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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes - 2026.10 - ADOPTING THE 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLANRESOLUTION NO. 2026.10 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT ADOPTING THE 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN WHEREAS, The California Urban Water Management Planning Act, Water Code Section 10610 et seq. (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 an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP); 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 Urban Water Management Plans; and WHEREAS, pursuant to amendments to the UWMP Act, urban water suppliers are required to adopt and electronically submit their UWMP to the California Department of Water Resources by July 1, 2026; and WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable legal requirements, East Valley Water District has undertaken certain coordination, notice, public involvement, public comment, and other procedures in relation to the 2025 UWMP; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the UWMP Act, East Valley Water District has prepared its 2025 UWMP 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 2025 UWMP, and has also utilized the California Department of Water Resources Guidebook for Urban Water Suppliers to Prepare 2025 Urban Water Management Plans, in preparing its 2025 UWMP; 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 the East Valley Water District's 2025 UWMP was published within the jurisdiction of East Valley Water District on June 10, 2026 and June 17, 2026; and East Valley Water District Resolution 2026.10 Page 1 of 4 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 2025 UWMP and issues related thereto; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said public hearing on the 2025 UWMP, 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 2025 UWMP, encouraged community input regarding the 2025 UWMP;and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has reviewed and considered the purposes and requirements of the UWMP Act, the contents of the 2025 UWMP, and the documentation contained in the administrative record in support of the 2025 UWMP, and has determined that the factual analyses and conclusions set forth in the 2025 UWMP are legally sufficient; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to adopt the 2025 UWMP to comply with the UWMP Act. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Directors of East Valley Water District hereby resolve as follows: 1. The 2025 Urban Water Management 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; 2. The General Manager/CEO is hereby authorized and directed to include a copy of this Resolution in East Valley Water District's 2025 UWMP; 3. The General Manager/CEO 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 2025 UWMP 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 2025 UWMP to the California State East Valley Water District Resolution 2026.10 Page 2 of 4 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 2025 UWMP 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 2025 UWMP with 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 2025 UWMP prepared pursuant to Water Code Section 10635(a) to any city or county within which East Valley Water District provides water supplies no later than sixty (60) days after submitting a copy with the California Department of Water Resources; 7. The General Manager/CEO is hereby authorized and directed to implement the 2025 UWMP 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 2025 UWMP. ADOPTED, this 24th day of June 2026. ROLL CALL: Ayes: Directors: Coats, Goodrich, Morales, Smith Noes: None Absent: Director Carrillo Abstain: None East Valley Water District Resolution 2026.10 Page 3 of 4 Board President ATTEST: Board Secretary June 24, 2026 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution 2026.10 adopted by the Board of Directors of East Valley Water District at its Regular Meeting held June 24, 2026. Secretary, Board of Directors East Valley Water District Resolution 2026.10 Page 4 of 4