HomeMy WebLinkAbout25 - Urban Water Management Plan 2005 UpdateCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 25
December 13, 2005
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Pete Antista, Acting Utilities Director
Utilities Department, (949) 644 -3011,
pantista @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: 2005 UPDATE TO THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH URBAN WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN
ISSUE:
Should the City adopt the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan?
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing on the City's Urban Water Management Plan.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2005- which adopts the updated 2005 Urban Water
Management Plan.
DISCUSSION:
Background:
The City's Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) has been prepared in accordance
with the Urban Water Management Act (Act). The Act is defined in the California Water
Code with the passage of Assembly Bill 797. The Act requires every urban water
supplier providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 connections or
supplying more than 3,000 acre -feet of water annually to adopt and submit a plan every
five years to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The plan serves as
a long -range planning document for water supply. The general conclusion drawn from
the plan is that adequate water supplies exist to serve Newport Beach customers,
taking into account average and multiple dry years.
The City's UWMP provides historical water use data and projects it through year 2030.
The City has anticipated a small growth in water use to accommodate use changes
throughout the City. Single family residents are the majority user at 42% of the total
2005 Urban Water Management Plan Update
December 13, 2005
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demand, while multi - family residences account for an additional 15 %. The remaining
forty -three percent comprises of irrigation, commercial, institutional and industrial use.
Several changes have been made to Urban Water Management Planning Act since its
passage in 1983. Additional amendments now provide for more emphasis on drought
contingency planning and water recycling. Recent changes since 2000 include
increased requirements for addressing water quality, water shortage contingency
planning and demand management measures.
The City has two main sources of water, groundwater from Orange County Water
District (OCWD) and imported water from Municipal Water District of Orange County
( MWDOC). The current amount drawn from the groundwater basin (also known as a
"basin pumping percentage" or "BPP ") is 64 %. Surface water from MWDOC will fulfill
the additional 36% of needed demand. The future projection of groundwater ranges
from 64% to 75% for the next ten years. These projections are supported by OCWD,
MWDOC and Metropolitan Water District (MWD).
The UWMP must be adopted by December 31, 2005. After public review and hearing,
the final plan will be filed with the California Department of Water Resources within 30
days of adoption. Copies of the final plan will also be distributed to MWDOC and other
water agencies.
Attached is a copy of the City's updated Urban Water Management Plan for review.
Environmental Review:
Adoption of the Plan is categorically exempt from CEQA under the Class 6 exemption (§
15306 of the CEQA Guidelines): "basic data collection, research, experimental
management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or
major disturbance to an environmental resource."
Prepared by:
Tim Deutsch, Administrative Manager
Submitted by:
A
Pete Antista, Acting Utilities Director
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTING THE 2005 URBAN
WATER MANANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water Code
Section 10610 et seq., known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act) during
the 1983 -84 Regular Session, and subsequent amendments mandate every supplier
providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more
than 3,000 acre -feet of water annually, to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan
(Plan), the primary objective of which is to plan for the conservation and efficient use of
water; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach (City) is an urban supplier of water
providing water to a population of over 79,000; and
WHEREAS, the Plan shall be periodically reviewed at least once every five
years, and that the City shall make any amendments or changes to its Plan which are
indicated by the review; and
WHEREAS, the Plan must be adopted after a public review and hearing and filed
with the California Department of Water Resources within thirty days of adoption; and
WHEREAS, the City has therefore, prepared and circulated for public review a
draft Urban Water Management Plan, and a properly noticed public hearing regarding
said Plan held on December 13, 2005, and;
WHEREAS, the City did prepare and shall file said Plan with the California
Department of Water Resources by December 31, 2005;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach that the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan is hearby adopted and
order filed with the City Clerk. The Utilities Director is hereby authorized and directed
to file the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan with the California Department of Water
Resources within 30 days of this date and before December 31, 2005.
ADOPTED this 13th day of December 2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
2005 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
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December 2005
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In-ine. California 9360_
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City of Newport Beach
Utilities Department
2005 Urban Water Management Plan
Contact Sheet
Date plan submitted to the Department of Water Resources: December 20, 2005
Name of person preparing this plan:
Tim Deutsch, Utilities Administrative Manager
Phone: (949) 644 -3010
Fax: (949) 646 -5204
Email: tdeutsch(cDcity.newport- beach.ca.us
The Water supplier is a Municipality.
The Water Supplier is a Retailer.
Utility services provided by the water supplier include water, recycled water and wastewater.
This City is not a Bureau of Reclamation Contractor.
This City is not a State Water Project Contractor.
CONTENTS
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i)xvcryb�o' (if �,,r/ic, Area ........ ...............................................................................................
2'l
Climate .......................................... .............................. ....................... ........................ ................
2'l
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Sor/:iccWx,,r�,upp|y Facilities ...................................................................................................
2'I
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(;nwnJvx,cr[xciiiucs .................................................................................................................
2'3
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3.1.1 |,.ouy|uyonor[imrnc»,ri.�tic� ..........................................................................................
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3.|.2 land Use O/^cxconstics and population Projections —,---.---.---.--.�'|
3.2
Hismric and Form rc Water Use ---------.--------.----------.---.
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4.11 |`hrsicxi[oivnzioo .........................................................................................................
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4.1.2 Le, al Gins rrxmu ..............................................................................................................
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4.|2-| Wxrzr|����o ........................ ...............................................................................
4-\
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4'l
4.2
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4.2.1 |),/onp6`uu ........................................................................................................................
4'2
4.2.2 |1i/sicx| Constraints .........................................................................................................
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4'2
4.2.3 /.cgo] Constraints ............. -----------........ ................... —......... ----....
4'J
4.3
i)osx|inx6^o ..... ................................................................... ......................................................
4'3
4.4
Trxvxfcr anti Lxc|*ug'.e()nnorno/lims ............................. ....... .......... — ..... — ......... ..............
4'4
4. 5
Cm rcor and |`rojccuJ\Vxrcu\upp6cs ..... ................................................................................
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4.6
Wxr,r\uyo|�-Kc|ia|i6n ....................................................... ........................................................
4-5
4�-
Wxv,r(}vx6p/|xTxcuooHum\\/orcr Soppy ................................... ........ ......... ...........
4'8
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5-|
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Civ Coordination ................................................................................. ........ ..............................
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5.2
W,`rc"v;.,cj'()oouicT and Disposal .---.-- ............................................... ....................
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z-- Wwwwater is pvsa( —
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CONTENTS (continued) i
5.3
Rcccded Water L', e .......................................................................................... ............................5
-3
5.4
Promotion of Reci'cled Water Use ................................................................ ............................5
-5
6.11 \ \'. \'1'
lilt (()\ tilR\':\ T1C.) N ......................................... .... ........................... ..... ....... ............... ... .........
6 -I
6.1
Demand Alcasurcment Measures ................................................................ ...............................
6 -2
6.1.1 VPater Swrvec Programs for Single- Eatnily Residential and 1\lultiplc -Enmdl
Residclithll C. UStulnerS ...................................................................... ...............................
6 -2
6.1 .2 DMM No. 2 - Residential Plumbing Retrofit ................................. ............................6
-2
6.1.3 DMM No. 3 - ti \'stela Water Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair ..........................
6 -2
6. 1.4 1):Ali\1 No. 4 - Metering with Commodity Rates for all New Connections and
Rca'ofit of Existing Connections .................................................... ...............................
6 -3
6.15 IMIM No. 5 - Large Landscape Conservation Programs and Incentives ..............6
-3
6. L6 DrALM NO. 6 - 1- filth- Efficiencc Washing Machine Rebate Progmms .....................
6-3
6.1. D \I I No. 7 - Public Information Program ................................... ............................6
-3
6. 1.8 D -MAI No. 8- School Education Pro grams .................................. ................... .........
0.1.9 D.Ml No. 9 - Constitution Progrmus for Commercial, Industrial, and
lll;titution:ll A ccounts ........................................................................ ..........................._6
-4
6.1.10 DMM No. Ill-A Cholcsalc:A gtncC.A ssistanccProgrnm........ ..................................
0-4
6.1.11 D\I:AI Nu. 1 I - Conservation Pricing ............................... .... ................. ....... ...............
6 -4
6.1.12 D:AI:AI Nu. 12 - Conscrvatum Courdina tor ................................ ........................ ..... .....
6 -4
6. I.1 3 D,ALAI No. I3 - Water Waste Prohibitions ........................................................ ..........
6 -4
6.1.14 D,A I'\ INn .14- Residential ULT Replacement Pi ogram ................ ........................
6 -5
6?
Dutermivation of lmplenrcntation .................. .... .... ....... ............................................................
6 -5
7.0 AA'A'II.R
SHORTAGE' CONTINGENCY PLAN .............................................. ......................._....7
-1
I
Citl''s Water Stomgc C.omingenu Plan ...................................................... ...............................
7 -1
.�
Action Stagcs .................................................................................................. ...............................
7 -7
-..i
I hrcc -Yea l :Minimum Supply ........................................................................ ....................._......7
-2
".4
('at:utruphir Supph• lmerruption Plan ........................................... ..... .... ...... .... ............ ............
7 -3
-.5
Prohibitions, Ptueltics, and Consumption Rcduction ............................................................
7 --1
-5.1 Alandetory Water l'Se Prohibitions ............................... ................................................
7 -4
. �.� Water Reduction Methods ............................................................... ...............................
7 -5
-.5.3 Penalties fot 1'SCesslve Water Use ................................................. ...............................
7 -6
-.6
Revenue Impacts on Reduced Sales ............................................ .........._...... ................... .........
7 -6
atcr l sc 1 \lonitorin� Proccdures .................... .... .... ... .............................................................
7_7
SM W. \'l
1 :R S(TPLY VERSL S DEMAND COMPAR1 SON ................................. ............................8
-1
8.1
Normal \A" sltcr Supple t s. Demand Compari son ......................... .......... ..................................
8 -1
8?
Drr � car AG'atcr Supple t s. Demand Comparison ...................... ................ ... ..... .......... ..........ti
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CONTENTS (continued) iu
APPENDICES
\PPI.NDI\ A (,OC)RDIN. \TION WITH MWDOC
\PT'I \I)1 X l; l'RB_AN WATER MANAGEI\IENPPLAN PUBLIC HEARING
\1'I'I .NDIS C URBAN \VATI =.R MANAGEIMENT PLAN RESOLUTION
\J1I1FNI71V 1) CALIFORNIA'S GROUNDWATFIZBULLI -TIN 113
\I'I'I :N])1\ 1: \C•:A'fER SHORT. \GE CONTINGFNCi Pl -:AN
\PPI .NDI\ I ORDINANCE NO. 92 -31
TABLES
No.
P
I -I
(D \\ R
"l ahlc 1)
(.,,,Ordination \vith . \ppmpriacc Ag encics ........................ ...............................
1 -'
2 -1
(DWR
Table 3)
Climate ..................................................................................... ............................2
-3
) -1
OV V1,11hIc
2)
Population —Cumin and Projcctcd ................................. ...............................
3-1
3..
f D \\ R
'I'.(blc 12)
Past, Cut rcpt, and Projected Water Deln- cries ............... ...............................
3 -'
> -3
ID\CR'labic
1?)
S:dc, to Othcr Agencies ..................................................... ...............................
3-2
-4
%M\ R
'I nble I-1)
.Addirion:d AC'ater U" cs and Losses (;\ F1) ...................... ...............................
3-2
-5
(D \\ -R
Talhlc 15)
'Toed \\'a to l7sc (AF =1 .................................................... ...............................
) -3
4 -1
l) \C R'4'ahlc
G)
. \mount of . \,,cncv Groundwi cr Pumped (. M`1) ......... ...............................
4 -?
4 -2
(M\ R
'I able 7)
. \mount of Groundwater Projected n:) be Agernce Pumped (AF )............
4 -2
4 -7)
(I)\CR
"I :,blc i)
. \gcnce Ground)eatcr Pumping It hts (_\ f1) ................ ...............................
4 -3
4 -4
(M\ R
t :(b1c 18)
Oppo lttmitics f( r Desalinarcd W ater ................................ ............................4
-3
4-5
(1) \CR
Tahlc 11)
'1'rnnstcr Exchange Opportunities (. \1 1) ......................... ............................4
-4
4-(,
(D\CR
"Iablc 1))
. \genet I)emand Projections Provided to Wholesale Suppliers ................
4 -4
4 --
(I)\AR
"fable 17)
futtue \\'ater Sul)plp Projects .......................................... ...............................
4 -4
4-5
(1)\\ R
Tablc 4)
Cutttnr and Planned Water Supplies fot the Cit%� of Ncwport Bcach
(. \111)
.... .. .......
. ... . ........ ................... .................................................................................. . ...........
4 -5
4-9
rD\CR
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Supply RchillAinv (:\r Y ear) ............................................... ...............................
4 -6
4-10
;1)\ \R
Table 9)
Rasi; of Water Ycar Data ................................................... ...............................
4 -7
4-11
(I)\AR
Tablc 10)
I)c ctiprion of the factors Resulting in lnconsi,tenct of Supple ..............4
-7
1 -12
(MVIZ
1,3ble _1(1)
Wholcsnlcr Idcntificd and Quantified the Emsti,t:; and PLuvtcd
tinturc,
of \G`ater {.\ 11) ................................................................................... ...............................
4 -7
4 -13
.................— ...............
4-5
4 -14
(1)VCT'
kible _'?)
faccors Rcillltint; in Inconsistence of \Vholesnler's Supply .......................
4 -5
j alila npad,+n,i
i. noi mhv;aed m be,t knitl npirxeuhdinu of the :rnr,C done or n"enm memialzoro'
i,;
Rrwrr ,Liri COX imel1. 11 rhoid,l 1/01 be ;dial rifar; raiinJl Me. lindl n fnrl
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CONTENTS
4'15 ()Y(l<l'x|)lc 3O) Current mid Projected \P^nr Supply (]h^ugos due ru Water ()uxlin
III
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— Percentage ...................................................................
................ .. ...........................................
4'V
5'1
(|)Y(l<TiiNc32)
participating .\Sxocios ......................................................................................
�'1
5'2
\\'x�,,ox,erT/ciuxox
Within the '\Jcuc�'s Service '\rrx ........................ ................................
5'2
3'3
8)Kl<l'xk|c
3'A/\uiouurof
Wastewater Collected xoJIrexnc6hY each /\genc�
(\!\1
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5_2
5'4
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37)Xcqz|ed\Y/xrcrC/e-2A05 Projection Compared with 2005
Actual(\F\) ...............................
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i�n.1ccmd8rc�c|ed\��rerL`si&e b, City o[ Newport Beach Cusrulnez;....,..—.
5'4
(}\\ Kl
11blc 36)Ppojccred
Future [�'rof8ec!deJWater Ili Service Area (\F\l...
5'5
S'8
l}\l 8l�aWc
')>0Medbo&
to Encourage Recycled YVxuzC�'e ................. ................
5'5
6'1
Cjik.rni:iUJ/x/i
Water [ouserrxrixnCouncil Bust Management Y/xcdcex ............ .^.....
6'l
/.'2
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Iuxti,uo[UuirCos,ofWxrcrKe s ill till X fro uu
Nim'io'p|ouuaeJ|}N\|s
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(|)\\'8TaNc23)Y(':rcr�uyp|�S|u�nige
SrxCcs and Colu6tioo�........................
7'2
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7'4
(i}\\l(Table
2(J
Mandator rl`nJiLi�oos------.--------^—^........^.'7'4
�
�'5
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,'6
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2X)
PciuJtic� and {%mrge� ........................... ......................... .... . ...... .^.—....
7'6
7'7
(1 }Y( KT"Wc
29)]`nqpo.�cdMcn^urcsro(}rencmi^r
Revenue Impacts ...................................
7'6
7'8,
1-i}\\l(liJ,ic
3(9
Ill q/oocJ Measures /o(>rercouic Expenditure loipxcn, ............................
7'7
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Table 4()
Yn1,c/cJ Normal Y;xrer Supply —A|`\.
. X- l
(|}\\l<1!J,ic4|>]toiccreJNvoiml
Water D ell land —'\p\.....................................................
x'|
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-iod Demand Comparison —/\P\.....
8'2
8'4
Tub]c43)
projected �iiuJe Div Year \y-irer Supply —AFY-------------'8'2
X'5
(|}\\1(l'xb|c44)
Projected Single Dr, Year Water Demand —/\l"\' .----.--.--'X'2
y'6
(|}\\1(l@,|c45)
Projected SinuAelJrvYen Supply and Demand Coiopx6sou-
}FY
.-------..------.--'X'2
S1'
(|}Kl(TxNc46}
projected Snpp},During Multiple [)r, Year Period FAudin�giu
�'Ill —li�i
.......................................................................................................................................
8'3
1'8
(I}\\l\l'.t6|c47)|`rnjecrcJ[),iuxnj
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending Ili
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.-------.-------.----------.X'3
S'Y
(U\\l(T;J.|c48)
projected Svpyk and I}cumluj(rnipxti000During Moi/ieI)ry
Ymr Period
FilJil\���2VlA—.\F\
...................................................................................... --'8'3
8'10
(|)WK
Table 4Y)
Ili o|ected Supply During Multiple I}ry Year Period Do/6n\Diu
�1)|5—}|1
T----------.—
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8'4
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|�c �ouo op� r� �x� cuo Folding ill
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8'4
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CONTENTS (continued) r
K'12 (D\ll<l@b|c5|)Proi"c,ed Supply and Demand Comparison During Mv!6p\e|)q
FIGURES
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Px�`orc/'x�/�viH��/d��[/n�/��nicc :\r�i----...----..----.-.------. 2-4
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Table 52)
Projected Svpp|.v During N1o|6p|c r? Year Period Endi ngIII
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8'5
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53)
Projected Demand k{u|6[e Dry Year Period Ending ill
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8-1.5
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Projected Multiple Dry
Year P ,r
` J `uJs
og/u 2A2V - /\|'i
S' 5
S'16
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55)|)u>jrc'eJSvpp|,y
During K/obi`|e|)r? Year Period 2oJiog iu
�|')()_)FYor
............
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C'6
S'|
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Projected Moki|e Dry Year Period E'uJioX ill 2()2U-6F Year ..............
X'6
8'|S
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CONTENTS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Act
Ur )= Water tllallagelnent Act
AF
acre -feet
.\1.1'
tiere -feet per )car
\111'
\llcn- i\1eColloeh Pipeline
B1111'
best management practices
City
Cite of Newport Beach
(TUC
Cilifornii Public Utilities Cornmission
(:IL\
Colorado 1ZiverAqueduct
CL" CC
California Urban Water Conseivation Council
DHS
Cnlifornia Department of Health Services
D1\I1\1
Demand 1\laungenlent i\leasures
DWR
C:alifornin Department of Water Resources
I.1R
U.nyironnlentnlImpactkeport
I'.I•l,
Cy(Ipotmilspurtatioll
(;AP
Green - \cres Project
(TD
tialluns per day
111iCV,
I-Ii;}di- Lfficiencp Clothes Washer
V (a.
nlexullunl containment level
1lc11opolit:111
NlerropoLitan \C/atcr District of Southern California
\1(;1)
nullion gallons per day
;\KA:
\lcmorandum of Understanding
\157,
mean sea level
\1\\'IN X:
Municipal \\'titer District of Orange County
N /.\
Not: \pplicablc
NOP
Nurice of Preparation
)nmge Count Sanitation District
( WWI)
( )rank County Water District
Plan
l rb:nl Water 1I'm ageul ell t Plan
1 1D.NJ l)
County of Orange Kesources and Development \Ianagement Department
Rl \ \': \1
\lerropolitan's Regional Urban Water i\lanagcment Plan
R \ \'()(:B
Kcgional Water Quality Control Board
S \C'P
Smte \ Vater Project
SWACB
State Water Resources Control Board
TBI)
to be determined
ULFT
Ultra Low- hlush'foilet
l"SAG ,
l:nited Statcs Army Corp of Engineers
L SGS
l'nitcd Statcs Geological Survey
UW.N113
Urban n \\%titer ;Management Plan
\C ITWC
Water Emergency Response Organization of Orange Couam
WSCP
Watcr Shortage Contingcncy Plan
\C'SD: \1 flan
NIctrupuhtan's Water Surplus and Drought Management Plan
77,(; i., a dw i n,Anrl and it vol iwended m be rr jina! n f reienl,rliar 0% Ibr mark dare ar reronrnrrnddlio2r
made by 1 amw and Caldwell Il �bnnlJ nn/ be rtlirrl rrf�on; �ornult for /inul rcrmY
VI
I- i• —. :, I +•. INr December 3005
LO INTRODUCTION
This l'rban Water Management Plan (plan) addresses the City of Newport Beach (City) water
srstenr and includes a description of the water supply sources, magnitudes of historical and
projected water use, and a comparison of water supply to water demands during normal, dry, and
multiple dry Years. The City water supplies are imported water purchased from the Municipal Water
District of Orange County (MWDOC), groundwater pumped from the Orange County
Groundwater Basin, and reclaimed water. Water is supplied to residences and businesses within the
Cia' s service area.
'Phis section provides background information plan coordination with other cities and agencies in
the sereiec area, and public participation and adoption of the plan.
1.1 Urban Water Management Planning Act
'Chc City plan has been prepared in accordance ueith the Urban Water Management Act (Act). 'fie
Act is defined by Elie California Water Code, Division 6, Part 2.6, and Sections 10610 through
10657. 'Chc Act beeune part of the California Water Code with the passage of Assemble Bill 797
during the 1983-1984 regular session of the California legislature. The Act requires every urban
neater supplier providing mater for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 connections or supplying
more than 3,000 acre -feet of water annualh- to adopt and submit a plan eveiy five nears to the
California Department of Water Resources (DWR). Subsequent assembly bills have amended the
\ct. This plan suees as a long- range planning document for water supply.
1.2 Resource Maximization and Import Minimization
\V'atel mamigcment toots have been used be the City to nmximize water resources. To help
maximize water resources, the City has developed and implemented Various pohcies and plans,
which are referenced throughout this plan. The various components of the 2005 UWMP includes
cY:duation and clescriprions of the various sources of Neater supple, efficient water uses, water scn -ice
efficicncc_ demand m:uragement measures, implementation strategy, and schedule. Information in
this plan was developed from various sources, including the draft 2005 UWl\1Ps by 1\IWDO(.' and
\lctropolit- A \'acct Disu'ict of Southern Califo nia (hIetropohtan).
1.3 Agency Coordination
The City coordinated the preparation of this plan with the appropriate agencies. The City is a
member of \1 \\'DOC. a water wholesaler, and information from 1\1WDOC's Urban Water
\lanagcnx'nt Plan was used. Table 1 -1 sununatizes the coordination process that occurred for the
prcpnration of this pl)n. :A cope of the letter sent to City's Planning Deparunentis included in
. \ppcnclix A.
77d, i3 a ,baj/ n for/ ,curl jr n01 inhaxled 10 he a final repirfertatian o/ the vvik. done or reronnnendalionr
vla,l- br 13nnrrn avd Calrhreil If should not be relied upon; (WISH# the fined report
I., e,,.,,,,. 1_.:41.1 \\ r 1W. i, i ),.,G 2 ou5 t \XN1P.a:., December 2005
Introduction
Table 1 -1. (DWR Table 1) Coordination with Appropriate Agencies
1 -2
1.4 Public Participation and Plan Adoption
The( 'iry encouraged conwmnity and public interest involvement in the plan update through public
hearin!s and inspection of the draft document. Public hearing notifications were distributed
throntih utilir bills and published in local newspapers. A copy of the published Notice of public
I hearing is included in Appendix B. The hearing provided an opportunity for all residents and
employees in the service area to learn and ask questions about their water supple ill addition to the
Ciry's plans for providing a reliable, safe, high - quality water supply. Copies of the draft plan were
Ill:nCle anVailable for public inspection at the Citi, Clerk's and Utilities Deparnnent offices.
Phis flan was adopted by the City Council on December 13, 2005. A cope of the adopted
res„lurion is pro\ idcd in Appendix C.
1.5 Plan Organization
This secrion provides a sunuuan' of the sections in the plan. Section 3 provides a description of the
service area, dinette, \vater supply facilities, and trausnnssion system. Section 3 presents historical
and projected \v atcr use Surface and groundwater supplies are described in Section 4. Section 5
describes rccvcled water. Section G addresses water conservation. Section 7 describes water
shortage contingence planning. Section 8 provides a comparison of future water stipple to demand.
arxws append l)
ices f0Vide relevant supporting documents.
77c:r i., ,> ,G.�,li r pmY ,md if r ;n/ mlended /n hr ; bial rnprereimaion q1 ihr wae: ✓one or ntmm�rendrfi,nct
lip ]3,vnrn ,nul C hLnr1.? /is/wield not he relied uj onr rolurdt Ibe /ball npoel
_,,..,. - e:.+.1 . M- December 2005
MWDOC
Metropolitan
City of
Newport
Beach
Public
Involvement
I'arucipared of UWA'
✓
✓
Contmcnicd (,n file drift
A uezldcd ,ubfic nuretiugs
W; s cormic(ed for assistaucc
✓
Iteceircd cox of the draft flan
✓
✓
✓
✓
V"As zcat a nonce of imcntion to adopt
✓
✓
Not Ltvolved i No lnformatiun
1.4 Public Participation and Plan Adoption
The( 'iry encouraged conwmnity and public interest involvement in the plan update through public
hearin!s and inspection of the draft document. Public hearing notifications were distributed
throntih utilir bills and published in local newspapers. A copy of the published Notice of public
I hearing is included in Appendix B. The hearing provided an opportunity for all residents and
employees in the service area to learn and ask questions about their water supple ill addition to the
Ciry's plans for providing a reliable, safe, high - quality water supply. Copies of the draft plan were
Ill:nCle anVailable for public inspection at the Citi, Clerk's and Utilities Deparnnent offices.
Phis flan was adopted by the City Council on December 13, 2005. A cope of the adopted
res„lurion is pro\ idcd in Appendix C.
1.5 Plan Organization
This secrion provides a sunuuan' of the sections in the plan. Section 3 provides a description of the
service area, dinette, \vater supply facilities, and trausnnssion system. Section 3 presents historical
and projected \v atcr use Surface and groundwater supplies are described in Section 4. Section 5
describes rccvcled water. Section G addresses water conservation. Section 7 describes water
shortage contingence planning. Section 8 provides a comparison of future water stipple to demand.
arxws append l)
ices f0Vide relevant supporting documents.
77c:r i., ,> ,G.�,li r pmY ,md if r ;n/ mlended /n hr ; bial rnprereimaion q1 ihr wae: ✓one or ntmm�rendrfi,nct
lip ]3,vnrn ,nul C hLnr1.? /is/wield not he relied uj onr rolurdt Ibe /ball npoel
_,,..,. - e:.+.1 . M- December 2005
2.0 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING WATER SYSTEM
This suction provides a description of the City's service area, climate, and water supply facilities.
Section -1 of the plan describes the quantities of water available to the City.
2.1 Description of Service Area
Located along the Orange County coast of Southern California, the City is bounded to the west by
the pacific ( kcan. To the north, south, and east, the City is surrounded by the cities of Huntington
Beach, L;wm e Beach, (vine and Costa I\Iesa.
Fhc Nv;lter service area is erldrelc within the Cites boundaries, and covers appromhnately 35.77
square miles. .\ map of the City's service area is shown in Figure 2 -1. The City supplies water to its
residential mid ccunmcrcial customers. The Cit. does not supple water to any agency customers.
Figure 2 -1. City ofNeitport Beaclz Service Area
2.2 Climate
The source of the Cir s unported water supplies, the State Water Project and Colorado 1Zivei
Project, i. influenced by weather conditions in Northern Cahfornia and along the Colorado River.
Within the On itself, the climate is characteristicallv 1 lediterranean, with mild year -round
;.. 441'
Jy
. Citt
IRIVD
MCWD
1,, CJ' -,
gm
Figure 2 -1. City ofNeitport Beaclz Service Area
2.2 Climate
The source of the Cir s unported water supplies, the State Water Project and Colorado 1Zivei
Project, i. influenced by weather conditions in Northern Cahfornia and along the Colorado River.
Within the On itself, the climate is characteristicallv 1 lediterranean, with mild year -round
Description of L;xisting Water System 2 -2
temperatures, sunny- days, and cool evenings. The average summer and winter temperatures are
75'F and 65 °1=, respectively, and the average annual rainfall is just under 12 inches.
: \, crage rainfall rates, evapotranspiration rates (ETo), and temperature in the City's service area is
sununarizcd in Table 2 -1.
Table 2 -1. (DWR Table 3) Climate
11134-20(h data recorded from NUAA wchslre ,N„nv.wrcc.dri.edu
D.na [aCoidcd from ,cwULi miS.w :ecr.ca.yo, ;i chaos /,velcomajsl> for Zone 2 (Coastal \fixed Fog Arca). FTo is
almvalcni iu the loss of water from the soil both h%, evaporation :md by ttan'lination from the
��I :uvs cn „vine thcrcun.
2.3 Surface Water Supply Facilities
MWDOC provides inported water to the Cite. MWDOC receives its water from the Metropolitan
Water District of California of Southern California (Meuopohtan). Most of Metropolitan's
innportcd ,varcr supply is provided through the State Water Project (S \VP) and Colorado River
Aqucduct ((:1: \) and is treated at the Diener and We plants. A large groundwater supple is
Aso available, as described in Section 2.4. The use of this supply is regulated by the Basin Pumping
Perccnta-c as set l). the Oranac County Water District (OCWD).
\Il of the "atcr supplied ba the City is sold to its retail customers (residential and commercial). The
Cit.. maintains its own retail distribution system. The City delivers potable water through its water
s,-stctn Which COnsiStJ of approximately 284 miles of pipelines ranging in size from 4 -inch to 30 -inch
with various pipe materials. The Cite has an extensive distribution system, which includes five
pressure zone.,, and six connections along the Orange County Feeder and the East Orange County
feeder No, 2. The total available capacity is 104 cfs. The City has five pump stations which delivers
a dr qi rtrnrY aura r.- un! mlrn,leel !o be a /hurl/ nPI-e.rerrtatlou a(I& rya;- 41017h or rr�.ournreurl <rliorer
laatlr /..I ' Bromu and Cal kn ll. l! slrorrlJ na he relied r�Pou: rarn'rdl /he /i4ul nror9
I r.,..,, ic::.:.i. ,,r m�- i ;u...a _,�1)3t,c.%II d. December 2005
Standard average ET 01,
(in.)
Average rainfall'
(in.)
Average temperature'
( °F)
�anuar
1.24
2.28
55.2
February
1.68
2.47
55.9
March
3.10
1.91
56.9
,\ )ril
3.90
0.93
58.9
MaN
4.65
0.16
61.6
unc
5.10
0.06
64.2
duly
4.95
0.01
67.3
\v ,tst
4.65
0.06
68.5
Se tcmbcr
3.90
0 24
67.6
October
2.79
0.30
64.3
November
1.80
121
59.6
Dcccmber
1.24
1.77
56.0
.Annual
39.0
11.40
61.3
11134-20(h data recorded from NUAA wchslre ,N„nv.wrcc.dri.edu
D.na [aCoidcd from ,cwULi miS.w :ecr.ca.yo, ;i chaos /,velcomajsl> for Zone 2 (Coastal \fixed Fog Arca). FTo is
almvalcni iu the loss of water from the soil both h%, evaporation :md by ttan'lination from the
��I :uvs cn „vine thcrcun.
2.3 Surface Water Supply Facilities
MWDOC provides inported water to the Cite. MWDOC receives its water from the Metropolitan
Water District of California of Southern California (Meuopohtan). Most of Metropolitan's
innportcd ,varcr supply is provided through the State Water Project (S \VP) and Colorado River
Aqucduct ((:1: \) and is treated at the Diener and We plants. A large groundwater supple is
Aso available, as described in Section 2.4. The use of this supply is regulated by the Basin Pumping
Perccnta-c as set l). the Oranac County Water District (OCWD).
\Il of the "atcr supplied ba the City is sold to its retail customers (residential and commercial). The
Cit.. maintains its own retail distribution system. The City delivers potable water through its water
s,-stctn Which COnsiStJ of approximately 284 miles of pipelines ranging in size from 4 -inch to 30 -inch
with various pipe materials. The Cite has an extensive distribution system, which includes five
pressure zone.,, and six connections along the Orange County Feeder and the East Orange County
feeder No, 2. The total available capacity is 104 cfs. The City has five pump stations which delivers
a dr qi rtrnrY aura r.- un! mlrn,leel !o be a /hurl/ nPI-e.rerrtatlou a(I& rya;- 41017h or rr�.ournreurl <rliorer
laatlr /..I ' Bromu and Cal kn ll. l! slrorrlJ na he relied r�Pou: rarn'rdl /he /i4ul nror9
I r.,..,, ic::.:.i. ,,r m�- i ;u...a _,�1)3t,c.%II d. December 2005
Description of LsistinR Water System 2 -3
water to the upper zones, and backup generation facilities ensure that the City can still deliver water
tt 0 all zone: during a rolling blackout.
1'hc Cin- also has three reservoirs with a total storage capacity of 200 AIG, The Spyglass Reservoir
has a storage capacity of 1.5 MG, receives water from Zone 4, and delivers water to Zones 3, 4, and
5 via the Zone 5 Pump Station. The 10 Street Reservoir receives water from the four groundwater
wells in Fountain \'alley, has a storage capacity of 3 MG, and delivers water to the distribution
systcnr or to the Big Canyon Reservoir via the 16 "' Street Pump Station. The Big Canyon Reservoir
is a coycred reservoir which has a storage capacity of 195.5 MG, and is used for both distribution
and cmeigency storage for Zones 'I and 2.
7'h(: Citv operates the water system under the authorq of Water supply Pei snit No. 04- 08- 971)-Ol
that xvas issued by the Department of Health Services (DHS) on duly 24, 1997. Pertnit- approved
sources for supple of the system include Dolphin 'Shallow Nell, Dolphin Deep Well, Tamura
Shallow Well, Tannu'a Deep \F%ell, and purchased surface water treated by Metropolitan. In 2004, an
amended permit was issued to include a new floating coyer and the addition of disinfection facilities
at the Big Canyon Reservoir, Approved trcaunent facilities for the system include
chlorinarion /chloramination for well water at the 16 "' Street Reservoir and at the Big Canton
Reservoir.
2.4 Groundxvatcr Facilities
In addition to surface water, the City receives a large percentage of its supply from groundwater.
Groundwatcr is pumped from four wells within the Cit' of Fountain Valley and travels through over
6 miles of the 30 -inch Groundwater Transinission Main in Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, and
Co,ta \less. In addition, a pump station, a treatment facility, and a 3 -1\1G reservoir assist in the
transnnssion and treatment effort. The City produces up to 64 percent of its demand through
gr,undwater, under regulations of OCWD's basin pumping percentage.
2.5 Reclaimed Water Facilities
'I htough an agreement with the OCWD, the City purchases between 300 and 800 AF /year for some
hl ,c irrigation users. The City has no capability of treating water to produce reclaimed water, but
OC\C'D has an elaborate system. The City began serving recycled water in 1999. OCWD provides
Xyarcr through the Green Acres Project, which has the capability to delivery up to 1,000 AFY. The
Ciry has investigated future sites or locations for reclaimed water, but there are limitations to the
availability of reclaimed connections. The City is looking into the possibility of inter - district
reclaimed water transfers to provide reclaimed water to suite associations and recreation facilities.
'I bb %r a dn1/I nporl and it 1101 inlrwded to he a final ,rpresenlatio, of 1Ge work done or re<onmiendulion
made GT 131nnw and Caldwell ll ±Irotdd nol he relied upon; rml.arll the final report
V i•,..".,, 1'.1b.1 \\r :'uo, »r.I ... ;ia Nil, d,,. December 2005
Description of Existing Water System 2 -4
2.6 Water Transmission System
Water is dcli\-crecl to the City's customers from the Groundwater Transmission Main, and from
divcrsions off of the Orange County Feeder and the East Orange Count}' Feeder No. 2. The
transnlissioli s\ stem consists of pipelines, booster pump stations, and storage tanks. Figure 2 -2
show's the pressure zones within the Cit)'s service area. The current capacity of the City's potable
water supple is 104 efs_
PressureZones. M.•
N""'t b.,h -
� i
02 �.+,i [� 00
56 to
f
,...:...... . m of F - .�
r
T ON 7
U1 02
12 OR
AV
,
FiPure 2 -2. Pressure Zones t1 ithin the City's Service Area
r.;'+or/;rnd i,r nol ndeerlrr! /o he a /iu,d repinenl,rlrorr of the umrk doer or rr,vmmrndalmrcr
mddr hr 13norn <u;d Cakhvell. I/ " wvk/ 1101 be rrlier! rtp0rr, corr.rttll Ihr final vp0)1
V r:..,,... 1 Y<..I _ All h::-r, u,., I DIn ; 1_o,\u. dk� December 2005
3.0 HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED WATER USE
\':rarer use and produeoon records, combined with projections of population, employment, and
urban derclopnn.nr, proridc the basis for estirnatin,g future water demands. This section presents
information re, pi-ding regional demographics, customer based unit water use, total historical water
use, :md projecrions of future City water demands.
31 Employment, Land Use, and Population
This section describes the City's service area employment and land use characteristics and current
and future population.
31.1 Employment Characteristics
Over 50 percent of the Citv's residents are cmplovcd in professional, managerial, and administrative
occupations. The median age of City residents is 10 years, and the median family income is
esnimured ar about S62,000 per rear. The average household is 2.8 persons per dwelling unit.
\\'ithiu the Cin- itself, recreation and tourism is also an important industry.
312 Land Use Characteristics and Population Projections
I ;and use within the Cit\'s service area is characterized as mostly suburban, and the Cite is built -out.
Table 3 -1 provides current and projected population through to the year 2030 for the City's service
:urea.
Table 3.1 (DWR Table 2) Population — Current and Projected
2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
\ewporr Leach Service Area Population ?9,320 80 250 81,052 81,563 82,681 83,508
S„uri c. i.m su it In"i'au nu
3.2 Historic and Future Water Use
'fhe CStu distributes retail Nvater supply directly to its customers, which include residential (single -
and multi- F.uuih), commercial, and industrial users. Past, current, and projected water deHvcries are
shown in Table 3 -2. i-o waver sales are made by the City to other agencies except in the event of an
emcr,tiencv through cmergencv interconnections (fable 3 -3). Table 3 -4 identifies and quantifies
additional water uses.
I7r; is a :hull n fm/ and ie Iml in[turle,I /o he a lival aprr.renlation of the work do-ua or nrovtmrirrl.P11ifinj
m:alc /rr Brrm•u and Grl-hmell. Il dmuld ifat he relied ltpo roruidt the /isal apnrl
e r,..,,. cs4,n NN r i„I- 1;1), :& 31115 L U Nil, J.., December 2005
Historical and Projected Water Use 3 -2
Table 3 -2. (DWR Table 12) Past, Current, and Projected Water Deliveries (AFY)
Year
Water Use
Sector
Single-
Family
Multi-
Family
Comm-
ercial
Indus-
trial
Instit./
Gov.
Land-
sca a
Agric-
ultural
Total
2000
# of accounts
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
i\lctered
deliveries (AFl)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2005
# of accounts
18,419
5,048
1,863
0
397
623
0
26,350
Metered
dcliccrics (AF)t)
7,484
2,727
3,760
0
903
2,842
0
17,723
2010
# uFaauunes
18,588
-,052
1,914
0
399
638
0
26,591
\Icrcred
deliveries (AFY)
085
2,820
3,948
0
9.40
3,008
0
18,801
N15
# (Of accounrs
18,747
5,096
1,931
0
402
644
0
26,820
\lercrcd
dchycrics (:1F1)
8,805
3,072
4,300
0
1,024
3,276
0
20,477
2020
# ""accounrs
BOO
5,140
1,948
0
405
649
0
27,051
iVercred
dcliccrics (.111)
8,840
3084
4,317
0
1,028
3,289
0
20,558
2025
# of accounts
19,071
5,184
1,964
0
409
655
0
27,283
\(crcrcd
dcliccrics (AFY)
8,870
3,095
4,333
0
1,032
3,301
0
20,631
2030
#uFaccnunrs
19,071
1,184
1,964
0
409
655
0
27,283
\lcicrcd
dcli'erics(.111�
5,870
3,095
4,333
0
1,0.52
3,301
20,631
Table 3 -3. (DWR Table 13) Sales to Other Agencies (AFY)
Water Distributed
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Nuns
U
U
U
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Table 3 -4. (DWR Table 14) Additional Water Uses and Losses (AFY)
Water Use
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Saline Farriers
(I
0
0
0
0
0
(;r(AlndNV:(t Cr recharg(f
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cu0j1.111ctiN-c use
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ram seater
U
0
0
0
0
Rccycicd
0
0
0
0
0
0
UIMCCUUnted -for system losses
N/A
925
990
1,078
1,082
1,085
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
7l r., i.r d rGvjl mail 117(1 b nol intended to be a /final nprriealation of ibe work done or rrconmmidalions
n1J[I1- by Bmnor and Calr1n,ell. J1 sbordd rmi be relied rrpoli; cm.rtdl 1110-final nporl
V i'..a„i . \\I t 5 1 )imL21 16 L V MW 1,,c December 2005
Historical and Projected Water Use 3 -3
The total amount of water distributed by the City is presented in Table 3 -5.
