San Juan Bautista City Council
June 16, 2026

City of San Juan Bautista
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CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026, 6:00 P.M.

HYBRID MEETING
City Hall, Council Chambers
311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, California
AGENDA

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1. CALL TO ORDER
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Roll Call
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2. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Valle Vista Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2026-27
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION Approving the Report Prepared in Connection with the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Levy of Assessments in Connection with Valle Vista Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District 1; and Approve a RESOLUTION Confirming a Diagram and Assessment in Connection with the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Levy of Assessments in Connection with Valle Vista Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District 1.

B. Community Facilities District No. 2018-1 (“Copperleaf” and “Rancho Vista” Neighborhoods) Annual Levy
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION Levying the Annual Special Tax for Community Facilities District No. 2018-01, for Fiscal Year 2026-27.

C. Master Fee Schedule for City Services
Recommendation: Approve a Resolution adopting the City of San Juan Bautista Master Fee Schedule for City services, effective August 15, 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to implement annual increases to applicable fees based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

D. Ordinance Amending the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code to Add Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending to Title
Recommendation: Introduce an Ordinance amending the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code to add Chapter 9-5, Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending, to Title 9, Zoning, and waive further reading of the Ordinance. (First Reading) E. Adoption of the 2025 San Benito Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION Adopting the 2025 San Benito Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan.

3. CONSENT
All matters listed under the San Juan Bautista City Council Consent Agenda may be enacted by one motion unless a member of the City Council or the public requests discussion or a separate vote.

A. Approve the Affidavit of Posting Agenda
B. Waive Reading of Resolutions and Ordinances on the Agenda Beyond Title C. Treasurer’s Report and Monthly Financial Statements
D. Environmental Purchasing Policy (SB 1383)
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION Adopting the Environmental Purchasing Policy to help comply with the post-consumer recycled content paper product requirements required by SB 1383.

E. Approve a RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista Adopting a City Holiday Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

F. Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION subject to final review, revision, and approval by the City Manager and the City Engineer, a Resolution “Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026/27 List of Projects Funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act.” Page | 3 City Council June 16, 2026
G. San Juan Day Street Closure
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION authorizing temporary street closures on Sunday, August 9, 2026, for San Juan Day.

H. 2026 San Juan Day Co-Sponsorship and Fee Waiver
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION authorizing the City to co-sponsor the 2026 San Juan Day, provide in-kind services, and waive applicable City fees associated with the event.

I. 2026 Market and Food Truck Series
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION authorizing staff to organize, administer, and implement a city-sponsored limited-term 2026 Market and Food Truck Series.

J. Downtown Trash Enclosure Feasibility, Funding, and Potential Locations to Support Compliance with Mandatory Refuse and Recycling Collection Requirements Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION authorizing staff to evaluate the feasibility of shared trash, recycling, and organic waste enclosures within the downtown area and return to the City Council with findings and recommendations.

K. Recognition of S&P Global Ratings Affirmation of the City's A- Enterprise Revenue Bond Rating and Revision of Outlook to Stable
Recommendation: Approve a Resolution acknowledging S&P Global Ratings' affirmation of the City's A- Enterprise Revenue Bond Rating and revision of the rating outlook from Negative to Stable.

L. Direction Regarding Level of Service Assumptions for the San Benito County Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee (TIMF) Nexus Study
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION directing SBCOG and the TIMF Nexus Study consultant to utilize Level of Service (LOS) C as the City of San Juan Bautista's traffic operations assumption for purposes of preparing the regional Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Nexus Study.

M. Public Safety, Public Works, and Community Services Department Update Recommendation: Receive an update on Public Safety, Public Works, Recreation, and the Library Departments for May 2026.

N. Community Development Department Update
Recommendation: Receive an update on the Community Development Department for May 2026.

O. Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the Meeting Minutes of May 19, 2026, and May 26, 2026.

4. ACTION ITEMS
The Recommendation indicates the staff recommendation at the time the agenda was prepared. That recommendation does not limit the City Council's alternative actions on any matter before it.

A. Adoption of the FY 2026-27 Operational and Capital Budget and Related Fiscal Balancing Adjustments
Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION adopting the FY 2026–27 Operating and Capital Budget, including revised appropriations, expenditure reductions, operational adjustments, and related fiscal balancing measures.

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B. Disruption of Telephonic or Internet Service During Public Meetings Policy Recommendation: Approve a RESOLUTION adopting Policy Regarding Disruption of Telephonic or Internet Service During Public Meetings to establish procedures for responding to disruptions in remote public access during City Council meetings.

5. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
A. The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) Program and Potential Application for Downtown Evaluation
Recommendation: Receive a presentation on the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) Program and provide direction to staff regarding potential next steps, including funding opportunities, strategic partnerships, and a future TAP application for the Downtown Corridor.

6. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
A. Reports from City Council Representatives to Regional Organizations and Committees B. City Council and Staff Announcements
This is an opportunity for the Council and staff to share the community calendar and announce upcoming dates of interest to the public.

7. ADJOURNMENT
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Elizabeth Soto, City Clerk

AGENDA MATERIAL / ADDENDUM
Any addenda will be posted no later than 72 hours before regular meetings or 24 hours before special meetings, unless otherwise permitted under the Brown Act. City Council reports may be viewed at the City of San Juan Bautista City Hall at 311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, and are posted on the City website www.san-juan-bautista.ca.us subject to the Staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting, or City Clerk Elizabeth Soto at cityclerk@san-juanbautista.ca.us or calling (831) 623-4661 during normal business hours.

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If you challenge any planning or land use decision made at this meeting in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing held at this meeting, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Please take notice that the time within which to seek judicial review of any final administrative determination reached at this meeting is governed by Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

A Closed Session may be called during this meeting pursuant to Government Code §54956.9 (d)(2) if a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the City on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City.

PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES
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SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS
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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
This agenda was posted on Saturday, June 13, 2026, on the bulletin board at City Hall, 311 Second Street, the bulletin board at the City Library, 801 Second Street, the bulletin board at the entrance to the United States Post Office, 301 The Alameda, and the City’s website. Meetings are streamed live at https://www.facebook.com/cityofsanjuanbautista/.

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CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: JUNE 16, 2026
DEPARTMENT: ENGINEERING
FROM: DOUG PIKE, CITY ENGINEER
BY: DOUG PIKE, CITY ENGINEER
TITLE: RESOLUTION FOR VALLE VISTA LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2026-27
RECOMMENDED MOTION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Open public comment to accept any input from the public and consider any comments or questions. No action is required at this time.

2. Consider and adopt Resolution 2026-XX, A Resolution of the City Council of The City of San Juan Bautista Approving the Report Prepared in Connection with the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Levy of Assessments in Connection with Valle Vista Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District 1.

3. Consider and adopt Resolution 2026-XX, A Resolution of the City Council of The City of San Juan Bautista Confirming a Diagram and Assessment in Connection with Valle Vista Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District 1 for Fiscal Year 2026/27.

BACKGROUND:

The City of San Juan Bautista has one Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts, which are regulated by the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (commencing with Section 22500) Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code. The special districts were created in accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution and California Government Code section 53753. The purpose of the special districts is to levy and collect annual assessments on the County tax rolls to provide on-going funding for the costs and expenses required to service and maintain the landscaping and lighting improvements associated with and resulting from the development of properties within each district. The costs and expenses associated with each special district assessment are for the benefit of the properties upon which the assessment is levied. Funds can only be used for maintenance and improvement to public landscaping and lighting within each special district.

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In accordance with the Landscape and Lighting Act, the City Clerk is required to provide public notice of the assessment process at least 10 days prior to the date of hearing. Prior to levying a new assessment pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 22585), the City Council must conduct a public hearing and review the Engineer’s Report which specifies the assessment. The Engineer’s Report is attached. The Engineer’s Report is prepared for each fiscal year for which assessments are to be levied and collected, to pay the costs of the improvements described in the report. After approval of the report, either as filed or as modified, the City Council must adopt a resolution of adopting the assessment which shall:
(a) Declare the intention of the City to levy and collect assessments within the assessment district for the fiscal year stated therein.
(b) Generally describe the existing and proposed improvements and any substantial changes proposed to be made in existing improvements.
(c) Refer to the assessment district by its distinctive designation and indicate the general location of the district.
(d) Refer to the report of the engineer, on file with the clerk, for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the assessment district and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the district.
(e) Give notice of the time, as fixed by Section 22625, and the place for hearing by the City Council on the levy of the proposed assessment.
(f) State whether the assessment is proposed to increase from the previous year.

In accordance with the Act, any interested person may, prior to the conclusion of the hearing, file a written protest with the clerk or, having previously filed a protest, may file a written withdrawal of that protest. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection. A protest by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by him/her. If notice is given pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 22626, the City Council shall hold the public hearing pursuant to Section 53753 of the Government. All interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard. The City Council shall consider all oral statements and all written protests made or filed by any interested person. The City Council may continue the hearing from time to time, provided that no continuance shall be made to a date subsequent to August 10 without the prior consent of the county auditor.

During the course or upon the conclusion of the hearing, the City Council may order changes in any of the matters provided in the report, including changes in the improvements, any zones within the assessment district, and the proposed diagram or the proposed assessment. If there is a majority protest against the levy of an annual assessment after the formation of the assessment district that is increased from any previous year, the proposed increase in the assessment shall be abandoned.

The assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes are collected, and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of county taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement of the assessments, except that assessments levied pursuant to Section 22660 for which bonds or notes are to be issued may be paid within 30 days after the date the county auditor has entered the assessments on the county assessment roll, upon which time the engineer Item No. #XX
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shall make and file with the treasurer a complete list of all unpaid assessments in the manner required by Section 8620.

PROJECTS:

The proceeds of this levy are to perform any remedial landscape or lighting maintenance necessary through the fiscal year.

DISCUSSION:

Each year, the City Council will be asked to adopt a Resolution establishing the annual special tax levy for the District. The Report shows the special tax amount for each parcel in the District.

The Method of Apportionment, found in the Formation Report, allowed for an annual escalator to the maximum special tax amounts. The established annual escalator is equal to the annual Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U") for the San Francisco Oakland- San Jose area. For Fiscal Year 2026/27, the annual CPI-U was 3.80%.

The proposed assessments for FY 2026-27 have been increased to keep up with the cost of contract maintenance for the current FY. At the time the District was formed, a “maximum special tax” for each tax area was calculated. The current proposed assessment is set at a rate below these maximum rates. Over the past seven years, the assessed rate has been below the allowed maximum tax rate.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no anticipated fiscal impact as the proposed on-going maintenance within the Valle Vista Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District is within the anticipated revenues (including reserves).

ATTACHMENTS:

1. A Resolution of the City Council of The City of San Juan Bautista Approving the Report Prepared in Connection with the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Levy of Assessments in Connection with Valle Vista Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District 1.

2. A Resolution of the City Council of The City of San Juan Bautista Confirming a Diagram and Assessment in Connection with Valle Vista Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District 1 for Fiscal Year 2026/27.

3. Assessment Report
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT IN CONNECTION WITH VALLE

VISTA LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets & Highways Code Section 22500 et seq.) (“Act”), the City levies an annual assessment in connection with its Valle Vista Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 (“District”); and WHEREAS, by prior resolution, this Council declared its intention to levy the assessment in connection with the District for Fiscal Year 2026-27; and WHEREAS, on June 16, 2026, this Council held a full and fair public hearing with respect to the proposed assessment at which all interested persons were permitted to give oral testimony and written protests; and
WHEREAS, notice of the hearing was published in accordance with applicable law; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to proceed with the levy of the assessment in connection with the District for Fiscal Year 2026-27.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista as follows:

1. The foregoing recitals are all true and correct.

2. The City Council overrules all objections and protests.

3. The Diagram and Assessment contained in the Report entitled “Assessment Report, Valle Vista Lighting and Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 1, Fiscal Year 2026- 27 and dated May 2026 (the “Report”), which Report is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference is hereby approved.

4. The adoption of this Resolution constitutes the levy of the assessment within the District for Fiscal Year 2026-27.

5. The assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-27 will be less than the maximum assessment possible of $1,812.00, applying the cost estimates anticipated in 2008 when property owners approved the assessment with a provision for increases based on the increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the assessment for FY 2026/27 assessment will be $1,174.00.

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6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause the same to be processed in the manner required by law.

PASSED AND APPROVED at a special meeting of the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista duly held on the 16th day of June, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED:
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Leslie Q. Jordan, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Elizabeth Soto, City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

APPROVING THE REPORT PREPARED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH VALLE VISTA LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets & Highways Code Section 22500 et seq.) (“Act”), the City levies an annual assessment in connection with its Valle Vista Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 (“District”); and WHEREAS, by prior resolution, this Council ordered preparation of an Assessment Report (“Report”) with respect to the Fiscal Year 2026-27 assessment to be levied in connection with the District; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has prepared the Report and has filed a copy of the Report with the City Clerk, which Report is hereby incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to approve the Report, as filed.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista as follows:

1. The Council finds that the Report contains all information required by the Act.

2. The City Council hereby approves the Report as filed.

PASSED AND APPROVED at a special meeting of the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista duly held on the 17th day of June, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED:
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Leslie Q. Jordan, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Elizabeth Soto, City Clerk

CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

ASSESSMENT REPORT

VALLE VISTA

LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
May 19, 2026

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Leslie Q. Jordan
Mayor Pro Tem EJ Sabathia
Scott Freels
Jose Aranda
Jackie Morris-Lopez
Ashley Collick City Manager
Jon R. Giffen, Kennedy, Archer & Giffen City Attorney
Elizabeth Soto Deputy City Clerk
Jerry Sanguinetti Director of Public Works
Douglas S. Pike City Engineer
BKF Engineers, Inc. Engineer of Work
PREPARED BY:

DOUGLAS PIKE, CITY ENGINEER

ASSESSMENT REPORT

VALLE VISTA

LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed report as directed by the City Council.

Dated: May 19, 2026 BKF Engineers, Inc.

Engineer of Work
By
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Assessment Report, together with Assessment Diagram thereto attached was filed with me on the
19th day of May , 2026.

Elizabeth Soto, Deputy City Clerk
City of San Juan Bautista
San Benito County, California
By: ____________________
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Assessment Report, together with Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was approved and confirmed by the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California, on the
19th day of May , 2026.

Elizabeth Soto, Deputy City Clerk
City of San Juan Bautista
San Benito County, California
By: ____________________
PART A

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

VALLE VISTA

LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 2026 – 2027

VALLE VISTA LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 is described as Tract 294 in San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, CA, as shown in Book 13 of Maps at Page 49 of San Benito County Records, including all 35 lots, Parcel A, Parcel B, Ahwahnee Street, Donner Street, and portions of San Juan Highway and Third Street. Refer to Exhibit B.

Maintenance and operation of any or all public landscaping and irrigation improvements and street lighting located within the bounds of the District, on landscaped strips of land between back of curb and front of walk and for planter walls/fences, including planter walls, grass berms, appurtenant irrigation systems; ornamental planning including lawns, shrubs and trees; including necessary repairs, replacements, water, electric current, spraying, care, supervision, debris removal; park strip repair and replacement: including biological monitoring if required, and any and all other items of work necessary and incidental for the proper maintenance and operation thereof and all additions, improvements and enlargements thereto which may hereafter be made on the following described streets:

Donner Street, Ahwahnee Street, First Street (San Juan Highway) and Third Street – as shown on the “Creekbridge Homes Valle Vista, San Juan Bautista, California”, Sheets L-1 through L-13 and improvement plans prepared by Bellinger Foster Steinmetz.

Maintenance and operation of any or all public landscaping and irrigation improvements, located within the bounds of the District, of the following described areas, including detention basin landscaping and bank protection, park improvements, appurtenant irrigation systems, trees, including necessary repairs, replacements of irrigation distribution system, controller system, and the spraying and care of street trees, monitoring of diseases of trees, shrubs and plants and any and all other items of work necessary and incidental for the proper maintenance and operation thereof and all additions, improvements and enlargements thereto which may thereafter be made on the following described areas of work:

Parcel A Detention Basin, Parcel B Sanitary Sewer Pump Station – located on Ahwahnee Street as shown on the “Wetlands Planting Plan Creekbridge Homes Valle Vista, San Juan Bautista, California”, Sheets L-1 and L-2, dated 03/06/03, file name 01029-L33-L26, and any and all responsibility for maintenance of the pump station shall be borne by the City. The District shall only be responsible for the landscape and irrigation thereof.

Parcel C, Proposed Public Park (San Juan Park) – located on the corner of Donner Street and Third Street as shown on the “Creekbridge Homes Valle Vista, San Juan Bautista, California”, Sheets L-2 and L-3, including the maintenance and operation of irrigation system, lawns, shrubs, walkway, planters, gazebo structure, and removal of all debris and broken limbs from the adjacent eucalyptus trees.

Parcel D, Street Trees; located on the street frontage of Ahwahnee, Donner and First Streets within the Valle Vista Subdivision.

PART B VALLE VISTA
LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT No. 1
Budget 2026-2027
Formula to determine Assessment per General Rule #5
Assessment Rate = Proposed Operation and Maintenance Budget of the Current Fiscal Year Number of Units to be Assessed
Single Family Home = $1174.00
Single Family Home with Granny Unit = $1467.50

PART C VALLE VISTA
LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT No. 1
Assessment 2026-2027
PART D

RULES FOR SPREADING ASSESSMENTS

VALLE VISTA

LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 2026 – 2027
The District is assessed, on the basis of total development units generated, for the maintenance and operation of the Valle Vista Lighting and Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 1, including incidentals and appurtenances and shall include all the costs of maintaining and/or operating the improvements described herein.

GENERAL RULES

1. All costs associated with the maintenance and operation of the Valle Vista Lighting and Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 improvements including Engineer’s Report, printing and advertising of assessment notices and legal fees shall be spread to all parcels on a pro rata development unit basis.

2. Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, permits the establishment of assessment districts by agencies for the purpose of providing certain public improvements which include the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping, street lighting, and park and recreational facilities. Section 122573 of the Lighting and Landscaping Act of 1972 requires that maintenance assessments be levied according to benefit rather than according to assessed value. In addition, article XIIID, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution limits the amount of any assessment to the proportional special benefit conferred on the property
Article XIIID provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is clear and convincing evidence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment.

The improvements to be maintained and operated as a result of the formation of the Valle Vista Lighting and Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 have been installed simultaneously with the development of residential units within the District. Construction and installation of the street lighting and landscape is complete and an assessment will be collected from all developed parcels in proportion to the special benefit derived by each parcel. All of the involved improvements are being installed within or in areas in close proximity to the proposed developed residential lots.

3. In order to determine the appropriate assessment for each developed parcel, a budget for operation and maintenance costs associated with planned improvements in the Valle Vista Project was prepared. (See attached Exhibit A.) All of the improvements to be operated or maintained within the subdivision have been constructed simultaneously with the development of residential lots within the District, to the extent applicable; costs in the District have been prorated to reflect the District’s proportionate share of operation and maintenance costs. The total cost of operation and maintenance of the improvements must be collected on an annual basis.

4. Factored Development Units Calculations: Each parcel within the district is zoned for single family residential development and developed as a single family residence. Each single family home receives equal special benefit from the improvements. However, certain parcels have been improved with accessory dwelling units (“granny units”). Because accessory units are typically occupied and used less intensely than the single family homes to which they are associated (and because accessory units do not add additional frontage to a parcel), an accessory unit does not benefit from the improvements to the same extent as a single family home. Based upon a ratio of the square footage, number of plumbing fixture units and bedrooms of the secondary granny units, in relationship to the square footage, number of plumbing fixture units and bedrooms of a single family home, each parcel with a single family home and a secondary granny unit will be assessed at the rate of 1.25 times the rate for a parcel improved only with a single family home.

5. It is intended that the assessment in connection with this District will be levied annually.

The maximum assessment rate that may be levied in any year against a single family parcel shall be determined according to the following formula:

Assessment Rate = Proposed Operation and Maintenance Budget of the Current Fiscal Year Number of Units to be Assessed
The maximum assessment against parcels with accessory dwellings shall be 1.25 times the then applicable maximum assessment for single family parcels. The actual assessments levied shall not exceed the rate necessary to fund the expenses of the District. So long as the assessment is levied at a rate not higher than the maximum rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph, such levy shall not constitute an “increase” of the assessment pursuant to Proposition 218.

6. Article XIIID provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is clear and convincing evidence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment. There are currently two public parcels in the District. These parcels constitute the pond and sewer lift station serving the District, and the landscaping on these parcels will be maintained by the District. As these parcels are permanently planned for use as passive, nonresidential, unoccupied public services, they cannot be said to specifically benefit from the services provided by the assessment and therefore are not subject to the assessment.

7. Proposition 218 provides that only special benefits to parcels within the district are assessable, and an agency shall separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred on a parcel. Because the landscaping and lighting maintained in connection with this District is located within a discrete subdivision, all benefits of the maintenance services are special benefits accruing to parcels within the district.

8. All assessed parcels shall be assessed an additional $0.30 for County collection fee in addition to the City fee, for the administration of the district.

9. All assessments shall be adjusted annually based on a comparison of the Consumer Price Index of the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area for the previous year/month to the Consumer Price Index for the year/month assessments are determined in the future. The benchmark month is April.

Exhibit A
City of San Juan Bautista
Valle Vista Landscape District
Fiscal Year 2026/27 Cost Estimate Summary – Valle Vista Exhibit B
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CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: JUNE 16, 2026
DEPARTMENT: ENGINEERING
FROM: DOUG PIKE, CITY ENGINEER
BY: DOUG PIKE, CITY ENGINEER
TITLE: ANNUAL LEVY FOR CFD NO. 2018-01 (“COPPERLEAF” AND “RANCHO VISTA” NEIGHBORHOODS)
RECOMMENDED MOTION:

Approve a Resolution Levying the Annual Special Tax for Community Facilities District No. 2018-01, Fiscal Year 2026/27.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Open public comment to accept any input from the public and consider any comments or questions. No action is required at this time.

2. Consider and adopt a Resolution No. 2026-XX A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista Levying the Annual Special Tax for Community Facilities District No. 2018-01, Fiscal Year 2026/27.

BACKGROUND:

When the City approves the conditions for a new development, it requires that a service district be established to collect funds from each property owner, and use these funds to maintain those common public improvements unique and special to each newcommunity. Thisincludes, butis not limited to, the weekly landscape maintenance, street lighting, streets and sidewalks. The allowed uses for the funds are defined in the Formation Report provided on the City’s website. The funds are paid totheCountyTax Assessor when the property taxes are paid, and then sent to the City to use to manage the district. These funds have an accounting separate from all other funds,subject to annual reviewand required to submit an annual report each year.

OnOctober 16, 2018 theCityCouncil officially formedSan Juan Bautista Community Facilities District No. 2018-01 inordertolevy a specialtaxtofund the public services(the “Services”) required to maintain certain public improvements within the boundaries of the CFD pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Government Code Section 53311 and following) (the “Act”). Both the Item No. #XX
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Copperleaf and Rancho Vista maintenance programs are part of this one district but the costs are estimated separately referred to as “Zone 1” and “Zone 2” respectively.

At the time the District wasformed, a “maximum special tax” for each tax area was calculated. They are currently set at these maximum rates:

Zone 1 Copperleaf has a maximum tax of $1,085.00
Zone 2 Rancho Vista has a maximum tax of $1,385.00
Before these improvements are built, the Developer deposits a performance bond equal to the estimated cost of the improvements in the Formation Report. This bond is leveraged by the City to assure thatthese improvements are builttoCity Engineer’sstandards. Whenaccepted by the City, the District and the City then assume responsibility for maintaining the improvements. “Partial Acceptance” can happen when only some of the improvements have to be completed (i.e., building a roundabout). If the developer fails to maintain the improvements before the City accepts them, the District can step in before they fall apart.

Over the past four years, the assessments have been less than the estimated maximum tax. This year, Zone 1 was assessed $731.00, and Zone 2 was assessed $872.00.

DISCUSSION:

Each year,theCityCouncil will beasked to adopt aResolution establishing the annualspecial tax levy for the District. The Resolution shows the special tax amount for each parcel, in each tax area (Copperleaf & Rancho Vista).

The Method of Apportionment,found in the Formation Report, allowed for an annual escalator to the maximum special tax amounts. The established annual escalator is equal to the greater of 2% or the annual Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”) for the San Francisco-OaklandHaywardarea. For Fiscal Year 2026/27, the annual CPI-U was 3.80%.

In summary,

COPPERLEAF
The adjustedmaximum CPI-UforZone 1,theCopperleaftaxarea forFiscalYear2026/27 is $1085.00. The actual special tax being proposed for Copperleaf parcels in Fiscal Year 26/27 is $731.00. It is unlikely that the budgeted costs of $32,895 will be less than the anticipated revenueof $32,895. This District has a reserve balance of $29,216 and will add another $6,241 to it.

RANCHO VISTA
The adjusted maximum CPI-U for Zone 2, the Rancho Vista tax area for Fiscal Year 2026/27 is $1,385.00. The special tax being proposed for Rancho Vista parcels in Fiscal Year 2026/27 is $872.00. It is unlikely that the budgeted costs of $74,120.00 will exceed the anticipated revenue of $74,120. This District has a reserve balance of $140 and will add another $29,354.38 to it.

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FISCAL IMPACT:

The budgets for each District Zone are provided in the attached Annual Levy Report. There is no impact on the City’s General Fund, so long as the special taxes for the CFD are collected and are sufficient to cover the annual costs.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. Annual Levy Report
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

LEVYINGTHEANNUALSPECIALTAXFORCOMMUNITYFACILITIESDISTRICT NO. 2018-01 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista, California (the “City Council”), has initiated proceedings, held a public hearing, conducted an election and received a favorable vote from the qualified electors authorizing the levy of a special tax in a community facilities district, all as authorized pursuant to the terms and provisions of the “Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982,” being Chapter 2.5, Part 1. Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code of the State of California (the “Act”). Said special tax district is known and designated as Community Facilities District No. 2018-01 (the “CFD”).

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct.

SECTION 2. The specific special tax to be collected for the CFD, for Fiscal Year 2026/27 is hereby determined and established as shown on the attached special tax rolls for each Tax Zones.

SECTION 3. The special tax as set forth on said attachment does not exceed the amount as previously authorized by Ordinance of this City Council and is not in excess of that aspreviously approved by the individual electors of the CFD, and is in compliance with the provisions of Proposition 218, Section XIII C of the California Constitution.

SECTION 4. The proceeds of the special tax shall be used to pay, in whole or in part, the costs of the following, and shall not be used for any other purpose:
 Landscape Maintenance
 Park Maintenance
 Recreational Equipment
 Street and Sidewalk Maintenance
 Curb & Gutter Maintenance
 Street Lighting Maintenance
 Storm Drain Maintenance
 Sound Wall Maintenance
 Fencing
 Graffiti Abatement
 Mosquito Abatement
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SECTION 5. The special tax shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and same procedure and sale in cases of delinquent ad valorem taxes, and the Tax Collector is hereby authorized to deduct reasonable administrative costs incurred in collecting said special tax.

SECTION 6. All monies collected shall be paid into a fund for the CFD, including any reserve amounts.

SECTION 7. The County Auditor-Controller is hereby directed to enter in the next County assessment roll on which property taxes will become due, opposite each lot or parcel of land affected in aspacemarked “public service” or “special tax”, or by any othersuitable designation, the installment of the special tax and the exact amount of the special tax assubmitted.

SECTION 8. The County Auditor-Controller shall then, at the close of the tax collection period, provide a detailed reportshowing the parcels and corresponding special tax amounts.

PASSED AND APPROVED by the San Juan Bautista City Council on this 16th day of June, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED:
__________________
Leslie Q. Jordan, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________
Elizabeth Soto, City Clerk
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2026/27 SPECIAL TAX ROLL FOR TAX ZONE 1 (COPPERLEAF)
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2026/27 SPECIAL TAX ROLL FOR TAX ZONE 2 (RANCHO VISTA)
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All permits have been issued, as
ofJune 15, 2020 3.8% applied for
2026/27
85 taxable parcels
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City of San Juan Bautista
Community Facilities District No. 2018-01
Fiscal Year 2026/27 Cost Estimate Summary - Copperleaf
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City of San Juan Bautista
Community Facilities District No. 2018-01
Fiscal Year 2026/27 Cost Estimate Summary – Rancho Vista

CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2018-1

LOCAL AGENCY SPECIAL TAX AND BOND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT COMPLIANCE (SB 165)
FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 ANNUAL REPORT
May 2026

PREPARED BY
BKF Engineers
201 Industrial Way, Suite A
Buelton, CA 93427
www.BKF.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Background ................................................................................................................. 1 Authorized Services ..................................................................................................... 1 Collection of Special Taxes and Expenditures ............................................................. 3 Appendix A – Boundary Map ................................................................................... A - 1 Appendix B – Special Tax Roll ................................................................................ B - 1 San Juan Bautista Community Facilities District No. 2018-1 Fiscal Year 2026/27 Annual Report
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BACKGROUND
Background
The Local Agency Special Tax and Bond Accountability Act (“Accountability Act“) was enacted by the California State Legislature through Senate Bill 165, to provide accountability measures for any local special tax and/or bond measure subject to voter approval on or after January 1, 2001.

According to the requirements of the Accountability Act (Sections 50075.1 and 53410 of the California Government Code), an annual report must be filed by the local agency levying a special tax and/or issuing a bond measure on or before each January 1, commencing January 1, 2001 and shall contain a description of the following:

1. The amount of funds collected and expended to fund authorized facilities and/or services in the previous fiscal year.

2. The status of any project required or authorized to be funded by the special tax and/or bond measure.

The information contained in this Section has been compiled and is being presented pursuant to, and in accordance with, the requirements outlined in the Accountability Act for Fiscal Year 2026/27.

Authorized Facilities/Services
A listing of the authorized facilities and services being provided in the Community Facilities District are shown on the following page.

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AUTHORIZED FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Authorized Services
The purpose of CFD No. 2018-1 is to provide for the costs to maintain, service and replace the items listed below:
• Landscape Maintenance
• Park Maintenance
• Recreational Equipment
• Street and Sidewalk Maintenance
• Curb & Gutter Maintenance
• Street Lighting Maintenance
• Storm Drain Maintenance
• Sound Wall Maintenance
• Fencing
• Graffiti Abatement
• Mosquito Abatement
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COLLECTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Collection of Special Taxes and Expenditures
The table on the following page details the amount of Special Taxes collected and the expenditures made to fund the authorized services and incidental expense of CFD No. 2018-1 from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

TAX ZONE 1
Fiscal Year 2026/27 Cost Estimate Summary - Copperleaf
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TAX ZONE 2
Fiscal Year 2026/27 Cost Estimate Summary – Rancho Vista

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APPENDIX A – BOUNDARY MAP
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APPENDIX B – SPECIAL TAX ROLL
TAX ZONE 1 - COPPERLEAF

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TAX ZONE 2 – RANCHO VISTA
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CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: JUNE 16, 2026
DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER
FROM: ASHLEY COLLICK, CITY MANAGER
BY: ARIELLE GOODSPEED, PLANNING MANAGER
TITLE: APPROVE A RESOLUTION UPDATING THE MASTER FEE

SCHEDULE FOR CITY SERVICES
RECOMMENDED MOTION:

Approve a Resolution adopting the City of San Juan Bautista Master Fee Schedule for City services, effective August 15, 2026, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to implement annual increases to applicable fees based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed Master Fee Schedule;

2. Approve a Resolution adopting the updated Master Fee Schedule;

3. Authorize staff to implement the updated fee schedule effective on August 15, 2026; and

4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to annually adjust applicable fees administratively based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI), subject to any required public noticing and consistent with applicable provisions of California law.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The city retained Matrix Consulting Group to complete a Comprehensive User Fee Study evaluating the full cost of providing City services and identifying recommended updates to the City’s fee schedule. This represents the first comprehensive user fee study completed by the City of San Juan Bautista.

The proposed resolution would update the Master Fee Schedule for City services, permits, applications, inspections, development review activities, recreation services, and regulatory programs. The updated fee schedule is intended to:
• Align fees more closely with the actual cost of providing services; • Improve transparency and consistency across departments; • Establish fees for services not previously codified;
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• Modernize outdated fee categories; and
• Support the City’s long-term fiscal sustainability and cost recovery policies.

The proposed fee schedule includes updates to Building, Planning, Engineering, Code Enforcement, and Recreation fees and incorporates recommendations from the Matrix Consulting Group Comprehensive User Fee Study.

The proposed fee schedule is also intended to ensure that the cost of specialized services is equitably allocated to applicants and service users rather than disproportionately subsidized by the City’s General Fund.

The City Council retains discretion to establish fees at levels below full cost recovery where policy considerations, community benefit, affordability, or economic development objectives support partial subsidization.

The City Council will conduct a duly noticed public hearing prior to consideration of the proposed resolution.

BACKGROUND:

The City of San Juan Bautista has not previously completed a comprehensive citywide user fee study. As a result, many City fees have not kept pace with the actual cost of providing services, and certain services currently provided by the city were not included in the existing fee schedule.

To address these issues, the City retained Matrix Consulting Group to conduct a Comprehensive User Fee Study evaluating fees associated with:
• Building Services;
• Planning Services;
• Engineering Services;
• Code Enforcement; and
• Recreation Programs and Facilities.

The study evaluated direct and indirect service delivery costs, including staff time, overhead, consultant support, administrative services, and operational expenses to determine the full cost of service delivery. The resulting study provides a framework for updating the City’s fee schedule in a manner consistent with California law and industry best practices.

On April 21, 2026, staff presented the Comprehensive User Fee Study to the City Council for informational purposes and received feedback regarding cost recovery policies and proposed fee adjustments.

Following the May 19, 2026 public hearing, the City Council directed staff to provide an additional opportunity for public review and comment on the proposed Master Fee Schedule prior to adoption. In response, the City Council held a Special Meeting on May 26, 2026, during which staff presented additional information regarding the fee study methodology, cost recovery Item: 5.C
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principles, application processing procedures, and potential policy options related to fee implementation. The additional meeting provided an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to review the proposed fee schedule, ask questions, and provide comments. Staff also incorporated City Council feedback by evaluating select fees and deposit structures, including recreational facility rentals, planning application deposits, appeal fees, and historic design review fees, while ensuring the proposed fee schedule remains consistent with applicable legal requirements governing user fees and cost recovery. Following consideration of public comments and Council direction, staff has prepared the revised Master Fee Schedule for City Council consideration and adoption.

Staff has since prepared the proposed Master Fee Schedule and accompanying resolution for formal consideration.

DISCUSSION:

Purpose of the Resolution
The proposed resolution would update the Master Fee Schedule for City services and regulatory activities.

The updated fee schedule establishes fees for a wide range of City services, including:
• Building permits and inspections;
• Planning applications and entitlement review;
• Engineering permits and development review;
• Code Enforcement services and administrative penalties; and • Recreation rentals, special events, and facility use.

The updated fee schedule also includes new fees for services that were previously uncodified, revised permit categories, technology surcharges, and deposit-based fee structures where appropriate.

Key Study Findings
The Comprehensive User Fee Study found that many existing City fees:
• Do not fully recover the cost of providing services;
• Are outdated or inconsistent with current service delivery practices; and • Do not reflect current staffing, overhead, or consultant costs.

The study reviewed more than 200 fee items and recommended updates to modernize and standardize the City’s fee schedule.

The study further recommends that the City adopt a formal cost recovery policy and periodically update fees to account for inflation, staffing changes, and operational costs.

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Proposed Master Fee Schedule
The proposed Master Fee Schedule incorporates recommendations from the Comprehensive User Fee Study while also considering community impacts, administrative efficiency, and market conditions.

The fee schedule establishes:
• User fees;
• Deposit-based fees;
• State-mandated fees;
• Administrative penalties;
• Recreation rental fees; and
• Technology and planning surcharges.

The proposed fee schedule is intended to improve consistency, transparency, and long-term fiscal sustainability while ensuring compliance with applicable California laws governing cost recovery and fee adoption.

The proposed fees are based upon the estimated reasonable cost of providing services, including direct staff time, administrative overhead, consultant expenses, technology costs, and operational support. The Comprehensive User Fee Study prepared by Matrix Consulting Group provides the analytical basis supporting the City’s determination that the fees do not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the corresponding services and therefore constitute permissible regulatory and service fees under California law.

The fees are adopted pursuant to the City’s police powers and applicable provisions consistent with Article XIII C of the California Constitution and Government Code Sections 66014 through 66018 governing regulatory fees and service charges.

Following the May 19, 2026 public hearing and the May 26, 2026 Special City Council meeting, staff revised portions of the proposed Master Fee Schedule in response to City Council and public feedback. While the Comprehensive User Fee Study identified the full cost of providing services, the City Council considered whether certain community-serving programs and facilities should be subsidized as a matter of public policy. As a result, the proposed fee schedule includes select fees that are set below full cost recovery, including Baseball Field Rentals, Yard Sale Permits, Dog License Fees, and Community Hall Rentals.

Additionally, staff revised certain deposit-based Planning fees by lowering the initial deposit amounts for applications such as Appeals and Historic Resources Reviews to reduce barriers to participation and application submittal. Although the initial deposit amounts have been reduced, applicants remain responsible for reimbursing the City for the actual costs incurred in processing applications, including staff time, consultant review, legal services, and other direct project-related expenses.

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These modifications reflect policy decisions balancing community accessibility, public benefit, and fiscal responsibility while maintaining compliance with applicable California laws governing user fees and cost recovery.

CEQA REQUIREMENT:

The proposed Master Fee Schedule is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15273 because the fees are established for the purpose of meeting operating expenses, purchasing supplies, equipment, and materials, and recovering the costs of providing City services. In addition, the adoption of the Master Fee Schedule constitutes an administrative and fiscal activity that is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).

FISCAL IMPACT:

The proposed Master Fee Schedule is intended to improve cost recovery for City services and reduce General Fund subsidies associated with permit processing, development review, inspections, and other regulatory services.

Actual fiscal impacts will depend on permit activity, development applications, recreation programming, and service demand levels.

The updated fee schedule is expected to improve long-term fiscal sustainability and provide more equitable allocation of service delivery costs to users receiving direct benefits from City services.

Certain fees may continue to reflect partial cost recovery where the City Council has determined that broader community benefit, affordability considerations, or economic development objectives warrant subsidization.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. San Juan Bautista Master Fee Schedule
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

ADOPTING AN UPDATED MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR CITY SERVICES WHEREAS, the City of San Juan Bautista periodically reviews and updates its fees to ensure consistency with the cost of providing City services; and WHEREAS, the city retained Matrix Consulting Group to conduct a Comprehensive User Fee Study evaluating the direct and indirect costs associated with City services, permits, inspections, recreation programs, and regulatory activities; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive User Fee Study identified existing fees that do not fully recover the cost of service, outdated fee structures, and services currently provided by the City for which no fee has been established; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the fees adopted herein do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the related services, permits, inspections, applications, and regulatory activities for which the fees are charged; and WHEREAS, the City Council received an informational presentation regarding the Comprehensive User Fee Study on April 21, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on May 19, 2026, to consider adoption of the updated Master Fee Schedule and received public testimony and Council feedback regarding the proposed fees; and
WHEREAS, following the May 19, 2026, public hearing, the City Council directed staff to conduct an additional public meeting on May 26, 2026, to provide further opportunity for public review, discussion, and comment regarding the proposed Master Fee Schedule; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the proposed Master Fee Schedule, public comments received, and staff recommendations at the May 26, 2026, Special City Council meeting and now desires to adopt the updated Master Fee Schedule on June 16, 2026; and WHEREAS, the proposed Master Fee Schedule is intended to improve transparency, consistency, administrative efficiency, and fiscal sustainability while ensuring compliance with California law governing user fees and cost recovery; and WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that the fees are adopted pursuant to the City’s police powers and applicable provisions of California law governing regulatory cost recovery and user fees, including Government Code Sections 66014 through 66018; and WHEREAS, the proposed resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15273 and 15378(b)(4); and Item No. 5.C
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WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on June 16, 2026, regarding the proposed adoption of the updated Master Fee Schedule; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista as follows:

SECTION 1. Findings.

The San Juan Bautista City Council hereby makes the findings and declarations, as more fully set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, with regard to the following:

A. Consistency with the 2035 San Juan Bautista General Plan.

B. Protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.

C. Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

SECTION 2. Adoption of the Master Fee Schedule.

The City Council hereby adopts the updated City of San Juan Bautista Master Fee Schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit B.

SECTION 3. Administrative Implementation.

The City Manager or designee is authorized to administratively implement the adopted Master Fee Schedule and make non-substantive formatting, numbering, clerical, and administrative corrections as necessary.

The City Manager or designee is further authorized to annually adjust applicable fees administratively based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI), subject to any required public notice and consistent with applicable provisions of California law.

SECTION 4. Severability.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 5. Effective Date.

This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

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The Master Fee Schedule adopted by this Resolution shall become effective sixty (60) days following adoption by the City Council. The City Council finds that a single effective date for all fees, charges, deposits, rentals, penalties, and other amounts established by the Master Fee Schedule promotes administrative efficiency, consistency, and public understanding of the City's fee program.

Accordingly, the Master Fee Schedule shall become effective on August 15, 2026, and shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the City Council.

This version gives the City a uniform effective date for all fees, including development processing fees subject to Government Code Section 66017, and avoids the need to distinguish between fee categories during implementation.

PASSED AND APPROVED, by the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista on this 16th day of June 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED:
___________________
Leslie Jordan, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________
Elizabeth Soto, City Clerk
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Exhibit A
(A) Consistency with the City of San Juan Bautista 2035 General Plan and 2023–2031 Housing Element.

The proposed Master Fee Schedule is consistent with the goals and policies of the 2035 General Plan because it supports orderly municipal operations, the implementation of development review processes, the maintenance of public facilities and infrastructure, and the continued delivery of public services.
(B) Protection of the Public Health, Safety, and Welfare.

The updated Master Fee Schedule supports the protection of public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring the city has adequate resources to administer permitting, inspections, planning review, code enforcement, recreation services, and regulatory programs. (C) Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The adoption of the Master Fee Schedule is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15273 and Section 15378.

Fee Name
San Juan Bautista Master Fee Schedule
Proposed Fee
Building*
Trade Permits in Conjunction with Building Permit
Electrical Sub-Permit % of Bldg Permit Fee 15%
Plumbing Sub-Permit % of Bldg Permit Fee 15%
Mechanical Sub-Permit % of Bldg Permit Fee 15%
Plan Review Fees
Structural and Architectural Plan Review % of Bldg Permit Fee 65% Plumbing/Electrical/Mechanical Plan Review % of Plan Review 50% Master Plan Verification Review (subdivisions) % of Plan Review 25% C&D Review
C&D Review Each $179
C&D Penalty % of Project Valuation 3%
Investigations**
Investigations Each $1,020
Fees Assessed By Other Agencies
Fees Assessed By Other Agencies Each Actual Cost
Building Permit Fee Table (Based on Total Valuation)
$1.00 to $500 Each $147.79
$501 to $2,000
For the first $500 Base $147.79
For each additional $100, or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000 Each additional $100, or fraction thereof $8.35 $2,001 to $25,000
For the first $2,000 Base $273.08
For each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000 Each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof $21.83 $25,001 to $50,000
For the first $25,000 Base $775.27
For each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000 Each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof $11.86 $50,001 to $100,000
For the first $50,000 Base $1,071.88
For each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000 Each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof $8.00 $100,001 to $500,000
For the first $100,000 Base $1,505.55
For each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000 Each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof $17.24 $500,001 to $1,000,000
For the first $500,000 Base $8,525.34
For each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000 Each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof $5.84 $1,000,001 to $10,000,000
For the first $1,000,000 Base $11,690.38
For each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof Each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof $1.47 Unit
Exhibit B

Fee Name Proposed Fee
$10,000,001 to $25,000,000
For the first $10,000,000 Base $25,256.00
For each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof Each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof $0.47 $25,000,001+
For the first $25,000,000 Base $32,777.29
For each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof Each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof $0.23 Miscellaneous Standalone Fees
Minimum Permit fee Each $189
Kitchen Remodel/Alteration - Non Structural Each $657
Bathroom Remodel/Alteration - Non Structural Each $657
Living Space Remodel/Alteration - Non Structural Each $657 Powder Room Remodel/Alteration - Non Structural Each $452 Residential Window / Door Replacement Permit
Up to 3 Each $188
4 to 10 Each $324
10+ Each $411
Residential Home Demolition Permit Each $257
Pool and/or Spa Remodel Each $726
Pool Demolition Permit Each $295
Detached Storage Shed - with no trades (not to exceed 250 sq. ft.) Each $686 Standard Residential Re-roof Permit Each $408
Combo Permits (2 Trades)
Heat Pump Water Heater Each $452
Photovoltaic Roof Mounted
Residential Each $549
Non-Residential Each $783
Administrative Fees that apply to all permits
Strong Motion Instrumentation Program - Residential % of Valuation 0.013% Strong Motion Instrumentation Program - Commercial % of Valuation 0.028% California Building Standards Fee Per $25,000 of total valuation $1 Additional Fees that May Apply
Inspections outside of normal business hours (Min. 4 hours)*** Per Hour $168 Reinspection Fees Per re-inspection $182
Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated Each $182 Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to plans or any plan chck reviews beyond the second review Per Hour $194
Permit Reactivation Each $120
Request for Duplicate Plans Each $89
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (commercial/industrial only) 90 day only Each $295 Unit

Fee Name Proposed Fee
Surcharges
Technology Surcharge % of Permit Fee 10%
Advanced Planning (General Plan & Long Range Planning) Maintenance Fee % of Building Permit Fee 12% Electrical Permit - Standalone Fees
Permit Issuance Each $120
Temporary Power Service
For a temporary service power pole or pedestal including all pole or pedestal-mounted receptacle outlets and appurtenances Each $171
Lighting Fixtures
Up to 20 Each $68
Additional fixtures, each additional 20 Each Add'll 20 $102 Electrical Services
For main services of 400 amps or less Each $137
For Sub-Panels of 200 amps or less Each $137
Meter Pedestal Each $137
Cell Tower:

Cell Tower Permit fee - includes plan check for 1st and 2nd review Each $526 Electrical Vehicle Charging
EVC - Residential Each $214
EVC - Commercial Each $566
Mechanical Permits
Permit Issuance Each $120
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Residential - New Furnace and / or AC/Condenser Each $429 Residential - Replace / Relocate Furnace and / or AC/Condenser Each $68 Commercial - New Furnace and/or HVAC/Condenser Each Valuation-Based Commercial - Replace / Relocate - Furnace and/or HVAC/Condenser Each $167 Additional Fee Categories
Floor Furnace Each $102
Wall Heater Each $102
Boiler / Compressor Each $68
Evaporative Cooler Each $68
Ventilating Fan Each $68
Hood Each $137
Plumbing Permit
Permit Issuance Each $120
Water Heater & Water Softener permitting fees
Tankless Water-heater Each $68
Water heater replacement Each $68
Electric water heater Each $68
Unit

Fee Name Proposed Fee
Water Softener Each $68
Gas Line
Gas Line Replacement Each $102
New Gas Line Each $137
Waterline & Sewer Repipe
Repipe waterline Each $102
Repipe from house to main waterline Each $102
Repipe sewer Each $102
Repipe from house to main sewer Each $102
Unit Fee Schedule
For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on one trap Each $20 For each industrial waste pretreatment interceptor including its trap and vent excepting kitchen-type grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps Each $20 For installation, alteration, or repair of water piping and/or water treating equipment, each Each $20 For repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping, each fixture Each $20 Disclaimer: If an outside consultant is used, then full consultant fees will be applied to permit for reimbursement.

Note: All projects are subject to City Manager review and based on their discretion may be charged at a T&M rate.

Code Enforcement*
Administrative Penalties**
Nuisance Violation
First Violation Per Day Max $100
Second Violation Per Day Max $200
Each Additional Violation Per Day Max $500
Local Building and Safety Codes Violation
First Violation Per Day Max $130
Second Violation Per Day Max $700
Each Additional Violation Per Day Max $1,300
Cannabis Related Violation
Violation Per Day Max $1,000
Notices
Notice of Violation Each $987
Notice to Abate a Public Nuisance Each $987
Post-Deprivation Notice Each $1,036
Stop Work Notice Each $641
**Refer to Article 6. Fees 10-1-600 Building code fees
*No building permit shall be issued until a solid waste diversion plan has been submitted to and approved by the Community Development Department. Failure to submit a plan shall prevent the issuance of a building permit.

Permittees are required to divert a minimum of 65% of their waste. A permit holder who has not diverted 65% of the of the construction or demolition waste from disposal shall be required to pay the City of San Juan Bautista an amount equal to the rate per ton for disposal of mixed waste at the John Smith Road Landfill or alternative landfill existing at the time the penalty is calculated times the number of tons of waste that were not properly diverted as required by this section. Funds generated from any penalties collected will be collected by the City under the Community Development Department, and reserved for use of discretion of the Department. ***Please note that normal business hours are based on the City's posted inspection schdule and may not coincide with City Hall's regular business hours.

Unit

Fee Name Proposed Fee
Unsafe to Occupy Each $641
Vacancy Each $493
Notice of Refusal to Issue Permits Each $497
Release of Notice of Violation Each $690
Recorded with the San Benito County Recorder
Notice of Noncompliance Each $518
Notice of Pendency Each $518
Abatement
Abatement at City Expense Each Actual Cost
Notice of Final Disposition Each Actual Cost
Hearing
Lien Hearing Each Actual Cost
Administrative Hearing Each Actual Cost
Vacancy Registration Fee
Vacancy Registration Fee*** Per Property Per Month $316 Code Enforcement
Hourly Rate Per Hour $172
Re-Inspection Fees Per Inspection $225
*This fee schedule will supersede all previous fees and we may need to amend sections of the ordinances to then be updated to our new fee schedule.

Disclaimer: If an outside consultant is used, then full consultant fees will be applied to permit for reimbursement.

