• Monitoring and reporting requirements and procedures to ensure+ appropriate data is collected to monitor customer compliance and to respond to any state reporting requirements. [Section 10632(a)(9)] • A reevaluation and improvement process to assess the functionality of the urban water supplier’s WSCP and to make appropriate adjustments as may be warranted. [Section 10632(a)(10)] • A seismic risk assessment and mitigation plan to assess the vulnerability of each of the various facilities of a supplier’s water system and to mitigate those vulnerabilities. [Section 10632.5(a)]
This WSCP is organized into the following sections: Section 1 – Analysis of Supply Reliability and Seismic Risk Assessment Section 2 – Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Procedures Section 3 – Six Standard Shortage Stages Section 4 – Additional Shortage Response Actions Section 5 – Communication Protocols Section 6 – Compliance and Enforcement Section 7 – Legal Authorities
Section 8 – Financial Consequences Section 9 – Monitoring and Reporting Section 10 – WSCP Refinement Procedures Past Implementation of WSCP
On January 17, 2014, Governor Brown proclaimed a Drought State of Emergency, which called on Californians to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 20%. In September 2014, IRWD’s Board of Directors (Board) responded to the drought and the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation by declaring a Level 1 Shortage Warning. In response to worsening statewide drought conditions, on April 1, 2015, the Governor issued an Executive Order that mandated a 25% statewide reduction in urban potable water use compared to 2013 water use levels. For IRWD, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) mandated a water use reduction target of 16% compared to 2013 levels. In July 2015, IRWD’s Board declared a Level 2 Shortage Condition aimed at reducing demands by 10-25% in response to the SWRCB’s mandate. In April of 2017, Governor Brown lifted the drought emergency declaration while retaining a commitment to advance conservation and drought planning and response measures throughout the state. Response measures and other lessons learned from the drought and declaration of a Level 2 Shortage Condition in 2015 were incorporated into IRWD’s 2018 and 2020 WSCPs.
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IRWD – 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan
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