Table 3 -5. (DWR Table 15) Total Water Use (AFY)
Water Use
1999 -
2000
2005
2010
2015
1 2020
1 2025
1 2030
1'utal of'1'ablcs 13, 1i, and 14
119,402
15,643
19,791
21,555
121,640
121,716
121,716
:6 .r ,Gvb n f u7 ,uui i; n01 inlrnrieel to be a final npn'r.rculdllon 011be rra'- done ar remnnnenrldlion.r
;a.ni, h) Rnurn and Crrl Lre,'i. 11 should not he idled upon; ern sull the linol nrwi
r r:..,..,. t.,.a ��,• i r, u..,r, ��:� , r�� �m d.,, December 2005
4.0 WATER SUPPLY
The City distributes surface water and groundwater to its end users. Water from the City is
distributed via pipeGncs and pump stations and is used by City customers to meet their water
demands. This section describes the surface water and groundwater sources, quantities, supply
constraints, and the water quality of the water supply sources. In addition, this section describes
desalination and water supple reliability.
4.1 Surface Water
This section describes the City's surface water supply and the physical and legal constraints. The
Sill face water supple facilities are described in Section 2. 'rhe surface water supply quantities
projected to be available in the future normal years are presented in Section 4.4. Surface water
supplies in dry years are presented in Section 4.5.
4.1.1 Physical Constraints
'I lie capacity of the City's scstem is lumted by the size and hydraubcs of the current pipeline s\. stem.
Future WAtcr supple projections are dependent upon planned infrastructure improvements being
approved and constructed.
4.1.2 Legal Constraints
The City's surface water supply is controlled and influenced by a varier' of agreements and decisions
between MWDOC, Metropolitan, and othr agencies. The Cir' is provided its surface water
throuIh n1•tccments With MWDOC.
4.121 Water Rights. Water rights arc held by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
('Aifornm, vyhich receives the nmjority of its water from the State Water Project and the Colorado
lZncr _Aqueduct project.
4.1.2.2 Water Supply and Transmission System Project. The current capacity of the City's
potable %%:rtn- supply is 104 cfs. No substantial increases to the supply system are currently planned,
clue to the relative build -out of the City's population.
4.2 Gromidwater
This section presents a description of the City's groundwater supply. The groundwater supply
facilities cn'e describwd in Section 2.
un/ in /eode'l /o be )ina! n ntrrent<<liott of /lie work. done or reeoutmenda)iolls
nr�rde by Brown and Cahn"'!!. I/ d1)Onld nnl lie tvlred 11 on; 40t1. rlt the final report
i= 11....... n.n -i NN r I -A7 IS a „n 210i c\\ Nm,e,, December 2005
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4.2.1 Description
4 -2
Within the region, there arc four main groundwater basins: the La Habra Basin, the San]uan Basin,
the Laguna Can Basin, and the Lower Santa Ana Basin. These basins supply several cities and
agencies, and is administered by Basin Pumping Percentages, as allocated by the OCWD. The Citv
receives its "roUndNVAtCr from onh, the Lower Santa Ana Basin (Basin), which is also called Coastal
Plain of Orange Connn• Groundwater Basin (Groundwater Basin Number 8 -1), as it is listed in
California's 2003 Bulletin 178 (Appendix D). The Basin underlies a coastal alluvial plain in the
northwestern portion of Orange County, and is bounded by consolidated rocks on the north in
Puu)te and Chino Hills, on the cast in the Santa Ana Mountains, and on the south in the San
Joacluin 1-lills. The Basin is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest and approxiinateh• by
the Orange Cuunn -Los Angeles County line on the northwest, and it underlies the lower Santa Ana
River watershed. Bulletin 118 identifies the Basin as Tv pe A, which indicates that the basin has been
investi,,ated and modeled to determine the potential effects of changes in pumping and recharge. In
the Bullclin, there is uo indication that the Basin is or will become oveidiafted under present
ma mt�cnnn t.
4.2.2 Pllvsical Constraints
The phvsical cunsnaint on the current groundwater supply is the pumping capacity of the existing
wells. ']'he amount of,, roundwarer pumped from each basin and provided to the City in the last five
vcars is shown un Table 4 -1, and the City's projected future allotment through 2030 is shown in
Table 4 -2.
Table 4 -1. (DWR Table 6) Amount of Groundwater Pumped (AFY)
Basin Namc (s)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
L:l 1-l:lbra Basin
0
0
0
0
0
Sao loan Basin
0
0
0
U
0
I ,mel Saw:] Ana Basin
8,279
13,809
8,093
8,773
4,903
"" of'F(Ital Retail Water Supply
450.o
780o
43%
50 0'o
260'0
Souscc: \I \\DO 0,'_11115
Table 4 -2. (DWR Table 7) Amount of Groundwater Projected to be Pumped (AFY)
Basin Namc(s)
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030 (opt.)
La Habra Basin
0
0
0
0
0
I.nguna (RYIN-011 Basin
0
0
0
0
0
San Juan Basin
0
0
0
0
0
Lower Santa Ana Basin
13,590
14,921
14,778
14,990
14,960
"U of'rutal Water Supply
68.7"/
69.20io
68.3%
69.0%
68.9 °0
Source: \M DOC, 2005
I r/ rinn // r par/ and (.r 1W intruded to be a final repmenlalioa o(Ibe rn%m;k done or mconume•ndrdin2r
%nark l» Bmi,,n <md C lebncll. P ihoillel not be rellyd upon; ronstrll Ibe final rebonY
P rl ..,.— 'u' \\M1'd,,, December 2005
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4.2.3 Legal Constraints
The onh legal constraints to groundwater supply are the Basin Pumping Percentages. The City's
pumping rights arc shown in Table 4 -3.
Table 4 -3. (DWR Table 5) GroundNvater Pumping Rights (AFY)
Basin Name
Pumping Right
1..a Habra Basin
0
Laguna Can Basin
0
San )uan Basin
0
Lower Santa Ana Basin
640/0
Total
64%
4.3 Desalination
Desalinated water is not currently perceived to be a viable option for the City water supply, and
acither brackish nor impaired groundwater is pumped (Table 4 -4).
4 -3
Though the City is not pursuing desalination as a potential water supple, some of its neighboring
agencies and its wholesale water supplier (;NiWDOC) are actively investigating the possibility.
\lWD()(; has Pet formcd prcliminati siting and cost analyses, and the City of Huntington Beach, in
conjuncti, nt with a private entity, is exploring the possibility of providing desalinated ocean water to
the region. (;utt:cntiv, no potential for the desalination of brackish groundwater has been identified.
Table 4 -4. (DWR Table 18) Opportunities for Desalinated Water
Sources of Water
Yield
AFY
Start
Date
Type
of Use
Other
Water purchased from:
O>cearl Water
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brackish Occan Water
11
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brackish Groundwater
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Other (such as impaired g,-oundwatet)
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total
0
llcs;dination is ,lot perceived to be a viable option for the Cin.
TN., it a ,b.rp ny,m-1 and i.r not ialenrkrl to be a /oral npn enlalioll of The work. done or re,annuerrdationr
mad' hr 73rnwn .n d Caldwc11 It ,honlrl uo1 br rzdit'd rtfat; to r,rnl/ /he /ival mpmt
P P, auc. 3:...4-4 \\ P Mm d,.< December 2005
Water Supply 4 -4
4.4 Transfer and Exchange Opportunities
C:urrenth', tale City does not transfer and /or exchange any mater supply to or from other entities,
and it is not anticipated that transfer or exchange will occur in the future (Table 4 -5).
Table 4 -5. (DWR Table 11) Transfer Exchange Opportunities (AFY)
Transfer Agency
Transfer or
Exchange
Short term
Proposed
Quantities
Long term
Proposed
Quantities
Nonc
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
4.5 Current and Projected Water Supplies
Talk 4 -6 shows the amount of Neater supply demands projected bY the Cite. "These valucs were
provided to M \VDOC', the Cm's wholesale water supplier. fable 4 -7 shows future mater supply
projects.
Table 4 -6. (DWR Table 19) Agency Demand Projections
Provided to Wholesale Suppliers
Wholesaler 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
\1\C DOC 5,758 6,157 6,362 6,226 6,256
Table 4 -7. (DWR Table 17) Future Water Supply Projects
'l able 4 -5 on the following page sunlnlarizes the courcnt and projected water supplies available
to the laity. The purchased NN-ater will meet the City's current and planned future water
supply dernand.
I A, . :J ,r :lr,r!i ri ,n> rmr! n' uoJ ruA•udr:! /n Gr ,r /lira/ rirrewnJrrJ<an of tGv work don,° or n =rwrnnn <I d nu
111,1 :,4, br 8run•11 rind Caldwell. roo.urll tGr /iuul raf�nrt
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Projected
Normal-
Single -dry
Multiple-
Multiple-
Multiple-
Projected Completion
year AF
year yield
Dry-Year 1
Dry-Year
Dry -Year 3
Project Name
Starr Date Dare
to agency
AF
AF
2 AF
AF
N:.1
'l able 4 -5 on the following page sunlnlarizes the courcnt and projected water supplies available
to the laity. The purchased NN-ater will meet the City's current and planned future water
supply dernand.
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111,1 :,4, br 8run•11 rind Caldwell. roo.urll tGr /iuul raf�nrt
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Table 4 -8. (DWR Table 4) Current and Planned Water Supplies for
the City of Newport Beach (AFi)
4 -5
Witter Supply Sources
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Waler purchased liom:
Metropolitan
0
0
0
0
0
0
NMDOC
6,404
5,758
6,157
6,362
6,226
6,256
OC \ \D (Loovcr Santa Ana Basin)
11,927
13,590
14,921
14,778
14,990
14,960
Cali oulia DI'mcsfic \\ :Ile1 cumpa ly
(1
0
0
U
(l
0
\UpphCl'- pl'pollcCd tirOUnd \ra[el'
o
0
(1
(I
Q
;Upprel' nlll'l :LL'C dIVUr'Si OI15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Translcr, III ur mil
U
0
0
0
0
0
Recycled \Cher (projected use)
317
444
478
500
1 500
500
Desalination
0
I)
0
0
0
0
()(her
0
0
0
0
(I
0
Total
18,648
1 19,792
21,556
21,640
21,716
1 21,716
S„urt r:I m p,Igccti, .IS b'.ISL'll Im hiSt'ivied LIM3
4.6 Water Supply Reliability
This secriun describes the projected) supplies available during single and multiple dlr1� )ears. During
:hurt -term periods of w-iter supply reductions, the City would implement its water shortage
cuntingencr plan, which is presented in Appendix L. Table 4 -9 includes the anticipated local and
imported \ratcr supplies for the City during a normal water year, a single dry water year, and multiple
dry water rears. The basis for the information in Table 4 -9 is provided in Table 4 -10. MWDOC's
,caner balance computer model simulated the three variables (retail demand, local supplies, and
imported Supplies) over the 83 years from 1923 to 3004. The average of the 83 simulations
leprescnts the normal o'atcl' rear. I he hydrologic conditions for 1961 and the period from 1959 to
1961 ricldcd the highest single -year and three -pear demands for imported supply, respectiveh'.
These years differed from Mutropolitan'S draft UWD1P that shows 1977 as the Single driest year and
1990 -1993 as the driest three -year period. However, MWDOC analysis is considered to be more
cuuseer :,ti�-c,
IS it yields higher imported demands.
l hi.r is ✓ ,/lift mparl and l:r 1101 rniruded 10 be a final nproci lalion a% lbe work done or i-ecommendatimr.r
made by b onvn and Caldmell. ll.rbould nol be rrlied upon, eonsull ibe glad repm9
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Table 4 -9. (DWR Table 8) Supply Reliability (AF Year)
4 -6
2010
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
(1959)
2009
(1960)
2010
(1961)
Local S11119y
14,034
12,439
13,293
12,094
12,439
oCNormal
88.6%
94.70,/°
86.20,/°
88.60,,0
lmpurtcd Supply
5,758
8,450
7,260
8,099
8,450
('o of Normal
146.8%
126.100
140.7%
146.8%
2015
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
1959)
2009
1960)
2010
(1961)
Local Supph
15,399
12,840
13,670
12,041
12,840
of Normal
83.4%
88.8%
78.2%
83.4 "'°
Imponcd Supply
6,157
9;911
8,706
10,114
9;911
°n of Normal
161.0 "'.
141.4(',
164.Y,°
161.0'..
2020
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
(1959)
2009
(1960)
2010
(1961)
Local Supply
15,278
11,526
14,075
11,652
11,526
"°ofNorm-al
75.4%
92.1410
76.3°,'°
75.4^.,
Imrorw l Supply
6,362
11,314
8,978
10,771
11,314
"o of Normal
177.8%
141.1%
169.30/(,
177.8%
2025
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
(1959)
2009
(1960)
2010
(1961)
Local Supple
15,490
12,195
14,138
13,343
12,195
"n of Normal
78J °1.
91.3%
79.704,
l 1111, „r red Supple
6,226
10,726
9,006
10,168
111,726
".. of Noemal
172.3°'0
144.6').
163.305,
17_^. 3 `n
2030
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
(1959)
2009
(1960)
2010
(1961)
Lued Supple
15,4611
11,817
14,531
12,211
11,817
%of Normal
,76.404
94.Vo
79.0015.
76.4(.6
ILnpurled Supply
6,256
11,104
8,639
10,308
11,10.1
°a of'_VOrm:d
177.5%
138.10,
164.8°'.
17- _911
7Au;; ;r Ai!/ nrort and !.r not rntended to be a ftn°rl ?eprefenlul /oar of dm tank done ar lt,01)W1.'nddli02f
mad, bi Bamw .m,I Caldwd,, 11 �,bordr/ nat be )vbc f upon: tontrl// Ibe final nra7
P r,..,..,. ca:n ,to December 2005
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Table 4 -10. (DWR Table 9) Basis of Water Year Data
Water Year Type
Le al
Environmental
Water Quality
1) cra!;c Water Year
Average of Historical Hydrology from 1922 to 2004
Simglc -Dry' Water Year
1961
S
1lulri lc -Dry Water Ycars
1959
1960
1961
S. mror: \I\\Ut u:. 2005
4 -7
Factors resulting in inconsisrnlcy of the Cm,'s supply are summarized in Table 4 -11, which shows
that climactic factors arc' the only factors resulting in an inconsistent water supply% Water quality
issues :ire not anticipated to have significant impact on water supply reliability. If applicable in the
future•, chemical contamination and the lowering of masunum contaminant levels (NICLs) for
naturally occurring constituents can be mitigated by constructing new treatment facilities, which
would have a significant cost.
Table 4 -11. (DWR Table 10) Description of the Factors Resulting in
Inconsistency of Supply
Name of Su 1 h'
Le al
Environmental
Water Quality
Climatic
Jlctt'upolilan
S
Loacr Senia - \nz Basin
S
JnrlaCe DIN - Sn)nS
e round)rarcr
S
Smut%: . \i \\*I)( )(:,'- -0115
Tile gin's ga lunelwatcr supply is supplemented by NIWDOC, a water wholesaler ('fables 4 -12, 4 -13
and 4 -14). '1'hc N1\C'DOC and groundwater supplies together meet the City's demand projections, as
prcyioush shown in fable 4 -6.
Table 4 -12. (DWR Table 20) Wholesaler Identified and Quantified the
Existing and Planned Sources of Water (AFY)
Wholesaler sources 1 2010 1 2015 1 2020 1 2025 2030
l \ \'DOC 1 5,758 1 6,157 1 6,362 1 6,226 1 6,256
tiuurcr..0 \\1)l ri.
13ascd on NIWDOC's Water supply reliability analysis, the City's demands will be met for single and
nwltiplc dry years. As shown in Table 4 -13, NIWDOC can meet over 100°.'0 of the City's Neater
(Iemands.
I'll" � .1,11:1/1 rrfml mid l, work done or n•mrnnrendalions
111,1de b) Stamm alid calJnrlL Il sbordd nol bt relied Mort; ronnrll !be livid repod
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Table 4 -13. (DWR Table 21) Wholesaler Supply Reliability — % of Normal AFY
Wholesaler
Sources
Average /
Normal
Water Year
Single Dry
Water Year
Multi
Dle Dry Water Years
Year 1
1959
Year 2
(1960 )
Year 3
(1961
I
2010
1470/
126%
141%
147%
MWDOC
2015
1610/16
141%
164u//o
161%
Al \VDOC
2020
178%
141%
169%
178%
\1\VDOC
2025
172%
145%
163%
172%
MWDOC
2030
177%
13S%
165%
177%
S'ww : M\x'Ixx:
4 -8
Table 4 -14 shows the potential factors which could result in an inconsistent supply from 'MWDOC.
.As shown, identified only the climatic factor.
Table 4 -14. (DWR Table 22) Factors Resulting in Inconsistency of Wholesaler's Supply
Name of snpply
Legal
Environment
Water
Quality
Climatic
\l \ \'DOC
I
I
I Z
Surcc' \M U( 4
4.7 Water Quality Impacts on Future Water Supply
I lie qunlin- of the Ciq'• water deliveries is regulated by the California Department of Health
Services (Dl-1S), which requires regular collection and testing of water samples and tests to ensure
that the qualih- meets state and national regulatory standards and does not exceed MCLs. Through
its approved laboratory contracts, the Cite performs water quality testing, which has consistently
yielded results within the acceptable rCulatory limits. Overall the City's water is of high clnalit..
The qu:din- of the (:it's surface water and groundwater supple sources over the nest 25 years is
expected to be adequate. Surface and groundwater will continue to be treated to meet drinking
water srandards, and no impacts to surface water, groundwater, or regcled water supplies due to
water qualih' deficiencies are foreseen to occur in the nest 20 years. Table 4 -15 summarizes the
current and project water supph• changes due to water quaht)'.
1'16 h' a dr,,.0 I /Tvr/ unr! a no/ mended io he a findl repir.rcufutioat o /1& troth lane a' lit'ontiuenldli6'1h
Plw /e bI ]jtrnrn ,md clhill rll. I/ rGanlrl uo/ lie triri•d itf on; omurd/ Me fnnrl repot
V r."., '- ar December 2005
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Table 4 -15. (DWR Table 39) Current and Projected Water Supply Changes
due to Water Quality — Percentage
4 -9
Water Source
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
\11Ct1)Of:
I1
O
0
0
0
0
Groundwatcr
(1
(1
0
0
0
0
ReQ,cled water
fl
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
i i „, ;.r ,i Aijt npm> and i.r not intended to be a final mprewleation of The nm;k done or reronemeudatio»r
m;nle Gp Brmrn and Cal bl vll. II sbol&l not be, relied upon; ronrrdt the final repml
i -r-11 DI.Ifi 2"e I \\ \u d- December 2005
5.0 RECYCLED WATER
\ \later recycling, is the treatment and management of municipal, industrial, or agricultural wastewater
to produce water that can be reused for beneficial uses and offset the need for drinking venter
supplies. Water recycling provides an additional source of water that can be used for beneficial
purposes, such ns irrigation, groundwater recharge, industrial purposes, and envn:onmental
enhancement. "Itccwcled water" is defined in the California Watet Code as "water which, as a result
of treatment of waste, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not
otherwise occur." The Department of Health Services sets the water quality criteria for specific uses
of recvcicd water in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
This section provides information on omouut of generated wastewater and the amount available for
potential reuse, existing disposal of wastewater, existing recycled water uses, and future potential
mater reuse.
5 -1 City Coordination
The user of recycled warn for irrigation and other beneficial uses reduces demands on the Cit''s
water supply system. Ili order to contirmallv optimize the use of recycled water to offset demands
on the potable water system, the Cit- coordinates as needed with local authorities responsible for
water supply and wastcNvater collection and distribution. Table 5 -1 identifies these authorities.
'fable 5 -1 identifies the authorities with whom the City coordinates to continually- optimize the use
„f rccwded water ro offset demands on the potable water supply system.
Table 5 -1- (DWR Table 32) Participating Agencies
Agency Type
--ency Name
Plan Development Role
Local water wholesaler
'Municipal Water District
Provided recycled water supply and
of Orange Counte
demand information
\Vastewatcr agency
Orange County
Provided recycled water supply- and
Sanitation District
demand information
( )rher
Public Constituencies
Provided recycled water supply and
demand information
5.2 Wastewater Quantity and Disposal
This section provides information on the wastewater systems and the amount of wastewater
collected _tad disposed within the City's service area. Recycled water planning efforts are lead by
O(AVD and OCSD, with OCWD processing recycled water to Title 22 standards. The City's
irri>;_rtion customers use between 300 and 8001 \F /year of recycled water.
a clang nporl ,md a 1101 hilelukd 10 bra lino/ reprrenldliar of lbe mark done or reramnrrnrl riiul�r
or.n, • h; 8romn ,and C'alrbndl 11 ;Dodd nol be relied uDan; ,onmlt ll,e )ionl npo l
r .r,..,.. t 21 a er,•n-tsn,.,,;2.- 1SiN\MP6., December 2005
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5.2.1 Wastewater Collection and Treatment
5 -2
l he sea cr service area covered by the City uieludes the majority of the City's boundary, with the
exception of a couple of small areas of the city. The esti hated year 2005 sewer service population is
appro,,imatele the same as the number of water customers.
Within its service area, the City is responsible for wastewater collection and conveyance to the
( )r -uu,c County 'Sanitation District (OCSD) sewer treatment plant, located in Huntington Bench.
OC:,SIll also treats wastewater from several other municipalities. OCSD discharges treated water into
the occout throggh a 120 -inch diameter ocean outfall pipe that extends five mules offshore to the
dkchawc point. :1 standby 78-inch diameter outfall pipeline stretches one mile from shore. The
treatment is els meet all current State and Federal requirements. OCSD also sends up to 10 mgd of
treated Nvastcvater every day to the Orange County Water District for further processing for
landscape irrigation and for injection into the groundwater seawater intrusion barrier.
Table 5 -2. Wastewater Treatment Within the City's Service Area
District or Plant
None
Wastewater
'I he approzimtatc :amounts of wastewater collected and treated and die amount that meets recycled
Nvatcr scaularcls fur the live primary wastewater treatment facilities are described in Table 5 -3.
Table 5 -3. (DWR Table 33) Amount of Wastewater Collected
and Treated by each Agency (AFY)
Type of Wastewater
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
P.:m savage
10,000
11,200
11,875
12,933
13,984
13,030
13,030
Total
10,000
11,200
11,875
12,933
13,984
13,030
1 3,0 30
5.2.2 Wastewater Disposal
Within the Cih's scr'ice area, discharge of treated wastewater is regulated by the Regional Water
QuArc ( "onrrol Boatel (RWQCB). In general, the majority of the wastewater generated and treated
during ncC summer months is used for alternative beneficial uses such as wetland habitat and
resroration and irrigation for golf courses. The use of the recycled water helps supply part of the
warcr demand during the peak summer months.
Se cage collected be OCSD, including Cox discharges, is treated to a blend of advanced primary and
seconda c levels. No flows from these plants are treated to recycled water standards, and this
treatment level is nor inticipared to change before 3013. However, Reclamation Plant No. 2, also
supplies sccondarc treated wastewater to OCWD for further treatment to recl-cled water standards
for nom - potable use and for source nearer for the Gooundwarer Replenishment System (GWRS).
776 L a drif/ 1q,01I and a 110/ ,mended to be a find/ npieionialiou o1 the imi'l, done or mommendulions
mdele by 13vonm and Caldvell. 11.60rrld nol be relied upon: ;011.,111! lbe,findl ,tpa7
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ed Water 5 -3
Current 3005 and future 2030 ocean discharges from Reclamation Plant No. 1 are 80,614 AF /yr and
.39, 187 from influent of 97,405 AF /vr and 198,175 AF /yr, respectively, with the difference being
supplied to the GWItS as process water for recycling. Treatment Plant No. 2 influent is treated and
ocean dischiugcd exclusively. Current 2005 and future 2030 flows are 169,064 AF /vr and
161,337 . \1 /'r, respecti,,&.
5.3 Recycled Witter Use
The Cin' of has approxi mateh' 10 miles of recycled water distribution pipeline, which current]}'
supplies eight rccy led use sites.
Recycled water is supplied to the City from the Orange Count' Water District (OCWD) from
Fountain \'alley as part of OCWD's Green Acres Project. OCWD produces approximately 7.5
mgd of tertiary treated, disinfected recycled water. Some of the sites served by recycled water
include the \cN\ port Beach County Club, the Big Canyon Counm Cub, median strips, and a City -
oWned park. .
Fable 5 -4 contains the actual total recvcicd «'titer use for 2005 by each of the Nvater customers. The
City's ^0110 1. roan Water 'Management Plan did not contain a projected amount of water use for
2005, and is therefore not included in the table.
Table 5 -4. (DWR Table 37) Recycled Water Use — 2005 Projection Compared with
2005 Actual (AFY)
Potential r'ecycicd warcr users arc locations where recycled water could replace potable water use.
These potential users are typically landscape or agricultural irrigation systems, or possibly water
users. In 2003. the (;in identified potential recycled water users by looking at past studies, water and
irrigation meter records, and assistance from OCWD. User types included golf courses, landscape
medians, school athletic fields, it cemetery, and park irrigation. Specific potential customers were
listed, alung with an estimate of recvcled water use at that site.
The Or% has identified and approached all of the cost - effective end users, and the number of users
could only he increased if a neighboring agencv provided the reclaimed water and wheeled it to the
( "m . I -I'm ever, in most areas, the cost to install mains and services would make the conversion very
e:cpensiye or cost prohibitive The City currently serves approximately 3,336 \FY of irrigation
demand usimII potable water, but these demands are mostly located a long distance from the existing
recycled system, and it is not cost - effective to connect.
7 h::1 1, d ,li,;!% npor7 ,111,1 i.r ntv inlende,1 to Ge a find /r'arresinl <rhan v% lbe mot-k donC or re,'onrntivd<<Iiau
r „v :L ba Bran or ,r;r.! C,�rlJivel,! 11 �Gmrl.'l nu! Lr norinl rrf+ar: evizrul! tlm : /Lrul rzpor't
_ :,.1i „r \\NIHIJ,.. December 2005
2000 Projection for 2005
2005 Actual Use
r„tal 1 \CClcled Wtiter ]'sage
N/A
317
Total
N/A
317
Potential r'ecycicd warcr users arc locations where recycled water could replace potable water use.
These potential users are typically landscape or agricultural irrigation systems, or possibly water
users. In 2003. the (;in identified potential recycled water users by looking at past studies, water and
irrigation meter records, and assistance from OCWD. User types included golf courses, landscape
medians, school athletic fields, it cemetery, and park irrigation. Specific potential customers were
listed, alung with an estimate of recvcled water use at that site.
The Or% has identified and approached all of the cost - effective end users, and the number of users
could only he increased if a neighboring agencv provided the reclaimed water and wheeled it to the
( "m . I -I'm ever, in most areas, the cost to install mains and services would make the conversion very
e:cpensiye or cost prohibitive The City currently serves approximately 3,336 \FY of irrigation
demand usimII potable water, but these demands are mostly located a long distance from the existing
recycled system, and it is not cost - effective to connect.
7 h::1 1, d ,li,;!% npor7 ,111,1 i.r ntv inlende,1 to Ge a find /r'arresinl <rhan v% lbe mot-k donC or re,'onrntivd<<Iiau
r „v :L ba Bran or ,r;r.! C,�rlJivel,! 11 �Gmrl.'l nu! Lr norinl rrf+ar: evizrul! tlm : /Lrul rzpor't
_ :,.1i „r \\NIHIJ,.. December 2005
Vlarea
5 -4
-1 AHC 5 -5 describes the potential Water that could be obtained by the customers within the CIt}''s
service area and used for different water uses. The ultimate system will serve only 1000 AFY of
rcc clod l water in the year 3030. However, due to the ]united access to the project mains and some
Financial unpact ()It end users, it is not feasible to distribute all of the potential recycled water, and
the C.Iq' does not predict that there will be many other end users in the near future.
Table 5 -5. (DWR Table 35) Recycled Water Uses —Actual and Potential (AFY)
Tv e of Use
Tertiary
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
r \griculturc
Tertian'
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Landscape
Tertian•
317
444
476
500
500
500
Wildlife Habitat
Tertiary
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wetlands
Tertiary
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Industri:d
Tertian'
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Groundwater Recharge
Tertian,
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Other
Tertian'
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total
Tertiary
317
444
476
500
500
500
"I able 5 -6 describes the projected recycled water use that is potentially feasible for City customers.
Table 5 -6. Projected Recycled Water Usage by
City of Newport Beach Customers
Customer
Volume
2005"
2010
1 2015
2020
1 2025
2030
(;itv of Newport I3eacli'
5
7
7
8
8
8
13ig Canton Conntn Club
184
314
231
245
345
345
Nc» port IScach Country Club
130
213
338
335
235
335
Newport -Mesa f nified School
District
8
l U
1(1
13
12
13
Total
1 317
444
476
500
500
500
'< ❑e: Horse n gals are the current projected vohuues of recycled water used only for urban reuse which has the
11o1cu6:d to nff et potable water use.
'ptojcuivas for near 2005 are hased ou acwal 20U4 recycled water use reported to the Cite by each respective water user.
1, projections for yours 2010 -2030 are bescd on the following source: "him Dentsch, Ciry of Newport Beach, Utilities
. ldrninunrativc .Manager
l b,f ij *,hull npoil.md i., nol mlended to he a Baal nynrrenlalion of the work clone or retommendalions
nnnde hl• 131-On•n and Calrhvell. Il should uol be relied upon, ronrult the filial repo!
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Water
The projected future use of recycled water by the Cinr is found in Table 5 -7.
Table 5 -7. (DWR Table 36) Projected Future Use
of Recycled Water in Service Area (AFY)
5 -5
Type of Use
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
.1!;riculrurc
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Landscape
10
10
15
15
15
Wildlife Habitat
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wetlands
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
ludusttial
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Groundwater Kcchawc
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(thee tt' pc of use)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Toral projected use of RecN,cicd Water
10
10
15
15
15
5.4 Promotion of Recycled Water Use
To promote the use of recycled water, the Croy provides financial incentives be offering a 20 percent
discounr off potable water rates. The current rate for recycled users is $1.66 per unit (one unit
equals ; 48 gallons). Table 5 -8 presents the amount of reclaimed water use anticipated to result
from providing incentives and other encouragements to Cite customers.
Table 5 -8. (DWR Table 38) Methods to Encourage Recycled Water Use
Actions
AF of use projected
to result from this action
2010
2015
2020
I inanciai incentives
444
476
500
Others
0
0
0
Total
444
476
500
f b, , ; .r :h, if! li po/ and a not inlended to lie a final repl-nell ,lion of ibe work Jove or ntantmen l i /ions
ro:n&- ht Bronoi and G11(12l,e1! I/.,hould na/ be relied upon: ,onntll lbe filial report
P —I , - i_.. •1 k.\ r nl;-i; t Wti i \c .MP'll , December 2005
6.0 WATER CONSERVATION
Warcr conservation is a method available to reduce outer demands, thereby reducing water supply
nCCdi for rile City. The City llnplements some water conservation best management practices
(BNINs).
The unpredictable water supply and ever increasing demand on California's complex water resources
resulted in a coordinated effort by the DWR, water utihties, environmental organizations, and other
intcresred groups to de\-clop a list of urban BMPs for conserving water. The California Urban
Warcr f :, nscl- ation Council (CUWCC) was created to assist in increasing water conservation
throullh parnicnhips anion, urban water agencies, public i itcrest organizations, and private entities.
Phis amsensus- building effort resulted in the NIOU, as amended September 16, 1999, which
fornh:dizcs an agreenicnr to implement BMPs and provide a cooperative effort to reduce the
consumption of California's lbatcr resources.
Those signing; the N1OL' have pledged to develop and implement fourteen BMPs. The MOU
requires that a eater utilit) ' implcmetit onl} the BM Ps that are ecolholnically feasible. If a BN'IP is
nor ec, lloulically feasible, the utility liiay request all economic exemption for that BMP. File BI\IPs
as defined in the :M U arc generally recognized as standard definitions of water conser a on
mca s u res.
The City bccallic a member of the CUW(.0 in August 2005, but has not yCt started submitting
a initial reporm Table 6 -1 identifies the fourteen BMPs, or Demand Management Measures
(I MI. - \Is),
Table 6 -1. California Urban Water Conservation Council
Best Management Practices
Best Management Practices, BMP
BN11> Id: Water Surrey programs for Single -Family and Nlulti- Pamilc Residential Customers
15NIP n?: Residential Plumbing Retrofit
15\11) 03: System Water _Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair
15. \I1) 04: :Nlctcril , with Conmiodio Rates for all New Connections and Retrofit of Existing Connections
BNIP 05: Ler;}c Landscape Consetation Programs and Incentives
15NI1> OG: 1 ligli- Efticiency Washing Machine Rebate Programs
BMP 07: Public Education Programs
13'MP 08: School Education Programs
151111) 09: Conservation Programs for Cl1 Account;
15;1!1) 10: \Choke ale : \gcncl Assistance Programs
15 1\I1) 11: (;onservation Pricing
BMP 12: Conservation Coordinator
IMIP 13: \\ atcr Waste Prohibition
IMIP 14: Residential f L.1)1' Replacement Programs
Tk.r i., a ,L ✓jt nrnrt ,tin! it not intended to be a final representation of the n ork- done or moron tendulimu
mm& Gr 13romr, ,nil caldmelL 11 should rot be relied upon; consult the final npo)f
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Water Conservation 6 -2
6.1 Demand Management Measures — SEE ATTACHMENT WITH CHANGES
6.1.1 DMM No. 1— Water Survey Programs for Single - Family Residential and Multi -
Family Residential Customers
Al hart of this DNIM, an agency targets single- and multi- family homes and sends out a yuahfird
sunTecor who checks water using devices within the house and evaluates landscapes and irrigation
systems. MVIDOC had a formal program that ended in FY 2001 /02. The City does not have its
own program.
In FY 2004/05, the City, along kith MWDOC, participated in a regional program called the
Smarfifner Kebete Program. Under the program, residential and small commercial properties are
eligible for a rebate Nyhcn they purchase and install a new, state -of- the -art, weather -based irrigation
controller which can save 41 gallons per day per residence and can reduce runoff and pollution by
49 percent. The t,it) is eligible to receive 11192 valves over the life of the program, and in F1
2004/05, three residential and seventeen small aotntnereial customers participated. The City will
continue to provide on -site mretings, literature and incentives related to this program. As part of the
INIWDOC Gram for the Smarl'imcrs a site audit and inspection is required and provided by contract
through MWI)OC'.
The City is in the process of contracting for a professional /consultant that can assist the City in
developing a residential and commercial site auditing program. Presently the Citt• pays a contractor
for audits as needed. Once the City has developed a program it is the desire of the City to hire a full
or part -time professional staff person to do audits for residential and commercail properties as well
as site mcasurcnu•nts for public properties.
6.1.2 DAM No. 2 — Residential Plumbing Retrofit
lictwecn 1994 and N04, the City, in conjunction with TIWDOC, distributed a total of 3,025 and
411'11 ultra low flush toilets (ULFT) to single - family and multi- family homes, respectively. In
addition_ thmx>,gh llctropolitan's mass showerhead distribution, the City installed 4,453 low -floc
showcncc:tds between 1991 and 1995, and over 75 percent of the City's single- and multi- fatnih
honhcs constructed prior to 1992 are fitted with low -flow showerheads. The City is meeting the
requirement for this Mlllf, so no additional ULFT toilet or low -flow showerhead programs will
occur. But throu,h i\ WD /MWDOC pass -thtu rebates funding is still available for rebates for these
itmes until the requucnient sunsets in 2007, which is when the field is deemed to be saturated.
6.1.3 DMA1 No. 3 — System Water Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair
The Cin records dailh production and demand data and reads all meters on a bi- monthly basis. All
metered sales and other verifiable uses such as back -wash, flushwater, and operation and
uhaintcnaucc, are recorded. The unaccounted water loss varies year to year but is approximately
Five percent of the total water in the system. The Cih' is meeting the requirement for this Dl\11\l.
1 hrr r, a :Gx11 r nm> ,ual n not inlnnl<•d to be a final repnr.'enluliol of the mork dour o' rrromnend,rGou.r
m:1d? b) l37o2,11 an C.:d1 /mel /. 11 60111ci not be nGed upon, ron.rult Me lindl report
I r...,.. -,. ;- :t,,,, V "V ,:, -,s 0,.6 u,>n•.a..c Dcccm er'OOJ
Water Conservation 6 -3
6.1.4 DMM No. 4 —Metering with Commodity Rates for all New Connections and Retrofit
of Existing Connections
All of the City-', water connections are metered and billed based on commodity rates.
6.1.5 DMM No. 5 —Large Landscape Conservation Programs and Incentives
\I \ \'DUC has a progrant titled °Landscape Performance Certification Program ", which provides a
water -based budget for dedicated meters. This program involves developing mater budgets based
off of a cncy- provided consumption data, site - provided area measurement, local weather data, and
contact information for the site owner, the responsible landscape company, and a property- manager.
On it monthly basis, the sites' water budget is developed by water meter and provided back to the
three involved entities in an c -mail report card format. Also included is a website where all involved
call vices their site for budget numbers, which illustrate whether a meter is over, under, or etactly at
their hu&,et. included is a calculation based on individual water rates showing dollars lost. This
Program does not include a formal landscape sure)- component. Financial incentives are offered to
improve L•uidseape Water- use efficiency, and regional funding is available from Metropolitan.
The Ciry participates in the Landscape Performance Certification Program, and has 32 meters for
FY 20114/ 05 and 3 ni rcrs for FT '005/06. Through the SmarTnuer Grant the City is requiring all
Conmicrcial applicants ro participate in this program as a condition of funding by the ("it)-.
6.1.6 DMM No. 6 — High - Efficiency Washing Machine Rebate Programs
'['Ire Oty participates in the High - Efficiency Clothes Rasher (HECVV) program sponsored by
Metropolitan and \IV'DOC. DIWDOC offers a $100 rebate for each HECW purchased and
installed properly. Qualified machines must have a water factor of 6.0 or less to qualify. These
machines typically use 15 to 25 gallons less water per load, with a potential water savings of up to
000 -Alois per year.
Oyer rite pasr 4 years, 781 residences have installed HECWs through this program, and Cite Cin-
Conrinues if, provide information to residences about these rebate programs.
6.1.7 DMM No. 7 — Public Information Program
The City lilts an active program to promote and educate its customers about water conservation and
other mater - related topics. For seven out of the last eight years the City has participated in the
Annual Children's Water Education Festival sponsored by OCWD, The Disneyland Resort and
various Citv's and Agency's throughout Orange County, when requested the Utilities Conservation
Courduiaor toes into the classrooms and discusses various aspects of conservation. The City is also
in the process of updating its website to include conservation related materials and information.
IttcluJtng other resnnrees for helping meet the publics conservation needs.
1[ach year the City publishes and distributes its Water Quality- Report, as require by DHS. In
Addition to water quality- data, this report contains information about the City's sources of supply'
and potential new projects.
T1 , a dry /i npori and o uoi intended to be a /utal repmenlalion o% !be mark done or invi nnendaliotu
made by Bropi,i7 ant/ Cildipell. Il.ibnrrld nol be rrlied rrpow tonrrtll !be /inal npori
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Water Conservation
6.1.8 DMM No. 8— School Education Programs
6 -4
S 1975, ' M /DOC has offered water education programs to Orange County public and private
schools for all grade levels from kindergarten through high school. The City participates in this
propam, and during 1 Y 2004/05, MWDOC made 4 presentations to 245 students.
6.1.9 DMM No. 9 — Conservation Programs for Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional
Accounts
MWDOC basil rebate program for replacing lughflow devices with low -flow ones but does not
conduct sur -c,vs for conunercial, industrial, and institutional accounts. During FY 2004/05, 25 of
the City's commercial, industrial, and institutional customers installed a water - saving plumbing
tlsturc, and a total of I S 2 fixtures have been installed since FY 2001 /02. The City will continue tc
educate this account category to meet the DMM requirements. The City is also working with the
( )rain *e County Sanitation District to target ('11 customers in the Citv who could benefit from the
reduction or rec clink; are large water using devices that MNXTD will help fund to upgrade.
6.1.10 DMM No. 10 — Wholesale Agency Assistance Program
1'he Citt is not a wholesale agencv, so this DINIM does not apply.
6. 1.11 DMM No. 11 — Conservation Pricing
l he Clty currently has uniform pricing for all water. The Cite is currently investigating the various
tiered rate pricing schemes so it can report to the Council on the efficiency and staffing
rcquireuteuis to couycrt the current billing systcm to one that includes tiered pricing.
6.1.12 DMD1 No. 12 — Conservation Coordinator
1 he City has it designated water conservation coordinator, Terresa Moritz, and thus meets this
6.1_13 DMM No. 13 —Water Waste Prohibitions
Tile City of Ncwport Beacli has it formal water waste prohibition. The City does attempt to
promote the most reasonable, wise and efficient use of water. Some of the suggested practices
include:
New landscaping shall incorporate drought- tolerant plant materials and drip
irrigation systems, wherever possible.
