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Public Hearings
Item No. 1.
| MEETING DATE: 05/18/2026 |
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| TO: | HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS |
| FROM: | JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER By: Elias Saykali, Public Works Director |
| SUBJECT: | DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CITY OF LA HABRA'S 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (UWMP) UPDATE, AND WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN (WSCP) UPDATE
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council:
A. Conduct a public hearing, as required by State law, to solicit input on the City of La Habra's 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) Update, and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) Update;
B. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. CC 2026-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA;
C. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. CC 2026-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2025 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA; and,
D. Direct staff to file the UWMP/WSCP Updates with the California Department of Water Resources in accordance with the Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983.
DISCUSSION:
The City of La Habra (City), as an urban water supplier, is required by the Urban Water Management Plan Act of 1983 (Act) to update and submit an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) every five years. The Final Draft UWMP for this public hearing is attached to this staff report as Attachment 1. The 2025 UWMP contains all elements to meet compliance with the new requirements of the Act as amended since 2020. UWMPs are comprehensive documents that present an evaluation of a water supplier’s reliability over a long-term horizon. The 2025 UWMP provides an assessment of the present and future water supply sources and demands within the City’s service area. It presents an update to the 2020 UWMP on the City’s water resource needs, water-use efficiency programs, water reliability assessment and strategies to mitigate water shortage conditions. It also presents an updated 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) designed to prepare for, and respond to, water shortages. The Final Draft WSCP for this public hearing is attached to this staff report as Attachment 2.
A summary of findings in the UWMP indicates that:
A summary of findings in the UWMP indicates that:
- Over the next 25 years, the City’s total water demands are projected to remain stable from 7,594 acre-feet (AF) in 2025 to approximately 7,640 AF by 2050.
- The City’s service area is projected to meet full-service demands from 2026 through 2050 under normal years, single dry year, and five consecutive dry year conditions, and that the City's water supply sources are projected to remain stable for the next 25 years through 2050.
- By 2020, the City had met its state-mandated water conservation goals, achieving a per capita per day water use of 122 GPCD (compared to its 142 GPCD target) and continues to implement water use efficiency measures.
The WSCP is a strategic planning document designed to prepare for and respond to water shortages. The WSCP provides the steps and water shortage response actions to be taken in times of water shortage conditions. The WSCP has prescriptive elements, such as an analysis of water supply reliability; the water shortage response actions for each of the six standard water shortage levels; an estimate of potential to close supply gap for each measure; protocols and procedures to communicate identified actions for any current or predicted water shortage conditions; procedures for an Annual Assessment; monitoring and reporting requirements to determine customer compliance; and reevaluation and improvement procedures for evaluating the WSCP. This level of detailed planning and preparation is intended to help maintain reliable supplies and reduce the impacts of supply interruptions. Although an appendix to the UWMP, DWR requires the WSCP be treated as a stand-alone document with its own public hearing and adoption and shall be adopted prior to the UWMP to be included within the Adopted UWMP.
The City elected to utilize a Municipal Water District or Orange County (MWDOC) led team of regionally-focused consultants to assist in the preparation of the 2025 UWMP along with MWDOC member agencies. This approach ensured that all requirements of the plans were met in a manner consistent with other water suppliers in Orange County.
Notices of preparation were sent to several surrounding agencies notifying them the City was in the process of updating its UWMP and WSCP. Additionally, prior to this public hearing, copies of the 2025 UWMP and 2025 WSCP were made available for review in the Clerk of the Council’s office and on the City’s website.
Staff recommends the adoption of the resolutions approving the final draft of the City’s 2025 UWMP (Attachment 1) and the 2025 WSCP (Attachment 2).
Notices of preparation were sent to several surrounding agencies notifying them the City was in the process of updating its UWMP and WSCP. Additionally, prior to this public hearing, copies of the 2025 UWMP and 2025 WSCP were made available for review in the Clerk of the Council’s office and on the City’s website.
Staff recommends the adoption of the resolutions approving the final draft of the City’s 2025 UWMP (Attachment 1) and the 2025 WSCP (Attachment 2).
FISCAL IMPACT/SOURCE OF FUNDING:
There are no impacts to the General Fund for this project. The update of the UWMP and WSCP was prepared by staff and the City's consultant, Carollo Engineers, Inc., at a cost of $64,448, and was funded by the Water Enterprise FY 2025-2026 Operations Fund.
GENERAL PLAN RELEVANCE/CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES:
This action is consistent with the following areas of the General Plan:
WS 1.1 Urban Water Management Plan
WS 1.10 Cooperative Contracts
It is also consistent with the following City Council Goals and Objectives:
Goal 3: Maintenance and Improvement of City Infrastructure
Objective F: Maintain and improve sewer, water, and storm drain systems.