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Home My WebLink About2021-06-08; Municipal Water District; Resolution 1657RESOLUTION NO. 1657 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT APPROVING THE 2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT APPENDIX K — REDUCED DELTA RELIANCE, AND AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES WHEREAS, the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan, or UWMP, Amendment Appendix K — Reduced Delta Reliance (Amendment), has been prepared by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, or CMWD, in conformance with the Urban Water Management Planning Act contained in California Water Code Section 10610 et. seq.; and WHEREAS, on March 26, 2021, in conformance with the California Water Code Section 10621, CMWD mailed a 60-day public hearing notification letter to all city and county agenciesto which CMWD provides water supplies; and WHEREAS, Sections 10640 and 10642 of the California Water Code require that prior to adopting a plan amendment, an urban water supplier shall make the plan amendment available for public inspection and hold a public hearing to receive public comment regarding the proposed plan amendment; and WHEREAS, on May 7, 2021, CMWD made copies of the 2015 UWMP Amendment available for review on the City of Carlsbad's website at www.carlsbadca.gov; and WHEREAS, a notice of public hearing was published via a newspaper ad on May 25, 2021 and June 1, 2021; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on June 8, 2021 to receive public comment regarding the 2015 UWMP Amendment; and WHEREAS, the city planner has determined that the Project is statutorily exempt from the proceedings of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to state CEQA Guidelines Article 18, Section 15282 - (v) The preparation and adoption of Urban Water Management Plans pursuant to the provisions of Section 10652 of the Water Code. 1/ // // // June 8, 2021 Item #12 Page 629 of 652 vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. Hall, Blackburn, Acosta, Bhat-Patel, SchuMacher. e-- -rwr BARBARA ENGLESON, SECRETARY (SEAL) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the CMWD Board of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1.That the above recitations are true and correct. 2.That the Board approves the 2015 UWMP Amendment Appendix K — Reduced Delta Reliance, which is attached hereto as Attachment A, and .authorizes its submittal to the California Department of Water Resources. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad on the 8th day of June, 2021, by the following IVIATT HALL, PRESIDENT June 8, 2021 Item #12 Page 630 of 652 EXHIBIT 3, ATTACHMENT A Appendix K — Reporting on Reduced Delta Reliance Regulatory Background Urban water suppliers that anticipate participating in or receiving water from a proposed project, such as a multiyear water transfer, conveyance facility, or new diversion that involves transferring water through, exporting water from, or using water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) are required to demonstrate reduced reliance on the Delta in their 2015 and 2020 Urban Water Management Plans (UWMPs) that can then be used in the certification of consistency process to demonstrate consistency with Delta Plan Policy WR P1, Reduce Reliance on the Delta Through Improved Regional Water Self-Reliance (California Code Regulations, Title 23, §5003).1 The Delta Plan Policy WR P1 identifies the UWMP as the tool to demonstrate consistency with the state policy that suppliers that carry out or take part in covered actions must reduce their reliance on the Delta.' Carlsbad Municipal Water District's (CMWD) information on its reduced reliance on the Delta is documented below and can be used in future certifications of consistency with WR P1 for potential future water supply covered actions in the Delta. Carlsbad Municipal Water District Reliance on Delta Watershed CMWD currently has two local water supplies, recycled water and desalinated seawater. The remainder of CMWD's potable water supply is purchased from the San Diego County Water Authority (Water Authority). In 2015,100% of CMWD's potable water was imported water supplied by the Water Authority. The Water Authority's imported water supplies are primarily sourced from the Colorado River via transfers from Imperial Irrigation District (IID), and from the State Water Project (SWP) and Central Valley Project (CVP) via Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). CMWD's only imported water supplies that originate in the Delta watershed are imported water supplies delivered by the Water Authority via MWD. Recognizing that the Delta supplies are threatened by uncertain long-term reliability issues associated with drought shortages, climate change, seismic events, environmental impacts, and flow restrictions, and that imported water purchases are becoming increasingly expensive, CMWD has taken actions to reduce demand for imported water from the Water Authority as supplied by MWD, and is continuing to explore future opportunities to continue to reduce its reliance on imported water. As part of its Draft 2020 UWMP, the Water Authority completed a Delta Reliance analysis to evaluate reduced Delta reliance consistent with Appendix C in the California Department of Water Resources' (DWR) Draft UWMP Guidebook 2020 (DWR Guidebook). Given that CMWD's only potential source of water from the Delta watershed is water purchased from the Water Authority, CMWD relies on the Water Authority's Delta reliance analysis to also demonstrate reduced regional reliance on the Delta. Draft Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook 2020, California Department of Water Resources, August 2020, p. 2 Ibid., p. C-2. June 8, 2021 Item #12 Page 631 of 652 Water Authority Reduced Reliance on Delta Watershed The Water Authority’s Draft 2020 UWMP documents consistency with WR P1 by quantifying the water supplies that contribute to regional self-reliance and demonstrating reduced reliance on the Delta watershed, as summarized below. Quantification of Water Supplies that Contribute to Regional Self-Reliance Water suppliers must report the expected outcome for measurable improvement in regional self- reliance as a reduction in water used from the Delta watershed. Table 1 lists the sources of water supplies and volumes that contribute to regional self-reliance.3 As shown in the table, the Water Authority’s reliance on the Delta watershed, and consequently CMWD’s reliance on the Delta watershed, decreases over time as the percent of water supplies that contribute to regional self- reliance increase over time. CMWD’s individual supplies that contribute to regional self- reliance can be found in Chapter 6 Water Supplies in CMWD’s 2020 UWMP. Table 1 – Calculation of Supplies Contributing to Regional Self-Reliance Demonstration of Reduced Reliance on Water Supplies from the Delta Watershed Water suppliers are required to report on the expected outcomes for measurable reductions in water supplies from the Delta watershed. For CMWD, the only potential source of water from the Delta watershed is water purchased from the Water Authority via MWD. Because water provided by the Water Authority via MWD can include supplies that comingle Delta watershed and CVP supplies, and because MWD has not provided the anticipated methodology approved by the DSC, the Water Authority (and therefore CMWD) has incorporated the MWD’s forecast in its entirety as a reasonable methodology to forecast the percent of MWD water supply from the Delta watershed and the CVP. Table 2 calculates the reduced reliance on the Delta watershed within the entirety of the MWD service area, to serve as a regional approach for this requirement.4 3 Draft 2020 UWMP, San Diego County Water Authority, March 2021, Appendix J, Table 2. 4 Draft 2020 UWMP, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, February 2021, Appendix 11, Table A.11-3. June 8, 2021 Item #12 Page 632 of 652 Table 2 – Calculation of Reliance on Water Supplies from Delta Watershed 5 The CVP/SWP contract supplies in Table 2 include MWD's SWP Table A and Article 21 supplies. 6 The values in Table 2 do not include supplies from San Luis Carryover storage or Central Valley storage programs. The transfers and exchanges of supplies from the Delta watershed shown in Table 2 include supplies from the San Bernardino Valley MWD Program, Yuba River Accord Purchase Program, the San Gabriel Valley MWD Program, and other generic SWP and Central Valley transfers and exchanges. Additional information can be found in Section 3.2 and Appendix 3 of MWD's Draft 2020 UWMP.7 5 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Draft 2020 UWMP, February 2021, Appendix 11, Table A.11-3. 6 Ibid., p. A.11-7. 7 Ibid., pgs. A.11-7 – 11-8. June 8, 2021 Item #12 Page 633 of 652