Parking Citations
Stopping in Specified Places Each $70
Unauthorized Standing or Loading Each $70
Exceeding Loading Time Each $70
Wheels further than 18" of Curb Each $70
Parking on Streets for Purpose of Sale Each $70
Parking & Storage of Boats Each $70
Parking on Private Property w/o Consent Each $70
Parking/Standing – Vendors (permit req.) Each $70
Selling from a Parked Vehicle Each $70
No Parking – Yellow Zone (30 min) Each $70
Exceeding Loading Time (10 min) Each $70
Exceeding Parking Time (Green/20 min) Each $70
Restricted Parking – Handicapped Zone Each $300
Parking on City Streets for Repairs Each $70
No Parking in Excess of 72 hours Each $70
Parking of Oversized Vehicles Each $175
Trailer Parked on Street Each $70
**Refer to Chapter 2-7-150 Administrative Citation Collection and 3-1-460 Administrative Civil Remedies ***Any additional inspctions or City Attorney fees will be bill separately. If goes to collection would be subject to code enforcement fees and fines Unit

Fee Name Proposed Fee
Engineering
Permit Issuance Each $89
Subdivision Map Check
Final Map Deposit $5,000
Parcel Map Deposit $4,000
Certificate of Compliance (Lot Line Adjustment, Lot Merger) Deposit $1,000 Encroachment Permit and Improvement Plan Check/Inspection/Grading Deposit (% of Construction Cost) 3% Annual Utility Encroachment Permit Each $1,236
Minor Encroachment Permits (Residential Driveway, Pods, etc.) Each $494 Oversize Transportation Permits
Single Trip Each $16
Annual Permit Each $90
Engineering Division Plan Check
Includes Storm Water Review, Up to $300,000 valuation Each $247 Over $300,000 valuation Each $741
Planning
Administrative Time Extension Each $885
Annexation Deposit $16,000
Appeals
Appeal, Planning Commission Deposit $1,000
Appeal, All others Deposit $1,000
Amendment / Modification % of Initial Application 50%
Architectural and Site Review:

Commercial / Industrial / Wireless or Miscellaneous Each $7,250 Residential Each $6,454
Business License Fee* Each $204
Conditional Use Permit Deposit $7,000
Conditions of Approval - Mitigation Monitoring Deposit $1,000 Hearing Continuation Request by Applicant Each $1,362
Development Agreement Deposit $5,000
Environmental
Categorical Exemption Each $845.00
Initial Study/ND/MND, non-complex project (Staff Review)** Deposit $2,000 EIR/MND/Initial Study (Consultant Contract)** Deposit Staff + consultant cost EIR/MND/Initial Study (Peer Review of Applicant Prepared EIR/MND/ND/Initial Study)** Depoist Staff + consultant cost Planning Commission Extension Each $2,476
Film Permit Per Permit $379
General Plan Amendment Deposit $16,000
General Plan Text Amendment Deposit $13,000
Historic Resources Review (including demolition / significant alteration / registration of property) Unit

Fee Name Proposed Fee
Administrative Deposit $1,500
Commission Deposit $5,000
Evaluation Deposit Actual Cost
Home Occupation Permit Each $499
Lot Line Adjustment / Merger Each $5,340
Miscellaneous Planning Review or Research Per Hour $159 Mobile Food Facilities Registration Fee (Non-Events)***:

Initial Permit Each $103
Renewal / Annual Permit Each $103
Mobile Home Rent Review Each $5,340
Planning Inspection / Review Per Hour $159
Planned Unit Development Deposit $7,000
Pre-Application Review Each $3,590
Public Noticing Fee Actual Cost Actual Cost
SB9 Urban Lot Split Deposit $2,000
SB330 Application Each $7,091
Short Term Rental Program
Initial Application
Fire Safety Inspection Per Hour $131
Building Code inspections Per Hour $131
Application Fee Each $1,383
Hourly Inspection Deposit $1,000
Sidewalk Vending Registration Fee:

Initial Permit Each $103
Renewal / Annual Permit Each $103
Sign Permit Per Sign $726
Sign Program (2 or more signs) Deposit $1,000
Temporary Use Permit (standard) Each $2,635
Tentative Parcel Map (up to 4 lots) Deposit $5,000
Tentative Tract Map (5 or more lots) Deposit $7,000
Tree Removal Permit Each $487
Variance Request Deposit $2,000
Zoning Text / Map / Ordinance Amendment Deposit $16,000 Zoning Clearance Letter Per Hour, minimum 3-Hour $159
Zoning Verification Letter Each $238
Any Other Application / Entitlement Not Listed Deposit $1,000 Planning Division Plan Check
Up to $100,000 valuation Each $487
Over $100,000 valuation Each $965
Affordable Housing Project / Agreement Deposit $2,000 Unit

Fee Name Proposed Fee
Complex Project**** Deposit $8,000
Technology Surcharge % of Fee 10%
Note: Additional publishing fees / noticing costs + Attorney costs + Outside Consultant Costs may apply. All projects are subject to City Manager review and based on their discretion may be charged at a T&M rate. *Additional fees associated with inspections and taxes will apply.

Recreation
Parks and Recreation Fees
City Park Permit
Resident Each $234
Other Each $234
BBQ Pit / Bench Area Each $27
Baseball Field Rental Per Field Per Hour $25
Parking Lot Rental
Per Lot Per Day Per Day $1,125
Per Lot Per Hour Per Hour $112
Yard Sale Permit Each $20
Refund or Cancellation Processing Fees Each $51
Background Check Fees Each Actual Cost
Dog License Fees:

Unspayed / Non-Neutered Each $30
Spayed / Neutered Each $20
"Seeing Eye" Guide Dog Each $0
Special Event/Activities – Permit Application
Non Profits / Government Agency:

No street blockage, Each $1,691
Organizations: No street blockage or blockage of side streets, up to one block. Each $2,032 Street blockage of Second, Third or Fourth Streets and side streets between Franklin & Muckelemi, and more than 1,000 people Each $2,372
Private Promoter Organizations:

No street blockage, Each $1,691
Organizations: No street blockage or blockage of side streets, up to one block. Each $2,032 Street blockage of Second, Third or Fourth Streets and side streets between Franklin & Muckelemi, and more than 1,000 people Each $2,372
Additional Inspection Each $95
Encroachment Permit Each See PW Fee Schedule
PW Blockade Materials Per Item Actual Cost
PW Staff Time Per Hour $95
***Any mobile food facilities / food trucks that are vending at events would be required to pay the food truck / mobile food facility event vendor fees in the special events section. This only represents the annual regiration fees. ****Complex project can refer to projects that require multiple entitlements or are so large in nature and don't really fit any of the other categories. **Any EIR/MD/ND/Initial Sutdy will include request for proposal, staff review, deposit of actual costs, consultant actual cost, all publication fees, and any legal fees.

Disclaimer: If an outside consultant is used, then full consultant fees will be applied to permit for reimbursement.

Unit

Fee Name Proposed Fee
Vendor Fee
Single Event Per Vendor Per Event $126
Multiple Events / Annual Per Vendor Per Event $294
Mobile Food Facility / Food Truck Vendor Fee (Events):

Single Event Per Vendor Per Event $168
Multiple Events / Annual Per Vendor Per Event $336
Events that Include Alcohol % of Permit Fee 15%
Alcohol License Processing Fee Each $168
Community Hall Rental
City Resident Each $700
Non-Resident Each $843
Local City & County Non-Profits Each $0
Damage Deposit Each $500
Cleaning Deposit Each $250
Events that Include Alcohol % of Permit Fee 15%
Alcohol License Processing Fee Each $168
Library Rental
Meeting Room Rental Each $59
Full Library Rental (Closed Hours Only) Each $176
Damage Deposit Each $500
Cleaning Deposit Each $250
Unit
City of San Juan Bautista

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council
of the City of San Juan Bautista (“City”) will hold a
public hearing concerning the proposed adoption
of a comprehensive Master Fee Schedule for City
services, with the resolution to go into effect thirty
(30) days after its adoption.

Date of Hearings:

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Time of Hearings:
6:00 PM or as soon thereafter as possible
Location of Hearings:

City Council Chambers
311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Second Reading and Adoption:

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Continued from May 19,
2026) (Additional Study Session held on May 26,
2026)
Purpose of the Proposed Master Fee Schedule
Update:

The City Council has undertaken a Comprehensive
User Fee Study to evaluate the full cost of providing
City services and to ensure that fees are consistent
with applicable laws and reflect the City’s cost
recovery policies. Based on the findings of this study, the City proposes adopting an updated Master Fee
Schedule establishing fees for various City services,
permits, and regulatory activities.

This ordinance updates and adopts the City’s
Master Fee Schedule to better align fees with the
actual cost of service, improve transparency, and
ensure consistency across City departments.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RESOLUTION
The proposed resolution makes findings regarding
consistency of the updated Master Fee Schedule
with the 2035 San Juan Bautista General Plan, the
protection of public health, safety, and welfare, and
determines that the proposed action is exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The resolution adopts and establishes an updated
Master Fee Schedule for City services, permits,
applications, inspections, regulatory programs,
recreation services, and related administrative
activities. The resolution also authorizes
implementation and administration of the adopted
fee schedule, supersedes conflicting fee provisions,
and establishes the effective date of the resolution.

Invitation to be Heard:

All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and be heard in favor of or in opposition to
the proposed ordinance. Written comments may
also be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the
hearing.

If you challenge the action taken on this proposal
in court, you may be limited to raising only those
issues you or someone else raised at the public
hearing described in this Notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the City prior to or at
the public hearing.

A copy of the full text of the ordinance proposed for
adoption is on file at the office of the City Clerk and is available for public inspection and review at the San
Juan Bautista City Hall, 311 Second Street, San Juan
Bautista, CA 95045.

Elizabeth Soto
City Clerk
Dated: May 22th, 2026
PUBLISHED: Friday, May 29th, 2026~ Hollister Free
Lance (Pub HF 5/29)
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CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: JUNE 16, 2026 (Introduction)
DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER
FROM: ASHLEY COLLICK, CITY MANAGER
BY: ARIELLE GOODSPEED, PLANNING MANAGER
TITLE: ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 9-5 MOBILE FOOD
FACILITIES AND SIDEWALK VENDING TO TITLE 9,

VEHICLES
RECOMMENDED MOTION:

Conduct the first reading and introduce an Ordinance amending the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code to add Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending to Title 9, Vehicles, establishing regulations for Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vendors operating within the City consistent with California Retail Food Code requirements and Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039 (SB 946), and waive further reading of the Ordinance.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Find that the proposed ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15183;

2. Conduct the first reading and introduce the Ordinance amending the Municipal Code to add Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending; and

3. Direct staff to return the Ordinance for second reading and adoption.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Mobile Food Facilities can contribute to local economic vitality, tourism, pedestrian activity, and community engagement when operated in a safe and orderly manner. The proposed ordinance is intended to balance these community and economic benefits with objective operational standards that protect public health, safety, accessibility, and circulation throughout the city.

This ordinance is specifically intended to regulate mobile food vending within the City of San Juan Bautista, including vehicle-based Mobile Food Facilities such as food trucks, trailers, carts, and similar mobile food operations, as well as sidewalk vending where regulated by State law.

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The proposed ordinance establishes Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending within Title 9 of the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code. The ordinance creates a regulatory framework for vehicle-based Mobile Food Facilities (“MFFs”), including food trucks and related mobile food operations, while also establishing regulations for Sidewalk Vendors and nonmotorized vending activities consistent with California Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039 (SB 946).

The proposed ordinance is intended to:
• Protect public health, safety, and welfare;
• Maintain pedestrian and ADA accessibility;
• Ensure safe vehicular and pedestrian circulation;
• Establish objective operational standards;
• Provide permitting and registration procedures;
• Support local economic opportunity and small business activity; and • Maintain compliance with State law governing sidewalk vending activities.

The ordinance establishes operational standards for Mobile Food Facilities operating within the public right-of-way and identifies approved operating locations within the City. The ordinance also establishes separate regulations for Sidewalk Vendors and nonmotorized vending activities, including ministerial registration procedures and operational standards consistent with SB 946 requirements.

The ordinance further aligns the City’s Municipal Code with:
• California Retail Food Code requirements;
• ADA accessibility standards;
• Current State law regulating sidewalk vending;
• The City’s 2035 General Plan; and
• The 2023–2031 Housing Element.

The proposed regulations will ensure public safety and welfare and by allowing Food Trucks to operate within three (3) specific locations within the City’s right-of-way. As proposed, mobile food trucks will be permitted to operate: The Alameda, directly in front of the Soccer Field; Muckelemi Street, area directly across Valero Gas Station; and Abbe Park, along 4th Street.

Graphics showing the three locations are included below as Figure A.

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Figure A: Proposed Locations
Location 1: The Alameda - Soccer Field
Location 2: Valero Gas Station
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Location 3: Abbe Park, along 4th Street
BACKGROUND:

The city has experienced increasing interest in Mobile Food Facilities operating within public rights-of-way and other areas throughout the city. In response, the Planning Commission and City staff-initiated preparation of a municipal code amendment establishing regulations governing Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending activities.

Initial discussions regarding a Mobile Food Truck ordinance began during Planning Commission public hearings in 2024. During those hearings, the Planning Commission requested additional public outreach and community engagement to better understand community priorities, operational concerns, and potential impacts associated with mobile vending activities.

City staff conducted public outreach meetings and workshops to solicit feedback from residents, business owners, and potential vendors. Public comments generally supported allowing mobile food vending opportunities within the city while also ensuring:
• Protection of pedestrian safety;
• ADA accessibility compliance;
• Appropriate traffic circulation;
• Protection of public infrastructure;
• Compatibility with surrounding uses;
• Sanitation and operational standards; and
• Preservation of the City’s historic and pedestrian-oriented character.

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Since the original ordinance draft was prepared, staff conducted additional review of California law governing Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vendors, including:
• California Retail Food Code requirements;
• Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039 (SB 946); • ADA accessibility requirements; and
• Current limitations on local regulation of sidewalk vending activities.

Based upon this review, staff substantially revised the ordinance to:
• Transition from “Food Truck” terminology to broader “Mobile Food Facility” terminology consistent with State law;
• Add definitions and regulations for Sidewalk Vendors and nonmotorized vending activities;
• Establish objective operational standards;
• Clarify permitting procedures;
• Add ADA accessibility and circulation protections;
• Establish ministerial sidewalk vendor registration procedures; • Clarify insurance and encroachment permit applicability; • Add operational standards for sanitation, waste disposal, and noise; • Add permit expiration, renewal, suspension, and revocation procedures; and • Ensure consistency with SB 946 and California Retail Food Code requirements.

The proposed ordinance identifies three approved operating locations for Mobile Food Facilities operating within the public right-of-way:

1. The Alameda adjacent to the soccer field;

2. Muckelemi Street across from the Valero Gas Station; and

3. Abbe Park along 4th Street.

Additional locations may be administratively approved by the Planning Director or designee based upon objective site circulation, ADA accessibility, traffic safety, and operational compatibility standards established by the ordinance.

The ordinance does not regulate private Mobile Food Facility courtyards or park-style operations on private property. Staff anticipates returning with separate Vehicles and operational standards addressing private property Mobile Food Facility operations at a future date.

On August 27, 2024, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the proposed Municipal Code Amendment and adopted Resolution No. 2024-05 recommending City Council approval of the ordinance.

DISCUSSION:

The proposed ordinance establishes a balanced regulatory framework intended to support local economic activity while protecting public health, safety, accessibility, and circulation within the City.

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The ordinance includes:
• Definitions consistent with California Retail Food Code terminology; • Objective operational standards;
• Mobile Food Facility permit procedures;
• Sidewalk Vendor registration procedures;
• ADA accessibility protections;
• Sanitation and waste disposal requirements;
• Noise and operational standards;
• Permit suspension and revocation procedures; and
• Enforcement provisions consistent with SB 946.

The ordinance also establishes separate regulations for Sidewalk Vendors and nonmotorized vending activities in order to maintain consistency with California Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039.

Staff believes the proposed ordinance provides a clear and enforceable framework that balances public safety, accessibility, economic opportunity, and community character while maintaining compliance with State law.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

The proposed Municipal Code amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15183.

The ordinance establishes general operational regulations and permitting procedures governing Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending activities and does not approve any site-specific development project or physical construction activity. Therefore, staff finds that the ordinance is exempt from CEQA because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that adoption of the ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Minimal fiscal impact is anticipated. Permit and registration fees established by City Council Master Fee Update are intended to recover administrative costs associated with application processing, permit issuance, registration administration, and enforcement activities.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council take the following actions:

1. Find that the Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15183;

2. Conduct the first reading and introduce an Ordinance amending the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code to add Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending;

3. Waive further reading of the Ordinance; and

4. Direct staff to return the Ordinance for second reading and adoption.

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ATTACHMENTS:

1. Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code to add Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending.

2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2024-05 recommending City Council approval of an amendment to the Municipal Code to add Chapter 11-16 (now renumbered to 9-5), Mobile Food Truck (now renamed to Mobile Food Facility and Sidewalk Vending).

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ORDINANCE NO. 2026-XX

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE CHAPTER 9-5 MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES AND SIDEWALK VENDING TO TITLE 9, VEHICLES
WHEREAS, the city occasionally initiates an amendment to the Municipal Code in order to codify requirements for specific uses or activities; and WHEREAS, the city desires to add a new Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on August 27, 2024 to review the new Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Truck Vending; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 2024-05 recommending City Council approval of the proposed changes to Title 9 Vehicles of the Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on November 19, 2024 for the first reading to review the new Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Truck Vending; and WHEREAS, the City Council provided some initial comments and due to changes in the City Manager’s position, the ordinance was not brought back for a second reading; and WHEREAS, staff is bringing back the adoption of a new Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending and rewrote core provisions that better align with California Retail Food Code (Health and Safety Code §113700 et seq.), SB 946 / Government Code §§51036– 51039 (Sidewalk Vendor Act), ADA accessibility standards, Current California preemption limitations on local regulation of sidewalk vendors, and clearer and more enforceable municipal code drafting practices; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Municipal Code amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, 14 California Code of Regulations, Section 15060, Subdivision (c)(2) and Section 15061, Subdivision (b)(3), and 15183.

SECTION 1: Findings. The San Juan Bautista City Council hereby makes the findings and declarations, as more fully set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, with regard to the following:

A. Consistency with 2035 San Juan Bautista City General Plan.

B. Protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.

C. Amendments not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

SECTION 2: The San Juan Bautista Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:

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1.1.Chapter 9-5 added. Chapter 9-5 “Mobile Food Facility” is hereby added to read as follows:
9-5 Mobile Food Facility and Sidewalk Vending
9-5-010 Intent.
(A) The purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations and permitting requirements for mobile food vending within the City of San Juan Bautista in compliance with State Statutes. The provisions herein are set forth to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare as follows:
(1) Ensure no unreasonable interference with the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic including ingress into, or egress from, any residence, public building, place of business, park, areas located within the immediate vicinity of a permitted certified farmers' market and a permitted swap meet, an area designated by a temporary special permit issued by the City, street to the sidewalk, and by persons exiting or entering parked or standing vehicles. (2) Provide continuous access for the use and maintenance of sidewalks, pathways, poles, posts, traffic signs or signals, hydrants, firefighting apparatus, mailboxes, as well as access to locations used for public transportation services.
(3) Reduce exposure to the City for personal injury or property damage claims and litigation.
(4) Ensure vending activities occur only in locations where such activities would not restrict sidewalk and pathway access and enjoyment by individuals with disabilities pursuant to the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336) and other disability access standards.
(5) Notwithstanding all other applicable provisions of this article, it is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, display, disperse, permit, or authorize the sale, display or dispersal of any Food or Beverage from a Mobile Food Facility unless such Mobile Food Facility is operated in accordance with the provisions of this article and in accordance with state and local law.
(B) This chapter is intended to regulate motorized and vehicle-based Mobile Food Facilities operating within the City and is not intended to prohibit or unreasonably restrict sidewalk vending activities protected under Government Code Section 51036 et seq. Nonmotorized sidewalk vendors, including pushcarts and similar human-powered conveyances, shall be regulated only to the extent authorized by State law.
(C) This chapter is not intended to regulate Mobile Food Facility Courtyard/Parks on private property. Said use will be regulated by a different chapter of the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code.
9-5-020 Findings.

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(A) Mobile Food Facilities have the potential to foster an active, vibrant, and social pedestrian environment in areas and communities throughout the city. Although Mobile Food Facilities can be a focal point to the community, they can also create certain dangers to public health, safety, and welfare if not adequately regulated.
(B) Improper operation or placement of Mobile Food Facilities may create objective health, safety, accessibility, or traffic hazards, including obstruction of required pedestrian pathways, emergency access, intersections, visibility triangles, or accessibility improvements required under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(C) The city has a substantial governmental interest in ensuring that Mobile Food Facilities operate in a manner that protects public health and safety while maintaining accessible pedestrian and vehicular circulation.
9-5-030 Definitions.
(A) Beverage. “Beverage” means any liquid intended for human consumption, excluding alcoholic beverages unless otherwise permitted by law.
(B) Food. “Food” shall have the same meaning as set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 113781, as may be amended.
(C) Mobile Food Facility (MFF). “Mobile Food Facility” or “MFF” means any vehicle, trailer, cart, conveyance, or nonpermanent food facility designed, constructed, converted, maintained, or operated for the purpose of preparing, cooking, serving, vending, selling, or distributing food or beverages to the public, whether packaged or unpackaged, in compliance with the California Retail Food Code (California Health and Safety Code Section 113700 et seq.), as may be amended.

The term includes, but is not limited to:
a. Mobile Food Facilities;
b. Catering trucks;
c. Ice cream trucks;
d. Coffee carts;
e. Tow-behind food trailers;
f. Portable kitchens;
g. Mobile cooking operations; and
h. Similar mobile food operations.

The term does not include:
i. A vehicle used solely for the delivery of food previously ordered from a permanent food facility to a customer;
j. A common carrier transporting food products exclusively as freight; or k. A sidewalk vendor regulated pursuant to Government Code Section 51036 et seq., unless otherwise expressly provided in this title.

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(D) Mobile Food Truck (MFT). Mobile Food Facility (MFT). “Mobile Food Truck” or “MFT” means a motorized vehicle or lawfully attached trailer, as defined by the California Vehicle Code, used for the preparation, sale, display, or distribution of food or beverages to the public. The term includes food trailers only while attached to a motor vehicle during operation. (E) Mobile Food Facility Vendor. “Mobile Food Facility Vendor” means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that owns, operates, controls, leases, or conducts food vending activities from a Mobile Food Facility within the City. (F) Mobile Food Preparation Unit (MFPU). A fully enclosed Mobile Food Facility approved by the San Benito County Environmental Health Services Department to prepare, cook, assemble, package, or otherwise process food for sale to the public in accordance with the California Retail Food Code.
(G) Mobile Support Unit (MSU). “Mobile Support Unit” shall include a vehicle, trailer, or other approved conveyance used in conjunction with one or more Mobile Food Facilities for the purpose of transporting food, potable water, wastewater, equipment, utensils, supplies, or other support services as defined by the California Retail Food Code. A Mobile Support Unit shall not independently engage in retail food sales to the public unless separately permitted as a Mobile Food Facility.
(H) Produce Vendor. A person or business engaged in the sale of whole, uncut fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, flowers, plants, or other agricultural products intended for human consumption and not requiring preparation, cooking, or processing.
(I) Sidewalk Vendor. “Sidewalk Vendor” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Government Code Section 51036 and means a person who sells food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack, or other nonmotorized conveyance upon a public sidewalk or pedestrian path.
(J) Temporary Food Facility (TFF). A food facility operating at a fixed location for a temporary period in conjunction with a community event, celebration, fair, carnival, farmers market, certified farmers market, or other approved gathering, as defined by the California Retail Food Code. (K) Notarized Parking Authorization Form. A notarized and typed or handwritten (legible) document signed by a Mobile Food Facility and private property operations owner or legal representative indicating the Mobile Food Facility may utilize parking spaces within the development.
(L) Authorization for use of Restroom Facilities Form. A typed or handwritten (legible) document signed by a Mobile Food Facility and private property operations owner or legal representative indicating the Mobile Food Facility may utilize the restroom facilities located on the private property.
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Mobile Food Facility is open for business. An “owner” or “operator” of a Mobile Food Facility is any person or business entity that owns or operates a Mobile Food Facility. (N) Right-of-way. A path or route that may lawfully be used. The legal right, established by usage or grant, to pass along a specific route through grounds or property belonging to another. (O) Mobile Food Facility Permit or Permit. Means a permit which allows a business to sell, serve, or give away food and/or drinks to the public from a Mobile Food Facility(s). This permit further allows a Mobile Food Facility to operate within the specific locations designated by the City and approved by the Planning Director or designee. The terms Mobile Food Facility Permit or Permit refers to both types of such permits offered by the City: long-term operations and developed property operations. Applicants may apply for one or both permit types. (1) Long-term Operations allows a Mobile Food Facility to operate at a specific location for one (1) hour or longer, for a maximum of four (4) hours. (2) Private property operations allow a Mobile Food Facility’s hours of operation to run concurrently with those hours of the private property operations on which the MFT is located. Alternatively, the MFT may propose alternative hours of operation in which the vendor and the private property operations owner or legal representative have agreed upon, not to exceed the general hours of operation of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (P) Unsanitary Conditions. Conditions or circumstances that might contaminate food with dirt or filth or lead to injury or health problems.
9-5-040 State Law Compliance
(A) This chapter shall be interpreted and enforced in a manner consistent with Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039 and the California Retail Food Code. (B) The City shall not prohibit sidewalk vending except as expressly authorized by State law. (C) Any permit, operational requirement, or enforcement action imposed under this chapter shall be directly related to objective health, safety, or welfare concerns. (D) Criminal penalties shall not be imposed for violations of sidewalk vending regulations except as otherwise authorized by State law.
(E) Enforcement of health and sanitation requirements shall remain subject to the authority of the San Benito County Environmental Health Services Department and applicable State law. 9-5-050 Applicability and Location.
(A)Application for any Mobile Food Facility Permit shall be filed with the Planning Department on a form prescribed by the Planning Director or designee and shall contain all fees, information, licenses, and documentation (collectively, “Documentation”) deemed reasonably necessary by the Planning Director or designee to review and take action on the application. Documentation includes, but is not limited to, a Mobile Food Facility Permit Application. Additional approved locations may be administratively approved by the Planning Director or designee based upon objective site circulation, traffic safety, ADA accessibility, and operational compatibility Item:

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standards. The approved location requirements of this chapter apply only to Mobile Food Facilities requiring a City-issued Mobile Food Facility Permit and shall not apply to sidewalk vendors protected under Government Code Section 51036 et seq.
(B) A list of approved locations is listed below:
(1) The Alameda, along the front of the Soccer Field.
(2) Muckelemi, across the Valero Gas Station.
(3) Abbe Park, along 4th Street.
(4) Private Property within the Mixed Use (MU) or Commercial (C) Districts The Planning Director or designee may from time to time impose parking time limits upon Mobile Food Facility in areas that they deem reasonably necessary for the safe passage of pedestrians and vehicles. If the Planning Director or designee determines that any owner operator of any Mobile Food Facility is operating such Mobile Food Facility in a manner that affects vehicular or pedestrian safety, such operation shall be prohibited, and the owner and operator of such Mobile Food Facility shall be subject to enforcement action as set forth in this article. 9-5-060 Requirements, Licenses, and Process.
(A) Process:
(1) Upon receipt of a completed Mobile Food Facility Permit application, and all related documents and fees deemed reasonably necessary by the Planning Director or designee. (2) Planning Director or designee will review the application submittal to determine completeness.
(a) If the application submittal is determined to be complete based upon the requirements of this chapter, it will be reviewed for approval or denial. (i) The review period shall not be more than 30 (thirty) days. A written determination will be provided on the Permit application form. (b) If application submittal is deemed incomplete, applicant will be granted 30 days to submit all necessary information. If applicant fails to submit the required information within 30 days, the application will be withdrawn without prejudice. (c) If an application is approved, the applicant will be notified and will be provided with a copy of the approved application as well as the Permit. (d) If an application is denied the applicant shall have the right to appeal the decision to the Planning Commission by submitting a written request and paying the corresponding fee. The appeal process shall be in accordance with Section 11-15 Appeals of the Municipal Code.

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(B) Right-of-way Operation Requirements by application type:

The application type required of each Mobile Food Facility will be based upon objective health, safety, operational, and site circulation standards established by this chapter. (1) Temporary Right-of-Way Operations: The applicant shall supply a Site Plan, fees, Documentation and other information that the Planning Director or designee may reasonably require based upon the location, intensity, and level of services required for each proposed Mobile Food Facility. The applicant must show or provide, at a minimum, the following information:
(a) Completed Mobile Food Facility Permit Application, and; (b) Completed Encroachment Permit Application (An Encroachment Permit shall only be required for operations occurring within the public right-of-way.), and (c) Fire Department permit, and
(d) Authorization for use of Restroom Facilities Form, and (e) Compliance with State and local laws, by submitting the following:
(i) Copy of California Sales Tax Permit, and
(f) Business License from the City, and
(g) Health Permit issued by the San Benito County Environmental Health Services Department, and
(h) Mobile Food Facilities and Mobile Food Preparation Units shall operate only in accordance with the conditions, limitations, and approvals contained within their San Benito County Environmental Health Services Department permit. (i) If required by the San Benito County Environmental Health Services Department, documentation identifying any Mobile Support Unit utilized in conjunction with the proposed Mobile Food Facility, including proof of any required Environmental Health approvals; and
(j) Fees shall be paid to the affected department(s) at least 30 days before the scheduled occurrence of the Mobile Food Facility, and
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may require a refundable cleanup or restoration deposit reasonably related to the anticipated risk of damage or cleanup costs associated with the operation.; and (l) Copy of current California DMV registration for proposed Mobile Food Facility. (2) General Operations: The applicant shall supply a Site Plan, fees, Documentation and other information that the Planning Director or designee may reasonably require based upon the location, intensity, and level of services required for each proposed Mobile Food Facility. The applicant must show or provide, at a minimum, the following information:
(a) Completed Mobile Food Facility Permit Application with Site Plan, and (b) Completed Encroachment Permit Application (An Encroachment Permit shall only be required for operations occurring within the public right-of-way.), and (c) Fire Department permit, and
(d) Authorization for use of Restroom Facilities Form, and (e) Notarized Parking Authorization Form, and
(f) Compliance with State and local laws, by submitting the following:
(i) Copy of California Sales Tax Permit, and
(g) Business License from the City, and
(h) Health Permit issued by the San Benito County Environmental Health Services Department; and
(i) Fees shall be paid to the affected department(s) at least 30 days before the scheduled occurrence of the Mobile Food Facility, and
(j) Bonding, and Insurance naming the City as an additional named insured. Insurance requirements imposed under this chapter shall apply only to Mobile Food Facilities and shall not apply to sidewalk vendors unless expressly authorized by State law. The City may require a refundable cleanup or restoration deposit reasonably related to the anticipated risk of damage or cleanup costs associated with the operation.; and (k) Copy of current California DMV registration for proposed Mobile Food Facility. 9-5-070 Operational Standards.
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(1) Shall only sell the food and/or beverages approved by the San Benito County Environmental Health Department.
(2) Shall only sell between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any Mobile Food Facility in any such manner at any other time and except in compliance with all other applicable provisions of this article.
(3) Shall only display one (1) A-frame sign per Mobile Food Facility. The A-frame sign shall be located in close proximity to the Mobile Food Facility and shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from a driveway apron, outside of the required travel area for ADA purposes on sidewalks and shall not be located within the City’s right-of-way or within any City owned landscaped area. No other signs including banners, pennants, or flags are permitted.
(4) Shall provide trash receptacles, on the site at which it is permitted to operate, large enough to contain all trash generated by the operation of such Mobile Food Facility.

Recycling bins and food compost bins for use by their patrons must available at all times during hours of operation.
(5) Shall use recyclable materials and biodegradable cutlery and straws only. All operators are prohibited from using polystyrene food service ware, consistent with Title 5 – Public Health, Safety and Welfare.
(6) Shall properly dispose of grease and liquid waste. No grease and/or liquid waste shall be disposed of in tree wells, storm drains, sanitary sewer systems, public streets, or any other unapproved location.
(7) Shall comply with all applicable parking and traffic regulations. (8) Shall not leave the approved location vacant for an extended period. Failure to not occupy an approved location within a thirty-day period without notification shall result in the revocation of the approved location and Mobile Food Facility Permit. (B) No owner or operator of a Mobile Food Facility may park or operate any Mobile Food Facility:
(1) Over a street curb, sidewalk, or parkway. Any Mobile Food Facility operating in the public right-of-way
shall do so only on a paved roadway and adjacent to a concrete or asphalt sidewalk or path. (2) Shall not place signs, tables, chairs, barriers, equipment, or other appurtenances within the public right-of-way in a manner that obstructs pedestrian travel, ADA accessibility, emergency access, or vehicular circulation. (3) May stop, park or operate any Mobile Food Facility in any manner which may prevent the
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(4) Shall not operate in a manner that obstructs or unreasonably interferes with pedestrian or vehicular traffic, including accessibility access required under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(5) That is defective, unsafe, or in an unsanitary condition or which is otherwise parked or operated in violation of any provision of the California Vehicle Code or any other applicable law, regulation or standard.
(6) Without written permission of the private property owner when on private property. (7) And leave the Mobile Food Facility overnight on any public street, park or public property.
(8) Leave unattended a Mobile Food Facility in any right-of-way for longer than thirty minutes.
(9) Shall not operate generators or mechanical equipment in violation of the City’s municipal noise standards.

To the extent the provisions of this article conflict with other provisions of the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code, the provisions of this article shall supersede such other conflicting provisions and shall control.
9-5-080 Exceptions.

Any Mobile Food Facility Vendor identified in an application for a special event submitted to the City of San Juan Bautista pursuant to the City of San Juan Bautista Special Event Program, or any other City sponsored or approved event, shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter pertaining to Mobile Food Facility, provided that the Mobile Food Facility is parked for the duration of the special event in order to conduct business.

Produce Vendors operating pursuant to an approved farmers market, agricultural stand permit, special event permit, or other authorization provided by the Municipal Code shall not be subject to the permit requirements of this chapter unless operating as a Mobile Food Facility.

Temporary Food Facilities operating pursuant to a valid Temporary Food Facility Permit issued by the San Benito County Environmental Health Services Department and authorized through a City-approved special event shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter. 9-5-090 Approval and Permit Issuance.
(A) The Planning Director or designee shall approve and issue a Mobile Food Facility Permit if:
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(2) No violation, as outlined in Chapter 13-1 Enforcement, are pending for the Mobile Food Facility Vendor or owner.
(3) The Mobile Food Facility Vendor agrees to comply with the regulations in this chapter. (B) A permit is effective upon approval by the Planning Director or designee, or designee. (C) If the city issues a Mobile Food Facility Permit, the contents of the Permit application shall become Permit conditions, which exist in addition to any other permit conditions and/or restrictions imposed by the city.
9-5-100 Permit Suspension or Revocation.
(A) If the Planning Director or designee, determines that there has been a violation of the Permit or the Mobile Food Facility regulations in this article he or she may provide the Permit holder with a notice of intent to revoke Permit.
(B) The notice of intent to revoke shall describe the violation, require the Permit holder to immediately correct the violation or cause the violation to be corrected, and shall be provided to the Permit holder by personal service, mail, or posting, to the license holder’s place of business or mailed to the last known address.
(C) If the Permit holder fails to immediately (within 24 hours) correct the violation or cause the violation to be corrected, the Planning Director or designee may revoke the Permit. The Mobile Food Facility Vendor shall have the right to appeal the Planning Director or designee’s decision in accordance with Chapter 11-17 Permit Application Submittal. 9-5-110 Permit Expiration.

Each Mobile Food Facility Permit shall expire one year from the date of issuance, except if the Permit is suspended or revoked under this article.
9-5-120 Permit Renewal.
(A) A Mobile Food Facility Permit may be renewed under the process for issuance of new Mobile Food Facility Permits then in effect at the time the approval has expired, after one year of issuance.
(B) Renewal of a Mobile Food Facility Permit when the Permit was suspended or revoked due to violations or other noncompliance actions will require the applicant to submit a Compliance Plan to the Planning Director or designee. The Compliance Plan shall detail why the original permit was suspended or revoked and outline the specific measures taken to comply with the requirements listed in Section 9-5-060 Operational Standards. The Compliance Plan will be reviewed by the Planning Director or designee and a written determination shall be given within thirty (30) days of a complete application submittal.

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9-5-130 Sidewalk Vendors and Nonmotorized Vending.
(A) This section applies to sidewalk vendors and nonmotorized vending activities operating within the city pursuant to Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039, as may be amended.

This section applies to vendors utilizing:
(1) Pushcarts;
(2) Pedal-driven carts;
(3) Wagons;
(4) Portable stands;
(5) Display racks;
(6) Nonmotorized food carts; and
(7) Similar nonmotorized conveyances.

This section shall not apply to:
(1) Mobile Food Facilities regulated under this chapter; (2) Vendors operating solely within a permitted certified farmers’ market; (3) Vendors operating pursuant to a city-approved special event permit; or (4) Vehicles used solely for delivery of previously ordered food. (B) Sidewalk Vending Registration. Sidewalk vendors operating within the City shall obtain a Sidewalk Vending Registration from the City prior to operating. The registration process shall be ministerial and based solely upon objective health, safety, and welfare standards authorized by State law. The Sidewalk Vending Registration shall be valid for one year.
(C) Operational Requirements. Sidewalk vendors shall:
(1) Maintain a continuous pedestrian path of travel compliant with ADA accessibility requirements at all times;
(2) Not obstruct:
a. fire hydrants,
b. emergency access points,
c. driveways,
d. curb ramps,
e. bus stops,
f. loading zones,
g. crosswalks,
h. benches,
i. traffic control devices,
j. or accessible parking access routes;
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(4) Properly dispose of all trash, refuse, grease, wastewater, and debris generated by vending activities;
(5) Comply with all applicable County Environmental Health requirements and the California Retail Food Code;
(6) Not leave vending equipment or merchandise unattended within the public right-ofway; and (7) Remove all equipment, merchandise, and debris upon completion of vending activities. (D) Prohibited Locations. Sidewalk vending shall be prohibited only in locations where vending would create an objective health, safety, or accessibility concern, including:
(1) Areas where vending would reduce the minimum ADA-accessible pedestrian path of travel;
(2) Within marked crosswalks, curb ramps, fire lanes, emergency access zones, or traffic medians;
(3) Areas temporarily closed due to construction, maintenance, emergencies, or permitted special events; and
(4) Locations where vending would obstruct emergency services or governmental operations.
(E) Public Parks. Sidewalk vending within public parks shall be permitted except where otherwise restricted based upon objective health, safety, or welfare concerns specific to the park or recreational area, consistent with Government Code Section 51038(b). (F) Violations of this section shall be enforced through administrative remedies only and shall not constitute a criminal offense except as otherwise authorized by State law. (G) Administrative fines for violations of this section shall comply with Government Code Section 51039.

1.2. The Vehicles Ordinance is renumbered as follows:

Chapter 9-1 Abandoned, Wrecked, Dismantled or Inoperative Vehicles Chapter 9-2 Extended Parking of Vehicles Transporting Hazardous Materials Chapter 9-3 Bicycles
Chapter 9-4 Skateboards
Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending SECTION 3: Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

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SECTION 4: Codification. Before expiration of fifteen (15) days after passage of this ordinance, a post-adoption summary shall be published once with the names of the members of the City Council voting for and against the ordinance in the Hollister Free Lance, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of San Benito, State of California.

SECTION 5: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its passage.

PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista on this 16tjh day of June 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED:
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Leslie Jordan, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Elizabeth Soto, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Jon R. Giffen, City Attorney
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Exhibit A
(A) Consistency with the City of San Juan Bautista 2035 General Plan and 2023–2031 6th Cycle Housing Element.

Local Vehicles and land use regulatory ordinances must be consistent with the General Plan pursuant to Government Code Section 65860(a). The City of San Juan Bautista 2035 General Plan establishes guiding principles, goals, policies, implementation measures, and development standards intended to preserve the City’s historic character, promote economic vitality, encourage pedestrian-oriented activity, support local businesses, maintain public health and safety, and ensure accessibility and equitable community development. The City Council finds that the proposed amendments to Title 9 of the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code adding Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending are consistent with the City’s General Plan and 2023–2031 6th Housing Element.

1. Goals and Policies.
a. Economic Development and Local Business Support.

The ordinance supports local-serving commercial activity, entrepreneurship, and small business opportunities by establishing a regulatory framework for Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vendors operating within the City.
b. Pedestrian-Oriented Development and Community Character.

The ordinance promotes pedestrian-oriented activity and supports walkable public spaces and commercial areas while maintaining compatibility with the City’s historic and small-town character through objective operational and location standards. c. Public Health and Safety.

The ordinance establishes operational standards intended to protect public health, safety, and welfare through regulations addressing sanitation, accessibility, emergency access, traffic circulation, and safe operation within the public right-of-way. d. Accessibility and ADA Compliance.

The ordinance ensures that vending activities maintain accessible pedestrian paths of travel and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable accessibility standards. e. Circulation and Mobility.

The ordinance supports safe pedestrian and vehicular circulation by regulating placement, parking, operational areas, and obstruction of public rights-of-way. f. Economic Opportunity and Equity.

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with State law governing sidewalk vending activities pursuant to Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039.
g. Regulatory Consistency and Permit Streamlining.

The ordinance establishes objective operational standards, ministerial registration procedures, and permit review processes intended to improve consistency, transparency, and administrative efficiency.
h. General Plan Implementation.

The ordinance implements and maintains consistency between the City’s Municipal Code and the goals, policies, and implementation measures of the General Plan and 6th Cycle Housing Element.

2. Housing Element Consistency.
a. The ordinance is consistent with the 2023–2031 6th Cycle Housing Element because it does not reduce residential density, available residential land inventory, or housing development capacity identified in the 6th Cycle Housing Element.
b. The ordinance supports neighborhood-serving commercial activity and walkable community design principles that contribute to complete neighborhoods and mixed-use community goals. c. The ordinance supports equitable economic opportunities for residents and small business operators while maintaining objective operational standards intended to reduce land use conflicts.
d. The ordinance does not create constraints on housing production or implementation of 6th Cycle Housing Element programs.
e. The ordinance promotes accessibility, public safety, and equitable use of public spaces consistent with fair housing and environmental justice principles.

3. Implementation Measures.
a. The ordinance establishes objective operational standards and permitting procedures intended to provide consistent and efficient administration of Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending activities.
b. The ordinance implements State law requirements related to sidewalk vending and mobile food operations while maintaining local authority over objective health, safety, and welfare concerns.
c. The ordinance maintains consistency between the City’s Vehicles regulations, public health and safety standards, accessibility requirements, and economic development objectives. d. The ordinance supports continued implementation of the City’s General Plan and 6th Cycle Housing Element by allowing flexible economic activity while protecting public infrastructure, circulation, accessibility, and community character.

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(B) Protection of the Public Health, Safety, and Welfare.

Pursuant to Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City of San Juan Bautista may adopt and enforce ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws to protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare of its residents. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 65800 and 65850, the City Council may adopt ordinances regulating land uses and operational activities within the city.

The City Council finds and determines that adoption of amendments to Title 9 of the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code regulating Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending activities is necessary and appropriate for the protection and promotion of public health, safety, welfare, accessibility, and community character while supporting economic opportunity and local-serving commercial activity.

The ordinance establishes objective operational standards intended to:

1. Protect pedestrian and vehicular circulation;

2. Maintain ADA-accessible routes and public accessibility;

3. Protect public infrastructure and public rights-of-way;

4. Reduce traffic, visibility, and operational conflicts;

5. Ensure sanitary food preparation and waste disposal practices;

6. Promote compatibility with surrounding land uses; and

7. Support safe and orderly economic activity within the city. (C) Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The City Council hereby finds that adoption of amendments to Title 9 of the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code does not require additional environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15183 on the basis of the following:

1. The ordinance establishes general operational regulations and permitting procedures governing Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending activities and does not approve or authorize any site-specific development project or physical construction activity.

2. The ordinance is intended as a programmatic implementation measure to carry out and maintain consistency with the City of San Juan Bautista 2035 General Plan and 2023– 2031 6th Cycle Housing Element.

3. The ordinance establishes objective operational, accessibility, circulation, and safety standards intended to reduce potential impacts associated with mobile vending activities.

4. The ordinance does not authorize any activity that would result in a direct physical change to the environment.

5. Any future site-specific development or activity associated with Mobile Food Facilities or Sidewalk Vending shall remain subject to all applicable local, County, State, and federal regulations and environmental review requirements.

6. The City Council finds that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that adoption of the ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment, and therefore the ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

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7. The ordinance is further exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2) because the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

8. The ordinance is also consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 because the ordinance implements policies and standards consistent with the development framework established by the City’s General Plan and 6th Cycle Housing Element.

PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2024-05

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN

BAUTISTA RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT

TO THE CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE A NEW CHAPTER, CHAPTER 11-16 MOBILE FOOD TRUCK VENDING AND THE

ADOPTION OF APPLICATION FEES FOR MOBILE FOOD TRUCK VENDING

PERMITS
WHEREAS, the City occasionally initiates an amendment to the Municipal Code in order to codifu requirements for specific uses or activities; and WHEREAS, the City desires to add a new chapter, Chapter 11-16 Mobile Food Truck Vending, to the Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, because the new Chapter will be numbered I l-16, the existing Chapters starting at I I - I 6 will need to be renumbered. Staff recommends changing the chapter number of Chapter l1-16, Assignment of Duties to Chapter ll-20 and changing the chapter number of all subsequent chapters in numerical order; and
WHEREAS, because Mobile Food Truck Vending is a new permit type, there are no Application Fees associated with this type of permit request and the City desires to establish a Fee for these types of requests to cover Staff time associated with processing this type of request; and WHEREAS, Staff has recommended that the application fee for Mobile Food Truck Vending permits be established as $150.00 to cover costs associated with the intake, review, processing, and approval of these type of permits. Staff estimates that total City time related to these permits will take one to two hours and the $150.00 cost is equivalent to one hour of Senior Planner time; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on August 27, 2024 to review the new Chapter I 1-16, Mobile Food Truck Vending; and WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted to the Planning Commission of the City of San Juan Bautista recommending approval of a Municipal Code amendment to add Chapter 11-16, Mobile Food Truck Vending, modification of existing chapter numbers to accommodate the new Chapter, and a proposed application fee; and
WHEREAS, the draft Chapter 1l-16, Mobile Food Truck, is included as Exhibit A to this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Municipal Code amendment is exempt from the Califomia Environmental Quality Act (cEQA) pursuant to GEQA Guidelines, 14 california code of Regulations, Section 15060, Subdivision (cX2) and Section 15061, Subdivision (bX3).

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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission of the City of San Bautista does hereby recommend that the City Council approve the amendment to the Municipal Code to add Chapter 1l-16, Mobile Food Truck Vending; modifu the existing chapter numbers by starting the existing Chapter ll-16, Assignment of Duties, at Chapter 11-20 and renumbering all subsequent chapters in numerical order; and establish an application fee of $ 1s0.00.

PASSED AND APPROVED, by the City of San Juan Bautista Planning Commission on this 27th day of August2024, by the following vote:

AYES: Commissioners: DeVries, Medeiros, Pisano, and Chair Aranda NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
APPROVED:

Chairperson
ATTEST:

Clerk
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Chapter ll-16 Mobile Food Vending
11-16 Mobile Food Vending
ll-16-010 lntent.
(A) The intent of this chapter is to establish a permitting and regulatory program for Mobile Food Vendors in compliance with State Statutes. The provisions herein are set forth to protect the public's health, safety, and welfare as follows:
(l) Ensure no unreasonable interference with the flow ofpedestrian or vehicular traffic including ingress into, or egress from, any residence, public building, place of business, park, areas located within the immediate vicinity of a permitted certified farmers'market and a permitted swap meet, an area designated by a temporary special permit issued by the City, street to the sidewalk, and by persons exiting or entering parked or standing vehicles.
(2) Provide continuous access for the use and maintenance of sidewalks, pathways, poles, posts, traffic signs or signals, hydrants, firefighting apparatus, mailboxes, as well as access to locations used for public transportation services.
(4) Notwithstanding all other applicable provisions of this article, it is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, display, disperse, permit, or authorize the sale, display or dispersal of any Food or Beverage from a food truck unless such food truck is operated in accordance with the provisions ofthis article and in accordance with state and local law.
(B) This chapter is not intended to enforce and/or regulate pedestrian food vendors, those mobile food vendors who operate human powered push carts, and/or other non-self-propelled vehicles including trailers. Such vendors may be regulated by other chapters in this municipal code and/or by other State or local laws. A Mobile Food Truck special event requires a temporary use permit not regulated by this chapter. (C) This chapter is not intended to regulate Mobile Food Truck Courtyard/Parks on private property. Said use will be regulated by a different chapter of the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code.

I l-16-020 Findings.
(A) Mobile Food Trucks have the potential to foster an active, vibrant, and social pedestrian environment in areas and communities throughout the City. Although Mobile Food Trucks can be a focal point to the community, they can also create certain dangers to public health, safety, and welfare ifnot adequately regulated. (B) A Mobile Food Truck Vendor is less attentive to pedestrian and vehicular traffic while driving and looking for potential customers which presents obvious traffic and safety risks. A Mobile Food Truck Vendor parking their vehicle improperly creates an obstruction and may increase the safety risks to pedestrians and other vehicles. The City of San Juan Bautista seeks to prevent these unnecessary safety risks to the communify. (C) Parking Mobile Food Trucks in highly congested areas to do business may increase existing traffic issues and obstruct sidewalks and pedestrian paths oftravel. As such, this could create increased safety issues for pedestrians using the public sidewalk, as well as a safety risk to pedestrians attempting to buy from the Mobile Food Truck Vendor. This safety risk is particularly acute around schools where children. and their parents are travelling to and from the site.
(D) The City of San Juan Bautista has an important, as well as a substantial, public interest in providing the community regulations to prevent safety, traffic, and health hazards, while preserving the peace. security, and welfare of the communitu.

I l-16-030 Definitions.

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(3) Reduce exposure to the City for personal injury or property damage claims and litigation; and Ensure vending activities occur only in locations where such activities would not restrict sidewalk and pathway access and enjoyment by individuals with disabilities pursuant to the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law l0l-336) and other disability access standards.

