Item 28 - Resolution Rescinding Water Supply Shortage Level Two Declaration

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Resolution No. 2023-XXX Page 1 of 4 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA LOWERING THE CITY’S DROUGHT WATER CONSERVATION STANDARD FROM A WATER SHORTAGE LEVEL 2 TO A WATER SHORTAGE LEVEL 0 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. On March 28, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-7- 22, specifically directing the State Water Resources Control Board to consider requiring all urban water suppliers to implement, at a minimum, the response actions identified in their Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) for a level 2 water shortage. B. Based on Governor Gavin Newsom’s mandate, on May 24, 2022 via Resolution No. 2022-0018, the State Water Resources Control Board approved emergency regulations assigning mandatory conservation standards of a level 2 water shortage, which included a reduction of ten percent (10%) to twenty percent (20%), to individual water suppliers, including the Water Resources Division of the City of Santa Ana. C. Under these regulations, effective May 24, 2022, the City of Santa Ana was required to reduce its monthly total potable water production by ten percent (10%) to twenty percent (20%). D. On June 7, 2022, by Resolution No. 2022 -042, in accordance with Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) section 39-97 and Water Code sections 350 through 353, and following a duly noticed public hearing, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, as the governing body of the City of Santa Ana Water Resources Division, declared a Phase 2 Water Supply Shortage and implemented additional regulations and restrictions on the delivery of water and the consumption within said area of water supplied for public use to conserve the water supply for the greatest public benefit with particular regard to domestic use, sanitation, and fire protection. By the same Resolution, consumer demand reductions as listed in section 39-100(a)-(c) of the SAMC were ordered.