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Action Item # 7 August 12, 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
Background / History SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 7 District must comply–ended (270 days max by statute)-Open–Took effect July 29, 2014–Adopted Emergency Drought Regulations July
15, 2014–Issued Notice of Proposed Rule Making July 7, 2014–Conservation DroughtUrban Water –SWRCB Emergency Rule Making •
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 8$10,000/day for Urban Water Suppliers–$500/day for individuals–compliance-SWRCB fines for non–Regulatory reporting–Alternate PlanNew
section added for SWRCB Executive Director to consider –outdoor irrigationFully implement the stage that imposes mandatory restrictions on –Shortage Contingency PlanRequires all Urban
Water Suppliers to implement their water –(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 9 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 10 days per week-and turf to 2Limit irrigation with potable water of ornamental landscapes –05-Proposed implementation of District
Ordinance No. 2005•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 11 days per week-landscapes and turf to 2Superior to limiting irrigation with potable water of ornamental –Section 3.4 (commencing
with Section 370) of Division 1–structure that satisfies CA Water Codebased rate -Urban water supplier must have allocation–New provision for Alternate Plan•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 12 Continue stewardship of water resources–Continue successful water conservation programs–Continue robust communications and outreach–days
per week-and turf to 2Limit irrigation with potable water of ornamental landscapes –based rates-Allocation–Submitted August 4, 2014–District request to SWRCB for Alternate Plan•
New Information SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 13 request for Alternate PlanWork with SWRCB staff to encourage acceptance of District’s –Monitor and enforce–Public Hearing date
set 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 14 Waste fines and penalties by Town of Truckee–05-As per District Ordinance No. 2005–repeated violationsConsider fines and penalties
in the event of egregious or –Investigated by District staff–Anonymous complaints will not be accepted–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 15 Implement Alternate Plan if approved–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 –Continue to communicate with customers & community–05-Ordinance No.
2005Tonight, implement District’s Water Supply Contingency Plan and –Resources Control Board on July 15, 2014Tonight, review actions taken by the California State Water –Timeline•
Fiscal Impact SWRCB Emergency Drought Regulations 16 increased water conservationThere is the potential for decreased District revenue due to •investigate complaints, and, if necessary,
enforceAdditional staff time to develop a complaint process, –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 17 Water Resources Control Board2 or the Alternate Plan if approved by the California State 05 Stage -Contingency Plan and trigger
Ordinance No. 2005Urban Water Management Plan, Water Shortage Direct the General Manager to implement the District's •
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