Water leaving the user's property due to over- irrigation of landscape, should be
nunimal. if an incident such as this is reported, a customer service representative
will visit the location, investigate, inform resident if possible, leave it note and in
sonic cases shut -off the water.
7 hi. rr 11 dnrf/ nporl and i.r no/ upended to be a Jrnal npm,rentallon a) 16e work done ol'reroumieanlrlioru
urtJt ht 13nnrn and C aUn elZ Il.fllvuld not be relied upoa; ,00ull lire linal rcpon
V r•..,.,,- 1,14.0 4 o December 2005
Water Conservation
It is sugg"red that warcring should be done during the ear1V morning or evening
hours to nnnimize evaporation (between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. the following
morning).
All leaks are investigated and repaired.
\Varer should not be used to clean paved surfaces, such as sidewalks, driveways,
parking areas, etc., except to alleviate immediate safety or saturation hazards.
• Reclaimed or water shall be used wherever mailable, assurning it is econornicallv
feasible.
6.1.14 DMM No. 14 —Residential ULFT Replacement Program
6 -5
Since 1994, \RVDOC' has had two ULFT programs: a rebate program and a distribution program.
1'he City has participated in this program but has had limited success. Seven ULFTs were installed
throw h :MWDOC's CI I ULFT program between FY 2001 /02 and FY 2003/04, and through
.\I \ \')( )(I and kcal agency conservation programs, the Cite has installed 7,091 ULFTs between FY
1995/96 and FY 2004/05. However, mane of the housing units have low -flush toilets, and the City
meers the average recluiremcnts for this DI\IM.
6.2 Determination of Implementation
\part from D\L \I No. 10, which is not applicable to the City, the City does not have any MINIS
that arc nnr cunrnth being unplcmeuted or that are not scheduled for implementation.
Table 6 -2. (D`,ClR Table 16) Evaluation of Unit Cost of Water Resulting from
Non- implemented DMMs
Per -AF Cost
red & Not Scheduled DMM / Planned Water Sum* Proiects
Not Applicable SO
h,mrrc:,:it, sc:ff
Th,; i., a ,Gall npm9 midi., nol irlendrd In hr a Jinal rrprc reulaliai of !be work done o reronmrendaliwa
evade b7. 1knrn and Caldn,ell. ll ±bould nol be trued apwH; rnn.oed! /be final reporl
P Y,..a ,. NN r December 2005
7.0 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
'Phis section describes the City's water shortage planning efforts. Water shortages may result from
wearber variations and e:itistrophe•s such as pipeline failures, supply contamination, and earthquakes.
During periods of drought, the City will be subject to Metropolitan's and MWDOC's regional water
supple plans.
Metropolitan adopted a Water Surplus and Drought Management Plan (WSDM Plan), which guides
the manage•nne•nt of regional water supplies to achieve the reliability goals of Southern California's
lnnte•_.,r:rtc•d Resources Plan. Metropolitan expects to be 100 percent reliable through the next ten
ye:trs or more. MWDOC is responsible for the allocation of imported water to its member agencies,
and Section 7 of 11 WIDOC's draft 3005 UWMP indicates that they will follow Metropolitan's
\\.SD \I Plan.
The \\ SI ): \1 Plan's guiding principle is to minimize adverse impacts of mate[ shortage to retail
customer The supporting principles behind the plan are to encourage efficient water use and
economical local resource programs, coordinate operations with member agencies to maxitnvze the
auuouut of surphrs water available im dry° years, pursue transfer and banking programs to secure more
imported) water for use im city rears, and increase public awareness about water supply issues.
The \ \`)UM Plan distinguishes between Surpluses, Shortages, Severe Shortages, and Extreme
Shortages. Fach of these terms has a specific meaning with regards to metropolitan's capability to
deliver water to r\ WDOC and its member agencies, which includes the City. Metropolitan defines
Surplus as being its ability' to meet full-set ice and interruptible program demands, and to deliver
Nyater to local and regional storage. Undcr a Shortage condition, b'Ictropohtan can meet full - service
demands and partiallv meet or full- meet interruptible demands, using stored water or water
transfers as necessauv. 14n a Sevcic• Shortage, Metropolitan must use stored mater, transfers, and
possibly also call for e:maordin:+nv conservation to meet full- scivice demands, and Interun
. \griccdtural Water Program deliveries mac be curtailed. In the event of all Extreme Shortage,
Met'upr+litan untst allocate available supply to full- service customers.
The WSIB \I Plan also defines five surplus management stages and seven shortage management
stages to wide resource management activities. Each year, metropolitan considers the level of
supplies available and the existing levels of mater in storage to determine management actions to
(a) nnaxinnize avoidance of all Extreme Shortage and (b) rninin -ize adverse vmpact to retail customers
in the event of all Extreille Shortage. Sonic of the actions that could be taken include surface
suxagc mnauagemcut /withdrawal, groundwater storage /withdrawal, curtailment of groundwater
replcnishnncnt storage programs, purchase of option contracts, and differing levels of conservation
7.1 City's Water Shortage Contingency Plan
In 1993, the Cin- adopted its Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) in response to California
: \ssemhly Bill Number 11. The WSCP is intended to consen-atively manage the City's water
resources to provide water to its customers on an equitable and business -sound basis, in the event of
a curraibnrenr ul deliveries of up to 50 percent.
L .r Jar)/ nj+nrl ,111 is nn! in /en,/,% rn be a /ine(nrreren/,dlar al The sar.( r /air or rerannurnJ,diau
m:rJ br 1Srnm•n ,m,/ C;,r /d»t -// Il .rbonld not Gz ra /led nfon: nnutr /t lGc. Jind /near
, - _ t. .,.I. ,j. a1, UI• 1..,:i;I"..e2'.�. rt \I11A „, December 2005
\ Vater Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -2
7.2 Action Stagcs
As sunnnnrizcd in Table 7 -1, the City has a ten -stage plan to meet up to a 50% reduction in water
upph. ]'able 7 -1 outlines the water supply shortage stages and conditions. Further details of each
phase's mandator' conservation actions are covered in Ordinance No. 92 -31 adopted by the City on
)une 8, 1992. A copy of this ordinance is included in Appendix F.
Table 7 -1 (DWR Table 23) Water Supply Shortage Stages and Conditions
Stage No.
Water Supply Conditions
% Shortage
]
Normal
104Vo voluntary
2006
Water Alert
10% mandatory
Local Supplies
Water Alert
15%
4
Water Warning
200Vo
5
Water \\'arning
25%
G
\Vatcr Warning
30010
7
Water Warning
35 °'u
8
Water Warning
40"
�)
Water Warning
45'"0
10
V atcr Warning
StPYri
7.3 Three -Year Minimum Supply
\l\VDOC has determined the tnininaum water supplies available for retail consumption for each of
the nest three rears (2006- 2005). Table 7 -2 compares nortnal conditions and the historical driest
three -Fear period (1959 -1961) for NI \VDOC's service area. 1\1WDOC is expected to meet the City's
consumption under a three -rear dry period. Sirmlady, Menopohtan is expected to be able to suppl}'
all nf:; \i \C'DOC's imp, rrted Neater during the same period, and Dletropohtan•s draft Regional Urban
\\ ster \lawwcuient Plan indicates that it can provide 100"'0 of the supple demanded by its number
a}CnciCS rhrou"h 20;0. .
Table 7 -2. (DWR Table 24) Three -Year Minimum Water Supply
Source
Normal
Multiple Dry Year
2006
2007
2008
2006
2007
2008
Local Supplies
11,452
12,404
13,952
11,157
10,799
13,163
Imported Supple
7,371
6,672
5,310
8,927
8,983
7,168
Total
18,823
19,076
19,263
20,084
19,781
20,331
>,'wc, \1\\'n( )r
77,1. b a <61ll ,tpon and h nol inlended to be. a fined reptiseulalion of /be work done or inontntendalio,u
oade by 13ronw and Ghlivell. 11 shwild not be relied upon; conjull Ibe final nfm,t
1 '4"1 a r r, -1; 2o,; tu.m•.d•,� December 2005
Water Shortage Contingence Plan 7 -3
7.4 Catastrophic Supply Interruption Plan
In 1983, the Orange County water community developed a Water Supply Emergency Preparedness
Plan to respond effectively to disasters impacting the regional water distribution system. The Watet
I.nhet -cncy Response Organization of Orange County (WEROC) was formed to coordinate
cnher"rcney response on behalf of all Orange County water agencies.
The City developed its Emergency Preparedness Plan in 1998 to meet emergencies within its service
area and has updated the plan as necessary. The plan provides information on City operations,
assi1n , responsibilities, and establishes general policies and procedures associated with operations
during natural disasters, technological incidents, and nuclear defense emergencies.
'fable 7 -3 summaries various possible catastrophes and a summary of the actions that could be
taken in response.
Table 7 -1 (DWR Table 25) Preparation Actions for a Catastrophe
Possible Catastrophe
Summary of Actions
Request information from SCE to determine how long outage will
be. Pump Stations will automatically utilize back -up power through
an auto - transfer switch. Utilize MWD connections and emergency
I:cgional Po ycr Outage
supple in Big Canyon Reservoir. Notify customers, media, state and
local authorities if service is disrupted or significant demand
management is necessary.
The City would activate its LOC and each Department would activate
their respective DOC's. all Citv departments are assigned specific
1.anhyual:c
functions as described in the Functional Responsibility Matrix. Each
dcparuncnt Nyill respond to, manage, and request mutual aid
resources /personnel to respond to their assigned responsibilities. Issue
boil alert of "do not drink" orders as needed.
Request information from Di\ \'D on length of shutdown. If
Dicmcr Plain Shutdown
insignificant, utilize emergence water storage or pump groundwater
from wells to supply demand for all customers. Also, potentialh
im )lemenc water use prohibitions, depending on length and seyerite.
Notify Newport Beach Police Department and Department of I Iealth
Services. Attempt to isolate effected areas, in known, preventing
\\ am Contamination
spreading to other areas. Issue a "do not drink" or boil order as
necessary. Provide alternate water supply to areas affected. ,activation
of LOC would depend on severity.
Request information from other City, departments on the severity and
I I ilia
location of the flooding, to determine the potential damage to facilities.
\CtiV1gdon of DOC and potentially EOC, based on severity. Utilize
ortable pumps and generators at locations most affected.
Emergency evacuation. Subsequently, possible activation of DOC and
I sunanu
EOC based on severity. Have not fully addressed this event,
?unn'r t::n'- l mc,�rnr+' h,parcdnc.s 11.111 :111d NIWDOC:', U\C':1111
'I 71j, , d .11i /!1 ,pin/ and i.r not intended to be a Jirarl rnefn a station o/ the mak (late ov roranmuvulaliau
ro.rd h; 13nnrn and Grldmell. 17.(6(111/,1 nol be relied upon: consult tbeJiu<rl prod
r !•,..,..., o:..i a r i �-• -r, u. -.,n _ -13 t \\ aul d— December 2005
Water Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -4
7.5 Prohibitions, Penalties, and Consumption Reduction
7.5.1 Mandatory Water Use Prohibitions
The City has developed and adopted a specific mater shortage management plan to meet targeted
reductions in total mater demand during a shortage scenario. Mandatory prohibitions on mater
usage during xvatcr shortages established in Ordinance No. 92 -31 apply to all City customers. Table
7 -4 lists examples of prohibitions in the ordinance and the stage when the prohibition becomes
ntandatorV.
Table 7 -4. (DWR Table 26) Mandatory Prohibitions
Examples of Prohibitions
Stage When Prohibition
Becomes Mandatory
L sin'', potable water for washing paved areas
4
Adjust sprinldcrs /irrigation sN stems to avoid overspniv /(vnoff /waste
1
C rrcnbclt areas /czisting ;lopes xxmtcrcd 3 days /week during non -peak
hours
6
Limit xc:itcr use from tiro hN'drants to fire fighting (curtail construction
wau.•r use)
1
\Cashin,; of vchicics /utobile cyuipment hinitcd to hand -held bucket or
hand -held hose with a positive ;hut -off nozzle for quick rinses
4
Concrctc areas in development projects must be broomed
4
Restaurants shall not serve water except when specifically requested to
do £o
1
\Cater rcccclim� system nutndatory for decorative fountains
I
failure to repair indoor /outdoor leaks
1
l.' >e (d :MY \ atcr for construction must be prc- approved be City
�1911:1�Cr
I
Violation wa nim�s issues /charge a fee to recover coats
1
llroltibit use of xv itcr for construction purposes
1
niece (.nr > Ian Cr enec PrCharcJness Dian and ,NAVI X )(I" U\C'. \ID
l bl.r r d dr n)I np(i! airs/ L not intended to he a final npresewatioi q1 ivork dole or teromilrendalioiu
oadc by Broom and Caldwell It .should not be relied apour conwll lbe final report
P. Pn III - I_'SSU1. \\r I'171iI),m ,��,ca :u r.a, Decetnber3005
Water Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -5
7.5.2 Water Reduction Methods
lte'dl.ICGO W in water consumption by the Citp during water shortages will reduce NRVDOC's overall
demnnds on Metropolitan. Under the ordinance, the City has the authority of allocating available
supplies as deemed necessary under the water consenretion phases.
The Ciry will use the following methods during the ten phases listed in Table 7 -5,
Table 7 -5. (DWR Table 27) Consumption Reduction Methods
�n{nC,: t Atc r h -dL antzc N , 92 -31
Jnil1lzpwY wld tr Lin/ hiJeuded Jo bed filial repin lilac iou a1 /be work done or rrronuncrrd<rJinru
m.✓dr Gr Bnw li .md (.<rldn•dL 1 1.,lxurld no/ he relied upon; ,011jult /be fiuul )rpnr7
r,.,..,. : a 1\1' )',! -1; o,.." 1.1; LA vrd.., December 2005
Stage When
Projected
Water Use
Method Takes
Reduction
Effect
1 olllnl:Iry bcsi efforts ill general water use
1
to
:Nhild:lrUn' rc•srrlcnon Ili tienc•ral water use
2
10
\Iand;ii nv resrriction in -CUeral wirer use
3
15
l l:uld:uon' restricriolls:
- Kcducc gcncnal List by `'o "'i
- Ceasc vehicle washin,, with open flow hoses
4
20
(:case cxrcrior surface yvasiung
(.case irrigation between to a.m. and 4 p.m.
\hndatory restrictions (same as Stage 3 restrictions plus):
- Keducc "eneral use by 25" /u
- \'chicle and exterior surface washing on specific day's
5
25
oniv
- Irri anon Lin specific days onle
Mandator' restrictions (same as Stage 5 restrictions plus):
6
30
- Kcducc -trncral Llsc by 30" n
\landarory restrictions (same as Stage 6 restrictions plus):
i cdncc'eerl use b 3'
.
7
35
Cease irri,,ation between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., except trees
tin be yy-atcrtd on Sundays
Nfandaion restrictions (same as Stage 7 restrictions plus):
Keduce corral use by 40':o
S
40
Trccs mac be watered on Sundays be bucket only
Mandarory restrictions (same as Stage S restrictions plus):
- KCtIL1CC "cneral use by 45 "0
9
45
- Cease iml --non between 6 a.m. and 10 ).m.
\land:ltury restrictions (same as Stage 9 restrictions plus):
l\ed11CC gcncrel use ba 50" a
10
50
case all watering except by bucket
Cease tilling pouls, fountains, etc.
�n{nC,: t Atc r h -dL antzc N , 92 -31
Jnil1lzpwY wld tr Lin/ hiJeuded Jo bed filial repin lilac iou a1 /be work done or rrronuncrrd<rJinru
m.✓dr Gr Bnw li .md (.<rldn•dL 1 1.,lxurld no/ he relied upon; ,011jult /be fiuul )rpnr7
r,.,..,. : a 1\1' )',! -1; o,.." 1.1; LA vrd.., December 2005
Water Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -6
753 Penalties for Excessive Water Use
AN idenrified in Stage 7 of Metropolitan's WSDI \f Plan, during a Severe Water Shortage,
Metropolitan can i npose surcharges or penalty pricing on water consumption in excess of the
imported \water allocation. In addition, NIWDOC has the authority to adjust water rates to include
inv Metropolitan- unposed penalties.
The Circ's Ordinance mandates that the Utilities Director impose surcharges /penalties on water
consumption duriM I all phases of a water emergency by establishing a four -tiered billing structure
based on area consumption range; by meter size. Averages will be based on non -peak and peal:
canons. A surcharge per billing unit (100 cubic feet of water) will be assed for usage above the
average for each billing tvPc. The surcharge will be based on the penalty charged by bleuopolitan.
he penalties and charges are shown in Table 7 -6.
Table 7 -6. (DWR Table 28) Penalties and Charges
Penalty or Charge
Stage When Penalty
Takes Effect
I: \cess use chum c asscsscd
Stage 2
\C Allen IMOIICC Of clol;16031
Stage 2
Dint or surdlan"c for cxccss use
Sragc 3
Insrall 8o\c rc,tricror
Stage 4
runtl'c �:in 1 )rdwanrc \u. 9_' -13 vul .. \I \C'Ur H:'S l'\\'.\IP
7.6 Revenue Impacts on Reduced Sales
\nlicipared shurrfills in projected revenue due to water supple shortages would need to be covered
throu"ll incn:tsed w tier rates and /ut all advance from funds set aside by the Cin.
Table 7 -7. (DWR Table 29) Proposed Measures to Overcome Revenue Impacts
Name of Measures I Summary of Effects
Rare adjustment The existing rate structure could be adjusted to recapture a
portion of the lost revenue, which would affect all water
users \within the City's service area.
I )cvclopmcnt of reser cs The City has a Water Rate Stabilization Fund to be used in
times of drought and emergencies to offset the loss of
revenue. The City could also advance funds from its
General Fund for the lugs of essential revenue.
,C : t:4, st:,rr
176 i., a dwjl nrmY and i" out inlended to he a final re n:renlalion o% the work done or reronuneadaliau
m,ek GT Promn and CaleGvell. 1! .,hoald nol be relied upon: t'onttdl IGe final repot?
P . i.......,_ 1'.1.-14 \\ n i.r -is D'an 11,161 \\ .\m.6,: December 2005
Water Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -7
1lcaeuros to orerconlc expenditure impacts and estimated dollar savings are provided in Table 7 -8.
Table 7 -8. (DWR Table 30) Proposed Measures to Overcome Expenditure Impacts
Nantes of measures
Summary of Effects
t:Urb :111 discrcrionary
s leudigt;
Discretionary spending is not considered to be a significant budget itcrll.
Wiles meter auditin"
Actual reduction of wirer used for meter:, over
Dcfcr Capital
lnlprovenlcnt Program
The FY 05/06 Capital Improvement Program totals approximately
$2,500,000. Certain non - essential projects could be delayed without
having an adverse effect.
Ddav purchase of capital
(111'iay bUdgM'd ltl'111A
] increase of approximately $50,000 per year.
rccl,rds
be monitored. The data is recorded by zone,
Suunm City sCJ1: F1''00i flti ly:uer Enterprise Fund Operating Badget, and Capital fmproveinent Program
7.7 Water Use Monitoring Procedures
As dctincd ill Tabh' 7-9, water use monitoring mechanisms would be put in place to record the
actual Ted016011 ill water Use.
Table 7 -9. (DWR Table 31) Water Use Monitoring Mechanisms
D1echanisnls for Determining Actual
Type and Quality of Data Expected
Reductions
Wiles meter auditin"
Actual reduction of wirer used for meter:, over
one -inch
.V(riuur daih production /distribution
Daily production and distribution records would
rccl,rds
be monitored. The data is recorded by zone,
which would enable Clt}' staff to determine which
zone was using more water than expected.
Customers would be alerted to actual cater use
(increase / dccreas e).
111 alit: ninrg Employee
City Code Enforcement Staff employee would
monitor all unnecessary domestic irrigation use
and serve o the "dawn" patrol to verify that
n
residences and irrigation customers are not over -
watering in the early hours of the day.
. 1 'I :.r ;I ;h. Y1 11 fat / <rnd i.r nu/ ia4nded to he o final rcpnerdnlalivii n /The )roa— done or retammau /dinar
m:Ide G )31nlrn'111d GIh111'e /% I/ hull / no/ be Irlied opon,':'onault /&,jina/ 11fa1Y
P e,..,:,:. ,-"" \r December 3005
8.0 WATER SUPPLY VERSUS DEMAND COMPARISON
This section provides a comparison of the projected water supply and demand for the City* of
Ncwport Batch (City) from 2005 through 2030. Water supply to demand comparisons are also
provided for single dry rear and multiple dry- year scenarios. The water demands are developed in
Section 3, water supplies are defined in Section 4, and recycled water supplies are presented in
Section 5 of this report.
8.1 Normal Water Supply vs. Demand Comparison
Water is dclivcred within the City's service area by the Cite to residential and commercial customers
to meet their demands, The City's water supplies are from both surface water and groundwater
sources. The anah'sis compares the projected normal water supply and custoter demands from
2010 to 2130, in 5 -vear increments.
The projected water supple is estimated to increase by approximately 9.7% percent by the veal 2030
from 20115. The projected available normal water supply and comparison to 2005 requirements is
presented in 'l ahle 8-1.
Table 8 -1. (DWR Table 40) Projected Normal Water Supply — AFY
(froul table 4)
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
skillph-
19,762
21,556
21,640
21,716
21,716
"+, of vear 2001)
106" 0
116%
116%
116%
116"i)
I -he projected nornuil demand and comparison to 2005 demand requirements is presented ill
fable ti-
Table 8 -2. (DWR Table 41) Projected Normal Water Demand — AFY
(from table 15)
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Demand
19,791
21,555
21,640
21,716
21,716
"„ of scar 2005
10%
116%
116%
116%
116%
77,i,+ h a div /! nP /N% tlnd h nol infen Ied to be a nal i- epruonlation 0f tbe;vor�. clono Or ntoixilendalion.f
ni, /dr Gp Bron,u ,lud Culdircl% ll i[101!lil x101 IIP 1'�'lIf(l 1l�Olt; ('O11,R!l/ IhC �t /Idl icraY
V: i ...... . 1, 1'+4.11 . %\I' n.,: a u,,,n 1„15 c\011•.dh, December 2005
Water Supply versus Demand Comparison 8 -2
1'he Comparison of projected water suppl' and demand is presented in Table 8 -1
Table 8 -3 (DWR Table 42) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison - AFY
8.2 Dry Year Water Supply vs. Demand Comparison
'fables S -4 thruu1,h 8 -6 provide a comparison of a single dr }' scar l \'ate- suppl}' with projected total
water use uVcr the nest 25 scars, in five-vear increments.
Table 8 -4. (DWR Table 43) Projected Single Dry Year Water Supply - AFY
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Su „h' cords
19,792
21,556
21,640
21,716
21,716
Demand totals
19,792
21,556
21,640
21,716
21,716
Difference
0
0
0
0
0
Difference as "'0 of Supplv
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Difference as °i, of Demand
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8.2 Dry Year Water Supply vs. Demand Comparison
'fables S -4 thruu1,h 8 -6 provide a comparison of a single dr }' scar l \'ate- suppl}' with projected total
water use uVcr the nest 25 scars, in five-vear increments.
Table 8 -4. (DWR Table 43) Projected Single Dry Year Water Supply - AFY
Table 8 -5. (DWR Table 44) Projected Single Dry Year Water Demand - AFY
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
laical Supple
12,439
12,840
11,526
12,195
11,817
Imported Supply
8,450
9,911
11,314
10,726
11,104
Supple Totals
20,889
22,751
22,841
22,921
22,921
of projected normal
105.50./0
105.5°. /o
105.5%
105.50,/o
105.5 0.4,
Table 8 -5. (DWR Table 44) Projected Single Dry Year Water Demand - AFY
Tablc 8 -6. (DWR Table 45) Projected Single Dry Year Supply
and Demand Comparison - AFY
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Demand
20,889
22,751
22,841
22,921
22,921
of projected normal
105.50.0
105.50.0
105.50/0
105.5° 0
105.5'%
Tablc 8 -6. (DWR Table 45) Projected Single Dry Year Supply
and Demand Comparison - AFY
1 i,is is a diw? marl 111(h, nol intended to be a final rtrrrrentaliarr of tee work. doge or r'etonuurndalior r
no-rola br 13nnrn and Caldna'll I/ xlvitlel not Ge relied neon; eood/rlt the final apor/
V I,..,,.,, or 11.17 r,u,.,i._..�sc\\>ma,., December 2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Supph totals
20,889
22,751
22,841
22,921
22,921
Demand totals
20,889
22,751
22,841
22,921
22,921
Difference
0
0
0
0
0
Difference a> " u of tiupph
0.0%
0.0%
0.00/0
0.0 1)/0
0.0%
Difference as "hl of Dem,ind
0.0%
0.0 1)/0
0.0%
0.0%
1 0.0%
1 i,is is a diw? marl 111(h, nol intended to be a final rtrrrrentaliarr of tee work. doge or r'etonuurndalior r
no-rola br 13nnrn and Caldna'll I/ xlvitlel not Ge relied neon; eood/rlt the final apor/
V I,..,,.,, or 11.17 r,u,.,i._..�sc\\>ma,., December 2005
Water Supply versus Demand Comparison 8 -3
-fables 8 -7 throu&h 8 -21 compare the total water suppl}r available in multiple dry water years with
projected total water use over the nett 20 years, in one -year increments.
Table 8 -7. (DWR Table 46) Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year
Period Ending in 2010 — AFY
Supply
2018
2019
2020
Normal
19,263
19,473
19,791
Local Supple
13,952
14,053
14,034
Imported Supple
5,310
5,420
5,758
Supply Totals
19,263
19,473
19,791
Aultiple Dry Year
0.0 11/0
0.00.0
0040
Local Suppl
13,293
12,094
12,439
Imported Supply
7,260
8,099
8,450
Supply Totals
1 20,553
20,193
20,889
"o of projected normal
1 106.7%
103.7 -10
1 105.5° %0
Table 8 -8. (DWR Table 47) Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period
Ending in 2010 — AFY
Demand
2008
2009
2010
Normal
19,263
19,473
19,791
\ultiple Dr\-Year
20,553
20,193
20,889
0 of projected normal
106.70,'0
103.7%
105.5°'0
Table 8 -9. (DWR Table 48) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison
During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2010 — AFY
-1 /,r.r r., ✓ A(Ji 111+017 and i r not inlendr! to he a filar/ repinentation a/dbe work done or rrcommeudalions
nldde ht 13rown awl Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; roluult the finallrporl
ry 'S'Wl \\r \\'MWd", December 2005
2006
2007
2008
Supple totals
20,553
20,193
20,889
Demand totals
20,553
20,193
20,889
Difference
0
0
0
Difference as "'o of Supply
0.0%
0.00%
0.00"o
Difference as "o of Demand
0.0 11/0
0.00.0
0040
-1 /,r.r r., ✓ A(Ji 111+017 and i r not inlendr! to he a filar/ repinentation a/dbe work done or rrcommeudalions
nldde ht 13rown awl Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; roluult the finallrporl
ry 'S'Wl \\r \\'MWd", December 2005
\Vatcr Supply t-crsus Dcmand Comparison 8 -4
Table 8 -10. (DWR Table 49) Projected Supply During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2015 — AFY
Supply
2018
2019
2020
Normal
20,972
21,365
21,555
Local Supple
15,113
15,342
15,399
Imported Supple
5,858
6,023
6,157
Supply Totals
20,972
21,365
21,555
Alultiple Dry Year
0.0"• 0
0.0", 0
0.0 11,1"
Local Supply
13,670
12,041
12,840
lmported Supply
8,706
105114
91911
Supply Totals
22,376
22,155
22,751
°.t, of projected normal
106.7%
103.7°. /u
105.50,'0
Table 8 -11. (DWR Table 50) Projected Demand Multiple
Dry Year Period Ending in 2015 — AFY
Demand
2013
2014
2015
Normal
20,972
21,365
21,555
Multiple Dry Year
22,376
22,155
22,751
0'0 of projected normal
10617%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -12. (DWR Table 51) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison
During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2015 — AFY
7 dnIjl report uud h /If)/ fnA•nded to be o /in,d iiPmreu4rlinn o% tba »'a .done a' neontunitdailioitr
inaJrby 1311)11'11 dnd C,/Ahu,/,. Il .hould nol be relied upon; owill Me liuol repo9
\N r u z r> a „r, : c e >0 .d December 2005
2013
2014
2015
Suppy totals
22,376
22,155
22,751
Dcma(ftd corals
22,376
22,155
22,751
Difference
0
0
0
Diffcrcncc as "0 of Supple
0.00. /0
0.0%
0.001/0
Diffcrcncc as "'u of Demand 1
0.0"• 0
0.0", 0
0.0 11,1"
7 dnIjl report uud h /If)/ fnA•nded to be o /in,d iiPmreu4rlinn o% tba »'a .done a' neontunitdailioitr
inaJrby 1311)11'11 dnd C,/Ahu,/,. Il .hould nol be relied upon; owill Me liuol repo9
\N r u z r> a „r, : c e >0 .d December 2005
Water Supple Versus Demand Comparison 8 -5
Table 8 -13. (DWR Table 52) Projected Supply During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2020 — AFY
Supply
2018
2019
2020
Normal
21,606
21,623
21,640
J_rrcal ~apply
15,288
15,277
15,278
Imported Supply
6,319
6,346
6,362
Snpply Totals
21,606
21,623
21,640
Multiple Dry Year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
l.oeal Supply
14,075
11,652
11,526
bnportcd Supple
8,978
10,771
11,314
Supply Totals
23,053
22,423
22,841
-o of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -14. (DWR Table 53) Projected Demand
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2020 — AFY
Demand
2018
2019
2020
.Ni orma1
21,606
21,623
21,640
Multiple Dry fear
23,053
22,423
22,841
"'o of projected normal
106.7%
103.7°'o
105.5%
Table 8 -15. (DWR Table 54) Projected Supply and Demand
Comparison During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2020 — AFY
d/it/? ripor t ✓nr! is not ioleod'd to he ,r finrr( iepierenlrrtino of the mark door or reconnneadatioru
nonlr by Brnom mid CIddive((. II I hould oot be relied trpoo; rooto(1 the Jioat report
�u• �u,.,A, 1116 c\\a1P d,,, December 2005
2018
2019
2020
Supple totals
23,053
32,423
22,841
Demand totals
23,053
22,423
22,841
Difference
0
0
0
Difference as S"0 of Supple
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Difference as "%o of Demand
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
d/it/? ripor t ✓nr! is not ioleod'd to he ,r finrr( iepierenlrrtino of the mark door or reconnneadatioru
nonlr by Brnom mid CIddive((. II I hould oot be relied trpoo; rooto(1 the Jioat report
�u• �u,.,A, 1116 c\\a1P d,,, December 2005
Water Supple versus Demand Comparison 8 -6
Table 8 -16. (DWR Table 55) Projected Supply During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2025 — AF Year
Supply
2023
2024
2025
Normal
21,691
21,708
21,716
Local SttPPI ?'
15,375
15,428
15,490
linported Supply
6,316
6,280
6,226
Supply Totals
21,691
21,708
21,716
Multiple Dry Year
0.00,/0
0.00./0
O.Ooo
Local Supplt
14,138
12,343
12,195
Imported SupPIh'
9,006
10,168
10,726
Supph Totals
23,144
1 22,511
1 22,921
"tt of projected normal
106.7`;'0
1 103.70„
1 105.50 -,o
Table 8 -17. (DWR Table 56) Projected Multiple Dry Year
Period Ending in 2025 — AF Year
Demand
2023
2024
2025
Normal
21,691
21,708
21,716
Multiple Drt' Year
23,144
22,511
22,921
" of projected normal
106.70,/0
103.7 "0
105.50.'0
Table 8 -18. (DWR Table 57) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison
During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2025 —AF Year
Supply
2023
2024
2025
Supph Totals
23,144
32,511
23,921
Demand Totals
23,144
22,511
32,921
Difference
0
0
0
Difference as " 0 of Supph
0.0 0i0
Q.0" ro
0.0 "0
Difference as " s. of Demand
0.00,/0
0.00./0
O.Ooo
nnl intruded to Ge a /inu! -q w reldrtion of 1Ge work done or nronvnrne(rRn2
m:ai�• h� Bromri :rrrd Laldii•e!L It ilrmrld nal G�° relied ufon; ronndt tbr,(inul nrort
I- _ A., »I, I is u..,r, December 2003
Water Supply versus Demand Comparison 8 -7
Table 8 -19. (DWR Table 58) Projected Supply During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2030 — AF Year
Supply
2028
2029
2030
Normal
21,716
21,716
21,716
Local SuPPIv
15,450
15,414
15,460
Imported Supply
6,266
6,302
6,256
Supply Totals
21,716
1,716
21,716
Aultiple Dry Year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Local SuPPIc
14,531
12,211
11,817
Imported Supple
8,639
10,308
11,104
Supply Totals
21,170
22,519
22,921
". /o of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -20. (DWR Table 59) Projected Demand During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2030 — AT Year
Demand
2028
2029
2030
Normal
21,716
21,716
21,716
Multiple Dry Year
23,170
22,519
22,931
';Io of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
J 105.5%
Table 8 -21. (DWR Table 60) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison
During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2030 — AF Year
Supple
2028
2029
2030
Supplc'Iotals
23,170
22,519
22,921
Demand Totals
23,170
22,519
33,931
Difference
0
0
0
Difference as %O of SuPPIc
0.001%
0.0%
0.0%
Differenceas'.'oofDemand
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
77r. r, .1 rhlig np/n7 and i.f ¢n/ inlenrled ro Lea final nJrrfenta8ai of the work done or rermnnrendatiolis
rnack hr Broirn dud Gil<Iwell. 11 should not he relied ufou; eon.adt the . final report
I I R. .:. r 1 _�4•1: UP 1.1;- isin.w'„5ra.\ma," Deceniber2005
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
-.:don Davidson, Director
Judy '. 1.2005
�7atty Temple. Planning Director
City of Newport Beach
Planning Department
i Newport Blvd.
'ilex ; ;ort Beach, CA 92663
Dear F,�tty:
voo may be aware. the Utilities Department updates its Urban Water Management Plan every five
: -alts. This effort helps ensure we can provide Newport Beech with a reliable supply of high- quality water
:n meet curr -It and future demand. Because comprehensive water resource planning is so critical, the
C:drornr: Vvaler Code now mandates all urban water purveyors notify the city or county they serve of this
I'1r:nning ef-0rf
zan ser:dm,.l ,'ou this letter as required by law, and to solicit your input on how land -use planning
decisions Neo: port Beach has made may npact water consumption over the next 20 years. The Utilities
Gepnnme:nt has hired Brovin & Celdweil to represent the City in developing this updated plan. In the next
::,uple of months, either I or a representative of Brown & Caldwell may be in contact with you or your
dest. "p ee to collect planning information.
Tile tnrprmabon you provide will be incorporated into the City of Newport Beach's 2005 Urban Water
Management Plan. The document will then be submitted to the Municipal Water District of Orange County
U,trVDOGr, v:nfch is compiling a countywide 2005 Regional Urban Water Management Plan. In turn,
F. WD• ;?('s plan will be submitted to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (4,1ET) for
:n;ius;,w into its comprehensive 2005 Regional Urban WN ter Management Plan. MET supplies importer!
lJo,liern California and the Colorado Rivet to nearly 18 million people in six Southern
- :n,ir:�nta ca; noes, i,N%*D(-,,C, a IAET rnerober Agency. is the water wholesaler and resource- planning
E:.r ficy Tor,)Gdige County
"rise r;ult of our co!gbor�d.ve effo-ts will be an all - inclusive plan that will assist us ul better managing one
n; :nuthem C ;iMomia s most precious resources,
I; you have ., question or comment about our regional planning effort, please contact any one of the
i0@ovnnf3 indrrlduais'.
.;Ames Department. Tim Deutsch, Administrative Manager, (949) 644.3010
Municipal Water District: I -Wen Yang, principal engineer, (714) 593 -5027
I:ietroPohtsn'A1ater District: Brendon Gosia, Water Resource Manager, (213) 217 -7384
D.;.elopulj a comprehensive 2005 Regional Urban Water Management Plan is critical to Southern
Calrornia, the County of Orange and the City of Newport Beach. Than'r, you In advance for your input.
Tint D::utsch
.A.lnw Istrative Man�gel'
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APPENDIX B
URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach will hold a
public hearing on the draft update of the City of Newport Beach 2005 Urban Water Management
Plan.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that said public hearing will be held on the 13`h day
of December 2005, at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Newport Beach City
Nall, 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, California, at which time and place any and all
persons interested may appear and be heard thereon. If you would like to review the Plan, a copy
is available at the City Clerk's office and the Utilities Department. For information call Tim
Deutsch at (949) 644 -3011.
LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk
City Of Newport Beach
APPENDIX C
URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTING THE 2005 URBAN
WATER MANANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water Code
Section 10610 et seq., known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act) during
the 1983 -84 Regular Session, and subsequent amendments mandate every supplier
providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more
than 3,000 acre -feet of water annually, to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan
(Plan), the primary objective of which is to plan for the conservation and efficient use of
water; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach (City) is an urban supplier of water
providing water to a population of over 79,000; and
WHEREAS, the Plan shall be periodically reviewed at least once every five years, and
that the City shall make any amendments or changes to its Plan which are indicated by
the review; and
WHEREAS, the Plan must be adopted after a public review and hearing and filed
with the California Department of Water Resources within thirty days of adoption; and
WHEREAS, the City has therefore, prepared and circulated for public review a
draft Urban Water Management Plan, and a properly noticed public hearing regarding
said Plan held on December 13, 2005, and;
WHEREAS, the City did prepare and shall file said Plan with the California
Department of Water Resources by December 31, 2005;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach that the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan is hearby adopted and
order filed with the City Clerk. The Utilities Director is hereby authorized and directed
to file the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan with the California Department of Water
Resources within 30 days of this date and before December 31, 2005.
ADOPTED this 13th day of December 2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPENDIX D
CALIFORNIA'S GROUNDWATER BULLETIN 118
South Coast Hydrologic Region California's Groundwater
Coastal Plain of Orange County Groundwater Basin Bulletin 778
Coastal Plain of Orange County
Groundwater Basin
• Groundwater Basin Number: 8 -1
• County: Orange
• Surface Area: 224,000 acres (350 square miles)
Basin Boundaries and Hydrology
The Coastal Plain of Orange County Groundwater Basin (Orange County Basin) underlies a coastal
alluvial plain in the northwestern portion of Orange County. The basin is bounded by consolidated rocks
exposed on the north in the Puente and Chino Hills, on the east in the Santa Ana Mountains, and on the
S01.1111 in the San Joaquin Hills. The basin is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest and by a low
topographic divide approximated by the Orange County - Los Angeles County line on the northwest. The
basin underlies the lower Santa Ana River watershed.
Hydrogeologic Information
Water Bearing Formations
The Orange County Basin is dominated by a deep structural depression containing a thick accumulation
of fresh Nvater- bearing interbedded marine and continental sand, silt and clay deposits (DWR 1967). The
proportion of fine material generally increases toward the coast, dividing the basin into forebay and
pressure areas (DWR 1967; OCWD 1999b). Consequently, most surface waters recharge through the
coarser, more interconnected and permeable forebay deposits. Strata in this basin are faulted and folded,
and may show rapid changes in grain size. The Newport- Inglewood fault zone parallels the coastline and
generally forms a barrier to groundwater flow. Erosional channels filled with permeable alluvium break
this barrier at the Alamitos and Talbert Gaps, providing an opportunity for saline water to flow inland.
The sediments containing easily recoverable fresh water extend to about 2,000 feet in depth (OCWD
1999b). Although water- bearing aquifers exist below that level, water quality and pumping lift make
these materials economically enviable at present (OCWD 1999b). Upper, middle and lower aquifer
systems arc recognized in the basin. Well yields range from 500 to 4,500 gallons per minute, but are
generally 2.000 to 3,000 gallons per minute.
Upper Aquifer System. This system includes Holocene alluvium, older alluvium, stream terraces, and
the upper Pleistocene deposits represented by the La Habra Formation. It has an average thickness of
about 800 feet and consists mostly of sand, gravel, and conglomerate with some silt and clay beds.
Generally, the upper aquifer system contains a lower percentage of water - bearing strata in the northwest
and coastal portions of the area where clays and clayey silts dominate. Accordingly, recharge from the
All face to the groundwater basin may be minor in these areas. Recharge to the upper aquifer system
occurs primarily in the northeastern portions of the basin (DWR 1967). The upper aquifer provides most
of the irrigation water for the basin (Sharp 2000; OCWD 1999a,b).
Middle Aquifer System. This system includes the lower Pleistocene Coyote Hills and San Pedro
Formations which have an average thickness of 1,600 feet and are composed of sand, gravel, and minor
amounts of clay. The primary recharge of the middle aquifer system is derived from the Santa Ana River
channel in the northeast near the town of Olive (DWR 1967). The middle aquifer system provides 90 to
95 percent of the groundwater for the basin (Sharp 2000; OCWD 1999a,b).
