SAW:WMK:AHT
5/15/2026
T-52219\2313000 1
Council Agenda: 6/2/2026
Item No.: 6.4(c)
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE (1) APPROVING THE SAN JOS E MUNICIPAL
WATER SYSTEM’S 2025 WATER SHORTAGE
CONTINGENCY PLAN ( “WSCP”); (2) APPROVING THE
SAN JOSE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM’S 2025 URBAN
WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ( “UWMP”); AND (3)
DIRECTING STAFF TO FILE THE PLANS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
(“DWR”)
WHEREAS, the Urban Water Management Planning Act (“Act”), enacted in 1983, requires all California urban water retailers supplying more than 3,000 acre feet (AF) (1 AF = 325,000 gallons) per year or providing water to more than 3,000 customers to develop an Urban Water Management Plan (“UWMP”) and to update the UWMP every five years; and
WHEREAS, the City of San José (“City”) filed its initial UWMP for the San José Municipal Water System (“SJMWS”) with the California Department of Water Resources in 1985 and most recently updated the UWMP in 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires the City to file a 2025 updated UWMP for the SJMWS with the California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) by July 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the SJMWS Water Shortage Contingency Plan (“WSCP”), a detailed plan for how a water provider intends to respond to and address a water supply shortage and last adopted as part of the 2020 UWMP, must now be separated from the UWMP, according to legislation and revised WSCP requirements, and adopted first; and
WHEREAS, the City timely provided a draft UWMP and WSCP for public review and comment; and
SAW:WMK:AHT
5/15/2026
T-52219\2313000 2
Council Agenda: 6/2/2026
Item No.: 6.4(c)
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
WHEREAS, on June 2, 2026, the City Council held a properly noticed public hearing to consider the recommended 2025 updated WSCP and UWMP for the SJMWS and receive community input on the proposed 2025 update; and
WHEREAS, the approval and adoption of the 2025 updated WSCP and UWMP will allow SJMWS staff to submit the 2025 updated plans to the DWR to fulfill the requirements of the 1983 California Urban Water Management Act, and enable the City to be eligible for water management grants or loans administered by the DWR, the State Water Resources Control Board, and/or the Delta Stewardship Council; and
WHEREAS, Water Code Section 10652 exempts the preparation of the WSCP and the UWMP from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and
WHEREAS, before taking action on this item, City Council considers and agrees with such exemption;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
(1) The San José Municipal Water System’s 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (“WSCP”) is hereby approved.
(2) The San José Municipal Water System’s 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update (“UWMP”) is hereby approved.
(3) Staff is hereby directed to finalize the WSCP and UWMP with final documents, including this adopted Resolution, and file the plans with the California Department of Water Resources.
SAW:WMK:AHT
5/15/2026
T-52219\2313000 3
Council Agenda: 6/2/2026
Item No.: 6.4(c)
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, MMC
City Clerk