water supplies.
The water quality from the Sacramento River, Whiskeytown Lake, and the RAGB is very good. Whiskeytown Lake is most vulnerable to contaminants from recreational activities.
Water quality does not have a significant effect on water management strategies or supply reliability due to the high quality of the surface water supply. The City’s drinking water meets all applicable water quality regulations.
The Annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for the City’s service area in year 2025 can be found in Appendix K.
7.1.2 Climate Change
Climate change is likely to add uncertainties to supply planning and future supply availability. The severe and prolonged drought from 2012 to 2016, and the shorter and more severe drought in 2021-2023, was a test of the City's ability to prepare for, and adapt to, the effects of climate change. Considering reductions in per capita use and projected demands, the City continues to balance a cautious optimism with a long-term strategy for sustainable sources of supply.
As stated in Chapter 4, the altered climate patterns in California creating hotter days and longer heat waves will increase customer water use and evaporative water losses. Extended drought periods are expected to become both more frequent, and more severe, which could lead to reduced rainfall and snowpack. Higher temperatures and decreased precipitation will result in drought, making wildfires more frequent, more severe, and harder to fight due to hotter and drier conditions in the forests with less water supplies. Wildfires, followed by potential flooding, mean more landslides and mudslides, further impacting water supply reliability. Creating defensible space as well as slope stabilization and erosion prevention near critical infrastructure will be important for preserving supplies.
Efficient use of water is paramount in the City’s effort to adapt to climate change.
Technology and equipment to appropriately monitor and manage water supplies will be critical. Ensuring that aging and leaky pipes are replaced and upgraded to minimize water loss is equally important. Redundancy in source of supply will provide operational flexibility in the event supplies are interrupted by fire, floods, earthquakes, or drought.
Climate change effects such as drought, wildfire, and temperature fluctuations may all contribute to a degradation of water quality over time.
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56 7.1.3 Potential Alternative Sources
Unfortunately, short-term contracts are very insecure from the standpoint of reliability and cost fluctuations. Two existing out-of-service wells may be rehabilitated when needed, but probably not before 2030. These wells will provide a reliable additional supply in an area in which the City is growing and supplement the Sacramento River and Whiskeytown Lake sources.
However, given the long-term contract amount with USBR (even when allocations are reduced), coupled with utilizing water from the RGWB, supply is sufficient to meet current and future City demands. The City will continue to evaluate opportunities and potential alternative sources to improve the reliability of the water supply
7.2 Water Service Reliability Assessment
This section considers the City’s water supply reliability during three water scenarios: average year, single-dry year, and five-consecutive-year drought. An average year is also referred to as a "normal" year.
7.2.1 WSRA Year-Type Characterization
Since the majority of the City’s water supply in future years will come from the Sacramento River and Whiskeytown Lake, seasonal and climatic changes will impact the availability of water. Historical curtailments in the City’s supply occurred during drought years. The specific years identified for normal, single-dry, and five-consecutive-year drought presented in Table 7-1 were developed based on available historical records for the City.
While the City has experienced severe drought in years past, Table 7-1 reflects the most recent dry years and projections going forward. As in the 2015 UWMP, the year 2005 was selected as an average year as it had no supply reduction requirements, and the year 2014 was selected for the single-dry year because it represents the lowest reasonable water supply available in recent years. Table 7-1 reflects recent years of drought (2014-2018), where the City had the lowest average water supply available for five consecutive years.
Table 7-1 contains the actual water supply that was available for each year, with a percentage of the average water year that occurred in 2005.
7.2.1.1 Types of Years
The year-types that must be included in the WSRA are:
• Normal Year: a year, or an averaged range of years, that most closely represents the average water supply available to the City.
• Single-Dry Year: the year that represents the lowest water supply available to the City.
• Five-Consecutive-Year Drought: the period that represents the five-year historical drought sequence for the City. The DRA requires analysis based on the driest five year historical sequence for the City.
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57 7.2.1.2 Sources for Water Data
Weather information was gathered from:
• National Weather Service website
• CIMIS website
Run-off data was viewed at:
• DWR’s California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Groundwater information was taken from:
• EAGSA 2025 Anderson and Enterprise Annual Reports
7.2.2 WSRA Supply and Demand Comparison
The projected demand and supplies are compared in 5-year increments in Table 7-2, Table 7-3, and Table 7-4. The demand is based on the total water use from Table 4-3. The supply is based on the reasonably available volume from Table 6-9. The supply is adjusted by the percent of average supply for the year type.
7.2.2.1 Normal Year
During an average water year, a combined delivery of up to 14,057 MG of water is available to the City utilizing its USBR contracts and well production. However, the City typically uses 60 percent of its available supply. Future citywide demands, assuming the City can meet the water use targets, will not exceed the supplies.
Table 7-2 provides an estimate of the projected normal year supply and demand totals.
7.2.2.2 Single Dry Year
During a single-dry year, the USBR allotments can be reduced by 25 percent or more. Table 7-3 provides an estimate of the projected single-dry year supply and demand totals. Demand reductions due to water shortage stage rationing measures are not included in the single-dry year demand estimates.
7.2.2.3 Five Consecutive Dry Years
The multiple-dry year supplies were developed based on the DWR Sacramento Valley runoff tables and available water supply data. Table 7-4 provides an estimate of the projected five-consecutive-year drought supply and demand totals. Demand reductions due to water shortage stage rationing measures are not included in the five-consecutive-year drought demand estimates.
7.2.3 WSRA Description of Management Tools and Options
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58 contract option with A.C.I.D. We have an agreement to purchase up to 1,303 MG (4,000 AF). We would also rely more on our groundwater well system to offset reduction in surface water supply. In extreme situations, we would purchase additional water supplies from local (e.g. McConnell Foundation) or regional water rights holders.
7.3 Drought Risk Assessment
CWC Section 10635(b) was a new requirement for the 2020 UWMPs where suppliers are required to prepare a DRA with descriptions of data and methods used, basis for the supply shortage conditions, determination of the reliability of sources, and a comparison of the total water supplies and uses during the drought. The DRA will be submitted every five years in addition to conducting an annual water supply and demand assessment. Evaluation for the DRA is based on the five dry years with consideration of climate changes, regulations, and other local criteria. In the event of stressed hydrologic conditions, suppliers will consider management of their water supplies in relation to customer usage, identify potential system vulnerabilities, and provide explanations of assumptions and decisions on which the analysis was based.
A summary of the City’s water supply DRA from 2021 through 2025 is summarized in Table 7-5.
The supply is based on the USBR's health and safety allocation amount for the City and the existing water contract with ACID. Therefore, there is sufficient supply to meet projected demands within the next five years. Use reduction savings are not quantified in Table 7-5 (refer to Table 8-3)
7.3.1 DRA Data, Methods, and Basis for Water Shortage Conditions The City has not projected any shortage conditions based on our current water supply.
7.3.2 DRA Individual Water Source Reliability
The City is maximizing the use of local water resources (Sacramento River and Whiskeytown Lake) and reducing waste through the implementation of Demand 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 urban water supplier may conduct an interim update or updates to this drought risk assessment within the five-year cycle of its urban water management plan update. The drought risk assessment shall include each of the following…
(3) A comparison of the total water supply sources available to the water supplier with the total projected water use for the drought period. [Emphasis added] (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.
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59 Management Measures (DMM). These efforts help to minimize the need to purchase water from other agencies.
7.3.3 DRA Total Water Supply and Use Comparison
The City is maximizing the use of local water resources (Sacramento River and Whiskeytown Lake) and reducing waste through the implementation of Demand Management Measures (DMM). The City’s efforts help to minimize the need to purchase water from other agencies. See comparison in Table 7-
7.4 Submittal Tables
7.4.1 Optional Submittal Table 7-1: Retail Basis of Water-Year Data (Reliability Assessment)
OPTIONAL Submittal Table 7-1 Retail: Basis of Water Year Data (Reliability Assessment) 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
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]
Quantification of available supplies is provided in this table as either volume only, percent only, or both.
Volume Available
% of Average Supply
MG
Average Year 2019 12,500 100%
Single-Dry Year 2014 11,020 88%
1 Consecutive Dry Year 2014 11,020 88%
2 Consecutive Dry Year 2015 11,020 88%
3 Consecutive Dry Years 2016 12,500 100%
4 Consecutive Dry Years 2017 12,500 100%
5 Consecutive Dry Years 2018 12,500 100%
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.
NOTES:
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60 7.4.2 Submittal Table 7-2: Retail Normal-Year Supply and Use Comparison Submittal Table 7-2 Retail: Normal Year Supply and Use Comparison Water Code Section 10635 (a)
2030 2035 2040 2045
2050
(Opt.)
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Supply totals
(autofill from Submittal
Table 6-9 R)
12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500
Use totals
(autofill from Submittal
Table 4-2 R)
7,259 7,126 6,995 7,383 7,422
Surplus 5,241 5,374 5,505 5,117 5,078
NOTES:
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 long-term total projected water use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments, for a normal water year, a single dry water year, and a drought lasting five consecutive water years.
7.4.3 Submittal Table 7-3: Retail Single-Dry-Year Supply and Use Comparison Submittal Table 7-3 Retail: Single Dry Year Supply and Use Comparison Water Code Section 10635(a)
2030 2035 2040 2045
2050
(Opt.)
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
Supply totals 11,020 11,020 11,020 11,020 11,020
Use totals 7,259 7,126 6,995 7,383 7,422
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,661 4,011 4,343 4,657 4,955
NOTES:
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 long-term total projected water use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments, for a normal water year, a single dry water year, and a drought lasting five consecutive water years.
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61 7.4.4 Submittal Table 7-4: Retail Multiple Dry Year Supply and Use Comparison Submittal Table 7-4 Retail: Multiple Dry Years Supply and Use Comparison Water Code Section 10635(a)
2030 2035 2040 2045
2050
(Opt.)
(MG) (MG) (MG) (MG) (MG)
First year
Supply totals 11,020 11,020 11,020 11,020
Use totals 7,259 7,126 6,995 7,383
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,661 4,011 4,343 4,657
Second year
Supply totals 11,020 11,020 11,020 11,020
Use totals 7,259 7,126 6,995 7,383
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,587 3,941 4,276 4,593
Third year
Supply totals 11,020 11,020 11,020 11,020
Use totals 7,259 7,126 6,995 7,383
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,439 3,799 4,141 4,465
Fourth year
Supply totals 11,020 11,020 11,020 11,020
Use totals 7,259 7,126 6,995 7,383
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,211 3,583 3,935 4,268
Fifth year
Supply totals 11,020 11,020 11,020 11,020
Use totals 7,259 7,126 6,995 7,383
Surplus/(shortfall) 2,899 3,285 3,652 3,998
NOTES:
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 long-term total projected water use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments, for a normal water year, a single dry water year, and a drought lasting five consecutive water years.
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62 7.4.5 Submittal Table 7-5: Retail Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment Submittal Table 7-5 Retail: Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment Water Code Section 10635(b)(3)
2026 Total
Total Water Use (MG) 7,381
Total Supplies (MG) 12,500
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 5,119
2027 Total
Total Water Use (MG) 7,351
Total Supplies (MG) 12,500
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 5,149
2028 Total
Total Water Use (MG) 7,322
Total Supplies (MG) 12,500
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 5,178
2029 Total
Total Water Use (MG) 7,293
Total Supplies (MG) 12,500
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 5,207
2030 Total
Total Water Use (MG) 7,264
Total Supplies (MG) 12,500
Surplus w/o WSCP Action 5,236
NOTES:
10635 (b) Every urban water supplier shall include, as part of its urban water management plan, a drought risk assessment for its water service... 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, ...
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63 CHAPTER 8: Water Shortage Contingency Plan
8.1 Water Supply Reliability Analysis
In response to the severe drought of 2012-2016, new legislation in 2018 created a WSCP mandate replacing the water shortage contingency analysis under former law. The new requirements are more prescriptive to have consistency throughout California. The WSCP document is now separate from the UWMP. The adopted WSCP is included in Appendix J. The City's WSCP may be amended as needed without amending this 2025 UWMP.
In the event any provision of this Chapter or the WSCP (Appendix J) conflicts or overlaps with any mandatory State regulation related to water conservation, the most stringent shall apply.
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64 The City submits the AWSDA by July 1 of each year.
8.2.1 Decision-Making Process
The City Manager shall monitor water supply and/or demand conditions on a continuous basis and shall determine when conditions warrant initiation or termination of Stages 2 through 6 of the Plan. The Water Shortage Contingency Plan is based on available water supply compared to normal water supply and will be used to consider if water shortage event restrictions shall be implemented. Other circumstances may also be considered, including but not limited to the time of year, weather forecasts, temperature, experience and economic feasibility, the volume of water available through allocations, volume available from groundwater wells, and quality of the water produced from each source.
The City Manager can declare a water supply emergency exists based on:
1. Major water line breaks, or pump or system failures occur, which cause unexpected loss of capability to provide water service; or
2. Surface water supply curtailments imposed by the regulatory authority; or
3. Natural or man-made contamination of the water supply source(s); or
4. Consumer demand for water reaches a defined percentage of the system’s safe operating capacity.
8.2.2 Data and Methodologies
The Water Shortage Contingency Plan is based on available water supply compared to normal water supply and will be used to consider if water shortage event restrictions shall be implemented. Other circumstances may also be considered, including but not limited to the Packet Pg. 1307 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
65 time of year, weather forecasts, temperature, experience and economic feasibility, the volume of water available through allocations, volume available from groundwater wells, and quality of the water produced from each source.
The Stages 2 through 6 criteria are based on running average of the seven- day water demand expressed as a percentage of the water system safe operating capacity and/or enforcing mandatory water use restrictions imposed by the State of California. Stage 1 Conservation Measures are in effect regardless of any calculation of supply or demand.
8.3 Six Standard Water Shortage Levels
The City’s WSCP details the actions to be taken during a reduction in available water supply.
These actions are broken up based upon six possible stages of water shortage. Reductions in supply are most frequently associated with drought, but could also be the result of flooding, major fire emergencies, earthquakes, regional power outages, water contamination, and any other situation that could impact the water supply.
The goal of a WSCP is to have a procedure for managing and mitigating shortages allowing the City to respond in an efficient and timely manner. Water shortage response actions include demand reduction, supply augmentation, operational changes, and mandatory prohibitions to address shortage levels. The following sections summarize the City’s water shortage stages and the measures employed during each stage, as outlined in the WSCP.
8.4 Shortage Response Actions
The stages of action in response to water supply shortages, including greater than 50 percent reduction in water supply are summarized in Table 8-1. Detailed descriptions of each stage of action are included in the WSCP (Appendix J).
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66 8.4.1 Supply Augmentation
In a drought year or in a water emergency, if projected surface water supplies are approaching or estimated below our current supply or a WSCP stage 2 or greater is initiated, then we would purchase our full contract option with A.C.I.D. We have a contract through 2045 to purchase up to a total of 1,303 MG (4,000 AF). We would also rely more on our groundwater well system to help reduce our surface water demand. In extreme situations, we would purchase water from other local or regional water rights holders.
We would also expand our public information campaign and reduce hydrant flushing to help augment the water supply.
8.4.2 Demand Reduction
On May 9, 2016, the Governor of California issued an Executive Order declaring the following practices be permanently prohibited:
• Hosing off sidewalks, driveways, and other hardscapes. • Washing automobiles with hoses not equipped with a shut-off nozzle. • Using non-recirculated water in a fountain or other decorative water feature. • Watering lawns in a manner that causes runoff, or within 48 hours after measurable precipitation.
• Irrigating ornamental turf on public street medians.
The City has several demand-reduction measures ready to implement as respond actions to address the shortage levels. Demand reduction actions such as public education outreach campaigns, water-use prohibitions such as outdoor irrigation restrictions by day, time of day, and other outdoor use restrictions are listed in Table 8-3. As the shortage level increases, so do the response actions.
8.4.3 Operational Changes
Operational changes for a non-catastrophic water shortage may be initiated to control local sections of the water system to prevent or reduce large volumes of water loss.
8.4.4 Additional Mandatory Restrictions
The City has mandatory restrictions for reducing customer usage because it is associated with enforcement actions and penalties. Mandatory restrictions include limitations on outdoor water use timing, restricting certain types of outdoor residential water use, restrictions on using water for certain outdoor functions, and other restrictions. See Table 8-3.
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67 8.4.5 Emergency Response Plan
The City Water Utility’s Emergency Response Plan is located in Appendix D.
8.4.6 Seismic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan
The City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan includes a seismic risk and vulnerability assessment and is included as an Appendix G. The objective of the seismic risk and vulnerability assessment was to provide the City with an overview of seismic vulnerabilities related to the water system facilities and identify recommendations for the mitigation of those vulnerabilities to minimize system disruption.
8.4.7 Shortage Response Action Effectiveness
For each specific shortage response action identified in the plan, the WSCP must also estimate the extent to which that action will reduce the gap between supplies and uses.
Essentially, the purpose of this section of the WSCP is to demonstrate to the Supplier’s satisfaction that a given suite of shortage response actions can be expected to deliver the expected outcomes necessary to meet the requirements of a given shortage level.
Given the difficulty of accurately quantifying demand-reduction benefits resulting from specific water shortage response actions, it is important to understand current water-use patterns and how demand changes in response to various economic, environmental, and social variables. Estimates for each specific shortage response action identified in the plan are given in Table 8-3.
8.5 Communication Protocols
Public notification of the initiation or termination of conservation response stages 2 through 6 shall be by means of publication in a newspaper of general circulation, radio and television announcements, web site announcements, and signs posted in public places, along with warnings of violations posted on private property.
8.6 Compliance and Enforcement
The City will ensure compliance with and enforce provisions of the WSCP. These include compliance and enforcement actions such as:
• Customer service, education, and communication programs • Water-waste patrols
• Warning and citation protocols
• Fines and surcharges
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68 • Policies and procedures related to treatment of irrigation malfunctions8.7 Legal Authorities
8.7 Legal Authorities
8.7.1 Legal Authorities
The City relies upon Codified Ordinances adopted in the Redding Municipal Code to enforce the WSCP. The WSCP can be found in Title 14 Chapter 9 - Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Any violation of this chapter shall be enforced utilizing administrative processes and remedies set forth in Chapter 1.13, Chapter 1.14, or Chapter 1.15 of the Redding Municipal Code.
8.7.2 Declaration of Water Shortage
The City Manager can declare a water supply emergency exists based on:
1. Major water line breaks, or pump or system failures occur, which cause unexpected loss of capability to provide water service; or
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69 2. Surface water supply curtailments imposed by the regulatory authority; or
3. Natural or man-made contamination of the water supply source(s); or
4. Consumer demand for water reaches a defined percentage of the system’s safe operating capacity.
8.7.3 Proclamation of Local Emergency
Although we don’t provide water service to these cities or districts, we do have emergency interties with the ones listed below:
• Bella Vista Water District
• Centerville Community Services District
• City of Shasta Lake
• Shasta Community Services District
8.8 Financial Consequences of a Water Shortage Contingency Plan
8.8.1 Financial Impacts and Mitigation Action
The anticipated financial consequences to the City of implementing the WSCP shortage response actions are fiscal impacts. The City will face potential reductions in revenue and increased expenses associated with implementation of the shortage enforcement response actions described in the WSCP. Fiscal impacts may include, but are not limited to:
• Reduced revenue from reduced water use under the WSCP level. • Increased staff costs for tracking, reporting, and enforcement. • Economic impacts associated with water dependent businesses in the Supplier’s service area.