Lower Aquifer System. This system includes the Upper Fernando Group of upper Pliocene age and is
connpu ;ed of sand and conglomerate 350 to 500 feet thick. Electric logs of this aquifer indicate that it
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South Coast Hydrologic Region
Coastal Plain of Orange County Groundwater Basin
California's Groundwater
Bulletin 118
would probably yield large quantities of fresh water to wells (DWR 1967), but it is not utilized for
groin dwa(ei production at present (Sharp 2000).
Restrictive structures
There are three fault zones within this basin that impede groundwater flow (DWR 1 967). The most
prominent is the Newport - Inglewood fault zone, which trends northwest and is responsible for formation
of the Newport- Inglewood uplift. This fault zone forms a barrier to groundwater flow to the southwest
and marks the southwest edge of the thick aquifer materials important for groundwater production in the
basin (DWR 1967). This barrier is breached by erosional channels filled with alluvium at the Alamitos
and Talbert Gaps. Another northwest- trending system is the Whittier fault zone which forms the
northeastern boundary of the basin along the Puente Hills. This fault forms a groundwater barrier except
where it is breached by recent allUvial channels (DWR 1967). The Norwalk fault trends eastward along
the southern edge of the Coyote Hills and is responsible for a lower groundwater level to the south (DWR
1967).
Recharge Areas
Recharge to the basin is derived from percolation of Santa Ana River flow, infiltration of precipitation,
and injection into wells. The Santa Ana River flow contains natural flow, reclaimed water, and imported
water that is spread in the basin forebay (OCWD I999a,b). Historical groundwater flow was generally
toward the ocean in the southwest, but modem pumping has caused water levels to drop below sea level
inland of the Newport - Inglewood fault zone. This trough - shaped depression encourages sea water to
migrate inland, contaminating the groundwater supply. Strategic lines of wells in the Alamitos and
Talbert Gaps inject imported and reclaimed water to create a mound of water seaward of the pumping
trough to protect the basin from seawater intrusion (OCWD 1999a,b).
Groundwater Level Trends
GIOUndw-,itcr levels are generally lower than the level in 1969, when the basin is considered to have been
full (OCWD I999a,b). The level in the forebay has generally stabilized, whereas the southern coastal
area has declined steadily through time (OCWD I999a,b). Since 1990, the magnitude of yearly
groundwater level fluctuation has approximately doubled near the coast because of seasonal water
demand and short -term storage programs, but has stayed the same in the forebay (OCWD 1999a).
Average groundwater levels for the Orange County Basin have risen about 15 feet since 1990, with
aceragc Icvels in the forebay area rising about 30 feet and average levels in the coastal area dropping a
tcw feet (0(_'11'D 19991).
Groundwater Storage
Groundwater Storage Capacity. The total capacity of the Orange County Basin is 38,000,000 AF
(DWR 1967).
Groundwater in Storage. As of 1998 storage of fresh water within the basin amounted to 37,700,000 AF
(OC%VD 2000).
Groundwater Budget (Type A)
Orance CounV Water District manages this groundwater basin using a detailed model of the basin to
determine potential effects of changes in pumping and recharge. The district strives to meet its water
supply demand with about 75 percent groundwater (OCWD 1999b). The district operates the basin to
maintain about 200.000 of of dry storage, though this fluctuates because of seasonal pattems in recharge
and Pumping. Average dry storage remained fairly steady during 1995 through 1998 (OCWD 1999b),
but increased to more than 400.000 of by September 2002 (OCWD 2002) because of a cycle of less
raintall in the region. Orange County Water District (2000) reports a basin inflow of 258,413 of and an
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Coastal Plain of Orange County Groundwater Basin
California's Groundwater
Bulletin 118
outflow of 342,823 of for the 1998 -1999 water year. The inflow includes natural recharge (29,434 at),
artificial recharge (222,755 at), and return of applied water (6,224 af). The outflow includes non -
in-igation extraction (334,136 at) and irrigation extraction (8,687 af).
Groundwater Quality
Characterization. Water within the basin is primarily sodium - calcium bicarbonate (DWR 1967). Total
dissolved solids range from 232 - 661 mg /L and average 475 mg /L (OCWD 2000). The average TDS
content of 240 public supply Wells is 507 mg /1 with a range of 196 — 1,470 mg /l.
Impairments. Sea water intrusion near the coast (DWR 1967; OCWD 1999b). Colored water, from
natural organic materials in the lower aquifer system (OCWD 1999b). Increasing salinity, high nitrates
and MTBE (OCWD 1999b).
Water Quality in Public Supply Wells
Cunstitucm Group'
Nu tuber of NN ells
Number of wells Nvitha
/measurement frequency
sampled=
concentration above :m MCL`
Inorganics- Primary
249
1
Radiolu_ical
253
5
Nitrates
267
15
Pesticides
268
0
VOCs and SVOCs
268
7
Inorganics — Secondary
249
21
A description of each member in the constinicnt groups and a generalized discussion of the relevance of these groups are
included in Cali/urnia :c Crnuudavter
— Pulloin I is by DWR (2103).
Represents distinct number of wells sampled as required under DHS Title 22 program from 1994 through 2000.
Each iNell reported with a concentration above an MCL was confirmed with a second detection above an MCL. This
information is intended as an indicator of the types of activities that cause contamination in a given basin. It represents the water
quality at the sample location. It does not indicate the water quality delivered to the consumer. More detailed drinking water
gnalitr information can be obtained f om the local water purveyor and its annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Well Characteristics
Well yields (gal /min)
Municipal/Irngaion 4-6,000; Average 286 Well Completion
2,020 gal /min Reports
Total depths (ft)
Domestic 26- 1,216; Average 270 270 Well Completion
ft Reports
AlunieipaPlrrigation 7- 1,650; Average 540 ft 540 Well Completion
Active Monitoring Data
Agenev Parameter
Number of wells
/measurement frequency
OCWD Water level
521 wells measured annually
(Hintlian 2000).
OCWD
411 wells measured 2 -20
tinnes /yr (Hintlian 2000).
Deparunem of l lcaldi Sen•ices Tide 22 water quality
240
and c000cratos
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South Coast Hydrologic Region
Coastal Plain of Orange County Groundwater Basin
Basin Man
li oundwiter munagenient: Orange County Water District manages
groundwater in the basin by authority granted
to it in the California Water Code Appendix
Chapter 40
Water agencies
Public City of Anaheim, City of Buena Park, East
Orange CWD, City of Fountain Valley, City
of Fullerton, City of Garden Grove, City of
Huntington Beach, Irvine Ranch WD, City of
La Palnia, Mesa Consolidated WD, City of
Newport Beach, City of Orange, Orange
CWD, City of Santa Ana, City of Seal Beach,
Serrano WD, City of Tustin, City of
Westminster, Yorba Linda WD.
Prl Nail' Diamond Park MWC, Eastside Water
Association, Harding Water, Liberty Park
Watei Association, Midway City M WC,
McKesson Water Products, Oasis Drinking
Waters. Page Avenue MWC, South Midway
City WC, Southern California WC, Sparkletts
Drinking Water Corporation, Woodbridge
Village Honremrneis Association.
References Cited
California's Groundwater
Bulletin 118
C %diioraia Dcparuncni of Water Resources (DWR). 1967. Progress Report on Ground Water Geology of the Coastal Plain of
Onmec Comity.
Hinihan. R. 2000. Orange County Watcr District. Whitten communication to Brian Moniz (DWR). August 29, 2000.
Orange County Water District (OCW'D). 1999x. Engineer's Report on Ground Water Conditions, Water Supply and Basin
Utilization in the Orange County Water District.
1999b. Masicr Plan Report.
200(1. Engineer's Report on Ground Water Conditions, Water Supply and Basin Utilization in the Orange County
11 "aicr Disinct.
2002. Oiangc County Groundwater Basin Overdrafted Due to Increased Production and Recent Dry fears. OCWD
Prccs Rviva>c. September 23, 2002. http: /Ncwtv.ocwd. corn/ _html /_pr /_pr02 /pr02_0923_overd raft. hull.
Sharp, Gwen. 2000. Orungc County Watcr District. Written communication to Nuna Tersibashian. July 21, 2000.
Errata
Substantive changes made to the basin description will be noted here.
Last update 2127104
APPENDIX E
WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WATER CONSERVATION ACTION STAGES MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 14.16
14.16.010 Findings and Purpose.
A. The City of Newport Beach delivers water to its residents through a comprehensive system of
reservoirs, water mains and pipes. The water sold to Newport Beach residents comes exclusively
from sources outside of the City of Newport Beach. The City relies heavily on Metropolitan Water
District ( "MWD ") for its supply of water. MWD supplies water to many agencies, including large
purveyors such as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. MWD's primary source of
water is the Colorado River and related storage facilities. MWD's ability to supply water is
contingent upon many factors, including the extent of Colorado River flows, water taken from the
Colorado River by those with prior rights, the amount of water available to major purveyors such as
DWP from the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the State Water Project, the amount of water available
to smaller purveyors from these same sources or wells, and the demand for water from
agricultural, industrial, and residential users. Southern California's demand for water is such that
short -term drought may result in significant reductions in MWD's allocations of water to the City of
Newport Beach and extended drought will result in drastic allocation reductions, which, in turn,
require imposition of stringent measures to insure reduced consumption. This chapter provides a
mechanism for quickly imposing mandatory water conservation measures ranging from voluntary
consumption reductions to measures which restrict water usage to the minimum necessary for
basic human health and sanitation.
B. Continued population growth in California and Arizona will, over time, dramatically reduce the
amount of water available to MWD and other major water purveyors. The ability of Newport Beach
to provide its residents with adequate supplies of water is contingent upon implementation of a
comprehensive program, including development and implementation of plans to tap new sources
of water, implementation of drastic restrictions on consumption during periods of drought, and
implementation of water conservation measures during periods of normal rainfall to insure the
highest beneficial use of the resource.
C. The mandatory restrictions on water use, the prohibition of activities that waste water as well as
the penalties and surcharges provided by this chapter are the minimum controls necessary to
insure adequate supplies of water now and in the future. The surcharges for water consumption in
excess of the limits specified in the various conservation phases reflect, and will reimburse the City
for, surcharges imposed by MWD for deliveries in excess of allocations. These surcharges
combined with penalties for excess consumption and activities which waste water are necessary to
insure the maximum beneficial use of an extremely limited resource. Restrictions on the use of
revenue derived from surcharges and penalties will insure the lowest feasible basic water rate and
the development of new sources of water to supplement MWD allocations in the future. (Ord. 96 -22
§ 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.020 Definitions.
"Base" means the amount of water, expressed in billing units used by a customer during one of the
six base periods.
"Basic water rate" shall mean the charge for water, expressed in terms of billing units, established
pursuant to Section 14.12.040 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
"Base period" means one of six billing periods used for calculating compliance with the water
conservation requirements of this chapter. The base periods for the four billing groups within the
City of Newport Beach are as specified below:
Group I:
June 8, 1989 to August 10, 1989
Group II
_._...._.._...... _.._......___......__ _..__..__.- _.__.._.__.___..__.,
.August 10, 1989 to October 10, 1989 i
2222 ...._......._._....._..___.._ __....._..._. ._._.._.._._..- __- .......__.__+
October 10, 1989 to December 7, 1989
December 7, 1989 to February 8, 1990
February 8, 1990 to April 6, 1990
April 6. 1990 to June 7, 1990
June 15, 1989 to August 15, 1989
_...___....-------- _._. - .... _
August 15, 1989 to October 19, 1989
__..._.._
October 19, 1989 to December 14, 1989
December 14, 1989 to February 15, 1990
- --._
February 15, 1990 to April 12, 1990
- ..._.._...___.. n__e 2__0_1._ _. -0__.. .
April 12, 1990 to June 20, 1990
Group III:
July 13, 1989 to September 13, 1989
September 13, 1989 to November 9, 1989
November 9, 1989 to January 11, 1990
................... ............................
January 11, 1990 to March 13, 1990
- ......._._..__ ............. -r - ...._...._- - -i
March 13, 1990 to May 10, 1990 j
........ ... ..... _.._..___........_..__....._...
May 10, 1990 to July 15, 1990
Group IV:
_.. ... _022_0.._ ......... _022_0.._ ._ ..................
July 19, 1989 to September 19, 1989
September 19, 1989 to November 13, 1989
_0222
November 13, 1989 to January 15, 1990
January 15, 1990 to March 19, 1990
March 19, 1990 to May 16, 1990
_ .. ............
May 16, 1990 to July 20, 1990
"Billing period" means the time interval between two consecutive water meter readings taken for
billing purposes.
"Billing unit" means one hundred (100) cubic feet of water (seven hundred forty -eight (748)
gallons).
"Corresponding base period" shall mean the base period that best corresponds, in terms of
number of days, to a billing period that occurs during any conservation phase described in Section
14.16.050.
"Customer" shall mean any person, group of two or more persons, partnership, corporation, trust,
association or entity, receiving water service from the City of Newport Beach.
"MWD" shall mean Metropolitan Water District,
"Person" shall mean any person, group of persons, corporation, partnership, trust or business
entity not receiving water service from the City of Newport Beach.
"Surcharge" shall mean the additional charges (over and above the basic water rate) imposed for
consumption in excess of that permitted during any conservation phase and as specified in Section
14.16.060.
"Water consumption restrictions" shall mean those provisions of Section 14.16.050 which require
customers to reduce the amount of water consumed during current billing periods in relation to the
corresponding base period.
"Water usage restrictions" shall mean those provisions of Sections 14.16.045 and 14.16.050 whict
prohibit certain uses of water.
"Water" shall mean potable water. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.030 Prohibitions.
A. No customer shall use, or permit the use of, water supplied by the City of Newport Beach in a
manner contrary to the restrictions imposed by any conservation phase then in effect.
B. For the purpose of this chapter, the use of water by a tenant, employee, agent, contractor,
representative or person acting on behalf of a customer, shall be imputed to the customer. (Ord.
96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.040 Conservation Phase Implementation.
A. The Utilities Manager shall periodically monitor and evaluate the projected supply and demand
for water by customers and shall recommend to the City Council implementation of a conservation
phase appropriate under then current circumstances. The City Council shall consider the
recommendation at a regularly scheduled public meeting and, after hearing such testimony as may
be relevant, implement the appropriate conservation phase by resolution. The provisions of the
conservation phase shall become effective upon publication of the resolution in a daily newspaper
of general circulation provided, however, the consumption reduction provisions shall take effect as
of the first full billing period commencing on or after the effective date of the resolution.
B. In the event MWD publicly expresses the intention to reduce water allocations in a manner that
would effect the amount supplied to the City of Newport Beach, the City Manager may implement a
conservation phase by publication of a notice to that effect in a daily newspaper of general
circulation. The order of the City Manager shall become effective upon publication and shall
terminate in thirty (30) days or the publication of a resolution of the City Council implementing the
same or different conservation phase, whichever shall first occur.
C. Except for the automatic termination provisions in the case of implementation by the City
Manager, a resolution implementing a water conservation phase shall remain in full force and
effect until repealed by the City Council, or until a subsequent resolution implementing a different
conservation phase becomes effective.
D. The Utilities Manager shall, subsequent to the adoption of a resolution implementing any water
conservation phase, provide periodic reports to the City Council regarding compliance with the
requirements of the water conservation phase, current and anticipated allocations of water from
MWD, and any change in circumstances that could warrant a position of more stringent measures
or relaxation of measures then in effect. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.045 Permanent Water Usage Restrictions.
1. No person or customer shall use water to wash any sidewalk, walkway, driveway, parking area
or any other hard surface.
2. No person or customer shall use water to clean, fill or maintain levels in decorative fountains,
ponds, lakes or other purely aesthetic facilities, however, water may be used to fill or maintain
levels if all liquid is recirculated.
3. No restaurant, hotel, cafe, cafeteria or other public place where food is sold, served or offered
for sale shall serve drinking water to any person unless pursuant to an express request.
4. No person or customer shall permit water to leak from any pipe or facility connected to the meter
or meters which measures the amount of water for which a customer is obligated to pay the City.
5. No person or customer shall water or irrigate any lawn, landscaping or other vegetation in a
manner that causes or allows excess water to flow or run off onto an adjoining sidewalk, driveway,
street, gutter or ditch.
6. No person shall use water for construction purposes with respect to any project that requires a
grading permit without first having submitted a construction water plan to, and obtaining approval
from, the Utilities Manager. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.050 Water Conservation Phases.
A. Phase 1. Voluntary Ten Percent Reduction. Each customer shall use their best efforts, without
mandatory restrictions, to use ninety (90) percent or less of the water consumed during the base
period for that customer's group.
B. Phase 2. Mandatory Ten Percent Cut -Back. No customer shall, during any billing period,
consume more than ninety (90) percent of the water consumed during the corresponding base
period.
C. Phase 3. Mandatory Fifteen (15) Percent Cut -Back. No customer shall, during any billing period,
consume more than eighty -five (85) percent of the water consumed during the corresponding base
period.
D. Phase 4. Mandatory Twenty (20) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than eighty (80) percent of the water
consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle.
3. No customer shall use water to wash any sidewalk, walkway, driveway, parking area or other
hard surface.
4. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation between the hours of
ten a.m. and four p.m.
E. Phase 5. Mandatory Twenty -Five (25) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than seventy -five (75) percent of the
water consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (E)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
c. Watering is permitted only between the hours of four p.m. and ten a.m. No watering or irrigation
is permitted between the hours of ten a.m. and four p.m.
F. Phase 6. Mandatory Thirty (30) Percent Cut -Back.
t. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than seventy (70) percent of the
water consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (F)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on Tuesdays and Fridays.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on Mondays and Thursdays.
c. Watering is permitted only between the hours of four p.m. and ten a.m. Watering or irrigation is
prohibited between the hours of ten a.m. and four p.m.
G. Phase 7. Mandatory Thirty -Five (35) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than sixty -five (65) percent of the
water consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (G)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on Tuesdays.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on Wednesdays.
c. Watering is permitted only between the hours of six p.m. and six a.m. Watering or irrigation is
prohibited between the hours of six a.m. and six p.m.
d. Trees may also be watered on Sundays.
H. Phase 8. Mandatory Forty (40) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than sixty (60) percent of the water
consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (H)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on first and third Tuesdays.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on first and third Wednesdays.
c. Watering is permitted only between the hours of six p.m. and six a.m. Watering or irrigation is
prohibited between the hours of six a.m. and six p.m.
d. Trees may also be watered on Sundays, but only by use of a hand -held bucket.
I. Phase 9. Mandatory Forty -Five (45) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than fifty -five (55) percent of the
water consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (1)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on first Tuesday.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on first Wednesday.
G. Watering is permitted only between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. Watering or irrigation is
prohibited between the hours of six a.m. and ten p.m.
d. Trees may also be watered on Sundays, but only by use of a hand -held bucket.
J. Phase 10. Mandatory Fifty (50) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than fifty (50) percent of the water
consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. Watering or irrigation of plants, landscaping, vegetation or soil is prohibited, provided, however,
plants, trees and shrubs may be watered by means of a hand -held bucket.
3. No person shall fill any pool, spa, decorative fountain, pond, lake or any body of water. (Ord. 96-
22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.060 Surcharges.
A. The surcharges imposed by this section reflect, in part, additional charges imposed by MWD on
the City of Newport Beach for the purchase of water in excess of permitted allocations. The
surcharges are also intended to supplement penalties for violating water consumption restrictions
by dramatically increasing the cost of water as consumption extends permitted thresholds.
B. Customer shall pay the surcharges specified in this section for all water consumed in excess of
the water consumption restrictions (Phases 2 through 10, inclusive), specified in Section
14.16.050. The surcharge shall be one dollar and twenty -four cents ($1.24) per billing unit for the
first ten percent increment in excess of the ration level and an additional one dollar and twenty -four
cents ($1.24) for each subsequent ten percent increment above the ration level. For example,
Phase 6 requires customers to use no more than seventy (70) percent of the water consumed
during the corresponding base period. A customer using forty -five (45) billing units when assigned
a ration level of thirty -two (32) billing units would pay the following:
32 units @ $1.34 (basic water rate)
$42.88
_ ... ...... ....... ._._..__�_._..._..--
4 units @ $2.58 ($1.34 + $1.24)
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10.32
4 units @ $3.82 ($1.34 + $2.48)
15.28
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4 units @ $5.06 ($1.34 + $3.72)
.... ......... .
20.24
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1 unit @ $6.30 ($1.34 + $4.96)
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6.30
45 units total
95.02
The preceding surcharge shall be imposed on the customer's next water bill and shall be in
addition to the basic water rate. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.070 Exemptions.
A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following activities of a public entity:
1. The filling, operation and maintenance of a swimming pool open to the public.
2. The washing of refuse, sanitation and service vehicles owned and operated by a public entity to
the extent necessary to insure public health, safety and welfare.
B. The provisions of this chapter which restrict the watering or irrigation of landscaping vegetation,
and soil, and those provisions which require the reduction of consumption shall not be applicable
to customers who have participated in a fuel load modification program and have received an
exemption from the Utilities Manager. The Utilities Manager shall grant only that exemption
necessary to mitigate the impacts of participation in the fuel load modification program such as, the
need to irrigate replacement vegetation.
C. The provisions of this chapter which restrict the watering or irrigation of lawns, landscaping,
vegetation and soil shall not apply to commercial nurseries or other businesses whose main stock
and trade consists of plants and vegetation. Provided, however, this exemption is applicable only
to those businesses which submit a water conservation plan to, and obtain the approval of, the
Utilities Manager. The Utilities Manager shall approve a water conservation plan submitted
pursuant to this subsection only if the plan proposes the maximum feasible reduction in
consumption.
D. The provisions of this chapter that restrict the washing of vehicles, boats, and mobile equipment
shall not apply to any car wash, auto detailer, or similar business that has applied for and received
approval of, an exemption from the Utilities Manager. The Utilities Manager shall grant an
exemption only if the plan provides for recirculation or recycling of water or otherwise proposes the
maximum feasible reduction in consumption.
E. The provisions of this chapter that require customers to reduce their consumption by specified
percentages shall not apply to reduce consumption below levels necessary to maintain health,
safety and sanitation as determined by the Utilities Manager. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92-
31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.080 Relief from Compliance.
A. Intent and Purpose. The City Council recognizes that water consumption can increase or
decrease because of factors unrelated to wasteful water use practices. Many customers have
installed water - saving devices and adopted water conservation practices that make it difficult to
achieve the additional reductions required by this chapter. This section recognizes that base
adjustments may be necessary to insure that application of this chapter to any particular customer
does not produce unjust or inequitable results. As a general rule, the Utilities Manager should not
grant relief to any customer for any reason in the absence of a showing that the customer has
achieved the maximum practical reduction in water consumption other than in the specific area or
areas for which relief is requested.
B. Procedures. An application for relief from the provisions of this chapter may be filed by any
customer with the Utilities Manager. The application shall be submitted on a form supplied by the
Utilities Division. The application must be filed within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this
chapter or ninety (90) days after implementation of the then current conservation phase, whichever
shall occur last. The Utilities Manager shall approve or disapprove the application for relief within
fifteen (15) days after it is filed and deemed complete.
C. Factors. In determining whether relief should be granted, the Utilities Manager shall consider all
relevant factors including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Whether compliance with the consumption and reduction provisions then in effect would result in
unemployment or layoff of workers;
2. Whether additional persons are living or working in the structure or structures served by the
meter or meters for which customer is responsible; 3. 3. Whether customer had, during all or a
portion of the base period, reduced consumption from prior years through the use of water
conservation practices;
4. Whether any current or anticipated increase in production or manufacturing will require
additional water;
5. The extent to which irrigation or watering of landscaping has been made necessary by
compliance with fuel load modification programs;
6. The extent to which customer needs to use water to mitigate any emergency health or safety
hazards;
7. The absence of one or more persons from the structure or structures served by the meter during
all or a portion of the base period;
B. The special needs and characteristics of hospitals, clinics and other medical care facilities.
D. Agreement. The Utilities Manager is empowered to enter into an agreement with any customer
to resolve the application for relief. The agreement shall be memorialized in a writing signed by the
customer. The agreement shall fix the rights of the customer and the City. The customer shall have
no further right to seek relief pursuant to the provisions of this section.
E. Final Decision. The Utilities Manager shall notify the customer of the decision on the application
for relief by mailing notice of the decision to the customer, first class, postage prepaid, to the
address specified on the application. The decision of the Utilities Manager shall be final.
F. Willful Misrepresentation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall make any
willful misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to any application for relief submitted
pursuant to this section. Any violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be considered a
misdemeanor, punishable as otherwise provided in this Code. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord.
92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.090 Failure to Comply.
A. Penalties. The penalties specified in this section are exclusive and the other penalty provisions
of this Code are inapplicable.
1. The following penalties shall be imposed for each violation of the general water usage
restrictions contained in Section 14.16.045:
a. For the first and second violations, the Utilities Manager shall issue a written notice of violation
to the customer or person.
b. For a third violation by any customer within any twelve (12) month period, a penalty in the sum
of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be added to the customer's water bill. The third violation by any
person within a twelve (12) month period shall constitute an infraction, punishable by a fine of fifty
dollars ($50.00).
c. For a fourth and any subsequent violation by any customer within any twelve (12) month period,
a penalty in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) shall be added to the customer's
water bill. The fourth and any subsequent violation by a person during any twelve (12) month
period shall constitute an infraction, punishable by a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00).
d. In addition to the penalties specified in subsection (A)(1)(c) of this section, upon a fourth
violation, the Utilities Manager may install a flow restrictor on the meter or meters for which a
customer is responsible and which are connected to the facility from which water was discharged
in violation of Section 14.16.045.
2. Consumption Restrictions. The following penalties shall be imposed for each violation of the
conservation phase restrictions then in effect:
a. For the first and second violations by any customer, the Utilities Manager shall send a written
notice of violation to the customer.
b. For the third violation, a penalty shall be added to the customer's next water bill in accordance
with the schedule specified below. The third violation by any person shall constitute an infraction
with a fine imposed in accordance with the schedule specified below:
_ ..........._ ...... _. .......
Meter with 3/4 inch service
_ ......
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$50.00 i
Meter with 1 inch service
100.00
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Meter with 1 -1 /2 inch service
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150.00 i
Meter with 2 inch service
200.00
Meter with 4 inch service
350.00
Meter with service larger than 4 inches500.00
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c. For a fourth violation by any customer, the penalties specified in subsection (A)(2)(b) shall be
doubled and added to the customer's next water bill.
d. The Utilities Manager may install a flow restrictor upon or after the fourth violation by any
customer. The flow restrictor shall be placed on customer's meter or meters that registered the
excessive consumption or which were connected to the facility used to illegally discharge water.
Customer may apply to the Utilities Manager for removal of the flow restrictor within sixty (60) days
after installation, provided the customer pays fifty dollars ($50.00) for removal.
B. Notice. Prior to the imposition of any penalties or surcharge pursuant to this section and a right
to a hearing to contest the validity of any such penalty and surcharge. Notice shall be deemed
given when personally delivered to the customer or when deposited in the United States mail, first
class postage prepaid, and addressed in the same manner as normal water billings. Notices
relative to the violation of water consumption reduction requirements imposed by conservation
phases may be given by specifying the violation, the facts supporting the violation, and the
customer's right to a hearing in a conspicuous place on the first water bill sent to the customer for
the billing period during which the violation occurred. If the penalty assessed is, or includes, the
installation of a flow restrictor or the termination of water service, notice of the violation shall, in
addition to that specified above, be posted in a conspicuous place on the property served by the
meter or meters which recorded the excessive consumption or were connected to the facility from
which water was illegally discharged.
C. Hearing. Any customer against whom a penalty is levied pursuant to this section shall have a
right to hearing. The customer shall be entitled to be represented by an individual of their choice, to
present oral and documentary evidence in support of their appeal, and to review and comment on
all evidence offered to establish the violation. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part),
1992)
14.16.100 Applicability.
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to persons who receive water from agencies or
entities other than the City of Newport Beach, and any water agency or water district serving
residents of the City of Newport Beach shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1
(part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
ORDINANCE NO. 92 -31
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING CHAPTERS 14.04,
14.08, 14.12, 14.16 AND 14.20 OF THE NEWPORT
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO BASIC WATER
RATE AND WATER CHARGES.
• The City Council of the City of Newport Beach does hereby
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Chapter 14.04 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code is amended to read:
Chapter 14.04
WATER DEPARTMENT -- GENERAL REGULATIONS
sections:
14.04.010 Department Established.
14.04.020 Utilities Director Defined.
14.04.030 Employment Authority Of Utilities Director
14.04.040 Interference With Employees Prohibited.
14.04.050 Tampering With Pipes -- Altering Water Flow.
14.04.060 Disclaimer Of Liability.
14.04.070 Maintenance And Use Of Fire Hydrants.
14.04.080 Permit To Use Fire Hydrants.
14.04.090 Cancellation Of Fire Hydrant Use Permit.
14.04.100 Obstructing Fire Hydrants.
14.04.110 Water Shut -off For Repairs Or Extension.
• 14.04.120 Right Of Inspection.
14.04.130 Enforcement -- Report Of Violations.
14.04.140 Sale Of Water Outside City.
14.04.150 Contractual Agreement To Supply Water Outside
City.
14.04.160 Sale Of Excess Water Outside City.
14.04.170 Sale To Service Area Of Acquired Agency.
14.04.180 Conditions Of Service.
14.04.190 City Relieved Of Liability.
Section 14.04.010 Department Established. The Utilities
Department is hereby declared to embrace and include all property
of every character, real, personal and mixed, now used in or
incident to the production, storage, conveyance and delivery of
water to the consumers thereof in the City, together with all other
property of every character that may hereafter from time to time be
added to it for such purposes.
Section 14.04.020 Utilities Director Defined. The term
• "Utilities Director" wherever used in this Chapter shall be held
and construed to mean the Utilities Director of the Utilities
Department of the City and any act in this Chapter required or
authorized to be done by the Utilities Director may be done on
behalf of the Utilities Director by an authorized officer or
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employee of the Utilities Department.
Section 14.04.030 Employment Authority Of Utilities
Director. The Utilities Director of the Utilities Department shall
have full authority to employ such persons as are necessary to be
employed in the maintenance and operation of the Utilities
• Department, and as are provided for by the City Council. .
Section 14.04.040 Interference With Employees Prohibited.
No person shall interfere with, or obstruct the Utilities Director,
or any of his duly appointed agents or employees, in the execution
of any lawful order, or the provisions of this Chapter in the
maintenance and operation of the Utilities Department.
Section 14.04.050 Tampering With Pipes -- Altering Water Flow.
No person, other than the Utilities Director, or his duly appointed
agents or employees, shall remove, change, disturb, or in any way
tamper or interfere with any of the facilities, apparatus,
appliances, or property used or maintained for the production,
storage or supply of water by the City to consumers thereof, or
without prior permission of the Utilities Director, turn the water
• on or off from the premises or place.
Section 14.04.060 Disclaimer Of Liability. The City shall
in no way whatsoever be responsible for any damage to person or
property because of any leakage, breakage or seepage from, or
accident or damage to any meter or pipe situated within any private
premises, and the City shall not be responsible for any leakage,
breakage or seepage from any pipe situated between any meter
properly installed at the curb and the private premises or loss
occasioned directly or indirectly by the existence of any meter or
pipe situated upon private property.
Section 14.04.070 Maintenance And Use Of Fire Hydrants.
Public fire hydrants shall be placed, maintained and repaired by
• the Utilities Department. Any damage thereto by persons or agency
other than representatives of the Fire or Utilities Departments,
shall be a claim against the person or agency committing such
damage, and the Utilities Director shall take such action as may be
necessary to collect the same.
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Fire hydrants are provided for the sole purpose of
extinguishing fires and shall be used otherwise only as herein
provided for, and shall be opened and used only by the Utilities
and Fire Departments for such persons as may be authorized to do so
by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the Utilities Director of
• the Utilities Department as herein provided.
Section 14.04.080 Permit To Use Fire Hydrants. All persons
desiring to use water through fire hydrants, or other hydrants
owned or controlled by the City, shall be required to obtain a
permit, first, from the Chief of the Fire Department, and second
from the Utilities Director of the Utilities Department, who shall
issue no such permit to any person who has violated any of the
provisions of this Chapter or whose indebtedness to the City for
water used or damage to hydrants or equipment is delinquent. All
such persons having permit for use of water from the fire hydrants
must provide hydrant wrenches for the operation of such fire
hydrants.
Section 14.04.090 Cancellation Of Fire Hydrant Use Permit.
• Permit for the use of water through the fire hydrants of the City
may be canceled at the will of the Utilities Director on evidence
that the holder thereof is or has violated the privileges conveyed
thereunder. Such notice of cancellation shall be in writing
delivered or mailed to the persons to be notified and shall be
immediately effective and enforced.
Section 14.04.100 Obstructing Fire Hydrants. No person
shall obstruct the access to any fire hydrant by placing around or
thereon any stone, brick, lumber, dirt or other material, or
wilfully or carelessly injure the same, or open or operate any fire
hydrant, or draw or attempt to draw water therefrom, except as
provided in Section 14.04.080.
• Section 14.04.110 Water Shut -off For Repairs Or Extension.
The City reserves the right to shut off the water from any
premises, or from any part of the distributing system, as long as
necessary, without notice to consumers, at any time of emergency;
but in all cases of extensions or connections, the departments
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shall notify occupants of the premises of the necessity of shutting
off water and the probable length of time the water shall be so
shut off before taking such action.
Section 14.04.120 Right Of Inspection. Any officer,
employee or duly authorized representative of the Utilities
• Department shall at all times have the right of ingress and egress
to the consumer's premises at all reasonable hours for any purpose
reasonable connected with the furnishing and conservation of water,
for the inspection of the entire water system upon the premises.
Section 14.04.130 Enforcement -- Report Of Violations. It
shall be the duty of the employees of the City to give vigilant aid
to the Utilities Director in the enforcement of the provisions of
this chapter, and to this end they shall report all violations
thereof which come to their knowledge, to the Utilities Department;
and it shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to
report immediately to the Utilities Director in case of fire in
premises having metered service for fire protection purposes that
fire has occurred there.
• Section 14.04.140 Sale Of Water Outside City. Water may be
sold by the City to consumers outside the City in the manner
hereinafter provided.
Section 14.04.150 Contractual Agreement To Supply Water
Outside City. Subject to all restrictions on the City's power to
do so, water may be sold by the City for use outside the City
within the boundaries of either Coastal Municipal Water District or
Orange County Municipal Water District, or both, to persons or
public agencies, or the assigns of either, who own contractual
rights or interests in any City transmission main or mains or to
whom the City has an obligation, pursuant to any contract
heretofore or hereafter approved by the voters of the City, to
• supply water for such use. Except when the provision of contracts
heretofore made require otherwise, such sales shall be made and
subject to the same rules and regulations as sales of water are
made to inhabitants of the City. A written contract authorized by
the City Council setting out the terms and conditions of the sale
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and any special circumstances applicable thereto shall be required
with each such person or agency who desires to purchase water for
use outside the City.
Section 14.04.160 Sale Of Excess Water Outside City.
Subject to all restrictions on the City's power to do so, the City
• may sell water, to the extent it has a supply in excess of that
required to adequately serve the inhabitants of the City and the
persons and agencies described in Section 14.04.150, to other
persons or agencies for use outside the City within the boundaries
of either the Coastal Municipal Water District or Orange County
Municipal Water District, or both, but only so long as the excess
supply continues. The City may sell on a month -to -month basis or
may require a contract with each purchaser where the City
determines it to be in the best interests of the City to do so.
Such sales shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as
for water used inside the City. The City is under no obligation to
continue any such service, and no purchaser receiving such service
_ shall acquire any right to have the service continued.
• Section 14.04.170 sale To Serve Area Of Acquired Agency.
Water may be sold by the City for use outside the City within the
boundaries of either Coastal Municipal Water District or Municipal
Water District of Orange County, or both, and within the service
area of any water distributing agency, the assets of which have
been acquired by the City from such agency. Such sales shall be
subject to the same rules and regulations as for water sold within
the City.
Section 14.04.160 Conditions Of Service. All persons
applying for or receiving water service either within or outside
the City shall be required to accept and shall be deemed to have
consented to such conditions of pressure and service as are
• provided at the location served, and as a condition of service
shall be and are hereby required to hold the City harmless from any
damages arising out of low pressure or high pressure conditions or
interruptions of service.
section 14.04.190 City Relieved Of Liability. The City
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shall not be liable for any damage to persons or property caused in
any manner by the use of water beyond its meters nor for any damage
resulting from its failure or inability to deliver water for any
length of time.
SECTION 2: Chapter 14.08 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code is amended to read:
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Chapter 14.08
WATER CONNECTIONS
Sections:
14.08.010 Water Connection Authority.
14.08.020 Application To Connect.
14.08.030 Connection Method.
14.08.040 Separate Service Connections Required.
14.08.050 Flow Protection Devices Required.
14.08.060 Precautionary Conditions For Dangerous Or
Corrosive Liquids.
14.08.070 Pressure Relief valve.
14.08.080 Protection On Additional Supply Lines.
14.08.090 Protection For Two Or More Supply Services.
14.08.100 Inspection Of Protection Devices For water
Tightness.
14.08.110 Owners Inspection And Maintenance Of
Protective Devices
Section 14.08.010 Water Connection Authority. No person is,
• or shall be authorized to install any pipe, apparatus, appliance or
connection with the Utilities Department, except the Utilities
Director thereof or his duly appointed agents or employees.
Section 14.08.020 Application To Connect. Every owner, or
tenant of the premises, who shall desire to connect his property to
the public water system for the purpose of having water furnished
to such premises shall make a written application to the City,
describing the premises to be connected therewith, the size of the
pipe by which the connection is desired to be made; setting forth
the address of the owner and the person to whom all notices are to
be mailed; the application shall contain an express agreement on
behalf of applicant that the water to be used on the premises shall
in all respects be used subject and subordinate to the provisions
• of this Code and subsequent amendments and the order of the City
Council, and lawful regulations of the City.
Section 14.08.030 connection Method. Upon presentation at
the office of the Utilities Department of the receipt for
installation of fees and execution of the agreement hereinbefore
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provided for, the Utilities Director shall cause the premises
described in the application, if the same abut upon the street or
alley upon which there is a City water main, to be connected with
the City's water main by a service pipe extending from the main to
the curb line on the front of the property or to the side or rear,
• and including a stop -cock placed, which service pipe and stop -cock
shall thereafter be maintained by and kept within the exclusive
control of the City. In cases of application for water service on
premises not abutting upon a street or alley upon which there is a
City water main, the City will lay its service pipe from the main
toward the premises for a distance not to exceed one hundred feet,
and permit connection by means of a union and pipes laid at the
expense of and maintained by the owner of the service, or may in
the discretion of the Utilities Director, upon the payment of the
actual costs thereof, extend the service to the premises of the
applicant along and beneath any public street of the City, but not
otherwise. No service connection less than one inch in size shall
be installed.
• Section 14.08.040 Separate service Connections Required.
Two or more houses or buildings under the same ownership and on a
single lot or on a single parcel of land may be supplied through
the same service connection, or a separate service connection may
be provided for each house or building. The City shall have the
right, as necessary to assure efficient service and reduce
practical difficulties, to limit the number of houses or buildings,
or the area of land under one ownership to be supplied by one
service connection. The same service connection shall not be used
to supply water to property in a single ownership which is
separated by a public street, alley or right -of -way or which is
non - adjoining. The same service connection shall not be used to
• supply water to adjoining property of a different ownership. The
restrictions of this subsection shall not apply to services already
lawfully installed, unless in the judgment of the City compliance
is necessary to settle disputes or for the protection or
improvement of the particular service or the City water system.
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In making application for a water service connection, the
applicant shall specify the property to be served by such service
connection and only the property so specified shall receive water
through such service connection.
Section 14.08.050 Flow Protection Devices Required. An
approved double- checked valve or other approved back flow
protection devices shall be installed in all existing water systems
of all consumers, at the expense of the consumer, before service
will be continued or granted when any one of the following
conditions apply:
(a) Where an unapproved fresh water supply is already
available from a well, spring, reservoir or other source, the
installation of backflow protective devices may not be required.
If the consumer agrees to abandon this other supply and agrees to
remove all pumps and piping necessary for the utilization of this
supply.
(b) Where salt water, or water otherwise polluted, is
• available for industrial or fire protection purposes, or where
fresh water hydrants are or may be installed on docks.
(c) Where the premises are or may be engaged in industrial
processes using or producing process waters or liquid industrial
wastes, or where the premises are or may be engaged in handling
sewage or any other dangerous substance.
(d) Where the circumstances are such that there is special
danger of backflow of sewage or other contaminated liquids through
plumbing fixtures or water -using or treating equipment, or storage
tanks and reservoirs.
(e) Where an approved water supply line terminates as a pier
head outlet which is used to supply vessels at piers or
waterfronts. These installations shall be located where they will
• prevent the return of any water from a vessel or any other source
into the city water supply system.
(f) Where the premises are used for a trailer park.
Section 14.08.060 Precautionary conditions For Dangerous or
corrosive Liquids. Under special circumstances, when the consumer
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is engaged in the handling of especially dangerous or corrosive
liquids or industrial or process waters, the City may require the
consumer to eliminate certain plumbing or piping connection as an
additional precaution and as a protection to the backflow
preventive devices.
