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<br />:f <br />~ <br />ii <br />il <br />iii <br />Ii <br />Ii <br />iil <br />iil <br />iil <br />Iii <br />Ii <br />Ii <br />iil <br />iil <br />iil <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />iiI <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />!I <br />~ <br /> <br />.~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CilyorSan13A'l3 <br />2005 U~a'lV\/aterMa"ageJ"ent <br />PlanUpda'.e <br /> <br />Project Understanding <br /> <br />Proj,ect Understanding <br /> <br />Psomas understands that the City desires to prepare its 2005 Urban Water <br />Management Plan (UWMP) Update in accordance with the California Urban <br />Water Management Planning Act (Act), Water Code Sections 10610 through <br />10656 cnacted in 1983, as amended. The UWMP will also assist in providing <br />long-range planning for water snpply, a source of data for development of the <br />Metropolitan Water District of Southern Califomia (Metropolitan) 2005 Regional <br />UWMP, and a source document for the City's General Plan. <br /> <br />The City desires that the 2005 UWMP will be a Senate Bill (SB) 610 foundational <br />document incorporating the requirements for connecting land use with water <br />planning. This will allow the City to utilize the 2005 UWMP as a source of <br />information for SB 610, Watc" ~upplv Assessments, and SB 221, Written <br />Verifications ofWatcr Supply. ~i3 610 also requires additional infonnation to be <br />included in an UWMP, including specific groundwater and well infonnation since <br />groundwater is a significant source of water for the City. SB 610 additionally <br />includes the requirement to describe all water supply projects and programs <br />that may be undertaken to meet total projected water demand. Psomas will . <br />confidently incorporate requirements ofSB 610 and SB 221, as appropriate to the <br />City. <br /> <br />Psomas understands that assistance to develop the City's 2005 UWMP <br />will include background work, utilizing the City's 2000 UWMP and other <br />documents listed in our Scope of Work, including data and information <br />collection, coordination, and analysis and preparation of statistics, graphics and <br />documentation ncccssary to completc submission of the City's 2005 UWMP to <br />the Department of Water Resources no later then December 31, 2005. <br /> <br />For urban water planning, it is most important to understand the City's water <br />sources and facilities, as well as regional (Metropolitan) and statewide sources <br />(State Water Project and the Colorado River), to develop a comprehensive and <br />sound 2005 UWMP that will withstand potential challenges. The City purchases <br />imported water from Metropolitan to supplement groundwater supplies. Water <br />quality, reliability and conservation of these sources are an essential element of <br />the 2005 UWMP. <br /> <br />PSOMAS <br /> <br />Page 3 <br />