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brs 2/28/22 WHEREAS, Article X, Section 2 of the California Constitution declares that the general welfare requires that water resources be put to beneficial use, waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented, and conservation of water be fully exercised with a view to the reasonable and beneficial use thereof; and WHEREAS, California Water Code Section 375 authorizes water suppliers to adopt and enforce a comprehensive water conservation program to reduce water consumption and conserve supplies; and WHEREAS, contamination, drought, or failure of the water system infrastructure may lead to a potable water shortage emergency in the City's water supplies; and WHEREAS, California, including Orange County, experienced significant dry year conditions in 2012-2017, which led local water agencies to declare water shortage conditions that triggered drought actions; and WHEREAS, the City has experienced a direct impact on the reliability of available water supplies. The City's reliability was increased through customer curtailment due to demand management measures implemented with the passing of City Ordinance No. NS- 2877 in 2015. These actions are specified in the adopted 2020 Urban Water Management Plan and 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan, based on levels of drought severity, and provide the legal authority for implementation and enforcement; and WHEREAS, following the end of the drought, the California Legislature modified the Urban Water Management Planning Act in 2018 to include additional water shortage planning requirements. California Water Code has significant updates, specifically to Water Code Section 10632.1 and Section 10632.5 that now mandate new elements to Urban Water Management and Water Shortage Contingency Plans, including an annual drought risk assessment, State Water Shortage Levels and statewide water use prohibitions; and WHEREAS, as of July 1, 2021, the City is required to prepare an Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment and Drought Risk Assessment as part of the Urban Water Management Plan for submission to the California Department of Water Resources. Annually, by July 1 st of each year, beginning in 2022, the City is required to monitor, report and if declared a drought emergency, then notify the Department of Water Resources, in order to comply with the State's Water Code 10632.1 reporting requirements; and WHEREAS, the City adopted a 2020 Urban Water Management Plan that includes water conservation as a necessary and effective component of providing a reliable supply of water to meet the needs of its water customers. The City's Urban Water Management Plan also includes the City's 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan; and n-ji-n- ni nic_XXX City Council 12 — 2 4/5/2Q22 of 18