• Section 14.08.070 Pressure Belief valve. As a protection to
the consumer's plumbing system, a suitable pressure relief valve
must be installed and maintained by him, at his expense, when check
valves or other protective devices are used. The relief valve
shall be installed between the check valves and the water heater.
Section 14.08.080 Protection On Additional Supply Lines.
whenever backflow protection has been found necessary on a water
supply line entering a customer's premises, any and all water
supply lines from the City's mains entering such premises,
buildings or structures shall be protected by an approved backflow
device, regardless of the use of the additional water supply lines.
Section 14.08.090 Protection For Two Or More supply
Services. Two or more services supplying water from different
• street mains to the same building structure or premises through
which an inter - street main flow may occur, shall have an
appropriate backflow prevention device installed on each water
service to be located adjacent to and on the property side of the
respective meters.
Section 14.08.100 Inspection Of Protection Devices For water
Tightness. The double check valve or other approved backflow
protection devices may be inspected and tested periodically for
water tightness by the City.
Section 14.08.110 Owners Inspection And Maintenance Of
Protection Devices. The owner of any premises on which or on
account of which check valves or other protective devices are
• installed shall inspect these devices for water tightness and
reliability at least every three months. The devices shall be
serviced, overhauled, or replaced whenever they are found defective
and all costs of repair and maintenance shall be borne by the
consumer. Certified records of such inspection and operations will
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SECTION 3: Chapter 14.12 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code is amended to read:
chapter 14.12
WATER RATES AND CHARGES
Sections:
14.12.010
Service Fees.
14.12.020
Water Rates Established.
14.12.030
Readiness To Serve Charges.
14.12.035
Surcharge.
14.12.040
Quantity Charges.
14.12.050
Meter Installation.
14.12.060
Building Construction Purposes.
14.12.070
Nonspeclfied Uses.
14.12.080
Private Flre Lines.
14.12.090
Turn -on Charges.
14.12.100
Due Date.
14.12.110
Unpaid Charges.
14.12.120
Discontinuance Of Water Service Procedure.
14.12.130
Deposit.
14.12.140
Vacating Premises.
14.12.150
Change Of Address.
14.12.160
Renewing Service.
Section 14.12.010
Service Fees. The fees for the
Installation of water services, water meters, or water services
Including meters, or for enlarging those already In place, shall be
paid In advance.
The Installation fee shall be the cost to the City, Including
all labor and materials, plus twenty -five percent (25 %) of such
cost for overhead. In addition, there shall be collected the sum
of Fifty Dollars ($50) for the first one Inch of meter diameter, or
fractional portlon thereof, plus Twenty -F1ve Dollars ($25) for each
additional one -half inch of meter diameter, or fractional portion
thereof.
The Installation fee shall be as established by the Utilities
Department, and the cost shall be paid to the Finance Department by
the person applying for such installation before the work of
connecting the main with the property 1s begun.
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The cost as established by the Utilities Department shall be
the estimated average cost of doing the work, plus twenty -five
percent (258), and shall be revised from time to time to reflect
experience and changes in the actual cost of performing the work.
Section 14.12.020 Water Rates Established. The following
• rates, fees and charges are hereby established and shall be charged
and collected in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
Section 14.12.030 Readiness To Serve Charges. There shall
be charged and collected a monthly readiness to serve charge from
each customer for each meter on the basis of the following
schedule:
For
3/4 -inch meter or less . . . . . . .
. . $ 2.00
For
1 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 2.50
For
1 1/2 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . .
. . 4.00
For
2 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 5.00
For
2 1/2 -inch meter . . . . . . . . .
8.00
For
3 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . .
10.00
For
4 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 15.00
For
6 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 20.00
For
8 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 25.00
For
10 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 30.00
Readiness to serve charges shall not be subject to refund or
is proration if service to any customer is terminated during any
bimonthly period.
Section 14.12.035 Surcharge. In addition to the readiness
to serve charges set for in this Chapter, the following surcharges
shall be collected:
For each living unit in excess of one
per water meter, per month . . . . . . . . $1.00
For each hotel or motel unit and each
hospital or convalescent home
bedroom in excess of one per
water meter, per month . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Section 14.12.040 Quantity Charges. (a) In addition to the
readiness to serve charges set forth in this Chapter, the rate for
water supplied to consumers through a meter, other than pursuant to
a written contract approved by the City Council, shall be $1.34 per
• loo cubic feet, per month, per meter.
(b) City water rates shall be adjusted to reflect
Metropolitan Water District rate changes.
(c) Should the automatic adjustments require a water rate
increase, the amount of the increase shall be added to the quantity
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charges and shall be equal to the Metropolitan water District
increase, raised to the next highest whole penny for each 100 cubic
feet used.
Section 14.12.050 Mater Installation. The City shall have
the right to install water meters on any and all water services,
• and the charges for water used through the meter shall be in
accordance with the meter rates applicable.
Section 14.12.060 Building Construction Purposes. Service
may be made to a lot or parcel of land on which a building is being
constructed for construction purposes only from the time the
building permit is issued until the building is completed or until
the time a water meter is installed to serve such lot or parcel,
whichever first occurs, for a flat rate of Twenty -Five Dollars
($25) per month for each 2000 square feet of floor space or
fraction thereof of such building.
section 14.12.070 Nonspecified Uses. water used for all
other purposes not hereinbefore enumerated shall be furnished and
charged for either at meter rates or at a special rate to be fixed
• by the City Council under separate agreement with the consumer.
Section 14.12.080 Private Fire Lines. Fees for private fire
line service shall be charged at a rate of Five Dollars ($5) per
inch diameter per month per service.
If such line is found tapped for domestic use, a meter shall
be installed on such service at the expense of such consumer and
the regular meter rates shall be charged thereafter. The right
shall be reserved to disconnect such fire service from the City's
main by the direction of the City Council on recommendation of the
City Manager.
Section 14.12.090 Turn -on Charges. When water service to
any premises has been turned off because of nonpayment of a bill or
• violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, or ordered
turned off by the owner or tenant, a turn -on charge in an amount
established by Resolution of the City Council shall be collected in
advance.
Section 14.12.100 Due Date. All consumers whose premises
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are connected to the municipal water system shall be billed on a
bimonthly basis and all charges for water service shall be payable
on the due date shown on the water bill.
Section 14.12.110 Unpaid Charges. The procedures for
collection of unpaid charges shall be set by Resolution of the City
• Council of the City of Newport Beach.
Section 14.12.120 Discontinuance of Water Service Procedure.
The procedures for discontinuance of water service shall be set by
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach.
Section 14.12.130 Deposit. (a) In the event that the
applicant for water service is not the owner in fee of the property
to be supplied with water, or does not own the improvements
thereon, a deposit shall be required equivalent to one and one -half
times the average bimonthly billing for the user classification
applicable to the property, as determined by the Finance Director.
(b) In the event that the water service customer has had
his /her water service terminated twice, a deposit shall be required
equivalent to two (2) times the average bimonthly billing for the
• user classification applicable to the property, as determined by
the Finance Director or the turn -on charge set forth in Section
14.12.090, whichever is greater.
(c) When the deposit has been made and all other conditions
of serving water have been met, water shall be supplied.
section 14.12.140 vacating Premises. Whenever a consumer
shall vacate any premises, he shall immediately give written notice
thereof to the Water Billing Division of the Finance Department.
Upon the receipt of such notice, the City shall read the water
meter, shut off the water from the premises and immediately present
to the consumer all unpaid bills for water furnished by the City to
him up to that time. Thereupon, the consumer shall pay the bills
• to the Finance Department. In the event that the consumer shall
have made a deposit with the City, as required in Section
14.12.130, the balance, if any, of such deposit shall be returned
to the consumer, after deducting therefrom the amount of the bills.
Until such notice and payments shall have been made, the premises
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shall be deemed occupied by such consumer and his liability
continued.
Section 14.12.150 Change Of Address. Failure to receive
mail will not be recognized as a valid excuse for failure to pay
water rates when due. Change in occupancy of property supplied
• with City water and changes in mailing addresses of consumers of
City water must be filed in writing at the Water Department on
forms provided for that purpose.
Section 14.12.160 Renewing Service. Each owner or occupant
of any premises previously connected with the City water system
desiring to renew the use of water shall make application for
renewal of water service and upon payment of all unpaid charges, if
any, together with a turn -on charge as specified in section
14.12.090, the water will be turned on.
SECTION 4: Chapter 14.16 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code is amended to read:
Chapter 14.16
• WATER CONSERVATION
Sections:
14.16.010
Findings and Purpose.
14.16.020
Definitions.
14.16.030
Prohibitions.
14.16.040
Conservation Phase Implementation.
14.16.045
Permanent Water Usage Restrictions.
14.16.050
Water Conservation Phases.
14.16.060
Surcharges.
14.16.070
Exemptions.
14.16.080
Relief From Compliance.
14.16.090
Failure To Comply.
14.16.100
Applicability.
Section 14.16.010 Findings and Purpose.
A. The City of Newport Beach delivers water to its residents
through a comprehensive system of reservoirs, water mains, and
pipes. The water sold to Newport Beach residents comes exclusively
• from sources outside of the City of Newport Beach. The City relies
heavily on Metropolitan Water District ( "MWD ") for its supply of
water. MWD supplies water to many agencies, including large
purveyors such as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
MWD's primary source of water is the Colorado River and related
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storage facilities. MWD's ability to supply water is contingent
upon many factors, including the extent of Colorado River flows,
water taken from the Colorado River by those with prior rights, the
amount of water available to major purveyors such as DWP from the
Los Angeles Aqueduct and the State Water Project, the amount of
•water available to smaller purveyors from these same sources or
wells, and the demand for water from agricultural, industrial, and
residential users. Southern California's demand for water is such
that short term drought may result in significant reductions in
MWD's allocations of water to the City of Newport Beach and
extended drought will result in drastic allocation reductions,
which, in turn, require imposition of stringent measures to insure
reduced consumption. This Ordinance provides a mechanism for
quickly imposing mandatory water conservation measures ranging from
voluntary consumption reductions to measures which restrict water
usage to the minimum necessary for basic human health and
sanitation.
• B. Continued population growth in California and Arizona
will, over time, dramatically reduce the amount of water available
to MWD and other major water purveyors. The ability of Newport
Beach to provide its residents with adequate supplies of water is
contingent upon implementation of a comprehensive program,
including development and implementation of plans to tap new
sources of water, implementation of drastic restrictions on
consumption during periods of drought, and implementation of water
conservation measures during periods of normal rainfall to insure
the highest beneficial use of the resource.
C. The mandatory restrictions on water use, the prohibition
of activities that waste water as well as the penalties and
surcharges provided by this Ordinance are the minimum controls
• necessary to insure adequate supplies of water now and in the
future. The surcharges for water consumption in excess of the
limits specified in the various conservation phases reflect, and
will reimburse the City for, surcharges imposed by MWD for
deliveries in excess of allocations. These surcharges combined
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with penalties for excess consumption and activities which waste
water are necessary to insure the maximum beneficial use of an
extremely limited resource. Restrictions on the use of revenue
derived from surcharges and penalties will insure the lowest
feasible basic water rate and the development of new sources of
• water to supplement MWD allocations in the future.
Section 14.16.020 Definitions.
A. "Base" means the amount of water, expressed in Billing
Units, used by a Customer during one of the six (6) Base Periods.
B. "Basic Water Rate" shall mean the charge for water,
expressed in terms of billing units, established pursuant to
Section 14.12.040 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
C. "Base Period" means one of six (6) billing periods used
for calculating compliance with the water conservation requirements
of this ordinance. The Base Periods for the four billing groups
within the City of Newport Beach are as specified below:
Group I: June 8, 1989 to August 10, 1989
August 10, 1989 to October 10, 1989
October 10, 1989 to December 7, 1989
• December 7, 1989 to February 8, 1990
February 8, 1990 to April 6, 1990
April 6, 1990 to June 7, 1990
Group II: June 15, 1989 to August 15, 1989
August 15, 1989 to October 19, 1989
October 19, 1989 to December 14, 1989
December 14, 1989 to February 15, 1990
February 15, 1990 to April 12, 1990
April 12, 1990 to June 20, 1990
Group III: July 13, 1989 to September 13, 1989
September 13, 1989 to November 9, 1989
November 9, 1989 to January 11, 1990
January 11, 1990 to March 13, 1990
March 13, 1990 to May 10, 1990
May 10, 1990 to July 15, 1990
Group IV: July 19, 1989 to September 19, 1989
September 19, 1989 to November 13, 1989
November 13, 1989 to January 15, 1990
January 15, 1990 to March 19, 1990
March 19, 1990 to May 16, 1990
May 16, 1990 to July 20, 1990
• D. "Billing Period" means the time interval between two
consecutive water meter readings taken for billing purposes.
E. "Billing Unit" means 100 cubic feet of water (748
gallons) .
F. "Corresponding Base Period" shall mean the Base Period
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that best corresponds, in terms of number of days, to a Billing
Period that occurs during any conservation phase described in
Section 14.16.050.
G. Customer" shall mean any person, group of two or more
persons, partnership, corporation, trust, association, or entity,
receiving water service from the City of Newport Beach.
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N. "MWD" shall mean Metropolitan Water District.
I. "Person" shall mean any person, group of persons,
corporation, partnership, trust, or business entity not receiving
water service from the City of Newport Beach.
J. "Surcharge" shall mean the additional charges (over and
above the Basic Water Rate) imposed for consumption in excess of
that permitted during any conservation phase and as specified in
Section 14.16.060.
K. "Water Consumption Restrictions" shall mean those
provisions of Section 24.16.050 which require Customers to reduce
the amount of water consumed during current Billing Periods in
relation to the corresponding Base Period.
• L. "Water Usage Restrictions" shall mean those provisions of
Section 14.16.045 and 14.16.050 which prohibit certain uses of
water.
M. "Water" shall mean potable water.
Section 14.16.030 Prohibitions.
A. No Customer shall use, or permit the use of, water
supplied by the City of Newport Beach in a manner contrary to the
restrictions imposed by any conservation phase then in effect.
B. For the purpose of this ordinance, the use of water by a
tenant, employee, agent, contractor, representative, or person
acting on behalf of a customer, shall be imputed to the Customer.
Section 14.16.040 Conservation Phase Implementation.
•A. The Utilities Director shall periodically monitor and
evaluate the projected supply and demand for water by Customers
and shall recommend to the City Council implementation of a
conservation phase appropriate under then current circumstances.
The City Council shall consider the recommendation at a regularly
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scheduled public meeting and, after hearing such testimony as may
be relevant, implement the appropriate conservation phase by
resolution. The provisions of the conservation phase shall become
effective upon publication of the resolution in a daily newspaper
of general circulation provided, however, the consumption reduction
•provisions shall take effect as of the first full billing period
commencing on or after the effective date of the resolution.
B. In the event MWD publicly expresses the intention to
reduce water allocations in a manner that would effect the amount
supplied to the City of Newport Beach, the City Manager may
implement a conservation phase by publication of a notice to that
effect in a daily newspaper of general circulation. The order of
the City Manager shall become effective upon publication and shall
terminate in thirty (30) days or the publication of a resolution of
the City Council implementing the same or different conservation
phase, whichever shall first occur.
C. Except for the automatic termination provisions in the
case of implementation by the City Manager, a resolution
• implementing a water conservation phase shall remain in full force
and effect until repealed by the City Council, or until a
subsequent resolution implementing a different conservation phase
becomes effective.
D. The Utilities Director shall, subsequent to the adoption
of a resolution implementing any water conservation phase, provide
periodic reports to the City Council regarding compliance with the
requirements of the water conservation phase, current and
anticipated allocations of water from MWD, and any change in
circumstances that could warrant a position of more stringent
measures or relaxation of measures then in effect.
Section 14.16.045 Permanent Water Usage Restrictions.
• 1. No Person or Customer shall use water to wash any
sidewalk, walkway, driveway, parking area or any other hard
surface.
2. No Person or Customer shall use water to clean, fill, or
maintain levels in decorative fountains, ponds, lakes, or other
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purely aesthetic facilities, however, water may be used to fill or
maintain levels if all liquid is recirculated.
3. No restaurant, hotel, cafe, cafeteria or other public
place where food is sold, served or offered for sale shall serve
drinking water to any person unless pursuant to an express request.
• 4. No Person or Customer shall permit water to leak from any
pipe or facility connected to the meter or meters which measures
the amount of water for which a Customer is obligated to pay the
City.
5. No Person or Customer shall water or irrigate any lawn,
landscaping or other vegetation in a manner that causes or allows
excess water to flow or run off onto an adjoining sidewalk,
driveway, street, gutter or ditch.
6. No Person shall use water for construction purposes with
respect to any project that requires a grading permit without first
having submitted a construction water plan to, and obtaining
approval from, the Utilities Director.
Section 14.16.050 Water conservation Phases.
• A. Phase 1. Voluntary Ten Percent (10 %) Reduction. Each
Customer shall use their best efforts, without mandatory
restrictions, to use ninety percent (90 %) or less of the water
consumed during the Base Period for that Customer's group.
B. Phase 2. Mandatory Ten Percent (10 %) Cut -Back. No
Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume more than ninety
percent (90 %) of the water consumed during the corresponding Base
Period.
C. Phase 3. Mandatory Fifteen Percent (15%) Cut -Back. No
Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume more than
Eighty -five percent (65 %) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
• D. Phase 4. Mandatory Twenty Percent (20 %) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than Eighty percent (60 %) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
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portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five
gallons or less, or a hose equipped with a positive shut -off
nozzle.
3. No Customer shall use water to wash any sidewalk,
• walkway, driveway, parking area or other hard surface.
4. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m.
E. Phase 5. Mandatory Twenty -Five Percent (25 %) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than seventy -five percent (75 %) of the water consumed during
the corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
• with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
Subsection 3.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of 4:00
p.m. and 10:00 a.m. No watering or irrigation is permitted between
• the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
F. Phase 6. Mandatory Thirty Percent (30 %) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than seventy percent (70 %) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
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2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
Subsection 3.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on Tuesdays and Fridays.
(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on Mondays and Thursdays.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of 4:00
p.m. and 10:00 a.m. Watering or irrigation is prohibited between
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
• G. Phase 7. Mandatory Thirty -Five Percent (35 %) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than sixty -five percent (65 %) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
• Subsection 3.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on Tuesdays.
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(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on Wednesdays.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of 6:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Watering or irrigation is prohibited between
the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
• (d) Trees may also be watered on Sundays.
B. Phase S. Mandatory Forty Percent (403) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than sixty percent (603) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
• Subsection 3.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on 1st and 3rd Wednesdays.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of 6:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Watering or irrigation is prohibited between
the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(d) Trees may also be watered on Sundays, but only by
use of a hand -held bucket.
• I. Phase 9. Mandatory Forty -Five Percent (453) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than fifty -five percent (553) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
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portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
•(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
Subsection 3.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on 1st Tuesday.
(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on 1st Wednesday.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of
10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Watering or irrigation is prohibited
between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(d) Trees may also be watered on Sundays, but only by
• use of a hand -held bucket.
J. Phase 10. Mandatory Fifty Percent (50 %) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than fifty percent (50 %) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. Watering or irrigation of plants, landscaping,
vegetation or soil is prohibited, provided, however, plants, trees
and shrubs may be watered by means of a hand -held bucket.
3. No person shall fill any pool, spa, decorative
fountain, pond, lake or any body of water.
Section 14.16.060 Surcharges.
A. The surcharges imposed by this Section reflect, in part,
•additional charges imposed by MWD on the City of Newport Beach for
the purchase of water in excess of permitted allocations. The
surcharges are also intended to supplement penalties for violating
water consumption restrictions by dramatically increasing the cost
of water as consumption extends permitted thresholds.
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B. Customer shall pay the surcharges specified in this
Section for all water consumed in excess of the water consumption
restrictions (Phases 2 through 10, inclusive), specified in Section
14.16.050. The surcharge shall be One Dollar and Twenty -four Cents
($1.24) per Billing Unit for the first Ten Percent (108) increment
•in excess of the ration level and an additional One Dollar and
Twenty -four Cents ($1.24) for each subsequent Ten Percent (108)
increment above the ration level. For example, Phase 6 requires
Customers to use no more than 708 of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period. A Customer using 45 Billing Units when
assigned a ration level of 32 Billing Units would pay the
following:
32 Units @ $1.34 (Basic Water Rate) $42.88
4 Units @ $2.58 ($1.34 + $1.24) $10.32
4 Units @ $3.82 ($1.34 + $2.48) $15.28
4 Units @ $5.06 ($1.34 + $3.72) $20.24
1 Unit @ $6.30 ($1.34 + $4.96) $ 6.30
45 Units Total $95.02
The following surcharge shall be imposed on the Customer's
next water bill and shall be in addition to the Basic Water Rate.
• Section 14.16.070 Exemptions.
A. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to the
following activities of a public entity:
1. The filling, operation and maintenance of a swimming
pool open to the public.
2. The washing of refuse, sanitation and service
vehicles owned and operated by a public entity to the extent
necessary to insure public health, safety and welfare.
B. The provisions of this Ordinance which restrict the
watering or irrigation of landscaping vegetation, and soil, and
those provisions which require the reduction of consumption shall
not be applicable to customers who have participated in a Fuel Load
• Modification Program and have received an exemption from the
Utilities Director. The Utilities Director shall grant only that
exemption necessary to mitigate the impacts of participation in the
Fuel Load Modification Program such as, the need to irrigate
replacement vegetation.
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C. The provisions of this Ordinance which restrict the
watering or irrigation of lawns, landscaping, vegetation and soil
shall not apply to commercial nurseries or other businesses whose
main stock and trade consists of plants and vegetation. Provided,
however, this exemption is applicable only to those businesses
• which submit a water conservation plan to, and obtain the approval
of, the Utilities Director. The Utilities Director shall approve
a water conservation plan submitted pursuant to this Subsection
only if the plan proposes the maximum feasible reduction in
consumption.
D. The provisions of this Ordinance that restrict the
washing of vehicles, boats, and mobile equipment shall not apply to
any car wash, auto detailer, or similar business that has applied
for and received approval of, an exemption from the Utilities
Director. The Utilities Director shall grant an exemption only if
the plan provides for recirculation or recycling of water or
otherwise proposes the maximum feasible reduction in consumption.
E. The provisions of this Ordinance that require Customers
to reduce their consumption by specified percentages shall not
apply to reduce consumption below levels necessary to maintain
health, safety and sanitation as determined by the Utilities
Director.
Section 14.16.060 Relief from Compliance.
A. Intent and Purpose. The City Council recognizes that
water consumption can increase or decrease because of factors
unrelated to wasteful water use practices. Many customers have
installed water - saving devices and adopted water conservation
practices that make it difficult to achieve the additional
reductions required by this Ordinance. This Section recognizes
that base adjustments may be necessary to insure that application
• of this Ordinance to any particular Customer does not produce
unjust or inequitable results. As a general rule, the Utilities
Director should not grant relief to any Customer for any reason in
the absence of a showing that the Customer has achieved the maximum
practical reduction in water consumption other than in the specific
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area or areas for which relief is requested.
B. Procedures. An application for relief from the
provisions of this Ordinance may be filed by any Customer with the
Utilities Director. The application shall be submitted on a form
supplied by the Utilities Department. The application must be
•filed within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this
Ordinance or ninety (90) days after implementation of the then
current conservation phase, whichever shall occur last. The
Utilities Director shall approve or disapprove the application for
relief within fifteen (15) days after it is filed and deemed
complete.
C. Factors. In determining whether relief should be
granted, the Utilities Director shall consider all relevant factors
including, but not limited to, the following:
1. whether compliance with the consumption and
reduction provisions then in effect would result in unemployment or
layoff of workers;
2. whether additional persons are living or working in
• the structure or structures served by the meter or meters for which
Customer is responsible;
3. Whether Customer had, during all or a portion of the
Base Period, reduced consumption from prior years through the use
of water conservation practices;
4. whether any current or anticipated increase in
production or manufacturing will require additional water;
S. The extent to which irrigation or watering of
landscaping has been made necessary by compliance with Fuel Load
Modification Programs;
6. The extent to which Customer needs to use water to
mitigate any emergency health or safety hazards;
• 7. The absence of one or more persons from the
structure or structures served by the meter during all or a portion
of the Base Period;
a. The special needs and characteristics of hospitals,
clinics and other medical care facilities.
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D. Agreement. The Utilities Director is empowered to enter
into an agreement with any Customer to resolve the application for
relief. The agreement shall be memorialized in a writing signed by
the Customer. The agreement shall fix the rights of the customer
and the City. The Customer shall have no further right to seek
relief pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
E. Final Decision. The Utilities Director shall notify the
Customer of the decision on the application for relief by mailing
notice of the decision to the Customer, first class, postage pre-
paid, to the address specified on the application. The decision of
the Utilities Director shall be final.
F. Willful Misrepresentation. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no person shall make any willful
misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to any
application for relief submitted pursuant to this Section. Any
violation of the provisions of this Subsection shall be considered
a misdemeanor, punishable as otherwise provided in this Code.
Section 14.16.090 Failure to Comply.
• A. Penalties. The penalties specified in this Section are
exclusive and the other penalty provisions of this Code are
inapplicable.
1. The following penalties shall be imposed for each
violation of the General Water Usage Restrictions contained in
Section 14.16.045:
(a) For the first and second violations, the Utilities
Director shall issue a written notice of violation to the Customer
or person.
(b) For a third violation by any Customer within any
twelve (12) month period, a penalty in the sum of Fifty Dollars
($50.00) shall be added to the Customer's water bill. The third
• violation by any person within a twelve (12) month period shall
constitute an infraction, punishable by a fine of Fifty Dollars
($50.00).
(c) For a fourth and any subsequent violation by any
Customer within any twelve (12) month period, a penalty in the sum
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of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) shall be added to the
Customer's water bill. The fourth and any subsequent violation by
a person during any twelve (12) month period shall constitute an
infraction, punishable by a fine of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars
($150.00).
•(d) In addition to the penalties specified in Subsection
(c), upon a fourth violation, the Utilities Director may install a
flow restrictor on the meter or meters for which a Customer is
responsible and which are connected to the facility from which
water was discharged in violation of Section 14.16.045.
2. Consumption Restrictions. The following penalties
shall be imposed for each violation of the conservation phase
restrictions then in effect:
(a) For the first and second violations by any Customer,
the Utilities Director shall send a written notice of violation to
the Customer.
(b) For the third violation, a penalty shall be added to
the Customer's next water bill in accordance with the schedule
• specified below. The third violation by any person shall
constitute an infraction with a fine imposed in accordance with the
schedule specified below:
1. Meter
with
3/4 inch service -
$50.00
2. Meter
with
1 inch service -
$100.00
3. Meter
with
1 -1/2 inch service -
$150.00
4. Meter
with
2 inch service -
$2W.00
5. Meter
with
4 inch service -
$150.00
6. Meter
with
service larger than 4 inches -
$500.00
(c) For a fourth violation by any Customer, the
penalties specified in Subsection (b) shall be doubled and added to
the Customer's next water bill.
(d) The Utilities Director may install a flow restrictor
upon or after the fourth violation by any Customer. The flow
restrictor shall be placed on Customer's meter or meters that
isregistered the excessive consumption or which were connected to the
facility used to illegally discharge water. Customer may apply to
the Utilities Director for removal of the flow restrictor within
sixty (60) days after installation, provided the Customer pays
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for removal.
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B. Notice. Prior to the imposition of any penalties or
surcharge pursuant to this Section and a right to a hearing to
contest the validity of any such penalty and surcharge. Notice
shall be deemed given when personally delivered to the Customer or
when deposited in the United States mail, first class postage pre-
paid, and addressed in the same manner as normal water billings.
•
Notices relative to the violation of water consumption reduction
requirements imposed by conservation phases may be given by
specifying the violation, the facts supporting the violation, and
the customer0s right to a hearing in a conspicuous place on the
first water bill sent to the customer for the Billing Period during
which the violation occurred. If the penalty assessed is, or
includes, the installation of a flow restrictor or the termination
of water service, notice of the violation shall, in addition to
that specified above, be posted in a conspicuous place on the
property served by the meter or meters which recorded the excessive
consumption or were connected to the facility from which water was
illegally discharged.
•C. Hearing. Any customer against whom a penalty is levied
pursuant to this Section shall have a right to hearing. The
customer shall be entitled to be represented by an individual of
their choice, to present oral and documentary evidence in support
of their appeal, and to review and comment on all evidence offered
to establish the violation.
Section 14.16.100 Applicability.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be applicable to
persons who receive water from agencies or entities other than the
city of Newport Beach, and any water agency or water district
serving residents of the City of Newport Beach shall enforce the
provisions of this chapter.
•BECTION 5: chapter 14.20 of the Newport Beach Municipal
code is amended to read:
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Chapter 14.20
WATER METERS
Sections:
14.20.010 Property Of City -- Damaged Or Lost Meters
14.20.020 Meter Tests.
14.20.030 Meter Test Deposit.
14.20.040 Tampering.With Meters Prohibited.
. 14.20.050 Meter Placement.
14.20.060 Meters Inside Premises.
Section 14.20.010 Property Of City -- Damaged Or Lost Meters.
All meters, unless otherwise authorized by the Utilities Director,
shall be and remain the property of the City and will not be
removed unless the use of water on the premises is to be entirely
stopped, or the service connection discontinued or abandoned. In
all cases where meters or meter boxes are lost, injured or broken
by carelessness, or by the negligence of the owners or occupants of
premises, they shall be replaced or repaired by the Utilities
Department and the cost charged against the owner or occupant; and
in the case of nonpayment, the water shall be shut off as provided
in Section 14.12.110. In the event the meter is out of order, or
•fails to register properly, the consumer shall be charged on an
estimate made by the Utilities Department on the average monthly
consumption during the last three months that the meter was in good
order, or from what he may consider to be the most reliable data at
his command.
Section 14.20.020 Meter Tests. Where the accuracy of record
of a water meter is questioned, it shall be removed at the
consumer's request and shall in his present be tested in the shops
of the Utilities Department by means of the apparatus there
provided, and a report thereon duly made. Both parties to the test
must accept the findings so made. If the test discloses an error
against the consumer of more than three percent (3 %) of the meter's
registry, the excess of the consumption on the three previous
• readings shall be credited to the consumer's meter account, and the
Utilities Department will bear the entire expense of the test, and
the deposit required as hereinafter prescribed shall be returned.
On the other hand, where no such error is found, the person who has
requested the test shall pay the charges fixed for such test.
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Section 14.20.030 Meter Test Deposit. Before the test of
any meter is made, the person requesting the test shall at the time
of filing his request therefor deposit with the City an amount as
established by Resolution of the City Council.
Section 14.20.040 Tampering With Meters Prohibited. No
•meter shall be removed, or in any way disturbed, nor the seal
broken except in the present of and under the direction of a duly
authorized agent or employee of the City.
Section 14.20.050 Meter Placement. All meters of the City
shall be placed at the curbline of the street or near the property
line in alleys, whenever and wherever practicable, and be protected
and maintained as a part of the operation of the Department.
Section 14.20.060 Meters Inside Premises. When a water
meter is placed inside the premises of a consumer, for the
convenience of the consumer, provisions shall be made for a
convenient meter reading and repairing by representatives of the
Department. Failure to make such provisions by the consumer shall
be sufficient cause for removal of such meter at the option of the
• Director of the Department and the withholding of service until
connection is made at the curbline as herein provided.
SECTION 6: That if any section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason, held to be
invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or
phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
SECTION 7: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper of
the City, and it shall be effective thirty (30) days after its
adoption.
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SECTION 8: This Ordinance was introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, held on
the 8th day of June , 1992, and adopted on the 22nd day of
June , 1992, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEMBERS HEDGES, WATT,
UMM. SANSONE, HART. COX, PIJMM
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ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS NONE
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2005 Urban Water
Management Plan
Urban Water Management Plans
• Prepared in compliance with the Urban Water
Management Planning Act (1983)
• Submitted to the Department of Water Resources
every 5 years — due by December 31
• Must be adopted by resolution following a public
hearing
• Focuses on water sources, supply and use
• City plan references MWD and MWDOC plans
• This plan contains water supply projections thru
the year 2030
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Required Components
• Sources and supplies
• Water quality
• Reliability planning
• Water use provisions
• Demand management measures
• Shortage contingency plan
• Water recycling
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QUESTIONS?
Staff Pete Antista
Tim Deutsch
Consultants Lisa Spresney, Brown & Caldwell
Grant Hoag, Brown & Caldwell
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2005 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
December 2005
Prepared by:
400 Exchange, Suite 100
Irvine, California 92602
City Clerk's Office copy
(Do not remove)
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City of Newport Beach
Utilities Department
2005 Urban Water Management Plan
Contact Sheet
Date plan submitted to the Department of Water Resources: December 20, 2005
Name of person preparing this plan:
Tim Deutsch, Utilities Administrative Manager
Phone: (949) 644 -3010
Fax: (949) 646 -5204
Email: tdeutsch Ca)citv.newport- beach. ca. us
The Water supplier is a Municipality.
The Water Supplier is a Retailer.
Utility services provided by the water supplier include water, recycled water and wastewater.
This City is not a Bureau of Reclamation Contractor.
This City is not a State Water Project Contractor.
CONTENTS
APPENDICES...................................................................................... ............................... ............................ iii
TA BLES.................................................................................................. ............................... ............................ iii
FIGURES............................................................................................................................ ............................... v
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................... .............................vi
1.0
INTRODUCTION
.................................................................................................... ............................1
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1.1
Urban Water Management Planning Act ...................................................... ............................1
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12
Resource Maximization and Import Minimization ..................................... ............................1
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1.3
Agency Coordination ....................................................................................... ............................1
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1.4
Public Participation and Plan Adoption ........................................................ ............................1
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1.5
Plan Organization ............................................................................................. ............................1
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2.0
DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING WATER SYSTEM ......................................... ............................2
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2.1
Description of Service Area ............................................................................ ............................2
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2.2
Climate ............................................................................................................... ............................2
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2.3
Surface Water Supply Facilities ....................................................................... ............................2
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2.4
Groundwater Facilities ..................................................................................... ............................2
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15
Reclaimed Water Facilities .............................................................................. ............................2
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2.6
Water Transmission Sy stem ............................................................................ ............................2
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3.0
HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED WATER USE ............................................. ............................3
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3.1
Employment, Land Use, and Population ...................................................... ............................3
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3.1.1 Employment Characteristics .............................................................. ............................3
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3.1.2 Land Use Characteristics and Population Projections .................... ............................3
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3.2
Historic and Future Water Use ....................................................................... ............................3
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4.0
WATER SUPPLY ....................................................................................................... ............................4
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4.1
Surface Water .................................................................................................... ............................4
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4.1.1 Physical Constraints ............................................................................. ............................4
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4.1.2 Legal Constraints .................................................................................. ............................4
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4.1.2.1 Water Rights ............................................................................ ............................4
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4.1.2.2 Water Supply and Transmission System Project ............... ............................4
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4.2
Groundwater ..................................................................................................... ............................4
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4.2.1 Description ............................................................................................ ............................4
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4.2.2 Physical Constraints ............................................................................. ............................4
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4.2.3 Legal Constra ints .................................................................................. ............................4
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4.3
Desalination ....................................................................................................... ............................4
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4.4
Transfer and Exchange Opportunities .......................................................... ............................4
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4.5
Current and Projected Water Supplies .......................................................... ............................4
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4.6
Water Supply Reliability ................................................................................... ............................4
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4.7
Water Quality Impacts on Future Water Supply ......................................... ............................4
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5.0
RECYCLED W ATER ............................................................................................... ............................5
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5.1
City Coordination ............................................................................................. ............................5
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5.2
Wastewater Quantity and Disposal ................................................................ ............................5
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5.2.1 Wastewater Collection and Treatment .............................................. ............................5
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5.2.2 Wastewater Disposal .......................................................................... ..............................5
Thi., is a dbaJt report and it not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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CONTENTS (continued)
5.3
Recycled Water Use .......................................................................................... ............................5
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5.4
Promotion of Recycled Water Use ................................................................ ............................5
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6.0 WATER
CONSERVATION ................................................................................... ............................6
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6.1
Demand Measurement Measures ................................................................... ............................6
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6.1.1 Water Survey Programs for Single -Family Residential and Multiple -Family
ResidentialCustomers ................................ ......................................................... ............
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6.1.2 DMM No. 2 — Residential Plumbing Retrofit ................................. ............................6
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6. 1.3) DM1Y1 No. 3 — System Water Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair ..........................6
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6.1.4 DMM No. 4 — Metering with Commodity Rates for all New Connections and
Retrofit of Existing Connections ....................................................... ............................6
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6.1.5 DMM No. S — Large Landscape Conservation Programs and Incentives ..............6
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6.1.6 DMM No. 6 — High- Efficiency Washing Machine Rebate Programs .....................6
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6.1.7 DM1VI No. 7 — Public Information Program ................................... ............................6
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6.1.8 DMM No. 8 — School Education Programs .................................... ............................6
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6.1.9 DMM No. 9 — Conservation Programs for Commercial, Industrial, and
Institutional Accounts ......................................................................... ............................6
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6.1.10 DD11VI No. 10 — Wholesale Agency Assistance Program ............... ............................6
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6.1.11 DMM No. 11 — Conservation Pricing .............................................. ............................6
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6.1.12 DMM No. 12 — Conservation Coordinator ...................................... ............................6
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6.1.13 DMD1 No. 13 — Water Waste Prohibitions ...................................... ............................6
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6.1.14 DMM No. 14 — Residential ULFT Replacement Program ............ ............................6
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6.2
Determination of Implementation ................................................................. ............................6
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7.0 WATER
SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN ............................................... ............................7
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7.1
City's Water Storage Contingency Plan ......................................................... ............................7
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7.2
Action Stages ..................................................................................................... ............................7
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7.3
Three -Year Minimum Supply ......................................................................... ............................7
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7.4
Catastrophic Supply Interruption Plan .......................................................... ............................7
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7.5
Prohibitions, Penalties, and Consumption Reduction ................................ ............................7
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7.5.1 Mandatory Water Use Prohibitions ................................................... ............................7
-4
7.5.2 Water Reduction Methods .................................................................. ............................7
-5
1.5.3 Penalties for Excessive Water Use .................................................... ............................7
-6
7.6
Revenue Impacts on Reduced Sales .............................................................. ............................7
-6
7.7
Water Use Monitoring Procedures ................................................................ ............................7
-7
8.0 WATER
SUPPLY VERSUS DEMAND COMPARISON ................................. ............................8
-1
8.1
Normal Water Supply vs. Demand Comparison ......................................... ............................8
-1
8.2
Dry Year Water Supply vs. Demand Comparison ...................................... ............................8
-2
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation o the work done or recommendations
marl • by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A COORDINATION WITH NVVDOC
APPENDIX B URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN PUBLIC HEARING
APPENDIX C URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN RESOLUTION
APPENDIX D CALIFORNIA'S GROUNDWATER BULLETIN 118
APPENDIX E WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
APPENDIX F ORDINANCE NO. 92 -31
TABLES
No.
Pape
1 -1
(DWR Table 1) Coordination with Appropriate Agencies ........................ ...............................
1 -2
2 -1
(DWR Table 3) Climate .................................................................................. ...............................
2 -2
3 -1
(DWR Table 2) Population — Current and Projected ................................. ...............................
3 -1
3 -2
(DWR Table 12) Past, Current, and Projected Water Deliveries ............... ...............................
3 -2
3 -3
(DWR Table 12) Sales to Other Agencies ..................................................... ...............................
3 -2
3 -4
(DWR Table 14) Additional Water Uses and Losses (AFY) ...................... ...............................
3 -2
3 -5
(DWR Table 15) Total Water Use (AM .................................................... ...............................
3 -3
4 -1
(DWR Table 6) Amount of Agency Groundwater Pumped ( AM ......... ...............................
4 -2
4 -2
(DWR Table 7) Amount of Groundwater Projected to be Agency Pumped (AFY) ............
4 -2
4 -3
(DWR Table 5) Agency Groundwater Pumping Rights ( AFY) ................ ...............................
4 -3
4 -4
(DWR Table 18) Opportunities for Desalinated Water ............................. ...............................
4 -3
4 -5
(DWR Table 11) Transfer Exchange Opportunities ( AFY) ...................... ...............................
4 -4
4 -6
(DWR Table 19) Agency Demand Projections Provided to Wholesale Suppliers ................
4 -4
4 -7
(DWR Table 17) Future Water Supply Projects .......................................... ...............................
4 -4
4 -8
(DWR Table 4) Current and Planned Water Supplies for the City of Newport Beach
(AF1D ............................................................................................................... ............................4
-5
4 -9
(DWR Table 8) Supply Reliability (AF Year) ............................................... ...............................
4 -6
4 -10
(DWR Table 9) Basis of Water Year Data ................................................... ...............................
4 -7
4 -11
(DWR Table 10) Description of the Factors Resulting in Inconsistency of Supply ..............
4 -7
4 -12
(DWR Table 20) Wholesaler Identified and Quantified the Existing and Planned
Sourcesof Water ( AF1D ................................................................................... ...............................
4 -7
4 -13
(DWR Table 21) Wholesaler Supply Reliability — % of Normal AFY ..... ...............................
