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that have the potential to impact the water supply system pay a fair -share <br />assessment of any needed improvements further ensuring that project impacts are <br />accounted for in the project analysis. <br />(b). Cities and the County have tended to not critically evaluate the <br />limitations of the water agencies' supply projections. <br />Disagree. <br />The City of Santa Ana's Urban Water Management Plan, the document that <br />provides the City's water projections, incorporates growth projection data from <br />the City of Santa Ana General Plan, as well as supply projections from the Orange <br />County Water District (OCWD) and the Metropolitan Water District (MWD). <br />Each of these participating agencies provides a level of check - and - balance <br />ensuring that an adequate review is provided. In addition, the CEQA review <br />process for individual development projects includes an opportunity for <br />comprehensive project review and comment by other government agencies, such <br />as the State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Fish and <br />Game, to further ensure multiple oversight and analysis. The review and <br />comments provided by these agencies can, in fact, create the need for significant <br />modifications to development projects and the adoption of stringent mitigation <br />measures in order to address potential impacts to water quality and provision. <br />• F -2, California's looming water supply crisis receives very little, if any, <br />expressed concern from the public in comparison to the numerous other <br />environmental issues presented during development project reviews. <br />Agree. <br />Given that the City of Santa Ana is a built -out city with little potential for raw land <br />development that would result in the addition of a significant number of new dwelling <br />units or commercial /industrial square footage, competing environmental concerns, <br />such as traffic or air quality, tend to garner more attention from the public than do <br />concerns regarding long -term availability of water. <br />(a). Orange County's citizens and interest groups do not appear to grasp the <br />seriousness of the water supply situation or the complexity and urgency of <br />the necessary solutions. <br />Disagree. <br />The City of Santa Ana, through a combination of water conservation programs <br />and water rate structuring, has achieved a significant decrease in water <br />consumption over the years. The City of Santa Ana has one of the most efficient <br />water use rates in the State of California. This would indicate that Santa Ana <br />residents and business owners do understand the need to conserve water in order <br />to respond to current drought conditions and long -term projected water needs. <br />19E -4 <br />