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(A) Beverage. A liquid for drinking that does not contain alcohol (B) Food. Any substance as defined by Section I I3781 of the California Health and Safety Code, defined as a raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, Beverage, an ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption, and chewing gum. (C) Mobile Food Truck(s) (MFT). Means any "vehicle" or "trailer," as those terms are defined in the Califomia Vehicle Code, which is equipped or used for retail sales ofprepared unpackaged Food ofany kind. A "mobile food truck" and "food truck" shall include any trailer designed primarily for dispensing food provisions but only if always attached to a motor vehicle during which the food provisions are dispensed. This includes any legally attached trailer, used in conjunction with the service of a commissary, or other permanent food facility upon which prepackaged or approved non-prepackaged Food is sold. Mobile Food Trucks as defined in this title, does not refer to, nor include, ice cream trucks, catering trucks selling prepackaged food, or vehicles used for delivering previously ordered food from any store or restaurant to another place of business or residence.
(D) Mobile Food Truck Vendor. A mobile food truck vendor is a person, or any form of business entity involved in the sale of prepared, unprepared, prepackaged, or unpackaged food of any kind on private or public property including streets, sidewalks, roadways, highways, and parkways from a Mobile Food Truck as described above.
(E) Notarized Parking Authorization Form. A notarized and typed or handwritten (legible) document signed by a Mobile Food Vendor and developed private property owner or legal representative indicating the Mobile Food Vendor may utilize parking spaces within the development. (F) Authorization for use of Restroom Facilities Form. A typed or handwritten (legible) document signed by a Mobile Food Vendor and developed private property owner or legal representative indicating the Mobile Food Vendor may utilize the restroom facilities located on the private propetty. (G) Operate. The terms "operate(s)" or "operation" shall mean all activities associated with the conduct of business, including but not limited to, set up, take down, and actual hours when the Mobile Food Truck is open for business. An "owner" or "operator" of a Mobile Food Truck is any person or business entity that owns or operates a Mobile Food Truck.
(H) Right-of-way. A path or route that may lawfully be used. The legal right, established by usage or grant, to pass along a specific route through grounds or property belonging to another. (l) Mobile Food Vending Permit or Permit. Means a permit which allows a business to sell, serve, or give away food and/or drinks to the public from a Mobile Food Truck(s). This permit further allows a mobile food vendor to operate within the specific locations designated by the City and approved by the City Engineer.

The terms Mobile Food Vending Permit or Permit refers to both types of such permits offered by the City:
long-term operations and developed property operations. Applicants may apply for one or both permit types.

I . Long-term Operations allows a mobile food truck to operate at a specific location for one ( I ) hour or longer, for a maximum of four (4) hours.

2. Developed Private Properfy allows a mobile food truck's hours of operation to run concurrently with those hours of the developed private property on which the MFT is located. Alternatively, the MFT may propose altemative hours of operation in which the vendor and the developed private property owner or legal representative have agreed upon, not to exceed the general hours ofoperaiion of6:Ob a.m. to l0:00 p.m.
(J) Unsanitary Conditions. Conditions or circumstances that might contaminate food with dirt or filth or lead to injury or health problems.

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I l-16-040 Applicability and Location
(A) Application for any Mobile Food Vending Permit shall be filed with the Planning Department on a form prescribed by the City Engineer and shall contain all fees, information, licenses, and documentation (collectively, "Documentation") deemed necessary by the Planning Director or designee to review and take action on the application. Documentation includes, but is not limited to, a Mobile Food Vending Permit Application. A Mobile Food Truck Vendor may apply for only ONE of the allowed permits as described in r l-16-050(B).
(B) A list of approved locations is listed below:
(l) The Alameda, along the front of the Soccer Field.
(2) Muckelemi, across the Valero Gas Station.

The City Engineer may from time to time impose parking time limits upon Mobile Food Trucks in areas that they deem necessary for the safe passage of pedestrians and vehicles. If the city engineer determines thal any owner operator ofany Mobile Food Truck is operating such food truck in a manner that affects vehicular or pedestrian safety, such operation shall be prohibited, and the owner and operator of such Mobile Food Truck shall be subject to enforcement action as set forth in this article.

I l-16-050 Requirements, Licenses, and Process.
(A) Process:
( I ) Upon receipt of a completed Mobile Food Vending Permit application, and all related documents and fees deemed necessary by the Planning Director or designee. (2) City Engineer will review the application submittal to determine completeness. (a) If application submittal is deemed complete in staff s discretion, it will be reviewed for approval or denial.
i. The review period shall not be more than 7 (seven) days. A written determination will be provided on the Permit application form.
(b) If application submittal is deemed incomplete, applicant will be granted 30 days to submit all necessary information. If applicant fails to submit the required information within 30 days, the application will be withdrawn without prejudice.
(c) If an application is approved, the applicant will be notified and will be provided with a copy of the approved application as well as the Permit.
(d) If an application is denied the applicant shall have the right to appeal the decision to the Planning Commission by submitting a written request and paying the corresponding fee. The appeal process shall be in accordance with Section I I - I 5 Appeals of the Municipal Code. (B) Right-of-way Operation Requirements by application type:

The application fype required of each Mobile Food Vendor will be in the sole discretion of the Planning Director or designee.
( I ) Soccer Field & Valero Gas Station Long-Term Operations: The applicant shall supply a Site plan, fees, Documentation and other information that the Planning Director or designee may reasonably require based upon the location, intensity, and level of services required for each proposed Mobile Food Truck.

The applicant must show or provide, at a minimum, the following information:
(a) Completed Mobile Food Vending permit Application, and; (b) Completed Encroachment permit Application, and
(c) Fire Department permit, and
(d) Authorization for use of Restroom Facilities Form, and;

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Chapter 1l-16 Mobile Food Vending
(e) Compliance with State and local laws, by submitting the following:
(i) Copy of Califomia Sales Tax Permit, and;
(f) Business License ftom the City, and;
(g) Health Permit issued by the San Benito County Environmental Health Services Department, and; (h) Fees shall be paid to the affected department(s) at least 30 days before the scheduled occurrence of the Mobile Food Truck, and;
(i) Bonding, and Insurance naming the City as an additional named insured. The City may require a bond to be posted before the Mobile Food Truck begins commercial operations to ensure that all conditions are met, including cleanup.
0) Copy of current Califomia DMV registration for proposed Mobile Food Truck. (2) Soccer Field & Valero Gas Station Operations: The applicant shall supply a Site Plan, fees, Documentation and other information that the Planning Director or designee may reasonably require based upon the location, intensity, and level of services required for each proposed food truck. The applicant must show or provide, at a minimum, the following information:
(a) Completed Mobile Food Vending Permit Application with Site Plan, and; (b) Completed Encroachment Permit Application, and
(c) Fire Department permit, and
(d) Authorization for use of Restroom Facilities Form, and; (e) Notarized Parking Authorization Form, and;
(f) Compliance with State and local laws, by submitting the following:
(i) Copy of California Sales Tax Permit, and;
(g) Business License from the City, and;
(h) Health Permit issued by the San Benito County Environmental Health Services Department. (i) Fees shall be paid to the affected department(s) at least 30 days before the scheduled occurrence of the Mobile Food Truck, and;
0) Bonding, and lnsurance naming the City as an additional named insured. The City may require a bond to be posted before the Mobile Food Truck begins commercial operations to ensure that all conditions are met, including cleanup.
(k) Copy of current California DMV registration for proposed Mobile Food Truck.

I l-16-060 Operational Standards.
(A) An owner or operator of a Mobile Food Truck:
(1) Shall only sell the food andior beverages approved by the San Benito County Environmental Health Department.
(2) Shall only sell between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any Mobile Food Truck in any such manner at any other time and except in compliance with all other applicable provisions of this article. (3) Shall only display one (l) A-frame sign per food truck. The A-frame sign shall be located in close proximity to the mobile food truck and shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from a driveway apron, outside of the required travel area for ADA purposes on sidewalks and shall not be located within the City's right-of-way or within any City owned landscaped area. No other signs including banners, pennants, or flags are permitted.
(4) Shall provide trash receptacles, on the site at which it is permitted to operate, large enough to contain all trash generated by the operation of such mobile Food Truck. Recycling bins and food iompost bins for use by their patrons must available at all times during hours of operation. (5) Shall use recyclable materials and biodegradable cutlery and straws only. All operators are prohibited from using polystyrene food service ware, consistent with Title 5 - Public Health, Safety und W"lfu...

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(6) Shall properly dispose of grease and liquid waste. No grease and/or liquid waste shall be disposed of in tree wells, storm drains, sanitary sewer systems, public streets, or any other unapproved location.

Shall comply with all applicable parking and traffic regulations.

Shall not leave the approved location vacant for an extended period. Failure to not occupy an approved location within a thirty day period without notification shall result in the revocation of the approved location and Mobile Food Vending Permit.
(7)
(8)
(B) No owner or operator of a Mobile Food Truck may park or operate any Mobile Food Truck:

To the extent the provisions of this article conflict with other provisions of the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code, the provisions ofthis article shall supersede such other conflicting provisions and shall control. ll-16-070 Exceptions.

Any Mobile Food Truck Vendor identified in an application for a special event submitted to the City of San Juan Bautista pursuant to the City of San Juan Bautista Special Event Program, or any other City sponsored or approved event, shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter pertaining to Mobile Food Trucks, provided that the Mobile Food Truck is parked for the duration ofthe special event in order to conduct business. l1-16-080 Approval and Permit Issuance.
(A) The City Engineer, or designee, shall approve and issue a Mobile Food Vending Permit if:
( I ) The required permit fees have been paid.
(2) No violation, as outlined in Chapter l3- I Enforcement, are pending for the Mobile Food Truck Vendor or owner.
(3) The Mobile Food Truck Vendor agrees to comply with the regulations in this chapter. (B) A permit is effective upon approval by the Cify Engineer, or designee. (C) If the city issues a Mobile Food Vending Permit, the contents of the Permit application shall become permit conditions, which exist in addition to any other permit conditions and/or restrictions imposed by the city.

I l-16-090 Permit Suspension or Revocation.
(A) If the City Engineer or designee, determines that there has been a violation of the Permit or the Mobile Food Truck regulations in this article he or she may provide the Permit holder with a notice of intent to revoke Permit.

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( I ) Over a street curb, sidewalk, or parkway. Any food truck operating in the public right-of-way shall do so only on a paved roadway and adjacent to a concrete or asphalt sidewalk or path. (2) May not place any signs, chairs, stools, tables or other fixtures or furniture on any portion of the street, sidewalk, or public right-of-way.
(3) May stop, park or operate any Mobile Food Truck in any manner which may prevent the routine street sweeping of roadways by city maintenance crews at any location. (4) Upon any street or sidewalk within the city in any manner that impedes the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic in any manner or that impedes the flow or use of any public right-of-way, nor shall it impede any ADA path of travel.
(5) That is defective, unsafe, or in an unsanitary condition or which is otherwise parked or operated in violation of any provision of the California Vehicle Code or any other applicable law, regulation or standard.
(6) Without written permission of the private property ownerwhen on private property. (7) And leave the Food Truck overnight on any public street, park or public property. (8) And leave unattended said Mobile Food Truck in any right-of-way for longer than thirty minutes. (9) On diesel- or gas-powered generator exceeding seventy decibels, measured at a distance of five feet from the unit.

Chapter 1l-16 Mobile Food Vending
(B) The notice of intent to revoke shall describe the violation, require the Permit holderto immediately correct the violation or cause the violation to be corrected, and shall be provided to the Permit holder by personal service, mail, or posting, to the license holder's place of business or mailed to the last known address. (C) lf the Permit holder fails to immediately (within 24 hours) correct the violation or cause the violation to be corrected, the City Engineer or designee may revoke the Permit. The Mobile Food Truck Vendor shall have the right to appeal the City Engineer or designee's decision in accordance with Chapter ll-17 Permit Application Submittal.

I l-16-100 Permit Expiration.

Each Mobile Food Vending Permit shall expire one year from the date of issuance, except if the Permit is suspended or revoked under this article.

I l-16-1 10 Permit Renewal.
(A) A Mobile Food Vending Permit may be renewed under the process for issuance of new Mobile Food Vending Permits then in effect at the time the approval has expired, after one year of issuance. (B) Renewal of a Mobile Food Vending Permit when the Permit was suspended or revoked due to violations or other noncompliance actions will require the applicant to submit a Compliance Plan to the City Engineer or designee. The Compliance Plan shall detail why the original permit was suspended or revoked and outline the specific measures taken to comply with the requirements listed in Section ll-16-060 Operational Standards. The Compliance Plan will be reviewed by the City Engineer or designee and a written determination shall be given within thirty (30) days of a complete application submittal.

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City of San Juan Bautista
Mobile Food Truck Vending Application
31 1 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA. 95045Telephone (831) 623-4661 NOTE: To guarantee a timely review process, thrs application and all required materials must be submitted a minimum of Thirty (30) days prior to commencement of operations within the City.

For Department Use Only
Date Received:

No:

A Mobile Food Vending Permit or Permit. Means a permit which allows a business to sell, serve, or give away food and/or drinks to the public from a Mobile Food Truck(s). This permit further allows a mobile food vendor to operate within City limits on the specific location(s) approved by the City Engineer. The terms Mobile Food Vending Permit or Permit refers to both types of such permits offered by the City: longterm operations and developed property operations. Applicants may apply for one or both permit types.

1. Long-term Operations 2. Developed Private Propefi
Allowed Areas:
1) Street along Soccer Field
2) Street along Valero Gas Station
Hourc of Operation: Mobile food trucks shall only operate Mondays and Tuesday on one of both of the allowed areas subject to the hours listed below:
. Long-term Operations allows a mobile food truck to operate at a specific location for one ('1) hour or longer, for a maximum of four (4) hours.
. Developed Private Property allows a mobile food truck's hours of operation to run concurrently with those hours of the developed private property on which the MFT is located. Alternatively, the MFT may propose alternative hours of operation in which the vendor and the developed private property owner or legal representative have agreed upon, not to exceed the general hours of operation of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

To obtain a permit an applicant shall supply the following information:
tr Completed Mobile Food Vending Permit Application (attached), and tr lmages of the Mobile Food Truck (front, rear, sides), and tr Copy of California Sales Tax Permit, and
tr Business License from the City, and
D Hollister Fire Prevention Bureau Approval, and
n SJB Encroachment Permit, and
tr Environmental Health Permit issued by the San Benito County Health and Human Services Department.

Permit review process: Upon receipt of a completed Mobile Food Truck Vending application, and all related documents and fees, the Planning Department staff will review the application suOmittal to determine completeness . lf application submittal is deemed complete it will be reviewed for approval or denial. ' lf application submittal is deemed incomplete, applicant will be granted 30 days to submit all necessary information. lf applicant fails to submit the required information witnin SO Oays, tne application will be withdrawn without prejudice.

Approval Period An approved Mobile Food Truc k Vend ing Permit shal expire I of ISSU ance in accord ance with Section 1 1 1 6- 1 00 of the San J uan Bautista M u n Code. one vea from the date
Long-Term and Developed Private Property Operations
Mobile Food rruck vending permit August 2024 city of san Juan Bautista Page I of 3 City of San Juan Bautista
Mobile Food Truck Vending Application
31 1 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA. 95045Telephone (831) 623-4661 Department Phone Number
State of California Sales Tax Permit Phone: 831.443.3003 Business License Phone: 831.623.4661
San Benito County - Environmenta! Health
Department
Phone: 831.636.4035
Hollister Fire Prevention Bureau Phone: 831.636.4325

RESOURCES
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Food Vending
Vehicle Description
Check One:l Truck Trailer Van Measurements: Length wdth Height that I have read this application and state that the above information is correct.

I understand that the Permit Holder is responsible for knowing and complying with the governing policies and regulations applicable to the proposed permit. I hereby affirm under penalty of perjury that mobile food truck vending operatio-ns will conform to all regulations of San Juan Bautista Municipal Code Chapter 1 1-.16-050.

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The City is not liable for any damages or loss resuIting from the actual or alleged fa ure to inform the appl icant of any applicable laws or reg ulations. City approval of permit application, including all related planS and docu ments is not a srant of approval to violate any applicable policy or regulation nor does it constitute waiver by the City to pursue any remedy which may be available to enforce and correct violations of the applicable policies and lations. authorize of regu representatives the city to enter the above-identified property for inspection purposes have the and staff and bodies the ht to make of documents submitted for Applicant Signature Date
Permit Holder S nature Date

APPLICANT INFORMATION

PERMIT HOLDER INFORMATION

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City of San Juan Bautista
Mobile Food Truck Vending Application
311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA. 95045Telephone (831) 623-4661 l/we, agree that my vendor permit will adhere to all Operational Standards listed below and any and all rules and regulations stipulated in Chapter 11-16.050 - Mobile Food Vending of the City of San Juan Bautista's Municipal Code. (A) An owner or operator of a Mobile Food Truck:
(1) Shall only sell the food and/or beverages approved by the San Benito County Environmental Health Department.
(2) Shall only sell between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any Mobile Food Truck in any such manner at any other time and except in compliance with all other applicable provisions of this article. (3) Shall only display one (1) A-frame sign per food truck. The A-frame sign shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from a driveway apron. (4) Shall provide trash receptacles, on the site at which it is permitted to operate, large enough to contain all trash generated by the operation of such mobile Food Truck. Recycling bins and food compost bins for use by their patrons must be available at all times during hours of operation. (5) Shall use recyclable materials and biodegradable cutlery and straws only. All operators are prohibited from using polystyrene food service ware, consistent with Title 5 - Public Health, Safety and Welfare. (6) Shall properly dispose of grease and liquid waste. No grease and/or liquid waste shall be disposed of in tree wells, storm drains, sanitary sewer systems, public streets, or any other unapproved location. (7) Shallcomply with all applicable parking and traffic regulations. (8) Shall not leave the approved location vacant for an extended period. Failure to not occupy an approved location within a thirty day period without notification shall result in the revocation of the approved location and Mobile food truck vending Permit.
(B) No owner or operator of a Mobile Food Truck may park or operate any Mobile Food Truck:
(1) Over a street curb, sidewalk, or parkway. Any food truck operating in the public right-of-way shall do so only on a paved roadway and adjacent to a concrete or asphalt sidewalk or path. (2) May not place any signs, chairs, stools, tables or other fixtures or furniture on any portion of the street, sidewalk, or public right-of-way. (3) May stop, park or operate any Mobile Food Truck in any manner which may prevent the routine street sweeping of roadways by city maintenance crews at any location. (4) Upon any street or sidewalk within the city in any manner that impedes the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic in any manner or that impedes the flow or use of any public right-of-way, nor shall it impede any ADA path of travel. (5) That is defective, unsafe, or in an unsanitary condition or which is otherwise parked or operated in violation of any provision of the California Vehicle Code or any other applicable law, regulation or standard.
(6)
(7)
(8)
(e)
l/we further declare under penalty of perjury that the information contained in this Permit is true and correct to the best of my/our knowledge.
without written permission of the private property owner when on private property.

And leave the Food rruck overnight on any public street, park or public property.- And leave unattended said Mobile Food Truck in any right-of-way for longer than thirty minutes.

On diesel- or gas-powered generator exceeding seventy decibeli, measured at a distance of five feet from the unit.

Permit Holder Signature: Date:

Permit Holder Name:

Mobile Food Truck vending permit August 2024 city of san Juan Bautista Page 3 of 3

OPERATIONAL STANDARDS
City of San Juan Bautista

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of
the City of San Juan Bautista (“City”) will hold duly
noticed public hearings concerning the proposed
adoption of an ordinance amending the San Juan
Bautista Municipal Code to establish regulations
governing Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk
Vending activities within the City.

The proposed ordinance would add a new Chapter
9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending to
Title 9 (Vehicles) of the San Juan Bautista Municipal
Code entitled:
“Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending”
The proposed ordinance establishes a permitting
and regulatory framework for vehicle-based
Mobile Food Facilities, including food trucks and
related mobile food operations, and establishes
operational standards and registration procedures
for Sidewalk Vendors and nonmotorized vending
activities consistent with California Retail Food Code
requirements and Government Code Sections
51036 through 51039 (SB 946).

Date of Hearings:

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Time of Hearings:
6:00 PM or as soon thereafter as possible
Location of Hearings:

City Council Chambers
311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Purpose of the Proposed Ordinance:

The proposed ordinance is intended to protect the
public health, safety, and welfare by establishing
regulations governing Mobile Food Facilities and
Sidewalk Vendors operating within the City while
maintaining compliance with:

California Retail Food Code requirements;
Government Code Sections 51036 through
51039 (SB 946); ADA accessibility standards; and
Applicable local and State operational standards.

The ordinance establishes:

Definitions consistent with California law; Mobile
Food Facility permit procedures; Sidewalk
Vendor registration requirements; Objective
operational standards; Accessibility and circulation
requirements; Sanitation and waste disposal
requirements; Permit suspension and revocation
procedures; and administrative enforcement
procedures.

The ordinance also establishes approved operating
locations for Mobile Food Facilities operating within
the public right-of-way and provides standards
for Sidewalk Vendors and nonmotorized vending
activities operating within the City. The ordinance
is intended to support local economic activity and
small business opportunities while protecting public
infrastructure, pedestrian accessibility, traffic
circulation, and community character.

PRE-ADOPTION SUMMARY OF PROPOSED

ORDINANCE
Section 1 of the proposed ordinance makes findings
regarding consistency of the proposed ordinance
with the 2035 San Juan Bautista General Plan and
the protections of the public health, safety, and
welfare, and that the proposed amendments are not
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA).

Section 2 adds a new chapter to the San Juan
Bautista Municipal Code, known as Chapter 9-5,
Mobile Food Facility and Sidewalk Vending.

Section 3 provides for the severability of the
ordinance.

Section 4 provides for codification of the ordinance.

Section 5 provides the effective date of the
ordinance.

Invitation to be Heard:

All interested persons are invited to the public
hearing to be heard in favor or in opposition to the
proposed ordinance. In addition, written comments
may be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the
hearing. If you challenge the action taken on this
proposal in court, you may be limited to raising
only those issues you or someone else raised at the
public hearing described in this Notice, or written
correspondence delivered to the City of San Juan
Bautista prior to or at the public hearing.

Copies of the full text of the ordinance proposed for
adoption is on file at the office of the City Clerk and is available for public inspection and review at the San
Juan Bautista City Hall, 311 Second Street, San Juan
Bautista, CA 95045.

Elizabeth Soto
City Clerk
DATED: May 22, 2026
PUBLISHED Hollister Free Lance, Friday, May 29,
2026
(Pub HF 5/29)
City of San Juan Bautista

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista (“City”) will hold duly noticed public hearings concerning the proposed adoption of an ordinance amending the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code to establish regulations governing Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending activities within the City.

The proposed ordinance would add a new Chapter 9-5 Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending to Title 9 (Vehicles) of the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code entitled:
“Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vending”
The proposed ordinance establishes a permitting and regulatory framework for vehicle-based Mobile Food Facilities, including food trucks and related mobile food operations, and establishes operational standards and registration procedures for Sidewalk Vendors and nonmotorized vending activities consistent with California Retail Food Code requirements and Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039 (SB 946).

Date of Hearings: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Time of Hearings: 6:00 PM or as soon thereafter as possible Location of Hearings: City Council Chambers
311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Purpose of the Proposed Ordinance: The proposed ordinance is intended to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by establishing regulations governing Mobile Food Facilities and Sidewalk Vendors operating within the City while maintaining compliance with:

California Retail Food Code requirements; Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039 (SB 946); ADA accessibility standards; and Applicable local and State operational standards.

The ordinance establishes:

Definitions consistent with California law; Mobile Food Facility permit procedures; Sidewalk Vendor registration requirements; Objective operational standards; Accessibility and circulation requirements; Sanitation and waste disposal requirements; Permit suspension and revocation procedures; and administrative enforcement procedures.

The ordinance also establishes approved operating locations for Mobile Food Facilities operating within the public right-of-way and provides standards for Sidewalk Vendors and nonmotorized vending activities operating within the City. The ordinance is intended to support local economic activity and small business opportunities while protecting public infrastructure, pedestrian accessibility, traffic circulation, and community character.

PRE-ADOPTION SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
Section 1 of the proposed ordinance makes findings regarding consistency of the proposed ordinance with the 2035 San Juan Bautista General Plan and the protections of the public health, safety, and welfare, and that the proposed amendments are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Section 2 adds a new chapter to the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code, known as Chapter 9-5, Mobile Food Facility and Sidewalk Vending.

Section 3 provides for the severability of the ordinance.

Section 4 provides for codification of the ordinance.

Section 5 provides the effective date of the ordinance.

Invitation to be Heard: All interested persons are invited to the public hearing to be heard in favor or in opposition to the proposed ordinance. In addition, written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the hearing. If you challenge the action taken on this proposal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this Notice, or written correspondence delivered to the City of San Juan Bautista prior to or at the public hearing.

Copies of the full text of the ordinance proposed for adoption is on file at the office of the City Clerk and is available for public inspection and review at the San Juan Bautista City Hall, 311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045.

Elizabeth Soto
City Clerk
DATED: May 22, 2026
PUBLISHED Hollister Free Lance, Friday, May 29, 2026
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CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: JUNE 16, 2026
DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER
FROM: ASHLEY COLLICK, CITY MANAGER
BY: TODD GROUNDWATER (CONSULTANT, VIA SAN BENITO

COUNTY WATER DISTRICT)
TITLE: ADOPTION OF THE 2025 SAN BENITO URBAN WATER

MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WATER SHORTAGE

CONTINGENCY PLAN
RECOMMENDED MOTION:

Approve a Resolution approving the 2025 San Benito Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council adopt the Resolution approving the 2025 San Benito Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Urban Water Management Planning Act requires urban water suppliers to prepare and adopt an Urban Water Management Plan every five years. The 2025 UWMP has been prepared through a collaborative effort among the San Benito County Water District (SBCWD), the City of Hollister, the City of San Juan Bautista, and the Sunnyslope County Water District.

The UWMP provides a comprehensive evaluation of existing and future water supplies, projected water demands, and water reliability under normal, single-dry, and multiple-dry year conditions. It also includes a Water Shortage Contingency Plan that outlines response actions during drought or water supply shortages.

Adoption of the UWMP ensures compliance with State law and supports coordinated regional water resource planning.

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BACKGROUND:

The Urban Water Management Planning Act (California Water Code §§10610–10656) requires water suppliers serving more than 3,000 customers or delivering more than 3,000 acre-feet annually to update their UWMP every five years.

The 2025 UWMP was developed through the Water Resources Association of San Benito County, which includes:
 San Benito County Water District
 City of Hollister
 City of San Juan Bautista
 Sunnyslope County Water District
This regional approach allows for a coordinated and efficient planning effort rather than separate plans for each agency.

The plan evaluates water supply sources including groundwater, surface water, imported water, and recycled water, and incorporates conservation strategies and drought response planning.

DISCUSSION:

The UWMP is required to be updated every five years in accordance with State law and guidance from the California Department of Water Resources. The 2025 UWMP serves as a long-range planning document that:
 Identifies current and projected water demands
 Evaluates reliability of water supplies under varying hydrologic conditions  Describes water conservation programs and demand management measures  Includes a Water Shortage Contingency Plan outlining staged response actions The UWMP is intended as a planning tool and does not guarantee water availability for specific development projects. Water supply conditions are dynamic and must be evaluated on a projectby-project basis.

The Water Shortage Contingency Plan establishes response actions during drought conditions, including demand reduction measures and operational strategies to maintain essential services.

Adoption of the UWMP also authorizes continued participation in regional water planning efforts and supports compliance with State reporting requirements, including submission to the California Department of Water Resources.

CONCLUSION
The 2025 Urban Water Management Plan provides a comprehensive and coordinated framework for managing water resources in the San Benito Urban Area. Adoption of the UWMP ensures Item No.: 5.C
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compliance with State law and supports long-term water supply reliability and drought preparedness.

CEQA REQUIREMENT:

The proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, as it involves administrative and monitoring activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) and Section 15378 (not a project), as the UWMP is a planning document that does not authorize specific construction or physical changes to the environment.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution

2. 2025 San Benito Urban Water Management Plan Vol 1

3. 2025 San Benito Urban Water Management Plan Vol 2

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XX

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA APPROVING THE 2025 SAN BENITO URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND

WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of San Juan Bautista has participated in a cooperative effort with the San Benito County Water District, the City of Hollister, and the Sunnyslope County Water District in the preparation of the 2025 San Benito Urban Water Management Plan pursuant to the Urban Water Management Planning Act; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Water Management Plan identifies existing and projected water supplies and demands and evaluates the reliability of those supplies under varying conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Plan includes a Water Shortage Contingency Plan that establishes response actions during periods of water shortage; and
WHEREAS, the Plan is intended as a planning document and does not create a guarantee or entitlement to water service or a specific level of service; and WHEREAS, water supply conditions are subject to change and must be evaluated on a project-specific basis.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista hereby:

1. Approves the 2025 San Benito Urban Water Management Plan and incorporated Water Shortage Contingency Plan; and

2. Acknowledges that the Plan is a planning document and shall not be used as the sole basis for land use decisions regarding water supply availability; and

3. Directs staff to coordinate with regional partners and submit the Plan to the California Department of Water Resources in accordance with State requirements; and

4. Supports ongoing water conservation and drought response measures consistent with the Plan.

PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of San Juan Bautista on this 16th day of June 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

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ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED:
____________________
Leslie Q. Jordan, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________
Elizabeth Soto, City Clerk

2025 Urban Water
Management Plan Update

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN

UPDATE SAN BENITO COUNTY WATER

DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council
of the City of Hollister, the City Council of the City
of San Juan Bautista, the Board of Directors of the
Sunnyslope County Water District and the Board of
Directors of the San Benito County Water District
have received the 2025 Urban Water Management
Plan Update.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council
of the City of Hollister, the City Council of the City
of San Juan Bautista, the Board of Directors of the
Sunnyslope County Water District and the Board of
Directors of the San Benito County Water District,
will hold Public Hearings on the dates and times
listed below, for the purpose of receiving comment
on said report. Upon close of the public hearing,
each agency will consider approval of a resolution
to adopt the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan
Update.
- City of Hollister, City Council Chambers, City Hall,
375 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA
Monday, June 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
- City of San Juan Bautista, City Council Chambers,
311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
- Sunnyslope County Water District, Board Room,
3570 Airline Highway, Hollister, CA
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 5:15 p.m.
- San Benito County Water District, Board Room,
30 Mansfield Road, Hollister, CA
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Said report is available for examination at: the City
of Hollister, 375 Fifth Street, Hollister, Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on
their website at: https://hollister.ca.gov/; the City
of Hollister, Engineering Department, 420 Hill
Street, Building C, Hollister; at the City of San Juan
Bautista, 311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista and
on their website at www.san-juan-bautista.ca.us/;
Sunnyslope County Water District’s office, 3570
Airline Highway, Hollister, Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on their website at
www.sunnyslopewater.org/; and at the San Benito
County Water District’s Office, 30 Mansfield Road,
Hollister, California, Monday through Friday, from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on their website at www.
sbcwd.ca.gov.

CITY COUNCIL

CITY OF HOLLISTER

CITY COUNCIL

CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SUNNYSLOPE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SAN BENITO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Run: 6/22, 6/29
(Pub HF 5/22, 5/29)
2025 Urban Water
Management Plan Update

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN

UPDATE SAN BENITO COUNTY WATER

DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council
of the City of Hollister, the City Council of the City
of San Juan Bautista, the Board of Directors of the
Sunnyslope County Water District and the Board of
Directors of the San Benito County Water District
have received the 2025 Urban Water Management
Plan Update.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council
of the City of Hollister, the City Council of the City
of San Juan Bautista, the Board of Directors of the
Sunnyslope County Water District and the Board of
Directors of the San Benito County Water District,
will hold Public Hearings on the dates and times
listed below, for the purpose of receiving comment
on said report. Upon close of the public hearing,
each agency will consider approval of a resolution
to adopt the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan
Update.
- City of Hollister, City Council Chambers, City Hall,
375 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA
Monday, June 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
- City of San Juan Bautista, City Council Chambers,
311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
- Sunnyslope County Water District, Board Room,
3570 Airline Highway, Hollister, CA
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 5:15 p.m.
- San Benito County Water District, Board Room,
30 Mansfield Road, Hollister, CA
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Said report is available for examination at: the City of Hollister, 375 Fifth Street, Hollister, Monday through
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on their website at:
https://hollister.ca.gov/; the City of Hollister, Public Works Department, 1321 South Street, Hollister; at
the City of San Juan Bautista, 311 Second Street,
San Juan Bautista and on their website at
www.san-juan-bautista.ca.us/; Sunnyslope County
Water District’s office, 3570 Airline Highway,
Hollister, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. and on their website at www.sunnyslopewater.
org/; and at the San Benito County Water District’s
Office, 30 Mansfield Road, Hollister, California,
Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and on their website at www.sbcwd.ca.gov.

CITY COUNCIL

CITY OF HOLLISTER

CITY COUNCIL

CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SUNNYSLOPE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SAN BENITO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Run: 6/22, 6/29
(Pub HF 5/22, 5/29)
San Benito Urban Area
Urban Water Management Plan
June 2026
2025

June 2026
Date Plan Submitted to the Department of Water Resources: ___________ San Benito County Water District
Sunnyslope County Water District
City of Hollister
City of San Juan Bautista
Todd Groundwater
SAN
BENITO
URBAN
AREA
2025 URBAN WATER

MANAGEMENT PLAN
San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025
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CONTACT SHEET

SAN BENITO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Name of Primary Contact Person: Dana Jacobson, General Manager Phone: (831) 637-8218
Email address: [email protected]
The water supplier is a: Water district and water wholesaler Utility services provided by the water supplier include: Water service Is this agency a Bureau of Reclamation Contractor? Yes
Is this agency a State Water Project Contractor? No

SUNNYSLOPE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Name of Primary Contact Person: Drew Lander, General Manager Phone: (831) 637-4670
Email address: [email protected]
The water supplier is a: Water district and water retailer Utility services provided by the water supplier include: Water and sewer service Is this agency a Bureau of Reclamation Contractor? No
Is this agency a State Water Project Contractor? No

CITY OF HOLLISTER
Name of Primary Contact Person: Javier Hernandez
Phone: (831) 636-4377
Email address: [email protected]
The water supplier is a: City water department and water retailer Utility services provided by the water supplier include: Water and sewer service Is this agency a Bureau of Reclamation Contractor? No
Is this agency a State Water Project Contractor? No
San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025

CITY OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
Name of Primary Contact Person: Ashley Collick
Phone: (831) 623-4661Email address: [email protected] The water supplier is a: City water department and water retailer Utility services provided by the water supplier include: Water and sewer service Is this agency a Bureau of Reclamation Contractor? No
Is this agency a State Water Project Contractor? No
San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................. ES-1 Purpose and Scope............................................................................................................................... ES-1 Findings................................................................................................................................................ ES-2

1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1-1

2. Plan Preparation ................................................................................................................................ 2-1

2.1 Plan Preparation and Adoption........................................................................................................ 2-1

2.2 Agency Coordination and Public Participation................................................................................. 2-2

2.3 Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................................... 2-2

3. System Description ............................................................................................................................ 3-3

3.1 General Description ......................................................................................................................... 3-3

3.2 Service Area ..................................................................................................................................... 3-3

3.3 Climate ............................................................................................................................................. 3-3

3.4 Population........................................................................................................................................ 3-4

3.5 Land Uses Within Service Area ........................................................................................................ 3-5

4. Water Use Characterization............................................................................................................... 4-1

4.1 Non-Potable Versus Potable Use ..................................................................................................... 4-1

4.2 Past, Current, and Projected Water Use By Sector.......................................................................... 4-1

4.3 Distribution System Water Losses ................................................................................................... 4-7

5. SB X7-7 Baselines 2020 Targets, and 2025 Reporting........................................................................ 5-1

5.1 Reporting Requirements for wholesale Suppliers ........................................................................... 5-1

5.2 Reporting Requirements for Retail Suppliers .................................................................................. 5-1

6. Normal-Year Water Supply Characterizations................................................................................... 6-1

6.1 Water Supply Analysis Overview ..................................................................................................... 6-1

6.2 Water Supply Characterization ........................................................................................................ 6-3

6.3 Energy Use ..................................................................................................................................... 6-24

7. Water Service Reliability and Drought Risk Assessment ................................................................... 7-1

7.1 Constraints on Water Sources ......................................................................................................... 7-1

7.2 Water Service Reliability Assessment.............................................................................................. 7-5

7.3 Drought Risk Assessment............................................................................................................... 7-11

8. Water Shortage Contingency Planning .............................................................................................. 8-1

8.1 Water System Reliability Analysis.................................................................................................... 8-1

8.2 Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Procedures .......................................................... 8-3 San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025

8.3 Water Shortage Level Stages of Action............................................................................................8-4

8.4 Shortage Response Actions..............................................................................................................8-4

8.5 Communication Protocols..............................................................................................................8-11

8.6 Compliance and Enforcement........................................................................................................8-16

8.7 Legal Authorities ............................................................................................................................8-17

8.8 Financial Consequences Of WSCP..................................................................................................8-18

8.9 Monitoring, Reporting, and WSCP Refinement Procedures..........................................................8-18

8.10 Special Water Feature Distinction ...............................................................................................8-18

8.11 Adoption, Submittal, and Availability ..........................................................................................8-19

9. Demand Management Measures......................................................................................................9-1

9.1 Wholesale Agency Programs............................................................................................................9-1

9.2 Demand Management Measures for SBUA.....................................................................................9-1

9.3 Implementation Over the Past Five Years........................................................................................9-4

9.4 Planned Implementation To Achieve Water Use Targets (Retail Agencies Only)..........................9-15

10. Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation..........................................................................10-1

10.1 Checklist.......................................................................................................................................10-1

11. References ...................................................................................................................................11-1 San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025

LIST OF TABLES
Table ES-1 Population and Water Demand— Current and Projected Table 2-1 Public Water Systems
Table 2-2 Plan Identification
Table 2-3 Supplier Identification
Table 2-4 Water Supplier Information Exchange
Table 2-4 W Wholesale Water Supplier Information Exchange Table 3-1a Current and Projected Population - Hollister Table 3-1b Current and Projected Population – Sunnyslope Table 3-1c Current and Projected Population – SJB
Table 3-1d Current and Projected Population – SBUA
Table 4-A Increases in Water Demand as projected in 2023 Master Plan Update, AFY Table 4-B Adjusted Projected Water Demand, 2023 Water and Wastewater Master Plan Table 4-1a Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water - Hollister Table 4-1b Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water – Sunnyslope Table 4-1c Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water – SJB Table 4-1d Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water - SBUA Table 4-2a Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water - Projected - Hollister Table 4-2b Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water - Projected – Sunnyslope Table 4-2c Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water - Projected – SJB Table 4-2d Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water - Projected – SBUA Table 4-3a Inclusion in Water Use Projections – All Retailers Table 4-5a Water Loss Audit Reporting - Hollister
Table 4-5b Water Loss Audit Reporting – Sunnyslope
Table 4-6 Progress Towards 2028 Water Loss Standard - Hollister Table 5-1a SBX7-7 2020 Target Progress - Hollister
Table 5-1b SBX7-7 2020 Target Progress – Sunnyslope
Table 6-A Average SBUA Allocation by Water Year Type, 2008-2025 Table 6-1a Groundwater Volume Pumped- Hollister
Table 6-1b Groundwater Volume Pumped – Sunnyslope
Table 6-1c Groundwater Volume Pumped – SJB
Table 6-1d Wholesale Groundwater Volume Pumped
Table 6-2 Wastewater Collected Within Service Area
Table 6-3 Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within SBUA – All Retailers Table 6-3 W Wholesale Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within SBUA Table 6-4a Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Use - Hollister Table 6-4b Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Use – Sunnyslope Table 6-4c Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Use - SJB
Table 6-4d W Wholesale Current and Projected Recycled Water Uses Table 6-5a Recycled Water Planned vs. Actual Use – Hollister Table 6-5b Recycled Water Planned vs. Actual Use – Sunnyslope San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025
Table 6-5c Recycled Water Planned vs. Actual Use – SJB
Table 6-5 Recycled Water Planned vs. Actual Use – the District Table 6-6a Methods to Expand Future Recycled Water Use – Hollister Table 6-6b Methods to Expand Future Recycled Water Use - Sunnyslope Table 6-6c Methods to Expand Future Recycled Water Use - SJB Table 6-7a Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs - Hollister Table 6-7b Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs - Sunnyslope Table 6-7c Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs – SJC Table 6-7d W Wholesale Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs Table 6-8a Water Supplies - Actual - Hollister
Table 6-8b Water Supplies - Actual – Sunnyslope
Table 6-8c Water Supplies - Actual - SJB
Table 6-8d W Wholesale Water Supplies - Actual
Table 6-9a Water Supplies — Projected - Hollister
Table 6-9b Water Supplies — Projected – Sunnyslope
Table 6-9c Water Supplies — Projected - SJB
Table 6-9d Water Supplies — Projected - District
Table 6-O-1A Recommended Energy Reporting
Table 7-A Water Year Type Classification
Table 7-B Water Demand and Supply by Water Year Type
Table 7-C Water Sources Reliability in Drought
Table 7-1 CVP CVP - Basis of Water Year Data (Reliability Assessment) Table 7-1 GW Groundwater - Basis of Water Year Data (Reliability Assessment) Table 7-1 CVPs CVP Supplemental - Basis of Water Year Data (Reliability Assessment) Table 7-1 RW Recycled Water - Basis of Water Year Data (Reliability Assessment) Table 7-1 W Wholesale Basis of Water Year Data (Reliability Assessment) Table 7-2 Normal Year Supply and Demand Comparison
Table 7-3 Single Dry Year Supply and Demand Comparison
Table 7-4 Multiple Dry Years Supply and Demand Comparison Table 7-5 Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment Tables to address Water Code Section 10635(b) Table 8-1 Cross-reference for Standard vs Supplier Shortage Levels Table 8-2 Supply Augmentation and Other Actions
Table 8-2 Wholesale Supply Augmentation and Other Actions Table 8-3 Demand Reduction Actions
Table 8-3 W Wholesale Demand Reduction Actions
Table 8-4 Minimum Supply Next Three Years
Table 9-1 Inventory of Demand Management Measures
Table 10-1 Retail: Notification to Cities and Counties
Table 10-1 W Wholesale: Notification to Cities and Counties San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025

LIST OF FIGURES (LOCATED AT THE END OF EACH SECTION)
Figure 1-1 San Benito Urban Areas (SBUA)
Figure 3-1 Service Areas, City of Hollister, Sunnyslope, and City of San Juan Bautista Figure 3-2 Annual Precipitation San Benito Urban Areas
Figure 3-3 Land Use Map San Benito Urban Area
Figure 4-1 Historical and Current Demand by Customer Type – Hollister Figure 4-2 Historical and Current Demand by Customer Type – Sunnyslope Figure 4-3 Historical and Current Demand by Customer Type – San Juan Bautista Figure 4-4 Historical and Current Demand by Customer Type - SBUA Figure 6-1 North San Benito Groundwater Basin
Figure 6-2 Historical and Current Suppl by Source Type – Hollister Figure 6-3 Historical and Current Suppl by Source Type – Sunnyslope Figure 6-4 Historical and Current Suppl by Source Type – San Juan Bautista Figure 6-5 Historical and Current Supply by Source Type - SBUA Figure 6-6 Groundwater Elevations in Selected Key Wells Figure 6-7 Location of Groundwater Wells, Water Treatment Plants, and Wastewater Treatment Plants Figure 7-1 Precipitation 1976-2025
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A Notice to Adopt
Appendix B DWR Population Tool
Appendix C Water Loss Audits
Appendix D Water Shortage Contingency Plan
Appendix E Water Shortage Emergency Response
Appendix F SBCWD Ordinance No. 2015-04
Appendix G Water Conservation Plan
Appendix H Retailer Water Rates
Appendix I Public Outreach
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The 2025 San Benito Urban Areas (SBUA) Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) had been prepared as a collaborative effort among the San Benito County Water District (District or SBCWD), Sunnyslope County Water District (Sunnyslope or SSCWD), City of Hollister (Hollister), and City of San Juan Bautista (SJB). The plan has been prepared in accordance with the Urban Water Management Planning Act and guidelines prepared by the Department of Water Resources (DWR). The 2025 SBUA UWMP is intended to help guide the area’s future water management efforts.

This 2025 UWMP Plan builds on and updates the 2020 UWMP, accounting for changes in the California Water Code and local planning and water management efforts. Updates include the Drought Reliability Assessment, quantification of demand reduction in the Water Shortage Contingency Plan, and detailed consideration of supply reliability by source. Since the previous update, changes have occurred to the Hollister Urban Area (HUA), specifically the extension to include the City of San Juan Bautista (SJB), which is expected to occur in the next two years. Because SJB has fewer than 3,000 connections, SJB has had no requirement to prepare a UWMP in the past. The 2025 UWMP encompasses the combined service areas, which will hereafter be referred to as the San Benito Urban Areas (SBUA).

The SBUA agencies have provided agency coordination and community participation in their urban water management planning efforts. Much of the coordination and community participation regarding water conservation within the SBUA is undertaken by the agency members of the Water Resources Association (WRA) of San Benito County. The WRA serves water customers of Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District. The WRA has played an integral role in the preparation of this UWMP.

This UWMP presents the following elements relating to water supply and demand in the SBUA:

1. A description of the SBUA service area, which is a regional partnership consisting of the District, Sunnyslope, Hollister, and SJB.
• Past and current water demand as reported by the agencies in the SBUA. • Water Loss Audit consistent with AWWA methodology.
• Baseline daily per capita water demand, as required by Senate Bill 7. • Projected water demand based on estimated population and per capita daily demand reductions as required by Senate Bill 7.
• A summary of sources of water supply and plans for future water supply facilities. • Discussion of water supply reliability and comparison of supply and demand, including the effects of drought and emergencies on water supply availability, and the contingency plans in place to manage shortages.
• Details of the demand management measures employed within the SBUA.

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FINDINGS
In 2023, the area used in the 2010, 2015 and 2020 UWMPs was updated in the San Benito Urban Area Water Supply and Treatment Master Plan Update (Master Plan). The new study area, used in this 2025 UWMP, includes the original Hollister Urban Area boundary and has incorporated the City of San Juan Bautista. There are three municipal water purveyors within the SBUA: the City of Hollister, Sunnyslope County Water District, and the City of San Juan Bautista. These water purveyors provide water supply to their individual service areas from sources described in Section 6 of this report. The District has the responsibility and authority to manage groundwater in San Benito County, which includes managing groundwater and surface water supplies. In addition, the District holds the contract for water through the Central Valley Project (CVP) and is the imported water wholesaler from the CVP to Zone 6, which includes most of the SBUA. Current and projected population and potable water demand values for the SBUA are shown in Table ES-1 below. The Water Supply Reliability and Drought Risk Assessment, in Section 7, concludes that the SBUA has supply to meet demand in most years. However, additional conservation or supply may be required in dry conditions in 2045. The agencies are currently involved in several projects to increase supply reliability (Section 6.2.10) and decrease demand (Section 9).

Table ES-1
Population and Water Demand— Current and Projected
2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
Total SBUA Population 54,217 64,393 76,478 90,832 107,880 Potable Water Demand (acre-feet per
year, AFY) 6,488 7,673 9,028 10,623 12,504
Potable Water Supply - Normal Water
Year (AFY) 6,488 7,673 9,028 10,623 12,504
Potable Water Supply - Single Dry Water
Year (AFY) 6,488 7,673 9,028 10,623 10,780
Required Conservation 0% 0% 0% 0% 13%

POPULATION
The annual estimates for the population of the SBUA (where water is supplied by Sunnyslope, Hollister, and SJB) were updated through 2025. The 2025 population is based on data from the Department of Drinking Water (DDW) and the forecasted population estimates are from the 2023 SBUA Water and Wastewater Master Plan (Master Plan).

Population for the SBUA was also estimated through 2045 in five-year intervals. Future population was estimated as part of the Master Plan through examination of general development plans for the City of Hollister and San Benito County, and the addition of SJB. These population growth estimates were based on the Master Plan (which utilizes a population growth rate of 3.5%), as described in Section 4.2.5.1.

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BASELINE AND FUTURE WATER DEMAND
Historical population was combined with measured water use to calculate baseline per capita daily demand for the SBUA, in accordance with DWR guidelines and Senate Bill 7.

Hollister and Sunnyslope met the 2020 demand reduction targets. SJB was not included in the 2020 UWMP and therefore did not set a 2020 demand reduction target. Discussions of the target water demands are presented in Section 5.

Future water demands have been calculated based on the target water use values and the population projections summarized above and described in detail in the relevant sections. The resulting annual water demands are summarized in Table ES-1. As indicated, water supply is projected to meet water demand in all normal years and in all single dry years until 2045 when a 13% shortfall is projected. At that time, the SBUA may need to develop additional water supplies or enact its Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) to reduce water demand.

WATER SUPPLY
The SBUA relies on local groundwater, imported water from the CVP, and recycled water for municipal water supply. The District manages all CVP imports for both agricultural and municipal and industrial (M&I) water deliveries. The District also manages the groundwater resources of the County, particularly the highly developed basins in the northern county, where District activities include managed aquifer recharge, monitoring groundwater levels and water quality, and annual reporting. The North San Benito Groundwater Basin is subject to the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which required the development of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by 2022. The North San Benito GSP was submitted in January 2022 and approved by DWR in July 2023.

Since the initiation of CVP importation and the construction and expansion of surface water treatment plants (WTPs, including Lessalt and West Hills), the use of groundwater for M&I supply has declined.

However, the basin provides significant storage, and groundwater remains a major source of supply, particularly during droughts. In the last drought (2021 through 2023), groundwater accounted for approximately 60 percent of the total water supplied by Hollister and Sunnyslope. The City of San Juan Bautista relied 100 percent on groundwater for their supply during this time. In the future, SJB will be part of the CVP system, and will receive imported water. However, they are anticipated to use groundwater to supplement supply, especially during drought. The District’s management has resulted in a reliable and sustainable groundwater resource, although groundwater quality is recognized as lower quality than CVP in terms of salinity, hardness, and other constituents as documented in the GSP. In 2024, a normal year, groundwater was 30 percent of supply.

Blending groundwater with CVP imported water helps the SBUA address various water quality issues. The quality of groundwater has been described as highly mineralized and of marginal quality for drinking and agricultural purposes. Because of this less-than-desirable water quality, groundwater has been blended with CVP supply since construction of the WTPs; the Master Plan recommends that groundwater be less San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page ES-4
than a third of supply. This goal is to achieve better water quality for supply and wastewater but this recommendation may be temporarily relaxed during drought conditions. The District’s contract for M&I CVP deliveries with the United Stated Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) is 8,250 AFY, including users outside of the SBUA. While municipal WTP capacity has been expanded to allow increased M&I use of CVP supplies, future CVP supply will continue to be constrained by USBR allocations. Simulated future M&I allocations (through 2050) could be reduced to as much as 33 percent in dry years, based on observed conditions.

WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY
Multiple factors could result in shortages and inconsistency of supply, including legal, environmental, water quality, climatic, or a combination of these. Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District are preparing for these threats to water supply by expanding their portfolio of supplies, improving facilities (e.g., treatment plant expansion and aquifer storage recharge (ASR)), and supporting demand management.

Section 7 presents a detailed discussion of the factors affecting water supply, the steps taken by the SBUA agencies to address these factors, and a comparison of supply and demand during water shortages caused by drought. The Drought Reliability Assessment (DRA) tool provided by DWR additionally quantifies the expected demand and supply for the near future.

