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Home My WebLink About05 - Adoption of 2015 Urban Water Management PlanP_ CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH FoP City Council Staff Report June 28, 2016 Agenda Item No. 5 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: George Murdoch, Municipal Operations Director, 949-644-3011, gmurdoch(aD_newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Steffen Catron, Utilities Manager Rachell Wilfert, Management Assistant TITLE: Adoption of 2015 Urban Water Management Plan ABSTRACT: The Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) is prepared every five years by California urban water suppliers to support long-term resource planning and ensure adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water demands. A public hearing was held on June 14, 2016 to collect comments from public review, per California Department of Water Resources requirements. During the public hearing, a comment by the public was made to include an executive summary. This summary has been added at the beginning of the plan. RECOMMENDATION: a) Determine that the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; b) Adopt Resolution No. 2016-83, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Adopting the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan; and c) Direct staff to fulfill the notification requirements set forth by the Water Code if the UWMP is adopted. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: There are no funding requirements associated with this action. 5-1 Adoption of 2015 Urban Water Management Plan June 28, 2016 Page 2 DISCUSSION: Every five years, California urban water suppliers must support long-term resource planning and ensure adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water demands. The City's 2015 UWMP contains components required by the State Department of Water Resources. Staff developed realistic projections that make the plan unique and a reliable source for forecasting. This year's plan includes topics on: Water service area, facilities, sources and supplies Water use by customer type Distribution system water losses Demand management measures Water supply reliability Planned water supply projections and programs And recycled water use The City, along with 23 other local agencies, participated in a cooperative agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County to select a consultant to update and develop UWMPs for each specific agency. This effort helps minimize costs by sharing resources with agencies that have similar hydrology's and water sources. Through a competitive RFP process the consulting firm Arcadis was selected. Staff introduced the City's draft 2015 UWMP at the May 24, 2016 City Council meeting and posted the plan on the City's web site for public review. A public hearing was held on June 14, 2016 to collect comments from City Council and the public. Public comments included inserting an executive summary in the plan. The summary has been added at the beginning of the plan. The Municipal Operations Department requests that Council adopt Resolution No. 2016-83, adopting the 2015 Urban Water Management and direct staff to complete the notification requirements. Once adopted, the California Department of Water Resources requires the plan to be submitted to them no later than 30 days after adoption. The plan will then be submitted to the California Library, and the County of Orange. The final plan will continue to be available on the City's web site at www.newportbeachca.gov/government/departments/municipal-operations. 5-2 Adoption of 2015 Urban Water Management Plan June 28, 2016 Page 3 Below is a summary of the required process, timelines and status. Action Date Required Status Notify County within supplier's service area that water supplier is preparing an updated UWMP. 3/14/2016 Complete Encourage public involvement (release of 2015 UWMP to public for review) 5/24/2016 Complete Hold Public Hearing 6/14/2016 Complete Adopt UWMP 6/28/2016 Pending Submit UWMP to Department of Water Resources 7/28/2016 Pending Submit UWMP to the California State Library and City or County within the City's service area 7/28/2016 Pending Final UWMP available for public review 7/28/2016 Pending ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A — Resolution No. 2016-83 Adopting the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan 5-3 ATTACHMENT A RESOLUTION NO. 2016-83 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN WHEREAS, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water Code Section 10610 et seq., known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act) during the 1983-84 Regular Session and subsequent amendments mandate every supplier providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually, to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan, the primary objective of which is to plan for the conservation and efficient use of water; and WHEREAS, the water code requires agencies to prepare, adopt and file an Urban Water Management Plan every five years in the years ending 0 and 5; and WHEREAS, the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan is due to Department of Water Resources by July 1, 2016; and WHEREAS, the Urban Water Management Plan must be adopted after a public review and hearing and filed with the California Department of Water Resources within thirty days of adoption; and WHEREAS, the Plan was introduced for public review on May 24, 2016; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on June 14, 2016; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Urban Water Management Plan on June 28, 2016 and directed staff to file said Plan with the California Department of Water Resources and submit the Plan to the California State Library and County of Orange by July 28, 2016; and NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby resolves as follows: Section 1: The recitals provided above are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution. 5-4 Resolution No. 2016-83 Page 2 of 2 Section 2: The City Council does hereby adopt and order filed the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan with the City Clerk. The Municipal Operations Department Director is hereby authorized and directed to file the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan with the California Department of Water Resource within 30 days of this date and before July 28, 2016. Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Section 6: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution. ADOPTED this 28th day of June, 2016. ATTEST: Leilani I. Brown City Clerk i Diane B. Dixon Mayor 5-5