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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15, SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations Action Item # 15 July 16, 2014 Emergency Drought RegulationsState Water Resources Control Board SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 2 05-District Ordinance No. 2005–Includes mandatory Water Shortage Contingency Plan–Last Updated in 2010, Adopted by Board 2011–Years-Every 5–Required by CA Department of Water Resources (DWR)–District’s Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP)•Background / History SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 3 water shortageIs intended to be activated only during a period of actual –of the water system;”could exist in the event of a major failure of one or more components “WHEREAS, The Board finds and determines that a water shortage –05-District Ordinance No. 2005–term drought-NOT written for long–earthquake, or other disaster.”supplies including, but not limited to, a regional power outage, an prepare for, and implement during, a catastrophic interruption of water 10632(c) “Actions to be undertaken by the urban water supplier to –CA water code–District’s UWMP Water Shortage Contingency Plan•Background / History SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 4 Other requirements–Stage 3 (50%)–Customers may be subject to fines and penalties–prohibited.”“2. The withdrawal of water for construction purposes shall be –“1. All outdoor water uses are prohibited.”–Mandatory compliance–Stage 2 (30%)–“All new water connections shall be prohibited…”–Voluntary reduction–Stage 1 (10%)–05-District Ordinance No. 2005•Background / History SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 5 Water’ campaigngoing programs and ‘Watch Your -Promoting conservation through on–water supply shortageTruckee is in a drought but the District is not experiencing a –Many have implemented emergency restrictions–Many regions experiencing water supply shortages–Drought impacts to water supply vary by region–Governor Brown declares state of emergency in 2014–Year rd 3–California Drought•Background / History SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 6“Watch Your Water”–Consistent understanding of aquifer–Based on most recent well data–District is not experiencing a water supply shortage–years-District’s water production down over 20% in last 5–Main supply is Martis Valley aquifer–100% ground water agency–Truckee Donner PUD Water Supply•Background / History New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 7 District submitted an individual comment letter on July 14, 2014–all solution-fits-size-–water supply shortagesEmergency drought regulations should only target regions with actual –Not everyone is experiencing a water supply shortage–Regulatory CommitteeCalifornia Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) Legislative and –District has engaged in ongoing discussions with SWRCB–Potential emergency drought regulations–California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)• New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 8 District must comply–ended-Open–Implemented on August 1, 2014–Adopted July 15, 2014–Issued July 7, 2014–Urban Water Conservation Drought–SWRCB Notice of Proposed Emergency Rule Making • New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 9 ended-Open–$10,000/day for Urban Water Suppliers–$500/day for individuals–compliance-SWRCB fines for non–Regulatory reporting–outdoor irrigationFully implement the stage that imposes mandatory restrictions on –UWMP’s Water Shortage Contingency PlanRequires all Urban Water Suppliers to implement their –(April 25, 2014)Waste provisions reflect Governor Brown’s Executive Order on drought –Prohibitions on outdoor water waste–SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations• New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 10 can be accomplished.”not be wasted or used unreasonably and the purpose of this ordinance undue hardship or unreasonable restrictions, provided that water shall hereby authorized to make minor and limited exceptions to prevent the provisions of this ordinance. Additionally, the General Manager is “The General Manager is hereby authorized and directed to implement –05 General Manager authority-District Ordinance No. 2005–The withdrawal of water for construction purposes shall be prohibited–All outdoor water uses are prohibited–All new water connections shall be prohibited–05, Stage 2-District Ordinance No. 2005–Complying with SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations• New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 11 Prohibit the withdrawal of water for construction purposes–days per week-Limit irrigation to 2–Prohibit new water connections–05-Proposed implementation of District Ordinance No. 2005• New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 12 Monitor and enforce–Set a Public Hearing date for September 10, 2014–60 day notice to Town of Truckee, Nevada County, and Placer County–05-Contingency Plan and Ordinance No. 2005Consider revisions to the District’s UWMP Water Supply –Work with Town of Truckee, CATT, partner agencies, etc.–Communicate with customers and community–Implement District’s UWMP Water Supply Contingency Plan–Next Steps–Complying with State Law • New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 13 05-As per District Ordinance No. 2005–repeated violationsConsider fines and penalties in the event of egregious or –Implement a process to consider hardship applications–Investigated by District staff–No anonymous complaints–Written complaints only–compliance-Implement a complaint process for non–Regulatory reporting–Track District’s water production–District’s monitoring and enforcement plan• New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 14 changes to the District's UWMPSeptember 10, 2014 conduct the Public Hearing and consider –Public and to discuss proposed changes to the District's UWMPAugust 20, 2014 conduct a Workshop to update the Board and –Plan and associated ordinanceto consider changes to the District's Urban Water Management Tonight, set a Public Hearing for Wednesday, September 10, 2014 –05-Contingency Plan and Ordinance No. 2005Tonight, if necessary, implement District’s Water Supply –Resources Control Board on July 15, 2014Tonight, review actions taken by the California State Water –Timeline• Fiscal Impact SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 15 increased water conservationThere is the potential for decreased District revenue due to •process, investigate complaints, and, if necessary, enforceAdditional staff time to develop a complaint and hardship –communicate, and report on the new regulationsAdditional staff time and resources to implement, –SWRCB emergency drought regulations will require:•are unknown at this timeThe impacts of the SWRCB emergency drought regulations • Recommendation SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 16 associated ordinancechanges to the Districts Urban Water Management Plan and Set a Public Hearing for September 10, 2014 to consider •2 level05 Stage -Contingency Plan and trigger Ordinance No. 2005Urban Water Management Plan, Water Shortage Direct the General Manager to implement the District's • 17 SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 18 unreasonable or result in undue hardshipFederal agency, except where such action would be excluding uses for public safety or permitted by a State or Prohibit the withdrawal of water for construction purposes, –periodshall be irrigated on more than two days during a one week days per week such that no outdoor area -Limit irrigation to 2–unreasonable or result in undue hardshiprestriction is in effect, except where such action would be which applications have been completed before the Prohibit new water connections, excluding connections for –05-Proposed implementation of District Ordinance No. 2005•