WATER CONSERVATION
The SBUA agencies developed a Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) as part of the 2015 UWMP. In response to new requirements, the ability of the SBUA to reduce demand when faced with water shortages is described in Section 8 with further detail and quantification. In addition to shortage-related prohibitions, the agencies have many ongoing programs to encourage water conservation. These programs, discussed in depth in Section 9, were successful in reducing water demand by more than 25 percent to meet the state mandated water use reduction in the 2014-2016 drought. To meet the future water use per capita demand targets, the SBUA and WRA, through their water conservation coordinator, plan to focus their efforts on several demand management measures (DMMs) including public outreach, rebates, and turf removal programs. These specific DMMs are targeted as opportunities for maximum water savings.

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1. INTRODUCTION
This Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP or Plan) has been prepared for the San Benito Urban Areas (SBUA) to help guide the area’s water management efforts beyond the year 2025. The SBUA covers all of the City of Hollister, all of the City of San Juan Bautista, and some of the unincorporated areas beyond each of the city limits. The San Benito Urban Areas UWMP is a collaborative effort among the City of Hollister (Hollister), Sunnyslope County Water District (Sunnyslope), the City of San Juan Bautista (SJB) and San Benito County Water District (District). The Plan has been prepared in accordance with the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Division 6 Part 2.6 of the Water Code §§10610 – 10656). The location of the SBUA is shown in Figure 1-1.

This Plan builds on and updates the 2020 UWMP, accounting for changes in the California Water Code and local planning and water management efforts. Major changes include the addition of SJB to the plan area, expanded discussion of water loss, and individual agency tables uploaded to the DWR WUE portal.

A complete review of the changes for the 2020 UWMP is included in the DWR UWMP Guidelines in Appendix B.
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2. PLAN PREPARATION

2.1 PLAN PREPARATION AND ADOPTION
This Plan documents sources of water supply for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB, defines water demands, presents a water shortage contingency plan, describes implementation of water demand management measures, and projects water supply and demand to the year 2045. The plan describes ongoing work by the District to ensure and expand water supply in the area. The three water systems, their connections, and 2025 water supply are documented in Table 2-1.

As indicated in Table 2-2, the SBUA represents a regional alliance, as defined by Water Code sections 10608.20(a)(1) and 10608.28. Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB choose to plan, comply, and report on a regional basis. Where possible, information for each entity is displayed individually in addition to the regional totals for the entire SBUA.

The SBUA regional alliance is made up of the three retailers (Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB) and a wholesaler (the District), which is indicated in Table 2-3 as required. Where applicable, the requirements for retailers and wholesalers are addressed. Because the four agencies work together in preparation of future water demands and supply, Tables 2-4 R and 2-4 W have been updated to reflect that they are aware of each other’s planning process. (Note that R indicates Retailer and W indicates Wholesaler.) Throughout the 2025 UWMP, units are in acre-feet and data are presented in calendar years, unless otherwise stated (Table 2-3). Water volumes and other data are shown to the nearest acre-foot (AF).

These values are accurate to one to three significant digits, depending on the measurement. Values in the text may show more significant digits than are warranted to maintain as much precision as possible during subsequent calculations; however, results of calculations have been rounded to the appropriate number of significant digits.

In accordance with section 10642 of the Water Code and section 6066 of the Government Code, each agency held a public hearing prior to adoption of the Plan. A public notice was posted before the public hearing and included in Appendix A. The Final Plan will be adopted by Hollister on June 15, 2026, SJB on June 16, 2026, Sunnyslope on June 23, 2026, and the District on June 24, 2026.

The resolutions to adopt the Plan are included in Appendix A. The adopted Plan has been filed with the Office of Conservation in the Department of Water Resources and California State Library, as required by law. California regulations require Urban Water Management Plans to be updated at least once every five years, in years ending in five and zero. However, DWR extended the deadline for the 2025 UWMP to July 1, 2026.

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2.2 AGENCY COORDINATION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The SBUA agencies have provided for agency coordination and community participation in their urban water management planning efforts. A Draft Plan was made available to the public in June 2026 for comment with public presentations to the Hollister City Council on June 15, 2026, SJB City Council on June 16, 2026, Sunnyslope Board of Directors on June 23, 2026, and the District Board of Directors on June 24, 2026.

The Water Resources Association of San Benito County (WRA) is an ongoing means for agency coordination and public participation, focused on water conservation. The WRA serves water customers of the following agencies: City of Hollister, City of San Juan Bautista, Sunnyslope County Water District, and San Benito County Water District. The WRA coordinates and conducts water conservation programs for its participating member agencies and maintains an active website, www.wrasbc.org.

The Draft Plan was sent to local organizations with a request to provide comments, including San Benito County. Final Plan copies are available at Hollister City Hall, San Juan Bautista City Hall, and the City of Hollister Library. An electronic version is available on the websites of all four agencies (Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB and the District).

2.3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This Plan was prepared by Iris Priestaf, Maureen Reilly, Arden Wells, Nicole Grimm and Edward Potts of Todd Groundwater. We appreciate the considerable assistance provided by District, Hollister, SJB, and Sunnyslope staff. This Plan was prepared using the checklists and worksheets provided by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) from their Guidebook to Assist Urban Water Suppliers to Prepare a 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (DWR, 2016d) and its later supplemental update, Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook (DWR, 2025), and their website, https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/Urban-Water-Use-Efficiency/Urban-WaterManagement-Plans. 3510001 City of Hollister 7,884 3,309
3510003 Sunnyslope 7,688 2,696
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Submittal Table 2-4 Retail: Water Supplier Information Exchange Water Code Section 10631(h)
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10631(h) An urban water supplier that relies upon a wholesale agency for a source of water shall provide the wholesale agency with water use projections from that agency for that source of water in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as data is available.

Check the box if the Supplier has informed more than 10 other water suppliers of water supplies available.

Completion of the table below is optional. If not completed, include a list of the water suppliers that were informed.

Provide page number for location of the list.

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10631(h) ... The wholesale agency shall provide information to the urban water supplier for inclusion in the urban water supplier’s plan that identifies and quantifies, to the extent practicable, the existing and planned sources of water as required by subdivision (b), available from the wholesale agency to the urban water supplier over the same fiveyear increments, and during various water-year types in accordance with subdivision (f).

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3. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

3.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The SBUA is located about 90 miles south of San Francisco in the northern portion of San Benito County, California. The SBUA is in a broad valley between the Gabilan Range on the west and the Diablo Range on the east. As shown in Figure 1-1, the San Benito River runs through the southwestern portion of the SBUA and Santa Ana Creek flows through the eastern portion of the SBUA. The Arroyo de Las Viboras and Arroyo Dos Picachos flow to the northeast of the SBUA. The City of Hollister, incorporated in 1872, is the largest community in San Benito County and San Juan Bautista, incorporated in 1896, is the second largest community. Other communities near the SBUA include Tres Pinos, which is also in San Benito County, and Gilroy in Santa Clara County. The SBUA overlies a portion of the Gilroy-Hollister groundwater basin, designated as DWR Basin No. 3-003.05.

3.2 SERVICE AREA
The service area was formerly known as the Hollister Urban Area (HUA) and was used in the previous 2010 UWMP (Todd 2011), 2015 UWMP (Todd 2016), the Water and Wastewater Master Plan (HDR 2008a and HDR 2017), and 2020 UWMP (Todd 2021). The area has been updated in the Water and Wastewater Master Plan in 2023 (HDR 2023) and is adopted in this 2025 UWMP update. The new study area includes the original Hollister Urban Area boundary, has incorporated the San Juan Bautista city limit, and is now referred to as the San Benito Urban Areas (SBUA). The SBUA is an approximately 20 square mile area comprising all of the incorporated, and some unincorporated county lands surrounding the City of Hollister, and City of San Juan Bautista (Figure 1-1).

There are three municipal water purveyors within the SBUA: the City of Hollister (Hollister), Sunnyslope County Water District (Sunnyslope), and the City of San Juan Bautista (SJB). These water purveyors provide water supply to their individual service areas from sources described in Section 4 of this report. The year 2025 service areas for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB are shown on Figure 3-1.

The District was formed by a special act of the State with responsibility and authority to manage groundwater in San Benito County. As part of its management activities, the District manages recharge to the basin, explores expanded groundwater banking, monitors water levels and water quality, and reports annually on the basin. In addition, the District is the imported water wholesaler from the CVP to Zone 6, the northern portion of the County. SBUA is located mostly within Zone 6.

3.3 CLIMATE
San Benito County has a moderate California coastal climate, with a hot and dry summer season typically lasting from May through October. Average annual rainfall ranges from 7 inches in the drier eastern portion of the County to 27 inches per year in high elevations to the south (PRISM, 2025). The City of Hollister, some 30 miles inland from the coast and separated from it by the Gabilan Range, receives an annual average rainfall of about 13.08 inches (Todd 2026). Snowfalls in the mountains are infrequent and San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 3-4
relatively light. A comparatively long growing season of 265 days or more per year prevails, and yearround cropping is practiced to some extent. The area has a high percentage of sunny days, particularly in summer. Most of the rainfall occurs in late fall, winter, and early spring, generally between November and April. Therefore, significant irrigation is required during summer months (HDR 2017). Climate change and its effects on water demands and supplies are addressed in Sections 4 and 6.

Figure 3-2 is a graph of annual rainfall in Hollister from 1975 to 2025. While rainfall data have been collected monthly since 1875, precipitation and other weather data have been collected since June 1994 from a California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) station located by the San Benito County Water District office in Hollister (Station #126). As shown, annual precipitation is subject to wide annual variations.

Evapotranspiration (ET) is the loss of water to the atmosphere by evaporation from soil and plant surfaces and transpiration from plants. It is an indicator of how much water is needed by plants (e.g., crops and landscaping) for healthy growth and productivity. ET from a standardized well-watered grass surface is the common reference, denoted as ETo. The least ET occurs in the cool wet winter months and greatest ET occurs during the hot dry summer months. This results in peak monthly water demands in summer that are three times the comparable winter demand. Average annual ETo in the SBUA is 49.73 inches, peaking at 6.2 to 6.9 inches per month in June, July, and August (CIMIS 2026).

Average monthly temperatures in the SBUA range from approximately 48 degrees Fahrenheit in January and December to near 65 degrees in July and August. In these two months, daily maximum temperatures typically reach as high as 86 degrees (CIMIS 2026).

3.4 POPULATION
The SBUA is the urban center of a highly productive agricultural area that has been in continuous production for over one hundred years. The primary industry of the SBUA is agriculture and agriculture related businesses, although in recent years there has been an increase in the number of residents who commute to other areas for work. The area is characterized primarily by single family residences, with less than 19 percent and 9 percent of the population in multifamily dwellings, for Hollister and Sunnyslope respectively.

Tables 3-1 Hollister Retail, 3-1 Sunnyslope Retail, 3-1 SJB Retail show the population for 2025 through 2045 in five-year increments for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB respectively. The current population is based on the information reported to the Department of Drinking Water (DDW). Population is anticipated to increase in the coming years, as planned developments are constructed. The 2025 through 2045 populations for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB are based on the projected growth in the 2023 Master Plan,

3.5 percent increase per year. For SJB, estimated population is based on these regional estimates; however, expected water demand is based on the City’s current planning and their specific General Plan.

These data are in line with the Water and Wastewater Master Plan population projections (HDR 2023).

The future population and water demand estimates are discussed in more detail in Section 4.2.

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Based on the number of connections and the data available from the DWR population tool, the respective household size for single family and multiple family residences are 3.3 and 18.37 people per connection for Hollister, 3.45 and 10.03 people per connection for Sunnyslope; no information was provided for SJB.

Information about the projected connections is discussed in Section 4.2. While the District is a wholesaler of CVP water to the SBUA, it does not provide urban water supply directly in the SBUA. Table 3-1 W shows the total population of the three retailers (Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB) served by the District.

Additional increases in population are expected to occur in the unincorporated part of the county, outside the SBUA. Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB have no plans to serve this increase, and thus, these increases are not included in the future population or future demand calculations. However, it is recommended that development in neighboring areas continue to be tracked as increases in groundwater pumping for these developments may impact groundwater resources of the SBUA.

Demographic, social, and economic trends and shifts may affect water management and planning decisions, such as creating appropriate water programs based on the needs of specific socioeconomic factors. The overall poverty rate in San Benito County is 7.2% based on the most recent American Community Survey 2024 one-year estimates (U.S. Census Bureau). Meanwhile, the median income of all households is $114,011. The population identifies as about 63 percent Hispanic, 27 percent White, 5 percent Asian, less than 1 percent Black, and 4 percent as other. Of the population 5 years and older, 44.1 percent speaks a language other than English at home. The highest educational attainment breakdown(for 25 and older population) includes 15 percent for twelfth grade with no diploma, 29 percent for high school graduate, 29 percent receiving some college education, 19 percent with a bachelor’s degree, and 8 percent with a graduate degree. This is important information when considering language and content for public outreach of water programs.

3.5 LAND USES WITHIN SERVICE AREA
GIS-based land use maps are available online with the DWR Land Use Viewer (DWR 2026), Figure 3-3. The current land use in the SBUA is dominated by natural and idle lands, which make up 36 percent of the service area by acreage. This refers to lands that are idle, non-vegetated or covered by water or grass and brush. Agricultural and pastural lands cover 29 percent of the service area and include lands used for vineyards, small vegetables, deciduous orchards, irrigated field crops, non-irrigated pastures, and nonirrigated grains. Urban residential lands cover 23 percent of the SBUA, while rural residential areas are only 2 percent by acreage. Other urban land uses include commercial, industrial, turf and vacant urban land, which cover 11 percent of the service area by acreage. Based on the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and the County General Plan outlined in the Water and Wastewater Master Plan, anticipated changes in future land use include converting natural vegetation or agricultural use to urban growth (HDR 2023).

Future development is expected to be somewhat denser than the existing urban area. Because of this, urbanization will likely occur at a slower rate than population growth. Other anticipated land use changes include some expansion of vineyard acreage, although at a slower rate than present, as recent industry trends suggest a slowing of grape production in California.

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4. WATER USE CHARACTERIZATION
Past, current, and projected water demands are presented in this section for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB. Current water demand is provided by water use sector and projected to 2045 in five-year increments.

Current system losses are also provided and projected to 2045.

4.1 NON-POTABLE VERSUS POTABLE USE
Non-potable water accounts for only a small portion of water use within the SBUA as shown in Tables 4- 1 Retail (for Hollister) and Wholesale (for total SBUA including other M&I users supplied by the District).

In 2025, 2 percent of water supplied to Hollister and 1.3 percent for the entire SBUA was non-potable water, most of which is used for municipal irrigation. The source of non-potable water is disinfected tertiary recycled water provided from the domestic wastewater treatment plant/water reclamation facility (DWWTP/WRF) for the City of Hollister. This recycled water is currently being used for irrigation at one site within the SBUA (80 AF in 2025). While there are no plans to increase recycled water use for municipal use in the SBUA, additional recycled water is supplied to areas outside of the SBUA for agricultural irrigation (Todd 2025). The municipal non-potable use by Hollister is reflected in Tables 4-2 showing projected total water use of potable and non-potable waters in five-year increments through 2045. There is no Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR) in the SBUA and none is planned.

4.2 PAST, CURRENT, AND PROJECTED WATER USE BY SECTOR

4.2.1 WATER USE BY SECTOR
Tables 4-1 Hollister Retail, 4-1 Sunnyslope Retail, and 4-1 SJB Retail show the number of water service accounts and delivery volumes by customer type in 2025 for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB respectively.

In recent years, the number of accounts (specifically residential connections) increased in both the Hollister and Sunnyslope service areas. Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB water connections are classified into seven water use categories, which are described below along with selected California Water Code (CWC) citations:
• Single-family residential - A single-family dwelling unit. A lot with a free-standing building containing one dwelling unit that may include a detached secondary dwelling. • Multi-family - Multiple dwelling units contained within one building or several buildings within one complex. It should be noted that the number of multi-family accounts is not the same as the number of multi-family units because one connection could supply multiple units. • Commercial - A water user that provides or distributes a product or service. CWC 10608.12 (e).

This category also includes institutional uses. This type of user includes, among other users, higher education institutions, schools, courts, churches, hospitals, government facilities, and nonprofit research institutions. CWC 10608.12 (j).

2. Industrial - A water user that is primarily a manufacturer or processor of materials as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code sectors 31 to 33, inclusive, or an San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 4-2
entity that is a water user primarily engaged in research and development. CWC 10608.12 (i). The following link is to the NAICS website: https://www.census.gov/naics/. • Landscape - Water connections supplying water solely for landscape irrigation. Such landscapes may be associated with single-family residential, multi-family residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional/governmental sites, but are considered a separate water use sector if the connection is solely for landscape irrigation.
• Landscape (recycled water) - Includes meters that only use recycled water solely for landscape irrigation.
• Distribution System Losses - Reporting of system losses is required in the 2025 UWMPs. • Optional – Other uses (e.g., construction water uses) also may be reported.

In addition to the demand of the three retailers, the District provides an additional 200 AFY to other M&I users in area. Table 4-2 W shows the total projected use for the SBUA, including the three retailers and the volume that the District delivers directly.

4.2.2 WATER USE SECTORS IN ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED IN WATER CODE Other water use sectors (such as sales to other agencies, groundwater recharge, and conjunctive use) are not performed by the retailers in the SBUA at this time, are not planned in the future, and are not included in these demand tables. As described in Section 6, the District conducts extensive groundwater management, including conjunctive use and groundwater recharge, as part of its water supply programs.

4.2.3 PAST WATER USE
The delivery volumes by customer type for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB from 2000 through 2025 are illustrated respectively in Figures 4-1 through Figure 4-3. Total water deliveries for the SBUA are shown in Figure 4-4. The number of water service connections and volume of water served provide insight into water use amounts and trends associated with different types of users, which can be useful in defining effective water conservation measures. As shown on Figure 4-4, in 2025, single family residential represents most of the total demand at 70 percent. Multiple family homes and commercial uses each total about 9 percent of total demand. Other uses, including industrial and dedicated landscape irrigation, represent a combined 12 percent of total demand. Water demand in the SBUA peaked in the early 2000s and has decreased since then. The decline in total water demand in part reflects a sustained water conservation response to drought achieved through increased public outreach.

4.2.4 CURRENT WATER USE
Currently in the SBUA, water use is dominated by single family residential connections (3,834 AF). Peak water use months in 2025 for all retailers were June through September, averaging 302 AF, 295 AF, and 30 AF for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB respectively. These are the dry months with the least amount of precipitation, explaining the increase in water use. In contrast, the wettest months (December through March) had the least amount of water use, averaging 182 AF, 139 AF, and 19 AF for Hollister, Sunnyslope, San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 4-3
and SJB respectively. Water use in the winter months ranged from 40 percent to 60 percent of the summer months for each retailer. Beginning in April, the proportion of water use for landscape irrigation increased, while the proportions of both single and multi-family residential water use decreased; this trend reversed in November with a greater proportion of water used by residential.

4.2.5 PROJECTED WATER USE
Tables 4-2 Hollister Retail, 4-2 Sunnyslope Retail, and 4-2 SJB Retail provide projections for water service connections and deliveries in five-year intervals between 2025 and 2045, for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB respectively. Table 4-2 W shows the total projected use for the SBUA including the three retailers and an additional 200 AFY that the District currently provides to other M&I users in the area. This volume is not expected to increase over time as the District has no plans to add new M&I customers in the area.

4.2.5.1 GENERAL GUIDANCE ON PROJECTIONS
The 2008 HUA Water and Wastewater Master Plan, and the 2017 and 2023 updates, have calculated buildout water demand based on the land use planning data from the adopted General Plans for the City and San Benito County (HDR 2008). These buildout conditions also have been used in the GSP to simulate future growth out to 2068 (Todd 2021). Total buildout demand for the SBUA as calculated by the 2008 Water and Wastewater Master Plan was projected to be 18,501 AFY for the SBUA (10,994 AFY for Hollister, 6,007 AFY for Sunnyslope, and 1,500 AFY for other users). For the purposes of the UWMP, the increase in water demand must be projected to 2045 in 5-year increments. While the 2008 Master Plan buildout estimate provides a maximum development scenario, additional information is needed for accurate projections of short term growth.

The 2023 update of the SBUA Water and Master Plan projected water demand through 2045. A key change in the recent demands is the addition of SJB, reflecting the expansion from the HUA to the SBUA, which has now encompassed SJB since the 2021 MOU. The second significant change is that the projected annual population growth has decreased from 4 percent to 3.5 percent based on regional and local planning documents that predict a slower growth rate.

The 2023 Water and Wastewater Master Plan estimates of the projected annual water demand is approximately 12,500 AFY by 2045. However, this includes projected growth from 2020-2025 that has not occurred. For purposes of this UWMP, future use assumes the expected increased growth from 2025- 2045, which is added to actual 2025 water demand. These values represent potable water uses; nonpotable water uses are not projected to increase.

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4.2.5.2 WATER-USE PROJECTIONS BY SECTOR
To project future demand, the expected water demand increases for each five-year period from the Master Plan Update are shown by sector in Table 4-A. As shown in Table 4-B, the actual 2025 deliveries were used and the projected additions (from the 2023 Water and Wastewater Master Plan) were added to the actual deliveries. The total water use in 2045 is consistent with the previous UWMP that had estimated total water demand at 10,757 AFY in 2040.

Table 4-A. Increases in Water Demand as Projected in 2023 Master Plan Update, AFY 2021 - 2025 2026 - 2030 2031 - 2035 2036 - 2040 2041-2045 Total SFR(a) 699 831 986 1,172 1,391 5,079
MFR(b) 89 106 126 149 177 647
Commercial/Industrial(c) 63 63 63 63 63 313
Losses(d) 55 66 78 92 110 401
TOTAL 906 1,064 1,253 1,476 1,741 6,440
(a) SFR demand is based on a unit demand of 0.33 AFY.
(b) MFR demand is based on a unit demand of 0.21 AFY.
(c) Commercial / Industrial demands were estimated based on 12.5 AFY of new demand per year. (d) Losses were estimated based as 7 percent of residential demand.

Table 4-B. Adjusted Projected Water Demand, 2023 Water and Wastewater Master Plan Total SBUA
Current Projected
2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
Single Family 4,032 4,863 5,849 7,021 8,412
Multi-Family 510 616 742 891 1,068
Commercial 538 601 664 727 790
Industrial 180 243 306 369 432
Landscape 407 407 407 407 407
Distribution System Water Losses 470 536 614 706 816
Other 71 71 71 71 71
Retailers Potable Total 6,208 7,337 8,653 10,192 11,996 Other M&I Users Supplied by District 200 200 200 200 200 Landscape Non-Potable 80 80 80 80 80
Grand Total 6,488 7,617 8,933 10,472 12,276
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These water demand estimates apply per unit demands based on historical consumption. Water conservation measures were considered; however, because the demands were based on historical consumption, additional conservation was not included in the demand forecasts. The water demand for new developments will likely be lower than historical demand due to improved plumbing codes, active water conservation programs, and drought tolerant landscape.

Total water demand is expected to increase to a total of 11,587 AFY by 2045, including recycled water and deliveries to users outside of the retailers’service areas. Tables 4-2 Hollister Retail, 4-2 Sunnyslope Retail, and 4-2 SJB Retail provide projections for water service connections and deliveries in five-year intervals between 2025 and 2045, for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB respectively. The estimated water loss for the associated demand is included based on their current documented water loss percentage. The SBUA increases were divided among the retailers based on the current volumes. Because SJB currently has relatively limited development activity in process compared to other areas within the SBUA, the SJB projections were evaluated independently against the City’s current planning assumptions and anticipated development pipeline. The increase for SJB was capped at their forecasted increased growth in their 2020 Water Master Plan 76 AFY (AKEL 2020).

Table 4-2 W shows the expected volume of raw water the District will deliver to SBUA Water Treatment Plans (WTPs). Losses occur within the District’s CVP conveyance and storage system (e.g., from evaporation and seepage).

4.2.5.3 STANDARDS, CODE, ORDINANCES, AND PLANS
In accordance with Water Code Section 10631(d)(4) water use projects shall account for the water savings estimated to result from adopted codes, standards, ordinances, or transport and land use plans identified by the urban water supplier.

Water conservation is encouraged in the SBUA through a variety of programs, which are discussed in detail in Section 9. To meet the future water use per capita demand targets, Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, the District, and the WRA, through their water conservation coordinator, plan to focus their efforts on several demand management measures (DMMs). These specific DMMs represent opportunities for maximum water savings, based on local experience during recent droughts (2014-2016 and 2021-2023). The DMMs that will continue to save water include state level programs:

1. Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (effective December 1, 2015) – The revised ordinance is projected to reduce typical residential landscape demands by about 20 percent from demands estimated using the prior ordinance provisions. Commercial landscapes may reduce water demand by about 35 percent over the prior ordinance.

2. California Energy Commission Title 20 appliance standards for toilets, urinals, faucets, and showerheads – The appliance standards determine what can be sold in California and therefore will affect both new construction and replacement fixtures in existing homes.

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3. CALGreen Building Code – The CALGreen Building Code requires residential and non-residential water efficiency and conservation measures for new buildings and structures that will reduce the overall potable water use inside each building and structure by 20 percent. The 20 percent water savings can be achieved in one of the following ways: (1) installation of plumbing fixtures and fittings that meet the 20 percent reduced flow rate specified in the CAL Green Code, or (2) by demonstrating a 20 percent reduction in water use from the building “water use baseline.” The practical representation of the savings in unit water demands from this code would be to reduce indoor baseline unit demands for recently constructed residential units downward by 2 to 5 percent, although this may be redundant with any reduction already represented by the Title 20 appliance standards.

In addition, several local programs already in place may reduce future water demand:
• Retail conservation pricing – "Conservation pricing" provides incentives to customers to reduce average or peak use, or both. All water rates and charges for Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District are established through ordinance by the appropriate governing body. Currently, Hollister’s, Sunnyslope’s, and SJB’s rate structures for water service are increasing block structures for residential customers. Adjusting the rates or adding additional blocks for water rates may continue to improve water conservation.
• Public information programs – One of the cornerstones of an effective water conservation program is effective public outreach and education. Public information and outreach—which convey the need for efficient water use and show how customers can reduce water use—supports all other elements of the program. Public outreach promotes water conservation in general, by informing customers of the needs, benefits, and methods of conserving water. Outreach can also foster understanding regarding how water conservation fits into the overall water management for the SBUA. Current public outreach is focused on schools and students with classroom presentations promoting efficient water use and supplementation of presentations with grade level-appropriate education materials. Presentations are also given to local community groups and service organizations. While the effect of public outreach is unquantifiable, its qualitative effect on water conservation is considered very important. • Rebates – WRA continues to provide a variety of rebate and retrofit programs that have successfully reduced water demand. These programs currently include incentives for replacement or removal of water softeners, efficient landscape hardware, high efficiency washers, and low flow toilets. The District is also considering policies on new developments to encourage water conservation.
• Landscape– This DMM applies to non-residential accounts with dedicated irrigation meters and to commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) accounts with mixed-use meters. Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB continue to implement landscape audit and incentive programs, and these programs can be expanded to account for more water savings. In addition, the WRA has offered landscape efficiency programs over the past two years to encourage water conservation for large landscape and residential customers. Several DMMs are targeted to reducing water waste and increasing water efficiency. The turf removal program encourages irrigators to replace their high San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 4-7
water demand turf with water efficient landscaping. The program, advertised in both English and Spanish, has been very successful in reducing water demand during the recent drought.

A complete list of the DMMs that will be employed by the SBUA and the estimated water reductions resulting from their implementation are presented in Section 9.

4.2.5.4 RETAIL ONLY
Additional future reductions from codes, ordinances, and plans are not considered “passive savings” and were not considered in future water projects (as recorded in Table 4-3 Retail). The SBUA is committed to water conversion but does not include these savings in the demand forecast. The policies and programs implemented in the SBUA to reduce demand are discussed in detail in Sections 8 and 9.

4.2.5.5 LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
State legislation (SB 1087 and Government Code section 65589.7), effective January 1, 2006, specifies that local water agencies and sewer districts must grant priority for service hook-ups to projects that help meet the community’s fair housing needs to lower income households. “Lower income households” are defined as households with an income below 80 percent of the area median income, adjusted for family size. To assist with city planning in addressing this legislation, lower-income household water use is included in water-use projections as reported in Table 4-3 Retail.

4.2.5.6 CLIMATE CHANGE CONSIDERATIONS
Climate change can affect projected water demand. The climate change vulnerability assessment, available from the UWMP 2025 guidebook, was performed for the SBUA. Water use varies by more than 50 percent seasonally, indicating that water demand is relatively elastic (likely reflecting summer landscape uses) and suggesting that water demand has potential to increase. Climate change is likely to increase temperatures and ET and may also increase the duration of high temperature/ET periods (“heat waves"). This would increase water demand for landscape irrigation and other residential uses, with particular ramifications for summer months. Public outreach will be critical to reduce demand in the highwater use summer months. The WRA already has programs to encourage drought tolerant landscaping, improve efficient irrigation practices, and reduce water waste, and these programs have and will continue to reduce potential impacts from climate change.

4.3 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WATER LOSSES

4.3.1 PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM LOSSES
Water losses for Hollister and Sunnyslope were calculated using the required methodology and audit tool developed by AWWA (www.awwa.org/resources-tools/water-knowledge/water-loss-control.aspx). The DWR requires reporting of losses for retailers for each of the five years preceding this plan update in accordance with Water Code Section 10631(d)(3). This is reported by calendar year. Reported losses to San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 4-8
DWR by year from 2021 through 2025 are shown in Table 4-5 Hollister Retail and 4-5 Sunnyslope Retail for Hollister and Sunnyslope, respectively. The AWWA audit results for Hollister and Sunnyslope are included in Appendix C. It should be noted that SJB is not required to and currently does not conduct formal, stand-alone AWWA water loss audits. However, system usage and production are tracked as part of their routine operations and reporting. The AWWA tool uses the total water supply and deliveries by agency to estimate the total water loss. The tool also breaks out apparent water losses (unmetered water or inaccurate meter readings) and real water losses (water leaving the system through leaks, or other physical issues).

Since 2021, reported water losses in Sunnyslope averaged 6.3 percent (51.5 MG/Yr), similar to the period 2016 to 2020. The agency attributes this low loss to its program to replace aging meters. Hollister is currently preparing their water audits for CY 2024 and 2025, and data only from 2021 to 2023 are available. During that period, Hollister reported an average percent water loss of 9.6 percent (106 MG/Yr), ranging from 6.8 to 11.2 percent. SBJ water loss is not audited.

Losses associated within the CVP storage and distribution system are included as raw water losses for the District. Losses are associated with evaporation and seepage as a result of storage in an open reservoir. It is estimated that water losses are about 10 percent in normal years for the CVP storage and distribution system operated by the District.

4.3.2 PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THE WATER LOSS PERFORMANCE STANDARD In accordance with Water Code Section 10631(d)(3)(C) Hollister and Sunnyslope have assessed their progress towards the 2028 Water Loss Standard as reported in Table 4-6 R. SJB does not have a 2028 Water Loss Standard, due to its small size.

Hollister has decreased its large number of unmetered water uses including line flushing for sampling, fire flows, construction uses, and other unmeasured and unclassified uses and losses. In the AWWA tool for Hollister, the default ratio of apparent and real losses is used due to lack of data. Hollister estimates that most of its water losses are due to the apparent water loss of unmetered activities. To address this amount of loss, Hollister has a rigorous meter replacement program and is making continuous efforts to identify water losses. The decrease in water losses indicates that the program is already working to reduce excess losses.

The water loss standard for Sunnyslope was set at its baseline water loss, recognizing their already low water loss percentage.
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Figure 4-1
Historical and Current
Demand by Customer
Type - Hollister
May 2026
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Demand by Customer
Type - SBUA
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Use Type
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
Potable or NonPotable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Volume
Single Family Potable 1,740.13 Multi-Family Potable 296.38 Commercial Potable 476.07 Industrial Potable 180.05 Landscape Potable 242.55 Other (optional) Construction Potable 11.41 Distribution System Water Loss Potable 282.87 Landscape Non-Potable 80.00 3,229.46

80.00 3,309.46
Subtotal Non-Potable
Submittal Table 4-1 Retail: Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water — ActualWater Code Section 10631(d)(1) Additional
Description
(as needed)
2025 Actual Water Use
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Total
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 NOTES: Hollister Use Type
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
Potable or
Non-Potable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Volume
Single Family Potable 2,094.1 Multi-Family Potable 199.5 Commercial Potable 33.4 Industrial Potable - Landscape Potable 149.6 Other (optional) Potable 54.7 Distribution System Water Loss Potable 159.8 Agricultural Potable 5.0 2,696.1
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2,696.1
Subtotal Non-Potable
Submittal Table 4-1 Retail: Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water — ActualWater Code Section 10631(d)(1) Additional
Description
(as needed)
2025 Actual Water Use
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Total
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 NOTES: Sunnyslope Use Type
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
Potable or Non-Potable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Volume
Single Family Potable 198.2 Multi-Family Potable 13.8 Commercial Potable 28.8 Industrial Potable - Landscape Potable 14.4 Other (optional) Construction Potable - Distribution System Water Loss Potable 27.7 283.0
-
283.0
Subtotal Non-Potable
Submittal Table 4-1 Retail: Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water — ActualWater Code Section 10631(d)(1) Additional
Description
(as needed)
2025 Actual Water Use
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Total
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-NOTES: SJB Use Type
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
Potable or Non-Potable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Volume
Single Family potable 4,032Multi-Family potable 510Commercial potable 538Industrial potable 180Landscape potable 407Other (optional) potable 66Distribution System Water Loss potable 470Agricultural potable 5Other Users potable 200Landscape non-potable 80 6,408
80 Total 6,488
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in NOTES: Total SBUA Area, , includes other M&I users supplied by SBCWD Optional Submittal Table 4-1 Wholesale: Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water — Actual Water Code Section 10631(d)(1)
Additional
Description
(as needed)
2025 Actual Water Use
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Use Type
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
Potable or NonPotable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 opt
Single Family potable 2,120 2,571 3,108 3,744Multi-Family potable 359 433 521 626Commercial potable 533 591 648 705Industrial potable 246 324 416 526Landscape potable 243 243 243 243Other (optional) Construction potable 11 11 11 11Distribution System Water Loss potable 337 401 475 562Landscape non potable 80 80 80 80 3,850 4,574 5,422 6,417
80 80 80 80
3,930 4,654 5,502 6,497
Subtotal Potable
Submittal Table 4-2 Retail: Total Uses for Potable, and Non-Potable Water — Projected Water Code Section 10631(d)(1)
Additional
Description
(as needed)
Projected Water Use
(Report To the Extent that Records are Available)
Add additional rows as needed.

Subtotal Non-Potable
Total
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.NOTES: Hollister Use Type
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
Potable or NonPotable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 opt
Single Family potable 3,052.6 2,532.4 3,670.8 4,404.5
Multi-Family potable 292.3 241.9 351.9 422.7
Commercial potable 43.5 38.5 48.6 53.6
Industrial potable - - - -
Landscape potable 149.6 149.6 149.6 149.6
Other (optional) potable 54.7 54.7 54.7 54.7
Distribution System Water Loss potable 226.3 190.1 269.4 320.4 Agricultural potable 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
3,212 3,824 4,550 5,410
0000
3,212 3,824 4,550 5,410
Submittal Table 4-2 Retail: Total Uses for Potable, and Non-Potable Water — Projected Water Code Section 10631(d)(1)
Additional
Description
(as needed)
Projected Water Use
(Report To the Extent that Records are Available)
Add additional rows as needed.

Subtotal Non-Potable
Total
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.NOTES: Sunnyslope Subtotal Potable
Use Type
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
Potable or NonPotable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 opt
Single Family potable 243.5 228.7 261.1 281.9Multi-Family potable 31.1 29.9 32.6 34.4 Commercial potable 30.1 29.5 30.7 31.3
Industrial potable - - - -Landscape potable 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 Other (optional) potable Distribution System Water Loss potable 29 31 33 35Agricultural potable 331 350 371 397
0000
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Submittal Table 4-2 Retail: Total Uses for Potable, and Non-Potable Water — Projected Water Code Section 10631(d)(1)
Additional
Descriptio
n
(as
needed)
Projected Water Use
(Report To the Extent that Records are Available)
Add additional rows as needed.

Subtotal Non-Potable
Total
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.NOTES: SJB Subtotal Potable
Use Type
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.

Potable or NonPotable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 opt
Single Family potable 4,881 5,867 7,039 8,430Multi-Family potable 631 757 906 1,083Commercial potable 601 664 727 790Industrial potable 246 324 416 526Landscape potable 407 407 407 407Other (optional) potable 66 66 66 66Distribution System Water Loss potable 556 658 777 917Agricultural potable 5555Other Users potable 200 200 200 200Landscape non-potable 80 80 80 80 7,593 8,948 10,543 12,424
80 80 80 80
Total 7,673 9,028 10,623 12,504
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.NOTES: Total SBUA Area, includes other M&I users supplied by SBCWD Optional Submittal Table 4-2 Wholesale: Total Uses for Potable and Non-Potable Water — ProjectedWater Code Section 10631(d)(1) Additional
Description
(as needed)
Projected Water Use (Report To the Extent that Records are Available) Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Are Future Water Savings Included in Projections?
Drop down list (y/n) No
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.

Are Lower Income Residential Demands Included In Projections? Drop down list (y/n) Yes
Optional If the method for accounting Lower Income Residential Demands has been included, provide page number where this accounting can be found.

Submittal Table 4-3 Retail: Inclusion in Water Use Projections Water Code Section 10631 (a), 10631 (d)(4)(A), and 10631 (d)(4)(B) DWR NOTES: Additional guidance is provided in Appendix K.

NOTES: All retailers
Public Water System ID # Reported
in Table 2-1 R Reporting Period Submitted to DWR Water Loss Audit Program (yes/no) 2020 yes
2021 yes
2022 yes
2023 yes
2024 no
Submittal Table 4-5 Retail: Water Loss Audit Reporting
Water Code Section 10631(d)(3)(A)
Report submittal status for all five years for each Public Water System as available.

Add rows as needed
3510001
DWR NOTES: Suppliers will provide a link to the WUEdata submittals of their Water Loss Audit Reports.

NOTES: Hollister
Public Water System ID # Reported
in Table 2-1 R Reporting Period Submitted to DWR Water Loss Audit Program (yes/no) 2020 yes
2021 yes
2022 yes
2023 yes
2024 yes
Submittal Table 4-5 Retail: Water Loss Audit Reporting
Water Code Section 10631(d)(3)(A)
Report submittal status for all five years for each Public Water System as available.

Add rows as needed
3510003
DWR NOTES: Suppliers will provide a link to the WUEdata submittals of their Water Loss Audit Reports.

NOTES: Sunnyslope
2028 Real
Water Loss
Standard per
Unit per day
Units for Real
Water Loss
Drop down list
Number of
Units
(Connections
or Miles
corresponding
with units
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)
3510001 y 17.2 gpscd 7861 153 7.2
Gallons per
Service
Connection
per Day
(GPSCD)
7861 58
3510003 y 12.2 gpscd 7831 138 5.1
Gallons per
Service
Connection
per Day
(GPSCD)
7831 13
3510002 n
Gallons per
Service
Connection
per Day
(GPSCD)
Add additional rows as needed.

Water Board's Calculated Water Loss Standards
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) for Water Loss 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 NOTES: Hollister based on 2023 audit Submittal Table 4-6 Retail: Progress Towards 2028 Water Loss Standard Water Code Section 10631(d)(3)(C) Public Water
System ID # Reported 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
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5. SB X7-7 BASELINES 2020 TARGETS, AND 2025 REPORTING
Water agencies must demonstrate compliance with their established water use target for the year 2020 as per Water Code Section 10608.16(a). Water use targets are calculated separately for Hollister and Sunnyslope and the associated information is provided by agency in the WUE portal to allow for each agency to have local control. SJB is a small retailer and previously has not submitted an UWMP. They are now included in the SBUA UWMP as they are part of regional water system supply and demand. Because SJB was not included in the 2020 UWMP, they do not have 2020 Targets.

Compliance is verified by DWR’s review of the SB X7-7 Verification Form submitted with an agency’s 2020 UWMP.

The goal of this section is for Hollister and Sunnyslope to report on their progress toward meeting their urban water-use targets in pursuit to Water Code Section 10608.40. Discussed in detail in Section 9, these water use targets are based on their past population and water use and set a reasonable per capita demand that each retailer has been able to meet through a variety of demand management measures.

5.1 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR WHOLESALE SUPPLIERS
According to Water Code Section 10608.36, urban wholesale water suppliers shall include an assessment of their present and proposed future efforts to help achieve the required water use reductions. While calculations are not required, Sections 8 and 9 describe the District's policies and programs that will help Hollister and Sunnyslope achieve their 2020 Targets.

5.2 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL SUPPLIERS
For each agency, Table 5-1 R compares the 2020 Target per capita and the Actual 2020 GPCD and whether the supplier achieved Target Reduction for 2020. Hollister and Sunnyslope not only met but exceeded their respective 2020 goals (119 gpcd and 143 gpcd). The actual 2020 per capita daily water use was 114 gpcd and 119 gpcd, for Hollister and Sunnyslope, respectively. As stated in the previous section, SJB was not included in the 2020 UWMP and therefore does not have 2020 Targets.

Table 5-1 Hollister and Table 5-1 Sunnyslope summarize progress toward SB X7-7 2020 Target for Hollister and Sunnyslope. SJB was not included in the 2020 UWMP and they do not have 2020 Targets.

Actual 2025 GPCD
(From SB X7-7
Compliance Form)
Did Supplier meet
the 2020 Target in
2025?
119 114 Yes NA
DWR NOTES:

Suppliers calculating a 2025 GPCD will need to complete and submit SB X 7-7 Compliance Tables to verify the use of SB X7-7 Methodologies.

Suppliers that were part of a merger or consolidation since 2020 see Chapter 5 and Appendix P for guidance.

NA=Not Applicable
NOTES: Hollister
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?
143 119 Yes NA
DWR NOTES:

Suppliers calculating a 2025 GPCD will need to complete and submit SB X 7-7 Compliance Tables to verify the use of SB X7-7 Methodologies.

Suppliers that were part of a merger or consolidation since 2020 see Chapter 5 and Appendix P for guidance.

NA=Not Applicable
NOTES: Sunnyslope
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.

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6. NORMAL-YEAR WATER SUPPLY CHARACTERIZATIONS
For this section, each normal-year water supply was assessed to provide necessary information for reliability and risk assessments. This information also supports analysis of water supplies in non-normal years, as discussed in Section 7. This section first provides an overview of all water supplies available to SBUA with succinct descriptions of considerations that affect the reliability of each water supply. This is followed by detailed analysis of each water supply source and its use. Energy use associated with water supply also is described. Note that Section 6 tables are numbered as required by DWR but are not discussed in numerical order.

6.1 WATER SUPPLY ANALYSIS OVERVIEW
The SBUA relied historically on the North San Benito Groundwater Basin (Figure 6-1) for its municipal water supply. Since 2003 and development of water treatment facilities, CVP water imported by the District has been available for direct urban use. In addition, recycled water also has been developed for non-potable use. Tables 6-8 Hollister Retail, 6-8 Sunnyslope Retail, and 6-8 SJB Retail, respectively, document the current (2025) water supply by source for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB. The projected water supply by source from 2030 through 2045 is documented in Tables 6-9 Hollister Retail, 6-9 Sunnyslope Retail, and 6-9 SJB Retail for Hollister, Sunnyslope and SJB, respectively. Figures 6-2 through 6-5 are histograms illustrating the historical and current supply by source for each retailer and the entire SBUA.

6.1.1 SPECIFIC ANALYSIS APPLICABLE TO ALL WATER SUPPLY SOURCES Water supply sources for SBUA include imported water from the Central Valley Project (CVP) and local groundwater for potable water uses, and a small volume of non-potable recycled water for landscape irrigation. Each of these water supplies is analyzed in detail in Section 6.2, including physical setting/conditions, management, availability and use, projected use, and future projects. As described in Section 6.2, SBUA does not directly use local surface water, stormwater, or desalinated water. Use of water exchanges and transfers is described.

6.1.2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
SBUA water supply sources are used conjunctively, such that water supplies, each with its own characteristics, are directed to respective best uses insofar as possible. Each SBUA supply has specific conditions that may affect current or future supply characterization. CVP water supplies are relatively high quality, and with water treatment, can be provided directly toward potable municipal uses. CVP water supplies are based on contractual allocations, and during below normal, dry, and critically dry years, the allocations may be reduced below the contract amount. Groundwater supply has lower quality. However, it is a shared resource among municipal, agricultural, and rural users that is broadly available across the North San Benito Basin and provides important storage during drought. North San Benito groundwater is sustainable, given continuing local management and availability of local and imported water for recharge.

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Recycled water is highly reliable, but relatively poor quality and requirements for treatment limit its use to non-potable irrigation demands. These conditions and impacts on the water supply sources are discussed in further detail in Section 7.

6.1.2.1 CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS
Climate change is likely to affect water supply as well as demand (see Section 4.2.5.6). The most significant impact will be on the availability of imported water. As the climate warms, snowpack is expected to decrease in average annual amount and seasonal duration and to become more variable from year to year. With loss of reliable seasonal storage, CVP allocations will decrease and become more variable. In addition, CVP supply relies in part on the Delta, which is a climate-sensitive habitat where environmental requirements may also reduce CVP allocation. As discussed in Section 6.2.1, there are limited projections for future CVP supplies. Cal Sim III, the latest forecast, has been used to evaluate State Water Project (SWP) and forecasts slightly reduced allocations in the future due in part to climate change, although similar to what has been experienced over the past 20 years. Because of the CVP M&I Water Shortage Policy and the District’s demonstrated Public Health and Safety need of 2,766 AF, a minimal municipal allocation is assumed to be available, amount to 33.5 percent of the District’s M&I contract amount.

6.1.2.2 REGULATORY CONDITIONS AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Future water supply availability and reliability may also be affected by emerging regulatory conditions and planned future projects. Most importantly, any modifications to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan to reduce reliance on the Delta could impact availability of CVP water, which is imported by the District through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Planned water projects such as Sites Reservoir and B.F.

Sisk are intended to increase CVP supply and reliability.

6.1.2.3 LOCALLY APPLICABLE CRITERIA
The North San Benito Basin groundwater resource is actively managed by the District and Valley Water Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) The GSAs have developed and adopted the North San Benito Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP), which is being implemented actively consistent with Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The GSP defines sustainability criteria for groundwater levels, storage, quality, subsidence and interconnected surface water. These locally-defined criteria guide groundwater management actions and projects. Progress is regularly reported and periodically evaluated.

6.1.2.4 THE SBUA COORDINATION
The SBUA UWMP, the Master Plan, and the WRA are all efforts that represent ongoing collaboration among the District, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB in providing a secure and stable water supply to the region. Data are shared between all entities. This collaboration increases reliability of available water supplies.

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6.2 WATER SUPPLY CHARACTERIZATION

6.2.1 IMPORTED WATER
The CVP is a Federal water system operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and created to:
protect the Central Valley from water shortages and floods, improve navigation on the Sacramento River, provide supplies of municipal and industrial water, enhance water quality, generate electric power, conserve fish and wildlife, and create opportunities for recreation. The CVP consists of 20 dams and reservoirs, 11 power plants, and 500 miles of major canals, conduits, and tunnels. About nine million AFY of water are managed by the CVP and about seven million AFY of water for agricultural, urban, and wildlife uses are delivered annually. An average of five million AFY of CVP water is provided to farms to irrigate about three million acres of land and about 600,000 AFY of water is provided for municipal and industrial uses. About 800,000 AFY are provided for fish and wildlife habitats and 410,000 AFY to State and Federal wildlife refuges and wetlands, pursuant to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA). Finally, the CVP generates 5.6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually (Mintier Harnish 2009).

The San Benito County Water District has a contract for a maximum of 8,250 AFY of M&I water and 35,550 AFY of agricultural water. The contract provides the provision to convert any, or all, of the agricultural entitlement to increase the 8,250 AFY M&I entitlement when the demand for M&I water grows beyond 8,250 AFY. Imported water is delivered to agricultural, municipal, and industrial customers in Zone 6 through 12 subsystems containing approximately 120 miles of pressurized pipeline laterals (SBCWD 2011).

In 2021, the District converted its CVP contract from a water service contract to a permanent repayment contract pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, and the contract no longer has an expiration date. At that time, the District paid off its share of the capital costs associated with the “in-basin” CVP facilities, which are those facilities located in the Central Valley that are needed to produce and convey CVP water to the District. The District will continue to pay for its share of “out-ofbasin” capital costs, which are associated with the federal facilities that convey CVP water from San Luis Reservoir to San Benito County, according to the repayment terms negotiated in the 2007 contract amendment.

The District distributes CVP water to both agricultural and M&I customers in Zone 6. Hollister and Sunnyslope purchase CVP water directly from the District as they are the primary M&I CVP customers. SJB is expected to begin receiving treated CVP water by the end of 2027/beginning of 2028. Other M&I uses of CVP water include urban irrigation, golf courses, and potable supply for the Stonegate community.

Actual CVP deliveries are modified on an annual basis by USBR, reflecting hydrologic conditions (e.g., drought), reservoir storage, and the environmental status of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In USBR water year 2025, the allocation for M&I users was 80 percent of historical use while agricultural users received 55 percent of contract amounts. Reductions in recent years are primarily the result of the less than average precipitation and increasingly stringent regulatory requirements in the Delta (Todd 2025).

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WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
Water treatment for potable M&I supplies within the SBUA is provided by the Lessalt WTP and West Hills WTP. The Lessalt WTP, placed into operation in January 2003, is designed to treat imported CVP water using microfiltration and chlorine disinfection (HDR 2008a). In 2015, the plant was upgraded with granulated activated carbon filtration to remove organic materials and thereby reduce trihalomethanes (THMs) in water. In addition, further treatment to remove iron and manganese was added. Treated water is distributed to Hollister and Sunnyslope customers. The Lessalt WTP was constructed to provide CVP as a direct source of M&I water and to improve delivered water quality by supplementing existing groundwater with higher quality surface water. The Lessalt WTP was completed in 2002 with a nominal design capacity of 3 million gallons per day (MGD). Because of hydraulic constraints, process limitations, and reductions in CVP water availability, the WTP operated initially at an average rate less than 1.6 MGD.

A WTP expansion completed in April 2015 increased the operational capacity of Lessalt to 2.0 MGD, which extends the capacity of the WTP to an annual total of 2,240 AFY.

West Hills WTP is the second surface water treatment plant to treat CVP imports and allows delivery of high quality CVP water to urban areas (including disadvantaged communities) currently not served by the Lessalt WTP. West Hills came online in August 2017, with a long-term operational capacity of 4.0 MGD, or 4,480 AFY. Additional treatment capacity has been added to West Hills as part of the Accelerated Drought Response Project (ADRoP), but this increased capacity will not be used to serve urban customers directly.