• Impacts of reduced flows on related water utilities (e.g., wastewater collection systems, recycled water).
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70 Mitigation actions needed to address revenue reductions and expense increases associated with activated shortage response actions described in this section may include, but are not limited to:
• Using financial reserves.
• Reducing operation and maintenance expenses.
• Deferring capital improvement projects.
• Reducing future projected operation and maintenance expenses. • Increasing any fixed readiness-to-serve charge.
• Increasing any commodity charge and water adjustment rates to cover revenue shortfalls.
8.8.2 Reporting Cost of Compliance With Excessive Water Use Prohibition During Drought Emergency
Enforcing excessive water use would be more costly than the fines associated with the penalties. So any enforcement actions for excessive use will cause increased financial costs on top of the loss of revenue from less water being sold. The City does not use rate structures or excessive water use ordinances as we are a Disadvantaged Community, and this would only hurt customers who may be using less water and end up being charged more for less water.
8.9 Monitoring and Reporting
Monitoring and reporting key water-use metrics is fundamental to water supply planning and management. Monitoring is also essential to ensure that the response actions are actually achieving their intended water-use reduction or if improvements or new actions need to be considered. The City reports to the State Water Board monthly, and as such, would only be able to check to see if overall water use reductions are meeting the WSCP stage reduction percentages on a month by month basis.
8.10 Water Shortage Contingency Plan Refinement Procedures The City’s WSCP is prepared and implemented using an adaptive management approach. Using the results of its monitoring and reporting program, described in Section 8.9, to evaluate the need for, and procedures to revise its WSCP. The WSCP is a dynamic tool that is the subject of refinements as needed to ensure that its shortage response actions are effective and to produce the desired results. If certain procedural refinements or new actions are identified by City staff, or suggested by customers or other interested parties, the City incorporates them into the WSCP, and implements them during the five-year update adoption process at the appropriate water shortage level.
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71 8.11 Special Water Feature Distinction
The “decorative water features” and “recreational water features” separate from pools and spas are prohibited from use during Stage 4 of the WSCP. Response, enforcement and monitoring actions have been prepared.
8.12 Plan Adoption, Submittal, Availability, and Amendment Procedures The adoption, submittal, availability and amendment procedures(when needed), follow the processes in Chapter 10 of the UWMP.
8.13 Resources and References
The City used it’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan as a resource for this chapter section update. (WSCP Appendix J)
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72 8.14 Submittal Tables
8.14.1 Submittal Table 8-1: Cross-Reference for Standard vs. Supplier Shortage
8.14.2 Submittal 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)
Yes Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) Shortage
Level
Supply Augmentation
Methods and Other
Actions by Water Supplier
How much is this going to
reduce the shortage gap?
Additional Explanation or
Reference
(OPTIONAL)
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.
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%
NOTES:
10632 (a) Every urban water supplier shall prepare and adopt a water shortage contingency plan as part of its urban water management plan that consists of each of the following elements:
(3)(A)Six standard water shortage levels corresponding to progressive ranges of up to 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 percent shortages and greater than 50 percent shortage. Urban water suppliers shall define these shortage levels based on the suppliers’ water supply conditions, including percentage reductions in water supply, changes in groundwater levels, changes in surface elevation or level of subsidence, or other changes in hydrological or other local conditions indicative of the water supply available for use. Shortage levels shall also apply to catastrophic interruption of water supplies, including, but not limited to, a regional power outage, an earthquake, and other potential emergency events. (B) An urban water supplier with an existing water shortage contingency plan that uses different water shortage levels may comply with the requirement in subparagraph (A) by developing and including a cross-reference relating its existing categories to the six standard water shortage levels.
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73 Drop down list
These are the only categories
that will be accepted by the
WUEdata online submittal tool
Volume or
Percentage
Drop down
Shortage Gap
Reduction Value
(May be a range)
(MG)
1 Expand Public Information
Campaign Volume 100-150
2 Other Actions (describe) Volume 10 Decrease hydrant flushing 2 Transfers Volume 1,140 A.C.I.D. water under
Contract
2 Other Actions (describe) Volume 740 Watering is
limited/restricted
3 Other Actions (describe) Volume 740 Watering is
limited/restricted
4 Other Actions (describe) Volume 740 Watering is
limited/restricted
5 Other Actions (describe) Volume 740 Watering is
limited/restricted
6 Other Actions (describe) Volume 740 Watering is
limited/restricted
NOTES:
10632(a)(4) Shortage response actions that align with the defined shortage levels and include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(A) Locally appropriate supply augmentation actions.
(C) Locally appropriate operational changes.
(E) For each action, an estimate of the extent to which the gap between supplies and demand will be reduced by implementation of the action.
8.14.3 Submittal Table 8-3: Retail Demand Reduction Actions Submittal Table 8-3 Retail: Demand Reduction Actions
Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(B) and (E)
Yes Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) Shortage Level Demand Reduction
Actions
How much is this going
to reduce the shortage
gap? Additional Explanation or
Reference
(OPTIONAL)
Retail Penalty, Charge, or Other Enforcement?
Volume or
Percentage
Drop down
Shortage
Gap
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n Value
(MG)
1 Landscape - Restrict
or prohibit runoff
from landscape
irrigation
Percentage <5% Stage 1 Restrictions are done as
Best Management Practices on a
voluntary basis.
No
1 Landscape - Limit
landscape irrigation
to specific times
Percentage <5% No
1 CII - Lodging
establishment must
offer opt out of linen
service
Percentage <2% No
1 CII - Restaurants may
only serve water
upon request
Percentage <1% No
1 Other water feature
or swimming pool
restriction
Percentage <1% No
1 Other - Require
automatic shut of
hoses
Percentage <2% No
1 Other - Prohibit use
of potable water for
washing hard
surfaces
Percentage <1% No
2 Other Percentage <10%
All Stage 1 actions are continued
in Stage 2. Refusal or inability to
follow guidelines will result in an
increased penalty/fine.
Yes
2 Expand Public
Information
Campaign
Percentage <2% Yes
2 Decrease Line
Flushing Percentage <1% No
2 Landscape - Limit
landscape irrigation
to specific days
Percentage <5%
Customers are limited to days and
times of watering based off
address.
Yes
3 Other Percentage <10%
All Stage 2 actions are continued
in Stage 3. Refusal or inability to
follow guidelines will result in an
increased penalty/fine.
Yes
3 Increase Water
Waste Patrols Percentage <2% Yes
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Landscape - Other
landscape restriction
or prohibition
Percentage <5%
Watering is limited to 30 hours
per week when utilizing a
sprinkler system and 18 hours a
week when utilizing drip and/or
hand watering .
Yes
4 Other Percentage <10%
All Stage 3actions are continued
in Stage 4. Refusal or inability to
follow guidelines will result in an
increased penalty/fine.
Yes
4 Landscape - Other
landscape restriction
or prohibition
Percentage <5%
Watering shall be kept to a
maximum of 18 hours per week
when utilizing a sprinkler system,
drip, and/or hand watering.
Yes
4 Water Features -
Restrict water use for
decorative water
features, such as
fountains
Percentage <2%
Prohibit operation of any
ornamental fountain, pond or
other ornamental water feature.
Yes
5 Other Percentage <10%
All Stage 4 actions are continued
in Stage 5. Refusal or inability to
follow guidelines will result in an
increased penalty/fine.
Yes
5 Other - Prohibit use
of potable water for
construction and dust
control
Percentage <1% Yes
5 Other water feature
or swimming pool
restriction
Percentage <1%
Filling, refilling, or adding water
to swimming pools, wading pools,
and jacuzzi type pools
is prohibited at all times .
Yes
5 Landscape - Prohibit
all landscape
irrigation
Percentage <5% Yes
5 Other Percentage <1%
No permits for new, additional, or
expanded water service
connections, meters, or services
lines shall be granted.
Yes
6 Other Percentage <10%
All Stage 5 actions are continued
in Stage 6. Refusal or inability to
follow guidelines will result in an
increased penalty/fine.
Yes
6 Other Percentage <1%
Vehicle washing at commercial
vehicle wash facility is prohibited
at all times.
Yes
NOTES:
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(B) Locally appropriate demand reduction actions to adequately respond to shortages. (E) For each action, an estimate of the extent to which the gap between supplies and demand will be reduced by implementation of the action.
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77 CHAPTER 9: Demand Management Measures
The UWMPA requires that the UWMP involve a comprehensive discussion of the agency’s water conservation measures.
This chapter presents details of the Demand Management Measures (DMMs) contained in the UWMPA, as well as the City’s existing and planned efforts to further develop their water conservation program. The City is committed to water conservation and has implemented several policies and on-going programs that promote and encourage water conservation. In addition, the City has several drought-specific stages that can be implemented if water supplies become limited and the need for more intensive water conservation becomes necessary.
As a United States Bureau of Reclamation contractor, the City of Redding is required by the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) of 1992, Public law 102-575, Section 3045(e) to develop and implement a Federal Water Management Plan (FWMP) that includes Best Management Practices (BMP) developed by the California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC). The current required update of the City’s progress towards full implementation is being prepared concurrently with this Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP).
