55B - RESO - CIVIC CENTER WATER SUPPLY

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CITY OF SANTA ANA CIVIC CENTER FACILITIES STRATEGIC PLAN WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT for COUNTY OF ORANGE CIVIC CENTER FACILITIES STRATEGIC PLAN FINDINGS In accordance with Water Code §10912 (a)(3), any development that is proposing commercial office buildings employing more than 1,000 persons or (raving more than 250,000 square feet of floor space is determined to be a "Project" and requires the preparation of a water supply assessment per Water Code §10910 et seq. and related provisions of the California Environmental Water Quality Act (CLQA). The proposed County of Orange Civic Center Facilities Strategic Plan (FSP) requires the preparation of a water supply assessment because the project is proposing the renovation of approximately 289,360 square feet, demolition of approximately 429,277 square feet, and construction of approximately 818,676 square feet or a net increase of 389,399 square feet of new government office buildings. The City of Santa Ana is the public water system that is currently and will supply water to the proposed County of Orange Civic Center FSP Project. Per Water Code §10910, "If the projected water demand associated with the proposed project was accounted for in the most recently adopted urban water management plan, the public water system may incorporate the requested information from the urban water management plan in preparing the elements of the assessment ". As the projected water demand associated with the proposed County of Orange Civic Center FSP Project was accounted for in the City of Santa Ana 2015 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), this water supply assessment was prepared incorporating the requested information from the City's UWIVIP. Based on this water supply assessment, sufficient water supply is available for the proposed County of Orange Civic Center FSP Project. The total water supplies available to the City of Santa Ana during normal, single -dry and multiple dry years within a 20 -year projection will meet the projected water demand of the Project in addition to the demand of existing and other planned future uses, including, but not limited to, agricultural and manufacturing uses. This finding is based on the City's reliable supply of groundwater, continued success with water conservation programs, and the City's purchase order agreement with Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. This Water Supply Assessment shall not constitute a "will- serve" or in any way entitles the project to service or to any right, priority or allocation in any supply, capacity or facility, and that the issuance of the Water Supply Assessment shall not affect the City of Santa Ana's obligation to provide service to its existing customers or any potential future customers including this Project. s9BY" "4M