As of 2026, design is proceeding for a new water transmission pipeline from the West Hills WTP along Highway 156 to the SJB water system. . Once operational, this project is expected to provide additional capacity for the SJB system and allow SJB to blend CVP water with groundwater supplies, improving both supply reliability and water quality.

The total treatment capacity of M&I CVP water available to the San Benito Urban Area is currently 6,720 AFY.

The District manages San Justo Reservoir as storage for imported CVP water. In times of full allocation, the District is able to purchase additional water to keep as a reserve for future dry years. The District’s planned reserve is 5,000 AF, plus additional CVP transfers and exchanges, which would be sufficient to provide supply (in addition to groundwater) for up to five years with preferred blending of imported water and groundwater. Based on future demand and supply calculations, this reserve may only be needed when CVP allocations for M&I uses are at the lowest allocations, namely 50 percent, which is identified by USBR for health and safety purposes (USBR 2017).
2025 ACTUAL USE OF SUPPLY
Total CVP imported water delivery for 2025 was 4,104 AFY to the SBUA. This includes both West Hills and Lessalt Treatment Plant deliveries to both Sunnyslope and Hollister. The two agencies work closely together to ensure adequate supply. In the past, the individual deliveries from Lessalt Treatment Plant were not metered but assumed to serve Hollister and Sunnyslope equally. With the addition of West Hills, the flow from the treatment plants to the agencies is monitored, although water can flow between the San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 6-5
agencies via interties. While the intertie flow is also monitored, the flow from both plants is combined and only total volumes of treated water are available. CVP deliveries represented 61 percent of total supply in 2025, an increase over the five-year average of 50 percent of total supply. The decreased utilization of CVP imports is due in part to limited CVP allocations and temporary WTP closures to address engineering issues. The percent of total supply from imported water is expected to increase as treatment capacity has expanded and there is no planned downtime at the WTPs.

WATER YEAR TYPES
Hydrologic conditions play a large role in the availability of CVP imports. The percent of the CVP contract allocated to the District is based on available supplies. While the total contract is for a maximum of 8,250 AFY of municipal and industrial (M&I), the District has only received 100 percent allocation in four out of the last fifteen years. The allocation varies from year to year based on the hydrologic conditions of the larger CVP system. Since 2006, the M&I allocation has ranged from 0 percent (public health and safety only) in dry years to 100 percent in wet years, with a 10-year average of 75 percent (Todd 2025).

PROJECTIONS
Future CVP supply and contract allocations are estimated by recent allocations observed during severe droughts and wet years (2007-2025). The GSP relied on Cal Sim II, a DWR tool used to simulate California SWP/ CVP operations. For the GSP simulations, the average allocation was 74 percent of the contract amount. Under normal conditions, the Cal Sim II simulations indicate that expected long-term allocations would average 82 percent of the M&I contract. This projection is more optimistic than current allocations and therefore has not been applied in this UWMP.

Since 2007, when court decisions changed how allocations are evaluated, allocations varied widely from 25 percent in dry years to full allocation in wet years. Over this time, allocations have averaged 62 percent.

Table 6-A shows the average allocation for the SBUA based on the water year type of the Sacramento River system, which supplies much of the CVP system.

Table 6-A. Average SBUA Allocation by Water Year Type, 2008-2025 Sacramento River Year Type Average M&I Allocation SBUA Volume Allocated (AFY) Wet Year 100% 8,250
Above Average 75% 6,188
Below Average 55% 4,496
Dry 55% 4,558
Critically Dry 39% 3,196
Future CVP supply availability is based on recent allocations and discussed in more detail in Section 7.

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Tables 6-9 Hollister Retail, Table 6-9 Sunnyslope Retail, Table 6-9 SJB Retail, and Table 6-9 W show the projected future supply for the four agencies. The future supply to the District is the projected average CVP projections. In turn, the CVP supply available to the three agencies is the District’s supply less other users and system losses, 5,388 AFY (see Table 6-9 W). The SBUA now has a treatment capacity of 6,720 AFY, which will allow the SBUA to fully use the expected allocation. It is assumed that Hollister and Sunnyslope will equally share the CVP supply to the SBUA and that SJB will receive up to 80 percent of their supply when available. Hollister is expected to continue its municipal supply of recycled water at 80 AFY. All three retailers will rely on groundwater for the remainder of the potable demand.

As discussed in the groundwater section, the SBUA mostly overlies the Hollister Management Area (MA) with a portion in San Juan MA. The sustainable yield for M&I uses in the Hollister and San Juan MA as defined in the GSP through future simulations is approximately 6,250 AFY (5,600 AFY and 650 AFY for Hollister MA and San Juan MA respectively).

This volume could be expanded during drought conditions as needed. In 2040, the SBUA plans to use groundwater as a supplemental supply during normal, single dry, and multiple dry years. Under normal conditions, the total groundwater pumping from the retailers (taking into account expected losses and other M&I deliveries) is expected to total 6,237 AFY, slightly less than the simulated Hollister MA sustainable yield.

It is expected that CVP imports will continue to be the most desirable water source for the SBUA in the future and that additional demand will be met with local groundwater blended with imported supplies.

Blending is required to meet the water quality objectives detailed in the Master Plan and Water Supply and Treatment Agreement. The SBUA plans to maximize CVP imports, understanding the limitations in reliability and financial constraints. The preferred distribution of 80 percent imported water and 20 percent groundwater is a matter of preference and may be relaxed during short term droughts.

6.2.2 GROUNDWATER
Groundwater is a major source of supply for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB. The three retailers pump directly from wells located in the SBUA. The District, formed by a special act of the State, has regional responsibility and authority to manage groundwater. As part of its management activities, the District provides recharge to the basin, explores expanded groundwater banking, monitors water levels and water quality, and reports annually on groundwater conditions in the basin.

6.2.2.1 BASIN DESCRIPTION

LOCATION
The SBUA overlies the North San Benito Groundwater Basin, designated as DWR Basin No. 3-3.05, shown on Figure 6-1 (DWR 2021a). The basin covers 200 square miles of the Pajaro River watershed and is drained by its tributaries, most notably the San Benito River. The San Benito River, intermittent in some parts of the basin, runs through the southern portion of the basin before reaching the Pajaro River. The San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 6-7
San Benito River, when flowing, is a recharging stream along much of its channel, but groundwater contributes some base flow upstream of its confluence with the Pajaro River. The Hernandez Reservoir, located upstream of the basin on the San Benito River, is operated to enhance flow in the river and recharge the groundwater basin.

GEOLOGY
The North San Benito Groundwater Basin lies within the Coast Ranges of California, which are a series of elongated ranges and valleys with a predominantly northwesterly trend. The Hollister Valley’s origin and shape has been controlled by folding and faulting of basement rocks in the area, resulting in low-lying areas that have been infilled with unconsolidated to poorly consolidated alluvium of Tertiary and Quaternary age. The Quaternary alluvial deposits compose the valley floor and generally define the groundwater basin (California Geologic Survey 2002, Todd 2004). Numerous investigators have recognized the difficulty in describing the subsurface stratigraphy of the basin, due, in part, to sparse geophysical log data and a lack of distinctive textures and composition among the sedimentary units (Kilburn 1972, Faye 1974 and 1976, Luhdorff and Scalmanini 1991).

Major geologic faults, including the San Andreas and Calaveras, trend northwestward through the area.

Most notably, the Calaveras fault is active and cuts through the basin, trending north-northwest from Hollister to the Pajaro River at San Felipe Lake, and separating the northern valley into two distinct geologic units at depth. The fault is perceived to impact groundwater flow locally, perhaps due to the presence of low permeability rock fragments and blocks displaced upward and adjacent to more permeable alluvial material along the fault zone (Todd 2004).

The Quaternary-age alluvium contains the main aquifers in the groundwater basin. The aquifers are the coarse-grain layers of sands and gravels with interbedded layers of silts and clays. The geometry of the basin suggests that basin-fill units were deposited in alluvial fan and fluvial environments from a variety of source rocks and directions. These deposits interfinger in the subsurface, making the differentiation of discrete aquifer packages difficult on a regional basis. This also results in variable aquifer properties across the basin. Previous investigators indicate wide variability in aquifer transmissivities (Luhdorff and Scalmanini 1991, Faye 1974). Although poorly defined, regional variations in permeability likely create preferential pathways for groundwater, especially in paleo-channel deposits, which may exist beneath current major stream courses or elsewhere in the basin (Todd 2004).

SUBAREAS
Figure 6-1 shows the four management areas delineated as part of the GSP: Bolsa, San Juan, Hollister, and Southern. This definition of subbasins is maintained in this report, supporting consistent reporting of groundwater conditions.

The SBUA overlies part of the Hollister and San Juan MAs. In water year 2025, all of Hollister and Sunnyslope’s pumping was located in the Hollister MA and all of SJB’s pumping was located in the San Juan MA.

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GROUNDWATER LEVELS AND FLOW
In general, groundwater in the basin flows from the southeast and eastern portions of the basin toward the western and northwestern portions of the basin to the Pajaro River. However, general flow directions have been reversed in the Bolsa subbasin due to groundwater pumping; groundwater in the Bolsa subbasin near the Pajaro River flows southeast toward lower water levels.

Groundwater levels have been recorded in the basin since at least 1913 by various agencies including USBR, DWR, Pacheco Pass Water District, San Benito County, University of California Cooperative Extension, and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) (Clark 1924, Kilburn 1972, Farrar 1981, Creegan & D’Angelo 1990). The District monitors water levels in approximately 80 to 100 wells on a semiannual and, more recently, a quarterly basis and reports the data as needed to the SGMA portal. Water levels and trends are presented in the District annual reports (e.g., Todd 2025). Groundwater generally occurs under unconfined and confined conditions. Surficial clay deposits, especially in the Bolsa and San Juan areas, create confining layers. These layers have resulted in local artesian conditions wherein groundwater levels in wells have risen to the surface.

Figure 6-6 illustrates long term changes in groundwater levels in the basin. Water elevations in key wells from the Hollister management area (Figure 4-5 from GSP) are shown on the map in Figure 6-6.

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
The District owns and operates two reservoirs along the San Benito River. Hernandez Reservoir (capacity 17,200 AF) is located on the upper San Benito River in southern San Benito County. Paicines Reservoir (capacity 2,870 AF) is an offstream reservoir between the San Benito River and Tres Pinos Creek. It is filled by water diverted from the San Benito River, with some of the diversions consisting of natural runoff and some consisting of water released from Hernandez Reservoir. Water stored in the two reservoirs is released for percolation in Tres Pinos Creek and the San Benito River to augment groundwater recharge during the dry season. Since 1996, releases from Hernandez have ranged between 0 AFY and 32,450 AFY, generally reflecting variations in inflow. The total releases from Paicines Reservoir range from 0 AFY to 6,139 AFY (Todd 2025).

In the past, the District has purchased and percolated additional CVP imported water for groundwater management. This program began in 1988, and CVP percolation peaked in 1997 at 11,087 AFY. Managed CVP percolation volumes were reduced following 1997 in response to successful recovery of the groundwater basin from overdraft. In recent years, the District has restarted the CVP recharge program at off-stream ponds. In water year 2025, 1,667 AFY of imported water was recharged in the groundwater basin (Todd 2025).

Hollister and Sunnyslope percolate treated wastewater discharge to the groundwater basin. The City of Hollister Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant (DWWTP) represents the major portion, amounting to 3,131 AF in water year 2025. Wastewater percolation has been decreasing in recent years and is expected to continue to decrease as recycled water use increases. The Sunnyslope treatment plant also percolated wastewater discharge, 167 AF in water year 2025 (Todd 2025). The City of San Juan Bautista does not San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 6-9
percolate wastewater directly to the groundwater basin and instead delivers its wastewater to the DWWTP in Hollister for treatment.

WATER QUALITY
The District conducts semiannual sampling (spring and fall) of more than 24 wells distributed spatially over the basin. In addition, water suppliers with more than six connections, including Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB are required to monitor and report water quality to the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW). These data and others are used by the District to monitor and track the status of water quality basin-wide.

A comprehensive water quality database for the District was created in 2004. This database, funded in part by a DWR grant, involved compilation of all available water quality data with the intent of regular update with future data. The first major update occurred as part of the 2007 Annual Groundwater Report.

The database is now regularly updated with readily available local data. A more complete update of the water quality database, including research at local, regional, and state agencies, occurs on a triennial basis.

The database was updated in February 2026, as part of the Annual Groundwater Report for Water Year 2025 (Todd 2026).

The quality of groundwater in the North San Benito Groundwater Basin has been described as highly mineralized and of marginal quality for drinking and agricultural purposes. The mineralized water quality is typical of other relatively small Coast Range groundwater basins but has also been impacted by decades of human-related activities, both agricultural and urban.

A general measure of groundwater quality is total dissolved solids (TDS). For drinking water purposes, TDS concentration of 500 milligrams per liter (mg/L) or less are recommended; however, TDS concentrations up to 1,000 mg/L are acceptable. TDS concentrations are affected by both natural and anthropogenic sources. While concentrations are high (e.g., exceeding 500 mg/L), recent years (2023 through 2025) are characterized by TDS concentrations that are stable or decreasing.

The SBUA agencies blend treated imported CVP water with local groundwater to reduce TDS in Hollister and Sunnyslope’s water supplies. If CVP water is available, the objective for M&I delivered water is around 80 percent CVP imports with the remaining 20 percent as groundwater. This blending results in better delivered water supply and sufficient wastewater quality to produce high quality recycled water and meet wastewater discharge requirements with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB).

The blending of groundwater with imported CVP water results in a linkage between groundwater supply and CVP allocations. In dry years, when CVP allocations are low, the volume of groundwater supply used by the SBUA agencies for urban supplies will be limited to maintain the planned blending ratio. The retailers target 60 percent CVP imports with the remaining 40 percent as groundwater in dry years. These blending requirements could be relaxed on a short-term basis in response to drought conditions.

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WATER BALANCE AND SUSTAINABLE YIELD
The District prepared a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the North San Benito Groundwater Basin in 2022 and is in the process of preparing a Periodic Evaluation and GSP Amendment. As part of the 2022 GSP, the existing numerical model was expanded and updated to simulate the water budget and groundwater flow. For each Annual Report, the model is updated for the previous water year and the change in storage is calculated. For the GSP amendment, the model will be updated and improved.

Major inflows include deep percolation from rainfall, return flow from urban and agricultural uses, recharge of reclaimed water, stream percolation (both natural and managed through reservoir and CVP releases), and subsurface inflow from adjacent groundwater basins. Most of these inflows are controlled by hydrological conditions and are generally greater in wet years and reduced in dry years.

Major outflows include pumping by agricultural and urban users and subsurface outflow to adjacent basins. Agricultural groundwater pumping is not reliably consistent throughout the basin and is estimated in the model based on land use and reference evaporation. The volume of agricultural pumping in Zone 6 in any given year is dependent on the volume of CVP imports and the amount and distribution of rainfall, as growers often rely on both groundwater and CVP for water supply. Municipal pumping has decreased significantly as the SBUA expanded its ability to treat CVP water and use it directly.

The change in storage calculated by the numerical model for 1975-2025 shows fluctuations due to changes in management and hydrologic conditions. Groundwater storage was at its lowest near the beginning of the simulation because of overdraft during the preceding decades and an intense drought during 1976- 1977. Hollister MA groundwater storage increased significantly when imported water deliveries began in 1988. With decreased groundwater pumping, managed aquifer recharge, and several wet years in the 1990s, groundwater storage increased rapidly and has remained relatively steady since 1998. The recovery of groundwater levels and storage in the Hollister MA provided a buffer for the recent droughts of 2014-2016 and 2021-2022, allowing local groundwater users to pump groundwater without severe declines.

The water budget section of the 2022 GSP estimates a sustainable yield based on expected future pumping. Sustainable yield is defined as the volume of pumping that the basin can sustain without causing undesirable effects. It is not a fixed or inherent natural characteristic of a groundwater basin. Rather, it is influenced by land use activities, importation of water, wastewater and stormwater management methods, and the locations of wells with respect to interconnected streams. The estimate of sustainable yield presented in this section reflects the current status of those variables and evaluates whether there would be a long-term increase or decrease in basin storage if those conditions continued over a 50-year future period with local hydrology and CVP imports (per CalSim2) corresponding to 1925-1953 and 1982- 2002. The GSP analysis separates out the potential yield of groundwater by user. Based on numerical modeling and analysis detailed in the GSP, the estimated sustainable yield for groundwater for M&I uses in the Hollister MA, where all of the municipal wells for Hollister and Sunnyslope are located, is about 5,600 AFY. SJB pumping occurs in the San Juan MA that has a sustainable yield of 650 AFY. The total San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 6-11
sustainable yield for M&I pumping is 6,250 AFY. As noted above, future use of local groundwater supply may be limited or require treatment due to water quality concerns (Todd 2021).

6.2.2.2 GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
The District manages the water resources for all of San Benito County. The District is a California Special District formed in 1953 by the San Benito County Water Conservation and Flood Control Act. The District has jurisdiction throughout San Benito County and has formed three zones of benefit to fund surface water and groundwater management activities. Zone 1 covers the entire county and provides the funding base for certain District administrative expenses. Zone 3 generally covers the San Benito River Valley to the confluence with the Pajaro River, from the Highway 25 Bridge nine miles south of the town of Paicines to San Juan Bautista, plus the Tres Pinos Creek Valley from Paicines to the San Benito River. Zone 3 provides the funding base for operation of Hernandez and Paicines reservoirs and related percolation and groundwater management activities. Zone 6 includes the two MAs (San Juan and Hollister) and provides the funding base for importation and distribution of CVP water and related groundwater management activities (Todd 2010, HDR 2008a). It should be noted that the SBUA includes Zone 6 and additional areas.

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT (SGMA)
The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires sustainable groundwater management for designated medium- and high-priority groundwater basins; the North San Benito Groundwater Basin is medium priority. SGMA requires sustainable management of priority groundwater basins and empowers local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) to manage groundwater resources. San Benito County Water District GSA (SBCWD GSA), in partnership with Valley Water (known as Santa Clara Valley Water District prior to 2019) GSA, has developed a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the North San Benito Basin. The North San Benito Basin (Basin) is predominantly in San Benito County with small areas in Santa Clara County. The North San Benito GSP was adopted by the SBCWD and Valley Water GSAs and was submitted to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) in January 2022. The 2022 GSP provides the basic information, analytical tools, and projects and management actions for continued groundwater management, guided by SGMA and by locally defined sustainability goals, objectives, and metrics. The GSP was approved by DWR in July 2023.

ANNUAL GROUNDWATER REPORT
Each water year, the District oversees the preparation of an Annual Groundwater Report that describes current groundwater conditions in the District and the DWR defined groundwater basin. The report documents water supply sources and use, groundwater levels and storage, and District management activities over the water year (October to September). Recommendations are provided with regard to the future water year imports, groundwater replenishment, groundwater pumping, and groundwater charges. This Annual Report is prepared at the request of the District to meet its information needs and to fulfill statutory reporting requirements including SGMA and the District’s Special Act (Todd 2025).

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WATER RIGHTS
The North San Benito Groundwater Basin is not an adjudicated basin and groundwater entitlements or rights have not otherwise been defined. The long-term reliability of groundwater supply for the SBUA is not likely to be predicated on water rights but is likely to be defined by the overall state of the groundwater basin.

6.2.2.3 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Groundwater resources of the North San Benito Basin are shared among the municipal, agricultural and rural users and managed conjunctively with local and imported water supplies. In the North San Benito Basin, groundwater provides important supply and storage benefits and is sustainable, given continuing local management and availability of imported water for recharge. The long history of collaborative groundwater management—now guided by SGMA—supports water supply reliability.

OVERDRAFT CONDITIONS
While groundwater levels over time have varied in response to precipitation, groundwater pumping, and managed aquifer recharge conditions, the basin is not in overdraft and is managed sustainably.

Water levels are estimated to have been at historical highs prior to 1913 before development of groundwater pumping (Kilburn 1972). In the extreme drought conditions of the late 1970s, water levels in some areas had declined more than 150 feet from the estimated highs (Creegan & D’Angelo 1990).

With the exception of a few areas of persistent water level lows, by 1998 groundwater levels had recovered close to the historical highs as a result of decreased pumping (following CVP importation), increased precipitation, and managed aquifer recharge (Jones & Stokes 1999). During the drought that began in 2021, groundwater levels declined over much of the basin, most notably in agricultural areas of the basin that rely on groundwater. These subbasins sustained four successive years of drought with limited CVP imports. During this time groundwater elevations declined slightly or remained steady in areas of municipal pumping including Hollister East and Tres Pinos subbasins.

Groundwater elevation declines during drought do not constitute overdraft, which is a chronic condition.

The North San Benito Basin is not in overdraft and sufficient storage remains in the basin to accommodate additional dry conditions with limited imported water availability. However, if drought conditions persist, avoidance of significant and unreasonable impacts will require delivery of alternative supplies to sensitive areas or more rigorous water demand management.

6.2.2.4 PAST FIVE YEARS GROUNDWATER PUMPING
Table 6-1 Hollister Retail, Table 6-1 Sunnyslope Retail, and Table 6-1 SJB Retail show the historical pumping of Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB respectively. In general, municipal pumping in the area has decreased over time due to increased treatment and use of imported water and water conservation measures (Figure 6-5). Average municipal pumping has declined as CVP treatment capacity has increased.

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From 1996 to 2002 (before Lessalt WTP came online) pumping averaged 6,563 AFY. From 2003 to 2016 (with only Lessalt WTP online), pumping averaged 4,580 AFY. Average pumping from 2020 to 2025 is around 2,900 AFY, two thirds of the total pumping pre-CVP imports.

The groundwater basin is a shared resource, and other users (mainly agricultural) rely on groundwater supplies from the same MAs. For the SGMA Annual Report water balance, total current pumping in the Hollister MA is estimated to be around 47,700 AFY (2,500 AFY for M&I uses and 45,000 AFY for Agricultural uses). Municipal pumping has represented up to 15 percent of total pumping in the Hollister MA during the recovery period 1989-2014, reflecting the available CVP deliveries for agricultural users but limited CVP treatment capacity for M&I users. Locations of municipal wells in the SBUA are shown on Figure 6-

6. 2025 ACTUAL USE OF SUPPLY
In 2025, the pumping for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB totaled 2,230 AFY. Hollister and Sunnyslope each pumped about 45 percent, while SJB pumped about 10 percent of the total groundwater used. The interties that connect Hollister and Sunnyslope allow groundwater pumped from either retailer to flow to each other. These two retailers use this connection to ensure that groundwater and CVP water are delivered efficiently to SBUA customers.

WATER YEAR TYPES
Groundwater use varies with water year type but is managed for long-term sustainability. In dry years (drought), the groundwater aquifer serves as an important storage reserve and the use of groundwater increases as CVP imports decrease. In wet years with available imported water supply and increased artificial and natural recharge, groundwater in storage increases.

PROJECTIONS
Groundwater is expected to make up the difference between total SBUA demand and CVP deliveries.

While CVP deliveries are preferred due to better water quality, the allocations are limited especially during drought. Groundwater will be used to make up for any decreased allocations during drought and any increase in growth above the CVP contracted volumes.

6.2.3 SURFACE WATER
While local surface water is not directly used for water supply, it is used as a source of managed recharge to the groundwater aquifer. In most years, local surface water released from the District’s Hernandez and Paicines Reservoirs is percolated along the San Benito River and Tres Pinos Creek. Releases of local surface water have been limited typically to percolation upstream of the confluence of San Benito River and Tres Pinos Creek. This has helped maintain groundwater levels without causing shallow groundwater problems and competing for available storage space with the City of Hollister wastewater percolation ponds.

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In Water Year 2025, Paicines and Hernandez releases were 355 AFY and 5,394 AFY respectively, representing average hydrologic conditions.
2025 ACTUAL USE OF SUPPLY
There was no direct use of surface water in 2025.

WATER YEAR TYPES
While the volume of releases from the reservoirs, and therefore the recharge to the groundwater basin, varies based on water year conditions, there is no direct use of surface water.

PROJECTIONS
Reservoir releases and the corresponding recharge are expected to remain similar to historical conditions.

There is no projected direct use of surface water.

6.2.4. STORM WATER
Currently, storm water is not diverted for direct beneficial use. However, while some stormwater runs off to the San Benito River, a portion of stormwater runoff enters the City of Hollister’s storm water system and treated in the wastewater industrial plant prior to discharge to ponds. The collected storm water serves to increase the volume recharged in the disposal ponds and improves the discharge water quality.

Hollister has developed a stormwater plan, and Best Management Practices (BMPs) were approved in late 2024 as part of the General Plan update to ensure storm water does not pose a threat to surface water quality and is properly routed through the City of Hollister.

6.2.5 WASTEWATER AND RECYCLED WATER OPPORTUNITIES
This section presents a summary of SBUA wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal; current and projected recycled water use; programs to encourage recycled water use; and the SBUA plan for optimizing recycled water use.

6.2.5.1 RECYCLED WATER COORDINATION
In 2004, the City of Hollister, the County, and the District executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) forming a partnership to undertake the development of the Master Plan for the SBUA. The MOU was amended in 2008 to include Sunnyslope. A new MOU with Hollister was completed in 2014 that allowed the District to receive recycled water from the Hollister wastewater treatment plant and make it available to agricultural customers in the area. These parties have undertaken a coordinated effort to plan water supply and wastewater strategies for the SBUA. These strategies include the collection and treatment of wastewater as well as disposal and recycled use, as appropriate.

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Planning for recycled water use has included the preparation of a Recycled Water Feasibility Study prepared by the District in 2005 (RMC 2005) and a subsequent Recycled Water Feasibility Study Update prepared jointly by the District and Hollister (HDR 2008b). The Long Term Wastewater Master Plans (LTWWMPs) were prepared respectively by Hollister and Sunnyslope, and the Master Plan was prepared jointly by Hollister, Sunnyslope, and the District (HDR 2008a). The Master Plan was updated in 2023 with full integration of SJB (HDR 2023).

Recycled water is currently being used for irrigation at one site within the SBUA. While there are no detailed plans to increase recycled water use in the SBUA, additional recycled water is supplied to areas outside of the SBUA for agricultural irrigation (Todd 2020). Increasing recycled water supplies could reduce groundwater pumping in the area, increasing available groundwater supplies for other parties, including the SBUA retailers.

Recycled water is currently available and will become more widely available in the near term. However, neither increased municipal non-potable use nor potable reuse opportunities are targeted currently for implementation because agricultural use is a higher priority.

6.2.5.2 WASTEWATER COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
As indicated on Table 6-2 R, five wastewater treatment plants treat the domestic, commercial, and industrial wastewater flows generated within the SBUA (Figure 6-7). The existing wastewater facilities are owned by two separate agencies: Hollister and Sunnyslope. San Benito County operated Cielo Vista Estates Wastewater Treatment Plant until 2024 when it was decommissioned and replaced with a connection to the Hollister system. SJB historically operated a wastewater facility but, as of mid-2026, is in the final stages of a major wastewater project, which connects SJB sewage to the Hollister Domestic Water Reclamation Facility. The facility descriptions are included below, organized by agency.

Current wastewater collection and treatment volumes for each of the treatment plants are presented on Table 6-3 R. The Hollister Water Reclamation Facility treated 3,425 AF of wastewater in water year 2025.

While most of the treated wastewater was discharged to percolation ponds, 80 AFY of recycled water was used for urban irrigation.

City of Hollister Wastewater Facilities
Hollister owns and operates two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs); the domestic wastewater treatment plant/water reclamation facility (DWWTP/WRF) and the industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWWTP). The DWWTP/WRF, located on the western edge of the SBUA (Figure 6-7), was built in 1979 to treat Hollister’s domestic wastewater. The IWWTP (located west of downtown Hollister) treats seasonal industrial wastewater and storm water from the downtown area. The City of Hollister’s collection system consists of gravity pipelines and force mains ranging from 4- to 36-inches in diameter.

The Hollister DWWTP/WRF began operating in March 1980, was renovated in 1987 to increase capacity, improved in 2002 and 2003 to improve treatment efficiency, and upgraded in 2009 to include the WRF and improve treatment to tertiary levels. Construction of distribution systems connecting to the City of San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 6-16
Hollister Reclamation facility has begun. This system will increase the use of recycled water in the District.

Recycled water will augment supply to agricultural users in the Hollister subbasin area. The DWWTP/WRF receives wastewater flow from all municipal and most industrial customers within Hollister City limits, including portions of the Sunnyslope service area, and, as of 2026, receives wastewater from SJB. The system treats water to disinfected tertiary recycled water standards through the use of a Membrane Bioreactor (MBR).

The DWWTP/WRF is currently capable of treating up to 4 MGD and the current dry weather average flow is approximately 3 MGD. The DWWTP/WRF can be expanded to accommodate peak flows of 5 MGD through the installation of additional membranes, when required by additional development.

The Hollister IWWTP began operating in 1971 and is located on 78 acres less than a mile east of the DWWTP/WRF (Figure 6-7). The facility was constructed to treat effluent from local tomato canneries and also treats storm water. Only one of the canneries, San Benito Foods, is currently in operation, from midJune through mid-October. The IWWTP is a conventional aerated pond treatment system that produces secondary-treated discharge. The capacity of the IWWTP has been estimated to be as high as 7.5 MGD; however, the current RWQCB permit limits flows to 3.5 MGD during the canning season and 1.72 MGD of storm water during the non-canning season (HDR 2008a). The secondary effluent from the IWWTP is discharged to evaporation and percolation ponds, which recharge Hollister and San Juan area groundwater (RMC 2005). The number of industrial dischargers has significantly declined over the last 30 years and as of 2020, only one cannery discharged industrial wastewater to the IWTP (Wallace 2020).

Sunnyslope County Water District Wastewater Facilities
The domestic wastewater treatment plant serving the Ridgemark Estates community is managed by Sunnyslope. A new wastewater treatment plant was constructed in 2013 at the Ridgemark I facility (Figure 6-7). The new treatment plant is a sequential batch reactor facility with sludge handling facilities and four percolation ponds that can treat 330,000 gallons per day. In water year 2025, the total treated wastewater was 188 acre feet or approximately 168,000 gallons per day (Todd 2025). The previous Ridgemark II facility was converted to a pump station to pump wastewater to the new Ridgemark I treatment plant. At the Ridgemark II site, the treatment ponds and disposal ponds will remain as a backup facilities owned by Sunnyslope.

Sunnyslope has no plans to provide recycled water for irrigation in the next five years. In the past, Sunnyslope had considered providing recycled water for Ridgemark Golf Course, but this would require significant additional upgrades to its WWTP.

City of San Juan Bautista Wastewater Facilities
The City of San Juan Bautista has historically provided wastewater collection services to more than 900 residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional accounts. SJB owns and operates a wastewater collection system that consists of approximately 9.3 miles of gravity trunks and force mains and five lift stations, which has conveyed the flow to the San Juan Bautista Wastewater Treatment Plant (SJBWWTP).

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DWWTP/WRF. As background, the SJB WWTP is a tertiary treatment facility that includes a mechanical screen and influent pump station, sequencing batch reactor pond (SBR), flow equalization tanks, a denitrification pond pressure sand filters, and ultraviolet (UV) disinfection. Sludge is stored in lagoons, and wastewater was discharged to San Juan Creek, effectively leaving the North San Benito Basin. The original plant was a facultative pond plant. The last major improvement project, in 2010, upgraded Pond 1 to an aerated pond that functions as SBRs and split Pond 2 into three cells, which include the polishing pond and two sludge storage lagoons. The 2010 upgrade project also added a mechanical basket screen, a new dual media pressure filtration system, and UV disinfection system. In 2018, SJB removed 30-years of accumulated sludge from Pond 2, to accommodate continued operation of the treatment plant. The tertiary treatment facility is only designed to handle 0.2 MGD, while there is some buffering capacity available in the SBR (1.6 MG), the available volume has not been enough to equalize the excess daily flow during peak flow conditions. Despite past upgrades, the facility has experienced operational constraints associated with its aging infrastructure and inherent limitations of lagoon-based treatment systems, particularly with respect to regulatory compliance reliability and long-term performance.

To address long-term wastewater management needs and water quality compliance, the City of San Juan Bautista Regional Water and Wastewater Solution was established. As described in the GSP, the Regional Solution involves importing high quality water from the West Hills WTP to San Juan Bautista, replacing groundwater use, removing residential self-generating water softeners, reducing industrial salt loading to SJB wastewater, and then conveying San Juan Bautista wastewater to the City of Hollister DWWTP/WRF.

The Regional Solution is part of the 2023 Master Plan process. The design for the San Juan Bautista Pipeline construction is underway, and water deliveries may start within the next two to three years. As of 2026, the Regional Solution has completed the wastewater pipeline project to connect SJB sewage to the DWWTP/WRF. This project has been supported by roughly $12.5 million in USDA funding (grants and loans) to replace failing infrastructure. The project ends SJB’s requirement to operate its own treatment facility.

SJB does not currently provide recycled water, and future wastewater planning is focused on regional conveyance and treatment rather than expansion or modernization of local treatment or recycled water reuse infrastructure.

Other Wastewater Facilities
Wastewater treatment within the SBUA by parties other than the three municipal water purveyors is limited to the Cielo Vista Estates, operated by San Benito County, and private residential septic systems.

Cielo Vista Estates is a residential development within Sunnyslope's service area and includes approximately 75 single-family homes located at the intersection of Airline Highway and Fairview Road.

Previously, the wastewater from the community was treated by a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) system operated by San Benito County. The system was closed in 2024 and the community is now connected to the Hollister WWTP.

Some private residences within the SBUA are still serviced by individual septic systems. No estimate has been made of the quantity of wastewater generated from these onsite wastewater systems.

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6.2.5.3 RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The wastewater treatment facilities within the SBUA utilize a number of treatment methods, which result in varying effluent quality, as described above. Current requirements for recycled water use are administered by Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, referred to hereafter as Title 22. The Hollister DWWTP/WRF has the capacity to meet the requirements for disinfected tertiary recycled water as defined by Title 22. The remaining wastewater treatment facilities produce effluent that meets the Title 22 requirements for undisinfected secondary recycled water. However, the effluent streams from all of the treatment facilities have high levels of TDS, which may preclude local reuse on orchards and vineyards or non-food bearing trees. The parties to the MOU have committed to reducing these high concentrations by reducing the TDS of supplied water as part of the Master Plan (HDR 2023). The Hollister DWWTP/WRF currently treats all wastewater flows to tertiary standards, but only disinfects what is used offsite for landscape irrigation.

As previously noted, the other wastewater treatment facilities (Ridgemark WWTP and SJB WWTP) produce undisinfected secondary effluent, with disposal through evaporation and/or percolation.

The current and anticipated future quantities of wastewater treated to recycled water standards are presented in Table 6-4 Hollister Retail, Table 6-4 Sunnyslope Retail, Table 6-4 SJB Retail, and 6-4 W.

Recycled water will be available from only Hollister’s domestic wastewater treatment plant/water reclamation facility (DWWTP/WRF). There are no plans to provide recycled water from other facilities.

6.2.5.4 CURRENT, POTENTIAL, AND PROJECTED RECYCLED WATER USES

CURRENT USES
Offsite reuse of recycled water from the DWWTP/WRF takes place at Riverside Park (formerly known as the Brigantino Site) and previously occurred at the airport. Irrigation began in a limited capacity in 2009 and increased in 2010. In 2025, 80 AF of recycled water was delivered to Brigantino Park, while no recycled water was delivered to the airport site. The remaining treated wastewater from the DWWTP/WRF is currently disposed of by evaporation and percolation. The DWWTP/WRF will increase the quantity of disinfected tertiary recycled water that it produces as demand for recycled water increases, in accordance with the Master Plan. In Water Year 2025, an additional 406 AFY of recycled water was delivered to agricultural customers outside of the SBUA.

PLANNED VERSUS ACTUAL USE OF RECYCLED WATER
In the 2020 UWMP, recycled water use in the SBUA was projected to remain steady at 100 AFY by 2025.

The actual recycled water use in 2025 was 80 AF. In Table 6-5 Hollister Retail, Table 6-5 Sunnyslope Retail, and Table 6-5 SJB Retail the projected recycled water use from the 2020 UWMP is compared to the 2025 actual use. The volume of landscape irrigation is about the same, as recycled water has been prioritized for agricultural use outside of the SBUA. Sunnyslope nor SJB have plans to pursue recycled water as a supply source.

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FUTURE USES
Potential Recycled Water Uses
Water recycling began with municipal irrigation but has shifted focus to provide recycled water to agricultural users beyond the SBUA. The system was expanded in 2014, including infrastructure and treatment capability to improve water quality for the purpose of agricultural irrigation. The system was further improved in 2015 when SBCWD (at a cost of about $1,000,000) installed 1.65 miles of additional distribution system piping and 30 metered delivery points to provide water for agricultural customers. In 2016, the Recycled Water Storage Pond was installed in “Pond 2” at the Domestic Waste Reclamation Facility (DWRF) to improve distribution system water quality and to help equalize recycled water production with irrigation demand.

Projected Recycled Water Use
In 2019, the District installed a series of sand media filters upstream of the Recycled Water Distribution System to improve water quality and allow agricultural customers to use drip irrigation and minimize backwash waste. These upgrades to the Recycled Water Storage Pond and distribution system cost approximately $1,500,000. Recycled water currently is provided to approximately 865 acres for agricultural production and landscape irrigation. Currently, these agricultural customers rely on additional CVP imports and groundwater pumping. If more irrigation demands are met by recycled water, groundwater pumping in the area could be reduced, increasing the available groundwater supply for the SBUA retailers.

There are no plans to expand recycled water use for municipal users. This is documented as the absence of entries on Tables 6-6 Hollister Retail, 6-6 Sunnyslope Retail, and 6-6 SJB Retail.

6.2.5.5 ACTIONS TO ENCOURAGE AND OPTIMIZE FUTURE RECYCLED WATER USE There are no current plans to increase recycled water use in the SBUA. Accordingly, no implementation strategies are listed on Table 6-6 Hollister Retail, Table 6-6 Sunnyslope Retail, Table 6-6 SJB Retail, Table 6-7 Hollister Retail, Table 6-7 Sunnyslope Retail, nor Table 6-7 SJB Retail. The District plans to distribute the recycled water produced by Hollister’s WWTP for agricultural users outside the SBUA. Sunnyslope or SJB may pursue recycled water in the future but have no plans in place.

6.2.6 DESALINATION WATER OPPORTUNITIES
The 2023 Master Plan examined demineralization from municipal wells as a potential project to increase water supply reliability and improve water quality. Individual wellhead treatment was considered. The treated groundwater would be blended with the existing CVP and remaining groundwater supplies in the distribution system. The demineralization facilities would have a design capacity of 6,000 AFY and would produce an annual average supply of approximately 3,000 AFY. There are currently no plans to begin this project.

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The District, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB are not considering desalination from ocean water or brackish surface water at this time because of a lack of such water sources in the region.

6.2.7 EXCHANGES OR TRANSFERS
Through its CVP contract, the District has the capability to engage in transfer or exchange with other CVP customers.

6.2.7.1 EXCHANGES
The District is the CVP wholesaler to agricultural and M&I users in addition to Hollister and Sunnyslope.

During the next water shortage, Hollister and Sunnyslope may be eligible to purchase additional water that the District has obtained from its water transfers with other CVP customers, has purchased on the spot market, and has banked at the Semitropic water bank. The amount of available water would be variable, based on the District’s overall water needs. Potential short-term water agreements are expected to include 1,000 AFY from North Delta contract holders and an additional 250 AFY from exchange contractors in non-critical years.

Currently, the District has no municipal supply stored with Semitropic.

6.2.7.2 TRANSFERS
Over the past decade, the District has had an ongoing practice of purchasing out-of-basin water supplies to supplement its imported CVP supplies. These purchases have totaled 13,550 AF over the period.

Purchases are made, when available and cost-effective, from a variety of sources including irrigation districts north of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors, and other sources. These purchases range from single-year (spot market) purchases to multi-year agreements (typically up to 5 years).

6.2.7.3 EMERGENCY INTERTIES
Hollister and Sunnyslope share a connected water system and in an emergency, water can flow from one retailer to the other as needed.

To meet future demands and to secure more-reliable and higher-quality water, a transmission pipeline and associated facilities are in the design process to connect SJB’s distribution system to the District’s West Hills WTP. The San Juan Bautista Pipeline will form the infrastructure backbone for delivering highquality surface water from the West Hills WTP to SJB to improve water quality in the distribution system.

The pipeline is a 10-inch-diameter, gravity-fed, treated water transmission pipeline that will extend approximately 6.75 miles from the West Hills WTP to SJB’s distribution system, where it will connect near Well No. 6. The design for the San Juan Bautista Pipeline construction is underway, and water deliveries may start within the next two to three years.

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6.2.8 SUPPLY FROM STORAGE
Both the ASR and B.F. Sisk Dam Raise projects (more information in Section 6.2.10) will improve the reliability of the existing CVP water by providing opportunities for long-term storage of excess CVP water during wet years. That water would then be available during dry years, when CVP allocations are curtailed.

6.2.9 OTHER SUPPLIES
There are currently no other water supplies being used by Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, nor the District.

6.2.10 FUTURE WATER PROJECTS
As listed on Table 6-7, several future projects and programs could increase the reliability of the SBUA water supply. These projects all reflect the basin-wide partnership between Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District. Additional information is provided in the Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the North San Benito Basin (Todd, 2021) and the 2023 Master Plan.

INCREASE GROUNDWATER WELL PRODUCTION CAPACITY
A major project has been termed the North County Project. It involves development of production well capacity in the northeastern portion of the North San Benito Basin to actively manage groundwater storage, to increase municipal water supply and drought year reliability, and to improve municipal water quality for the City of Hollister. The “North County” area has been defined mostly on the basis of relatively low concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS) in groundwater. The effort is being led by the District in cooperation with the City of Hollister. The long-term goal of the project is to develop up to 5,000 acrefeet per year (AFY) of local water supply that is reliable during droughts. Phase I consists of siting, design, and installation of a new production well to serve the northern City of Hollister, beginning with a test well installed in 2021.

Test wells drilled in March 2021 as part of the North County Project were added to the North San Benito GSP groundwater level and quality monitoring program. Information about the wells (including ground surface elevation, screened intervals, and baseline conditions) is currently being collected.

In addition, SJB is considering a potential water treatment project associated with its Well #6. This treatment could allow increased groundwater production capacity. While the timing of that project remains uncertain and dependent on funding and implementation capacity, it represents an important long-term consideration for the City of San Juan Bautista.

DEVELOP SURFACE WATER STORAGE
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reduce seismic risk. A subsequent phase of the project is being developed to increase water storage capability in the Reservoir. The District diverts its CVP allocations from San Luis Reservoir. Additional storage would increase the capacity for carryover storage of surface water allocations in years when excess water is available, for increased flexibility to use the entire CVP allocation. All phases of construction are scheduled for completion in 2037.

The Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project was a collaborative effort of Valley Water, San Benito County Water District, and Pacheco Pass Water District (PPWD) and included in the 2020 UWMP and GSP.

However, the project is no longer moving forward. On August 26, 2025, Valley Water’s Board directed staff to cease work on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project, withdraw its grant application, and wind the project down. Valley Water’s decision was made for three main reasons: 1) USBR determined that it would not allow for the storage of CVP water in the expanded reservoir, 2) most recent cost estimate had escalated to $3.2B, 3) inability to identify and secure additional project partners. On January 30, 2026 Valley Water notified SBCWD that it was formally terminating the 2018 MOU governing development of the project.

EXPAND MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE (MAR)
A MAR study was conducted and completed in water year 2022. The District has planned a MAR project using injection wells, specifically Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) and has begun implementation. The entire ASR project is planned to provide for injection and storage of up to 6,000 AFY of treated CVP water in wet years with recovery of up to 6,000 AFY of stored water in dry years.

This first phase, the accelerated drought response project (ADRoP), consists of up to five ASR wells, expansion of the West Hills WTP, and construction of pipelines to convey injection and recovery water between the five ASR wells, West Hills WTP, and the Hollister Distribution System.

In 2022 and 2023, the District successfully applied for and was awarded three individual grants to assist In funding ADRoP. These grants included DWR SGMA Implementation and Integrated Water Resource Management grants and a USBR small storage grant. In 2024, the District conducted environmental review of the project, Identified and negotiated locations for key project components, and developed final designs and specifications for construction of ADRoP infrastructure. In water year 2025, the District made significant progress on ADRoP. This included continued West Hills WTP expansion construction, finalization of property acquisition and state and federal environmental assessment and planning, and significant construction. The District successfully completed design work for all the wells, transmission infrastructure, and other facilities early in 2025.

Well drilling began in August 2025 and pipeline and other facility construction started shortly thereafter.

As of the end of the water year, four ASR wells have been constructed, and aquifer testing was underway.

A significant portion of the pipeline and other construction work was also completed in Water Year 2025.

The District anticipates completion of currently planned ADRoP construction work in Water Year 2026, including well testing, well equipping, site improvement, pipeline construction, etc.

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ENHANCE CONJUNCTIVE USE
Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District are engaged in several conjunctive use projects including the GSP, UWMP and AWMP, the SBUA Water and Wastewater Master Plan, and the WRA. These ongoing collaborative efforts represent the commitment to providing stable and secure water supply to the region.

The 2022 GSP for the North San Benito Basin provides the basic information, analytical tools, and projects and management actions for continued groundwater management, guided by SGMA and by locally defined sustainability goals, objectives, and metrics.

The UWMP and AWMP provide detailed information on the current and future water supply and demand in normal and drought conditions.

The Hollister Urban Area Water and Wastewater Master Planning Project (Master Plan) has been implemented since 2008 (now called the San Benito Urban Areas Water and Wastewater Master Plan) and it continues as an active planning process for the foreseeable future. Relative to groundwater sustainability, the Master Plan provides for conjunctive use of CVP supply, groundwater, wastewater, and recycled water. While CVP supply is sourced from beyond GSA jurisdictions and is not always reliable (see Plan Area section 2.1.2), the groundwater, wastewater, and recycled water are local sources and the conjunctive use planning increases reliability.

Water conservation efforts in San Benito County are conducted through the Water Resources Association (WRA). WRA is a cooperative effort among the District, City of Hollister, City of San Juan Bautista, and Sunnyslope County Water District. The WRA provides outreach and education, as well as rebate programs to help promote water conservation.

CONTINUE/ENHANCE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
The District will continue to implement projects that will improve groundwater quality. These projects include implementing the Salt Nutrient Management Plan, which involves: collaborating with UC Davis toward reduced nitrate and salt loading by agriculture, supporting farmers in use of remote sensing to optimize fertilizer applications, enhancing cooperation with the County and local agencies on regulation of water softeners and onsite wastewater treatment systems, and enhancing outreach to North San Benito County stakeholders (including disadvantaged communities) on groundwater quality issues.

IMPROVE MONITORING PROGRAM
Water resource monitoring is described in the GSP and addresses surface water, groundwater levels and storage, and groundwater quality among other topics. This monitoring supports informed basin management and documents GSP performance in maintaining sustainability. The GSP Section 8 identifies recommended monitoring improvements, including:
• Investigation for Measurement of Agricultural Groundwater Extraction • Assessment of Monitored Well Sites to Refine Network
• Documentation of Well Construction in the Plan Area
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• Development of a Unique Well ID Program
• Enhancement of Surface Water Gaging
• Collaboration with State/Federal agencies for stream gages (Upper Tres Pinos) These improvements are described in more detail in the GSP. Combined with the District’s existing groundwater management, these programs will allow the SBUA to continue to rely on the groundwater basin especially during drought.

6.3 ENERGY USE
As a new requirement in 2020, suppliers must calculate the energy intensity of their water service. While the agencies have tracked their energy use in recent years, they have not systematically recorded energy uses from conveyance, storage, pumping, treatment, and distribution. Table 6-A below lists the possible uses of energy in the SBUA system. Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District have all provided their available energy consumption. Sunnyslope’s estimate includes both pumping and distribution for a period of six month, whereas Hollister tracks only energy for pumping. To account for distribution, it is assumed that total energy costs for groundwater are similar in Sunnyslope and Hollister and that energy use can be extrapolated from the six month period to one year.

SBCWD tracks energy use at each part of the water system from the turnouts, storage operations, pump stations, and treatment plants.

Table 6-10 (UWMP Table O-1a) summarizes the energy data. As shown, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB use energy to extract and divert water and SBCWD uses energy for storage, conveyance, and treatment. To simplify the accounting, the process of Distribution in Table 6-10 only includes distribution for CVP water whereas the processes of Extract and Divert include distribution for groundwater. The value for Volume of Water Entering is defined as the volume of water sources before losses. It should be noted that the CVP energy use for storage, conveyance, and distribution also includes water for agriculture uses that are not accounted for in the volume of water entering the process. Additional upstream energy to convey CVP water to the basin is not included in the total energy used.

The energy intensity of the system is the total energy use divided by the volume of water in the system (kWh/AF). For the CVP system, the energy intensity is approximately 488 kWh/AF and the groundwater system energy intensity is approximately 838 kWh/AF. In 2025, the groundwater system supplied 33 percent of the water and used 45 percent of the total energy of the system, similar to the energy use documented in the 2020 UWMP.

While the energy data used in this analysis are approximate, the energy intensity of the systems can be applied to evaluation of potential water management projects. The three agencies will continue to monitor and collect data on the energy use of the system.

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Table 6-A. Components of Energy Use for Water Supply in the San Benito Urban Area Component Process Agency
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Alluvial Basin Potable North San Benito 1,666.9 1,670.3 1,367.4 932.2 888.5 1,667 1,670 1,367 932 888
NOTES: Hollister
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) Add additional rows as needed
Total
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.

Groundwater Type
Drop Down List
May use each category
multiple times
Potable or
Non-Potable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Location or Basin Name 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Alluvial Basin Potable North San Benito 1,698.5 1,926.4 1,084.4 1,304.8 1,059.0 1,699 1,926 1,084 1,305 1,059
NOTES: Sunnyslope, includes groundwater pumped and delivered to Hollister 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) Add additional rows as needed
Total
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.

Groundwater Type
Drop Down List
May use each category
multiple times
Potable or
Non-Potable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Location or Basin Name 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Alluvial Basin Potable North San Benito 223.7 229.3 275.8 288.3 283.3 224 229 276 288 283
NOTES: SJB
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) Add additional rows as needed
Total
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.

Groundwater Type
Drop Down List
May use each category
multiple times
Potable or NonPotable
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Location or Basin Name 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
0 0 0 0 0
NOTES:

Submittal Table 6-1 Wholesale: Groundwater Volume Pumped Check the box if the Supplier does not pump groundwater.