4 -8
4 -14
(DWR Table 22) Factors Resulting in Inconsistency of Wholesaler's Supply .......................
4 -8
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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4 -15
(DWR Table 39) Current and Projected Water Supply Changes due to Water Quality
— Percentage ....................................................................................................... ...............................
4 -9
5 -1
(DWR Table 32) Participating Agencies ....................................................... ...............................
5 -1
5 -2
Wastewater Treatment Within the Agency's Service Area .......................... ...............................
5 -2
5 -3
(DWR Table 33) Amount of Wastewater Collected and Treated by each Agency
5-4
(DWR Table 37) Recycled Water Use — 2005 Projection Compared with 2005
Actual( AFY) ...................................................................................................... ...............................
5 -3
5 -5
(DWR Table 35) Recycled Water Uses — Actual and Potential (AFY) ..... ...............................
5 -4
5 -6
Projected Recycled Water Usage by City of Newport Beach Customers . ...............................
5 -4
5 -7
(DWR Table 36) Projected Future Use of Recycled Water in Service Area (AFY) ..............
5 -5
5 -8
(DWR Table 38) Methods to Encourage Recycled Water Use ................. ...............................
5 -5
6 -1
California Urban Water Conservation Council Best Management Practices ..........................
6 -1
6 -2
(DWR Table 16) Evaluation of Unit Cost of Water Resulting from
Non - implemented DMMs ............................................................................... ...............................
6 -5
7 -1
(DWR Table 23) Water Supply Shortage Stages and Conditions .............. ...............................
7 -2
7 -2
(DWR Table 24) Three -Year Minimum Water Supply .............................. ...............................
7 -2
7 -3
(DWR Table 25) Preparation Actions for a Catastrophe ........................... ...............................
7 -3
7 -4
(DWR Table 26) Mandatory Prohibitions .................................................... ...............................
7 -4
7 -5
(DWR Table 27) Consumption Reduction Methods .................................. ...............................
7 -5
7 -6
(DWR Table 28) Penalties and Charges ....................................................... ...............................
7 -6
7 -7
(DWR Table 29) Proposed Measures to Overcome Revenue Impacts .... ...............................
7 -6
7 -8
(DWR Table 30) Proposed Measures to Overcome Expenditure Impacts ............................
7 -7
7 -9
PWR Table 31) Water Use Monitoring Mechamsms ................................ ...............................
7 -7
8 -1
(DWR Table 40) Projected Normal Water Supply— AFY ........................ ...............................
8 -1
8 -2
(DWR Table 41) Projected Normal Water Demand— AFY ..................... ...............................
8 -1
8 -1
(DWR Table 42) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison — AFY ..... ...............................
8 -2
8 -4
(DWR Table 43) Projected Single Dry Year Water Supply — AFY .......... ...............................
8 -2
8 -5
(DWR Table 44) Projected Single Dry Year Water Demand — AFY ....... ...............................
8 -2
8 -6
(DWR Table 45) Projected Single Dry Year Supply and Demand Comparison —
AFY............................................................................................................ ...............................
8 -2
8 -7
(DWR Table 46) Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in
2010 — AFY ......................................................................................................... ...............................
8 -3
8 -8
(DWR Table 47) Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in
2010 — AFY ........................................................................................................ ...............................
8 -3
8 -9
(DWR Table 48) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison During Multiple Dry
Year Period Ending in 2010 — AFY ............................................................... ...............................
8 -3
8 -10
(DWR Table 49) Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in
2015 — AFY ........................................................................................................ ...............................
8 -4
8 -11
(DWR Table 50) Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in
2015 — AFY ........................................................................................................ ...............................
8 -4
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not he relied upon; consult the final report
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8 -12 (DWR Table 51) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison During Multiple Dry
FIGURES
No.
Page
2 -1 Citv of Newport Beach Service Area ............................................................. ............................... 2 -1
2 -2 Pressure Zones within the City's Service Area ............................................. ............................... 2 -4
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made by Brown and Caldwell. It sbould not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Year Period Ending in 2015 — AFY ............................................................... ...............................
8 -4
8 -13
(DWR Table 52)
Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in
2020 — AFY ........................................................................................................
...............................
8 -5
8 -14
(DWR Table S' ))
Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in
2020 —A FY ........................................................................................................
...............................
8 -5
8 -15
(DWR Table 54)
Projected Supply and Demand Comparison During Multiple Dry
Year Period Ending
in 2020 — AFY ............................................................... ...............................
8 -5
8 -16
(DWR Table SS)
Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in
2020 — AF Year .................................................................................................
...............................
8 -6
8 -17
PWR Table 56)
Projected Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2020 —AF Year ..............
8 -6
8 -18
(DWR Table 57)
Projected Supply and Demand Comparison During Multiple Dry
Year Period Ending
in 2020 — AF Year ......................................................... ...............................
8 -6
8 -19
(DWR Table 58)
Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in
2030 — AF Year .................................................................................................
...............................
8 -7
8 -20
(DWR Table 59)
Projected Demand During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in
2030 — AF Year .................................................................................................
...............................
8 -7
8 -21
(DWR Table 60)
Projected Supply and Demand Comparison During Multiple Dry
Year Period Ending
in 2030 — AF Y ear ......................................................... ...............................
8 -7
FIGURES
No.
Page
2 -1 Citv of Newport Beach Service Area ............................................................. ............................... 2 -1
2 -2 Pressure Zones within the City's Service Area ............................................. ............................... 2 -4
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CONTENTS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Act
Urban Water Management Act
AF
acre -feet
AFY
acre -feet per year
AMP
Allen- McColloch Pipeline
BMP
best management practices
City
City of Newport Beach
CPUC
California Public Utilities Commission
CRA
Colorado River Aqueduct
CUWCC
California Urban Water Conservation Council
DHS
California Department of Health Services
DD4DI
Demand Management Measures
DWR
California Department of Water Resources
E1R
Environmental Impact Report
ETo
evapotransportation
GAP
Green Acres Project
GPD
gallons per day
HECW
High- Efficiency Clothes Washer
MCL
maximum containment level
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
MGD
million gallons per day
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MSL
mean sea level
MWDOC
Municipal Water District of Orange County
N/A
Not Applicable
NOP
Notice of Preparation
OCSD
Orange County Sanitation District
OCWD
Orange County Water District
Plan
Urban Water Management Plan
RDMD
County of Orange Resources and Development Management Department
RUWM
Metropolitan's Regional Urban Water Management Plan
RWQCB
Regional Water Quality Control Board
SWP
State Water Project
SWRCB
State Water Resources Control Board
TBD
to be determined
ULFT
Ultra Low FlushToilet
USAGE
United States Army Corp of Engineers
USGS
United States Geological Survey
UWNIP
Urban Water Management Plan
WEROC
Water Emergency Response Organization of Orange County
WSCP
Water Shortage Contingency Plan
WSDM Plan
Metropolitan's Water Surplus and Drought Management Plan
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
nmde by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
This Urban Water Management Plan (plan) addresses the City of Newport Beach (City) water
system and includes a description of the water supply sources, magnitudes of historical and
pro)ected water use, and a comparison of water supply to water demands during normal, dry, and
multiple dry years. The City water supplies are imported water purchased from the Municipal Water
District of Orange County (MWDOC), groundwater pumped from the Orange County
Groundwater Basin, and reclaimed water. Water is supplied to residences and businesses within the
City's service area.
This section provides background information plan coordination with other tides and agencies in
the service area, and public participation and adoption of the plan.
1.1 Urban Water Management Planning Act
The City plan has been prepared in accordance with the Urban Water Management Act (Act). The
Act is defined by the California Water Code, Division 6, Part 2.6, and Sections 10610 through
10657. The Act became part of the California Water Code with the passage of Assemble Bill 797
during the 1983 -1984 regular session of the California legislature. The Act requires every urban
water supplier providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 connections or supplying
more than 3,000 acre -feet of water annually to adopt and submit a plan every five years to the
California Department of Water Resources (DWR). Subsequent assembly bills have amended the
Act. This plan serves as a long -range planning document for water supply.
1.2 Resource Maximization and Import Minimization
Water management tools have been used by the City to maximize water resources. To help
maximize water resources, the City has developed and implemented various policies and plans,
which are referenced throughout this plan. The various components of the 2005 UWMP includes
evaluation and descriptions of the various sources of water supply, efficient water uses, water service
efficiency, demand management measures, implementation strategy, and schedule. Information in
this plan was developed from various sources, including the draft 2005 UWMPs by MWDOC and
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan).
1.3 Agency Coordination
The City coordinated the preparation of this plan with the appropriate agencies. The City is a
member of MWDOC, a water wholesaler, and information from MWDOC's Urban Water
Management Plan was used. Table 1 -1 summarizes the coordination process that occurred for the
preparation of this plan. A copy of the letter sent to City's Planning Department is included in
Appendix A.
Thi.r is a draft report and is not intended to be a final repre entation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Introduction
Table 1 -1. (DWR Table 1) Coordination with Appropriate Agencies
1 -2
1.4 Public Participation and Plan Adoption
The City encouraged communit , and public interest involvement in the plan update through public
hearings and inspection of the draft document. Public hearing notifications were distributed
through utility bills and published in local newspapers. A copy of the published Notice of Public
Hearing is included in Appendix B. The hearing provided an opportunity for all residents and
employees in the service area to learn and ask questions about their water supply in addition to the
City's plans for providing a reliable, safe, high- quality water supply. Copies of the draft plan were
made available for public inspection at the City Clerk's and Utilities Department offices.
This Plan was adopted by the City Council on December 13, 2005. A copy of the adopted
resolution is provided in Appendix C.
1.5 Plan Organization
This section provides a summary of the sections in the plan. Section 2 provides a description of the
service area, climate, water supply facilities, and transmission system. Section 3 presents historical
and projected water use. Surface and groundwater supplies are described in Section 4. Section 5
describes recycled water. Section 6 addresses water conservation. Section 7 describes water
shortage contingency planting. Section 8 provides a comparison of future water supply to demand.
Various appendices provide relevant supporting documents.
This is a draft report and it not intended to be a final representation o f the work done or mommendations
made Gy Brown and Caldwell. It rhould not he relied upon; consult the final report
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MWDOC
Metropolitan
City of
Newport
Beach
Public
Involvement
Parrici percd in UWIMP
✓
✓
Commented on the draft
Attended public meetings
W,," contacted for assistance
✓
Received copy of the draft plan
✓
✓
✓
✓
Was sent a notice of intention to adopt
✓
✓
Not Involved / No Information
1.4 Public Participation and Plan Adoption
The City encouraged communit , and public interest involvement in the plan update through public
hearings and inspection of the draft document. Public hearing notifications were distributed
through utility bills and published in local newspapers. A copy of the published Notice of Public
Hearing is included in Appendix B. The hearing provided an opportunity for all residents and
employees in the service area to learn and ask questions about their water supply in addition to the
City's plans for providing a reliable, safe, high- quality water supply. Copies of the draft plan were
made available for public inspection at the City Clerk's and Utilities Department offices.
This Plan was adopted by the City Council on December 13, 2005. A copy of the adopted
resolution is provided in Appendix C.
1.5 Plan Organization
This section provides a summary of the sections in the plan. Section 2 provides a description of the
service area, climate, water supply facilities, and transmission system. Section 3 presents historical
and projected water use. Surface and groundwater supplies are described in Section 4. Section 5
describes recycled water. Section 6 addresses water conservation. Section 7 describes water
shortage contingency planting. Section 8 provides a comparison of future water supply to demand.
Various appendices provide relevant supporting documents.
This is a draft report and it not intended to be a final representation o f the work done or mommendations
made Gy Brown and Caldwell. It rhould not he relied upon; consult the final report
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2.0 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING WATER SYSTEM
This section provides a description of the City's service area, climate, and water supply facilities.
Section 4 of the plan describes the quantities of water available to the City.
2.1 Description of Service Area
Located along the Orange County coast of Southern California, the City is bounded to the west by
the Pacific Ocean. To the north, south, and east, the City is surrounded by the cities of Huntington
Beach, Laguna Beach, Irvine and Costa Mesa.
The water- service area is entirely within the City's boundaries, and covers approximately 35.77
square mules. A map of the City's service area is shown in Figure 2 -1. The City supplies water to its
residential and commercial customers. The City does not supply water to any agency customers.
Figure 2 -L City ofNewport Beach Service Area
2.2 Climate
The source of the City's imported water supplies, the State Water Project and Colorado River
Project, is influenced by weather conditions in Northern California and along the Colorado River.
Within the City, itself, the climate is characteristically Mediterranean, with mild year -round
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2.2 Climate
The source of the City's imported water supplies, the State Water Project and Colorado River
Project, is influenced by weather conditions in Northern California and along the Colorado River.
Within the City, itself, the climate is characteristically Mediterranean, with mild year -round
Description of Existing Water System 2 -2
temperatures, sunny days, and cool evenings. The average summer and winter temperatures are
75 °F and 65 °F, respectively, and the average annual rainfall is just under 12 inches.
Average rainfall rates, evapotranspiration rates (ETo), and temperature in the City's service area is
summarized in Table 2 -1.
Table 2 -1. (DWR Table 3) Climate
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Data recorded from N"xwarms .watenca.gov /cimis /wekome.jsp for Zone 2 (Coastal Mixed Fog Area). ETo is
equivalent to evapotranspiration, the loss of water from the soil both by evaporation and by transpiration from the
plants growing thereon.
2.3 Surface Water Supply Facilities
MWDOC provides imported water to the City. MWDOC receives its water from the Metropolitan
Water District of California of Southern California (Metropolitan). Most of Metropolitan's
imported water supply is provided through the State Water Project (SWP) and Colorado River
Aqueduct (CRA) and is treated at the Diemer and Weymouth plants. A large groundwater supply is
also available, as described in Section 2.4. The use of this supply is regulated by the Basin Pumping
Percentage as set by the Orange County Water District (OCWD).
All of the cater supplied by the City is sold to its retail customers (residential and commercial). The
City maintains its own retail distribution system. The City delivers potable water through its water
system which consists of approximately 284 miles of pipelines ranging in size from 4 -inch to 30 -inch
with various pipe materials. The City has an extensive distribution system, which includes five
pressure zones and six connections along the Orange County Feeder and the Fast Orange County
Feeder No. 2. The total available capacity is 104 cfs. The City has five pump stations which delivers
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made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Standard average ETo"
(in.)
Average rainfall'
(in.)
Average temperature'
( °F)
January
1.24
2.28
SS.2
February
1.68
2.47
SS.9
March
3.10
1.91
S6.9
April
3.90
0.93
S8.9
May
4.6S
0.16
61.6
June
S.10
0.06
64.2
Lily
47
0.01
67.3
August
4.6S
0.06
68.S
Se . tember
3.90
0.24
67.6
October
2.79
0.30
64.3
November
1.80
1.21
S9.6
December
1.24
1.77
S6.0
Annual
39.0
11.40
61.3
1934 -2005 data recorded from NO.-,A website wzvw.wrcc.drixdu
Data recorded from N"xwarms .watenca.gov /cimis /wekome.jsp for Zone 2 (Coastal Mixed Fog Area). ETo is
equivalent to evapotranspiration, the loss of water from the soil both by evaporation and by transpiration from the
plants growing thereon.
2.3 Surface Water Supply Facilities
MWDOC provides imported water to the City. MWDOC receives its water from the Metropolitan
Water District of California of Southern California (Metropolitan). Most of Metropolitan's
imported water supply is provided through the State Water Project (SWP) and Colorado River
Aqueduct (CRA) and is treated at the Diemer and Weymouth plants. A large groundwater supply is
also available, as described in Section 2.4. The use of this supply is regulated by the Basin Pumping
Percentage as set by the Orange County Water District (OCWD).
All of the cater supplied by the City is sold to its retail customers (residential and commercial). The
City maintains its own retail distribution system. The City delivers potable water through its water
system which consists of approximately 284 miles of pipelines ranging in size from 4 -inch to 30 -inch
with various pipe materials. The City has an extensive distribution system, which includes five
pressure zones and six connections along the Orange County Feeder and the Fast Orange County
Feeder No. 2. The total available capacity is 104 cfs. The City has five pump stations which delivers
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made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Description of Existing Water System 2 -3
water to the upper zones, and backup generation facilities ensure that the City can still deliver water
to all zones during a rolling blackout.
The City, also has three reservoirs with a total storage capacity of 200 MG. The Spyglass Reservoir
has a storage capacity of 1.5 MG, receives water from Zone 4, and delivers water to Zones 3, 4, and
5 via the Zone 5 Pump Station. The 16`h Street Reservoir receives water from the four groundwater
wells in Fountain Valley, has a storage capacity of 3 MG, and delivers water to the distribution
system or to the Big Canyon Reservoir via the 16`h Street Pump Station. The Big Canyon Reservoir
is a covered reservoir which has a storage capacity of 195.5 MG, and is used for both distribution
and emergency storage for Zones 1 and 2.
The City operates the water system under the authority of Water Supply Permit No. 04- 08 -97P -016
that was issued by the Department of Health Services (DHS) on July 24, 1997. Permit- approved
sources for supply of the system include Dolphin Shallow Well, Dolphin Deep Well, Tamura
Shallow Well, Tamura Deep Well, and purchased surface water treated by Metropolitan. In 2004, an
amended permit was issued to include a new floating cover and the addition of disinfection facilities
at the Big Canyon Reservoir. Approved treatment facilities for the system include
chlorination /chloramination for well water at the 16" Street Reservoir and at the Big Canyon
Reservoir.
2.4 Groundwater Facilities
In addition to surface water, the City receives a large percentage of its supply from groundwater.
Groundwater is pumped from four wells within the City of Fountain Valley and travels through over
6 nules of the 30 -inch Groundwater Transmission Main in Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, and
Costa Mesa. In addition, a pump station, a treatment facility, and a 3 -MG reservoir assist in the
transmission and treatment effort. The City produces up to 64 percent of its demand through
groundwater, under regulations of OCWD's basin pumping percentage.
2.5 Reclaimed Water Facilities
Through an agreement with the OCWD, the City purchases between 300 and 800 AF /year for some
large irrigation users. The City has no capability of treating water to produce reclaimed water, but
OCWD has an elaborate system. The City began serving recycled water in 1999. OCWD provides
water through the Green Acres Project, which has the capability to delivery up to 1,000 AFY. The
City has investigated future sites or locations for reclaimed water, but there are limitations to the
availability of reclaimed connections. The City is looking into the possibility of inter- district
reclaimed water transfers to provide reclaimed water to some associations and recreation facilities.
TI)h is a draft report and is not intended to be a final reprerentation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Description of Existing Water System 2 -4
2.6 Water Transmission System
Water is delivered to the City's customers from the Groundwater Transmission Main, and from
diversions off of the Orange County Feeder and the East Orange County Feeder No. 2. The
transmission system consists of pipelines, booster pump stations, and storage tanks. Figure 2 -2
shows the pressure zones within the City's service area. The current capacity of the City's potable
water supply is 104 cfs.
Figure 2 -2. Pressure Zones within the City's Servree Area
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mad, b Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consull the final repot
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3.0 HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED WATER USE
Water use and production records, combined with projections of population, employment, and
urban development, provide the basis for estimating future water demands. This section presents
information regarding regional demographics, customer based unit water use, total historical water
use, and projections of future City water demands.
3.1 Employment, Land Use, and Population
This section describes the City's service area employment and land use characteristics and current
and future population.
3.1.1 Employment Characteristics
Over 50 percent of the City's residents are employed in professional, managerial, and administrative
occupations. The median age of City residents is 40 years, and the median family income is
estimated at about $62,000 per year. The average household is 2.8 persons per dwelling unit.
Within the City itself, recreation and tourism is also an important industry.
3.1.2 Land Use Characteristics and Population Projections
Land use within the City's service area is characterized as mostly suburban, and the City is built -out.
Table 3 -1 provides current and projected population through to the year 2030 for the City's service
area.
Table 3.1 (DWR Table 2) Population— Current and Projected
1 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Newport Beach Service Area Population 1 79,320 80.250 81,052 81,863 82,681 83,508
3.2 Historic and Future Water Use
The City distributes retail water supply directly to its customers, which include residential (single -
and multi - firmly), commercial, and industrial users. Past, current, and projected water deliveries are
shown in Table 3 -2. No water sales are made by the City to other agencies except in the event of an
emergency through emergency interconnections (Table 3 -3). Table 3 -4 identifies and quantifies
additionaf .cater uses.
Tbh is a draft nport and is not intended to be a final representation ojthe work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Table 3 -2. (DWR Table 12) Past, Current, and Projected Water Deliveries (AFY)
Year
Water Use
Sector
Single-
Family
Multi-
Family
Comm-
ercial
Indus-
trial
IZ9032,842
2030
Agric-
ultural
Total
2000
#of accounts
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total
0
N/A
N/A
Metered
deliveries (AFY)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
0
N/A
N/A
2005
# of accounts
18,419
5,048
1,863
0
0
0
0
26,350
Metered
deliveries (AF)o
7,484
2,727
3,760
0
1,078
1,082
0
17,723
2010
# of accounts
18,588
5,052
1,914
0
399
638
0
26,591
Metered
deliveries (AFY�
8,085
2,820
3,948
0
940
3,008
0
18,801
2015
# of accounts
18,747
5,096
1,931
0
402
644
0
26,820
Metered
deliveries (AFY)
8,805
3,072
4,300
0
1,024
3,276
0
20,477
2020
# of accounts
18,909
5,140
1,948
0
405
649
0
27,051
Metered
deliveries (AFY)
8,840
3,084
4,317
0
1,028
3,289
0
20,558
2025
# of accounts
19,071
5,184
1,964
0
409
655
0
27,283
Metered
deliveries (AFY)
8,870
3,095
4,333
0
1,032
3,301
0
20,631
2030
# of accounts
19,071
5,184
1,964
0
409
655
0
27,283
Metered
deliveries (AFY�
8,870
3,095
4,333
0
1,032
3,301
0
20,631
Table 3 -3. (DWR Table 13) Sales to Other Agencies (AFY)
Water Distributed
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
None
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Table 3 -4. (DWR Table 14) Additional Water Uses and Losses (AFY)
Water Use
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Saline barriers
0
0
0
0
0
0
Groundwater recharge
0
0
0
0
0
0
Conjunctive use
0
0
0
0
0
0
Raw water
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recycled
0
0
0
0
1 0
0
Unaccounted -for system losses
N/A
925
1 990
1,078
1,082
1,085
Total
1 0
0
1 0
1 0
0
0
Tbis is a dra %t report and it not intended to be a %anal representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It sbould not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Historical and Projected Water Use 3 -3
The total amount of water distributed by the City is presented in Table 3 -5.
Table 3 -5. (DWR Table 15) Total Water Use (AFY)
Water Use
1999 -
2000
2005
1 2010
2015
1 2020
1 2025
2030
Total of Tables 12, 13, and 14 119,402
18,648
119,791 1
21,555
121,640
121,716
121,716
This it a draft repot and is not intended to be a final representation of the nvork done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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4.0 WATER SUPPLY
The City distributes surface water and groundwater to its end users. Water from the City is
distributed via pipelines and pump stations and is used by City customers to meet their water
demands. This section describes the surface water and groundwater sources, quantities, supply
constraints, and the water quality of the water supply sources. In addition, this section describes
desalination and water supply reliability.
4.1 Surface Water
This section describes the City's surface water supply and the physical and legal constraints. The
surface water supply facilities are described in Section 2. The surface water supply quantities
projected to be available in the future normal years are presented in Section 4.4. Surface water
supplies in dry years are presented in Section 4.5.
41.1 Physical Constraints
The capacity of the City's system is limited by the size and hydraulics of the current pipeline system.
Future water supply projections are dependent upon planned infrastructure improvements being
approved and constructed.
4.12 Legal Constraints
The City's surface water supply is controlled and influenced by a variety of agreements and decisions
between MWDOC, Metropolitan, and other agencies. The City is provided its surface water
through agreements with b1WDOC.
4.1.2.1 Water Rights. Water rights are held by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California, which receives the majority of its water from the State Water Project and the Colorado
River Aqueduct Project.
4.1.2.2 Water Supply and Transmission System Project. The current capacity of the City's
potable water supply is 104 cfs. No substantial increases to the supply system are currently planned,
due to the relative build -out of the City's population.
4.2 Groundwater
This section presents a description of the City's groundwater supply. The groundwater supply
facilities- are described in Section 2.
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. 11 should not be rehed upon; consult the final report
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4.2.1 Description
4 -2
Within the region, there are four main groundwater basins: the La Habra Basin, the San Juan Basin,
the Laguna Canyon Basin, and the Lower Santa Ana Basin. These basins supply several cities and
agencies, and is administered by Basin Pumping Percentages, as allocated by the OCWD. The City
receives its groundwater from only the Lower Santa Ana Basin (Basin), which is also called Coastal
Plain of Orange County Groundwater Basin (Groundwater Basin Number 8 -1), as it is listed in
California's 2003 Bulletin 118 (_Appendix D). The Basin underlies a coastal alluvial plain in the
northwestern portion of Orange County, and is bounded by consolidated rocks on the north in
Puente and Chino Hills, on the east in the Santa Ana Mountains, and on the south in the San
Joaquin Hills. The Basin is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest and approximately by
the Orange County -Los Angeles County line on the northwest, and it underlies the lower Santa Ana
River watershed. Bulletin 118 identifies the Basin as Type A, which indicates that the basin has been
investigated and modeled to determine the potential effects of changes in pumping and recharge. In
the Bulletin, there is no indication that the Basin is or will become overdrafted under present
management.
4.2.2 Physical Constraints
The physical constraint on the current groundwater supply is the pumping capacity of the existing
wells. The amount of groundwater pumped from each basin and provided to the City in the last five
years is shown on Table 4 -1, and the City's projected future allotment through 2030 is shown in
Table 2.
Table 4 -1. (DWR Table 6) Amount of Groundwater Pumped (AFY)
Basin Name (s)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
La Habra Basin
0
0
0
0
0
San Juan Basin
0
0
0
0
0
Lower Santa Ana Basin
8,279
13,809
8,093
8,773
4,903
% of Total Retail Water Supply
45%
78%
43%
50%
26%
Source: NUMOC, 2005
Table 4 -2. (DWR Table 7) Amount of Groundwater Projected to be Pumped (AFY)
Basin Name(s)
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030 (opt.)
La Habra Basin
0
0
0
0
0
Laguna Canyon Basin
0
0
0
0
0
San Juan Basin
0
0
0
0
0
Lower Santa Ana Basin
13,590
14,921
14,778
14,990
14,960
% of Total Water Supply
1 68.7%
69.2%
1 68.3%
1 69.0%
1 68.9%
Source: NRX'00C, 2005
This if a dral`t report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell h rboald not be relied aeon; annsull lbe final report
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4.2.3 Legal Constraints
The only legal constraints to groundwater supply are the Basin Pumping Percentages. The City's
pumping rights are shown in Table 4-3.
Table 4 -3. (DWR Table 5) Groundwater Pumping Rights (AFY)
Basin Name
Pumping Right
La Habra Basin
0
Laguna Canyon Basin
0
San Juan Basin
0
Lower Santa Ana Basin
64%
Total
64%
4.3 Desalination
Desalinated water is not currently perceived to be a viable option for the City water supply, and
neither brackish nor impaired groundwater is pumped (fable 4 -4).
4 -3
Though the City is not pursuing desalination as a potential water supply, some of its neighboring
agencies and its wholesale water supplier ( MWDOC) are actively investigating the possibility.
MWDOC has performed preliminary siting and cost analyses, and the City of Huntington Beach, in
conjunction with a private entity, is exploring the possibility of providing desalinated ocean water to
the region. Currently, no potential for the desalination of brackish groundwater has been identified.
Table 4 -4. (DWR Table 18) Opportunities for Desalinated Water
Sources of Water
Yield
AFY
Start
Date
Type
of Use
Other
Water purchased from:
Ocean Water
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brackish Ocean Water
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brackish Groundwater
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Other (such as impaired groundwater)
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total
0
Note: Desalination is not perceived to be a viable option for the City.
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work dame or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be raked upon; consult the final report
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4.4 Transfer and Exchange Opportunities
Currently, the City does not transfer and /or exchange any water supply to or from other entities,
and it is not anticipated that transfer or exchange will occur in the future (Table 4 -5).
Table 4 -5. (DWR Table 11) Transfer Exchange Opportunities (AFY)
M
Transfer Agency
Transferor
Exchange
Short term
Proposed
Quantities
Lo term
Proposed
Quantities
None
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
4.5 Current and Projected Water Supplies
"Fable 4 -6 shows the amount of water supply demands projected by the City. These values were
provided to MWDOC, the City's wholesale water supplier. Table 4 -7 shows future water supply
projects.
Table 4 -6. (DWR Table 19) Agency Demand Projections
Provided to Wholesale Suppliers
Wholesaler 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
NRKDOC 5,758 6,157 6,362 6,226 6,256
Table 4 -7. (DWR Table 17) Future Water Supply Projects
Table 4 -8 on the following page summarizes the current and projected water supplies available
to the City. The purchased water will meet the City's current and planned future water
supply demand.
7 Lis if a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made �' Brown and Caldwell It should not he relied upon; consult the final report
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Projected
Normal-
Single -dry
Multiple-
Multiple-
Multiple -
Projected
Completion
year AF
year yield
Dry-Year 1
Dry-Year
Dry-Year 3
Project Name
Start Date
Date
to agency
AF
AF
2 AF
AF
NIA
Table 4 -8 on the following page summarizes the current and projected water supplies available
to the City. The purchased water will meet the City's current and planned future water
supply demand.
7 Lis if a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made �' Brown and Caldwell It should not he relied upon; consult the final report
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Table 4 -8. (DWR Table 4) Current and Planned Water Supplies for
the City of Newport Beach (AFP)
4 -5
Water Supply Sources
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Water purchased from:
Metropolitan
0
0
0
0
0
0
61CCDOC
6,404
5,758
6,157
6,362
6,226
6,256
OC\C'D (Lower Ssutta Ana Basin)
11,927
13,590
14,921
14,778
14,990
14,960
Cafifortna Domestic mater Company
0
0
0
0
0
0
Suppfiet- produced gtotmdwater
0
0
0
0
0
0
Suppher surface diversions
0
0
0
0 1
0
0
Transfers in or out
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recycled \Cuter (projected use)
317
444
478
500
500
500
Desalination
1 0
0
0
0
0
0
Other
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total 1
18,648
19,792
21,556
21,640
21,716
21,716
Snurcc: 1 .ity pmjeetiuns baled on ldoorical data
4.6 Water Supply Reliability
This section describes the projected supplies available during single and multiple dry years. During
short -term periods of water supply reductions, the City would implement its water shortage
contingency plan, which is presented in Appendix E. Table 4 -9 includes the anticipated local and
imported water supplies for the City during a normal water year, a single dry water year, and multiple
dry water years. The basis for the information in Table 4 -9 is provided in Table 4 -10. MWDOC's
water balance computer model simulated the three variables (retail demand, local supplies, and
imported supplies) over the 83 years from 1922 to 2004. The average of the 83 simulations
represents the normal water year. The hydrologic conditions for 1961 and the period from 1959 to
1961 yielded the highest single -year and three -year demands for imported supply, respectively.
These sears differed from Metropolitan's draft UWMP that shows 1977 as dte single driest year and
1990 -1992 as the driest three -year period. However, MWDOC analysis is considered to be more
comcfvative, as it yields higher imported demands.
Thif is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Table 4 -9. (DWR Table 8) Supply Reliability (AF Year)
2010
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
(1959)
2009
1960)
2010
1961
Local Supply
14,034
12,439
13,293
12,094
12,439
%of Normal
88.6%
94.7%
86.2%
88.6%
Imported Supply
5,758
8,450
7,260
8,099
8,450
•of Normal
146.8%
126.1%
140.7%
146.8%
2015
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
(1959)
2009
(1960)
2010
(1961
Local Supply
15,399
12,840
13,670
12,041
12,840
%of Normal
83.4%
88.8%
78.2%
83.4%
Imported Supply
6,157
9,911
8,706
10,114
9,911
°.•6 of Normal
161.0%
141.4%
164.3%
161.00/-
2020
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
(1959)
2009
(1960)
2010
(1961
Local Supply
15,278
11,526
14,075
11,652
11,526
%of Normal
75.4%
92.1%
76.3%
75.4%
Imported Supply
6,362
11,314
8,978
10,771
11,314
%of Normal
177.8%
141.1%
169.3%
177.8%
2025
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
(1959)
2009
(1960)
2010
(1961)
Local Sopply
15,490
12,195
14,138
12,343
12,195
%of Normal
78.7%
91.3%
79.7%
78.7040
Imported Supply
6,226
10,726
9,006
10,168
10,726
%of Normal
172.3%
144.6%
163.3%
172.3%
2030
Normal Water Year
(Average)
Single
Dry Year
(1961)
Multiple Dry Water Years
2008
(1959)
2009
1960)
2010
(1961
Local Supply
15,460
11,817
14,531
12,211
11,817
%of Normal
76.4%
94.0%
79.0%
76.4%
bnpoeted Supply
6,256
11,104
8,639
10,308
11,104
%of Normal
177.5%
138.1%
164.8%
177.50,0
Sourcc ,11 WDOC. 2005
This if a draft report and is not intended to he a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Table 4 -10. (DWR Table 9) Basis of Water Year Data
Water Year Type-
Legal
Environmental
Water Quality
Average Water Year
Average of Historical Hydrology from 1922 to 2004
Single-Dry Water Year
1961
Multiple-Dry Water Years
1959
1 1960
1 1961
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Factors resulting in inconsistency of the City's supply are summarized in Table 4 -11, which shows
that climactic factors are the only factors resulting in an inconsistent water supply. Water quality
issues are not anticipated to have significant impact on water supply reliability. If applicable in the
future, chemical contamination and the lowering of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for
naturally occurring constituents can be mitigated by constructing new treatment facilities, which
would have a significant cost.
Table 4 -11. (DWR Table 10) Description of the Factors Resulting in
Inconsistency of Supply
Name of Supply
Legal
Environmental
Water Quality
Climatic
Metropolitan
Lower Sans Ana Basin
%
Surfiice Diversions
%
Groundwater
X
Source: 2005
The City's groundwater supply is supplemented by DIWDOC, a water wholesaler (Tables 4 -12, 4 -13
and 4 -14). The MWDOC and groundwater supplies together meet the City's demand projections, as
previously shown in Table 4 -6.
Table 4 -12. (DWR Table 20) Wholesaler Identified and Quantified the
Existing and Planned Sources of Water (AFY)
Wholesaler sources 1 2010 1 2015 1 2020 1 2025 2030
5.758 1 6,157
Based on MWDOC's water supply reliability analysis, the City's demands will be met for single and
multiple dry years. As shown in Table 4 -13, MWDOC can meet over 100% of the City's water
demands.
Thi; is a draft report and it not intended to be a final representation ofibe work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell 11 should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Table 4 -13. (DWR Table 21) Wholesaler Supply Reliability — % of Normal AFY
Wholesaler
Sources
Average /
Normal
Water Year
Single Dry
Water Year
Multiple
Dry Water Years
Year 1
1959
Year 2
1960
Year 3
(1961
MWDOC
2010
147%
126%
141%
147%
NIWDOC
2015
161%
141%
164%
161%
MWDOC
2020
178%
141%
169%
178%
D4WDOC
2025
172%
145%
163%
172%
1\41\ /DOC
2030
177%
138%
165%
177%
Suurcc: NUMOC
M
Table 4 -14 shows the potential factors which could result in an inconsistent supply from NIWDOC.
As shown, MWDOC identified only the climatic factor.
Table 4 -14. (DWR Table 22) Factors Resulting in Inconsistency of Wholesaler's Supply
Name of supply
Legal
Environment
Water
Quality
Climatic
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4.7 Water Quality Impacts on Future Water Supply
The quality of the City's water deliveries is regulated by the California Department of Health
Services (DHS), which requires regular collection and testing of water samples and tests to ensure
that the quality meets state and national regulatory standards and does not exceed MCLs. Through
its approved laboratory contracts, the City performs water quality testing, which has consistently
yielded results within the acceptable regulatory limits. Overall the City's water is of high quality.
The quality of the City's surface water and groundwater supply sources over the next 25 years is
expected to be adequate. Surface and groundwater will continue to be treated to meet drinking
water standards, and no impacts to surface water, groundwater, or recycled water supplies due to
water quality deficiencies are foreseen to occur in the next 20 years. Table 4 -15 summarizes the
current and project water supply changes due to water quality.
This is a draft report and it not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Table 4 -15. (DWR Table 39) Current and Projected Water Supply Changes
due to Water Quality — Percentage
Water Source
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
MWDOC
0
0
0
0
0
0
Groundwater
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recycled water
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
This u a draft report and it not intended to be a final representation of the work done or mrommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It rbould not be relied upon; consult the final report
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5.0 RECYCLED WATER
Water recycling is the treatment and management of municipal, industrial, or agricultural wastewater
to produce water that can be reused for beneficial uses and offset the need for drinking water
supplies. Water recycling provides an additional source of water that can be used for beneficial
purposes, such as irrigation, groundwater recharge, industrial purposes, and environmental
enhancement. "Recycled water" is defined in the California Water Code as `water which, as a result
Of treatment of waste, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not
othenvise occur." The Department of Health Services sets the water quality criteria for specific uses
of recycled water in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
This section provides information on amount of generated wastewater and the amount available for
potential reuse, existing disposal of wastewater, existing recycled water uses, and future potential
water reuse.
5.1 City Coordination
The user of recycled water for irrigation and other beneficial uses reduces demands on the City's
water supply system. In order to continually optimize the use of recycled water to offset demands
on the potable water system, the City coordinates as needed with local authorities responsible for
water supply and wastewater collection and distribution. Table 5 -1 identifies these authorities.
Table 5 -1 identifies the authorities with whom the City coordinates to continually optimize the use
of recycled water to offset demands on the potable water supply system.
Table 5 -1. (DWR Table 32) Participating Agencies
Agency Type
Azency Name
Plan Development Role
Local cater wholesaler
Municipal Water District
Provided recycled water supply and
of Orange Coun
demand information
Wastewater agency
Orange County
Provided recycled water supply and
Sanitation District
demand information
Other
Public Constituencies
Provided recycled water supply and
demand information
5.2 Wastewater Quantity and Disposal
This section provides information on the wastewater systems and the amount of wastewater
collected and disposed within the City's service area. Recycled water planning efforts are lead by
OCWD and OCSD, with OCWD processing recycled water to Tide 22 standards. The City's
irrigation customers use between 300 and 800 AF /year of recycled water.
Tbi.r h a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It sbould not be re&d upon; consult the final report
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5.2.1 Wastewater Collection and Treatment
5 -2
The sewer service area covered by the City includes the majority of the City's boundary, with the
exception of a couple of small areas of the city. The estimated year 2005 sewer service population is
approximately the same as the number of water customers.
Within its service area, the City is responsible for wastewater collection and conveyance to the
Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) sewer treatment plant, located in Huntington Beach.
OCSD also treats wastewater from several other municipalities. OCSD discharges treated water into
the ocean through a 120 -inch diameter ocean outfall pipe that extends five miles offshore to the
discharge point. A standby 78 -inch diameter outfall pipeline stretches one mile from shore. The
treatment levels meet all current State and Federal requirements. OCSD also sends up to 10 mgd of
treated wastewater every day to the Orange County Water District for further processing for
landscape irrigation and for injection into the groundwater seawater intrusion barrier.
Table 5 -2. Wastewater Treatment Within the City's Service Area
District or Plant
one
Source
The approximate amounts of wastewater collected and treated and the amount that meets recycled
water standards for the five primary wastewater treatment facilities are described in Table 5 -3.
Table 5 -3. (DWR Table 33) Amount of Wastewater Collected
and Treated by each Agency (AFY)
Type of Wastewater
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Raw sewage
10,000
11,200
11,875
12,933
12,984
13,030
13,030
Total
1 10,000
11,200
11,875
12,933
12,984
1 13,030
13,030
5.2.2 Wastewater Disposal
Within the City's service area, discharge of treated wastewater is regulated by the Regional Water
Quality Control Board (RWQCB). In general, the majority of the wastewater generated and treated
during the summer months is used for alternative beneficial uses such as wetland habitat and
restoration and irrigation for golf courses. The use of the recycled water helps supply part of the
water demand during the peak summer months.
Sewage collected by OCSD, including City discharges, is treated to a blend of advanced primary and
secondary levels. No flows from these plants are treated to recycled water standards, and this
treatment level is not anticipated to change before 2013. However, Reclamation Plant No. 2, also
supplies secondary treated wastewater to OCWD for further treatment to recycled water standards
for non - potable use and for source water for the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS).
This is a draft report and it not intended to be a final mpmsemtatiom of the work dome or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final mport
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Current 2005 and future 2030 ocean discharges from Reclamation Plant No. 1 are 80,614 AF /yr and
39,187 from influent of 97,408 AF /yr and 198,175 AF /yr, respectively, with the difference being
supplied to the GWRS as process water for recycling. Treatment Plant No. 2 influent is treated and
ocean discharged exclusively. Current 2005 and future 2030 flows are 169,064 AF /yr and
161,227 AF /yr, respectively.
5.3 Recycled Water Use
The Cite of has approximately 10 miles of recycled water distribution pipeline, which currently
supplies- eight recycled use sites.
