Res 21-029RESOLUTION NO. 21-029
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE
2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the California legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water Code §10610 et.
seq . known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983, and as amended
subsequently) (the "Act"), which mandates that every supplier 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 (the "Plan"), the primary objective of which is to plan
for the conservation and efficient use of water;
WHEREAS, the City of Poway is an urban water supplier that provides service to
approximately 14,200 connections (potable, raw, and recycled).
WHEREAS, the Act requires the Plan to be reviewed at least once every five years, and
that the City of Poway make any amendments or changes to its Plan which are indicated by the
review:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 (Water
Code §85000, et seq.), the Delta Plan, and Water Code §85201, which declares that the State's
policy is to "reduce reliance on the Delta in meeting California's future water needs through a
statewide strategy of investing in improved regional supplies, conservation, and water use
efficiency," urban water suppliers are encouraged by the California Department of Water
Resources (DWR) and the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) to consider adopting an Addendum
to their 2015 Plans to demonstrate consistency with the Delta Plan Policy WR P1 to Reduce
Reliance on the Delta Through Improved Regional Water Self -Reliance (Cal, Code Regs. Title
23, §5003);
WHEREAS, the City of Poway has prepared an Addendum to its 2015 Plan in accordance
with the Delta Plan Policy WR P1, and in accordance with applicable legal requirements, has
undertaken certain coordination, notice, public involvement, public comment, and other
procedures in relation to its Addendum;
WHEREAS; in accordance with the Act and Delta Plan Policy WR P1, the City of Poway
has prepared its Addendum to the 2015 Plan 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 Addendum to
its Plan, and has also utilized DWR's Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook 2020, including
its related appendices, in preparing its Addendum to the 2015 Plan;
WHEREAS; in accordance with applicable law, including Water Code §10642, and
Government Code §6066, a Notice of a Public Hearing regarding Poway's Addendum to the 2015
Plan was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday, May 20, 2021, and a second
Notice of City Council Public Hearing was published in the same publication on Thursday, May
27. 2021; and
WHEREAS; in accordance with applicable law, including but not limited to Water Code
§10642, a public hearing was held on June 1, 2021 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 Addendum to the 2015 Plan and issues related thereto.
Resolution No. 21-029
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
SECTION 1: In accordance with California Water Code §10652 of the Act, the
preparation and adoption of the Plan, including addenda thereto, is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act Division 13 (commencing with section 21000) of the Public Resources
Code.
SECTION 2: The Addendum to the City of Poway's 2015 Urban Water Management
Plan to demonstrate consistency with the Delta Plan Policy to Reduce Reliance on the Delta
Through Improved Regional Water Self -Reliance is hereby approved and adopted as amended
by changes incorporated by the City Council as a result of input received (if any) at the public
hearing and ordered filed with the City Clerk;
SECTION 3: In accordance with Water Code § 10621(d) and 10644(a)(1)-(2). an
electronic copy of the Addendum and Resolution will be submitted to DWR no later than July 1,
2021.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file the Addendum to
the 2015 Plan with the DWR and the California State Library within 30 days after this date.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Poway, California on the 1st day of June, 2021 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: MULLIN, FRANK, GROSCH, LEONARD
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: VAUS
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
ATTEST:
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Vaida Pavlas, C ,, City Clerk
Barry Leonard, Deputy Mayor