2015-047 - Adopting Penalties for Noncompliance with Water Conservation

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jxs 07/22/2015 RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -047 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH WATER CONSERVATION TARGETS DURING PHASE 2 WATER SHORTAGE PERIOD 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 April 1, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order to cities and towns across California to cut water use by 25% as part of a sweeping set of mandatory drought restrictions, the first in state history. B. On April 1, 2015, State water officials measured the lowest April 1 snowpack in more than 60 years of record - keeping in the Sierra Nevada. C. On April 14, 2015, the Governing Board of the Metropolitan Water District ( "MWD ") took action to reduce water deliveries to its member agencies, including the City of Santa Ana, effective July 1, 2015. D. Because of the action taken by the MWD, beginning July 1, 2015, the City's water deliveries will be reduced by 15 %. E. The MWD action also includes heavy surcharges for member agencies that exceed their allocations. The surcharge will be roughly four times the normal price of an acre foot of water for use beyond the allocated amount. F. The State of California's Drought Emergency Water Conservation regulations provide that the City of Santa Ana must reduce its monthly total potable water production by 12 %, using 2013 as the base year. G. On May 19, 2015, the City Council adopted a Water Conservation Ordinance (Ord. No. NS -2877) pursuant to Water Code §§ 375, et seq. which provided further guidance as to the different types of water conservation requirements and restrictions that correspond to the different water shortage levels. Resolution No. 2015 -047 Page 1 of 4