Recycled water is supplied to the City from the Orange County Water District (OCWD) from
Fountain Malley as part of OCWD's Green Acres Project. OCWD produces approximately 7.5
mgd of tertiary treated, disinfected recycled water. Some of the sites served by recycled water
include the Newport Beach County Club, the Big Canyon Country Cub, median strips, and a City -
owned park.
Table 5 -4 contains the actual total recycled water use for 2005 by each of the water customers. The
City's 2000 Urban Water Management Plan did not contain a projected amount of water use for
2005, and is therefore not included in the table.
Table 5 -4. (DWR Table 37) Recycled Water Use — 2005 Projection Compared with
2005 Actual (AFY)
Potential recycled water users are locations where recycled water could replace potable water use.
These potential users are typically landscape or agricultural irrigation systems, or possibly water
users. In 2003, the City identified potential recycled water users by looking at past studies, water and
irrigation meter records, and assistance from OCWD. User types included golf courses, landscape
medians, school athletic fields, a cemetery, and park irrigation. Specific potential customers were
listed, along with an estimate of recycled water use at that site.
The Ciry has identified and approached all of the cost - effective end users, and the number of users
could only be increased if a neighboring agency provided the reclaimed water and wheeled it to the
Ciry. However, in most areas, the cost to install mains and services would make the conversion very
expensive or cost prohibitive. The City currently serves approximately 3,336 AFY of irrigation
demand using potable water, but these demands are mostly located a long distance from the existing
recycled system, and it is not cost - effective to connect.
This i.r a draft report and it not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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2000 Projection for 2005
2005 Actual Use
Total Recycled Water Usage
N/A
317
Total
N/A
317
Potential recycled water users are locations where recycled water could replace potable water use.
These potential users are typically landscape or agricultural irrigation systems, or possibly water
users. In 2003, the City identified potential recycled water users by looking at past studies, water and
irrigation meter records, and assistance from OCWD. User types included golf courses, landscape
medians, school athletic fields, a cemetery, and park irrigation. Specific potential customers were
listed, along with an estimate of recycled water use at that site.
The Ciry has identified and approached all of the cost - effective end users, and the number of users
could only be increased if a neighboring agency provided the reclaimed water and wheeled it to the
Ciry. However, in most areas, the cost to install mains and services would make the conversion very
expensive or cost prohibitive. The City currently serves approximately 3,336 AFY of irrigation
demand using potable water, but these demands are mostly located a long distance from the existing
recycled system, and it is not cost - effective to connect.
This i.r a draft report and it not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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5 -4
Table 5 -5 describes the potential water that could be obtained by the customers within the City's
service area and used for different water uses. The ultimate system will serve only 1000 AFY of
recycled water in the year 2020. However, due to the limited access to the project mains and some
financial impact on end users, it is not feasible to distribute all of the potential recycled water, and
the Ciq does not predict that there will be many other end users in the near future.
Table 5 -5. (DWR Table 35) Recycled Water Uses —Actual and Potential (AFY)
Type of Use
Tertiary
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Agriculture
Tertian
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Landscape
Tertiary
317
444
476
500
500
500
Wildlife Habitat
Tertiary
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wetlands
Tertiary
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Industrial
Tertiary
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Groundwater Recharge
Tertiary
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Other
Tertiary
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total
Tertiary
317
444
476
500
500
500
Table 5 -6 describes the projected recycled water use that is potentially feasible for City customers.
Table 5 -6. Projected Recycled Water Usage by
City of Newport Beach Customers
Customer
Volume
20054
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
City of Newport Beach
5
7
7
8
8
8
Big Canyon Country Club
184
214
231
245
245
245
Newport Beach Country Club
120
213
228
235
235
235
Newport -Nlesa Unified School
District
8
10
10
12
12
12
Total 1
317
444
476
500
500
500
Note: These totals are the current projected volumes of recycled water used only for urban reuse which has the
potential to offset potable water use.
'Projections for year 2005 are based on actual 2004 recycled water use reported to the City by each respective water user.
'projections for tears 2010 -2030 are based on the following source: Tim Deutsch, City of Newport Beach, Utilities
Administrative Alanager
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made f)y Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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The projected future use of recycled water by the City is found in Table 5 -7.
Table 5 -7. (DWR Table 36) Projected Future Use
of Recycled Water in Service Area (AFY)
Type of Use
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Agriculture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Landscape
10
10
15
15
15
Wildlife Habitat
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wetlands
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Indusuial
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Groundwater Recharge
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Other (type of use )
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total projected use of Recycled Water
10
10
15
15
15
5.4 Promotion of Recycled Water Use
To promote the use of recycled water, the City provides financial incentives by offering a 20 percent
discount off potable water rates. The current rate for recycled users is $1.66 per unit (one unit
equals 748 gallons). Table 5 -8 presents the amount of reclaimed water use anticipated to result
from providing incentives and other encouragements to City customers.
Table 5 -8. (DWR Table 38) Methods to Encourage Recycled Water Use
Actions
AF of use projected
to result from this action
2010
2015
2020
Financial incentives
444
476
500
Others
0
0
0
Total
444
476
500
This h a din %t report and is not intended to be a)inal representation of the work clone or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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6.0 WATER CONSERVATION
Water conservation is a method available to reduce water demands, thereby reducing water supply
needs for the City. The City implements some water conservation best management practices
(BMPs).
The unpredictable water supply and ever increasing demand on California's complex water resources
resulted in a coordinated effort by the DWR, water utilities, environmental organizations, and other
interested groups to develop a list of urban BMPs for conserving water. The California Urban
Water Conservation Council (CUWCC) was created to assist in increasing water conservation
through partnerships among urban water agencies, public interest organizations, and private entities.
This consensus- building effort resulted in the MOU, as amended September 16, 1999, which
formalizes an agreement to implement BMPs and provide a cooperative effort to reduce the
consumption of California's water resources.
Those signing the MOU have pledged to develop and implement fourteen BMPs. The MOU
requires that a water utility implement only the BMPs that are economically feasible. If a BMP is
not economically feasible, the utility may request an economic exemption for that BMP. The BMPs
as defined in the MOU are generally recognized as standard definitions of water conservation
treasures.
The City became a member of the CUWCC in August 2005, but has not yet started submitting
annual reports. Table 6 -1 identifies the fourteen BMPs, or Demand Management Measures
(DMMs).
Table 6 -1. California Urban Water Conservation Council
Best Management Practices
Best Management Practices, BMP
BMP 01: Water Survev Programs for Single- Familv and Muld - Familv Residential Customers
BMP 02: Residential Plumbing Retrofit
BMP 03: System Water Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair
BMP 04: Metering with Cotmnodity Rates for all New Connections and Retrofit of Existing Connections
BMP 05: Lange Landscape Conservation Programs and Incentives
BMP 06: High- Efftciencv Washing Machine Rebate Programs
BMP 08: School Education Programs
BMP 09: Conservation Programs for CII Accounts
BMP 10: Wholesale Aeencv Assistance Programs
BMP 11: Conservation Pricing
BMP 12: Conservation Coordinator
BMP 13: Water Waste Prohibition
BMP 14: Residential ULFT Replacement Programs
This is a draft report and it not intended to be a final representation of'tbe work done or recommendations
made bY Brown and Caldwell It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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6.1 Demand Management Measures — SEE ATTACHMENT WITH CHANGES
6.1.1 DMM No. 1— Water Survey Programs for Single - Family Residential and Multi -
Family Residential Customers
As part of this DMM, an agency targets single- and multi -family homes and sends out a qualified
surveyor who checks water using devices within the house and evaluates landscapes and irrigation
systems. MWDOC had a formal program that ended in FY 2001/02. The City does not have its
own program.
Li FY 2004/05, the City, along with MWDOC, participated in a regional program called the
SmarTiumer Rebate Program. Under the program, residential and small commercial properties are
eligible for a rebate when they purchase and install a new, state -of -the -art, weather -based irrigation
controller which can save 41 gallons per day per residence and can reduce runoff and pollution by
49 percent. The City is eligible to receive 1,192 valves over the life of the program, and in FY
2004/05, three residential and seventeen small commercial customers participated. The City will
continue to provide on -site meetings, literature and incentives related to this program. As part of the
Ni /DOC Grant for the SmarTimers a site audit and inspection is required and provided by contract
through MWDOC.
The Citv is in the process of contracting for a professional /consultant that can assist the City in
developing a residential and commercial site auditing program. Presently the City pays a contractor
for audits- as needed. Once the City has developed a program it is the desire of the City to hire a full
or part -tune professional staff person to do audits for residential and commercail properties as well
as site measurements for public properties.
6.1.2 DMM No. 2 — Residential Plumbing Retrofit
Between 1994 and 2004, the City, in conjunction with MWDOC, distributed a total of 3,025 and
4,070 ultra low flush toilets (ULF1) to single -family and multi -family homes, respectively. In
addition, through Metropolitan's mass showerhead distribution, the City installed 4,453 low -flow
showerheads between 1991 and 1998, and over 75 percent of the City's single- and multi -family
homes constructed prior to 1992 are fitted with low -flow showerheads. The City is meeting the
requirement for this DMM, so no additional ULFT toilet or low -flow showerhead programs will
occur. But through MWD /MWDOC pass -thm rebates funding is still available for rebates for these
ittnes until the requirement sunsets in 2007, which is when the field is deemed to be saturated.
6.1.3 DMM No. 3 —System Water Audits, Leak Detection, and Repair
The City records daily production and demand data and reads all meters on a bi- monthly basis. All
metered sales and other verifiable uses such as backwash, flushwater, and operation and
maintenance, are recorded. The unaccounted water loss varies year to year but is approximately
five percent of the total water in the system. The City is meeting the requirement for this DMM.
Tbri is a diujt report and i.r not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell 1t should not be relied upon; consult tbe, final report
December 2005
Water Conservation 6 -3
6.1.4 DMM No. 4 — Metering with Commodity Rates for all New Connections and Retrofit
of Existing Connections
All of the City's water connections are metered and billed based on commodity rates.
6.1.5 DMM No. 5 — Large Landscape Conservation Programs and Incentives
MWDOC has a program titled "Landscape Performance Certification Program ", which provides a
water -based budget for dedicated meters. This program involves developing water budgets based
off of agency - provided consumption data, site - provided area measurement, local weather data, and
contact information for the site owner, the responsible landscape company, and a property manager.
On a monthly basis, the sites' water budget is developed by water meter and provided back to the
three involved entities in an e -mail report card format. Also included is a website where all involved
can view their site for budget numbers, which illustrate whether a meter is over, under, or exactly at
their budget. Included is a calculation based on individual water rates showing dollars lost. This
program does not include a formal landscape survey component. Financial incentives are offered to
improve landscape water use efficiency, and regional funding is available from Metropolitan.
The City participates in the Landscape Performance Certification Program, and has 32 meters for
FY 2004/05 and 3 meters for FY 2005 /06. Through the SmarTimer Grant the City is requiring all
Commercial applicants to participate in this program as a condition of funding by the City.
6.1.6 DMM No. 6 — High- Efficiency Washing Machine Rebate Programs
The City participates in the High - Efficiency Clothes Washer (HECW) program sponsored by
Metropolitan and MWDOC. NIWDOC offers a $100 rebate for each HECW purchased and
installed properly. Qualified machines must have a water factor of 6.0 or less to qualify. These
machines typically use 15 to 25 gallons less water per load, with a potential water savings of up to
7,000 gallons per year.
Over the past 4 years, 781 residences have installed HECWs through this program, and the City
continues to provide information to residences about these rebate programs.
6.1.7 DMM No. 7 — Public Information Program
The City has an active program to promote and educate its customers about water conservation and
other water - related topics. For seven out of the last eight years the City has participated in the
Annual Children's Water Education Festival sponsored by OCWD, The Disneyland Resort and
various City's and Agency's throughout Orange County, when requested the Utilities Conservation
Coordinaor goes into the classrooms and discusses various aspects of conservation. The City is also
in the process of updating its website to include conservation related materials and information.
Including other resources for helping meet the publics conservation needs.
Each year the City publishes and distributes its Water Quality Report, as require by DHS. In
addition to water quality data, this report contains information about the City's sources of supply
and potential new projects.
Thi.r h a dr# report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final repon
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6.1.8 DMM No. 8 — School Education Programs
6 -4
Since 1975, N1WDOC has offered water education programs to Orange County public and private
schools for all grade levels from kindergarten through high school. The City participates in this
program, and during FY 2004/05, MWDOC made 4 presentations to 245 students.
6.1.9 DMM No. 9 — Conservation Programs for Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional
Accounts
MWDOC has a rebate program for replacing highflow devices with low -flow ones but does not
conduct surveys for commercial, industrial, and institutional accounts. During FY 2004/05, 25 of
the City's commercial, industrial, and institutional customers installed a water - saving plumbing
future, and a total of 182 futures have been installed since FY 2001/02. The City will continue to
educate this account category to meet the DMM requirements. The City is also working with the
Orange County Sanitation District to target CII customers in the City who could benefit from the
reduction or recycling are large water using devices that MWD will help fund to upgrade.
6.1.10 DMM No. 10 —Wholesale Agency Assistance Program
The City is not a wholesale agency, so this DMM does not apply.
6.1.11 DMM No. 11— Conservation Pricing
The City currently has uniform pricing for all water. The City is currently investigating the various
tiered rate pricing schemes so it can report to the Council on the efficiency and staffing
requirements to convert the current billing system to one that includes tiered pricing.
6.1.12 DMM No. 12 — Conservation Coordinator
The City has a designated water conservation coordinator, Terresa Moritz, and thus meets this
DMrvl.
6.1.13 DMM No. 13 — Water Waste Prohibitions
The City of Newport Beach has a formal water waste prohibition. The City does attempt to
promote the most reasonable, wise and efficient use of water. Some of the suggested practices
include:
New landscaping shall incorporate drought - tolerant plant materials and drip
irrigation systems, wherever possible.
Water leaving the user's property due to over- irrigation of landscape, should be
minimal. If an incident such as this is reported, a customer service representative
will visit the location, investigate, inform resident if possible, leave a note and in
some cases shut -off the water.
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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It is suggested that watering should be done during the early morning or evening
hours to minimize evaporation (between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. the following
morning).
• All leaks are investigated and repaired.
Water should not be used to clean paved surfaces, such as sidewalks, driveways,
parking areas, etc., except to alleviate immediate safety or sanitation hazards.
Reclaimed or water shall be used wherever available, assuming it is economically
feasible.
6.1.14 DMM No. 14 — Residential ULFT Replacement Program
6 -5
Since 1994, WDOC has had two ULFT programs: a rebate program and a distribution program.
The Cite has participated in this program but has had limited success. Seven ULFTs were installed
through MWDOC's CII ULFT program between FY 2001/02 and FY 2003/04, and through
NIWDOC and local agency conservation programs, the City has installed 7,091 ULFTs between FY
1995/96 and FY 2004/05. However, many of the housing units have low -flush toilets, and the City
meets the coverage requirements for this DMM.
6.2 Determination of Implementation
Apart from DMM No. 10, which is not applicable to the City, the City does not have any DMMs
that are not currently being implemented or that are not scheduled for implementation.
Not A
Table 6 -2. (DWR Table 16) Evaluation of Unit Cost of Water Resulting from
Non - implemented DMMs
Per -AF Cost
& Not Scheduled DMM / Planned Water
This is a dralt report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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7.0 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
This section describes the City's water shortage planning efforts. Water shortages may result from
weather variations and catastrophes such as pipeline failures, supply contamination, and earthquakes.
During periods of drought, the City will be subject to Metropolitan's and NRVDOC's regional water
supply plans.
Metropolitan adopted a Water Surplus and Drought Management Plan (WSDM Plan), which grudes
the management of regional water supplies to achieve the reliability goals of Southern California's
Integrated Resources Plan. Metropolitan expects to be 100 percent reliable through the next ten
years or more. MWDOC is responsible for the allocation of imported water to its member agencies,
and Section 7 of MWDOC's draft 2005 UWMP indicates that they will follow Metropolitan's
WSDM Plan.
The WSDM Plan's guiding principle is to minimize adverse impacts of water shortage to retail
customers. The supporting principles behind the plan are to encourage efficient water use and
economical local resource programs, coordinate operations with member agencies to maximize the
amount of surplus water available in dry years, pursue transfer and banking programs to secure more
unported water for use in dry years, and increase public awareness about water supply issues.
The WSDM Plan distinguishes between Surpluses, Shortages, Severe Shortages, and Extreme
Shortages. Each of these terms has a specific meaning with regards to Metropolitan's capability to
deliver water to 1\IWD0C and its member agencies, which includes the City. Metropolitan defines
Surplus as being its ability to meet full- service and interruptible program demands, and to deliver
water to local and regional storage. Under a Shortage condition, Metropolitan can meet full- service
demands and parwilly meet or fully meet interruptible demands, using stored water or water
transfers as necessary. For a Severe Shortage, Metropolitan must use stored water, transfers, and
possibl\ also call for extraordinary conservation to meet full- service demands, and Interim
Agricultural Water Program deliveries may be curtailed. In the event of an Extreme Shortage,
Metropolitan must allocate available supply to full- service customers.
The WSDNI Plan also defines five surplus management stages and seven shortage management
stages to guide resource management activities. Each year, Metropolitan considers the level of
supplies available and the existing levels of water in storage to determine management actions to
(a) maximize avoidance of an Extreme Shortage and (b) minimize adverse impact to retad customers
in the event of an Extreme Shortage. Some of the actions that could be taken include surface
storage management /withdrawal, groundwater storage /withdrawal, curtailment of groundwater
replenishment storage programs, purchase of option contracts, and differing levels of conservation.
7.1 City's Water Shortage Contingency Plan
In 1992, the City adopted its Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) in response to California
Assembly Bill Number 11. The WSCP is intended to conservatively manage the City's water
resources to provide water to its customers on an equitable and business -sound basis, in the event of
a curtailment of deliveries of up to 50 percent.
This if a draft rppor7 and is not intended to he a final nprerentation of the mark done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It sboteld not be relied upon; conrull the final report
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Water Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -2
7.2 Action Stages
As surrunarized in Table 7 -1, the City has a ten -stage plan to meet up to a 50% reduction in water
supply. Table 7 -1 outlines the water supply shortage stages and conditions. Further details of each
phase's mandatory conservation actions are covered in Ordinance No. 92 -31 adopted by the City on
June 8, 1992. A copy of this ordinance is included in Appendix F.
Table 7 -1 (DWR Table 23) Water Supply Shortage Stages and Conditions
Stage No.
Water Supply Conditions
% Shortage
1
Normal
10% voluntary
2
Water Alert
10% mandatory
3
Water Alert
15%
4
Water Warning
20%
5
Water Warning
25%
6
Water Warning
30%
7
Water Warning
35%
8
Water Warning
40%
9
Water Warr ng
45%
10
Water Warning
50%
7.3 Three -Year Minimum Supply
MWDOC has determined the minimum water supplies available for retail consumption for each of
the next three years (2006- 2008). Table 7 -2 compares normal conditions and the historical driest
three -year period (1959 -1961) for MWDOC's service area. MWDOC is expected to meet the City's
consumption under a three -year dry period. Similarly, Metropolitan is expected to be able to supply
all of NIVIDOC's imported water during the same period, and Metropolitan's draft Regional Urban
Water Management Plan indicates that it can provide 100% of the supply demanded by its member
agencies through 2030.
Table 7 -2. (DWR Table 24) Three -Year Minimum Water Supply
Source
Normal
Multiple Dry Year
2006
2007
2008
2006
2007
2008
Local Supplies
11,452
12,404
13,952
11,157
10,799
13,163
Imported Supply
7,371
6,672
5,310
8,927
8,983
7,168
Total
18,823
19,076
19,263
20,084
19,781
20,331
Suurcc: 81U'IX Y:
This it a draft repod and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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7.4 Catastrophic Supply Interruption Plan
In 1983, the Orange County water community developed a Water Supply Emergency Preparedness
Plan to respond effectively to disasters impacting the regional water distribution system. The Water
Emergency Response Organization of Orange County (WEROC) was formed to coordinate
emergency response on behalf of all Orange County water agencies.
The City' developed its Emergency Preparedness Plan in 1998 to meet emergencies within its service
area and has updated the plan as necessary. The plan provides information on City operations,
assigns responsibilities, and establishes general policies and procedures associated with operations
during natural disasters, technological incidents, and nuclear defense emergencies.
Table 7 -3 summaries various possible catastrophes and a summary of the actions that would be
taken in response.
Table 7 -3. (DWR Table 25) Preparation Actions for a Catastrophe
Possible Catastrophe
Summary of Actions
Request information from SCE to determine how long outage will
be. Pump Stations will automatically utilize back -up power through
Regional Power Outage
an auto - transfer switch. Utilize MWD connections and emergency
supply in Big Canyon Reservoir. Notify customers, media, state and
local authorities if service is disrupted or significant demand
management is necessary.
The City would activate its EOC and each Department would activate
their respective DOC's. All City departments are assigned specific
Earthquake
functions as described in the Functional Responsibility Matrix. Each
department will respond to, manage, and request mutual aid
resources /personnel to respond to their assigned responsibilities. Issue
boil alert of "do not drink" orders as needed.
Request information from MWD on length of shutdown. If
Diemer Plant Shutdown
insignificant, utilize emergency water storage or pump groundwater
from wells to supply demand for all customers. Also, potentially
implement water use prohibitions, depending on length and severity.
Notify Newport Beach Police Department and Department of Health
Services. Attempt to isolate effected areas, in known, preventing
Water Contamination
spreading to other areas. Issue a "do not drink" or boil order as
necessary. Provide alternate water supply to areas affected. Activation
of EOC would depend on severity.
Request information from other City departments on the severity and
Flooding
location of the flooding, to determine the potential damage to facilities.
Activation of DOC and potentially EOC, based on severity. Utilize
portable pumps and generators at locations most affected.
Tsunam
Emergency evacuation. Subsequently, possible activation of DOC and
EOC based on severity. Have not fully addressed this event.
Suarce: Gin's Fimrrency Prepwcdness Plan and MWDOCs UWNIP
TN.; is a draft rporf and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consull lbe final report
129.u0 December 2005
Water Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -4
7.5 Prohibitions, Penalties, and Consumption Reduction
7.5.1 Mandatory Water Use Prohibitions
The City, has developed and adopted a specific water shortage management plan to meet targeted
reductions in total water demand during a shortage scenario. Mandatory prohibitions on water
usage during water shortages established in Ordinance No. 92 -31 apply to all City customers. Table
7 -4 lists examples of prohibitions in the ordinance and the stage when the prohibition becomes
mandatory.
Table 7 -4. (DWR Table 26) Mandatory Prohibitions
Examples of Prohibitions
Stage When Prohibition
Becomes Mandatory
Using potable water for washing paved areas
4
Adjust sprinklers /irrigation systems to avoid overspray /runoff /waste
1
Greenbelt areas /existing slopes watered 2 days /week during non -peak
hours
6
Limit water use from fire hydrants to fire fighting (curtail construction
water use
1
Mashing of vehicles /mobile equipment limited to hand -held bucket or
hand -held hose with a positive shut -off nozzle for quick rinses
4
Concrete areas in development projects must be broomed
4
Restaurants shall not serve water except when specifically requested to
do so
1
Water recycling system mandatory for decorative fountains
1
Failure to repair indoor /outdoor leaks
1
Use of any water for construction must be pre- approved by City
Manager
1
Violation warnings issues /charge a fee to recover costs
1
Prohibit use of water for construction purposes
1
Source: City's Fmergcncy Preparedness Plan and NIWDOC's UWMP
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; ivnsult the final report
rP,_rn,i t%%.1'X4111 .. \NNrULLi]15DnftMxiSUN om.d„c December 2005
Water Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -5
7.5.2 Water Reduction Methods
Reductions in water consumption by the City during water shortages will reduce MWDOC's overall
demands on Metropolitan. Under the ordinance, the City has the authority of allocating available
supplies as deemed necessaiv under the water consevration phases.
The City will use the following methods during the ten phases listed in Table 7 -5.
Table 7 -5. (DWR Table 27) Consumption Reduction Methods
lourmc City Ordinance No. 92 -31
This is a draft mport and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It should not be rek'ed upon; consult the final report
11844 IL. \IX M101715 rn�a 21015 u\N W.do� December 2005
Stage When
Projected
Water Use
Method Takes
Reduction
Effect
%
Voluntary best efforts in general water use
1
10
1 Iandarory restriction in general water use
2
10
1 Iandatory restriction in general water use
3
15
Mandatory restrictions:
- Reduce General use by 20%
- Cease vehicle washing with open flow hoses
4
20
- Cease exterior surface washing
- Cease irrigation between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Mandatory restrictions (same as Stage 4 restrictions plus):
- Reduce general use by 25%
- Vehicle and exterior surface washing on specific days
5
25
()nly
Irrigation on specific days only
[\laudatory restrictions (same as Stage 5 restrictions plus):
6
30
- Reduce general use by 30%
Alandaton' restrictions (same as Stage 6 restrictions plus):
- Reduce general use by 35%
7
35
- Cease irrigation between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., except trees
can be watered on Sundays
Mandatory restrictions (same as Stage 7 restrictions plus):
- Reduce general use by 40%
8
40
- Trees may be watered on Sundays by bucket only
Mandatory restrictions (same as Stage 8 restrictions plus):
- Reduce general use by 45%
9
45
- Cease irrigation between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
DIandatory restrictions (same as Stage 9 restrictions plus):
- Reduce general use by 50%
]0
50
- Cease all watering except by bucket
- Cease filling pools, fountains, etc.
lourmc City Ordinance No. 92 -31
This is a draft mport and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It should not be rek'ed upon; consult the final report
11844 IL. \IX M101715 rn�a 21015 u\N W.do� December 2005
Water Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -6
7.5.3 Penalties for Excessive Water Use
As identified in Stage 7 of Metropolitan's WSDM Plan, during a Severe Water Shortage,
Metropolitan can impose surcharges or penalty pricing on water consumption in excess of the
imported water allocation. In addition, MWDOC has the authority to adjust water rates to include
any Metropolitan- imposed penalties.
The City's Ordinance mandates that the Utilities Director impose surcharges /penalties on water
consumption during all phases of a water emergency by establishing a four-tiered billing structure
based on area consumption ranges by meter size. Averages will be based on non -peak and peak
seasons. A surcharge per billing unit (100 cubic feet of water) will be assed for usage above the
average for each billing type. The surcharge will be based on the penalty charged by Metropolitan.
The penalties and charges are shown in Table 7 -6.
Table 7 -6. (DWR Table 28) Penalties and Charges
Penalty or Charge
Stage When Penalty
Takes Effect
Excess use charge assessed
Stage 2
Written notice of violation
Stage 2
Fine or surcharge for excess use
Stage 3
Install floe restrictor
Stage 4
source: City Ordinance No. 92 -13 and MWDO(; :� UVINIP
7.6 Revenue Impacts on Reduced Sales
Anticipated shortfalls in projected revenue due to water supply shortages would need to be covered
through increased water rates and /or an advance from funds set aside by the City.
Table 7 -7. (DWR Table 29) Proposed Measures to Overcome Revenue Impacts
Name of Measures Summary of Effects
Rate adjustment The existing rate structure could be adjusted to recapture a
portion of the lost revenue, which would affect all water
users within the City's service area.
Development of reserves The City has a Water Rate Stabilization Fund to be used in
times of drought and emergencies to offset the loss of
revenue. The City could also advance funds from its
General Fund for the loss of essential revenue.
S,nice: to y,tatt
This is a draft repon and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendation
nrade by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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Water Shortage Contingency Plan 7 -7
Measures to overcome expenditure impacts and estimated dollar savings are provided in Table 7 -8.
Table 7 -8. (DWR Table 30) Proposed Measures to Overcome Expenditure Impacts
Names of measures
Summary of Effects
Curb all discretionary
spending
Discretionary spending is not considered to be a significant budget item.
one -inch
Defer Capital
Improvement Program
The FY 05/06 Capital Improvement Program totals approximately
$2,500,000. Certain non - essential projects could be delayed without
having an adverse effect.
Delay purchase of capital
outlay budgeted items
Decrease of approximately $50,000 per year.
which would enable City staff to determine which
Source: City staff, FY 2005/06 Water Enterprise Fund Operating Budget, and Capital Improvement Program
7.7 Water Use Monitoring Procedures
As defined in Table 7 -9, water use monitoring mechanisms would be put in place to record the
actual reduction in water use.
Table 7 -9. (DWR Table 31) Water Use Monitoring Mechanisms
Mechanisms for Determining Actual
Reductions
Type and Quality of Data Expected
Water meter auditing
Actual reduction of water used for meters over
one -inch
Monitor daily production /distribution
Daily production and distribution records would
records
be monitored. The data is recorded by zone,
which would enable City staff to determine which
zone was using more water than expected.
Customers would be alerted to actual water use
increase /decrease .
Monitoring Employee
City Code Enforcement Staff employee would
monitor all unnecessary domestic irrigation use
and serve on the "dawn' patrol to verify that
residences and irrigation customers are not over-
watering in the early hours of the day.
This it a dra /t repot and is not intended to be a final representation of the mark done or recommendatimu
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
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8.0 WATER SUPPLY VERSUS DEMAND COMPARISON
This section provides a comparison of the projected water supply and demand for the City of
Newport Beach (City) from 2005 through 2030. Water supply to demand comparisons are also
provided for single dry year and multiple dry year scenarios. The water demands are developed in
Section 3, water supplies are defined in Section 4, and recycled water supplies are presented in
Section 5 of this report.
8.1 Normal Water Supply vs. Demand Comparison
Water is delivered within the City's service area by the City to residential and commercial customers
to meet their demands. The City's water supplies are from both surface water and groundwater
sources. The analysis compares the projected normal water supply and customer demands from
2010 to 2030, in 5 -year increments.
The projected water supply is estimated to increase by approximately 9.7% percent by the year 2030
from 2005. The projected available normal water supply and comparison to 2005 requirements is
presented in Table 8 -1.
Table 8 -1. (DWR Table 40) Projected Normal Water Supply — AFY
(from table 4)
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Supply
19,762
21,556
21,640
21,716
21,716
% of year 2005
106%
116%
116%
116%
116%
The projected normal demand and comparison to 2005 demand requirements is presented in
Table 8 -2.
Table 8 -2. (DWR Table 41) Projected Normal Water Demand — AFY
(from table 15)
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Demand
19,791
21,555
21,640
21,716
21,716
% of year 2005
10%
116%
116%
116%
116%
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
PA Pnq= c,U 2W[. ..\VP\1o.5715D,a(t21X15UNVMPA.o December 2005
Water Supply versus Demand Comparison 8 -2
The comparison of projected water supply and demand is presented in Table 8 -3.
Table 8 -3 (DWR Table 42) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison - AFY
8.2 Dry Year Water Supply vs. Demand Comparison
Tables 8 -4 through 8 -6 provide a comparison of a single dry year water supply with projected total
water use over the next 25 years, in five -year increments.
Table 8 -4. (DWR Table 43) Projected Single Dry Year Water Supply - AFY
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
SUP131Y totals
19,792
21,556
21,640
21,716
21,716
Demand totals
19,792
21,556
21,640
21,716
21,716
Difference
0
0
0
0
0
Difference as % of Supply
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Difference as % of Demand
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8.2 Dry Year Water Supply vs. Demand Comparison
Tables 8 -4 through 8 -6 provide a comparison of a single dry year water supply with projected total
water use over the next 25 years, in five -year increments.
Table 8 -4. (DWR Table 43) Projected Single Dry Year Water Supply - AFY
Table 8 -5. (DWR Table 44) Projected Single Dry Year Water Demand - AFY
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Local Supply
12,439
12,840
11,526
12,195
11,817
Imported Supply
8,450
9,911
11,314
10,726
11,104
Supply Totals
20,889
22,751
22,841
22,921
22,921
% of projected normal
105.5%
105.5%
105.5%
105.5%
105.5%
Table 8 -5. (DWR Table 44) Projected Single Dry Year Water Demand - AFY
Table 8 -6. (DWR Table 45) Projected Single Dry Year Supply
and Demand Comparison - AFY
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Demand
20,889
22,751
22,841
22,921
22,921
of projected normal
105.5%
105.5%
105.5%
105.5%
105.5%
Table 8 -6. (DWR Table 45) Projected Single Dry Year Supply
and Demand Comparison - AFY
Thir it a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation ofthe work done or reivmmendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon,, tonsult the final report
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2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Supply totals
20,889
22,751
22,841
22,921
22,921
Demand totals
20,889
22,751
22,841
22,921
22,921
Difference
0
0
0
0
0
Difference as % of Supply
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Difference as % of Demand 1
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 1
0.0%
Thir it a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation ofthe work done or reivmmendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon,, tonsult the final report
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Water Supply versus Demand Comparison 8 -3
Tables 8 -7 through 8 -21 compare the total water supply available in multiple dry water years with
projected total water use over the next 20 years, in one -year increments.
Table 8 -7. (DWR Table 46) Projected Supply During Multiple Dry Year
Period Ending in 2010 — AFY
Supply
2018
2019
2020
Norma/
19,263
19,473
19,791
Local Supply
13,952
14,053
14,034
Imported Supply
5,310
5,420
5,758
Supply Totals
19,263
19,473
19,791
Multiple Dry Year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Local Supply
13,293
12,094
12,439
Imported Supply
7,260
8,099
8,450
Supply Totals
20,553
20,193
20,889
of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -8. (DWR Table 47) Projected Demand Multiple Dry Year Period
Ending in 2010 — AFY
Demand
2008
2009
2010
Normal
19,263
19,473
19,791
Multiple Dry Year
20,553
20,193
20,889
of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -9. (DWR Table 48) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison
During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2010 — AFY
Thfj is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
P:\ ... \ \ \"P \IU3715 Dmlc rMK l4 \ "MP.Jnc December 2005
2006
2007
2008
Supply totals
20,553
20,193
20,889
Demand totals
20,553
20,193
20,889
Difference
0
0
0
Difference as % of Supply
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Difference as % of Demand
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Thfj is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
P:\ ... \ \ \"P \IU3715 Dmlc rMK l4 \ "MP.Jnc December 2005
Water Supply versus Demand Comparison 8 -4
Table 8 -10. (DWR Table 49) Projected Supply During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2015 — AFY
Supply
2018
2019
2020
Normal
20,972
21,365
21,555
Local Supply
15,113
15,342
15,399
Imported Supply
5,858
6,023
6,157
Supply Totals
20,972
21,365
21,555
Multiple Dry Year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Local Supply
13,670
12,041
12,840
Imported Supply
8,706
10,114
9,911
Supply Totals
22,376
22,155
22,751
of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -11. (DWR Table 50) Projected Demand Multiple
Dry Year Period Ending in 2015 — AFY
Demand
2013
2014
2015
Normal
20,972
21,365
21,555
Multiple Dry Year
22,376
22,155
22,751
%of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -12. (DWR Table 51) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison
During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2015 — AFY
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It sbould not be relied upon; consult the final report
11\_r «« 129a11 ... WP\103n5o�ae2(K)5UNVW.ax December 2005
2013
2014
2015
Supply totals
22,376
22,155
22,751
Demand totals
22,376
22,155
22,751
Difference
0
0
0
Difference as % of Supply
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Difference as % of Demand
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It sbould not be relied upon; consult the final report
11\_r «« 129a11 ... WP\103n5o�ae2(K)5UNVW.ax December 2005
Water Supply versus Demand Comparison 8 -5
Table 8 -13. (DWR Table 52) Projected Supply During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2020 — AFY
Supply
2018
2019
2020
Norma/
21,606
21,623
21,640
Local Supply
15,288
15,277
15,278
Imported Supply
6,319
6,346
6,362
Supply Totals
21,606
21,623
21,640
Multiple Dry Year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Local Supply
14,075
11,652
11,526
Imported Supply
8,978
10,771
11,314
Supply Totals
23,053
22,423
22,841
of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -14. (DWR Table 53) Projected Demand
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2020 — AFY
Demand
2018
2019
2020
Normal
21,606
21,623
21,640
Multiple Dry Year
23,053
22,423
22,841
of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -15. (DWR Table 54) Projected Supply and Demand
Comparison During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2020 — AFY
This it a drat? report and it not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
r:\11.,ik,,\12",1- ,ar\1,13715D.f,21n5uaMP.&I December 2005
2018
2019
2020
Supply totals
23,053
22,423
22,841
Demand totals
23,053
22,423
22,841
Difference
0
0
0
Difference as % of Supply
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Difference as % of Demand
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
This it a drat? report and it not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
r:\11.,ik,,\12",1- ,ar\1,13715D.f,21n5uaMP.&I December 2005
Water Supply versus Demand Comparison 8 -6
Table 8 -16. (DWR Table 55) Projected Supply During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2025 — AF Year
Supply
2023
2024
2025
Normal
21,691
21,708
21,716
Local Supply
15,375
15,428
15,490
Imported Supply
6,316
6,280
6,226
Supply Totals
21,691
21,708
21,716
Multiple Dry Year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Local Supply
14,138
12,343 J
12,195
Imported Supply
9,006
10,168
10,726
Supply Totals
23,144
22,511
22,921
% of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -17. (DWR Table 56) Projected Multiple Dry Year
Period Ending in 2025 — AF Year
Demand
2023
2024
2025
Normal
21,691
21,708
21,716
Multiple Dry Year
23,144
22,511
22,921
% of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -18. (DWR Table 57) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison
During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2025 — AF Year
Supply
2023
2024
2025
Supply Totals
23,144
22,511
22,921
Demand Totals
23,144
22,511
22,921
Difference
0
0
0
Difference as % of Supply
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Difference as % of Demand
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
This h a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell. It sbould not be relied upon; consult the final report
12"11 ... \V?\ ➢6715 Daft 21KI5 UNVNW.dn< December 2005
Water Supply versus Demand Comparison 8 -7
Table 8 -19. (DWR Table 58) Projected Supply During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2030 — AT Year
Supply
2028
2029
2030
Normal
21,716
21,716
21,716
Local Supply
15,450
15,414
15,460
Imported Supply
6,266
6,302
6,256
Supply Totals
21,716
1,716
21,716
Multiple Dry Year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Local Supply
14,531
12,211
11,817
Imported Supply
8,639
10,308
11,104
Supply Totals
21,170
22,519
22,921
% of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -20. (DWR Table 59) Projected Demand During
Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2030 — AF Year
Demand
2028
2029
2030
Normal
21,716
21,716
21,716
Multiple Dry Year
23,170
22,519
22,921
of projected normal
106.7%
103.7%
105.5%
Table 8 -21. (DWR Table 60) Projected Supply and Demand Comparison
During Multiple Dry Year Period Ending in 2030 — AF Year
Supply
2028
2029
2030
Supply Totals
23,170
22,519
22,921
Demand Totals
23,170
22,519
22,921
Difference
0
0
0
Difference as % of Supply
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Difference as % of Demand
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
This is a draft report and is not intended to be a final representation of the work done or recommendations
made by Brown and Caldwell It should not be relied upon; consult the final report
12Xan...SIN ]IN D 3 715 13�rt21x)5 cNN'nw.d„c December 2005
APPENDIX A
COORDINATION WITH CITY STAFF
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
'— "don Davidson, Director
July :1, 2005
Patty Temple, Planning Director
=City of Newport Beach
Planning Department
3300 Newport Blvd.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Dear Patty:
As you may be aware, the Utilities Department updates its Urban Water Management Plan every five
years. This effort helps ensure we can provide Newport Beach with a reliable supply of high - quality water
to meet current and future demand. Because comprehensive water resource planning is so critical. the
California Water Code now mandates all urban water purveyors notify the city or county they serve of this
planning effort.
I am sending you this letter as required by law, and to solicit your input on how land -use planning
decisions Newport Beach has made may impact water consumption over the next 20 years. The Utilities
Department has hired Brown & Caldwell to represent the City in developing this updated plan. In the next
couple of months, either I or a representative of Brown & Caldwell may be in contact with you or your
designee to collect planning information.
The information you provide will be incorporated into the City of Newport Beach's 2005 Urban Water
Management Plan. The document will then be submitted to the Municipal Water District of Orange County
(r,IWDOC), which is compiling a countywide 2005 Regional Urban Water Management Plan. In turn,
MWDOC's plan will be submitted to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MET) for
inclusion into its comprehensive 2005 Regional Urban Water Management Plan. MET supplies imported
water from Northern California and the Colorado River to nearly 18 million people in six Southern
California counties. MWDOC, a MET member agency, is the water wholesaler and resource - planning
agency for Orange County.
The result of our collaborative efforts will be an all- inclusive plan that will assist us in better managing one
of Southern California's most precious resources.
If you have a question or comment about our regional planning effort, please contact any one of the
following individuals:
Utilities Department: Tim Deutsch, Administrative Manager, (949) 644 -3010
Municipal Water District: I -Wen Yang, principal engineer, (714) 593 -5027
Metropolitan' Water District: Brendon Goshi. Water Resource Manager, (213) 217 -7384
Developing a comprehensive 2005 Regional Urban Water Management Plan is critical to Southern
California, the County of Orange and the City of Newport Beach. Thank you in advance for your input.
