Urban Water Management Plan, 2005
~ A Community Conversation on Water Supply ~
The City of Redwood City adopted its 2005 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP)
on December 19, 2005, after completing a period of public review and a public
hearing.
Redwood City's 2005 UWM Plan
(all documents are PDFs)
Urban Water Management Plan
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.
On December 19, 2005, the City Council conducted a public hearing and passed
Resolution No. 14683 (Appendix B) adopting the 2005 Urban Water Management
Plan.
In addition to complying with State of California law and reflecting regional
water supply planning, this 2005 update of the Redwood City Urban Water Management
Plan (UWMP) serves to capture increasing local public interest and community
values about water supply cost and reliability, and in concert with the many
water-related policies and actions the City Council has taken since the 2003
update of the UWMP.
In the broader view, the UWMP is but 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 now and into
the future.
This UWMP provides a summary of a variety of water resource policy and planning
issues—covering water demands, supplies, reliability, conservation and
recycling. The UWMP also serves as a key document in complying with two new
state laws enacted in 2001, SB 610 (Costa) and SB 221 (Kuehl), regarding the
nexus between water suppliers and local land use agencies when considering
certain large-scale development projects.
1. A complete copy of Act can be found at www.water.ca.gov.
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