The FWMP is an essential element of the City’s contractual CUWCC obligations with the Reclamation and the City is required to complete the CUWCC annual report, which includes BMP reporting. This report, completed annually by signatories to the CUWCC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and by Reclamation contractors, defines implementation requirements for Municipal and Industrial BMPs or DMMs. For the purposes of responding to the UWMPA and as 10631 (f)(A)… The narrative shall describe the water demand management measure that the supplier plans to implement to achieve its water use targets pursuant to Section 10608.30.
(B) The narrative pursuant to this paragraph shall include descriptions of the following water demand management measures:
(i) Water waste prevention ordinances
(ii) Metering
(iii) Conservation pricing
(iv) Public education and outreach
(v) Programs to assess and manage distribution system real loss (vi) Water conservation program coordination and staffing support. (vii) Other demand management measures that have a significant impact on water use as measured in gallons per capita per day, including innovative measure, if implemented.
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78 allowed by law, the City will also submit the relevant BMP activity excerpted from the City’s 2016 FWMP update. The UWMPA was amended in 2014 to streamline DMMs from 14 specific measures to 6 more general requirements and an “other category”. Brief descriptions of the City’s current and planned implementations of DMMs are included in the following sections. The UWMPA did not make any changes to the DMM requirements of the 2025 UWMP.
Table 9-0: Best Management Practices (From 2016 FWMP)
FOUNDATIONAL BMPs
1. Utility Operations Programs
BMP Current or Proposed
Action Status Scheduling/Tracking/Monitoring
1. 1 Utility Operations Practices
A.1) Conservation
Coordinator
The City of Redding
dedicated 2,000 hours of
staff time in 2025
towards these activities.
In 2026 and through the
subsequent planning
years, the City will
maintain one FTE
classified as the Water
Conservation Specialist
to maintain compliance
with this BMP.
Ongoing
Time and resources spent on various aspects of the
Water Use Efficiency Program is tracked through the
use of Job Order Numbers. Job duties for this position
include the development, implementation,
supervision, and maintenance of the City's water
conservation and demand management program.
Moreover, this position will be responsible for
ensuring compliance with applicable BMP's required
under the City's state and federal water conservation
and management plans. Program elements include,
but are not limited to; community outreach and
education, customer water use audits, Utility water
loss minimization, water measurement and pricing
practices, drought contingency planning, rebate
program, customer water fixtures retrofit assistance,
and periodic benchmarking of Program results.
A.2) Water Waste
Prevention
The City has two
ordinances which
prohibit Water Waste
year-round. See
Attachment B.2 for the
City’s Water Efficient
Landscape Ordinance
and Attachment E for
the City’s Water
Shortage Contingency
Plan.
Ongoing
Water Waste calls are a defined issue for work order
program and enforcement takes place during normal
business hours. The Utility will continue to monitor
work order requests regarding water waste and/or
misuse of water. These issues will continue to be
addressed at the local policy level as well to ensure
ongoing compliance with water waste prevention
regulations. These ordinances will be made available
for public viewing online on the City’s Public Works
Page at http://www.cityofredding.gov/water, which
will also provide a means for citizens to
electronically submit an alleged water waste
violation for the City to investigate.
A.3) Wholesale
Agency
assistance
Programs
The City of Redding is
not a water wholesale
agency.
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The City performs a yearly water loss analysis
and results are reported in annual accounting to
the Department of Water Resources
Ongoing
Public Works and Utility personnel respond
promptly to reports of leaks and perform distribution
system leak detection when warranted; Utility
personnel repair leaks as necessary.
1.3 Metering with Commodity Rates
The City is 100% metered and bills its
customers monthly based on actual water usage
(meter reads)
Ongoing
The City bills water consumption by volume, and all
delivered water is billed at a uniform commodity rate
for all customer classes. Each monthly bill includes
the prior month’s meter read to assist customers in
managing their water consumption. Customers can
also access their personal account information and
track their use history online. See Section I (G) of
this document for further information regarding
customer class and meter counts by size. Throughout
the year, the City is also proactively retrofitting and installing new meters that employ AMR technology
to enhance efficiency and accuracy of monthly meter
reading and volumetric billing practices.
Furthermore, the City has a meter testing program,
under which larger meters are tested on a three-year
rotation to ensure ongoing accuracy throughout the
City’s utility. See Attachment C.2 for a
representative sample of the Water Meter Accuracy
Test Reports.
1.4 Retail Conservation Pricing
The City bills water consumption by volume at
a uniform rate for all customer classes Ongoing
As indicated previously, water consumption is
metered and billed by volume, and billed at a uniform
commodity rate for all customer classes. See
Attachment D.2 for a summary of the approved water
rates and anticipated commodity rate increases by
fiscal year. Pricing structures are related to equity
and feasibility across customer classes and all rate
changes will undergo an extensive public review
process and must be approved by the City’s
legislative body prior to implementation.
FOUNDATIONAL BMPs
2. Education Programs
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80 BMP Current or Proposed
Action Status Scheduling/Tracking/Monitoring
2.1 Public Information Programs
The City has a well-established and
comprehensive Public Education Program and
is always looking for new ways to engage the
public in water education. Public Outreach is
carried out by utility personnel and includes
topics such as water conservation, storm water
pollution prevention, water quality, water
supply and treatment, watershed protection,
wastewater collection and treatment and
industrial waste processes. Outreach activities
are targeted to the general public, community
groups, building and landscape professionals,
and other government entities.
Ongoing
Utility staff engage or participate in the following:
• Annual City Services & Energy Fair,
Whole Earth and Watershed Festival and
other community events where we provide
information to the public in the form of
displays and interactive activities
• Docent training at local natural resources
museum
• Public Event days at the local museum
• Collaboration with local environmental
interests to provide workshops
• Development of multi-media advertising,
including radio, TV and print ads
• Website development and maintenance
• Interagency partnerships
In addition, the Utility offers:
• Tours of Water & Wastewater Treatment
Facilities
• Guest speaker/lecturer for community
groups
• Funding to support natural resource
exhibits at local museum
• A Water Smart Gardening website for
residential customers
• Low-flow showerheads and conservation
kits upon request
• Materials that encourage water
conservation, including water waste door
hangers
Future endeavors include:
• Establishing a single website for water,
wastewater and storm water pollution
prevention information
• Developing a more comprehensive
message that encompasses water,
wastewater and storm water pollution
prevention
• Exploring additional partnership
opportunities with other agencies in the
area
• Exploring the possibility of offering
residential water-efficient landscaping
workshops
2.2 School Education Programs
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education program that includes providing
instructional assistance to K – 14 classes and
materials that both meet California state
framework requirements and are age-level
appropriate. Furthermore, the City regularly
partners with local museums and other City
utilities for appropriate outreach events and
exhibits.
Ongoing
The Utility has purchased instructional materials for
loan to area schools and has prepared a summary of
available materials in a Water Education Lending
Library (WELL) catalog available to educators
through a link on website
Utility staff also engage or participate in the
following:
• Continuing education in the form of
workshops, webinars, conferences
• Host Project WET and Project Learning
Tree Workshops
• Environmental Education Initiative training
In addition, the Utility offers:
• Tours of Water & Wastewater Treatment
Facilities to school groups
• Guest speaker/lecturer for K-8, high school
and local college classes
• Groundwater Model demonstrations
PROGRAMMATIC BMPs
BMP Current or
Proposed Action Status Scheduling/Tracking/Monitoring
3. Residential
A.1) Assistance
Program
The City provides
onsite leak detection
assistance for
customers as well as
assistance to
customers with
specific concerns
regarding their water
use
Ongoing
assistance
provided
during
normal
business
hours
Work Orders are generated when a customer calls
requesting assistance. A Utility Customer Service
Worker visits the site and tries to isolate the leak if possible. If appropriate, repairs and
recommendations are made regarding plumbing and
irrigation systems. Customers are shown how to
read their water meter and how to check for leaks.
With respect to additional concerns regarding high
bills or water conservation, Customer Service
Representatives (CSRs) review meter reads and bills
with customer and can provide consumption data for
3 years upon request. Work orders are generated if
CSR or customer requests on-site assistance.
Furthermore, CSRs and Field personnel are
educated in conservation practices and provide
information to customers.
A.2) Landscape
Water Survey
The City educates
and assists our
customers in leak
detection, including
irrigation leaks.
Ongoing
assistance
provided
during
normal
Service orders are generated on accounts with high
water usage. CSR calls customer to see if they are
aware of the high usage and possible cause. If they
are not aware of the cause we suggest issues to look
for to abate the high usage. Many times the issue is
related to irrigation. If the customer is unable to find the cause, Field personnel are dispatched to meet
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hours
with customer at their property. The technician
educates the customer how to use the water meter to
detect a leak by watching the leak indicator on the
meter. The customer is instructed to turn off valves,
rechecking the leak indicator, etc. Also discussed is
the irrigation timer for frequency of watering,
number of stations, etc.
The City’s website includes a link to “Redding
Water Smart Gardening” which provides
information on “water-wise” plants for our
geographical area. It also provides watering tips for
each season, as well as sprinkler scheduling basics
and common irrigation challenges.
Water Waste: The City’s municipal code includes a
Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Included in this
plan are best management practices which prohibit
watering to the point of runoff, watering within 48
hours of rainfall and suggested times for watering
landscape.
A.3) HighEfficiency
Clothes
Washers
(HECWs)
The City has
suspended its HighEfficiency Clothes
Washers Rebate
Program
N/A
Over 2,000 rebates were processed during the fiscal
years 2006-2007 through 2010-2011 while this
BMP was being implemented.