Check the box if all or part of the groundwater described below is desalinated. (OPTIONAL) Add additional rows as needed
Total
DWR NOTES:

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
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Is WWTP Located
Within UWMP
Area?
Drop Down List
City of Hollister Metered 3,425 Hollister Domestic WWTP, Place ID 230555
Yes
Sunnyslope County Water
District
Metered 188 Ridgemark Estates WWTP, Place
ID 252700
Yes
City of San Juan Bautista Metered 201 San Juan Bautista WWTP, Place ID 255337
Yes
3,814
Submittal Table 6-2 Retail: Wastewater Collected Within Service Area 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 Add additional rows as needed
Total Wastewater Received from UWMP
Service Area in 2025:

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.

NOTES:

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entity
Hollister Domestic
WWTP, Place ID 230555 No 3425 3,425 Tertiary 80 Tertiary 406 Tertiary 2939 Tertiary 0 Tertiary 0 NA Ridgemark Estates
WWTP, Place ID 252700 No 188 188 Secondary, Undisinfected 0 Secondary, Undisinfected 0 Secondary,
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WWTP, Place ID 255337 No 201 201 Secondary, Undisinfected 0 Secondary, Undisinfected 0 Secondary, Undisinfected 201 Secondary, Undisinfect 0 Secondary, Undisinfected 0 NA 3,814 3,814 80 406 3,328 0 0
Submittal Table 6-3 Retail: Wastewater Treatment and Outcomes Within UWMP Service Area Water Code Section 10633(b)
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
Drop down list
Does This Plant
Treat
Wastewater
Generated
Outside the
UWMP Service
Area?
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
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)
Add additional rows as needed
Total
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.

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:

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Submittal Table 6-3 Wholesale: Wastewater Treatment and Discharge Within Service Area Water Code Section 10633(b)
Check the box if the Wholesale Supplier neither distributes nor provides supplemental treatment to recycled water.

Proceed to the next table.

Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Name and Place ID
Number
Drop down list
Does This
Plant Treat
Wastewate
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Generated
Outside the
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Service
Area?
(OPTIONAL)
2025
Volume of
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from
UWMP
Service
Area
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)
Add additional rows as needed.

Total
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.

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:

Volume Narrative page number
(OPTIONAL)
Landscape irrigation (exc golf
courses) Non-Potable 80 80 80 80 80 80
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 80 80 80 80 80 0
80 80 80 80 80 80 0 0
Submittal Table 6-4 Retail: Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Uses Within Service Area Water Code Section 10633 (c),(d),(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(s) of Facility/ies Producing (Treating) the Recycled Water (OPTIONAL) :

Name of Supplier Operating the Recycled Water Distribution System (OPTIONAL) :

Volume of Supplemental Water Added in 2025 (OPTIONAL) :

Source of 2025 Supplemental Water (OPTIONAL) :

Use Type
Drop down list
Potable or Non-Potable
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Additional Information
(as needed) 2025 2030 2035
Total
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: Hollister
2040 2045 2050
Potential Recycled Water Use
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Volume Narrative page number
(OPTIONAL)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Submittal Table 6-4 Retail: Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Uses Within Service Area Water Code Section 10633 (c),(d),(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(s) of Facility/ies Producing (Treating) the Recycled Water (OPTIONAL) :

Name of Supplier Operating the Recycled Water Distribution System (OPTIONAL) :

Volume of Supplemental Water Added in 2025 (OPTIONAL) :

Source of 2025 Supplemental Water (OPTIONAL) :

Use Type
Drop down list
Potable or Non-Potable
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Additional Information
(as needed) 2025 2030 2035
Total
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: Sunnyslope
2040 2045 2050
Potential Recycled Water Use
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Volume Narrative page number
(OPTIONAL)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Submittal Table 6-4 Retail: Recycled Water Direct Beneficial Uses Within Service Area Water Code Section 10633 (c),(d),(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(s) of Facility/ies Producing (Treating) the Recycled Water (OPTIONAL) :

Name of Supplier Operating the Recycled Water Distribution System (OPTIONAL) :

Volume of Supplemental Water Added in 2025 (OPTIONAL) :

Source of 2025 Supplemental Water (OPTIONAL) :

Use Type
Drop down list
Potable or Non-Potable
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Additional Information
(as needed) 2025 2030 2035
Total
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: SJB
2040 2045 2050
Potential Recycled Water Use
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Volume Narrative page number
(OPTIONAL)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Submittal Table 6-4 Wholesale: Current and Projected Recycled Water Uses Water Code Section 10633(c),(d),(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(s) of Facility/ies Producing (Treating) the Recycled Water (OPTIONAL) :

Name of Supplier Operating the Recycled Water Distribution System (OPTIONAL) :

Volume of Supplemental Water Added in 2025 (OPTIONAL) :

Source of 2025 Supplemental Water (OPTIONAL) :

Name of Receiving
Supplier or Direct Use by
Wholesale Supplier
Potable or Non-Potable
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop down list
Additional
Information
(as needed)
2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Potential Recycled Water Use
Add additional rows as needed
Total
DWR NOTES:

Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table reports 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:

Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
2020 Projection
for 2025
2025 Actual
Use
100 80
100 80
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
Add additional rows as needed
Landscape irrigation (exc golf courses)
Total
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:
2020 Projection
for 2025
2025 Actual
Use
0 0
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
Add additional rows as needed
Total
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: Sunnyslope
2020 Projection
for 2025
2025 Actual
Use
0 0
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
Add additional rows as needed
Total
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: SJB
2020 Projection
for 2025 2025 Actual Use
0 0
Submittal Table 6-5 Wholesale: 2020 UWMP Recycled Water Use Projection Compared to 2025 Actual
Water Code Section 10633(e)
Check the box if recycled water was not used or distributed by the supplier in 2025, nor projected for use or distribution in 2020.

Proceed to the next table.

Name of Receiving Supplier or Direct
Use by Wholesale Supplier
Add additional rows as needed
Total
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.

NOTES:

Name of Action Description Expected Increase in Recycled Water Use
0 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.

Provide page location of narrative in the UWMP
Planned Implementation Year
Add additional rows as needed
NOTES: Hollister
Total
Unit Conversion to AF
DWR NOTES:

Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) MUST remain consistent with units reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table identifies the unit of measure selected in Submittal Table 2-3.

The unit conversion to Acre Feet addresses the Water Code's requirement that this value be provided in acre-feet.

Name of Action Description Expected Increase in Recycled Water Use
0 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.

Provide page location of narrative in the UWMP
Planned Implementation Year
Add additional rows as needed
NOTES: Sunnyslope
Total
Unit Conversion to AF
DWR NOTES:

Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) MUST remain consistent with units reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table identifies the unit of measure selected in Submittal Table 2-3.

The unit conversion to Acre Feet addresses the Water Code's requirement that this value be provided in acre-feet.

Name of Action Description Expected Increase in Recycled Water Use
0 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.

Provide page location of narrative in the UWMP
Planned Implementation Year
Add additional rows as needed
NOTES: SJB
Total
Unit Conversion to AF
DWR NOTES:

Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) MUST remain consistent with units reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table identifies the unit of measure selected in Submittal Table 2-3.

The unit conversion to Acre Feet addresses the Water Code's requirement that this value be provided in acre-feet.

Drop Down
List
(yes/no)
If Yes, Supplier Name
B.F. Sisk Dam Raise yes SBCWD The B.F. Sisk Dam Safety of Dams Modification Project
include raising the dam that
creates San Luis Reservoir.
non-potable 2037 0-5,000
ADRoP yes SBCWD
The accelerated drought
response project (ADRoP),
consists of five ASR wells,
expansion of the West Hills
WTP, and construction of
pipelines to convey injection
and recovery water between
the five ASR wells, West Hills
WTP, and the Hollister
Distribution System.
potable 2027 0-6,000
Add additional rows as needed
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: Hollister
Submittal Table 6-7 Retail: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs Water Code Section 10631(f)
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)
Potable or Non-Potable
(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
B.F. Sisk Dam Raise yes SBCWD The B.F. Sisk Dam Safety of Dams Modification Project
include raising the dam that
creates San Luis Reservoir.
non-potable 2037 0-5,000
ADRoP yes SBCWD
The accelerated drought
response project (ADRoP),
consists of five ASR wells,
expansion of the West Hills
WTP, and construction of
pipelines to convey injection
and recovery water between
the five ASR wells, West Hills
WTP, and the Hollister
Distribution System.
potable 2027 0-6,000
Add additional rows as needed
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: Sunnyslope
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)
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)
Potable or Non-Potable
(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
B.F. Sisk Dam Raise yes SBCWD The B.F. Sisk Dam Safety of Dams Modification Project
include raising the dam that
creates San Luis Reservoir.
non-potable 2037 0-5,000
ADRoP yes SBCWD
The accelerated drought
response project (ADRoP),
consists of five ASR wells,
expansion of the West Hills
WTP, and construction of
pipelines to convey injection
and recovery water between
the five ASR wells, West Hills
WTP, and the Hollister
Distribution System.
potable 2027 0-6,000
Add additional rows as needed
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: SJB
Submittal Table 6-7 Retail: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs Water Code Section 10631(f)
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)
Potable or Non-Potable
(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
B.F. Sisk Dam Raise yes SBCWD The B.F. Sisk Dam Safety of Dams Modification Project
include raising the dam that
creates San Luis Reservoir.
non-potable 2037 0-5,000
ADRoP yes Retailers
The accelerated drought
response project (ADRoP),
consists of five ASR wells,
expansion of the West Hills
WTP, and construction of
pipelines to convey injection
and recovery water between
the five ASR wells, West Hills
WTP, and the Hollister
Distribution System.
potable 2027 0-6,000
Add additional rows as needed
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.

Submittal Table 6-7 Wholesale: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs Water Code Section 10631(f)
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)
Potable or Non-Potable
(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)
Water Supply
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
Potable or Non-Potable
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
Actual Volume
Total Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR Notes' below
Purchased or Imported Water CVP - Treated at West Hills Potable 1,676 Purchased or Imported Water CVP - Treated at Lessalt Potable 409 Groundwater (not desalinated) Hollister Pumped Potable 888 Groundwater (not desalinated) Sunnyslope pumped water through intertie
Potable 256
Recycled Water Non-Potable 80
3,229 0
80 0
Total 3,309 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.

Total Entitlement: e.g. Water Right, Groundwater Allocation, Contracted Amount.

NOTES: Hollister
Submittal Table 6-8 Retail: Water Supplies — Actual
Water Code Section 10631(b)
Additional Description
(as needed)
2025
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Water Supply
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
Potable or Non-Potable
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
Actual Volume
Total Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR Notes' below
Purchased or Imported Water CVP - Treated at West Hills Potable 1,079 Purchased or Imported Water CVP - Treated at Lessalt Potable 814 Groundwater (not desalinated) Sunnyslope Pumped and used in Service Area
Potable 803
2,696 0
0 0
Total 2,696 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.

Total Entitlement: e.g. Water Right, Groundwater Allocation, Contracted Amount.

NOTES: Sunnyslope
Submittal Table 6-8 Retail: Water Supplies — Actual
Water Code Section 10631(b)
Additional Description
(as needed)
2025
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Water Supply
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
Potable or Non-Potable
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
Actual Volume
Total Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR Notes' below
Groundwater (not desalinated) Potable 283
283 0
0 0
Total 283 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.

Total Entitlement: e.g. Water Right, Groundwater Allocation, Contracted Amount.

NOTES: SJB
Submittal Table 6-8 Retail: Water Supplies — Actual
Water Code Section 10631(b)
Additional Description
(as needed)
2025
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Water Supply
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
Potable or Non-Potable
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
Actual Volume
Total Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR Notes' below
Purchased or Imported Water Delivered to West Hills and Lessalt Potable 3,978
Purchased or Imported Water Other Uses Potable 200
Purchased or Imported Water System Losses Potable 418
Groundwater Pumped by retailers Potable 2,230
Recycled Water Non-Potable 80
6,826 0
80 0
Total 6,906 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.

Total Entitlement: e.g. Water Right, Groundwater Allocation, Contracted Amount.

NOTES: Losses estimated as 10 percent
Submittal Table 6-8 Wholesale: Water Supplies — Actual
Water Code Section 10631(b)
Additional Description
(as needed)
2025
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Water Supply
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitleme
nt
(OPTIONA
L)
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlem
ent
(OPTION
AL)
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlem
ent
(OPTION
AL)
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlemen
t
(OPTIONA
L)
Purchased or Imported Water CVP - All Potable 2,861 2,854 2,845 2,835 Groundwater (not Hollister Potable 988 1,720 2,576 3,582 Recycled Water Non-Potable 80 80 80 80
3,850 0 4,574 0 5,422 0 6,417 0 0 0
80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 0 0
3,930 0 4,654 0 5,502 0 6,497 0 0 0
Submittal Table 6-9 Retail: Water Supplies — Projected
Water Code Section 10631 (b)
Additional
Detail on
Water Supply
Potable or Non-Potable
(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)
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Total
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: Hollister, Assumes 50% of available CVP to SBCWD (less other uses) Water Supply
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitleme
nt
(OPTIONA
L)
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes'
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Purchased or Imported Water CVP - All Potable 2,861 2,854 2,845 2,835 Groundwater (not Sunnyslope Potable 351 970 1,704 2,575 3,212 0 3,824 0 4,550 0 5,410 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3,212 0 3,824 0 4,550 0 5,410 0 0 0
Submittal Table 6-9 Retail: Water Supplies — Projected
Water Code Section 10631 (b)
Additional
Detail on
Water
Supply
Potable or NonPotable
(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)
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Total
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:

Water Supply
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Purchased or Imported Water CVP - All Potable 265 280 297 318 Groundwater (not
desalinated) Potable 66 70 74 79
331 0 350 0 371 0 397 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
331 0 350 0 371 0 397 0 0 0
Submittal Table 6-9 Retail: Water Supplies — Projected
Water Code Section 10631 (b)
Additional
Detail on
Water Supply
Potable or NonPotable
(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)
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Total
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: SJB
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes'
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes'
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes'
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Reasonably
Available
Volume
Total
Entitlement
(OPTIONAL)
See 'DWR
Notes' below
Purchased or Imported
Water
Potable 6,188 8,250 6,188 8,250 6,188 8,250 6,188 8,250 Groundwater
Total
pumped by
retailers
Potable 1,405 2,760 4,355 6,237
Recycled Water Non-Potable 80 80 80 80
7,593 8,250 8,948 8,250 10,543 8,250 12,424 8,250 0 0
80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 0 0
7,673 8,250 9,028 8,250 10,623 8,250 12,504 8,250 0 0
Submittal Table 6-9 Wholesale: Water Supplies — Projected Water Code Section 10631 (b)
Water Supply 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
Additional
Detail on
Water
Supply
Potable or Non-Potable
(after treatment if treated)
(OPTIONAL)
Drop Down list
2030 2035 2040 2045
NOTES: Assumes an average reliability of 71 (same as 5 year average) 2050 (opt)
Add additional rows as needed
Subtotal Potable
Subtotal Non-Potable
Total
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 a Submittal Table 2-3.

Total Entitlement: e.g. Water Right, Groundwater Allocation, Contracted Amount.

Retail Potable
Deliveries
1/1/2025
12/1/2025
N
Units for
Water
Volume
Extract and
Divert
Place into
Storage Conveyance Treatment Distribution Total Utility See DWR NOTES Hydropower Net Utility
AF 2,231 4,596 4,596 4,596 4,596 6,827 6,827
N/A 1,869,422 158,346 732,037 1,326,946 25,291 4,112,043 4,112,043 N/A 2,572 106 489 886 17 1,849 0 1,849
Quantity of Self-Generated Renewable Energy
0 kWh
Data Quality (Estimate, Metered Data, Combination of Estimates and Metered Data) Metered Data
Data Quality Narrative:

Narrative:

Energy use based on PG&E meters as reported by the agencies.

Optional Submittal Table O-1A: Recommended Energy Reporting - SINGLE DELIVERY PRODUCT - WATER SUPPLY PROCESS APPROACH Water Delivery Product
drop down list
(If delivering more than one type of product recommend using Table O1C) Only for Water Delivery Products Under the Urban Water Supplier's Operational Control Start Date of Reporting Period
Water Management Process Non-Consequential Hydropower
(if applicable) End Date of Reporting Period
Is upstream embedded energy included in the values reported? Volume of Water Entering Process
Energy Consumed (kWh)
Energy Intensity (kWh/vol. converted to MG)
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.

The energy use for each step in the water management process is focused on retail potable deliveries and local storage for all three retailers. Additional losses to transport the CVP water to the basin are not included.

NOTES:

San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 7-1

7. WATER SERVICE RELIABILITY AND DROUGHT RISK ASSESSMENT

7.1 CONSTRAINTS ON WATER SOURCES
The SBUA has multiple water supply sources—CVP, groundwater, and recycled water—that increase overall water supply reliability. However, many factors could result in inconsistency of supply and shortages. These factors may include legal, environmental, water quality, and/or climatic considerations, as discussed below. Major factors affecting surface water supply from the CVP include environmental issues and climate change. The groundwater basin has a recent history of consistent supply but may be affected by climatic variations and poor water quality. Increased future uses of recycled water may be affected by the water quality of the source and legal/environmental constraints on use.

Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District are addressing these potential constraints on water supply through development of a portfolio of supplies, improvement of facilities (e.g., treatment plant expansion and groundwater banking), and through demand management as summarized in the Water Shortage Contingency Plan (Section 8).

LEGAL
The Hollister basin has not been adjudicated, so specific groundwater rights have not been quantified.

Although the possibility exists that adjudication proceedings could be initiated, the success of local groundwater management activities with stakeholder involvement (including GSP preparation) reduces the likelihood that such lengthy and costly legal action will occur.

Imported water is secured for the future through contracts that include provisions for reductions in water supply. Such interruption of imported water would induce additional groundwater pumping that, depending on the magnitude and persistence of the interruption, could reduce groundwater storage and affect the reliability of the groundwater supply.

The collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater and recycled water uses are governed by the MOUs between the County, the District, Hollister, SJB, and Sunnyslope and by regulatory requirements. The local parties have undertaken a coordinated effort to plan water supply and wastewater strategies for the SBUA.

ENVIRONMENTAL
The most likely environmental factors affecting SBUA water supplies would be reductions to CVP imports due to concerns over endangered species and water quality in the Delta. Expanded use of recycled water may also be limited by environmental concerns. Potential recycled water uses are and will continue to be in compliance with policies set by the RWQCB and other agencies. Other environmental concerns could include substantially increased pumping from other groundwater basin users, resulting in basin overdraft.

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and surface water depletions with adverse impacts on beneficial uses. These undesirable results are addressed in the GSP preparation process (except seawater intrusion, which is not relevant to this inland basin.)

DELTA PUMPING RESTRICTIONS
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is a key component to the state's water system (DWR 2009b), as much of the water that feeds the SWP and CVP flows through the Delta. The Delta is also home to a sensitive ecosystem with several federally listed threatened species. In 2007, pumping from the Delta for water supply was limited by a federal court to protect the Delta Smelt, a federally listed threatened species.

Further restrictions have been imposed to protect other fish species, including the Longfin Smelt and Chinook salmon. Further appeals have upheld these restrictions (Los Angeles Times 2014). These pumping limits directly affect the amount of CVP imported water available to the SBUA and other San Benito County users.

The SWRCB has developed the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta Plan). While unlikely to reduce any limitations, the Bay-Delta Plan is establishing water quality control measures and flow requirements. In 2018 the State Water Board adopted Basin Plan amendments establishing the Lower San Joaquin River flow objectives and revised southern Delta salinity objectives.

The Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (HRL) Program is a collaborative initiative in California designed to improve the ecological health of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Bay-Delta) ecosystem. HRL aims to increase CVP and Delta resilience by pairing targeted environmental water flows with habitat restoration rather than relying solely on water export restrictions, like the 2018 Basin Plan amendments. This approach seeks to improve the long-term sustainability of the Bay-Delta ecosystem while providing more certainty for water users by reducing the likelihood of extreme, reactive regulatory cuts to water supplies. HRL is currently being considered by the State Water Resources Control Board and may be adopted late 2026.

WATER QUALITY
Water samples from the municipal wells are monitored for various water quality constituents. If these constituents are detected at concentrations higher than the drinking water standard or maximum concentration limit (MCL) set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) or the DDW, the well may be taken offline. In the past, municipal wells have been taken offline as a result of high nitrate concentrations. Although high nitrate concentrations can be treated, removal of wells from the system and fitting for treatment technology may temporarily impact the system and affect the cost of supply. In addition, availability of groundwater from municipal wells may be affected by regulatory changes that tighten water quality standards, for example, for chromium, which is naturally occurring in North San Benito or for emerging contaminants such as PFAS. These can be addressed with treatment, modification of groundwater pumping among wells, and blending.

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As discussed in the supply section, local groundwater is highly mineralized and the relatively poor water quality may limit some uses of groundwater. The SBUA agencies are taking steps to improve water quality of the groundwater supply. In the meantime, groundwater is blended with CVP water to ensure adequate quality for supply and indirectly improved quality for wastewater and recycled water. There is no regulatory requirement, but the agencies may limit the volumes of groundwater used if insufficient imported water is available for blending.

As with groundwater, the water quality of recycled water (also characterized by high TDS concentrations) may also limit its potential uses. The 2008 Master Plan (HDR 2008a) and Updates (HDR 2017 and 2023) include procedures by which the quality of recycled water can be improved over time. The changing quality of recycled water was taken into consideration in the projection of future use.

CLIMATIC
The climatic events most likely to affect water supply are droughts, which are addressed in other sections of this report by examining historical droughts and considering their impact on current and future water supply and demand. It is notable that five of the six extreme drought years have occurred within the past 20 years, suggesting greater climatic variability in recent decades. In addition to climate variability, climate change can result in long-term loss of snowpack (affecting CVP supply) and increased evaporative losses.

Both short-term and long-term changes bring additional uncertainty to water supply management.

DROUGHT
Recorded droughts have been sufficiently intense and prolonged to temporarily affect groundwater levels in the basin but have not affected the long-term consistency of supply. However, paleoclimatic data indicate that extreme prolonged droughts have occurred in prehistoric California and current climate research indicates that extreme drought may occur more frequently with climate change. This is discussed in more detail below.

As reported in past UWMPs, basic review of groundwater hydrographs for wells in the basin suggested that one or even three consecutive extreme dry years did not have a discernable impact on groundwater levels. However, as experienced in recent drought, CVP allocations may be significantly reduced during these periods. As guided by the Master Plan process (HDR, 2008, 2017, and 2023), available imported water supplies are being managed conjunctively with local storage and supplies as available in drought.

In addition to the measures described above, San Benito County agencies (including Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District), have adopted drought resilience measures in the 2026 San Benito County Drought Resilience Plan (Drought Resilience Plan) (Stantec Consulting Services 2026). This plan establishes how the County’s Drought and Water Shortage Task Force and other responsible agencies will coordinate responses to water supply vulnerabilities affecting domestic wells and state small water systems. Through advanced planning, interagency coordination, and response procedures, the Drought Resilience Plan strengthens countywide preparedness for drought-related supply interruptions and supports overall water service reliability.

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GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global warming could significantly alter California’s hydrologic cycles and water supply. These impacts include decreased Sierra snowpack, increased temperatures, more severe droughts, sea level rise, and increased floods. Climate models indicate that precipitation as rainfall is expected to increase as snowfall decreases over the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges. By the end of this century, the Sierra snowpack is projected to be 48 to 65 percent less than the historical average (DWR 2026). This reduction would directly impact the volume of imported water available for all the District CVP customers, including Hollister and Sunnyslope. Sierra snowmelt feeds rivers that flow to the Delta, the source of CVP imported water. The Delta is also at risk from the predicted increases in climate variability associated with climate change. More severe flooding and rising sea levels threaten the waterways that serve as a vital link in the CVP system within the Delta.

Climate change also is projected to increase regional temperatures and cause more variable weather patterns. The minimum daily temperature in California has increased over one degree Fahrenheit and continues to rise (DWR 2021b). In addition to decreasing snowpack, these increased temperatures may also increase water demand. Higher temperatures could increase water demand throughout the state through increased agricultural irrigation and increased outdoor residential and commercial irrigation.

Changing weather patterns could cause more severe flooding that disrupts surface water storage and conveyance systems.

Climate change has already been incorporated into future supply projections for all SBUA water sources.

The CVP projections are based on the observed allocations since 2007 and not on the Cal Sim II simulations that show a more optimistic future. The groundwater availability is limited to the sustainable yield developed for the North San Benito GSP. The future modeling, on which the sustainable yield is based, represents a continuation of existing land and water use patterns, but with anticipated effects of future climate change on local hydrology (rainfall recharge and stream percolation) and on the availability of imported water supplies.

CATASTROPHIC WATER SHORTAGE
The Urban Water Management Planning Act requires that water purveyors describe actions to be taken in the event of catastrophic water supply interruption, such as earthquake and regional power outage.

Regional power outages represent a potential interruption in water supply treatment and conveyance.

REGIONAL POWER OUTAGE
Heat waves and wildfire conditions have resulted in power outages in the SBUA that disrupt water supply.

As part of the Drought Resilience Plan, power outages can activate the Warning Stage and if prolonged, the Emergency Stage. In the Warning Stage, County staff increases communication and outreach activities and initiates coordination with other entities. County staff may consider recommending that the Task Force and/or the County Board of Supervisors activate the County's water conservation policies outlined in the Water Shortage Contingency Plan. In the event of an Emergency Stage, County staff, in coordination San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 7-5
with the Task Force and County Board of Supervisors, would declare a water shortage emergency and activate the Water Distribution Plan described in the following section, “Emergency and Interim Drinking Water Distribution Plan.” (Stantec Consulting Services Inc. 2026) To ensure that the water system is capable of providing an adequate level of service during power outages, Hollister Well Nos. 4 and 5 are equipped with standby power. Hollister also has portable generators to supply emergency power for the other active wells (HDR 2008a). Sunnyslope has portable generators at all potable well sites, wastewater pump stations, and their wastewater treatment plant. A backup generator has been installed at West Hills WTP. The Lessalt treatment plant has been wired with a quick-connect electrical connection so that a rental generator could easily be brought in and quickly connected to power the plant if needed.

NATURAL DISASTERS
Similar to power outages, natural disasters can disrupt the water supply, and the Drought Resilience Plan can be activated with the Warning Stage or Emergency Stage. In the Warning Stage, County staff increases communication and outreach activities and initiates coordination with other entities. County staff may consider recommending that the Task Force and/or the County Board of Supervisors activate the County's water conservation policies outlined in the Water Shortage Contingency Plan. In the event of an Emergency Stage, County staff, in coordination with the Task Force and County Board of Supervisors, would declare a water shortage emergency and activate the Water Distribution Plan described in the following section, “Emergency and Interim Drinking Water Distribution Plan.” (Stantec Consulting Services Inc. 2026)
Disasters such as earthquakes could disrupt water delivery infrastructure. The wholesalers—USBR and SBCWD—that provide imported water to the SBUA are taking steps to ensure water supply reliability.

USBR is responsible for about 370 storage dams and for dikes that form a significant part of the water resources infrastructure for the western United States. As the owner of these facilities, USBR is committed to providing the public and the environment with adequate protection from the risks inherent to collecting and storing large volumes of water for later distribution and/or release (USBR 2016). The District routinely monitors the conditions of Hernandez and Paicines.

Recognizing the proximity of the San Andreas and Calaveras faults, the City of Hollister, San Benito County, and the District have a joint water shortage emergency response plan included in Appendix E.

7.2 WATER SERVICE RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT
The California Urban Water Management Planning Act requires that each water supplier provide an assessment of the reliability of its water supply during normal, dry, and multiple dry years. This section considers the impact on water supplies during a single extreme dry year and a multiple dry year period (defined as a drought lasting five consecutive years). In addition, a catastrophic water shortage could also occur, for example, as a result of earthquake damage, regional power outage, or water quality emergency.

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including catastrophic water supply interruption and drought. Tables 7-1 Retail and 7-1 W show the base years selected to define average, single-dry year, and multiple-dry year period for each water source.

7.2.1 WSRA YEAR-TYPE CHARACTERIZATION

7.2.1.1 TYPES OF YEARS
GSP Regulations require quantification of the water budget by water year type, which is a classification based on the amount of annual precipitation in a basin. It should be noted that the water year type is based on hydrologic water year October to September. This UWMP reports on calendar year January to December.

Figure 7-1 shows annual rainfall in Hollister from water year 1976 through 2025; the average annual amount is 12.9 inches. Water year type is intended to aid in the evaluation of information such as water level hydrographs and groundwater storage changes. Table 7-A documents the classification developed for the North San Benito GSP, which describes five water year types (critically dry, dry, normal, above normal, wet). The methodology for defining the water year types is based on DWR’s Water Budget Best Management Practice (BMPs) Document (DWR, 2016). For North San Benito, the annual rainfall amounts in Hollister over the period of record (1976-2025) were expressed as percentages of average annual rainfall. These were then sorted into quintiles, reflecting the five categories. The sorting into quintiles resulted in the classification shown in Table 7-A.

The water year classification is based on local Hollister rainfall as representative of the Basin and surrounding watershed. Local precipitation is important for the overall water balance of the area. While CVP allocations are critical to avoiding overdraft and are based on precipitation patterns in the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley, local precipitation has a larger effect by volume on the groundwater basin.

Surface water recharge, deep percolation, and irrigation demand are all dependent on local rainfall.

Table 7-A. Water Year Type Classification
Water Year Type Range of percent normal Precipitation Range (in) Wet W >130 > 16.7
Above Normal AN 105-130 13.5 – 16.7
Normal N 85-105 11.0 – 13.5
Dry D 70-85 9.0 – 11.0
Critically Dry C <70 < 9.0
Average Rainfall 12.9 inches per year
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NORMAL YEAR
Rainfall data have been collected monthly in the Hollister area since 1875. Precipitation and other weather data have been collected from a California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) station located by the District office in Hollister since June 1994 (Station #126). Average conditions are considered the same as Normal as defined in Table 7-A.

Rainfall in water years 1992, 2003, 2009, 2019, 2024 was about average. For the purposes of this UWMP, calendar year 2019 is selected as the typical average year for supply because the most recent year is representative of current basin operations and not an extremely wet year like 2023.

SINGLE-DRY YEAR
DWR guidelines suggest that a single dry year should be the lowest supply available to the retailers, in addition to lower precipitation. Supply has been reduced due to decreases in the CVP allocations for both agricultural and M&I uses. A decrease in agriculture allocations, while not affecting the retailers directly, indirectly affects supply as groundwater pumping from other uses in the basin generally increases. This increased groundwater use could affect groundwater availability in the long term. Critically dry years, as defined by the GSP water year type include 1990, 2007, 2013, 2014, and 2022.

In water year 2021, the year selected as a single dry year, local precipitation was 6.58 inches, 50 percent of normal. In addition, CVP allocations (contract year 2021-2022) for agricultural and M&I users were 0 percent, the first time the District had to apply for a Public Health and Safety allocation. The low allocations and low precipitation resulted in significant groundwater level drawdown. Accordingly, calendar year 2021 is representative of a severe single-dry year.

FIVE-CONSECUTIVE-YEAR DRY YEAR PERIOD
DWR guidelines suggest that a five-consecutive-year period should represent the lowest average water supply availability for a consecutive multiple year period (now defined as five or more consecutive dry years). As with the single dry year, CVP allocations significantly affect available supply.

In water years 2012 through 2016, CVP allocations for both agricultural and M&I users were the lowest on record. For example, the M&I allocation ranged from 25 to 75 percent of historical use for years. In addition, average annual precipitation for the five years was 10.58 inches, or 79 percent of normal. While other five-year periods had lower rainfall, the low rainfall during this period (combined with the low CVP allocation) significantly decreased the retailers’ available water supply. While the dry years between 2021- 2022 were also dry, they were preceded and followed by normal to wet years, limiting the number of years in the dry year period. Based on these considerations, the representative five-year drought selected for reliability assessments was 2012–2016 because it combined low precipitation with historically low CVP allocations.

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7.2.1.2 SOURCES FOR WATER DATA
Information regarding local climate conditions is available from the CIMIS station located in Hollister, while imported CVP allocations are available from the USBR. Groundwater availability and storage change are reported in the District’s Annual Groundwater Reports (Todd 2026).

7.2.2 WSRA SUPPLY AND DEMAND COMPARISON
Projected demands used in the Water Service Reliability Assessment (WSRA) are based on the demand projections in Chapter 4 and assume implementation of normal conservation standards. Dry-year adjustments are discussed below. In the years when there is a surplus of supply when compared to demand, it is assumed imported water will be maximized to preserve water quality and create a reserve for future use. In years where there is a deficit, WSCP measures will be enacted to reduce demand.

7.2.2.1 NORMAL YEAR
Table 7-2 characterizes the SBUA’s normal year water service reliability. This table compares the normal year supply totals to the normal-year gross water use totals for the 20-year projection horizon (based on Tables 4-3 and 6-9). Table 7-2 W shows the supply reliability of CVP imported water for the District.

Table 7-2 R shows the projected supply totals and demands in normal years from 2020 through 2045 in five-year intervals.

7.2.2.2 SINGLE DRY YEAR
Table 7-3 R shows the supply totals and demands for a single dry year (similar to 2022) for the 20-year planning horizon. This table compares the single dry year supply total to an adjusted gross water-use total for the SBUA. As shown on Table 7-1 CVP, the CVP contract allocation is expected to be at a minimum of 33 percent. Recent critically dry year allocations and Public Health & Safety actions support a planning assumption of approximately 33 percent minimum availability, though future allocations are not guaranteed. As noted above, the District maintains additional reservoir storage that would supplement CVP supply with 1,000 AFY and an additional 1,000 AFY would come from ADRoP.

For planning purposes, water used during a single dry year is assumed to be the same as during a normal year (see values from Submitted Table 4-3). Water demand may decrease during a dry year if users are responsive to conservation education and outreach campaigns or if temporary water use restrictions, specified in the WSCP in Chapter 8, are enacted. Conversely, water use may increase if irrigation water application is increased due to lower rainfall. The SBUA agencies will monitor water use during a dry year and implement outreach or WSCP stages as appropriate.

The District supplies approximately 200 AFY to M&I customers other than the Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB. This non-urban M&I demand will be met during normal years, a single dry year, or the first year of a multiple year drought. In the event of a prolonged drought, this non-urban demand may be unmet in order to provide the minimum human health and safety for urban residents.

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Table 7-3 R provides a comparison of supply and demand in a single dry year. In a typical single dry year, CVP allocations are expected to be 33 percent of the contracted amount less losses, which is a total of 2,450 AFY. Recycled water is expected to be fully available at 80 AFY. In addition, it is assumed that the District can use reserve water stored in San Justo reservoir up to 1,000 AFY. The WSCP would be triggered to Stage 2 and would achieve the required conservation up to 20 percent. The supply shortage in a single dry year is expected to be 12 percent. Additional supply to District M&I customers outside of the SBUA area is needed to meet demand in a single dry year.

7.2.2.3 FIVE CONSECUTIVE DRY YEARS
Table 7-4 R and Table 7-B show the supply totals and demands for each year of a multiple year drought (similar to 2012 through 2016) for the same time period. As with the single dry year, supply is limited by the CVP allocations, but additional CVP supplemental water is available, including supplies from ADRoP.

While based on the 2012-2016 drought, the later years of the drought were assumed to have minimal public health and safety allocations (not the actual allocations that occurred in the corresponding year).

Table 7-1 W shows the District’s CVP allocation during the multiple dry year period. Table 7-1 CVP shows what would be available to the SBUA agencies (the District’s allocation less other M&I users and system losses). The District supplies approximately 200 AFY to non-urban M&I customers other than Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB and will deliver that supply in the first year of a multiple year drought. In the event of prolonged drought, this non-urban demand may be unmet in order to provide minimum human health and safety supply for urban residents.

The multiple dry year projections suggest that at least voluntary restrictions for Stage 1 (10 percent reduction) should be implemented for the first two years and then Stage 2 (up to 20 percent) in all following dry years.

The District relies on a diverse portfolio of imported water, groundwater, and recycled water, and has made plans for additional supplemental imported water in dry years. In general, the groundwater pumping is expected to be at least as much as current pumping (2,230 AFY in 2025) and to increase as needed to help meet demands. For planning purposes, CVP allocations are assumed to be limited in all years other than the normal year 2025. The available CVP supplemental supply (San Justo reserves, contractor and exchange water) is used as needed in dry years. As noted, in all dry years, it is expected the WSCP Stage 1 will be enacted to encourage a 10 percent reduction in water demand. As drought continues beyond the first two years, WSCP Stage 2 will be needed to encourage a 20 percent reduction.

Table 7-B summarizes the projected annual water supply, demand, shortage magnitude, and corresponding WSCP response for each year of the representative five-year consecutive year dry period The table illustrates how available supplies are managed over time through use of groundwater, recycled water, supplement CVP supplies, and staged demand management measures. The most constrained years occur in the middle of the drought sequence when imported supplies are lowest and stored supplemental supplies have been partially depleted, while demand remains high. Continued groundwater availability and implementation of the WSCP are expected to maintain service reliability throughout the planning scenario. WSCP stages shown are planning assumptions and may be adjusted based on actual conditions.

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Table 7-B. Water Demand and Supply by Water Year Type
Year Type
Base
Year CVP GW
Recycled
Water
Supplemental
CVP
Total
Supply
Available
Total
Demand
2045 Surplus/Deficit
%
Shortage
WSCP
Stage
Average Year 2019 7,425 6,250 80 - 13,755 12,504 1,251 0 1 Single-Dry Year 2022 2,450 6,250 80 2,000 10,780 12,504 (1,724) 14% 2 Consecutive Dry
Years 1st Year 2012 3,787 6,250 80 2,000 12,117 12,504 (388) 3% 1 Consecutive Dry
Years 2nd Year 2013 3,490 6,250 80 2,000 11,820 12,304 (485) 4% 1 Consecutive Dry
Years 3rd Year 2014 2,450 6,250 80 2,000 10,780 12,304 (1,524) 12% 2 Consecutive Dry
Years 4th Year 2015 2,450 6,250 80 2,000 10,780 12,304 (1,524) 12% 2 Consecutive Dry
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7.2.3 WSRA DESCRIPTION OF MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND OPTIONS TO MAINTAIN

RELIABILITY
SBUA agencies have several ongoing and planned demand management projects and programs. These are summarized in Chapter 9. Public outreach and education, coupled with demand reduction programming like rebates and home surveys, can decrease long-term demand, increase reliability, and minimize the need to import water from other regions.

In times of water shortage, water demand restrictions can be implemented by enacting the WSCP, outlined in Chapter 8. The restrictions largely focus on decreasing water use for outdoor irrigation.

Additionally, in times of serious water shortage, a larger portion of water can be derived from groundwater to meet demands.

Section 6.2.10 describes future water projects Including potential surface water storage expansion, expanded managed aquifer recharge, and additional well production capacity in conjunction with increased groundwater monitoring.

7.3 DROUGHT RISK ASSESSMENT
While Section 7.2 evaluates long-range supply reliability, this section presents the drought risk assessment (DRA) in accordance with Water Code Section 10612, which focuses on near-term shortage preparedness during the next five years. The DRA reliability assessment involves characterizing the expected quantity of each water supply source monthly for each year of the five-year drought under a variety of water shortage conditions. For purposes of the analysis, the drought is assumed to occur in the next five years.

For planning purposes, the representative five-year drought selected for the DRA was 2012–2016 because it combined low precipitation with historically low CVP allocations to the SBUA.

The analysis also addresses the reliability of water sources expected to be used during water supply shortages, which are not part of the Supplier’s normal water portfolio (e.g., special transfer or exchange agreements). The analysis reveals potential shortage or surplus; if a shortage is indicated, WSCP demand reduction measures and supply augmentation are identified to resolve the shortage. DWR recommends that the DRA address possible scenarios that could further impact water supply such as climate change.

Recent critically dry year allocations and Public Health and Safety approvals support a planning assumption of approximately 33 percent minimum availability during severe drought, although future allocations are not guaranteed.

The DRA has been developed using the Planning Tool provided by DWR. The Planning Tool DRA Worksheets are summarized in Table 7-5. Table 7-5 summarizes annual projected supplies, demands, shortages, and response actions for each year of the five-year drought scenario. The SBUA agencies reviewed their supply and demand deficit on an annual basis, as imported water allocations are the biggest uncertainty year to year. They did not examine the demand and supply on a monthly time scale as they rely on local storage (San Justo and San Luis Reservoirs) to help meet the peak demands in the San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 7-12
summer months. Because of the surface storage and the stable groundwater conditions, the agencies are able to dynamically adjust supply to meet demand throughout the year.

7.3.1 DATA, METHODS, AND BASIS FOR WATER SHORTAGE CONDITIONS The data used to complete the DRA are documented in this UWMP as are assumptions on future growth.

A linear extrapolation was used to account for annual growth over the next five years, 3.5 percent per year (as used in the 2023 Master Plan). The reliability of water supply sources is documented in Section

7.2.3. For the DRA, it was assumed that the voluntary Stage 1 of the WSCP would be applied for the first two dry years, reducing total demand by 10 percent. After the first two years, Stage 2 of the WSCP would be implemented to save up to 20 percent of demand.

The water supply is projected to remain relatively stable during the five-year drought, as increased groundwater use and CVP supplemental water compensate for reduced CVP deliveries. As discussed in

7.2.3, CVP allocations are reduced in drought periods. However, local groundwater is managed to account for increased pumping in times of water shortage, although its use may be managed to maintain high delivered water quality.

The maximum annual supplies for 2012-2016 drought conditions were calculated and compared to the demand to determine sufficiency. When demand exceeded supply, the difference was compared to the total demand. The annual demand exceeds 110 percent of the maximum annual supply available after the first two years. Stage 2 of the WSCP, with mandatory actions, is expected to sufficiently reduce demands.

Some sources of error and uncertainty affect this DRA. Dry conditions may lead to an increase in irrigation.

However, it is generally expected that outreach and education, especially with up-to-date use of news media (Quesnel and Ajami, 2017), will result in residential water use decreases. Timing of water use may vary during dry periods, and water users may respond more quickly to drought conditions than during the 2012-2016 drought years. Notwithstanding some uncertainty, if voluntary restrictions in WSCP Stage 1 do not cause a timely 10 percent decrease in demand, Stage 2 or greater can be implemented at any time.

7.3.2. INDIVIDUAL WATER SOURCE RELIABILITY
Table 7-C summarizes the expected reliability of each major water supply source available to the SBUA during the five-year drought planning period evaluated in this DRA. The table identifies the relative availability, operational role, and key constraints associated with imported CVP water, groundwater, recycled water, and supplemental stored or transferred supplies under shortage conditions. The SBUA’s diversified supply portfolio reduces dependence on any single source and allows available supplies to be managed conjunctively in response to changing hydrologic, regulatory, and demand conditions. The individual source descriptions below provide additional detailed availability and reliability during the drought period.

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Table 7-C. Water Sources Reliability in Drought
Source Reliability in Drought Limitation
CVP Moderate-Low Allocation cuts
Groundwater High Quality / sustainability
Recycled High Limited volume
Supplemental CVP Moderate Finite resources

CVP ALLOCATION
The SBUA relies primarily on groundwater and CVP imported water, with some use of recycled water.

Both groundwater and CVP supplies are impacted during dry years.

Table 7-1 W shows the supply reliability of CVP imported water for the District. Tables 7-1 CVP, 7-1 Groundwater, 7-1 CVP Supplemental and 7-1 Recycled Water Retail show the retailer supply reliability of CVP imported water, groundwater, and recycled water based on the different year types.

Table 7-1 W estimates the reduction in CVP for single and multiple year droughts based on past allocations. As discussed in Section 6, past allocations were used to project future availability. It is estimated that the future average allocation will be 75 percent of the contract in normal years, amounting to 6,188 AFY for the District (0.75 x 8,250 AFY). The SBUA retailers could receive 5,988 AFY, while the remaining volume is served by the District to other M&I users (200 AFY) or is accounted by 10 percent system losses. CVP supply allocations are reported by the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) for the USBR water year (March through February).

The US Bureau of Reclamation published a Municipal and Industrial Water Shortage Policy and Environmental Impact Statement for the Central Valley Project in August 2015 (USBR 2015). The M&I shortage policy recognizes that CVP M&I water is needed to meet Public Health and Safety (PHS) needs; nonetheless, USBR cannot guarantee allocation.

In 2022, for M&I users, the initial allocation was also 0 percent but agencies had the opportunity to request water to serve public health and safety (PHS) needs. The District prepared a memorandum to USBR summarizing the demands and supplies of the retailers consistent with the “Central Valley Project Municipal and Industrial Water Shortage Policy Guidelines and Procedures” (WSP Guidelines). The District documented that—without any CVP imports—the unmet PHS demand would be 2,968 AF. USBR granted the District 2,766 AF, equivalent to 33.5 percent of their contract. For future critically dry years, the SBUA anticipates this would be the minimum allocation.

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Future CVP projections are based on the actual allocations since 2007. The allocations are more conservative than the previous estimates available from Cal Sim II, a DWR tool used to simulate California SWP/ CVP operations. The expected M&I allocations by water year type are shown by base year in Table 7-1 CVP for the retailers and Table 7-1 W.

The District plans to supply approximately 200 AFY to M&I customers other than the City of Hollister and Sunnyslope. This additional M&I demand will be met during normal years, a single dry year, or the first year of a multiple year drought. In the event of a prolonged drought, the non-urban portion of this demand (200 AFY) may be unmet in order to provide the minimum human health and safety for urban residents.

GROUNDWATER
The volume of groundwater used by the SBUA is linked to the CVP allocation because local users prefer the higher quality CVP water. Accordingly, all of the CVP allocation is expected to be used by Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB with groundwater as a supplemental source. The groundwater basin is managed for continued sustainability, as documented in the GSP, and for provision of supplemental supply during drought. Accordingly, Table 7-1 Groundwatershows no decrease of availability during drought conditions.

In Table 7-1 Groundwater, the volume of available groundwater is not reduced from the sustainable yield of 6,250 AFY (discussed in Section 6). This is a conservative estimate, while long term pumping should not exceed the sustainable yield, short term pumping may exceed this volume if needed during continued dry years.

Table 7-1 Groundwater accounts for the preferred blending of groundwater with CVP supply (targeting 20 percent) to improve delivered water quality. Additional groundwater may be used during drought conditions.

RECYCLED WATER
The annual rate of recycled water is based on the 2025 value of 80 AF. Recycled water is not reduced in Table 7-1 Recycled Water because the source is reliable and not affected significantly by year-to-year hydrological variability. However, its desirability as a supply for some sensitive uses could be affected by changes in municipal water quality. For example, a significant long-term increase of groundwater use (for example, due to low CVP allocation and assuming no wellhead demineralization) could affect wastewater quality and thus the quality of the recycled water.

RESERVOIR STORAGE AND SUPPLEMENTAL WATER
The District manages San Justo Reservoir as storage for imported CVP water. In times of full allocation, the District is able to purchase additional water to keep as a reserve for future dry years. The District plans to reserve sufficient water to provide up to an additional 1,000 AFY for a limited time during the most severe droughts for up to five years. In addition, ADRoP, described in Section 6, will supply CVP water during dry years. The project will store surplus CVP water and deliver up to 6,000 AFY. As the project is only replenished during wet years, it is assumed the maximum volume of 6,000 AF would be available San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 7-15
over the course of a multi-year drought, delivered as 1,000 AFY for each year of the drought up through six years. The combined amount of 2,000 AF is documented in Table 7-1 CVP Supplemental.

WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
As experienced in the most recent drought, water conservation can reduce demand effectively. Chapter 8 of this UWMP outlines the Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP), which contains voluntary and mandatory restrictions to curb demand by 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and greater than 50 percent in times of water shortage. The WSCP also discusses outreach and education programs to decrease demand and temporary actions to augment water supply.

7.3.3 TOTAL WATER SUPPLY AND USE COMPARISON
Table 7-5 summarizes monthly projected supplies, demands, shortages, and response actions for each year of the five-year drought scenario. As indicated, the SBUA is prepared for a multiple year drought given the availability of a portfolio of sources and active management of potential risks. While necessary to long-term basin sustainability, CVP supply is considered less reliable, given that M&I allocations can range from 33 to 100 percent and local agencies have little control. However, the SBUA actively seeks out additional contracts and transfers and stores the additional supply in San Justo reservoir in preparation of multi-year droughts. Currently, the District is capable of continuing to provide adequate CVP supplies to the SBUA even in a multi-year drought. In addition, the District manages the groundwater basin conjunctively with surface water supplies, providing a reliable supply in the event of CVP interruption.

The current DRA projections indicate that the SBUA can withstand a five-year drought beginning in 2026 with implementation of only stage 1 of the WSCP, a voluntary 10 percent reduction to bridge the gap between supply and demand. However, if voluntary measures do not result in the expected 10 percent demand reduction, the SBUA agencies will be prepared to implement Stage 2 mandatory restrictions.

The SBUA relies primarily on groundwater and CVP imported water, with some use of recycled water.

