Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN The Urban Water Management Planning Act (Water Code, Div. 6, Pt. 2.6, §§ 10610 through 10656) requires urban water suppliers providing over 3,000 acre-feet of water annually or serving 3,000 or more connections to prepare and submit an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) every five years; and On September 8, 2025, by Resolution 2025-07-15-1211, the City Council awarded an agreement for Professional Services with Verdantas LLC to prepare the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (2025 UWMP); and The development of UWMPs includes adopting the Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP), which is discussed in Chapter 8 of the UWMP and included in its entirety as Attachment D of the UWMP; and The WSCP describes the City's strategic plan in preparation for and responses to water shortages with a goal to proactively prevent catastrophic service disruptions; and The 2018 Water Conservation Legislation set new requirements for water shortage contingency planning; and The City updated its WSCP and Stockton Municipal Code to comply with the requirements of the 2018 Water Conservation Legislation; and In accordance with the California Water Code and other applicable laws, MUD staff sent a 60-day notice to all applicable agencies on March 13, 2026, made the 2025 UWMP available for public review before adoption, and published a notice of the public hearing’s time and place in the Stockton Record on May 7, 2026, and May 28, 2026; and Section 10652 of the California Water Code states that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to preparing or adopting a WSCP as part of a plan under Water Code section 10632; and The UWMP and WSCP comply with the requirements of the Urban Water Management Planning Act; now, therefore, //
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council approves and adopts the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan, including the WSCP, in accordance with the California Water Code and authorizes its transmittal to the California Department of Water Resources, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by this reference.
Adoption of the 2025 WSCP is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the California Water Code.
The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to take all necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution and to incorporate any necessary amendments as stipulated by the State Department of Water Resources.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED June 9, 2026 .
CHRISTINA FUGAZI
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton