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Council Agenda: 6/16/2026
Item No.:
DRAFT 5/13/2026_________
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SUNNYVALE ADOPTING THE 2025 WATER SHORTAGE
CONTINGENCY PLAN INCLUDED IN THE URBAN WATER
M A N A G E M E N T P L A N T O B E S U B M I T T E D T O T H E C A L I F O R N I A
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has enacted the Urban Water Management Planning Act, California Water Code Sections 10610-10656 and 10608, as amended, which r e q u i r e s e v e r y u r b a n w a t e r s u p p l i e r p r o v i d i n g w a t e r t o m o r e t h a n 3 , 0 0 0 c u s t o m e r s o r supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to prepare an urban water management plan ("UWMP") that has as its primary objective the conservation and efficient use of water; and
WHEREAS, the California Water Code requires urban water suppliers to prepare a Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) to be included in its UWMP; and WHEREAS, the WSCP must be adopted, along with the UWMP, by July 1, 2026, after it is first made available for public inspection and a public hearing is noticed and held, and it must be filed with the California Department of Water Resources within thirty days of adoption; and WHEREAS, the draft WSCP was presented to the City’s Sustainability Commission on May 18, 2026; and
WHEREAS, a noticed public hearing on the WSCP, included in the UWMP, was held by the City Council on June 16, 2026, at which time public comments were heard and considered.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE THAT:
1. The Council hereby adopts the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan of the City of Sunnyvale, included in its UWMP, which shall be filed with the City Clerk. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to file the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan of the City of Sunnyvale, included in the UWMP, with the California Department of Water Resources and the State Library.
2. The Council finds and determines that, under the California Water Code Section 10652, the adoption of the Plan and the WSCP and this Resolution does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act, and no environmental assessment is required.
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Council Agenda: 6/16/2026
Item No.:
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on , by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
RECUSAL:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
DAVID CARNAHAN LARRY KLEIN
City Clerk Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
REBECCA L. MOON
City Attorney
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