HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes - 2026.09 - ADOPTING THE WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLANRESOLUTION NO. 2026.09
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
ADOPTING THE WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WHEREAS, The California Urban Water Management Planning Act, Water Code
Section 10610 et seq. (the UWMP Act), mandates that every urban supplier of water providing
water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre
feet of water annually, prepare and adopt, in accordance with prescribed requirements, a water
shortage contingency plan (WSCP); and
WHEREAS, East Valley Water District meets the definition of an urban water supplier
for purposes of the UWMP Act; and
WHEREAS, the UWMP Act specifies the requirements and procedures for adopting
such Water Shortage Contingency Plans; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to amendments to the UWMP Act, urban water suppliers are
required to adopt and electronically submit their WSCP to the California Department of Water
Resources by July 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, East Valley Water District has prepared a WSCP in accordance with the
UWMP Act and SB X7-7, and in accordance with applicable legal requirements, has undertaken
certain coordination, notice, public involvement, public comment, and other procedures in
relation to its WSCP; and
WHERAS, the WSCP references and incorporates the provisions of East Valley Water
District's Water Ordinance No. 406 adopted on November 13, 2024; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the UWMP Act, East Valley Water District has
prepared its WSCP with its own staff, with the assistance of consulting professionals, and in
cooperation with other governmental agencies, and has utilized and relied upon industry
standards and the expertise of industry professionals in preparing its WSCP, and has also utilized
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the California Department of Water Resources Guidebook for Urban Water Suppliers to Prepare
2025 Urban Water Management Plans, in preparing its WSCP; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including Water Code sections
10608.26 and 10642, and Government Code section 6066, a Notice of a Public Hearing
regarding East Valley Water District's WSCP was published within the jurisdiction of East
Valley Water District on June 10, 2026 and June 17, 2026; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including but not limited to Water Code
sections 10608.26 and 10642, a public hearing was held on June 24, 2026 at 5 :00 pm, or soon
thereafter, in order to provide members of the public and other interested entities with the
opportunity to be heard in connection with proposed adoption of the WSCP and issues related
thereto; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said public hearing on the WSCP, East Valley Water District,
among other things, encouraged the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and economic
members of the community within East Valley Water District's service area with regard to the
preparation of the WSCP, encouraged community input regarding East Valley Water District's
WSCP ; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has reviewed and considered the purposes and
requirements of the UWMP Act, the contents of the WSCP, and the documentation contained in
the administrative record in support of the WSCP, and has determined that the factual analyses
and conclusions set forth in the WSCP are legally sufficient; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to adopt the WSCP to comply with the
UWMPAct.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Directors of East
Valley Water District hereby resolve as follows:
1. The Water Shortage Contingency Plan is hereby adopted as amended by
changes incorporated by the Board of Directors as a result of input received (if any) at the public
hearing and ordered filed with the Secretary of the Board of Directors ;
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2. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed to include a copy of
this Resolution in East Valley Water District's WSCP;
3. The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code sections 10621 ( d) and 10644( a)(l )-(2), to electronically submit a copy of the WSCP
to the California Department of Water Resources no later than July 1, 2026;
4. The General Manager/CEO is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance
with Water Code section 10644(a), to submit a copy of the WSCP to the California State Library,
and any city or county within which East Valley Water District provides water supplies no later
than thirty (30) days after this adoption date;
5. The General Manager/CEO is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance
with Water Code section 10645, to make the WSCP available for public review at the East
Valley Water District's offices during normal business hours and on the East Valley Water
District's website no later than thirty (30) days after filing a copy of the WSCP with the
California Department of Water Resources;
6. The General Manager/CEO is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance
with Water Code Section 10635(b), to provide that portion of the WSCP prepared pursuant to
Water Code Section 10635(a) to any city or county within which the East Valley Water District
provides water supplies no later than sixty (60) days after submitting a copy of the WSCP with
the California Department of Water Resources;
7. The General Manager/CEO is hereby authorized and directed to implement the
WSCP in accordance with the UWMP Act and to provide recommendations to the Board of
Directors regarding the necessary budgets, procedures, rules, regulations or further actions to
carry out the effective and equitable implementation of the WSCP.
ADOPTED, this 24th day of June 2026.
ROLL CALL:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Directors: Coats, Goodrich, Morales, Smith
None
Director Carrillo
Abstain: None
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ATTEST:
Board Secretary
June 24, 2026
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Ronald L. Coats
Board President
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution 2026.09
adopted by the Board of Directors of East Valley Water District at its Regular Meeting held June
24, 2026.
Michael Moore
Secretary, Board of Directors
East Valley Water District
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