A.4) WaterSense
Specification
(WSS) Toilets
The City’s building
ordinance adopts the
current edition of the
California Building
Standards Code,
including the
requirement to install
WSS Toilets
Ongoing
The City will continue to require WSS Water
conserving plumbing fixtures and fittings as
indicated in Chapter 4 of the current California
Green Building Standards Code.
A.5) WaterSense
Specifications
for residential
development
The City’s Building
Ordinance
(16.02.010) adopts
the current edition of
the California
Building Standards
Code including the
WS Specifications
for residential
development.
Ongoing
Through its plan check and final inspection
processes of residential new construction projects,
the City ensures development compliance with the
WS specifications as indicated in Part 11 of
California’s Building Standards Code. Project plan
approval and certificate of occupancy issuance is
contingent on meeting requisite building standards.
4. Commercial, Institutional and Industrial (CII)
Gray Water
Gray Water Systems
fall under the
jurisdiction of Shasta
N/A
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83 County Environmental
Health
Pond and Water
Feature
Recirculation
In January 2010, the
City passed Ordinance
16.70 Water Efficient
Landscape which
requires that
recirculated water be
used for all new
decorative water
features and irrigation
systems unless an
exemption is granted
for public health
reasons.
Ongoing Compliance is ensured through the permit process.
Submetering
The City offers CII
customers the option
of installing landscape
submeters in lieu of
paying a full
connection fee for a
separate water meter
Ongoing
The City bills CII customers for sewer based on
water volume and strength of discharged flow.
During the sewer audit process, existing customers
are made aware of and encouraged to install
submeters as a means to isolate water used for
irrigation versus water used for other purposes. In
the process, customers are educated about indoor
and outdoor water consumption as well as ways to
reduce that consumption by ensuring leaks are found
and repaired.
5. Landscape
Monitor and Report
on Landscape Water
Use
The City will research
alternatives to
determine the best
method of monitoring
Landscape Water Use
Planned
for fiscal
Ongoing
The majority of existing meters are mixed-use
meters and the Utility’s current billing program
cannot distinguish between landscape water use and
water use for domestic purposes. In order to develop
a meaningful monitoring program, many
departments will have to be consulted and involved
in the decision-making process to either modify or
replace the current program. That could delay or
hinder implementation of a comprehensive
program. The City does have some irrigation-only
meters and has recently allowed the installation of
submeters for the purpose of measuring landscape
water use. The use of submeters allows the City to
comply with AB1881 while saving customers the
full cost of a separate connection fee. While it will
be easier to track water use using separate meters,
modifications to the billing system and a
coordinated effort to implement will be necessary.
Provide Technical
Landscape
Resources and
Training
The City will explore
the possibility of
offering residential
Ongoing
The Utility has designed a water-efficient landscape
class outline and will contact some or all of the
following to discuss partnerships in offering
training:
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landscape workshops
• Turtle Bay Exploration Park & Botanical
Gardens
• Shasta College Master Gardener Program
• Native Plant Society
• Local nurseries
• Landscaping professionals
• Other interested professionals
Develop Holistic
Approach to
Landscape Water
Use Efficiency
The City is committed
to overall landscape
water-use efficiency
through both current
and planned activities
Ongoing
Ensuring compliance with landscape ordinances
coupled with current education and outreach efforts
such as our Water Smart Gardening website to form
the basis of a broad-based approach to landscape
water-use efficiency. Future efforts should allow for
tracking and monitoring water use reduction.
9.1 Demand Management Measures for Retail Suppliers
This DMM involves adoption of an ordinance prohibiting water waste. The City Municipal Code contains the Water Shortage Contingency Plan Ordinance (Chapter 14.09) (see Appendix J). This Water Shortage Contingency Plan Ordinance is always in place and is not dependent upon a water shortage for implementation. See Chapter 8 and the WSCP (Appendix J) for detailed information on stages of action, prohibitions of end uses, and penalties.
9.1.1 Implementation Over the Past Five Years
The effectiveness of this DMM can be determined by continued monitoring and tracking of BMPs.
9.1.2 Implementation to Achieve Water-Use Targets
The City will continue to enforce this DMM. The effectiveness of this DMM will be evaluated by monitoring and tracking BMPs. If an area is determined to have excessive violations, the City would implement a specific public outreach program informing the public about the Water Shortage Contingency Plan Ordinance.
The City did meet the SB X7-7 target requirements in 2025 and is committed to ongoing conservation efforts, monitoring and/or minimizing water waste, and reducing overall consumption rates in all of the four categories laid out in the new Water Use Objective.
9.1.3 Required Demand Management Measures
9.1.3.1 Water-Waste Prevention Ordinances
Although there were no new water-waste prevention ordinances implemented in 2021-2025, the City has been adamantly working towards gathering the required data to meet the new Making Conservation a California Way of Life Regulation.
And, as such, will be implementing the newly required Non-functional Turf Ordinance prior to January 1, 2027.
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Installing water meters and billing for actual water use provides a strong incentive for customers to use less water and equalizes service cost for each customer to their actual use (high water users would pay a more equitable share of the system costs).
Water metering can reduce exterior landscape water use and can also achieve a modest reduction in interior water use. All of the City customers are metered and billed volumetrically.
9.1.3.3 Conservation Pricing
Water conservation is encouraged through the pricing system that rewards customers who use less water with financial incentives, with higher water users being charged more based off the volume of water used. While conservation pricing isn’t done by a tiered rate structure, the volume of water consumed determines the amount of a customer’s bill, and the less water consumed the less the bill will effectively be. Furthermore, the City has established administrative fines and penalties associated with violated provisions of the current Water Shortage Contingency Plan Ordinance (Appendix J, Section 7.2)
The City already had annually increased volumetric water rates established through January 1, 2023 coming into this update and initiated another round starting January 1, 2024 through 2027. Water rate increases occurred every year from 2021 through 2025.
9.1.3.4 Public Education and Outreach
Examples for public education and outreach for water demand management can include coordination with other agencies and provision of programs promoting water conservation, speakers for the media or community groups, school education programs, public service announcements, water conservation bill inserts, information booths at public events, websites, online tools, social media, newspaper articles, and daily water use comparisons on customer’s water bills.
The City has implemented this DMM through the provision of flyers/brochures to customers, as well as providing bill inserts/bill messaging promoting water conservation, providing information on the City website, and providing tours of the WTP and WWTP.
The City is continually updating its website to include relevant and user friendly information and resources like the Water Smart Gardening platform at https://reddingwatersmart.com, as well as utilizing social media/online tools to spread conservation messaging like our 47 tips for 47 gallons on the City’s Facebook page to help meet the Making Conservation a California Way of Life regulation’s new indoor water standard of 47 gallons per person per day, down from the previous 55 gallons per person per day. Promoting this when the Making Conservation a Way of Life regulation took effect January 1, 2025.
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The City gave a groundwater presentation to the Shasta College Master Gardeners Program September 11, 2025.
The City has worked in partnership with Turtle Bay Exploration Museum to create an exhibit featuring an interactive Ideum touch table that gives guest the opportunity to explore where our water comes from and the public utilities that serve as an integral part of our local watershed. Users are able to follow where the water flows from the Shasta Dam and Whiskeytown Lake to the Water Treatment Plants, and through a network of piping that moves water through the City into their home. The exhibit was installed in Summer of 2020. The City plans toward another agreement with Turtle Bay to extend the contract as the current agreement ends at the end of December 2025. The new contract agreement was completed in May of 2026 and runs for five-years through December 31, 2030.
9.1.3.5 Programs to Assess and Manage Distribution System Real Loss This DMM focuses on the water distribution system itself, and includes water audits, leak detection, and repair. The first step in a water audit is relatively straightforward, involving comparison of the amount of water produced with the amount of water delivered to customers. The difference is termed “unaccounted water,” which includes actual losses (leaks) in the distribution system, authorized but unmetered use (e.g., hydrant flushing and firefighting), unauthorized water use, and meter error.
The City has completed and submitted results of the AWWA Water Loss Audits and loss control for all of the last five years. The entire City is metered which allows the City to routinely calculate water losses.
Because our system has such high water pressure, distribution leaks tends to show themselves by surfacing or quickly eroding the pipe to become large enough to detect relatively easy. Between City staff and the public reporting our Water Distribution Crew are repairing leaks continually. We triage service leaks by severity. The bigger the leak, the faster it gets repaired. This helps to conserve water and prevent even greater water loss.
When a complaint is lodged regarding a potential water leak, the City takes swift action to identify and repair the given leak as warranted. The City provides onsite leak detection assistance for customers, for public systems and private plumbing.
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87 regarding private plumbing and irrigation systems. Customers are shown how to read their water meter and how to check for leaks.
The best way to evaluate the effectiveness of this program is to compare water production data at the WTP with water consumption from the City’s customers. To improve the effectiveness, the City should continue to review data and identify leaks for repair, perform an annual review of the Water Loss Audits information to determine if a full-scale system audit is warranted, make improvements when able, and perform distribution leak detection when warranted and cost-effective.
9.1.3.6 Water Conservation Program Coordination and Staffing Support This DMM entails designating a Water Conservation Specialist responsible for managing water conservation efforts, preparing conservation reports, promoting water conservation to agency staff, promoting water conservation to the public and evaluating the results of efforts. The Water Conservation Specialist tasks may include, but are not limited to, monthly tracking of production versus consumption, enforcement of water use restrictions, and implementation of conservation programs.
Since 2008, the City has a designated Water Conservation Specialist that supervises BMP implementation, evaluates effectiveness, and communicates program goals to the community.
The current conservation budget for 2025 was approximately $160,000. One hundred thirty thousand dollars was for the Water Conservation salary and benefits.
