Welcome to Redwood City's
Urban Water Management Plan
~ A Community Conversation on Water Supply ~

2010 Urban Water Management Plan
(Click on the link above to view documents including the Adopted Plan, Staff Report for the June 13, 2011 Public Hearing, presentation slides, and other information)

An Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) will support our community's long-term resource planning and ensure adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water demands. It provides a summary of the variety of water resource policy and planning issues for Redwood City, covering water demands, supplies, reliability, conservation and recycling.

The California Urban Water Management Planning Act requires all urban water suppliers serving more than 3,000 customers or providing more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to develop an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP or Plan), update it every five years, and submit it to the Department of Water Resources.

In the broader view, the UWMP is only one component of the City’s broader planning process, and it is not a singular driver for community policy making. While the UWMP is not a “water master plan,” it should more narrowly set policy direction for securing and protecting our water supply for today, and for the generations to come.