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1 RUA RESOLUTION NO. 26-08
2 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE UTILITY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE WATER SHORTAGE
4 CONTINGENCY PLAN
5 6 WHEREAS, the California Urban Water Management Planning Act, Water Code 7 Section 10610 et seq. (the UWMP Act), mandates that every urban supplier of water providing 8 water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre 9 feet of water annually, prepare and adopt, in accordance with prescribed requirements, a 10 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP); and
11 WHEREAS, the Rialto Utility Authority meets the definition of an urban water supplier 12 for purposes of the UWMP Act; and
13 WHEREAS, the UWMP Act specifies the requirements and procedures for adopting 14 such WSCP; and
15 WHEREAS, pursuant to recent amendments to the UWMP Act, urban water suppliers 16 are required to adopt and electronically submit their WSCPs to the California Department of 17 Water Resources by July 1, 2026; and
18 WHEREAS, the Rialto Utility Authority has prepared a WSCP in accordance with the 19 UWMP Act and SB X7-7, and in accordance with applicable legal requirements, has 20 und ertaken certain coordination, notice, public involvement, public comment, and other 21 procedures in relation to its WSCP; and
22 WHEREAS, the WSCP references and incorporates the provisions of the City of Rialto 23 and Rialto Utility Authority’s Water Conservation Ordinance No. 1560 adopted on July 14, 24 2015; and
25 WHEREAS, in accordance with the UWMP Act, the Rialto Utility Authority has prepared 26 its WSCP with its own staff, with the assistance of consulting professionals, and in cooperation 27 with other governmental agencies, and has utilized and relied upon industry standards and the 28 expertise of industry professionals in preparing its WSCP, and has also utilized the California -2-
1 Department of Water Resources Guidebook for Urban Water Suppliers to Prepare 2020 Urban 2 Water Management Plans, in preparing its WSCP; and
3 WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including Water Code sections 4 10608.26 and 10642, and Government Code section 6066, a Notice of a Public Hearing 5 regarding the Rialto Utility Authority’s WSCP was published within the jurisdiction of the Rialto 6 Utility Authority on May 23, 2026; and
7 WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including but not limited to Water Code 8 sections 10608.26 and 10642, a public hearing was held on June 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM, or soon 9 thereafter, in the Council Chambers of the City of Rialto at 150 South Palm Avenue in Rialto, 10 California in order to provide members of the public and other interested entities with the 11 opportunity to be heard in connection with proposed adoption of the WSCP and issues related 12 thereto; and
13 WHEREAS, pursuant to said public hearing on the WSCP, the Rialto Utility Authority, 14 among other things, encouraged the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and 15 ec onomic members of the community within Rialto Utility Authority’s service area with regard 16 to the preparation of the WSCP, encouraged community input regarding Rialto Utility 17 Authority’s WSCP; and
18 WHEREAS, the Rialto Utility Authority Board of Directors has reviewed and considered 19 the purposes and requirements of the UWMP Act, the contents of the WSCP, and the 20 documentation contained in the administrative record in support of the WSCP, and has 21 determined that the factual analyses and conclusions set forth in the WSCP are legally 22 sufficient; and
23 WHEREAS, the Rialto Utility Authority Board of Directors desires to adopt the WSCP in 24 order to comply with the UWMP Act.
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, THE RIALTO UTILITY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF RIALTO 2 DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
3 4 Section 1: The WSCP is hereby adopted as amended by changes incorporated by the 5 Rialto Utility Authority Board of Directors as a result of input received (if any) at the public 6 hearing and ordered filed with the Secretary of the Rialto Utility Authority; 7 Section 2: The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to include a copy of this Resolution in Rialto Utility Authority’s WSCP;
8 Section 3: The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with 9 Water Code sections 10621(d) and 10644(a)(1)-(2), to electronically submit a copy of the 10 WSCP to the California Department of Water Resources no later than July 1, 2021; 11 Section 4: The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with 12 Water Code section 10644(a), to submit a copy of the WSCP to the California State Library, 13 and any city or county within which the Rialto Utility Authority provides water supplies no later 14 than thirty (30) days after this adoption date;
15 Section 5: The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with Water Code section 10645, to make the WSCP available for public review at the Rialto Utility 16 Authority’s offices during normal business hours and on the Rialto Utility Authority’s website no 17 later than thirty (30) days after filing a copy of the WSCP with the California Department of 18 Water Resources;
19 Section 6:. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with 20 Water Code Section 10635(b), to provide that portion of the WSCP prepared pursuant to 21 Water Code Section 10635(a) to any city or county within which the Rialto Utility Authority 22 provides water supplies no later than sixty (60) days after submitting a copy of the WSCP with 23 the California Department of Water Resources;
24 Section 7:. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to implement the 25 WSCP in accordance with the UWMP Act and to provide recommendations to the Board of 26 Directors regarding the necessary budgets, procedures, rules, regulations or further actions to 27 carry out the effective and equitable implementation of the WSCP. 28 \\\\
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1 PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 2026. 2 3
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OE BACA, President
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7 8 ATTEST:
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11 12 BARBARA A. McGEE, Board Secretary
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17 18 ERIC S. VAIL, Board Counsel
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss 3 CITY OF RIALTO )
4 5 I, Barbara A. McGee, Board Secretary of the Rialto Utility Authority, do hereby certify 6 that the foregoing Resolution No. was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting 7 of the Rialto Utility Authority of the City of Rialto held on the 23rd day of June, 2026. 8 Upon motion of Board Member , seconded by Board Member 9 , the foregoing Resolution No. was duly passed and adopted. 10 Vote on the motion:
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12 NOES:
13 ABSENT:
14 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the 15 City of Rialto this 23rd day of June, 2026.
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18 BARBARA A. MCGEE, BOARD SECRETARY
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