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ADOPTION OF THE 2025 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN City CouncilJune 23, 2026Riverside Public Utilities – Water Resources RiversideCA.gov2
1. Urban Water Management Plan required every five years, including a Water Shortage Contingency Plan(WSCP)2. WSCP must be adopted as a stand-alone document 3. WSCP must address water shortages from 0% to >50% with defined response actions4. Ordinance 7556 established the City's Water Shortage Contingency Plan framework in alignment with State requirements5. May 11, 2021: Ordinance 7556 adopted to align with California Water Code § 106326. AWSDA (prepared annually) can trigger WSCP shortage response actionsLEGISLATIVE HISTORY1 2 6/9/2026
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WATER SHORTAGE LEVELSDescribed in City’s Water Conservation Ordinance (Ch. 14.22 Riverside Muni Code)ShortageLevel State’sStandardLevel SupplyReduction Supply Condition Riverside’sShortageLevels ≤10% 1 0% Normal Water Supply 1 10-20% 2 <15% Minimum Water Shortage 2 15-20% Moderate Water Shortage 3 20-30% 3 20-50% Severe Water Shortage 4 30-40% 4 40-50% 5 >50% 6 >50% Emergency Water Shortage 5 RiversideCA.gov4
Water Shortage ConditionPercent Shortage RangeRPU Shortage LevelStage One (Normal Water Supply) applies when the City can meet all of its water demands, but declares, by resolution, that it has determined that certain conservation methods are warranted to preserve existing water supplies in the event the City will be unable to meet future water demands with its local water supplies. Any other normal water efficiency programs and water conservation regulations remain in force during Stage One.0%1Stage Two (Minimum Water Shortage) applies when the City Council declares, by resolution, a reasonable probability exists that the City will not be able to meet all of its water demands with its local water supplies, other regional or statewide conditions warrant implementation; or RPU faces an actual supply shortage of up to 15%, corresponding to CA Water Code section 10632 shortage levels 1 and 2.<15%2WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN LEVELS3 4 6/9/2026
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Water Shortage ConditionPercent Shortage RangeRPU Shortage LevelStage Three (Moderate Water Shortage) applies when the City Council declares, by resolution, a reasonable probability exists that the City will not be able to meet all of its water demands with its local water supplies, other regional or statewide conditions warrant implementation; or RPU faces an actual supply shortage of 15-20%, corresponding to CA Water Code section 10632 shortage levels 2 and 3.15-20%3Stage Four (Severe Water Shortage) applies when the City Council declares, by resolution, that the City's ability to meet its water demands with its local water supplies is seriously impaired; or RPU faces an actual supply shortage of 20-50%, corresponding to CA Water Code section 10632 shortage levels 3, 4, and 5.20-50%4Stage Five Water Shortage Emergency applies when the City Council declares, by resolution, that the City’s ability to meet its water demands with its local water supplies is so seriously impaired that RPU faces an actual supply shortage of over 50%, corresponding to CA Water Code section 10632 shortage level 6.>50%5WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN LEVELS CONT.
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1. No substantive changes to the WSCP2. Minor formatting updates 3. Two items in the Demand Reduction Actions table (marked with asterisk) are included for informational purposes only DISCUSSION5 6 6/9/2026
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Demand Reduction Actions:1. Applies to irrigation of nonfunctional turf on applicable properties2. Remove word "minimal"DISCUSSION CONT.
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That the City Council adopt a resolution to adopt the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan prepared by the City of Riverside’s Public Utilities DepartmentRECOMMENDATION7 8