HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 18-7780-Adopting Downey's 2015 Urban Water Management PlanRESOLUTION OF • OF OF DOWNEY
ADOPTING OF D•2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT
PLAN
WHEREAS, the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Act) of the California Water
Code (Sections 10610 through 10656), requires all urban water suppliers, providing water for
municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers, or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of
water annually, to file an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP or Plan) withtheCalifornia
Department of Water Resources (DWR); and
WHEREAS, the City is an urban supplier of water, providing water to a population of
approximately 112,400 through 23,000 service connections; and
WHEREAS, the City provides anaverageof 15,000 acre-feet of potable water to its
customers on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that the Plan be periodically reviewed at least once every
five years, and that any necessary amendments or changes are made to the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City's 2015 UWMP serves as an update to the Plan previously
submitted to DWR in 2012; and
WHEREAS, the -2015 UWMP presents a description and evaluation of current and
projected potable and recycled water supplies and demands, water conservation/reduction
activities, water supply reliability, and planning for potential water shortages; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that the Plan be made available for public inspection and
that a public hearing beheld prior to adoption of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City has, therefore, prepared and made available for review, draft
copies of the 2015 UWMP at the City Clerk's office, Department of Public Works, Downey City
Library, and on the City website; and
WHEREAS, the City has given notice of the date, time, and location of the public hearing
on the proposed adoption of the 2015 UWMP by publishing such notice in the Downey Patriot, a
local newspaper, on February 8 and 15, 2018 and by posting copies of the public notice on the
City website; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed adoption of the City's 2015
UWMP was held at 6:30 p.m., or soon thereafter as could be heard, on Tuesday February 27,
2018 in the City Council Chamber at Downey City Hall, 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey CA
90241; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that the Plan be filed with DWR no later than 30 days after
adoption, and final copies of the Plan be made available for review within 30 days of filing the
Plan with DWR; and
WHEREAS, all remarks and suggestions brought to the attention of the City were
considered prior to final, preparation of the Plan. The City of Downey shall file the 2015 UWMP
with DWR and make available for review no later than 30 days after Council adoption of said
Plan.
RESOLUTION NO. 18-7780
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NOW, i'E, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
RESOLVEHEREBY • •
SECTION 1. The 2015 UWMP is hereby adopted and ordered filed with the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. The Public Works Director is hereby authorized and directed to file the
2015 UWMP with DWR no later than 30 days after City Council adoption.
SECTION 3. The Public Works Director is hereby authorized and directed to pursue
the implementation of all elements of the 2015 UWMP related but not limited to, water usage,
supply, reclamation, and conservation/reduction activities.
SECTION 4. In the event of a water shortage, the City Council shall make such a
declaration and implement the water shortage contingency plan in accordance with the stages
and triggering mechanisms indicated in the Plan along with all other necessary elements of the
Plan.
SECTION, 5. The Public Works Director shall recommend to the City Council, as
necessary, any additional procedures, rules, and regulations to carry out effective and equitable
allocation of water resources.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution;
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27`h day o oruary, 2018.
SEAZASHTON, Mayor
ATTEST:
A A AICI�DUA��T, CMC
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of February, 2018 by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members: Pacheco, Saab, Vasquez, Rodriguez, Mayor Ashton
NOES: Council Member: None.
ABSENT: Council Member: None.
ABSTAIN Council Member: None..
A IA �ALICIA DUART ,_CMC
City Clerk