RESOLUTION NO. RES-2026-063
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA ADOPTING THE 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE 2025 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN WHEREAS, the California Urban Water Management Planning Act (Act) requires all urban water purveyors serving over 3,000 connections or over 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) every five years; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Rosa is an urban water supplier serving approximately 54,000 connections and supplying approximately 17,000 acre-feet of potable water annually, and is therefore required to comply with the Act; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Act is to ensure sound planning and efficient management of water resources in the urban sector and to prepare for water shortages; and WHEREAS, the City’s last UWMP was adopted in June 2021, and was subsequently submitted to the California Department of Water Resources; and WHEREAS, the Act also requires all urban water purveyors serving over 3,000 connections or over 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to prepare a Water Shortage Contingency Plan (Shortage Plan); and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Rosa has the authority and responsibility to adopt water demand reduction measures within its service area; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Rosa adopted its first Shortage Plan in 1992 and last adopted an update in November 2021; and WHEREAS, the 2025 Shortage Plan has been prepared as a stand-alone document and it is also included in Appendix E to the 2025 UWMP; and WHEREAS, the City’s 2025 UWMP and 2025 Shortage Plan have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Act; and WHEREAS, staff reviewed the City’s 2025 UWMP, the 2025 Shortage Plan, and public comments, and if any changes are needed for clarification, they will be included in an UWMP Errata/Additional Information Sheet and a Shortage Plan Errata/Additional Information Sheet, a copy of which will be located on the City of Santa Rosa’s website at srcity.org/UWMP; and WHEREAS, on February 11, 2026, the Water Conservation Subcommittee of the Board of Public Utilities reviewed and provided input on development of the 2025 UWMP and the 2025 Shortage Plan; WHEREAS, On May 21, 2026, the Board of Public Utilities by resolution recommended that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa adopt the 2025 UWMP and 2025 Shortage Plan; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Santa Rosa duly noticed and conducted a public hearing on June 2, 2026, to review and receive public input on the 2025 UWMP and the 2025 Shortage Plan; and WHEREAS, the 2025 UWMP and the 2025 Shortage Plan are required to be submitted to the California Department of Water Resources by July 1, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa adopts the City’s 2025 Urban Water Management Plan, and if any changes are needed for clarification, adopts the UWMP Errata/Additional Information Sheet, a copy of which is located on the City of Santa Rosa’s website at srcity.org/UWMP.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council adopts the City’s 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan, and if any changes are needed for clarification, adopts the Shortage Plan Errata/Additional Information Sheet, a copy of which is located on the City of Santa Rosa’s website at srcity.org/UWMP.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 16th day of June, 2026.
AYES: (7) Mayor Stapp, Vice Mayor Okrepkie, Council Members Alvarez, Bañuelos, Fleming, MacDonald, Rogers NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (0)
ABSTAIN: (0)
RECUSE: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
Chief Assistant City Attorney
Reso. No. RES-2026-063