Another thirty thousand dollars went to pay for and promote water conservation efforts.
9.1.3.7 Other Demand Management Measures
The City will continue to evaluate implementation of new DMMs in the future.
While the City has suspended its rebate program, it is continually looking for saving opportunities and water efficiency programs for its customers as budgets allow.
Packet Pg. 1330 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
88 CHAPTER 10: UWMP Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation The City prepared this 2025 UWMP during the spring and summer of 2026. A completed UWMP checklist is included in Appendix F.
10.1 Plan Completion Time
The 2025 UWMPs must include the water use and planning data for the entire year of 2025. The City is reporting on a calendar year basis, therefore, 2025 data includes the months of January through December 2025.
10.2 Notice of Plan Preparation
Notification of the 2025 UWMP preparation was sent out more than 60 days prior to local city managers, the local county administrator, local public water system managers, local tribe contacts, and the entire list of contacts from the 2020 UWMP mailing list that was updated with new contacts. The notification letter was mailed on February 4, 2026.
10.3 Notice of Public Hearing
A public hearing was held on June 16, 2026, prior to adoption of the UWMP at City Council Chambers, 777 Cypress Ave, Redding, CA 96001. Public Notices were provided to cities, water districts and counties, and the public. The public hearing provided an opportunity for the public to provide input to the plan before adoption. Additionally, the public hearing provided an opportunity for the City’s customers, residents, and employees to learn and ask questions about the current and future water supply of the City.
The cities, water districts, and county to which the City provides water supplies, as shown in Table 10-1, were provided 60-day notification (prior to the public hearing) that the City was in the process of preparing the 2025 UWMP. The 60-day notification form letter is included in Appendix A with accompanying mailing list. The cities, water districts and county were also provided a notice of public hearing notification on May 26, 2026, including the time and location. The notice of public hearing to cities and counties is included in Appendix A.
10.4 Public Hearing and Adoption
10621(b) Every urban water supplier required to prepare a plan shall… at least 60 days prior to the public hearing on the plan… 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. 10642… 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…
10642… Prior to adopting a plan, the urban water supplier shall make the plan available for public inspection… Prior to the hearing, notice of the time and place of hearing shall be published within the jurisdiction of the publicly owned water supplier pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code… Packet Pg. 1331 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
89 The UWMPA requires that the UWMP show the water agency solicited public participation. The notice to the public was included in a local newspaper as prescribed in Government Code 6066.
This notice included the time and location of the public hearing, in addition to the location of where the UWMP was available for public inspection. The notice of public hearing to the public is included in Appendix A.
On June 2, 2026, and June 9, 2026, the City placed a notice in the Redding Record Searchlight (local newspaper) stating that its UWMP was being updated and that a public hearing was to be conducted to address comments and concerns from members of the community. The notice stated that a public review period would be scheduled through June 16, 2026.
The Draft 2025 UWMP was available for public inspection at the City of Redding City Hall, located at 777 Cypress Avenue, City of Redding Library located at 1100 Parkview Avenue, Redding City Corporation Yard Bldg. #3, located at 20055 Viking Way 96003, as well as the City website (www.cityofredding.gov).
10.5 Plan Submittal
The public hearing will be followed by submittal of the UWMP to the California DWR, the California State Library, and to the cities, water districts and county with which we share emergency interties.
10.5.1 Submitting a UWMP and WSCP to DWR
The 2025 UWMP will be submitted to DWR within 30 days of adoption.
10.5.2 Electronic Data Submittal
The 2025 UWMP, in addition to tabular data, will be submitted using WUE data submittal tool. WUEdata Supplier Tool
10.5.3 Submitting a UWMP, Including WSCP, to the California State Library The 2025 UWMP will be submitted in CD or hardcopy format to the California State Library within 30 days of adoption. The mailing address is listed below:
California State Library Government Publications Section Attention: Coordinator, Urban Water Management Plans P.O. Box 942837 Sacramento, CA 94237-0001 If delivered by courier or overnight carrier to the State Library, use the following street address instead of the P.O. Box:
California State Library Government Publications Section Attention: Coordinator, Urban Water Management Plans 900 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Packet Pg. 1332 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
90 10.5.4 Submitting a UWMP to Cities and Counties
The 2025 UWMP, which includes the WSCP, will be sent via a large document share point in electronic format to cities, water districts and counties within 30 days of adoption.
10.6 Public Availability
Within 30 days of submitting the UWMP to DWR, the adopted UWMP will be available for public review during normal business hours at the City of Redding City Hall, located at 777 Cypress Avenue 96001, City of Redding Library located at 1100 Parkview Avenue 96001, Redding City Corporation Yard Bldg. #3, located at 20055 Viking Way 96003, as well as the City website (www.cityofredding.gov/water).
10.7 Notification to Public Utilities Commission
Per Water Code Section 10621(c), those Suppliers that are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission must submit their UWMP and WSCP to the California Public Utilities Commission as part of its general rate case filings.
The City of Redding, Water Utility, is not regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
10.8 Plan Implementation
10.9 Amending an Adopted UWMP or WSCP
Packet Pg. 1333 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
91 10.9.1 Amending a UWMP or WSCP
If the City amends an adopted UWMP or WSCP, each of the steps for notifications, public hearing, adoption, and submittal must also be followed for the amended plan. Below is a possible checklist of tasks for amending a UWMP.
Packet Pg. 1334 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
92 10.9.2 Submitting Revised WSCP
If the City revises the WSCP after DWR has accepted the 2025 UWMP, the City must submit to DWR an electronic copy through the WUEdata portal of its revised WSCP within 30 days of its adoption.
10.10 California Department of Water Resources Review of Submitted Plans After the adopted UWMP has been submitted to DWR, DWR reviews the UWMP using the provided checklist (Appendix F) and determines whether the UWMP addresses Water Code requirements. DWR will contact the Supplier as needed during the review process. Upon completion of plan review, DWR will issue a letter to the Supplier with review results.
10.11 Submittal Tables
10.11.1 Submittal Table 10-1: Retail Notification to Cities and Counties Submittal Table 10-1: Retail Notification to Cities and Counties Water Code Section 10621(b) and 10642
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Drop Down (yes/no)
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Bella Vista Water District Yes Yes
City of Shasta Lake Yes Yes
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Clear Creek Community Service
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Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation
District Yes Yes
County Name
Drop Down List
60 Day Notice
Drop Down (yes/no)
Notice of Public
Hearing
Drop Down (yes/no)
Packet Pg. 1335 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN | CITY OF REDDING
93 Shasta County Yes Yes
NOTES: 60 day update sent February 4, 2026. Public Notice sent May 26, 2026.
CWC 10621 (b)Notify at least 60 days prior to the public hearing any city or county within which the supplier provides water that the urban water supplier will be reviewing the plan and considering amendments or changes to the plan.
CWC 10642 The water supplier is to provide the time and place of the hearing to any city or county within which the supplier provides water.
Packet Pg. 1336 Attachment: 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - DRAFT (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water Packet Pg. 1337
Attachment: NOE COR Urban Water Managment Plan (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water Management
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting of the Redding City Council of Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, located at 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California, the City Council of the City of Redding will hold public hearings for the purpose of adopting the Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) and the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP).
California state law requires each urban water supplier to prepare and adopt a Water Shortage Contingency Plan. The WSCP documents the City’s plans to respond to a potential future water shortage.
California state law requires each urban water supplier to prepare and adopt an Urban Water Management Plan every five years, which must also include an independently adopted WSCP. The UWMP documents the Agency’s plans to ensure adequate water supplies to meet existing and future demands for water under a range of water supply conditions, including water shortages.
Summaries of the WSCP and UWMP will be presented at the public hearing.
The Draft WSCP and UWMP may be reviewed at the following locations:
City of Redding Public Works Department, City Hall
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California
City of Redding Corporation Yard
20055 Viking Way, Building #3, Redding, California
On the City of Redding Water Utility web site:
http://www.cityofredding.org/water
Shasta Public Libraries-Redding Library
1100 Parkview Avenue, Redding, California
Questions regarding the WSCP and 2025 UWMP may be directed to Water Conservation Specialist Brandon Bishop at 530-224-6032 or [email protected]. Written or e-mail comments regarding the 2025 UWMP and WSCP may be submitted prior to the meeting to City of Redding City Clerk’s Office, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001 or [email protected].
At said time and place, persons interested in the WSCP and 2025 UWMP may appear before the City Council and be heard thereon.
/s/ Sharlene Tipton
City Clerk, City of Redding
DATED: June 2, 2026
June 9, 2026
Packet Pg. 1338 Attachment: WSCP and UWMP Public Hearing Notice 2026 (6.3--Public Hearing/Resolution to Adopt City of Redding 2025 Urban Water
CITY OF REDDING
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation
Accept an update regarding the first six months of operation of the City of Redding Downtown Entertainment Zone.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact from accepting the report. Costs associated with signage, enforcement, and staff time have remained within anticipated levels.
Alternative Action
The City Council (Council) could choose not to accept the six-month update and provide staff with alternate direction.
Background/Analysis
On August 19, 2025, the Council adopted an Entertainment Zone Ordinance that established the Downtown Redding Entertainment Zone (Entertainment Zone) in alignment with Senate Bill 969. The goal of the legislation is to stimulate local economies, enhance cultural and social activities, and promote downtown vibrancy.
The Entertainment Zone Ordinance allows for the consumption of open alcoholic beverages in the public right-of-way within the defined downtown boundary seven days a week from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.
The Entertainment Zone commenced operations on December 4, 2025, coinciding with the Redding Christmas tree lighting. There are approximately 24 businesses that currently participate in the Entertainment Zone.
MEETING DATE: June 16, 2026
ITEM NO. 9.1(e)
FROM:
***APPROVED BY***
[email protected] [email protected]
SUBJECT: 9.1(e)--Consider Downtown Entertainment Zone Update.
Jason Gibilisco, Management
Assistant to the City Manager
Packet Pg. 1339
Report to Redding City Council June 10, 2026
Re: 9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update Page 2
Since the inception of the Entertainment Zone, Redding Police Department has not experienced an increase in calls for service to the area and they report no significant issues or concerns.
Redding Police Department is in support of the Entertainment Zone.
Staff conducted a six-month survey with participating businesses covering economic impact, customer behavior, and operational challenges. There were no significant issues reported and all responses indicate that the Entertainment Zone is having a positive impact on downtown and the community.
On May 28, 2026, staff attended a business stakeholder meeting with Viva Downtown, the Redding Chamber of Commerce, and participating Entertainment Zone businesses. Participating businesses expressed overall satisfaction with the Entertainment Zone and did not raise any significant operational concerns. Businesses expressed additional customer education regarding the Entertainment Zone rules and boundaries would be helpful to assist customers better understand the rules and boundaries. Staff is working with the Chamber of Commerce to identify the best approach for educating downtown customers.
The Entertainment Zone has had a positive initial operating period with no significant public safety, operational, or compliance issues. The zone appears to be meeting its intended goal of supporting downtown. Staff will continue to monitor the Entertainment Zone and will return to the Council in two years with an update.
Environmental Review
This is not a project defined under the California Environmental Quality Act and no further action is required.
Council Priority/City Manager Goals
• Economic Development - “Facilitate and become a catalyst for economic development in Redding to create jobs, retain current businesses and attract new ones, and encourage investment in the community.
• Government of the 21st Century – “Be relevant and proactive to the opportunities and challenges of today’s residents and workforce. Anticipate the future to make better decisions today.
Attachments
Entertainment Zone Map
Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025
Redding Municipal Code Section 6.42
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Packet Pg. 1341 Attachment: Entertainment Zone Map (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update)
CITY OF REDDING
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation
Conduct a Public Hearing and, upon conclusion, authorize and approve the following actions relative to Entertainment Zones in the City of Redding:
(1) Offer Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code Title 6 (Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations) by adding Chapter 6.42 (Entertainment Zones) for first reading by title only, and waive the full reading;
(2) Authorize the City Attorney to prepare and the City Clerk to publish a summary of the ordinance;
(3) Adopt Resolution amending Title 6 – Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations by adding Chapter 6.42 – Entertainment Zones to the Redding Municipal Code; and (4) Find that the adoption of the ordinance and resolution are exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act guidelines 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) and further find that the passage of the ordinance and resolution will have no foreseeable direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
Fiscal Impact
The Downtown Entertainment Zone’s fiscal impact will vary depending on the scope of implementation, including signage, public education, container distribution logistics, and enforcement needs, but are not expected to be significant. Redding Police Department (RPD) and City Manager Office staff will monitor a myriad of items, including, traffic flow, noise levels, vibrancy and activity, safety and security, along with staff time associated with the Entertainment Zone. Staff will bring back a report to City Council (Council) within six months of the zone establishment.
MEETING DATE: August 19, 2025
ITEM NO. 6.1
FROM:
***APPROVED BY***
[email protected] [email protected]
SUBJECT: 6.1--Public Hearing to consider adoption of a new Ordinance amending Redding Municipal Code Title 6 – Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations – by adding Chapter 6.42 – Entertainment Zones
Steve Bade, Interim City
Manager
Packet Pg. 1342 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) Report to Redding City Council August 15, 2025
Re: 6.1--Public Hearing regarding an Entertainment Zone in Downtown Redding Page 2 Alternative Action
The City Council (Council) could decline to pursue an Entertainment Zone at this time; direct staff to modify the Entertainment Zone parameters and continue the public hearing; or provide staff alternate direction.
Background/Analysis
Senate Bill 969, effective January 1, 2025, authorizes California cities to create designated public "entertainment zones," where individuals, aged 21 and over, may legally possess and consume open containers of alcoholic beverages purchased from licensed participating businesses. The goal of this legislation is to stimulate local economies, enhance cultural and social activities, and promote downtown vibrancy through well-regulated public spaces.
In April 2025, City Manager Office staff and Chief Barner met with a representative group of downtown restaurant and bar owners; property owners; and event holders to discuss and evaluate the potential formation of an Entertainment Zone in downtown Redding. On June 13, 2025, The City Council directed staff to develop guidelines and return at a future City Council meeting. The following key parameters were collectively identified and are proposed in the ordinance and resolution:
• Geographic Boundaries: The proposed Entertainment Zone is bordered by Eureka Way to the north; Lincoln Street to the south; Oregon Street to the west; and Pine Street/East Street alley to the east as specifically described in the attached map and ordinance exhibit.
• Days of Operation: The zone would operate every day of the year (365 days), creating a consistent and predictable environment for residents, businesses, and visitors. • Hours of Operation: Alcohol consumption would be permitted from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, allowing for safe daytime and early evening enjoyment while minimizing late-night disturbances.
• Allowable Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers: The City will determine a standardized container for alcohol consumption within the zone. At present, staff is considering the use of a durable, non-glass, non-metal container which is in line with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Guidelines, affixed with a recognizable sticker or marking, issued by licensed participating vendors, to easily identify compliant containers.
• Alcohol Type: The type of alcoholic beverage permitted will not be restricted, allowing beer, wine, and spirits to be served in accordance with individual business licenses and state law.
• Signage: The Downtown Entertainment Zone boundaries will be clearly marked by visible signage posted at every intersection of the zone. The signage will instruct patrons not to carry alcoholic beverages outside the zone.
• Two-Year Review: The operation of the Downtown Entertainment Zone will be reviewed not less than every two years following the adoption of the ordinance to ensure that the Downtown Entertainment Zone is being maintained in a manner that protects the health and safety of the general public. This review shall be conducted by the City Manager or their designee and in consultation with Redding Police Department and ABC.
Packet Pg. 1343 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) Report to Redding City Council August 15, 2025
Re: 6.1--Public Hearing regarding an Entertainment Zone in Downtown Redding Page 3 If the ordinance is approved, staff will continue to conduct outreach with downtown businesses, RPD, ABC, and community members to inform zone logistics and ensure alignment with public safety and operational needs. Staff believes that the Downtown Redding Entertainment Zone will stimulate the downtown Redding economy, further support ongoing revitalization efforts and enhance the visitor experience.
Environmental Review
This action is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is therefore exempt from CEQA review at this stage.
Council Priority/City Manager Goals
• Economic Development - “Facilitate and become a catalyst for economic development in Redding to create jobs, retain current businesses and attract new ones, and encourage investment in the community.
• Government of the 21st Century – “Be relevant and proactive to the opportunities and challenges of today’s residents and workforce. Anticipate the future to make better decisions today.
Attachments
^Ordinance
^Exhibit A to Ordinance Entertainment Zone Map
^Resolution
6-3-25 Staff Report
Packet Pg. 1344 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) ORDINANCE NO.______
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING REDDING
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 6 (BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND
REGULATIONS) BY ADDING CHAPTER 6.42 (ENTERTAINMENT
ZONES)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Redding Municipal Code Title 6 (Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations), Chapter 6.42 (Entertainment Zones), is added to read as follows:
6.42.010. Purpose.
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish an Entertainment Zone within the City of Redding, pursuant to Senate Bill 969 (2024), where people can buy open container drinks (alcoholic drinks “to-go”) from local bars, restaurants, wineries, and breweries and enjoy them outside in common spaces such as plazas, sidewalks, and streets during certain hours for the purposes of creating active, commercial corridors, to stimulate the economy.
6.42.020. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “ABC” means the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. (b) “Entertainment Zone” has the meaning set forth in Section 23039.5 of the California Business and Professions Code, as may be amended from time to time. (c) “Licensee” means any person, business, or other entity duly licensed to sell alcoholic beverages.
6.42.030. Entertainment Zone Boundary.
(a) Downtown Entertainment Zone shall include all public streets, public rights-of-way, alleys and sidewalks in front of storefronts, and all establishments holding permits or licenses from ABC that are located within the Downtown Entertainment Zone further delineated in Exhibit A.
(b) The boundaries of the Downtown Entertainment Zone may be amended from time-to-time by resolution of the City Council.
6.42.040. Days/Times.
(a) Seven days a week, Sunday through Saturday.
(b) 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(c) Days or times of operation may be amended from time-to-time by resolution of the City Council.
Packet Pg. 1345 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) (d) Sales or consumption of alcoholic beverages during the hours in which sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited under Section 25631of the Business and Profession Code shall be prohibited.
6.42.050. Beverages Permitted.
(a) The following types of alcoholic beverages are permitted within the Downtown Entertainment Zone:
(1) Beer;
(2) Wine; and
(3) Mixed spirits
(b) All open alcoholic beverages consumed in the Downtown Entertainment Zone shall be purchased only from a premises located within the Downtown Entertainment Zone that is authorized under California Business and Professions Code Section 23357, 23358, or 23396, as may be amended from time to time, to permit consumers to leave the premises with open containers of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, or an organization that is authorized by ABC special event permit or license to make such sales within the Downtown Entertainment Zone.
6.42.060. Allowable Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers. (a) The City Manager is authorized and will coordinate with the Redding Police Department Chief for the approval of a standardized open container that complies with ABC’s guidelines. The container will be easily identifiable and affixed with a recognizable marking or sticker issued by a licensed participating vendor in the Downtown Entertainment Zone.
(b) No alcoholic beverages purchased at a licensed premises may leave the premises in an open glass or metal container for consumption in the Downtown Entertainment Zone.
6.42.070. Signage
The boundaries of the Downtown Entertainment Zone must be clearly marked by easily visible signage posted at every intersection around the perimeter of the zone. This signage must instruct patrons not to carry alcoholic beverages outside the Downtown Entertainment Zone (e.g., "No Alcoholic Beverages Beyond This Point"). Signs must be illuminated well enough to be sufficiently visible during nighttime hours.
6.42.080. Two-Year Review.
The operation of the Downtown Entertainment Zone shall be reviewed no less than every two years following the adoption of the ordinance establishing the Downtown Entertainment Zone to ensure that the Downtown Entertainment Zone is being maintained in a manner that protects the health and safety of the general public. This review shall be conducted by the City Manager or their designee and in consultation with Redding Police Department and ABC.
Packet Pg. 1346 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) Section 2. The Council hereby finds and determines that the enactment of this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the CEQA pursuant to the “common sense” exemption (14 CCR Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption of the Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment.
Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance and the application of such provision will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) calendar days after the date of its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause publication according to law.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City Council of the City of Redding at a regular meeting on the 19th day of August, 2025, and was duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the ____ day of __________, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
_________________________________
JACK MUNNS, Mayor
ATTEST: FORM APPROVED:
______________________________ __________________________________ SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney DATE ATTESTED: _________, 2025
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Packet Pg. 1348 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING AMENDING TITLE 6 – BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES
AND REGULATIONS BY ADDING CHAPTER 6.42 –
ENTERTAINMENT ZONES TO THE REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, in 2024, the State of California adopted Senate Bill 969, which authorizes any city, county or city and county to pass an ordinance establishing an “entertainment zone;” and WHEREAS, Section 23039.5 of the California Business and Professions Code defines "entertainment zone" as a zone created by a city, county, or city and county ordinance on or after January 1, 2025, that authorizes consumption of one or more types of alcoholic beverages on public streets, sidewalks, or public rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Senate Bill 969, the City Council of the City of Redding ("City") desires to enact this ordinance to establish a Downtown Entertainment Zone for the purpose of allowing licensees to sell beer, wine, and mixed spirits alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption within the established area pursuant to the license held on premises with the licensee within the Downtown Entertainment Zone boundaries; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23039.5 of the Business and Professions Code, the City Council establishes boundaries, as depicted on Exhibit A, and the dates and times for the Downtown Entertainment Zone; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 23357, 23358, and 23396 of the Business and Professions Code, a licensed beer manufacturer, a licensed winegrower, and an on-sale licensee may permit consumers to leave the premises with open containers of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises within the Downtown Entertainment Zone if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The premises is located within the entertainment zone. (ii) Consumption of that type of alcoholic beverage is authorized by the ordinance creating the entertainment zone.
(iii) Open alcohol containers only leave the premises during the hours allowed by the ordinance establishing the entertainment zone.
(iv) Patrons with open containers exit the premises directly into an entertainment zone. (v) All alcoholic beverages in the entertainment zone are purchased only at a licensed premises located within the entertainment zone.
(vi) The premises expressly prohibits open containers or closed containers of alcoholic beverages acquired outside their premises.
(vii) Delivery of alcoholic beverages to consumers within the entertainment zone by the licensee or by any third-party delivery service is expressly prohibited unless the delivery is to a residential building or private business that is not a licensee.
(viii) No alcoholic beverages purchased at the licensed premises may leave the premises in an open glass or metal container for consumption in an entertainment zone. (ix) The licensee annually submits their notice of intent to participate in an open container entertainment zone to the department; and
Packet Pg. 1349 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25692 of the Business and Professions Code, the City has notified local law enforcement and received feedback regarding (1) potential health and safety impacts that might be generated by the entertainment zone and strategies to mitigate those impacts and (2) the entertainment zone's proposed boundaries, days and hours of operation, types of alcoholic beverages permitted, and approved nonglass and nonmetal containers; and
WHEREAS, the operation of the Downtown Entertainment Zone shall be reviewed at least every two-years by the City to ensure that the entertainment zone is being maintained in a manner that protects the health and safety of the general public; and
WHEREAS, licensees within the Downtown Entertainment Zone are not required to sell any alcoholic beverage for consumption off the premises; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 23357, 23358, and 23396 of the Business and Professions Code, licensees whose privileges are restricted due to operating conditions or other statutory restrictions may be prohibited from exercising entertainment zone privileges that are contrary to their operating conditions. Any restrictions on the exercise of off-sale privileges shall not apply to the removal of open alcoholic beverages from the licensed premises for consumption in the entertainment zone.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 - Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2 - Downtown Entertainment Zone Established. The City Council hereby establishes the Downtown Entertainment Zone and adds a new Chapter 6.42 to the Redding Municipal Code to read as set forth in Exhibit B, which is incorporated herein by this reference and made a material part of this Ordinance.
Section 3. Upon adopting this Ordinance establishing the Downtown Entertainment Zone, the City shall provide the documents and information required pursuant to Business and Professions Code 25690 to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Section 4. The boundary, dates and times for the outdoor consumption of alcoholic beverages in the Downtown Entertainment Zone may be amended from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
Section 5 - Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions of this Ordinance be declared invalid or unenforceable.
Section 6 - Publication. Within fifteen (15) days after its passage, the City Clerk of the City of Redding shall cause this Ordinance to be published in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code.
Section 7 - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption pursuant to Packet Pg. 1350 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) Government Code Section 36937.
Section 8 - California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines and is not a project which has the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
INTRODUCED by the Council of the City of Redding on the 19th day of August, 2025 and PASSED and APPROVED on the __
th of August __, 2025, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAINING: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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JACK MUNNS, Mayor
ATTEST: FORM APPROVED:
_________________________________ ___________________________________ SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney Packet Pg. 1351 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update)
CITY OF REDDING
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation
Authorize and approve the following:
(1) Accept report; and
(2) Provide direction to staff regarding the development and implementation of an ordinance allowing an Entertainment Zone in the City of Redding pursuant to Senate Bill 969.
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal impacts will vary depending on the scope of implementation, including signage, public education, container distribution logistics, and enforcement needs, but are not expected to be significant.
Alternative Action
The City Council (Council) could decline to pursue an Entertainment Zone at this time or provide staff alternate direction.
Background/Analysis
Senate Bill 969, effective January 1, 2025, authorizes California cities to create designated public "entertainment zones" where individuals, aged 21 and over, may legally possess and consume open containers of alcoholic beverages purchased from licensed participating businesses. The goal of this legislation is to stimulate local economies, enhance cultural and social activities, and promote downtown vibrancy through well-regulated, inclusive public spaces.
Staff is evaluating the potential formation of an Entertainment Zone in Downtown Redding to support ongoing revitalization efforts and to enhance the visitor experience. The following key parameters are being proposed for the initial framework:
MEETING DATE: June 3, 2025
ITEM NO. 9.2(e)
FROM:
***APPROVED BY***
[email protected]
[email protected]
SUBJECT: 9.2(e)--Consider development and implementation of an Entertainment Zone in the City of Redding.
Steve Bade, Assistant City
Manager
Packet Pg. 1352 Packet Pg. 605 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) Report to Redding City Council May 28, 2025
Re: 9.2(e)--Provide direction regarding an Entertainment Zone Page 2 • Geographic Boundaries:
The proposed Entertainment Zone would encompass an area similar to the Downtown Core as identified in the City of Redding’s (City) Downtown Specific Plan (see map attached). Final boundaries will be developed in coordination with planning staff, public safety personnel, and stakeholders, and will be clearly marked to ensure compliance and enforcement.
• Days of Operation:
The zone would operate every day of the year (365 days), creating a consistent and predictable environment for residents, businesses, and visitors. • Hours of Operation:
Alcohol consumption would be permitted from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, allowing for safe daytime and early evening enjoyment while minimizing late-night disturbances. • Allowable Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers:
The City will determine a standardized container for alcohol consumption within the zone. At present, staff is considering the use of a durable, non-glass, non-metal container which is in line with the State of California ABC Guidelines, affixed with a recognizable sticker or marking, issued by licensed participating vendors, to easily identify compliant containers.
• Alcohol Type:
The type of alcoholic beverage permitted will not be restricted, allowing beer, wine, and spirits to be served in accordance with individual business licenses and state law.
Staff has and will continue to conduct outreach with downtown businesses, the Redding Police Department, and community members to inform zone logistics and ensure alignment with public safety and operational needs. In accordance with SB 969, a biennial review of the zone's operation will be conducted to evaluate impacts on public safety, health, and economic activity.
Environmental Review
This action is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is therefore exempt from CEQA review at this stage.
Council Priority/City Manager Goals
• Economic Development - “Facilitate and become a catalyst for economic development in Redding to create jobs, retain current businesses and attract new ones, and encourage investment in the community.
• Government of the 21st Century – “Be relevant and proactive to the opportunities and challenges of today’s residents and workforce. Anticipate the future to make better decisions today.
Attachments
^Entertainment Zone - Downtown Specific Plan Boundary Map (2022) Packet Pg. 1353 Packet Pg. 606 Attachment: Previous Staff Report - August 19, 2025 (9.1(e)--Downtown Entertainment Zone Update) Title 6 - BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Chapter 6.42 ENTERTAINMENT ZONES
Redding, California, Code of Ordinances Created: 2025-12-02 09:20:26 [EST] (Supp. No. 47)