Item 28 - Resolution Rescinding Water Supply Shortage Level Two Declaration

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brs 05/26/2022 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-042 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ORDERING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER CONSERVATION ACTIONS FOR A LEVEL 2 WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 'I. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. On October 19, 2021, Governor Newsom proclaimed a statewide state of emergency due to drought conditions and called on Californians to voluntarily reduce their water use by 15 percent from their 2020 levels. B. On March 28, 2022, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-7-22, 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 Plans for a level 2 water shortage. C. On April 5, 2022, the City Council updated the Santa Ana Municipal Code's Water Shortage Contingency Plan "Water Shortage Levels" to include that the City Council is authorized to require or impose reductions in the use of water if such reductions are necessary in order for the City to comply with water use restrictions imposed by federal, state or regional water agencies, or to respond to local or regional water shortage conditions and emergencies, as defined in the City's Water Shortage Contingency Plan. D. On May 24, 2022, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an emergency water conservation regulation at Title 23 (Waters), Division 3, Chapter 3.5, Article 2, in response to the Governor's Executive Order N-7-22, banning irrigation of non-functional turf at commercial, industrial, and institutional sites, and requiring all urban water suppliers to implement by June 10, 2022, at a minimum, the demand reduction actions identified in the supplier's water shortage contingency plans for a Level 2 shortage level. E. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code section 39-97 and Water Code sections 350 and 353, the City Council shall adopt such regulations and restrictions on the delivery of water and the consumption within said area of water supplied for public use as will in the sound discretion of the Council conserve the water supply for the greatest public benefit with particular regard to domestic use, sanitation, and fire protection. Resolution No. 2022-042 Page 1 of 3