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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 2, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPT A <br />RESOLUTION REDUCING THE WATER <br />SUPPLY SHORTAGE DECLARATION <br />FROM PHASE 2 TO PHASE 1 <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5,2; 5,61F) <br />le <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on I" Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on god Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Adopt a Resolution rescinding the Phase 2 Water Supply Shortage and declaring a Phase <br />1 Water Supply Shortage. <br />2. Implement mandatory Phase 1 Water Supply Shortage measures, which include setting a <br />bimonthly water conservation standard of 3 percent, as compared to Base Year 2013 <br />water usage. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 39 -105, the City Council is authorized to <br />declare a Phase 1 Water Supply Shortage by adoption of a resolution. Upon its adoption, <br />restrictions on water use will apply, in addition to permanent water conservation requirements <br />that are already in effect. These restrictions are set forth in SAMC 39 -107 and are intended to <br />help the City reduce its monthly total potable water production by 3 percent, using Base Year <br />2013 water usage, as required by the State of California Drought Emergency Water Conservation <br />regulations. The Phase 1 Water Supply Shortage will be in effect either until the City Council <br />declares that the shortage has ended, or until another phase is implemented. <br />On June 2, 2015 the City Council declared a Phase 2 Water Shortage that instituted a mandatory <br />water use reduction of 12 percent, imposed a two -day watering schedule, and required that leaks <br />be fixed within 48 hours. On May 9, 2016, in response to the improving drought conditions <br />throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board issued revised drought <br />regulations, allowing local water purveyors to evaluate local water supplies and demands, and <br />set less restrictive water conservation measures accordingly. The City's Water Resources <br />Division, in coordination with wholesale water suppliers and Orange County regional water <br />agencies, has now determined that there are sufficient local water supplies to meet the City's <br />demands in accordance with the methods prescribed by the State Water Resources Control <br />Board. <br />7513-1 <br />