HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-12-08; Municipal Water District; Resolution 15401
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RESOLUTION NO. 1540
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECOMMENDING MODIFICATIONS
TO THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD DROUGHT
EMERGENCY REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE CREDIT FOR LOCALLY
DEVELOPED SUPPLIES OF WATER SUCH AS RECYCLED WATER AND
DESALINATED SEAWATER
EXHIBIT 1
WHEREAS, pursuant to State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Resolution No.
2015-0032 adopted on May 5, 2015, an Emergency Regulation for Statewide Urban Water
Conservation; and
WHEREAS, CMWD has been mandated to reduce potable water use by 28 percent
between Jun. 1, 2015 and Feb. 28, 2016; and
WHEREAS, on Nov. 13, 2015, the Governor signed an executive order declaring that the
emergency restrictions are to be extended through October 2016 if the historically severe
drought continues. He further directed the SWRCB to consider modifications that would address
uses of potable and non-potable water, as well as to incorporate insights garnered from existing
restrictions; and
WHEREAS, CMWD recommends the following modifications to the State Water Resources
Control Board Drought Emergency Regulations:
• Provide credits for locally developed water supplies, particularly those which are
renewable, local and sustainable such as recycled water and desalinated seawater.
• Mitigate the impact on the economy for those communities/regions which experience
additional demand through tourism and residential/business growth.
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• If a recycled water credit is not provided, the State should establish an alternate
compliance plan for those agencies that previously reduced their potable water
consumption by investing in recycled water.
• SWRCB should consult with agencies at the federal, State and regional levels to evaluate
the impact ofthe hydrological conditions in all regions of the State, matching the response
in each area to the actual water supply conditions and provision in that area, and make
adjustments consistent with the regional conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of the
City of Carlsbad, California, as follows that:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the District Board recommends modifications to the State Water Resources
Control Board (SWRCB) drought emergency regulations to include credit for locally developed
supplies of water such as recycled water and desalinated seawater.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad on the gth day of December, 2015, by
the following vote to wit:
AYES: Board Members Hall, Blackburn, Schumacher, Wood, Packard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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