Both groundwater and CVP supplies are impacted during dry years. Tables 7-1 Retail show the available supply for the agencies for normal, single dry, and multiple dry years for each water source. The available supply is based on forecasts for each source.
1976
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10 15
20 25
30 35
Precipitation (in/year)
Figure 7-1
Precipitation 1976-2025
May 2026
Precipitation (in/year)
Average Precipitation (12.9 in/year)
% of Average Supply
Average Year 2019 7,425 100%Single-Dry Year 2022 2,450 33%Consecutive Dry Years 1st Year 2012 3,787 51%Consecutive Dry Years 2nd Year 2013 3,490 47%Consecutive Dry Years 3rd Year 2014 2,450 33%Consecutive Dry Years 4th Year 2015 2,450 33%Consecutive Dry Years 5th Year 2016 2,450 33% 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. Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table reports the units of measure reported in Submittal Table 2-3.NOTES: CVP 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
Average Year 2019 100%Single-Dry Year 2022 100%Consecutive Dry Years 1st Year 2012 100%Consecutive Dry Years 2nd Year 2013 100%Consecutive Dry Years 3rd Year 2014 100%Consecutive Dry Years 4th Year 2015 100%Consecutive Dry Years 5th Year 2016 100% 6,250 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. Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table reports the units of measure reported in Submittal Table 2-3.NOTES: Groundwater (GSP Sustainable Yield for M&I pumping - 5,600 AFY in Hollister MA and 650 AFY in San Juan MA 6,2506,2506,2506,2506,2506,250
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
Average Year 2019 100%Single-Dry Year 2022 100%Consecutive Dry Years 1st Year 2012 100%Consecutive Dry Years 2nd Year 2013 100%Consecutive Dry Years 3rd Year 2014 100%Consecutive Dry Years 4th Year 2015 100%Consecutive Dry Years 5th Year 2016 100% 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
80 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. Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table reports the units of measure reported in Submittal Table 2-3.NOTES: Recycled Water 808080808080
% of Average Supply
Average Year 2019 0%Single-Dry Year 2022 100%Consecutive Dry Years 1st Year 2012 100%Consecutive Dry Years 2nd Year 2013 100%Consecutive Dry Years 3rd Year 2014 100%Consecutive Dry Years 4th Year 2015 100%Consecutive Dry Years 5th Year 2016 100% 2,000 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. Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3. This table reports the units of measure reported in Submittal Table 2-3.NOTES: CVP Supplemental Single and Multi Dry Years 1,000 AFY from San Justo ReserveMulti Dry Years 1,000 AFY from ADRoP for single or multiple year droughts 0 2,0002,0002,0002,0002,000
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
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Supply totals
(autofill from Submittal Table 6-
9 R)
7,673 9,028 10,623 12,504 0
Use totals
(autofill from Submittal Table 4-
2 R)
9,028 10,623 12,504 0 0
Surplus/(shortfall) (1,355) (1,595) (1,882) 12,504 0
WSCP - supply augmentation
benefit 00 0 0 0
WSCP - use reduction savings
benefit 00 0 0 0
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) (1,355) (1,595) (1,882) 12,504 0 Submittal Table 7-2 Retail: Normal Year Supply and Use Comparison Water Code Section 10635 (a)
OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions
DWR NOTES : Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES:

Supply totals 10,780 10,780 10,780 10,780
Use totals 7,673 9,028 10,623 12,504
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,107 1,752 157 (1,724)
WSCP - supply
augmentation benefit 0 000
WSCP - use reduction
savings benefit 0 0 0 1,724
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 3,107 1,752 157 0
Submittal Table 7-3 Retail: Single Dry Year Supply and Use Comparison Water Code Section 10635(a)
2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions
DWR NOTES : Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES
2030 2035 2040 2045
Supply totals 12,117 12,117 12,117 12,117
Use totals 7,673 9,028 10,623 12,504
Surplus/(shortfall) 4,443 3,089 1,494 (388)
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 388
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 0
Supply totals 11,820 11,820 11,820 11,820
Use totals 7,673 9,028 10,623 12,304
Surplus/(shortfall) 4,146 2,792 1,197 (485)
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 485
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 4,146 2,792 1,197 0
Supply totals 10,780 10,780 10,780 10,780
Use totals 7,673 9,028 10,623 12,304
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,107 1,752 157 (1,524)
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 1,524
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 3,107 1,752 157 0
Supply totals 10,780 10,780 10,780 10,780
Use totals 7,673 9,028 10,623 12,304
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,107 1,752 157 (1,524)
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 1,524
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 3,107 1,752 157 0
Supply totals 10,780 10,780 10,780 10,780
Use totals 7,673 9,028 10,623 12,304
Surplus/(shortfall) 3,107 1,752 157 (1,524)
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 1,524
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 3,107 1,752 157 0
Submittal Table 7-4 Retail: Multiple Dry Years Supply and Use Comparison Water Code Section 10635(a)
OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions
Second year OPTIONAL WSCP Actions
Third year
First year
OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions
Fifth year OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

Fourth year OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions
NOTES:
2026 Total
Total Water Use 6,408
Total Supplies 6,097
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action (311)
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 311
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 0
2027 Total
Total Water Use 6,433
Total Supplies 6,800
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action 367
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 367
2028 Total
Total Water Use 6,458
Total Supplies 5,761
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action (697)
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 697
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 0
2029 Total
Total Water Use 6,484
Total Supplies 5,761
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action (723)
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 723
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 0
2030 Total
Total Water Use 6,511
Total Supplies 5,761
Surplus/Shortfall w/o WSCP Action (750)
WSCP - supply augmentation benefit
WSCP - use reduction savings benefit 750
Revised Surplus/(shortfall) 0
Submittal Table 7-5 Retail: Five-Year Drought Risk Assessment Water Code Section 10635(b)(3)
OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) OPTIONAL Planned WSCP Actions (use reduction and supply augmentation) DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES:

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8. WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLANNING
The District, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB have all passed ordinances/resolutions to address shortages in water supply. In addition, the SBUA agencies have updated the Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP).

This plan serves as a guide for adjusting supply and demand in response to a water shortage. The original plan was developed in 2016 as part of the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan (Appendix D) and provides details on how to reduce demand in the event of a water supply shortage.

In response to the 2012-2016 drought, a new WSCP mandate requires WSCPs to provide a more detailed analysis of supply and demand contingency actions and plan implementation. Additions to the 2020 WSCP include the documentation of plan procedures and implementation, standardization of water supply stages of action for the water supply plan, and quantification of contingency action effects on supply and demand.

Emergency responses to natural disasters are also discussed in a joint Water Shortage Emergency Response Plan to assist in planning and managing supply disruption, Appendix E.

The 2016 WSCP outlined a water shortage response plan in the event of supply interruption. This plan included a four-stage rationing plan with voluntary and mandatory rationing depending on the severity and duration of the water supply shortage. The water shortage response was based on the Sunnyslope No Water Waste Ordinance No. 45 and was first documented for the HUA (now SBUA) as part of the 2000 UWMP.

Pursuant to Water Code Section 10632(a)(3), all WSCPs must include a six-stage plan corresponding to shortage stages of up to 10 percent, 20 percent, 30 percent, 40 percent, 50 percent, and greater than 50 percent of water supply. During the 2012-2016 drought years, differences in state and local definitions led to uncertainty in public communication and state policy. This standardization is meant to aid communication and response action implementations across the state.

Water Code Section 10632(a)(3)(B) allows suppliers to retain existing water shortage response plan stages if the existing stages are directly related to the specified six stages. The four stages identified in the previous 2016 WSCP have been translated to the six new stages, which are shown in Table 8-1. For the new Stage 1, up to 10 percent reduction, the voluntary measures for the previous stage 1 (up to 15 percent) are applicable. For both 10 to 20 percent and 20 to 30 percent reductions, the previous Stage 2 restrictions are applicable, aiming for 25 percent reduction. For 30 to 40 percent and 40-50 percent reductions, the previous Stage 3 is applicable, which aims for 35 percent reductions. Finally, for greater than 50 percent reductions, the previous Stage 4, is applicable for over 50 percent reduction.

8.1 WATER SYSTEM RELIABILITY ANALYSIS
Water supply reliability analyses conducted by the SBUA (Section 7) identify constraints on water supply sources and evaluated each source’s availability during a normal year, a single dry year, a five-year drought period, and twenty-year future projections. These analyses show that supply resources are sufficient to San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 8-2
meet demand. The SBUA depends on imported water, groundwater, and recycled water to meet its supply.

CVP water has been imported by the District for direct municipal supply since 2003 and water treatment facilities have been expanded to an operational capacity of 6,720 AFY, 81 percent of the total contractual allocation for CVP M&I water (8,250 AFY). However, allocations vary based on hydrologic conditions. The CVP allocation for M&I demand since 2006 has ranged from 0 percent (public health and safety) during dry years, to the full allocation during wet years.

In 2022, For M&I users, the initial allocation was also 0 percent, but agencies had the opportunity to request water to serve public health and safety (PHS) needs. The District prepared a memorandum to USBR summarizing the demands and supplies of the retailers consistent with the “Central Valley Project Municipal and Industrial Water Shortage Policy Guidelines and Procedures” (WSP Guidelines). The District documented that—without any CVP imports—the unmet PHS demand would be 2,968 AF. USBR granted the District 2,766 AF, equivalent to 33.5 percent of their contract. For future critically dry years, the SBUA anticipates this would be the minimum allocation, although USBR does not guarantee any future allocations.

In 2025, the total CVP water supply for the SBUA was 4,176 AF, not including losses. Future projections suggest an average of 75 percent of CVP supplies in normal years, resulting in 7,425 AFY for supply in the SBUA.

The groundwater basin provides critical storage and is also an important source of water for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB which pump groundwater directly from wells within the SBUA. As documented in the GSP, the groundwater basin is managed sustainably, and stored groundwater is replenished in wet years for use in dry years. While groundwater has relatively poor water quality, it is blended with CVP supply in order to improve water supply, and indirectly the quality of wastewater and recycled water.

Recycled water is used at Riverside Park in the SBUA but has been prioritized for agricultural users outside the SBUA. No surface or stormwater are utilized directly for supply, but these sources of water can be used to supplement recharge.

Drought is the primary issue that would cause a shortage condition. Other causes of a water shortage include the sudden presence of unforeseen toxins or infrastructure damage due to earthquakes or other natural disasters.

The Water Supply Reliability Analysis shows that the current available supply is sufficient to meet unconstrained demand during both a regular year and a single dry year (Section 7.2.2.2). Accounting for growth, the water supply during a normal year would meet demand every year 2020-2040. During a single dry year, supply would decrease due to decreased CVP allocations but can be supplemented with groundwater and other sources or addressed with conservation. The current supply is sufficient to meet unconstrained demand in 2025, 2030, and 2035, but demand in 2040 is expected to be 186 AF greater than supply (i.e., 1.3 percent of the total 10,859 AF projected demand). Initiation of voluntary Stage 1 of the WSCP is recommended during dry years.

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The Drought Risk Assessment evaluates if current supplies are sufficient to meet demand during a multiyear drought. In brief, the maximum available supply was found sufficient to meet demand for three out of five dry years. The dry year conditions were based on the 2012-2016 drought years, and water demands were adjusted for population growth over the next five years. Although the supply should be sufficient to meet demand during the first three years of a multi-year drought, it is recommended that the SBUA Agencies implement the voluntary WSCP Stage 1 as a precautionary measure to conserve water during every drought year. After year two of a multi-year drought, the projected demand was greater than the maximum supplies if Stage 1 if the WSCP was not implemented. The gap each year was less than 20 percent of total demand, and it is expected that implementing Stage 2 of the WSCP would bridge the gap.

However, agencies should be prepared to implement higher stages in the event of extended dry years.

8.2 ANNUAL WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES Beginning in 2022, SBUA agencies have prepared and submitted an annual water supply and demand assessment, pursuant to section 10632 (a)(2) of the Water Code. These annual assessments must be submitted to DWR by July 1 of each year.

The annual assessment has been completed in conjunction with the SGMA North San Benito County Groundwater Sustainability Agency annual GSP report. SGMA requires the submittal of this annual report on April 1. The GSP annual report includes analyses of recent groundwater conditions, surface water supply, total water use, and change in groundwater storage. In addition, the report summarizes supply and demand in the previous water year and includes an estimate of next-year conditions, agricultural pumping, and water purchases. The water supply and demand assessments for the SBUA are prepared as a follow up memo relaying the same data as the annual report to streamline data requests and reporting for the three agencies.

The assessment will include documentation of the projected supply and demand for the upcoming year and determination that supply will be sufficient, even during a dry year. Supplies, including available groundwater, CVP, and recycled water, will be assessed by describing and quantifying the previous year’s water supply and estimating the upcoming year’s supplies. Groundwater use and basin conditions in the previous water year were assessed to determine any issues. The supply assessment includes data on climatic conditions, groundwater levels and extraction, land use, streamflow measurements, reservoir budgets, CVP deliveries, recharge rates, municipal recycling rates, and water quality data. The demand assessment relies on agency-reported totals by use category.

Projected supplies are largely dependent on climate and water conditions during the previous water year and the projected CVP allocations. In the annual water supply and demand assessment, the supplies are assessed for both the current year and the subsequent dry year, taking plausible constraints into account.

Unconstrained customer demand is assessed annually by looking at historical growth, climate, and water demand over the previous water year. The previous year’s use was adjusted to account for new customer connections. If the planned use is greater than the dry year supply, the SBUA agencies are prepared to San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 8-4
enact the WSCP. Any infrastructure projects or conditions will also be factored into the supply and demand assessment.

8.3 WATER SHORTAGE LEVEL STAGES OF ACTION
Pursuant to Water Code Section 10632(a)(3), all WSCPs must include a six-stage plan corresponding to shortage stages of up to 10 percent, 20 percent, 30 percent, 40 percent, 50 percent, and greater than 50 percent of water supply. During the 2012-2016 drought years, differences in state and local definitions led to uncertainty in public communication and state policy. This standardization is meant to aid communication and response action implementations across the state.

Water Code Section 10632(a)(3)(B) allows suppliers to retain existing water shortage response plan stages if the existing stages are directly related to the specified six stages.

8.4 SHORTAGE RESPONSE ACTIONS
Water shortages can be met by augmenting the supply and/or decreasing the water demand. Each response action must be implementable. In Sections 8.4.1 and 8.4.2, the response actions for each stage are outlined, along with the methodology for calculating action effectiveness. Tables 8-2 R and W present the two general demand reduction actions (namely, to increase the proportion of groundwater in potable water, and to use imported water stored in San Justo Reservoir for drought reserves), the stages in which they are implemented, and the estimated percent by which they can decrease demand. Tables 8-3 R and W provide detailed lists of demand reduction actions.

In response to the WSCP guidelines, the effectiveness of each demand reduction action has been quantified for SBUA using the best available data. It should be noted that the effectiveness of many shortage response actions has not been studied, and effectiveness can vary by region. These estimates are best used as guidelines to inform decision makers about which actions may contribute most to demand reductions. The methods for calculating the effectiveness of each action are outlined in Appendix F. In addition to the methods outlined as part of the WSCP, further demand reductions (particularly with indoor residential water use) are expected due to outreach, education, and social pressures.

The effectiveness of each action was estimated based on the observed water demand reduction during the 2014-2016 drought, studies and literature reviews examining the effectiveness of individual and combined response actions, and calculations of demand decreases scaled to the regional population.

These estimates reflect best available data; however, it should be noted that the estimates are also uncertain. Historical data on demand reductions during drought, both within SBUA and in case studies, are a result of combined demand restrictions, public education, and social pressures. There are very few studies of the effect of individual actions. In addition, a variety of assumptions are used in calculations of water demand as reduced by a given action. For example, estimating the money saved by restricting athome carwashes involved assumptions about how many SBUA residents would wash their car at home in a non-drought month, how many of those carwashes would use a hose with a nozzle, and how much water each wash would use. Furthermore, several restrictions rely on postponing actions or implementing large San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 8-5
water-use projects, such as filling up a new pool, removing a single-pass cooling system, or receiving a large new water permit.

8.4.1 LOCALLY APPROPRIATE DEMAND REDUCTION BY STAGE
Implementation of restrictions and prohibitions on end users is based on a fundamental prioritization of domestic supply for human health and safety over non-essential uses, including landscape irrigation. In the event of a water shortage, water service may be restricted or prohibited for non-essential uses, recognizing that certain end users may be required to save more water than others because of their specific use. Prohibitions on end uses will affect user types differently:
• For urban residential users (who typically rely on SBUA agencies for domestic supply), water service will continue during a shortage with restrictions on outdoor water use in Stages 1 through 5 and prohibitions in Stage 6.
• Rural residential users of CVP M&I water would also be subject to restrictions and prohibitions on outside water features and landscape irrigation. • Landscape irrigators (e.g., golf courses, dedicated irrigation meters) are subject to the restrictions listed below for Stages 1 through 5 and the prohibition in Stage 6. • Commercial businesses are subject to all restrictions in Stages 1 through 5 and prohibitions in Stage 6.

Stage 1
The first stage applies voluntary actions to reach the demand reduction goal of 10 percent, with a focus on outdoor irrigation demand reduction.

1. Recommended Watering Hours: Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is discouraged between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard/Daylight Savings Time.

2. Recommended Limit on Watering Duration: Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated areas with potable water using a landscape irrigation system or a watering device that is not continuously attended is recommended to be limited to no more than three days a week with a duration of fifteen minutes watering per water day per station. This subsection does not apply to landscape irrigation systems that exclusively use very low-flow drip type irrigation systems when no emitter produces more than two gallons of water per hour and weather-based controllers or stream rotor sprinklers that meet a 70 percent efficiency standard. The use of recycled water is exempt from this prohibition.

3. Eliminate Excessive Water Flow or Runoff: Watering or irrigating of any lawn, landscape or other vegetated area in a manner that causes or allows excessive water flow or runoff onto an adjoining sidewalk, driveway, street, alley, gutter, or ditch is strongly discouraged.

4. Discourage Washing Down Hard or Paved Surfaces: Washing down hard or paved surfaces, including but not limited to sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios or alleys, is discouraged except by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 8-6
hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shutoff device, a low-volume, high-pressure cleaning machine equipped to recycle any water used, or a low-volume high-pressure water broom.

5. Fix Leaks, Breaks or Malfunctions: Excessive use, loss or escape of water through breaks, leaks or other malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution system for any period of time after such escape of water should have reasonably been discovered and corrected are encouraged to be corrected as soon as practical.

6. Recirculating Water for Water Fountains and Decorative Water Features: Operating a water fountain or other decorative water features that uses recirculated water is encouraged.

7. Washing Vehicles: Using water to wash or clean a vehicle, including but not limited to any automobile, truck, van, bus, motorcycle, boat, or trailer, whether motorized or not is discouraged, except by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device. Washing vehicles at commercial conveyor car wash systems with re-circulating water systems is recommended.

8. Drinking Water Served Upon Request: Eating or drinking establishments, including but not limited to a restaurant, hotel, cafe, cafeteria, bar, or other public place where food or drinks are sold, served, or offered for sale, are encouraged to providing drinking water to any person only when expressly requested.

9. Commercial Lodging Establishments Encouraged to Provide Guests Option to Decline Daily Linen Services: Hotels, motels and other commercial lodging establishments are encouraged to provide customers the option of not having towels and linen laundered daily. Commercial lodging establishments are encouraged to prominently display notice of this option in each bathroom using clear and easily understood language.

3. Installation of Single Pass Cooling Systems: Installation of single pass cooling systems is discouraged in buildings requesting new water service.

10. Installation of Non-recirculating Water System in Commercial Car Wash and Laundry Systems:

Installation of non-recirculating water systems is discouraged in new commercial conveyor car wash and new commercial laundry systems.

11. Restaurants Encouraged to Use Water Conserving Dishwash Spray Valves: Food preparation establishments, such as restaurants or cafes, are encouraged to use water conserving dish wash spray valves.

12. Commercial Car Wash Systems: All commercial conveyor car wash systems are encouraged to install operational re-circulating water systems.

13. Pool Covers: It is recommended that all existing pools use a pool cover or solar blanket to reduce water loss due to evaporation.

Stage 2
The second stage seeks a 10 to 20 percent reduction of future supplies, and uses restricted building permits, mandatory rationing, and reduction by customer types. The shortage response actions in Stage 2 are derived from the 25 percent reduction stage established in the 2016 WSCP. Stage 2 continues the voluntary reductions in Stage 1. In addition, the following reduction requirements become mandatory:

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4. Limits on Watering Hours: Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is prohibited between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard/Daylight Savings Time on any day, except by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device, or for very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system. The use of recycled water is exempt from this prohibition.

5. Limit on Watering Duration: Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water using a landscape irrigation system or a watering device that is not continuously attended is limited to no more than fifteen minutes watering per designated water day per station. This subsection does not apply to landscape irrigation systems that exclusively use very low-flow drip type irrigation systems when no emitter produces more than two gallons of water per hour and weather based controllers or stream rotor sprinklers that meet a 70 percent efficiency standard. The use of recycled water is exempt from this prohibition.

6. Limits on Watering Days: Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is limited to three days per week from April through October. The watering days are designated depending upon house address (odd house and no house address Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, even house address Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday). During the months of November through March, watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is limited to no more than one day per week (odd house and no house address - Monday, even house address - Tuesday). This provision does not apply to landscape irrigation zones that exclusively use very low flow drip type irrigation systems when no emitter produces more than two (2) gallons of water per hour. This provision also does not apply to watering or irrigating by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device, or for very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system.

7. No Excessive Water Flow or Runoff: The application of water is prohibited to outdoor landscapes in a manner that causes runoff such that water flows onto adjacent property, non- irrigated areas, private and public walkways, driveway, street, alley, gutter, ditch, parking lots, or structures.

8. No Washing Down Hard or Paved Surfaces: Washing down hard or paved surfaces is prohibited, including but not limited to buildings, structures, sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios, or alleys.

9. Obligation to Fix Leaks, Breaks or Malfunctions: All leaks, breaks, or other malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution system must be repaired within seventy-two (72) hours of notification by the city unless other arrangements are made with the city.

10. Recirculating Water Required for Water Fountains and Decorative Water Features: Operating a water fountain or other decorative water feature that does not use recirculated water is prohibited.

11. Limits on Washing Vehicles: Using water to wash or clean a vehicle is prohibited, including but not limited to any automobile, truck, van, bus, motorcycle, boat, or trailer, whether motorized or not, except by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device. This subsection does not apply to any commercial car washing facility.

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12. Drinking Water Served Upon Request Only: Eating or drinking establishments, including but not limited to a restaurant, hotel, cafe, cafeteria, bar, or other public place where food or drinks are sold, served, or offered for sale, are prohibited from providing drinking water to any person unless expressly requested.

13. Commercial Lodging Establishments Must Provide Guests Option to Decline Daily Linen Services:

Hotels, motels and other commercial lodging establishments must provide customers the option of not having towels and linen laundered daily. Commercial lodging establishments must prominently display notice of this option in each bathroom using clear and easily understood language.

14. No Installation of Single Pass Cooling Systems: Installation of single pass cooling systems is prohibited in buildings requesting new water service.

15. No Installation of Non-re-circulating in Commercial Car Wash and Laundry Systems: Installation of non-re-circulating water systems is prohibited in new commercial conveyor car wash and new commercial laundry systems.

16. Commercial Car Wash Systems: Within one year of passage of this Ordinance, all commercial conveyor car wash systems must have installed operational re-circulating water systems, or must have secured a waiver of this requirement from the city.

17. Pool Covers and Refilling of Existing Pools: All new pools shall be required to have a pool cover or solar blanket to reduce water loss through evaporation. Refilling of existing private pools is prohibited, except to maintain water levels, unless the pool is in imminent danger of failure.

Stage 3
The third stage seeks a 20 to 30 percent reduction of water demand. During this stage, the shortage response actions for Stages 1 and 2 will be in place. The shortage response actions for this stage are derived from the 25 percent reduction stage established in the 2016 WSCP. Stage 3 contains the same response actions as Stage 2. SBUA may choose to increase response action monitoring and enforcement in Stage 3, as well as encouraging water users to adopt additional voluntary conservation measures.

Stage 4
Stage 4 aims for a 30 to 40 percent reduction. It allows the agencies to restrict water uses to priority needs and the prohibited or limited uses of water become more restrictive. These restrictions are derived from the 35 percent reduction stage in the 2016 WSCP.

1. Limits on Watering Days: Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is limited to two days per week from April through October. The watering days are designated depending upon house address (odd house and no house address - Monday and Thursday, even house address - Tuesday, and Friday). During the months of November through March, watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is limited to no more than one day per week (odd house and no house address - Monday, even house address - Tuesday). This provision does not apply to landscape irrigation zones that exclusively use very low flow drip type irrigation systems when no emitter produces more than San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 8-9
two (2) gallons of water per hour. This provision also does not apply to watering or irrigating by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive selfclosing water shut-off nozzle or device, or for very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system. Use of recycled water for irrigation is exempt from these restrictions.

2. Irrigating Within 48 Hours of Rainfall: The applications of potable water to outdoor landscapes during and within 48 hours following measurable rainfall is prohibited.

3. Irrigation outside Newly Constructed Homes: The irrigation with potable water outside of newly constructed homes and buildings in a manner inconsistent with regulations or other requirements established by the California Building Standards Commission is prohibited.

4. Installation of New Turf: Adding new turf landscaping is prohibited.

5. Prohibition against Watering Turf in Medians: The irrigation with potable water of ornamental turf on public street medians, including roundabouts is prohibited.

6. Obligation to Fix Leaks, Breaks or Malfunctions: All leaks, breaks, or other malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution system must be repaired within forty- eight (48) hours of notification by the city unless other arrangements are made with the city.

7. Limits on Filling Ornamental Lakes or Ponds: Filling or re-filling ornamental lakes or ponds with potable water is prohibited, except to the extent needed to sustain aquatic life, provided that such animals are of significant value and have been actively managed within the water feature prior to declaration of a supply shortage level under this section.

8. New Pools: Installation and filling of new private pools are prohibited.

9. Dust Control: The use of potable water for construction and dust control is prohibited.

10. Drought Water Rates: Each agency may consider adopting rate structures and other mechanisms to maximize water conservation. These rates should be consistent with Prop 218’s requirements.

11. Any of the SBUA agencies reserve the right to restrict water use for priority uses.

Stage 5
Stage 5 aims for a 40 to 50 percent reduction. The water shortage response actions in this phase are the same as those in Stage 4. Enforcement and monitoring may be increased during this stage to assist in decreasing water demand.

Stage 6
Stage 6 seeks at least a 50 percent reduction. This stage adds flow restrictions and a per capita allotment by customer type. The prohibited or limited uses of water in the previous stages are continued or made more restrictive. No watering or irrigating. Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is prohibited. This restriction does not apply to recycled water. Exceptions are limited to the following:

1. Maintenance of vegetation, including trees and shrubs, that are watered using a hand-held bucket or similar container, hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device;
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2. Maintenance of existing landscape necessary for fire protection;

3. Maintenance of existing landscape for soil erosion control;

4. Maintenance of plant materials identified to be rare or essential to the well-being of protected species;

5. Maintenance of landscape within active public parks and playing fields, day care centers, golf course greens, and school grounds, provided that such irrigation does not exceed two (2) days per week for no more than fifteen (15) minutes watering per designated water day per station and is prohibited between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard/Daylight Savings Time.

6. Actively irrigated environmental mitigation projects.

7. Obligation to Fix Leaks, Breaks or Malfunctions. All leaks, breaks, or other malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution system must be repaired within twenty-four hours of notification by the city unless other arrangements are made with the water retailer.

8. Limits on New Potable Water Service: Upon declaration of a Level 4 Water Shortage Emergency condition, the agency may limit the issuance of new potable water services, temporary meters and/or statements of immediate ability to serve or provide potable water service (such as, can and will-serve letters, certificates, or letters of availability), except under the following circumstances:

9. A valid, unexpired building permit has been issued for the project; or

10. The project is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; or

11. The applicant provides substantial evidence of an enforceable commitment that water demands for the project will be offset prior to the provision of a new water meter(s) to the satisfaction of the agency providing service.

12. This provision does not preclude the resetting or turn-on of meters to provide continuation of water service or the restoration of service that has been interrupted for a period of one year or less.

13. Limits on Building Permits. Upon declaration of a Stage 4 Water Supply Shortage Emergency condition, the City Administrator is authorized to implement a program in his or her discretion to limit or withhold the issuance of building permits which require new or expanded water service, except to protect the public health, safety and welfare, or in cases which meet the city's adopted conservation offset requirements.

14. No New Annexations. Upon the declaration of Stage 4, the agencies may suspend consideration of annexations to their service area. This subsection does not apply to boundary corrections and annexations that will not result in any immediate increased use of water.

15. Each of the SBUA agencies reserves the right to restrict flow in water lines.

8.4.2 LOCALLY APPROPRIATE SUPPLY AUGMENTATION
During a water shortage emergency, the SBUA Agencies may choose to augment the water supply by increasing the proportion of groundwater in delivered water. Groundwater can make up for any decrease in CVP allocation during a drought. SBUA potable water is a mix of CVP water and groundwater to meet aesthetic standards. The average proportion of the supply that is CVP water was 50 percent over the past five years. The proportion of groundwater can be temporarily increased if the CVP supply is limited or San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 8-11
insufficient to meet demand. The preferred ratio of groundwater to imported water is 35:65, but this proportion may temporarily increase during periods of water shortage. Decreasing the proportion of potable water that is CVP is at the discretion of the SBUA agencies and may be enacted during stages 2 through 6. As shown in Table 8-3, augmenting the supply through increasing the proportion of groundwater in potable water is estimated to enhance the supply by up to 20 percent. Drought reserves in San Justo Reservoir can also augment supply during a water shortage emergency. However, these supplies are managed as exchanges or transfers (Section 6.2.7.2) and not as part of the WSCP.

8.4.3 CATASTROPHIC SUPPLY INTERRUPTION
Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District also have water shortage emergency response plans in place.

The Drought Resilience Plan outlines a process for classifying water shortage stage (readiness, alert, and emergency) using indicators of water supply that activate defined actions to address the water shortage (Stantec Consulting Services Inc. 2026). A copy of this plan is included in Appendix E.

Hollister and Sunnyslope have a general Emergency Disaster Response Plan as well as a Power Failure Emergency Response Plans. The plans include steps to be taken during and after a disaster and the use of the Standard Emergency Management System (SEMS). Copies of these plans are included as Appendix F.

The District relies on their current Water User’s Handbook and County emergency plans.

These plans develop the procedures for each agency before and during a disruption of water supply during a natural disaster. In 1999, the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) published Emergency Planning Guidance for Public and Private Water Utilities to improve coordination among water utilities and other emergency response agencies and to assist water utilities in developing or revising emergency plans and procedures. It is recommended that ongoing coordination between Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB and the District take place to ensure these water supply emergency plans remain consistent and meet the goals provided in the guidance documents. With these plans in place, the retailers in the SBUA can adequately handle a water supply shortage due to a natural disaster or another interruption of the water supply (Cal EMA 1999).

The agencies’ emergency shortage plans meet the requirements for the WSCP to include a seismic risk assessment and mitigation plan to assess the vulnerability of each water facility.

8.5 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS
Effectively implementing any stage of the water shortage contingency plan requires clear and timely communication with the public, stakeholders, key decision makers, and local, regional, and state governments. The WSCP Communication protocols allow agencies to efficiently communicate any current or predicted water shortages and the response actions that are triggered. Communication protocols are outlined for each stage. In order to ensure consistency, each agency is encouraged to develop scripted responses to commonly asked questions when each stage goes into effect and, as information changes throughout a water shortage crisis.

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8.5.1 STAGE 1 AND PRIOR COMMUNICATION
Stage 1 contains voluntary measures meant to reduce water demand by up to 10 percent. The SBUA agencies aim to communicate water conditions when a water shortage condition exists or is anticipated.

During this stage, or when SBUA is expected to enter Stage 1 soon, the following communication protocols are recommended:
• The District, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB must communicate to establish consistent Stage 1 implementation and unified message in response to commonly asked questions (Section 8.5.7). • Communication in both English and Spanish of voluntary actions with customers, residents, and businesses through social media, radio, websites, newspaper, television coverage, newsletters, and bill stuffers.
• Notification to stakeholders, elected officials, and other decision-makers regarding water shortage conditions, projections, actions to be taken, demand reduction goals, and implementation.

16. Monthly reports will be sent to the City of Hollister Council, Sunnyslope Board of Directors, and City of SJB Council. If reduction goals are not met, the respective managers will notify the governing board of each agency that additional action is required. • Direct contact (via telephone or email) with local media about conditions and response actions. • Daily production figures will be reported to the Water Supervisor of each agency.

17. The Supervisor will compare the weekly production to the target weekly production to verify that the reduction goal is being met. Weekly reports will be forwarded respectively to the General Manager of Sunnyslope, Public Works Director at the City of Hollister, City Manager at the City of SJB, and Program Manager of the WRA.
• Communication with public about potential for mandatory stages. • Increased information about voluntary programs, like home surveys and leak repairs.

8.5.2 STAGE 2 COMMUNICATION
Stage 2 contains voluntary measures meant to reduce water demand by 10-20 percent. During this stage, the following communication protocols are recommended:
• The District, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB must communicate to establish consistent Stage 2 implementation and unified message in response to commonly asked questions (Section 8.5.7) • Communication in both English and Spanish of mandatory actions and penalties with customers, residents, and businesses through social media, radio, websites, newspaper, television coverage, newsletters, and bill stuffers.
• Notification to stakeholders, elected officials, and other decision-makers regarding water shortage conditions, projections, actions to be taken, demand reduction goals, and implementation.
• Direct contact (via telephone or email) with local media about conditions and new mandatory response actions.

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• Direct contact (via telephone or email) to chamber of commerce and businesses directly affected by restrictions (hotels and carwashes, for example)
• Monthly reports will be sent to the City of Hollister Council, Sunnyslope Board of Directors, and City of SJB Council. If reduction goals are not met, the respective managers will notify the governing board of each agency that additional action is required. • Daily production figures will be reported to the Water Supervisor of each agency.

18. The Supervisor will compare the weekly production to the target weekly production to verify that the reduction goal is being met. Weekly reports will be forwarded respectively to the General Manager of Sunnyslope, Public Works Director at the City of Hollister, City Manager at the City of SJB and Program Manager of the WRA.
• Education about continued voluntary conservation actions with public. • Increased information about voluntary programs, like home surveys and leak repairs, particularly within context of adhering to Stage 2 mandatory restrictions.

8.5.3 STAGE 3 COMMUNICATION
Stage 3 seeks to reduce water demand by 20-30 percent but includes the same mandatory actions as Stage 2. During this stage, increased communication about water conditions can lead to a decrease in demand.
• The District, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB must communicate to establish consistent Stage 3 implementation and unified message in response to commonly asked questions (Section 8.5.7) • Increased communication of mandatory actions with customers, residents, and businesses through social media, radio, websites, newspaper, television coverage, newsletters, and bill stuffers.
• Notification to stakeholders, elected officials, and other decision-makers regarding water shortage conditions, projections, actions to be taken, demand reduction goals, and implementation.
• Daily production figures will be reported to the Water Supervisor of each agency. • The Supervisor will compare the weekly production to the target weekly production to verify that the reduction goal is being met. Weekly reports will be forwarded respectively to the General Manager of Sunnyslope, the Public Works Director at the City of Hollister, the City Manager at SJB, and to the Program Manager of the WRA.

19. Monthly reports will be sent to the City of Hollister Council, Sunnyslope Board of Directors, and City of SJB Council. If reduction goals are not met, the respective managers will notify the governing board of each agency that additional action is required. • Direct contact (via telephone or email) with local media about conditions. • Warnings of increased water use monitoring and stricter mandatory restrictions if SBUA enters Stage 4.

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8.5.4 STAGE 4
Stage 4 implements stricter mandatory management actions to achieve a 30-40 percent reduction. • The District, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB must communicate to establish consistent Stage 4 implementation and unified message in response to commonly asked questions (Section 8.5.7) • Communication in English and Spanish of mandatory actions and penalties with customers, residents, and businesses through social media, radio, websites, newspaper, television coverage, newsletters, and bill stuffers.
• Notification to stakeholders, elected officials, and other decision-makers regarding water shortage conditions, projections, actions to be taken, demand reduction goals, and implementation.
• Daily production reports will be provided to the General or City Manager of each agency. • Direct contact (via telephone or email) with local media about conditions and new mandatory response actions.
• Direct contact (via telephone or email) to chamber of commerce and businesses directly affected by restrictions (construction or landscaping companies, for example). • Monthly reports will be sent to the Hollister City Council, the Sunnyslope Board of Directors, and the City of SJB Council. If reduction goals are not met, the respective managers will notify the governing board of each agency that additional action is required. • Increased information about voluntary programs, like home surveys and leak repairs, particularly within context of adhering to Stage 4 mandatory restrictions.

8.5.5 STAGE 5
Stage 5 seeks to reduce water demand by 40-50 percent but includes the same mandatory actions as Stage 4. During this stage, increased communication about water conditions can lead to a decrease in demand.
• The District, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB must communicate to establish consistent Stage 5 implementation and unified message in response to commonly asked questions (Section 8.5.7) • Increased communication of mandatory actions and penalties with customers, residents, and businesses through social media, radio, websites, newspaper, television coverage, newsletters, and bill stuffers.
• Notification to stakeholders, elected officials, and other decision-makers regarding water shortage conditions, projections, actions to be taken, demand reduction goals, and implementation.
• Daily production reports will be provided to the General or City Manager of each agency. • Direct contact (via telephone or email) with local media about conditions • Monthly reports will be sent to the Hollister City Council, the Sunnyslope Board of Directors, and the City of SJB Council. If reduction goals are not met, the respective managers will notify the governing board of each agency that additional action is required.

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• Warnings of increased water use monitoring and stricter mandatory restrictions if SBUA enters Stage 5.

8.5.6 STAGE 6
Stage 6 is the most severe stage, seeking to reduce demand by at least 50 percent. The District, Hollister, and Sunnyslope must communicate to establish consistent Stage 5 implementation and unified message in response to commonly asked questions (Section 8.5.7). • Increased communication of mandatory actions and penalties with customers, residents, and businesses through social media, radio, websites, newspaper, television coverage, newsletters, and bill stuffers.
• Notification to stakeholders, elected officials, and other decision-makers regarding water shortage conditions, projections, actions to be taken, demand reduction goals, and implementation.
• Daily production reports will be provided to the General or City Manager of each agency. • Direct contact (via telephone or email) with local media about conditions. • Monthly reports will be sent to the Hollister City Council, the Sunnyslope Board of Directors, and the City of SJB Council. If reduction goals are not met, the respective managers will notify the governing board of each agency that additional action is required.

8.5.7 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BY TARGET AUDIENCE
It is recommended that the District, Hollister, and Sunnyslope collaborate to develop a unified response to the following commonly asked questions:

Customers and Community:
• When will water supply return to normal?
• What are the restrictions, and when will restrictions be lifted? • What will you give me to compensate for any damage to my property? • How will you prevent a water shortage in the future?
News Media:
• What are the current water conditions?
• What is the status of the Water Shortage Contingency Plan? • What is the estimated loss?
• How will you prevent this from happening again?
• Who is responsible?
Government Regulators:
• When did water shortage happen?
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• What are the environmental, health, and safety impacts of this water shortage? Elected officials:
• How does this water shortage affect the environment, the economy, and public safety? • How many employees are affected?
• When will the situation return to normal?
Employees:
• Will this water shortage affect my job?
• Will I get paid during times of reduced operation?

8.6 COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

8.6.1 DEMAND REDUCTION THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH
During the most recent drought (2014-2016), public outreach was expanded by 200 percent, and a 25 percent reduction was achieved by both Hollister and Sunnyslope. These programs are discussed in more detail in Section 9. The specific public outreach measures listed below are intended to reduce demand during a drought or water supply interruption:
• Expand Public Information Campaign – Newsletter and other flyers in both English and Spanish were used to publicize programs and explain the importance of drought conservation.

20. Improve Customer Billing – Customers with higher-than-average bills were contacted and possible water savings were recommended.
• Offer Water Use Surveys – Both residential and landscape surveys help high water users to identify areas of potential conservation.

21. Provide Rebates or Giveaways of Plumbing Fixtures and Devices – Rebates and plumbing retrofits are available at all times, but are publicized more during drought conditions. Plumbing retrofits including hose nozzles, faucet aerators, and shower heads are available at no cost to customers.

Rebates are available for low flow toilets and high efficiency washing machines. • Provide Rebates for Landscape Irrigation Efficiency – There is currently a landscape efficiency rebate program that provides rebates for landscape conversion, low-volume sprinkler heads, rain sensors, hose timers, and includes customized sprinkler schedules. • Increase Water Waste Patrols – Examples include: Implement a Water Waste Patrol program; Increase staffing for Water Waste Patrol; Increase authority of Water Waste Patrol.

22. Moratorium or Net Zero Demand Increase on New Connections – The agencies have added a ‘no new connection’ element to their WSCP that is triggered in Stage 4. • Implement or Modify Drought Rate Structure or Surcharge –a drought rate structure may be implemented in future droughts.

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In addition to these measures, SBUA agencies offer ongoing educational programming, classes, and community outreach. Section 9 of the UWMP contains a more detailed descriptions of these programs.

8.6.2 WARNING AND CITATION PROTOCOLS
Enforcement is applicable at any water shortage stage. Any customer violating the regulations and restrictions on water use set forth in the “No Waste" Ordinances will receive a written warning for the first violation. A second violation within 12 months of the first violation results in a $100 penalty. On the third violation, the customer will be charged a $250 fine and the retailer may install a flow-restrictor. If a flow-restrictor is placed, the violator will pay the cost of installation and removal. After a fourth violation, a $500 penalty is issued. If water service is disconnected, it will be restored only upon payment of a reconnection charge. These penalties apply at any time but are likely to be more closely adhered to during drought periods.

Any willful violation occurring subsequent to the issuance of the second written warning will constitute a misdemeanor and may be referred to the City/County District Attorney’s office for prosecution pursuant.

Misdemeanor convictions could include imprisonment and/or fines. The length of time for imprisonment and the magnitude of the fine vary between Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB. If water service is disconnected, it will be restored only upon payment of a reconnection charge. These penalties apply at any time but are likely to be more closely adhered to during drought periods. In addition to fines, Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, or the District, after written notice, may install a flow restrictor device or discontinue service to consumers who willfully violate provisions of this WSCP.

A person or property can apply for a waiver to the requirements in the WSCP. This hardship waiver is applicable at any stage of the WSCP. The written request must be submitted to one of the SBUA agencies with supporting documentation (photographs, maps, drawings, and any other information as appropriate). The waiver may be granted or conditionally granted only upon a written finding of the existence of facts demonstrating an undue hardship to a person using water or to property upon which water is used. The Agency that receives the waiver must act upon any completed application no later than ten days after submittal and may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the waiver. The applicant requesting the waiver must be promptly notified in writing of any action taken.

8.7 LEGAL AUTHORITIES
In the event of a water shortage, the SBUA Agencies shall declare a water shortage emergency in accordance with Water Code Chapter 3 Division 1.

Water Code Chapter 3 Division 1, Section 350 Declaration of water shortage emergency condition.

The governing body of a distributor of a public water supply, whether publicly or privately owned and including a mutual water company, shall declare a water shortage emergency condition to prevail within the area served by such distributor whenever it finds and determines that the ordinary demands and requirements of water consumers cannot be satisfied without depleting the water supply of the distributor to the extent that there would be insufficient water for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection.

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The SBUA agencies shall coordinate with the cities of Hollister and San Juan Bautista and San Benito County for the possible proclamation of a local emergency, as defined in the California Government Code, California Emergency Services Act (Article 2, Section 8558).

8.8 FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF WSCP
During periods of water shortage, revenue of the SBUA agencies may be reduced as the WSCP is implemented. Decreased water demand will lead to decreased revenue at the normal billing rate. The WSCP calls for an increase in water demand reduction programs, such as expanded public information campaigns, water use surveys, rebates, and water waste patrols, which may result in increased spending and staff costs.

The SBUA agencies proactively prepare for periodic revenue shortages and periods of increased spending.

All surplus revenues that the District, Hollister, and Sunnyslope collect are currently reinvested into the water supply system in preparation for potential revenue reduction during water shortages.

Based on projected and observed declines in revenue during shortages, the entities determined that rate increases may be needed in Stage 2 through 6. In Stage 1, no additional water purchases and no rate increases are required. For Stages 2 & 3, 4 & 5, and 6, rate increases may be needed if the agencies decide to maintain the same revenue over this period.

8.9 MONITORING, REPORTING, AND WSCP REFINEMENT PROCEDURES Under normal water supply conditions, potable water production values for Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB are recorded daily and reported monthly to the Water Supervisor. Water use will be monitored and analyzed through billing data. During a Stage 1, Stage 2, or Stage 3 water shortage, daily production figures will be reported to the Water Supervisor of each agency. The Supervisor will compare the weekly production to the target weekly production to verify that the reduction goal is being met. Weekly reports will be forwarded respectively to the General Manager of Sunnyslope, the Public Works Director at the City of Hollister, City Manager at SJB, and to the Program Manager of the WRA. During a Stage 4, 5, or 6 water shortage, the daily production report will be provided to the General or City Manager of each agency. In Stages 1 through 6, monthly reports will be sent to the Hollister City Council, the Sunnyslope Board of Directors, and the City of SJB Council. If reduction goals are not met, the respective managers will notify the governing board of each agency that additional action is required.

The WSCP implementation can be refined and updated at any point. During a water shortage, the agencies may make changes as needed to best fit the emergency and communicate these changes with the public and stakeholders. After a water shortage emergency has passed, the agencies are encouraged to evaluate the plan’s effectiveness and may choose to adjust the WSCP to enhance its success, clarity, and feasibility.

8.10 SPECIAL WATER FEATURE DISTINCTION
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swimming pools and spas. Water features that are not pools or spas may use recycled water, while potable water must be used in pools and spas for health and safety purposes.

8.11 ADOPTION, SUBMITTAL, AND AVAILABILITY
The initial WSCP adoption coincided with the 2015 UWMP adoption. In accordance with section 10642 of the Water Code and section 6066 of the Government Code, each agency held a public hearing prior to adoption of the Plan.

Standard
Shortage
Levels
Percent Shortage
Range
Suppliers
Shortage
Levels
Percent
Shortage Range
1 Up to 10% 1 0-10
2 Up to 20% 2 10-20
3 Up to 30% 3 20-30
4 Up to 40% 4 30-40
5 Up to 50% 5 40-50
6 >50% 6 50-100
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.

Yes
Volume or
Percentage
Drop down
Shortage Gap
Reduction Value
(May be a range) (AF)
2,3,4,5,6 Other Actions (describe) Percentage 0-20% Increase proportion of groundwater in potable water
2,3,4,5,6 Stored Emergency Supply Percentage 0-10% Imported water stored in San Justo Reservoir for drought reserves
Submittal Table 8-2 Retail: Supply Augmentation and Other Actions Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(A),(C) and (E)
Add additional rows as needed
NOTES: Hollister, Sunnyslope, and San Juan Bautista
Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) How much is this going to reduce the
shortage gap?
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

Shortage
Level
Supply Augmentation Methods and
Other Actions by Water Supplier
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will be
accepted by the WUEdata online submittal tool
Additional Explanation or Reference
(OPTIONAL)
Yes
Volume or
Percentage
Drop down
Shortage Gap Reduction
Value
(May be a range) (AF)
2,3,4,5,6 Other Actions (describe) Percentage 0-20% Increase proportion of groundwater in potable water
2,3,4,5,6 Stored Emergency Supply Percentage 0-10% Imported water stored in San Justo Reservoir for drought reserves
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

NOTES:

Submittal Table 8-2 Wholesale: Supply Augmentation and Other Actions Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) How much is this going to reduce the shortage
gap?
Add additional rows as needed
Shortage
Level
Supply Augmentation Methods and Other
Actions by Water Supplier
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will be accepted by the WUEdata online submittal tool
Additional Explanation or Reference
(OPTIONAL)
Yes
Volume or Percentage
Drop down
Shortage Gap
Reduction Value
(May be a range) (AF)
1,2,3,4,5,6 Landscape - Restrict or prohibit runoff
from landscape irrigation Percentage
5% reduction
mandatory, 2%
reduction voluntary
Excess runoff is discouraged under Stage 1 and
profited for Stage 2 and above. Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6 Landscape - Limit landscape irrigation
to specific times Percentage
5% reduction
mandatory, 2%
reduction voluntary
Irrigation is discouraged between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m in Stage 1 and prohibited for
Stage 2 and above.

Yes
2,3,4,5,6 Landscape - Limit landscape irrigation
to specific days
Percentage
10% for three times a
week restrictions, 20%
for twice a week
restrictions
Irrigation is limited to three days a week in Stage 2
and reduced to two days a week in Stage 4. Yes
4,5,6 Landscape - Prohibit certain types of
landscape irrigation Percentage
2%
Irrigation outside new homes or on medians is
prohibited in Stage 4. No new turf is allowed in Stage

6. Yes
6 Landscape - Prohibit all landscape
irrigation Percentage
40%
All Watering or irrigation of lawn, landscape, or
other vegetaed areas with potable water is
prohibited in stage 6
Yes
4,5,6 Landscape - Other landscape
restriction or prohibition Percentage <1% Irrigation within 48 hours after rainfall is prohibited in Stage 4, 5, and 6. Yes 1,2,3,4,5,6, Landscape - Other landscape
restriction or prohibition Percentage
5% reduction
mandatory, 2%
reduction voluntary
Duration of irrigation is suggested to be no more
than 15 minutes per watering in stage 1. This limit is
required in Stage 2
Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6 CII - Other CII restriction or prohibition
Percentage
<1%
Commercial car washes are required to have
recirculating systems. Recirculation is encouraged in
Stage 1 and required in Stage 2 and above
Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6 CII - Lodging establishment must offer
opt out of linen service Percentage <1% Hotel programs are encouraged in stage 1 and required for Stage 2 and above Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6 CII - Restaurants may only serve water
upon request Percentage <1% Drinking water by request is encouraged in Stage 1 and required for Stage 2 and above. Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6 CII - Other CII restriction or prohibition
Percentage
1%
Installation of Single Pass Cooling Systems are
discouraged in Stage 1 and prohibited for Stage 2
and above
Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6 CII - Other CII restriction or prohibition Percentage <1% Restaurants encouraged to use water conserving dishwash spray valves
1,2,3,4,5,6 CII - Other CII restriction or prohibition
Percentage
<1%
Stage 1 recommends washing a vehicle with a hose
with a shut valve. In Stage 2 and above, a hose with
a shut value is mandatory.

Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6
Water Features - Restrict water use for
decorative water features, such as
fountains Percentage
1%
Recirculating water features are encouraged at all
stages. In Stage 2 and beyond, operating a
decorative water feature that does not use
recirculated water is prohibited.

Yes
4,5,6
Water Features - Restrict water use for
decorative water features, such as
fountains Percentage
1% Filling or refilling ornamental lakes and ponds are
prohibited in Stages 4, 5, 6 Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6 Pools and Spas - Require covers for
pools and spas Percentage
<1%
All pools should have a pool cover, this is
encouraged in Stage 1 and required in Stage 2 and
above
Yes
4,5,6 Pools and Spas - Other water feature
or swimming pool restriction Percentage
<1% The installation and filling of new pools are
prohibited Yes
2,3,4,5,6 Pools and Spas - Other water feature
or swimming pool restriction Percentage
1% Existing pools should not be refilled in Stage 2 and above, except to maintain water levels. Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6
Other - Customers must repair leaks,
breaks, and malfunctions in a timely
manner Percentage
2%
Fixing leaks is encouraged under stage 1. Leaks must
be fixed with 72, 48 and 24 hours in Stages 2 & 3, 4
& 5 and 6, respectively
Yes
1,2,3,4,5,6 Other - Prohibit use of potable water
for washing hard surfaces Percentage <1% Washing hard surfaces is discouraged in Stage 1 and prohibited in all other stages. Yes 1,2,3,4,5,6
Other - Prohibit vehicle washing except
at facilities using recycled or
recirculating water Percentage
<1% Voluntary in Stage 1, mandatory in Stage 2 and
above. Yes
Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) Submittal Table 8-3 Retail: Demand Reduction Actions
Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(B),(D), and (E)
Add additional rows as needed
How much is this going to reduce the shortage
gap?
Shortage
Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will be
accepted by the WUEdata online submittal
tool. Select those that apply.

Additional Explanation or Reference
(OPTIONAL)
Penalty, Charge, or
Other
Enforcement?
For Retail Suppliers Only
Drop Down List
Yes
Volume or Percentage
Drop down
Shortage Gap
Reduction Value
(May be a range) (AF)
Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) Submittal Table 8-3 Retail: Demand Reduction Actions
Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(B),(D), and (E)
How much is this going to reduce the shortage
gap?
Shortage
Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that will be
accepted by the WUEdata online submittal
tool. Select those that apply.

Additional Explanation or Reference
(OPTIONAL)
Penalty, Charge, or
Other
Enforcement?
For Retail Suppliers Only
Drop Down List
4,5,6 Other - Prohibit use of potable water
for construction and dust control Percentage
1% Potable water use for dust control is prohibited
during Stage 4 throuhg Stage 6. Yes
6 Other Percentage 2% Limits on new water service, building permits, and annexation Yes
4,5,6 Other Percentage Variable Any HUA Agencies reserve the right to restrict water for priority uses in Phases 4,5,and 6 Yes
4,5,6 Other Percentage 3% Agencies may consider drought rates, if applicable in Stages 4,5, and 6. Yes
NOTES: Hollister, Sunnyslope, and San Juan Bautista
DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

Yes
Volume or Percentage
Drop down
Shortage Gap
Reduction Value
(May be a range) (AF)
1,2,3,4,5,6 Landscape - Restrict or prohibit
runoff from landscape irrigation Percentage
5% reduction
mandatory, 2%
reduction voluntary
Excess runoff is discouraged
under Stage 1 and profited for
Stage 2 and above.
1,2,3,4,5,6 Landscape - Limit landscape
irrigation to specific times
Percentage
5% reduction
mandatory, 2%
reduction voluntary
Irrigation is discouraged between
the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m in Stage 1 and prohibited for
Stage 2 and above.
2,3,4,5,6 Landscape - Limit landscape
irrigation to specific days
Percentage
10% for three times a
week restrictions, 20%
for twice a week
restrictions
Irrigation is limited to three days a
week in Stage 2 and reduced to
two days a week in Stage 4.
4,5,6 Landscape - Prohibit certain types
of landscape irrigation
Percentage
2%
Irrigation outside new homes or
on medians is prohibited in Stage

4. No new turf is allowed in Stage

6. 6 Landscape - Prohibit all landscape
irrigation
Percentage
40%
All Watering or irrigation of lawn,
landscape, or other vegetaed
areas with potable water is
prohibited in stage 6
4,5,6 Landscape - Other landscape
restriction or prohibition Percentage
<1%
Irrigation within 48 hours after
rainfall is prohibited in Stage 4, 5,
and 6.
1,2,3,4,5,6, Landscape - Other landscape
restriction or prohibition
Percentage
5% reduction
mandatory, 2%
reduction voluntary
Duration of irrigation is suggested
to be no more than 15 minutes
per watering in stage 1. This limit
is required in Stage 2
1,2,3,4,5,6
CII - Other CII restriction or
prohibition
Percentage
<1%
Commercial car washes are
required to have recirculating
systems. Recirculation is
encouraged in Stage 1 and
required in Stage 2 and above
1,2,3,4,5,6 CII - Lodging establishment must
offer opt out of linen service
Percentage
<1%
Hotel programs are encouraged in
stage 1 and required for Stage 2
and above
1,2,3,4,5,6 CII - Restaurants may only serve
water upon request
Percentage
<1%
Drinking water by request is
encouraged in Stage 1 and
required for Stage 2 and above.
1,2,3,4,5,6
CII - Other CII restriction or
prohibition
Percentage
1%
Installation of Single Pass Cooling
Systems are discouraged in Stage
1 and prohibited for Stage 2 and
above
Submittal Table 8-3 Wholesale: Demand Reduction Actions Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(B) and (E)
Add additional rows as needed
Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) How much is this going to reduce the shortage
gap?
Shortage Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that
will be accepted by the WUEdata
online submittal tool. Select those
that apply.

Additional Explanation or
Reference
(OPTIONAL)
Yes
Volume or Percentage
Drop down
Shortage Gap
Reduction Value
(May be a range) (AF)
Submittal Table 8-3 Wholesale: Demand Reduction Actions Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(B) and (E)
Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) How much is this going to reduce the shortage
gap?
Shortage Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that
will be accepted by the WUEdata
online submittal tool. Select those
that apply.

Additional Explanation or
Reference
(OPTIONAL)
1,2,3,4,5,6
CII - Other CII restriction or
prohibition Percentage
<1%
Restaurants encouraged to use
water conserving dishwash spray
valves
1,2,3,4,5,6
CII - Other CII restriction or
prohibition
Percentage
<1%
Stage 1 recommends washing a
vehicle with a hose with a shut
valve. In Stage 2 and above, a
hose with a shut value is
mandatory.
1,2,3,4,5,6
Water Features - Restrict water
use for decorative water features,
such as fountains
Percentage
1%
Recirculating water features are
encouraged at all stages. In Stage
2 and beyond, operating a
decorative water feature that
does not use recirculated water is
prohibited.
4,5,6
Water Features - Restrict water
use for decorative water features,
such as fountains Percentage
1%
Filling or refilling ornamental lakes
and ponds are prohibited in
Stages 4, 5, 6
1,2,3,4,5,6 Pools and Spas - Require covers
for pools and spas
Percentage
<1%
All pools should have a pool
cover, this is encouraged in Stage
1 and required in Stage 2 and
above
4,5,6
Pools and Spas - Other water
feature or swimming pool
restriction Percentage
<1% The installation and filling of new
pools are prohibited
2,3,4,5,6
Pools and Spas - Other water
feature or swimming pool
restriction Percentage
1%
Existing pools should not be
refilled in Stage 2 and above,
except to maintain water levels.
1,2,3,4,5,6
Other - Customers must repair
leaks, breaks, and malfunctions in
a timely manner
Percentage
2%
Fixing leaks is encouraged under
stage 1. Leaks must be fixed with
72, 48 and 24 hours in Stages 2 &
3, 4 & 5 and 6, respectively
1,2,3,4,5,6 Other - Prohibit use of potable
water for washing hard surfaces Percentage
<1%
Washing hard surfaces is
discouraged in Stage 1 and
prohibited in all other stages.
1,2,3,4,5,6
Other - Prohibit vehicle washing
except at facilities using recycled
or recirculating water Percentage
<1% Voluntary in Stage 1, mandatory
in Stage 2 and above.
4,5,6
Other - Prohibit use of potable
water for construction and dust
control Percentage
1%
Potable water use for dust control
is prohibited during Stage 4
throuhg Stage 6.
6 Other
Percentage
2% Limits on new water service,
building permits, and annexation
Yes
Volume or Percentage
Drop down
Shortage Gap
Reduction Value
(May be a range) (AF)
Submittal Table 8-3 Wholesale: Demand Reduction Actions Water Code Section 10632(a)(4)(B) and (E)
Is the Supplier completing this table using the standard six levels? (yes/no) How much is this going to reduce the shortage
gap?
Shortage Level
Demand Reduction Actions
Drop down list
These are the only categories that
will be accepted by the WUEdata
online submittal tool. Select those
that apply.

Additional Explanation or
Reference
(OPTIONAL)
4,5,6 Other
Percentage
Variable
Any HUA Agencies reserve the
right to restrict water for priority
uses in Phases 4,5,and 6
4,5,6 Other
Percentage
3%
Agencies may consider drought
rates, if applicable in Stages 4,5,
and 6.

NOTES:

DWR NOTES: Units of measure (AF, CCF, MG) must remain consistent throughout the UWMP as reported in Submittal Table 2-3.

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9. DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES

9.1 WHOLESALE AGENCY PROGRAMS
The District is the wholesaler to Zone 6 (Northern San Benito County) for CVP imported water, while Hollister and Sunnyslope are retailers that purchase CVP water from the District. The District is currently working with SJB on the San Juan Bautista Pipeline, which will delivering high-quality surface water from the West Hills WTP to SJB. For this reason, SJB is now included in the SBUA. These four agencies have a strong partnership to plan the future water supply for the SBUA through this document and others, including the Master Plan and GSP. With regard to demand management, the District provides the conservation coordinator for the WRA, financial contribution and technical support to the WRA, and reporting on BMP implementation for Sunnyslope (not a signatory to the CUWCC MOU).

The District continues to:
• Join retail water agencies to plan, design, implement, manage, and evaluate regional conservation programs.
• Provide conservation-related technical support and information to retail agencies they serve. • Operate part of the conservation programs.
• Provide reports on BMP implementation within their service area by retail water agencies that are not signatories to the CUWCC MOU.
• Encourage all of their retail agencies to be part of the Water Resources Association (WRA).

9.2 DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR SBUA
Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB and the District are committed to implementing water conservation and water recycling programs. The four agencies participate in the WRA of San Benito County. The WRA retains a Water Conservation Coordinator, who is a District employee, to serve the water conservation needs for the WRA members.

As required by USBR, the WRA coordinator also enters water conservation data to the CUWCC database for Sunnyslope and the District. Hollister’s Utility Technician, a certified and functional Conservation Practitioner, enters this information into the CUWCC’s database on behalf of the City. The CUWCC BMP number is included with each section for consistency with CUWCC reporting. The WRA coordinator also enters data for District activities into the Agricultural Water Management Council (AWMC) database each year as required by the Bureau. In addition, the WRA coordinator updates the Agricultural Water Management Plan for the District every five years.

UTILITY OPERATIONS RESOURCES – BMP 1
Water waste prevention ordinances. Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB have approved water conservation ordinances to reduce water waste at all times. San Benito County has also created a Water Conservation San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 9-2
Plan (also included in Appendix G). The plan prohibits certain water wasting uses, limits others, creates guidelines for plumbing fixtures in new developments, and encourages water conservation.

Metering. Hollister, Sunnyslope and SJB are fully metered and currently have meter replacement programs in place. Sunnyslope requires separate irrigation meters for commercial landscaping, parks, and other non-residential water services.

Tiered pricing. A tiered pricing structure is always in place and is not dependent upon a water shortage for implementation, although a future rate structure could include drought rate structures. Tiered pricing sends a signal to customers regarding their water use. Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB use a tiered rate structure for single family residences, where efficient water use is billed at a low price, and higher water use is billed at progressively higher prices. The rate structures are included in Appendix H.

Programs to assess and manage distribution system real loss. Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB generally have small water losses for the overall system. Each retailer regularly inspects the distribution system, to check for leaks. In addition, customers are contacted if water bill increases suggest leaks.

PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH – BMP 2
WRA, through its Water Conservation Coordinator and other staff, supports a variety of public education and outreach efforts. This includes bill inserts, flyers, Water Awareness Month, school presentations, and more. Water Awareness Month (WAM) is in May at the start of the irrigation season. The timing is optimal to remind water customers about irrigation programs and water efficiency. In addition, Proclamations are read at the Member Agencies board and council meetings as well as the Board of Supervisors meeting in proclaiming May as Water Awareness Month. During WAM, a banner is strung across San Benito Street to urge people to contact their water provider for water saving ideas, the WRA sets up a booth at the local Farmer’s Market and holds workshops or classes covering a variety of topics concerning water use reduction.

The WRA retains a Water Conservation Coordinator, who is a District employee, to serve the water conservation needs for the WRA members. This person's duties focus primarily on ongoing programs within the District to encourage wise water use among the urban community and within the SBUA. The duties of this position (and any support staff, as necessary) are described in section 9.3.

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS – BMP 3
Residential Surveys. This survey is a free home water conservation checkup including identification of the need for plumbing retrofits, a water softener check, household leak checks and identification of other possible water conservation improvements.

Plumbing Retrofits. As a complement to the residential surveys, WRA offers plumbing retrofits that replace older shower heads, add aerators in faucets and free hose nozzles. While this program has been successful in the past and is estimated to have reached over 75 percent of customers, it may not provide significant water demand reduction in the future because of its past success.

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High Efficiency Clothes Washers (HECW) Rebates. These HECW use half as much water as traditional top loading clothes washers. These machines also use less detergent and help protect the quality of groundwater supplies. This rebate has been discontinued and is no longer available.

Toilet Rebates. Rebates and giveaways are available for residential customers who replace existing toilets with high efficiency models. This program was discontinued in 2018 as only high efficiency toilets are now available for purchase.

Water Softener Rebate Program. Since 2007, a program has been in place to issue rebates to those water customers who remove self-regenerating water softeners (SRWS) without replacement ($300) or with transition to an off-site exchange service ($250). In July 2014, the City of Hollister enacted an ordinance that prohibits the installation of SRWS that use sodium and/or potassium salts. In February 2015, Sunnyslope adopted a new District Code prohibiting the installation of SRWS that use sodium and/or potassium salts.

Residential Bill Comparison. In addition to public outreach information. The agencies revised their bills to reflect a comparison of 2013 water consumption and current consumption for customers to gauge their reduction efforts.

High-Bill Contact Programs. These programs alert residential users if the monthly bill is higher than a predetermined threshold and is implemented by the retailers directly. This will help the residential user identify leaks or changes in water use.

Notification of Leaks. If a leak is detected on a customer’s property, they are alerted so they can repair the leak and avoid further water waste.

CII PROGRAMS – BMP 4
Commercial High - Efficiency Single Load Clothes Washers. Rebates are available for commercial customers who replace existing washers with high efficiency single load machines.

Commercial High - Efficiency Toilets. Rebates are available for commercial customers who replace existing toilets with high efficiency model.

Green Business Certification. The WRA is working together with the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce to recognize and promote businesses and government agencies that volunteer to operate in a more environmentally responsible way. WRA staff sits on the board of the Chamber of Commerce’s Green Business Committee and actively participates in the Green Business Certification Program. The WRA’s partners include Integrated Waste, Recology and PG&E.

Hotel Program. The WRA provides table cards to hotels and motels that allow guests to have linens washed only upon request.

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LANDSCAPE PROGRAMS – BMP 5
Landscape Water Surveys. This survey is a free water conservation checkup for large urban irrigators including the identification of needs for plumbing retrofits and/or updated irrigation hardware, leak checks and identification of other possible water conservation improvements.

Landscape Irrigation Hardware Rebate Program. The WRA has rebates on hose timers, rain sensors and MP Rotator irrigation nozzles and sprinkler bodies with pressure regulators. A rebate is offered of 50 percent of the cost of qualifying products, up to $100.

Turf Removal Program. During the last drought (2014-2015) over 88,000 square feet of turf were removed in the Hollister Urban Area. This turf removal program included extensive public outreach in Spanish and English. The program is not currently active but may be used in the future as needed.

Irrigation Education. Since 2009 the District, in collaboration with the WRA, has offered a series of classes on irrigation efficiency and other agriculture practices.These workshops provide concepts, tools, and examples for optimizing irrigation and nitrogen management efficiency in row, tree, and greenhouse crop production. The classes also focus on keeping records and acquiring data needed for water quality regulation and reporting. The WRA also offers classes to residential customers. These classes instruct customers on topics such as efficient irrigation practices, converting landscapes to be water wise, and composting.

Custom Sprinkler Schedule. A Water Conservation Specialist will design a watering schedule tailored to customer habits, sprinkler's output, and the seasonal water needs of the individual lawn and garden. The plan is free and includes a schedule for each season, and even programming of the automatic sprinkler timer upon request.

Landscape Plans. The WRA offers three professional landscape plans, meadow, dry creek, and strolling garden themes, to replace high-water-use gardens. These plans, each valued at $500, emphasize native plants to support biodiversity and utilize permeable features like pavers to improve groundwater recharge. Between 2020 to 2025, there were 4,780 downloads of these plans.

9.3 IMPLEMENTATION OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS
Each DMM listed above is discussed below including the following details:
• Nature – Description of the DMM program (e.g., the dollar value for individual toilet replacements, the process used to inform customers of a landscape water budget program, or the content of a school education program.)
• Extent – Quantification of the implementation of the DMM (e.g., the number of customers who have used the toilet rebate program, the number of large landscape accounts that have been assigned a water budget, or the number of school presentations given by the WRA). In addition, extent includes a description of the methods used to estimate the expected water savings from DMMs, or the agency’s implementation plan for a particular DMM.

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The SBUA continues to show its dedication to water demand management by steady funding for the WRA.

The annual budget has increased from $324K in fiscal year 2015-2016 to $372K in fiscal year 2020-2021 (not including additional funds for development of this UWMP). A more detailed budget by DMM was not available. A summary table on the following page shows the implementation from 2011 to 2015 and 2016 to 2020.

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Table. 9-A Ongoing Conservation Programs
CUWCC
BMP Program Unit
TOTAL TOTAL Total
2011-2015 2016-2020
2021-
2025
1 Water Waste Ordinances In Effect
1 Metering No unmetered
1 Conservation Pricing
Tier Rates - Single
Family
1 Water Conservation Coordinator

2.1 Newsletter and Articles
# of articles
published
38 50 30

2.1 Flyers/ Bill Inserts # reached 161,900 108,000 110,000

2.1 Website # reached 2,600 3,800 45,239

2.1 Booths at Festivals # of attendees 6,200 4,650 6500

2.1 Email email sent 675 800 1000

2.2 School classroom presentations # students reached 700 920 800

2.2 Large School Assemblies # students reached 3600 2,200 2000

2.2 Field Trips to WTP and WWTP # students reached 350 275 250

2.2 Focus on Water Career Education # students reached 425 320 500 3 Surveys- Residential Single Family # surveys 1,547 1,073 1234 3 Surveys- Residential Multi Family # surveys 184 42 32 3 Plumbing Retrofits Single Family
(showerhead/faucet aerators) # replaced 1,642 1,042 749 3 Plumbing Retrofits Multi Family
(showerheads/faucet aerators) # replaced 161 25 10
3 High Efficiency Clothes Washers
HECW Rebates ($100) # replaced 280 18 0
3 ULF Toilets Rebates/Giveaways # replaced 995 425 47
3 Water Softener Replacement
Program # replaced 319 348 159
3 Residential Bill Comparison total hh reached 3,050 UNK 3 High Bill Contact Programs total hh reached 3,950
3 Notification of Leaks total hh reached 1,150
4 Commercial High-Efficiency
Toilets # replaced 50 82 160
4 Commercial High - Efficiency
Single Load Clothes Washers # replaced 2 0 0
4 Green Business Certification # of businesses 11 0 0
4 The Hotel Program # of hotels 2 5 0
5 Landscape Irrigation Hardware
Rebate Program
# of rebates 89 13 5
5 Turf Removal Program sq ft removed 88,000
5 Landscape Water Surveys/Audits # of surveys 6 1,231 958 San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 9-7
CUWCC
BMP Program Unit
TOTAL TOTAL Total
2011-2015 2016-2020
2021-
2025
5 Custom Sprinkler Schedule # reached 6 150 UNK
5 Landscape Classes # of attendees 400 300 UNK
5 Landscape Plans # downloads UNK 1,231 4780
hh: households

WATER WASTE PREVENTION ORDINANCES
The ordinances were originally created as a response to the multiple dry years of the early 1990’s but have continued to support sustainable water supply by prohibiting water wasting activities, which include:
• Indiscriminate or excessive water use, which results in water waste. • Washing of cars, buildings, or exterior surfaces without the use of a quick-acting, positive shut-off nozzle.
• Use of potable water to irrigate turf, lawns, gardens, or ornamental landscaping between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. by means other than drip irrigation or hand watering with a quick-acting, positive shut-off nozzle.
• Use of potable water to wash sidewalks or roadways when the use of airblowers or sweeping would provide a reasonable alternative.
• Allowing water waste caused by easily correctable leaks, breaks, or malfunctions, after a reasonable time within which to correct the problem.
• Operation of decorative fountains, even if they use recirculating systems. • Use of water for construction purposes, such as consolidation of backfill, except when no other method can be used.
• Restaurant water service unless upon customer request. • Hydrant flushing, except where required for public health and safety. • Refilling existing private pools, except to maintain water levels.

Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, the District, and San Benito County have all established “No-Waste” ordinances, policies, and resolutions for their respective jurisdictions. The District has a Water Users Handbook that explains how each water user must take steps to control tailwater. If these policies are not followed, the District has the authority to discontinue service.

In addition to these existing ordinances, Emergency Water Conservation Regulations were passed in 2015 that added outdoor water restrictions. The Emergency regulations also added penalties for violating these restrictions including fines for repeated violations. The Regulations are included in Appendix F.

The water waste ordinances are enforceable for retailer customers in the City of Hollister, Sunnyslope, and the City of San Juan Bautista. Enforcement costs are a part of each agency’s overhead.

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The WRA handles complaints of water waste or pursues water waste violations if observed by staff. The WRA issues 'Water Waste' violation cards and follows up with letters to the violators and offers assistance to correct the problem.

METERING
Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB meter all customers within their service areas, and each retailer has a meter replacement program.

Hollister has been replacing approximately 700 to 800 meters annually, about 10 percent of total connections. As of early 2008, nearly half of the City’s old meters have been replaced with new meters that allow reading through a radio. Hollister is making continuous efforts to identify the number of accounts by specific customer type, including installation of dedicated landscape meters for customers who had mixed-use meters. Meter installation costs are part of new service connection fees.

Sunnyslope began the meter replacement program about 10 years ago, replacing up to 600 meters annually, 11 percent of total connections. Sunnyslope’s goal is to replace any meter older than 15 years to ensure meter accuracy. In Fiscal year 14/15, approximately 350 water meters were replaced; Sunnyslope added staff to assist with this maintenance task in January 2015.

In 2016 San Juan Bautista began an infrastructure replacement program to modernize its aging water system, which consists of approximately 735 meters, including 38 commercial accounts. City employees replaced the entire assorted mix of unreliable, century-old meters within a five-month period, including the installation of 275 new meter boxes. The city transitioned to a Master Meter 3G AMR (Automated Meter Reading) drive-by system, utilizing Multijet meters for residential connections and Octave® ultrasonic meters for commercial districts to ensure high-flow accuracy. This modernization reduced meter reading time for the city’s small staff from over a full day of manual entry to less than one hour.

The new system provides detailed data logging to assist with leak detection and conservation efforts, while the increased accuracy ensures more reliable revenue for the city’s enterprise fund. San Juan Bautista intends to eventually upgrade this flexible system to a full AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) as future revenues allow. Currently, SJB does not have a formal water meter replacement program, and meters are replaced on an as-needed basis. Between 2020 to 2025, fewer than 20 water meters were replaced.

CONSERVATION PRICING
Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB use a tiered rate structure for single family residences, where efficient water use is billed at a low price and higher water use billed at progressively higher prices. The entities assess a monthly service charge based on water meter size, plus a monthly consumption rate based on the amount of water consumed.

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The monthly consumption rates for single-family residential customers are an inclining block with three tiers, while non-single-family customers are charged one rate for all water consumption. Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB tiers and rates are included in Appendix H.

Hollister recently increased water rates in April 2026 after approval by the City Council in February 2026.

The current Sunnyslope multi-year water rates as proposed in Ordinance 82 were approved by the Board of Directors on May 28, 2024 and took effect on August 1, 2024 with annual updates through July 1, 2029.

After conducting a water rate study, SJB set its current rates in May 2022 under Resolution No. 2022-38.

Comparison with previous average usage rates might provide some information regarding the effectiveness of changing from non-conserving to conservation pricing. It is assumed that the economic incentive to customers to conserve water under conservation pricing structures is sufficient to make this program efficient.

It is expected that most of the conservation savings will occur with the largest water users, who will see larger benefits for conserving water. The expected annual water savings is 100 AFY, compared to the scenario where non-conserving pricing is used.

PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
Public outreach is central to the SBUA water conservation efforts. These ongoing activities were ramped up in response to the State mandated water conservation. Specific activities include:

23. Newsletter articles on conservation - These articles are included as Appendix I.

24. Flyers and/or brochures, bill stuffers, messages printed on bill, information packets. The flyers are included as Appendix I.
• Development and update of a website with resources for water conservation:
www.wrasbc.org.The website provides details about ongoing water conservation programs and has three different water wise landscape plans available for download. Last updated in December 2020.
• Booths at Children’s Festivals and Farmer’s Market.
• Engagement with the community through responsiveness to emailed questions and concerns. • Water Awareness Festival in May.

The full-time water conservation coordinator records the number and type of outreach activities.

Newsletters are sent with water bills and are estimated to reach 40,000 people per year. Booths at festivals reached over 6,500 people in the last five years. Other outreach includes the website and email communication which reached about 1800 people since 2016.

While there is no direct way to quantify public outreach, it is the foundation for all other programs. With methods to advertise and connect customers to other programs and information, all other demand management measures would be less effective. In addition, the expanded public outreach in response to the drought shows a direct connection between increased public outreach and decreased water use.

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SCHOOL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
The WRA also provides specific school focus outreach including:
• Presentations to school groups (both classroom and large assemblies o Water Cycle presentation to 4 and 5th graders
o Water and Your World presentation to elementary students • Field trips to the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant • Water Careers Education
The number of students who have participated in these school programs totaled 3,550 in the last five years. WRA will continue to reach out to students at all grade levels. Before the start of each school year, the Water Conservation Coordinator visits every school in the SBUA to alert them of the School Education Program offered through the WRA. The direct effect on water demand is not quantifiable, but there is long-term benefit to educating students on the science and impacts of water supply and conservation.

PROGRAMS TO ASSESS AND MANAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM REAL LOSS As all connections in Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB are metered, water loss in the SBUA is due to leaks, flushing fire hydrants, maintenance of water tanks, metering accuracy, and other small unmetered releases due to maintenance procedures. No additional programs are planned to further manage water distribution system losses.

WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM COORDINATION AND STAFFING SUPPORT The WRA conservation coordinator's duties focus primarily on ongoing programs within the District to encourage wise water use among the agricultural community and within the SBUA. The duties of this position (and any support staff, as necessary) include the following:
• Coordination and oversight of conservation programs and BMP implementation • Preparation and submittal of the CUWCC BMP Implementation reports • Communication and promotion of water conservation issues to agency senior management • Coordination of agencies' conservation programs with operations and planning staff • Preparation of annual conservation budget
• Attendance at Bay Area Water Conservation Coordinator Meetings with representatives from the CUWCC
• Reporting to the governing bodies of the participatory agencies on the progress of the Water Conservation Program.

As required by USBR, the WRA coordinator also enters water conservation data to the CUWCC database for Sunnyslope, the District, and San Juan Bautista. Hollister’s Utility Technician, a certified and functional Conservation Practitioner, enters this information into the CUWCC’s database on behalf of the City of Hollister.

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The water conservation coordinator works on behalf of the WRA which includes Hollister, Sunnyslope, SJB, and the District. Like public outreach, this demand management measure provides a foundation for all other programs. Having key personnel to coordinate ongoing programs and begin new initiatives is critical for continued water use efficiency. The Conservation Coordinator will continue to oversee water conservation activities for the SBUA. To gauge the effectiveness of this DMM, the conservation coordinator and Hollister staff will continue to document the number of programs, materials and attendance at water conservation activities. The benefits of a coordinator are indirect and the water savings due to this DMM cannot be quantified.

Residential Surveys
This DMM involves assisting customers with leak detection and minimization. This may include but is not limited to: a water conservation survey, water efficiency suggestions and/or inspection, and provision of showerheads and faucet aerators that meet current Water Sense specifications. The primary focus is on older neighborhoods with pre-1980 plumbing and the second priority is other pre-1992 housing. Houses constructed after 1992 were required by state building codes to utilize water conserving plumbing fixtures. The program is marketed through advertising in bill inserts, bill messages, and newsletters.

During the water survey, water conservation staff perform the following:
• Check for leaks, including toilets, faucets, and meter check • Check showerhead flow rates, aerator flow rates, and offer to replace or recommend replacement, as necessary
• Check toilet flow rates and direct customer to ultra-low flush toilet (ULFT) replacement programs, as necessary, and replace leaking toilet flappers and floats if applicable • Check irrigation system and timers
• Review or develop customer irrigation schedule
• Evaluate water softener operations and test water hardness to ensure proper settings • Promote the retrofit program and provide other information on local water resource topics Surveys require between 30 and 90 minutes. For each dwelling unit, a Water Conservation Assistant completes a customer data form (including number of people per household, number of bathrooms, age of clothes washer and water softener, and approximate landscaped area square footage). These data are used to analyze the customer’s water use for both pre- and post-audit conditions, and to refine the program. The results of the residential water survey are provided to the customer with water saving recommendations and specific local information packets prepared as part of the public information program described for DMM 7. The individual contacts made during the survey are used to actively promote the other programs and services offered by the Water Conservation Program, including retrofit and rebate programs offered under other BMPs. Both English and Spanish speaking persons conduct the surveys, and both English and Spanish language materials are available. The form used in the survey is shown in Appendix I.

In the last five years, over 1,234 single family homes and 32 multiple family units have participated.

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Based on available information, the potential water savings from this BMP are estimated to be 20 to 30 gpd and 18 to 28 gpd for single family and multi-family residences, respectively. This savings would be approximately 187 AF over the last five years. It is expected that the number of surveys per year will decline with the decrease in older residences that have not completed these surveys.

REBATES AND RETROFITS
The WRA provides several rebates and plumbing retrofits for residential customers, including:
• Plumbing retrofits (shower heads, aerators in faucets and free hose nozzles) • Water Sense Specification (WSS) toilets
• Water Softeners (demolishing)
• Turf Removal Rebate
• Water Softener Rebate
• Low-flow Toilet Rebate
• Landscape Hardware Rebate
The rebate programs have been very active and successful. The three major programs (High Efficiency Clothes Washers (HECW), low flow toilets, and water softeners) have all seen great success in the past but the number of rebates issued has decreased as water efficient fixtures dominate the market. In the past, water savings from these programs has totaled up to 130 AFY.

The HECW rebate was $100 per washer. From 2016 until the program was discontinued, 18 rebates for HECW had been issued. The CUWCC reports a water savings estimate of 5,250 gallons per year (0.2 AFY) per high efficiency washing machine, for a total savings of 3.6 AFY.

For WSS toilets, a free toilet is offered or a $75 rebate towards a new toilet. In addition, the WRA provides a free toilet by appointment, limited to two free toilets per residence, unless a WRA representative inspects the property to confirm more than two toilets are required. In the past, this program has been extremely successful, with over 7,000 ULFTs installed from 2001 to 2015. In the last five years, only 425 toilets rebates were issued. Projected total annual water savings from toilet retrofits at full implementation are 20 gpcd each or 30 AFY for rebates issued (2016-2020), both in water demand and wastewater generation. The decrease in rebates and budget are another indication that the area already has many water saving devices with limited additional water savings potential.

Since 2007, WRA has conducted a water softener rebate program that encourages people to upgrade from their timer-based models (pre-1999) to demand-initiated regenerating (DIR) models or to demolish these older softeners with no replacement. A shared goal of the District, Hollister, Sunnyslope, and SJB is to reduce salt loading to wastewater and thereby help maintain groundwater quality and support water recycling. The program includes water softener checks as part of the home water audit programs. It also provides the public with information about DIR and exchange-type water softeners, encouraging replacement of less efficient timer models Currently, there are two rebates; $300 for water softener removal or $250 for upgrading to a salt/potassium-free system. The water softener rebates are funded by San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 9-13
a grant. It is estimated these rebates save 600 gallons per month per household. In the last five years, 159 rebates were issued, for an estimated total savings of three AFY.

While water softener rebates do help reduce water demand, a major benefit is the decrease in salt discharge in the wastewater. The salt reduction is critical to improving water quality of the wastewater discharge, recycled water, and indirectly the groundwater basin.

COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS
The WRA works with businesses to encourage water conservation. The two main programs include the Green Business Certification which recognizes and promotes businesses and government agencies that volunteer to operate in a more environmentally responsible way. The other program serves hotels and provides table cards to hotels and motels that allow guests to have linens washed only upon request.

These programs are conducted jointly with SBC Chamber of Commerce. The WRA works closely with their partners to establish policies that are both business friendly and promote environmental stewardship. As part of this partnership, they produce the TV show “Going Green” which is aired on the Community Media Access Partnership through the local cable provider (Charter). This show discusses “green” topics including water conservation both locally and worldwide.

There is no single budget amount for these programs administered by the water conservation coordinator.

LANDSCAPE WATER SURVEYS
A landscape water survey includes a check of an irrigation system and timers for maintenance and repairs needs, development of a customer irrigation schedule, reviewing scheduling with the customer, and providing the customer with an evaluation.

During a survey, the WRA checks irrigation schedules to see if they are adjusted for the season, checks/adjust sprinkler heads to make sure landscape is being irrigated and not fences or walkways, etc., develops an irrigation schedule to follow for the year, and makes recommendations to upgrade or repair equipment.

Hollister has a landscape ordinance that pertains to new and existing single-family homes and has adopted the model water efficiency landscape ordinance (MWELO) to promote landscape irrigation efficiency. The City is also considering a financial incentive program to help homeowners to convert landscaping toward more water efficiency (e.g., landscape materials, irrigation conversions, automatic controllers, etc.) The WRA water conservation coordinator offers water use surveys and audits to single family residences, which are modified versions of audits offered to large landscape customers. The WRA also publishes a newsletter biannually entitled, “Water Conservation Update”, included in Appendix I. The newsletter provides landscape water conservation information and suggests seasonal water conservation measures such as turning off irrigation systems in the fall. WRA also offers free irrigation inspections in the spring and irrigation controller assistance in the fall. The WRA website provides useful tips for outside water San Benito Urban Areas UWMP 2025 Page 9-14
conservation, a Watering Index to guide irrigation, and a Residential Lawn Watering Guide. The website also promotes a free custom sprinkler schedule.

In the last five years, over 950 surveys were performed or survey information downloaded. The water savings of this measure would depend on the existing volume of irrigation and the implemented reduction of irrigation. The 2010 UWMP estimated 25-50 AFY savings for this program.

The City of Hollister and the County have adopted Large Landscape Conservation Requirements, including the MWELO. The SBUA entities will continue to implement this DMM through annual review of customers’ water use, and by offering on-site follow-up evaluations to customers whose total water use exceeds their total annual water budget. The overall target of providing large landscape audits is 3 percent of existing accounts each year.

Landscape Irrigation Hardware Rebate Program
The WRA has rebates on hose timers, rain sensors and MP Rotator irrigation nozzles. Information on how residents apply for this rebate and what models are available are included in Appendix I. Five rebates were issued for this program.

Turf Removal Program
During the last drought (2014-2015) over 88,000 square feet of turf were removed in the Hollister Urban Area. This turf removal program included extensive public outreach in Spanish and English. The turf was removed and either replaced with hardscape, drought tolerant plants or a combination of both. While the program is not currently active, the water savings effects of the removed drought will continue unless new turf is planted. This program may be brought back for future droughts as needed.

IRRIGATION EDUCATION
Since 2009, the District, in collaboration with the WRA, has been offering a series of classes on irrigation efficiency and other agriculture practices. These workshops provide concepts, tools, and examples for optimizing irrigation and nitrogen management efficiency in row, tree, and greenhouse crop production.

The classes also focus on keeping records and acquiring data needed for water quality regulation and reporting. The WRA also offers classes to residential customers. These classes instruct customers on topics such as composting, implementing efficient irrigation practices, and converting landscapes to be water wise. From 2016 to 2019, these classes reached 300 participants. There were no classes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but these classes resumed in 2021.

Custom Sprinkler Schedule
A Water Conservation Specialist will design a watering schedule tailored to customer habits, sprinkler's output, and the seasonal water needs of the individual lawn and garden. The plan is free and includes a schedule for each season plus programming of the automatic sprinkler timer.

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In the last five years, it is unknown how many schedules have been developed for large landscapes customers; between 2016 to 2020 150 were developed. It is estimated that a custom sprinkler schedule could reduce irrigation by 20 to 30 gallons per day, for a total of 5 AFY for the schedules recently implemented. This program can be expanded by reaching out directly to large landscape as well as residential customers. Schedules are created for residential customers through the water survey program.

9.4 PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION TO ACHIEVE WATER USE TARGETS (RETAIL AGENCIES ONLY) Water conservation efforts over the past five years have resulted in numerous plumbing and hardware retrofits in older buildings. These existing efforts (combined with new plumbing codes that require new developments to have water saving fixtures) have resulted in a large percent of buildings (both residential and commercial) with water saving technology. While these improvements have resulted in decreased water demand, the future potential gains from the rebate and retrofit programs may be limited.

In response to the State mandated water reduction due to the 2016 drought, the WRA and agencies stepped up their public outreach. They increased bill inserts, contacted high water users, and increased the advertisement of existing programs in multiple languages. In addition, the WRA also used public outreach to alert users to the new Emergency Water Conservation Regulations. These regulations focused on implementing efficient irrigation and outdoor water use. The increased public outreach and the focus on reducing water waste outdoors had measurable results. The agencies were able to reduce water demand in 2015 by more than 25 percent.

The water demand has continued to remain low and has not rebounded to pre-drought water use. This is due in large part to the public outreach and permanent changes enacted during the drought. Turf that was removed has not been replaced, high efficiency appliances remain in homes, and landscape plans continue to keep irrigation efficient.

The WRA plans to continue its focus on public outreach and education about irrigation efficiency. While these programs are difficult to account per unit water savings, the overall effect of reducing demand during the drought demonstrates the overall water savings.

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10. PLAN ADOPTION, SUBMITTAL, AND IMPLEMENTATION
This 2025 UWMP was adopted and submitted as required by the Water Code. The Water Code lays out several notifications and other processes required to prepare and adopt the UWMP. In addition, the UWMP shall be submitted to DWR by July 1, 2026 and must include a WSCP. The SBUA WSCP was adopted as part of the 2015 adoption process and was updated and approved in 2021 and 2026. In accordance with section 10642 of the Water Code and section 6066 of the Government Code, each agency held a public hearing prior to adoption of the Plan. A public notice was posted before the public hearing and included in Appendix A. The Final Plan was adopted by Hollister on June 15, 2026, SJB City Council on June 16, 2026, Sunnyslope on June 23, 2026, and the District on June 24, 2026.

The following steps were followed for adoption:
• Notification of public hearing
o The SBUA agencies notified cities and counties of the public hearing. o Documented in Table 10-1
o At least 60 days prior to public hearing
• Notification to the public
o At least two notifications
o Published in a local newspaper at least once a week for two successive weeks. • Public hearing and optional adoption
o Each agency held separate public hearings
• Adoption
o Each agency adopted the UWMP
o The adoption resolutions included in Appendix A
• Plan submittal
o Each Supplier submitted the Plan and their relevant table via the WUE Portal • Plan availability
o Suppliers submitted the UWMP and WSCP to the California State Library and all cities and counties within which the Supplier provides water.

10.1 CHECKLIST
DWR has provided a UWMP checklist to ensure the 2025 UWMP includes all required elements. This complete check list is presented here as Table 10-1.

City Name 60 Day Notice
Drop Down (yes/no)
Notice of Public Hearing
Drop Down (yes/no)
Hollister Yes Yes
San Juan
Bautista
Yes Yes
County Name
Drop Down List
60 Day Notice
Drop Down (yes/no)
Notice of Public Hearing
Drop Down (yes/no)
San Benito
County
Yes Yes
Santa Clara
County
Yes Yes
Add additional rows as needed
NOTES:

Submittal Table 10-1 Wholesale: Notification to Cities and Counties Water Code Section 10621(b) and 10642
Check the box if the Supplier has notified more than 10 cities or counties.

Completion of the table below is not required. Provide a separate list of the cities and counties that were notified.

Provide the page or location of this list in the UWMP.

Check the box if the Supplier has notified 10 or fewer cities or counties.

Complete the table below.

Add additional rows as needed
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San Benito Urban Area
Urban Water Management Plan
Volume 2. Appendices
June 2026
2025

San Benito Urban Area UWMP 2025
SAN BENITO URBAN AREA UWMP 2025
Appendix A
Notice to Adopt

San Benito Urban Area UWMP 2025
SAN BENITO URBAN AREA UWMP 2025
Appendix B
DWR Population
Tool

Hollister Population Tool
Hollister SF
connections
MF
connections
persons per
SF
persons per
MF
SF
population
MF
population
Total
Population
1990 4267 153 2.49 18.93 10,625 2,896 13,521
1995 3.08 19.75
2000 5014 215 3.67 20.58 18,401 4,425 22,826
2005 5190 221 3.58 20.03 18,580 4,427 23,007
2010 5148 245 3.48 19.48 17,915 4,773 22,688
2015 2.9 11.38 -
2020 6592 278 3.3 18.37 21,754 5,107 26,860
2025 6864 293 3.3 18.37 22,651 5,382 28,034
Sunnyslope Population Tool
Sunnyslope SF
connections
MF
connections
persons per
SF
persons per
MF
SF
population
MF
population
Total
Population
1990 2.63 12.06
1995 2.77 11.72
2000 4843 198 2.9 11.38 14,045 2,253 16,298
2005 4985 200 3.04 11.04 15,154 2,208 17,362
2010 4985 210 3.18 10.7 15,852 2,247 18,099
2015 2.9 11.38 -
2020 6237 217 3.53 10.14 22,017 2,200 24,217
2025 7312 250 3.45 10.03 25,226 2,508 27,734
San Juan Bautista Reported Population
SJB Reported
Population
1990 1574
1995 1550
2000 1543
2005 1623
2010 1844
2015 1907
2020 2087
2025 2335
San Benito Urban Area UWMP 2025
SAN BENITO URBAN AREA UWMP 2025
Appendix C
Water Loss Audits

Water Audit Report for:

Reporting Year:

All volumes to be entered as: MILLION GALLONS (US) PER YEAR Master Meter and Supply Error Adjustments
WATER SUPPLIED Pcnt: Value:

Volume from own sources: 5 306.976 MG/Yr 2 MG/Yr
Water imported: 3 848.985 MG/Yr 8 MG/Yr
Water exported: 3 9.828 MG/Yr 8 MG/Yr
Enter negative % or value for under-registration
WATER SUPPLIED: 1,146.133 MG/Yr Enter positive % or value for over-registration .

AUTHORIZED CONSUMPTION
Billed metered: 6 996.009 MG/Yr
Billed unmetered: n/a 0.000 MG/Yr
Unbilled metered: n/a 0.000 MG/Yr Pcnt: Value:

Unbilled unmetered: 5 2.865 MG/Yr 1.25% MG/Yr
AUTHORIZED CONSUMPTION: 998.874 MG/Yr
WATER LOSSES (Water Supplied - Authorized Consumption) 147.259 MG/Yr Apparent Losses Pcnt: Value:

Unauthorized consumption: 2.865 MG/Yr 0.25% MG/Yr
Customer metering inaccuracies: 3 15.168 MG/Yr 1.50% MG/Yr Systematic data handling errors: 5 2.490 MG/Yr 0.25% MG/Yr Apparent Losses: 20.523 MG/Yr
Real Losses (Current Annual Real Losses or CARL)
Real Losses = Water Losses - Apparent Losses: 126.736 MG/Yr WATER LOSSES: 147.259 MG/Yr

NON-REVENUE WATER
NON-REVENUE WATER: 150.124 MG/Yr
= Water Losses + Unbilled Metered + Unbilled Unmetered

SYSTEM DATA
Length of mains: 10 115.0 miles
Number of active AND inactive service connections: 8 7,598 Service connection density: 66 conn./mile main
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Average length of customer service line: ft
Average operating pressure: 4 65.0 psi

COST DATA
Total annual cost of operating water system: 10 $7,423,551 $/Year Customer retail unit cost (applied to Apparent Losses): 9 $5.03 Variable production cost (applied to Real Losses): 5 $1,101.00 $/Million gallons WATER AUDIT DATA VALIDITY SCORE:

PRIORITY AREAS FOR ATTENTION:
1: Water imported
2: Customer metering inaccuracies
3: Billed metered
AWWA Free Water Audit Software:

Reporting Worksheet
2020 1/2020 - 12/2020
City of Hollister (3510001)

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$/100 cubic feet (ccf)
Default option selected for unauthorized consumption - a grading of 5 is applied but not displayed *** YOUR SCORE IS: 54 out of 100 ***
A weighted scale for the components of consumption and water loss is included in the calculation of the Water Audit Data Validity Score Default option selected for Systematic data handling errors - a grading of 5 is applied but not displayed Average length of customer service line has been set to zero and a data grading score of 10 has been applied Are customer meters typically located at the curbstop or property line? ?
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Please enter data in the white cells below. Where available, metered values should be used; if metered values are unavailable please estimate a value. Indicate your confidence in the accuracy of the input data by grading each component (n/a or 1-10) using the drop-down list to the left of the input cell. Hover the mouse over the cell to obtain a description of the grades ?
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To select the correct data grading for each input, determine the highest grade where AWWA Free Water Audit Software v5.0 Reporting Worksheet 1 Water Audit Report for:

Audit Year:

All volumes to be entered as: MILLION GALLONS (US) PER YEAR WATER SUPPLIED choose entry option:

VOS Volume from Own Sources: n g 3 544.540 MG/Yr n g 8 percent MG/Yr under-registration VOSEA WI Water Imported: n g 4 563.270 MG/Yr n g 4 percent MG/Yr select….. WIEA WE Water Exported: n g 4 16.053 MG/Yr n g 4 percent MG/Yr select….. WEEA 1,091.757 MG/Yr
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AUTHORIZED CONSUMPTION
BMAC Billed Metered: n g 7 967.410 MG/Yr
BUAC Billed Unmetered: n g n/a 0.000 MG/Yr
UMAC Unbilled Metered: n g n/a 0.000 MG/Yr choose entry option:

UUAC Unbilled Unmetered: n g 3 2.419 MG/Yr 0.25% default MG/Yr Default option selected for Unbilled Unmetered, with automatic data grading of 3 969.829 MG/Yr
WATER LOSSES 121.928 MG/Yr
Apparent Losses
Default option selected for Systematic Data Handling Errors, with automatic data grading of 3 choose entry option:

SDHE Systematic Data Handling Errors: n g 3 2.419 MG/Yr 0.25% default MG/Yr CMI Customer Metering Inaccuracies: n g 1 14.732 MG/Yr 1.50% percent MG/Yr under-registration UC Unauthorized Consumption: n g 3 2.419 MG/Yr 0.25% default MG/Yr Default option selected for Unauthorized Consumption, with automatic data grading of 3

19.569 MG/Yr
Real Losses
102.359 MG/Yr
121.928 MG/Yr

NON-REVENUE WATER
124.347 MG/Yr

SYSTEM DATA
Lm Length of mains: n g 10 115.2 miles (including fire hydrant lead lengths) Nc Number of service connections: n g 10 7,847 (active and inactive) Service connection density: 68 conn./mile main
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Lp Average length of (private) customer service line: n g 10 ft (average distance between property line and meter) AOP Average Operating Pressure: n g 6 65.0 psi

COST DATA
CRUC Customer Retail Unit Charge: n g 9 $5.61
VPC Variable Production Cost: n g 8 $322.89 $/Million gallons $/yr (optional input) WATER AUDIT DATA VALIDITY TIER:
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PRIORITY AREAS FOR ATTENTION TO IMPROVE DATA VALIDITY: KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR TARGETS:

Based on the information provided, audit reliability can be most improved by addressing the following components: OPTIONAL: If targets exist for the operational performance indicators, they can be input below:
1: Volume from Own Sources (VOS) Unit Total Losses: gal/conn/day 2: Water Imported (WI) Unit Apparent Losses: 7.2 gal/conn/day 3: Customer Metering Inaccuracies (CMI) Unit Real LossesA: 17.2 gal/conn/day Unit Real LossesB: gal/mile/day
If entered above by user, targets will display on KPI gauges (see Dashboard) Are customer meters typically located at the curbstop/property line? AWWA Free Water Audit Software:

Worksheet
City of Hollister
Jan 01 2022 - Dec 31 2022
Water Supplied Error Adjustments
2022 Calendar
Real Losses:

WATER LOSSES:

Average length of customer service line has been set to zero and a data grading of 10 has been applied A weighted scale for the components of supply, consumption and water loss is included in the calculation of the Water Audit Data Validity Score *** The Water Audit Data Validity Score is in Tier III (51-70). See Dashboard tab for additional outputs. *** $/100 cubic feet (ccf)
$6,567,852
Total Annual Operating Cost
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NON-REVENUE WATER:

If entering an
Error Adjustment,
select under- or overregistration
WATER SUPPLIED:

AUTHORIZED CONSUMPTION:

Apparent Losses:

Click 'g' to determine data validity grade
Click 'n' to add notes
FWAS v6.0
American Water Works Association.

To access definitions, click the input name
To edit water system info:

AWWA Free Water Audit Software v6.0 Worksheet 1
Water Audit Report for:

Reporting Year:

All volumes to be entered as: MILLION GALLONS (US) PER YEAR Master Meter and Supply Error Adjustments
WATER SUPPLIED Pcnt: Value:

Volume from own sources: 5 543.177 MG/Yr 2 MG/Yr
Water imported: 3 645.378 MG/Yr 8 MG/Yr
Water exported: 3 15.868 MG/Yr 8 MG/Yr
Enter negative % or value for under-registration
WATER SUPPLIED: 1,172.687 MG/Yr Enter positive % or value for over-registration .

AUTHORIZED CONSUMPTION
Billed metered: 6 1,042.000 MG/Yr
Billed unmetered: n/a 0.000 MG/Yr
Unbilled metered: n/a 0.000 MG/Yr Pcnt: Value:

Unbilled unmetered: 5 2.932 MG/Yr 1.25% MG/Yr
AUTHORIZED CONSUMPTION: 1,044.932 MG/Yr
WATER LOSSES (Water Supplied - Authorized Consumption) 127.755 MG/Yr Apparent Losses Pcnt: Value:

Unauthorized consumption: 2.932 MG/Yr 0.25% MG/Yr
Customer metering inaccuracies: 3 15.868 MG/Yr 1.50% MG/Yr Systematic data handling errors: 5 2.605 MG/Yr 0.25% MG/Yr Apparent Losses: 21.405 MG/Yr
Real Losses (Current Annual Real Losses or CARL)
Real Losses = Water Losses - Apparent Losses: 106.351 MG/Yr WATER LOSSES: 127.755 MG/Yr

NON-REVENUE WATER
NON-REVENUE WATER: 130.687 MG/Yr
= Water Losses + Unbilled Metered + Unbilled Unmetered

SYSTEM DATA
Length of mains: 10 113.0 miles
Number of active AND inactive service connections: 8 7,849 Service connection density: 69 conn./mile main
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Average length of customer service line: ft
Average operating pressure: 4 65.0 psi

COST DATA
Total annual cost of operating water system: 10 $6,521,180 $/Year Customer retail unit cost (applied to Apparent Losses): 9 $4.81 Variable production cost (applied to Real Losses): 5 $1,101.00 $/Million gallons WATER AUDIT DATA VALIDITY SCORE: