agenda city of watsonville city council/redevelopment agency meeting

the ability to achieve a water use reduction consistent with up to a 50 percent reduction
in water supply (10632(e)).
#40. Penalties or charges for excessive use, where applicable (10632(f)).
#41. An analysis of the impacts of each of the actions and conditions described in
subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, on the revenues and expenditures of the urban water
supplier, and proposed measures to overcome those impacts, such as the development
of reserves and rate adjustments (10632(g)).
#42. A draft water shortage contingency resolution or ordinance (10632(h)).
#43. A mechanism for determining actual reductions in water use pursuant to the urban
water shortage contingency analysis 10632(i).
Water Shortage Contingency Ordinance/Resolution
The City adopted a “No-Waste” Ordinance in 1992. This ordinance is described in Demand Management
Measure 13. The City has developed the following plan to deal with water shortages.
Stages of Action
The City has developed a five-stage rationing plan, Table 5.8, to invoke during declared water shortages.
During such shortages, the City will use the State’s Method 3, Urban Water Use Targets for Hydrologic
Regions, Central Coast value of 117 gallons per capita per day as its baseline usage. The plan is included
in the draft Resolution Declaring a Water Supply Emergency and Establishing Water Use Reductions
(Appendix D). The draft resolution has not been adopted or incorporated into an ordinance, but is
ready for City Council action if necessary. It is important to note that the Supply and Demand
Comparison Section of this report shows that a water shortage for the City of Watsonville is highly
unlikely over the next 20 years due to the stable supply of groundwater and the City’s groundwater
pumping and distribution capacity.
Mandatory Prohibitions on Water Wasting
The City of Watsonville "No Waste" Ordinance is included under Section 6 - Demand Management
Measure M. It includes prohibitions on various wasteful water uses such as lawn watering during midday
hours, excessive washing of sidewalks and driveways with potable water, and allowing plumbing
leaks to go uncorrected.
The following is a brief summary of the action levels. See Appendix D for more details.
Level One
Level One occurs when the differential between actual or predicted supply and the theoretic maximum
day requires a reduction in consumption of zero to sixteen percent. Level one actions consist of those
already taken by the City’s conservation efforts previously described in Demand Management Measures
section of this report. The goal is to reduce residential consumption to 98 gallons per person per day.
Level Two
Level Two occurs when the differential between actual or predicted supply and the theoretic maximum
day requires a reduction in consumption of 17 to 20 percent.
Continuance of Level One actions.
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