Torrance Daily Breeze, NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT AN URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED PLAN CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE HERMOSA-REDONDO SYSTEM California Water Code, Part 2.6, Chapters 1 through 4 (Sections 10610 through 10656), are known as the "Urban Water Management Planning Act." These California Water Code sections require all urban water suppliers that provide water for municipal purposes either directly or indirectly to more than 3,000 customers or supply more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan as outlined and identified in those sections. This requirement applies to both public and privately owned water utilities. The plan must describe and evaluate sources of supply, reasonable and practical efficient uses, reclamation, and demand management activities. The components of the plan may vary according to an individual community or area's characteristics and its capabilities to efficiently use and conserve water. The plan must also address measures for residential, commercial, governmental, and industrial water demand management. The act requires urban water suppliers to update their Urban Water Management Plans (UWMP) at least once every five years, and to file updated plans with the Department of Water Resources, the California State Library, and any city or county served by the supplier no later than 30 days after adoption. California Water Service (Cal Water) is an investor-owned public utility providing water service throughout California. In addition, Cal Water is regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). One of Cal Water's service areas is the Hermosa-Redondo system, which serves Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach, in Los Angeles County. As a defined urban water supplier, Cal Water is preparing an update to its UWMP that will address the water service conditions in the Hermosa-Redondo System. It is Cal Water's intent to adopt that plan and file that plan as required with the Department of Water Resources, the California State Library, and any city or county within which Cal Water provides service. A key focus of this UWMP update is the conservation requirement set forth in Senate Bill 7 (SBx7-7) as passed in November 2009. SBx7-7 mandates a statewide 20% reduction in per capita urban water use by 2020. In order to quantify the objectives and identify the means of achieving this mandated demand reduction, Cal Water has prepared a Conservation Master Plan. Cal Water is in the process of expanding current conservation programs and developing new programs for its 24 districts. Over the next five years, Cal Water conservation program expenditures are likely to increase, due in large measure to recently adopted state policies requiring future reductions in per capita urban water use. These state policies include SBx7-7, as well as decisions by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) directing Class A and B water utilities to adopt conservation programs and rate structures designed to achieve reductions in per capita water use, as well as the Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Urban Water Conservation in California (MOU), of which Cal Water has been a signatory since 1991. The Conservation Master Plan for the Hermosa-Redondo System will be presented to the cities, counties, and customers served by Cal Water's Hermosa-Redondo System in conjunction with the UWMP. Schedule of upcoming actions: On or about May 17, 2016, a printed hard-copy of the Draft 2015 Urban Water Management Plan and the Conservation Master Plan will be available for review during normal business hours at the Rancho Dominguez Customer Center, located at 2632 W. 237th Street, Torrance, CA 90505. It is preferred that prior arrangements are made with the district's management for viewing the Proposed UWMP and/or the Conservation Master Plan. These arrangements can be made by calling (310) 257-1400. An electronic copy will be available on Cal Water's company web site on or about May 17, 2016. The internet address for the Plan is: www.calwater.com/conservation/uwmp The public meeting to receive comments on the Proposed UWMP and the Conservation Master Plan will be held on June 2, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., in the Rancho Dominguez Customer Center, which is located at 2632 W. 237th Street, Torrance, CA 90505. If you are unable to attend the scheduled public meeting but want to provide comments regarding the proposed UWMP, you may send your comments via email to PlanningInfo@calwater.com. Cal Water will receive comments on the Draft 2015 UWMP and the Conservation Master Plan from May 17, 2016 through June 9, 2016. Please share this notice with others that may have the need to know. 4/23/16 CNS-2872121# THE DAILY BREEZE
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