Section 7 – Legal Authorities
Under California law, including CWC Chapters 3.3 and 3.5 of Division 1, Parts 2.55 and 2.6 of Division 6, Division 13, and Article X, Section 2 of the California Constitution, the Board is authorized to implement the water shortage actions outlined in this WSCP. In all water shortage cases, shortage measures to be implemented, including adjustments to the water budgets, tiers, and rates, will be at the discretion of the Board and will be based on an assessment of the supply shortage, customer response, and need for demand reductions. IRWD will declare a water shortage emergency in accordance with CWC Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 350 of Division 1. IRWD will coordinate with any city or county within which it provides water supply services for the possible proclamation of a local emergency, as defined in Section 8558 of the Government Code. The Board reserves the right to change the schedule of water, sewer, recycled water and natural treatment system service charges and other charges at any time. This section is intended to complement and be used in tandem with the budget based tiered pricing structure adopted by the District in 1991 and implemented under Section 12.1 of the IRWD Rules and Regulations on an ongoing basis as part of the District’s rates and charges. Any modifications to the pricing structure must be consistent with the provisions of Proposition 218. As described in the California Constitution, it is at the Board’s discretion to use a combination of water shortage measures in a way it deems most appropriate. When specified shortage levels are to be declared, the Board will approve and issue a resolution instituting the appropriate action responses. A draft Board shortage response resolution is included below as Exhibit A .
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IRWD – 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan
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