Svc ceiely, .- ---�.�
I
Tim Deutsch
.Aamiristrative Manager
,__: i :'d� ;n'r � :roJ, Municipal :lJater Distract of Orange County
arendon Gosh:, A9etroeolitan Water District of Southern Califomia
_,sa Spre;sney, Brown & Caldwell
949 Wrst 16th Street - Post Office Box 1768 • Newport Beach, California 92658 -8915
Telephone: (9491644 -3012 • Fax: (949) 6465204 - %rww.6ty.nevrport- beach.ca.us
APPENDIX B
URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach will hold a
public hearing on the draft update of the City of Newport Beach 2005 Urban Water Management
Plan.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that said public hearing will be held on the 1P day
of December 2005, at the hour of 7:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the Newport Beach City
Hall, 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, California, at which time and place any and all
persons interested may appear and be heard thereon. If you would like to review the Plan, a copy
is available at the City Clerk's office and the Utilities Department. For information call Tim
Deutsch at (949) 644 -3011.
LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk
City Of Newport Beach
APPENDIX C
URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH ADOPTING THE 2005 URBAN
WATER MANANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water Code
Section 10610 et seq., known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act) during
the 1983 -84 Regular Session, and subsequent amendments mandate every supplier
providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more
than 3,000 acre -feet of water annually, to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan
(Plan), the primary objective of which is to plan for the conservation and efficient use of
water; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach (City) is an urban supplier of water
providing water to a population of over 79,000; and
WHEREAS, the Plan shall be periodically reviewed at least once every five years, and
that the City shall make any amendments or changes to its Plan which are indicated by
the review; and
WHEREAS, the Plan must be adopted after a public review and hearing and filed
with the California Department of Water Resources within thirty days of adoption; and
WHEREAS, the City has therefore, prepared and circulated for public review a
draft Urban Water Management Plan, and a properly noticed public hearing regarding
said Plan held on December 13, 2005, and;
WHEREAS, the City did prepare and shall file said Plan with the California
Department of Water Resources by December 31, 2005;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach that the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan is hearby adopted and
order filed with the City Clerk. The Utilities Director is hereby authorized and directed
to file the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan with the California Department of Water
Resources within 30 days of this date and before December 31, 2005.
ADOPTED this 13th day of December 2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPENDIX D
CALIFORNIA'S GROUNDWATER BULLETIN 118
South Coast Hydrologic Region California's Groundwater
Coastal Plain of Orange County Groundwater Basin Bulletin 118
Coastal Plain of Orange County
Groundwater Basin
• Groundwater Basin Number: 8 -1
• County: Orange
• Surface Area: 224,000 acres (350 square miles)
Basin Boundaries and Hydrology
The Coastal Plain of Orange County Groundwater Basin (Orange County Basin) underlies a coastal
alluvial plain in the northwestern portion of Orange County. The basin is bounded by consolidated rocks
exposed on the north in the Puente and Chino Hills, on the east in the Santa Ana Mountains, and on the
south in the San Joaquin Hills. The basin is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest and by a low
topographic divide approximated by the Orange County - Los Angeles County line on the northwest. The
basin underlies the lower Santa Ana River watershed.
Hydrogeologic Information
Water Bearing Formations
The Orange County Basin is dominated by a deep structural depression containing a thick accumulation
of fresh water- bearing interbedded marine and continental sand, silt and clay deposits (DWR 1967). The
proportion of fine material generally increases toward the coast, dividing the basin into forebay and
pressure areas (DWR 1967; OCWD 1999b). Consequently, most surface waters recharge through the .
coarser, more interconnected and permeable forebay deposits. Strata in this basin are faulted and folded,
and may show rapid changes in grain size. The Newport- Inglewood fault zone parallels the coastline and
generally forms a barrier to groundwater flow. Erosional channels filled with permeable alluvium break
this barrier at the Alamitos and Talbert Gaps, providing an opportunity for saline water to flow inland.
The sediments containing easily recoverable fresh water extend to about 2,000 feet in depth (OCWD
1999b). Although water - bearing aquifers exist below that level, water quality and pumping lift make
these materials economically unviable at present (OCWD 1999b). Upper, middle and lower aquifer
systems are recognized in the basin. Well yields range from 500 to 4,500 gallons per minute, but are
generally 2,000 to 3,000 gallons per minute.
Upper Aquifer System. This system includes Holocene alluvium, older alluvium, stream terraces, and
the upper Pleistocene deposits represented by the La Habra Formation. It has an average thickness of
about 800 feet and consists mostly of sand, gravel, and conglomerate with some silt and clay beds.
Generally, the upper aquifer system contains a lower percentage of water- bearing strata in the northwest
and coastal portions of the area where clays and clayey silts dominate. Accordingly, recharge from the
surface to the groundwater basin may be minor in these areas. Recharge to the upper aquifer system
occurs primarily in the northeastem portions of the basin (DWR 1967). The upper aquifer provides most
of the irrigation water for the basin (Sharp 2000; OCWD 1999a,b).
Middle Aquifer System. This system includes the lower Pleistocene Coyote Hills and San Pedro
Formations which have an average thickness of 1,600 feet and are composed of sand, gravel, and minor
amounts of clay. The primary recharge of the middle aquifer system is derived from the Santa Ana River
channel in the northeast near the town of Olive (DWR 1967). The middle aquifer system provides 90 to
95 percent of the groundwater for the basin (Sharp 2000; OCWD 1999a,b).
Lower Aquifer System. This system includes the Upper Fernando Group of upper Pliocene age and is
composed of sand and conglomerate 350 to 500 feet thick. Electric logs of this aquifer indicate that it
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would probably yield large quantities of fresh water to wells (DWR 1967), but it is not utilized for
groundwater production at present (Sharp 2000).
Restrictive Structures
There are three fault zones within this basin that impede groundwater flow (DWR 1967). The most
prominent is the Newport- Inglewood fault zone, which trends northwest and is responsible for formation
of the Newport - Inglewood uplift. This fault zone forms a barrier to groundwater flow to the southwest
and marks the southwest edge of the thick aquifer materials important for groundwater production in the
basin (DWR 1967). This barrier is breached by erosional channels filled with alluvium at the Alamitos
and Talbert Gaps. Another northwest - trending system is the Whittier fault zone which forms the
northeastern boundary of the basin along the Puente Hills. This fault forms a groundwater barrier except
where it is breached by recent alluvial channels (DWR 1967). The Norwalk fault trends eastward along
the southern edge of the Coyote Hills and is responsible for a lower groundwater level to the south (DWR
1967).
Recharge Areas
Recharge to the basin is derived from percolation of Santa Ana River flow, infiltration of precipitation,
and injection into wells. The Santa Ana River flow contains natural flow, reclaimed water, and imported
water that is spread in the basin forebay (OCWD 1999a,b). Historical groundwater flow was generally
toward the ocean in the southwest, but modern pumping has caused water levels to drop below sea level
inland of the Newport - Englewood fault zone. This trough- shaped depression encourages sea water to
migrate inland, contaminating the groundwater supply. Strategic lines of wells in the Alamitos and
Talbert Gaps inject imported and reclaimed water to create a mound of water seaward of the pumping
trough to protect the basin from seawater intrusion (OCWD 1999a,b).
Groundwater Level Trends
Groundwater levels are generally lower than the level in 1969, when the basin is considered to have been
full (OCWD 1999a,b). The level in the forebay has generally stabilized, whereas the southern coastal
area has declined steadily through time (OCWD 1999a,b). Since 1990, the magnitude of yearly
groundwater level fluctuation has approximately doubled near the coast because of seasonal water
demand and short -term storage programs, but has stayed the same in the forebay (OCWD 1999a).
Average groundwater levels for the Orange County Basin have risen about 15 feet since 1990, with
average levels in the forebay area rising about 30 feet and average levels in the coastal area dropping a
few feet (OCWD 1999a).
Groundwater Storage
Groundwater Storage Capacity. The total capacity of the Orange County Basin is 38,000,000 AF
(DWR 1967).
Groundwater in Storage. As of 1998 storage of fresh water within the basin amounted to 37,700,000 AF
(OCWD 2000).
Groundwater Budget (Type A)
Orange County Water District manages this groundwater basin using a detailed model of the basin to
determine potential effects of changes in pumping and recharge. The district strives to meet its water
supply demand with about 75 percent groundwater (OCWD 19996). The district operates the basin to
maintain about 200,000 of of dry storage, though this fluctuates because of seasonal patterns in recharge
and pumping. Average dry storage remained fairly steady during 1995 through 1998 (OCWD 19996),
but increased to more than 400,000 of by September 2002 (OCWD 2002) because of a cycle of less
rainfall in the region. Orange County Water District (2000) reports a basin inflow of 258,413 of and an
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outflow of 342,823 of for the 1998 -1999 water year. The inflow includes natural recharge (29,434 af),
artificial recharge (222,755 af), and return of applied water (6,224 af). The outflow includes non -
irrigation extraction (334,136 af) and irrigation extraction (8,687 af).
Groundwater Quality
Characterization. Water within the basin is primarily sodium - calcium bicarbonate (DWR 1967). Total
dissolved solids range from 232 - 661 mg /L and average 475 mg/L (OCWD 2000). The average TDS
content of 240 public supply wells is 507 mg /1 with a range of 196 — 1,470 mg/l.
Impairments. Sea water intrusion near the coast (DWR 1967; OCWD 1999b). Colored water, from
natural organic materials in the lower aquifer system (OCWD 1999b). Increasing salinity, high nitrates
and MTBE (OCWD 1999b).
Water Quality in Public Supply Wells
Constituent Croup,
Number of wells
Number of wells with
286 Well Completion
sampled
concentration above an MCLI
I norl-anics — Primary
249
1
Radiological
253
5
Nitrates
267
15
Pesticides
268
0
Inorganics — Secondary 249 21
A description of each member in the constituent groups and a generalized discussion of the relevance of these groups are
included in Calfforniu's Groundwater
— Bulletin 118 by DWR (2003).
Represents distinct number of wells sampled as required under DHS Title 22 program from 1994 through 2000.
Each well reported with a concentration above an MCL was confirmed with a second detection above an MCL. This
information is intended as an indicator of the types of activities that cause contamination in a given basin. It represents the water
quality at the sample location. It does not indicate the water quality delivered to the consumer. More detailed drinking water
quality information can be obtained from the local water purveyor and its annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Well Characteristics
Well yields (gal/min)
Municipal /Irrigation 4- 6,000; Average
286 Well Completion
2,020 gal /min
Reports
Total depths (ft)
Domestic 26- 1,210; Average 270
270 Well Completion
It
Reports
Municipal /Irrigation 7 -1.650: Average 540 ft
540 Well Completion
Reports
Active Monitoring Data
Agency Parameter Number of wells
/measurement frequency
OCWD Water level 521 wells measured annually
(Hintlian 2000).
OCWD 411 wells measured 2 -20
times/yr (Hintlian 2000).
Department of Health Services Title 22 water quality 240
and cooperators
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Coastal Plain of Orange County Groundwater Basin Bulletin 118
Basin Management
Groundwater management: Orange County Water District manages
groundwater in the basin by authority granted
to it in the California Water Code Appendix
Chapter 40
Water agencies
Public City of Anaheim, City of Buena Park, East
Orange CWD, City of Fountain Valley, City
of Fullerton, City of Garden Grove, City of
Huntington Beach, Irvine Ranch WD, City of
La Palma, Mesa Consolidated WD, City of
Newport Beach, City of Orange, Orange
CWD, City of Santa Ana, City of Seal Beach,
Serrano WD, City of Tustin, City of
Westminster, Yorba Linda WD.
Private Diamond Park MWC, Eastside Water
Association, Harding Water, Liberty Park
Water Association, Midway City MWC,
McKesson Water Products, Oasis Drinking
Waters, Page Avenue MWC, South Midway
City WC, Southern California WC, Sparkletts
Drinking Water Corporation, Woodbridge
Village Homeowners Association.
References Cited
California Department of Water Resources (DWR). 1967. Progress Report on Ground Water Geology of the Coastal Plain of
Orange County.
Hintlian, R. 2000. Orange County Water District. Written communication to Brian Moniz (DWR). August 29, 2000.
Orange County Water District (OCWD). 1999a. Engineer's Report on Ground Water Conditions, Water Supply and Basin
Utilization in the Orange County Water District.
19996. Master Plan Report.
2000. Engineer's Report on Ground Water Conditions, Water Supply and Basin Utilization in the Orange County
Water District.
. 2002. Orange County Groundwater Basin Overdrafted Due to Increased Production and Recent Dry Years. OCWD
Press Release, September 23, 2002. http:// imw. ocwd. com/_ html/_ pr /_pr02 /prO2_0923_overdraft.htm.
Sharp, Gwen. 2000. Orange County Water District. Written communication to Nuna Tersibashian. July 21, 2000.
Errata
Substantive changes made to the basin description will be noted here.
Last update 2/27/04
APPENDIX E
WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WATER CONSERVATION ACTION STAGES MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 14.16
14.16.010 Findings and Purpose.
A. The City of Newport Beach delivers water to its residents through a comprehensive system of
reservoirs, water mains and pipes. The water sold to Newport Beach residents comes exclusively
from sources outside of the City of Newport Beach. The City relies heavily on Metropolitan Water
District ( "MWD ") for its supply of water. MWD supplies water to many agencies, including large
purveyors such as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. MWD's primary source of
water is the Colorado River and related storage facilities. MWD's ability to supply water is
contingent upon many factors, including the extent of Colorado River flows, water taken from the
Colorado River by those with prior rights, the amount of water available to major purveyors such as
DW P from the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the State Water Project, the amount of water available
to smaller purveyors from these same sources or wells, and the demand for water from
agricultural, industrial, and residential users. Southern California's demand for water is such that
short-term drought may result in significant reductions in MWD's allocations of water to the City of
Newport Beach and extended drought will result in drastic allocation reductions, which, in turn,
require imposition of stringent measures to insure reduced consumption. This chapter provides a
mechanism for quickly imposing mandatory water conservation measures ranging from voluntary
consumption reductions to measures which restrict water usage to the minimum necessary for
basic human health and sanitation.
B. Continued population growth in California and Arizona will, over time, dramatically reduce the
amount of water available to MWD and other major water purveyors. The ability of Newport Beach
to provide its residents with adequate supplies of water is contingent upon implementation of a
comprehensive program, including development and implementation of plans to tap new sources
of water, implementation of drastic restrictions on consumption during periods of drought, and
implementation of water conservation measures during periods of normal rainfall to insure the
highest beneficial use of the resource.
C. The mandatory restrictions on water use, the prohibition of activities that waste water as well as
the penalties and surcharges provided by this chapter are the minimum controls necessary to
insure adequate supplies of water now and in the future. The surcharges for water consumption in
excess of the limits specified in the various conservation phases reflect, and will reimburse the City
for, surcharges imposed by MWD for deliveries in excess of allocations. These surcharges
combined with penalties for excess consumption and activities which waste water are necessary to
insure the maximum beneficial use of an extremely limited resource. Restrictions on the use of
revenue derived from surcharges and penalties will insure the lowest feasible basic water rate and
the development of new sources of water to supplement MWD allocations in the future. (Ord. 96 -22
§ 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.020 Definitions.
"Base" means the amount of water, expressed in billing units used by a customer during one of the
six base periods.
"Basic water rate" shall mean the charge for water, expressed in terms of billing units, established
pursuant to Section 14.12.040 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
"Base period" means one of six billing periods used for calculating compliance with the water
conservation requirements of this chapter. The base periods for the four billing groups within the
City of Newport Beach are as specified below:
,Group I:
8, 1989 to August 10, 1989
August 10, 1989 to October 10, 1989
- !October 10, 1989 to December 7, 1989
[December 7, 1989 to February 8, 1990
!February 8, 1990 to April 6, 1990
__.. _..__.......- -- r-- ll 6, 199- --
pA r0 to June 7, 1990
Group II: [ -
jJune 15, 1989 to August 15, 1989
,August 15, 1989 to October 19, 1989
jOto ber 19, 1989 to December 14, 1989
[December 14, 1989 to February 15, 1990
;February 15, 1990 to April 12, 1990
!April 112, 1990 to June 20, 1990
Group III:
July 13, 1989 to September 13, 1989
September 13, 1989 to November 9, 1989
'November 9, 1989 to January 11, 1990
!January 11, 1990 to March 13, 1990
March 13, 1990 to May 10, 1990
May 10, 1990 to July 15, 1990
Group IV: - __-
:July 19, 1989 to September 19 1989 i
September 19, 1989 to November 13, 1989
November 13, 1989 to January 15, 1990
!January 15, 1990 to March 19, 1990
;March 19, 1990 to May 16, 1990
;May 16, 1990 to July 20, 1990
"Billing period" means the time interval between two consecutive water meter readings taken for
billing purposes.
"Billing unit" means one hundred (100) cubic feet of water (seven hundred forty -eight (748)
gallons).
"Corresponding base period" shall mean the base period that best corresponds, in terms of
number of days, to a billing period that occurs during any conservation phase described in Section
14.16.050.
"Customer" shall mean any person, group of two or more persons, partnership, corporation, trust,
association or entity, receiving water service from the City of Newport Beach.
"MWD" shall mean Metropolitan Water District,
"Person" shall mean any person, group of persons, corporation, partnership, trust or business
entity not receiving water service from the City of Newport Beach.
"Surcharge" shall mean the additional charges (over and above the basic water rate) imposed for
consumption in excess of that permitted during any conservation phase and as specified in Section
14.16.060.
"Water consumption restrictions" shall mean those provisions of Section 14.16.050 which require
customers to reduce the amount of water consumed during current billing periods in relation to the
corresponding base period.
"Water usage restrictions" shall mean those provisions of Sections 14.16.045 and 14.16.050 whicf
prohibit certain uses of water.
"Water" shall mean potable water. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.030 Prohibitions.
A. No customer shall use, or permit the use of, water supplied by the City of Newport Beach in a
manner contrary to the restrictions imposed by any conservation phase then in effect.
B. For the purpose of this chapter, the use of water by a tenant, employee, agent, contractor,
representative or person acting on behalf of a customer, shall be imputed to the customer. (Ord.
96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.040 Conservation Phase Implementation.
A. The Utilities Manager shall periodically monitor and evaluate the projected supply and demand
for water by customers and shall recommend to the City Council implementation of a conservation
phase appropriate under then current circumstances. The City Council shall consider the
recommendation at a regularly scheduled public meeting and, after hearing such testimony as may
be relevant, implement the appropriate conservation phase by resolution. The provisions of the
conservation phase shall become effective upon publication of the resolution in a daily newspaper
of general circulation provided, however, the consumption reduction provisions shall take effect as
of the first full billing period commencing on or after the effective date of the resolution.
B. In the event MWD publicly expresses the intention to reduce water allocations in a manner that
would effect the amount supplied to the City of Newport Beach, the City Manager may implement a
conservation phase by publication of a notice to that effect in a daily newspaper of general
circulation. The order of the City Manager shall become effective upon publication and shall
terminate in thirty (30) days or the publication of a resolution of the City Council implementing the
same or different conservation phase, whichever shall first occur.
C. Except for the automatic termination provisions in the case of implementation by the City
Manager, a resolution implementing a water conservation phase shall remain in full force and
effect until repealed by the City Council, or until a subsequent resolution implementing a different
conservation phase becomes effective.
D. The Utilities Manager shall, subsequent to the adoption of a resolution implementing any water
conservation phase, provide periodic reports to the City Council regarding compliance with the
requirements of the water conservation phase, current and anticipated allocations of water from
MWD, and any change in circumstances that could warrant a position of more stringent measures
or relaxation of measures then in effect. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.045 Permanent Water Usage Restrictions.
1. No person or customer shall use water to wash any sidewalk, walkway, driveway, parking area
or any other hard surface.
2. No person or customer shall use water to clean, fill or maintain levels in decorative fountains,
ponds, lakes or other purely aesthetic facilities, however, water may be used to fill or maintain
levels if all liquid is recirculated.
3. No restaurant, hotel, cafe, cafeteria or other public place where food is sold, served or offered
for sale shall serve drinking water to any person unless pursuant to an express request.
4. No person or customer shall permit water to leak from any pipe or facility connected to the meter
or meters which measures the amount of water for which a customer is obligated to pay the City.
5. No person or customer shall water or irrigate any lawn, landscaping or other vegetation in a
manner that causes or allows excess water to flow or run off onto an adjoining sidewalk, driveway,
street, gutter or ditch.
6. No person shall use water for construction purposes with respect to any project that requires a
grading permit without first having submitted a construction water plan to, and obtaining approval
from, the Utilities Manager. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.050 Water Conservation Phases.
A. Phase 1. Voluntary Ten Percent Reduction. Each customer shall use their best efforts, without
mandatory restrictions, to use ninety (90) percent or less of the water consumed during the base
period for that customer's group.
B. Phase 2. Mandatory Ten Percent Cut -Back. No customer shall, during any billing period,
consume more than ninety (90) percent of the water consumed during the corresponding base
period.
C. Phase 3. Mandatory Fifteen (15) Percent Cut -Back. No customer shall, during any billing period,
consume more than eighty -five (85) percent of the water consumed during the corresponding base
period.
D. Phase 4. Mandatory Twenty (20) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than eighty (80) percent of the water
consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle.
3. No customer shall use water to wash any sidewalk, walkway, driveway, parking area or other
hard surface.
4. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation between the hours of
ten a.m. and four p.m.
E. Phase 5. Mandatory Twenty -Five (25) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than seventy -five (75) percent of the
water consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (E)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
G. Watering is permitted only between the hours of four p.m. and ten a.m. No watering or irrigation
is permitted between the hours of ten a.m. and four p.m.
F. Phase 6. Mandatory Thirty (30) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than seventy (70) percent of the
water consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat .
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (F)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on Tuesdays and Fridays.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on Mondays and Thursdays.
G. Watering is permitted only between the hours of four p.m. and ten a.m. Watering or irrigation is
prohibited between the hours of ten a.m. and four p.m.
G. Phase 7. Mandatory Thirty -Five (35) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than sixty -five (65) percent of the
water consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (G)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on Tuesdays.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on Wednesdays.
c. Watering is permitted only between the hours of six p.m. and six a.m. Watering or irrigation is
prohibited between the hours of six a.m. and six p.m.
d. Trees may also be watered on Sundays.
H. Phase 8. Mandatory Forty (40) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than sixty (60) percent of the water
consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (H)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on first and third Tuesdays.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on first and third Wednesdays.
c. Watering is permitted only between the hours of six p.m. and six a.m. Watering or irrigation is
prohibited between the hours of six a.m. and six p.m.
d. Trees may also be watered on Sundays, but only by use of a hand -held bucket.
I. Phase 9. Mandatory Forty -Five (45) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than fifty -five (55) percent of the
water consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. No customer shall use water to wash all or any portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat,
facility or equipment, except in accordance with the following:
a. Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five gallons or less, or a
hose equipped with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
b. Washing is permitted only on the days specified for watering or irrigation of lawns and
landscaping as specified in subsection (1)(3) of this section.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil, landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance
with the following:
a. Customers with odd - numbered addresses shall water only on first Tuesday.
b. Customers with even - numbered addresses shall water only on first Wednesday.
G. Watering is permitted only between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. Watering or irrigation is
prohibited between the hours of six a.m. and ten p.m.
d. Trees may also be watered on Sundays, but only by use of a hand -held bucket.
J. Phase 10. Mandatory Fifty (50) Percent Cut -Back.
1. No customer shall, during any billing period, consume more than fifty (50) percent of the water
consumed during the corresponding base period.
2. Watering or irrigation of plants, landscaping, vegetation or soil is prohibited, provided, however,
plants, trees and shrubs may be watered by means of a hand -held bucket.
3. No person shall fill any pool, spa, decorative fountain, pond, lake or any body of water. (Ord. 96-
22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.060 Surcharges.
A. The surcharges imposed by this section reflect, in part, additional charges imposed by MWD on
the City of Newport Beach for the purchase of water in excess of permitted allocations. The
surcharges are also intended to supplement penalties for violating water consumption restrictions
by dramatically increasing the cost of water as consumption extends permitted thresholds.
B. Customer shall pay the surcharges specified in this section for all water consumed in excess of
the water consumption restrictions (Phases 2 through 10, inclusive), specified in Section
14.16.050. The surcharge shall be one dollar and twenty -four cents ($1.24) per billing unit for the
first ten percent increment in excess of the ration level and an additional one dollar and twenty -four
cents ($1.24) for each subsequent ten percent increment above the ration level. For example,
Phase 6 requires customers to use no more than seventy (70) percent of the water consumed
during the corresponding base period. A customer using forty -five (45) billing units when assigned
a ration level of thirty -two (32) billing units would pay the following:
1,32-u- r
4 unit
A unit
4 unit
11 unit
45 un
sits @ $1.34 (basic water rate)
$42.88
s @ $2.58 ($1.34 + $1.24)
1 10.32
s @ $3.82 ($1.34 + $2.48) —
; 15.28
s @ $5.06 ($1.34 + $3.72)
......... -- -- --- --
@ $6.30 ($1.34 + $4.96)
2024 .
—
j 6.30
its total
195.02 f
The preceding surcharge shall be imposed on the customer's next water bill and shall be in
addition to the basic water rate. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.070 Exemptions.
A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following activities of a public entity:
1. The filling, operation and maintenance of a swimming pool open to the public.
2. The washing of refuse, sanitation and service vehicles owned and operated by a public entity to
the extent necessary to insure public health, safety and welfare.
B. The provisions of this chapter which restrict the watering or irrigation of landscaping vegetation,
and soil, and those provisions which require the reduction of consumption shall not be applicable
to customers who have participated in a fuel load modification program and have received an
exemption from the Utilities Manager. The Utilities Manager shall grant only that exemption
necessary to mitigate the impacts of participation in the fuel load modification program such as, the
need to irrigate replacement vegetation.
C. The provisions of this chapter which restrict the watering or irrigation of lawns, landscaping,
vegetation and soil shall not apply to commercial nurseries or other businesses whose main stock
and trade consists of plants and vegetation. Provided, however, this exemption is applicable only
to those businesses which submit a water conservation plan to, and obtain the approval of, the
Utilities Manager. The Utilities Manager shall approve a water conservation plan submitted
pursuant to this subsection only if the plan proposes the maximum feasible reduction in
consumption.
D. The provisions of this chapter that restrict the washing of vehicles, boats, and mobile equipment
shall not apply to any car wash, auto detailer, or similar business that has applied for and received
approval of, an exemption from the Utilities Manager. The Utilities Manager shall grant an
exemption only if the plan provides for recirculation or recycling of water or otherwise proposes the
maximum feasible reduction in consumption.
E. The provisions of this chapter that require customers to reduce their consumption by specified
percentages shall not apply to reduce consumption below levels necessary to maintain health,
safety and sanitation as determined by the Utilities Manager. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92-
31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.080 Relief from Compliance.
A. Intent and Purpose. The City Council recognizes that water consumption can increase or
decrease because of factors unrelated to wasteful water use practices. Many customers have
installed water - saving devices and adopted water conservation practices that make it difficult to
achieve the additional reductions required by this chapter. This section recognizes that base
adjustments may be necessary to insure that application of this chapter to any particular customer
does not produce unjust or inequitable results. As a general rule, the Utilities Manager should not
grant relief to any customer for any reason in the absence of a showing that the customer has
achieved the maximum practical reduction in water consumption other than in the specific area or
areas for which relief is requested.
B. Procedures. An application for relief from the provisions of this chapter may be filed by any
customer with the Utilities Manager. The application shall be submitted on a form supplied by the
Utilities Division. The application must be filed within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this
chapter or ninety (90) days after implementation of the then current conservation phase, whichever
shall occur last. The Utilities Manager shall approve or disapprove the application for relief within
fifteen (15) days after it is filed and deemed complete.
C. Factors. In determining whether relief should be granted, the Utilities Manager shall consider all
relevant factors including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Whether compliance with the consumption and reduction provisions then in effect would result in
unemployment or layoff of workers;
2. Whether additional persons are living or working in the structure or structures served by the
meter or meters for which customer is responsible; 3. 3. Whether customer had, during all or a
portion of the base period, reduced consumption from prior years through the use of water
conservation practices;
4. Whether any current or anticipated increase in production or manufacturing will require
additional water;
5. The extent to which irrigation or watering of landscaping has been made necessary by
compliance with fuel load modification programs;
6. The extent to which customer needs to use water to mitigate any emergency health or safety
hazards;
7. The absence of one or more persons from the structure or structures served by the meter during
all or a portion of the base period;
8. The special needs and characteristics of hospitals, clinics and other medical care facilities.
D. Agreement. The Utilities Manager is empowered to enter into an agreement with any customer
to resolve the application for relief. The agreement shall be memorialized in a writing signed by the
customer. The agreement shall fix the rights of the customer and the City. The customer shall have
no further right to seek relief pursuant to the provisions of this section.
E. Final Decision. The Utilities Manager shall notify the customer of the decision on the application
for relief by mailing notice of the decision to the customer, first class, postage prepaid, to the
address specified on the application. The decision of the Utilities Manager shall be final.
F. Willful Misrepresentation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall make any
willful misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to any application for relief submitted
pursuant to this section. Any violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be considered a
misdemeanor, punishable as otherwise provided in this Code. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord.
92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
14.16.090 Failure to Comply.
A. Penalties. The penalties specified in this section are exclusive and the other penalty provisions
of this Code are inapplicable.
1. The following penalties shall be imposed for each violation of the general water usage
restrictions contained in Section 14.16.045:
a. For the first and second violations, the Utilities Manager shall issue a written notice of violation
to the customer or person.
b. For a third violation by any customer within any twelve (12) month period, a penalty in the sum
of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be added to the customer's water bill. The third violation by any
person within a twelve (12) month period shall constitute an infraction, punishable by a fine of fifty
dollars ($50.00).
c. For a fourth and any subsequent violation by any customer within any twelve (12) month period,
a penalty in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) shall be added to the customer's
water bill. The fourth and any subsequent violation by a person during any twelve (12) month
period shall constitute an infraction, punishable by a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00).
d. In addition to the penalties specified in subsection (A)(1 )(c) of this section, upon a fourth
violation, the Utilities Manager may install a flow restrictor on the meter or meters for which a
customer is responsible and which are connected to the facility from which water was discharged
in violation of Section 14.16.045.
2. Consumption Restrictions. The following penalties shall be imposed for each violation of the
conservation phase restrictions then in effect:
a. For the first and second violations by any customer, the Utilities Manager shall send a written
notice of violation to the customer.
b. For the third violation, a penalty shall be added to the customer's next water bill in accordance
with the schedule specified below. The third violation by any person shall constitute an infraction
with a fine imposed in accordance with the schedule specified below:
Meter v
:Meter v
'Meter v
'Meter v
Meter v
'Meter v
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tith 3/4 inch service I ��
$50 00
tith 1 inch service
100.00
tith 1 -1/2 inch service _ I
,ith 2 inch service r
,ith 4 inch service r
150.00
200.00
350.00
,ith service larger than 4 inches500.00
G. For a fourth violation by any customer, the penalties specified in subsection (A)(2)(b) shall be
doubled and added to the customer's next water bill.
d. The Utilities Manager may install a flow restrictor upon or after the fourth violation by any
customer. The flow restrictor shall be placed on customer's meter or meters that registered the
excessive consumption or which were connected to the facility used to illegally discharge water.
Customer may apply to the Utilities Manager for removal of the flow restrictor within sixty (60) days
after installation, provided the customer pays fifty dollars ($50.00) for removal.
B. Notice. Prior to the imposition of any penalties or surcharge pursuant to this section and a right
to a hearing to contest the validity of any such penalty and surcharge. Notice shall be deemed
given when personally delivered to the customer or when deposited in the United States mail, first
class postage prepaid, and addressed in the same manner as normal water billings. Notices
relative to the violation of water consumption reduction requirements imposed by conservation
phases may be given by specifying the violation, the facts supporting the violation, and the
customer's right to a hearing in a conspicuous place on the first water bill sent to the customer for
the billing period during which the violation occurred. If the penalty assessed is, or includes, the
installation of a flow restrictor or the termination of water service, notice of the violation shall, in
addition to that specified above, be posted in a conspicuous place on the property served by the
meter or meters which recorded the excessive consumption or were connected to the facility from
which water was illegally discharged.
C. Hearing. Any customer against whom a penalty is levied pursuant to this section shall have a
right to hearing. The customer shall be entitled to be represented by an individual of their choice, to
present oral and documentary evidence in support of their appeal, and to review and comment on
all evidence offered to establish the violation. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part),
1992)
14.16.100 Applicability.
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to persons who receive water from agencies or
entities other than the City of Newport Beach, and any water agency or water district serving
residents of the City of Newport Beach shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 96 -22 § 1
(part), 1996: Ord. 92 -31 § 4 (part), 1992)
APPENDIX F
ORDINANCE No. 92 -31
ORDINANCE NO. 92 -31
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING CHAPTERS 14.04,
14.08, 14.12, 14.16 AND 14.20 OF THE NEWPORT
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO BASIC WATER
RATE AND WATER CHARGES.
• The City Council of the City of Newport Beach does hereby
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Chapter 14.04 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code is amended to read:
Chapter 14.04
WATER DEPARTMENT -- GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections:
14.04.010 Department Established.
14.04.020 Utilities Director Defined.
14.04.030 Employment Authority Of Utilities Director
14.04.040 Interference With Employees Prohibited.
14.04.050 Tampering With Pipes -- Altering Water Flow.
14.04.060 Disclaimer Of Liability.
14.04.070 Maintenance And Use Of Fire Hydrants.
14.04.080 Permit To Use Fire Hydrants.
14.04.090 Cancellation Of Fire Hydrant Use Permit.
14.04.100 Obstructing Fire Hydrants.
14.04.110 Water Shut -off For Repairs Or Extension.
• 14.04.120 Right Of Inspection.
14.04.130 Enforcement -- Report Of Violations.
14.04.140 Sale Of Water Outside City.
14.04.150 Contractual Agreement To Supply Water Outside
City.
14.04.160 Sale Of Excess Water Outside City.
14.04.170 Sale To Service Area Of Acquired Agency.
14.04.180 Conditions Of Service.
14.04.190 City Relieved Of Liability.
Section 14.04.010 Department Established. The Utilities
Department is hereby declared to embrace and include all property
of every character, real, personal and mixed, now used in or
incident to the production, storage, conveyance and delivery of
water to the consumers thereof in the City, together with all other
property of every character that may hereafter from time to time be
added to it for such purposes.
Section 14.04.020 Utilities Director Defined. The term
• "Utilities Director" wherever used in this Chapter shall be held
and construed to mean the Utilities Director of the Utilities
Department of the City and any act in this Chapter required or
authorized to be done by the Utilities Director may be done on
behalf of the Utilities Director by an authorized officer or
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employee of the Utilities Department.
Section 14.04.030 Employment Authority Of Utilities
Director. The Utilities Director of the Utilities Department shall
have full authority to employ such persons as are necessary to be
employed in the maintenance and operation of the Utilities
• Department, and as are provided for by the City Council.
Section 14.04.040 Interference With Employees Prohibited.
No person shall interfere with, or obstruct the Utilities Director,
or any of his duly appointed agents or employees, in the execution
of any lawful order, or the provisions of this Chapter in the
maintenance and operation of the Utilities Department.
Section 14.04.050 Tampering With Pipes -- Altering Water Flow.
No person, other than the Utilities Director, or his duly appointed
agents or employees, shall remove, change, disturb, or in any way
tamper or interfere with any of the facilities, apparatus,
appliances, or property used or maintained for the production,
storage or supply of water by the City to consumers thereof, or
• without prior permission of the Utilities Director, turn the water
on or off from the premises or place.
Section 14.04.060 Disclaimer Of Liability. The City shall
in no way whatsoever be responsible for any damage to person or
property because of any leakage, breakage or seepage from, or
accident or damage to any meter or pipe situated within any private
premises, and the City shall not be responsible for any leakage,
breakage or seepage from any pipe situated between any meter
properly installed at the curb and the private premises or loss
occasioned directly or indirectly by the existence of any meter or
pipe situated upon private property.
section 14.04.070 Maintenance And Use Of Fire Hydrants.
Public fire hydrants shall be placed, maintained and repaired by
• the Utilities Department. Any damage thereto by persons or agency
other than representatives of the Fire or Utilities Departments,
shall be a claim against the person or agency committing such
damage, and the Utilities Director shall take such action as may be
necessary to collect the same.
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Fire hydrants are provided for the sole purpose of
extinguishing fires and shall be used otherwise only as herein
provided for, and shall be opened and used only by the Utilities
and Fire Departments for such persons as may be authorized to do so
by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the Utilities Director of
• the Utilities Department as herein provided.
Section 14.04.080 Permit To Use Fire Hydrants. All persons
desiring to use water through fire hydrants, or other hydrants
owned or controlled by the City, shall be required to obtain a
permit, first, from the Chief of the Fire Department, and second
from the Utilities Director of the Utilities Department, who shall
issue no such permit to any person who has violated any of the
provisions of this Chapter or whose indebtedness to the City for
water used or damage to hydrants or equipment is delinquent. All
such persons having permit for use of water from the fire hydrants
must provide hydrant wrenches for the operation of such fire
hydrants.
• section 14.04.090 Cancellation Of Fire Hydrant Use Permit.
Permit for the use of water through the fire hydrants of the City
may be canceled at the will of the Utilities Director on evidence
that the holder thereof is or has violated the privileges conveyed
thereunder. such notice of cancellation shall be in writing
delivered or mailed to the persons to be notified and shall be
immediately effective and enforced.
Section 14.04.100 Obstructing Fire Hydrants. No person
shall obstruct the access to any fire hydrant by placing around or
thereon any stone, brick, lumber, dirt or other material, or
wilfully or carelessly injure the same, or open or operate any fire
hydrant, or draw or attempt to draw water therefrom, except as
provided in section 14.04.080.
• section 14.04.110 Water shut -off For Repairs Or Extension.
The City reserves the right to shut off the water from any
premises, or from any part of the distributing system, as long as
necessary, without notice to consumers, at any time of emergency;
but in all cases of extensions or connections, the departments
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shall notify occupants of the premises of the necessity of shutting
off water and the probable length of time the water shall be so
shut off before taking such action.
Section 10.04.120 Right Of Inspection. Any officer,
employee or duly authorized representative of the Utilities
• Department shall at all times have the right of ingress and egress
to the consumer's premises at all reasonable hours for any purpose
reasonable connected with the furnishing and conservation of water,
for the inspection of the entire water system upon the premises.
Section 14.04.130 Enforcement -- Report Of Violations. It
shall be the duty of the employees of the City to give vigilant aid
to the Utilities Director in the enforcement of the provisions of
this chapter, and to this end they shall report all violations
thereof which come to their knowledge, to the Utilities Department;
and it shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to
report immediately to the Utilities Director in case of fire in
premises having metered service for fire protection purposes that
fire has occurred there.
• Section 14.04.140 Sale Of Water Outside City. Water may be
sold by the City to consumers outside the City in the manner
hereinafter provided.
Section 14.04.150 Contractual Agreement To Supply Water
outside City. Subject to all restrictions on the City's power to
do so, water may be sold by the City for use outside the City
within the boundaries of either Coastal Municipal Water District or
orange County Municipal Water District, or both, to persons or
public agencies, or the assigns of either, who own contractual
rights or interests in any City transmission main or mains or to
whom the City has an obligation, pursuant to any contract
heretofore or hereafter approved by the voters of the City, to
• supply water for such use. Except when the provision of contracts
heretofore made require otherwise, such sales shall be made and
subject to the same rules and regulations as sales of water are
made to inhabitants of the City. A written contract authorized by
the City Council setting out the terms and conditions of the sale
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and any special circumstances applicable thereto shall be required
with each such person or agency who desires to purchase water for
use outside the city.
Section 14.04.160 sale Of azoess Water Outside city.
Subject to all restrictions on the city's power to do so, the city
• may sell water, to the extent it has a supply in excess of that
required to adequately serve the inhabitants of the city and the
persons and agencies described in section 14.04.150, to other
persons or agencies for use outside the city within the boundaries
of either the coastal Municipal Water District or Orange county
Municipal Water District, or both, but only so long as the excess
supply continues. The city may sell on a month -to -month basis or
may require a contract with each purchaser where the city
determines it to be in the best interests of the city to do so.
Such sales shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as
for water used inside the city. The city is under no obligation to
continue any such service, and no purchaser receiving such service
_ shall acquire any right to have the service continued.
• Section 14.04.170 Sale To serve Area Of Acquired Agency.
Water may be sold by the city for use outside the city within the
boundaries of either coastal Municipal Water District or Municipal
Water District of Orange county, or both, and within the service
area of any water distributing agency, the assets of which have
been acquired by the city from such agency. Such sales shall be
subject to the same rules and regulations as for water sold within
the city.
Section 14.04.160 conditions Of service. All persons
applying for or receiving water service either within or outside
the city shall be required to accept and shall be deemed to have
consented to such conditions of pressure and service as are
• provided at the location served, and as a condition of service
shall be and are hereby required to hold the city harmless from any
damages arising out of low pressure or high pressure conditions or
interruptions of service.
Section 14.04.190 city Relieved Of Liability. The city
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shall not be liable for any damage to persons or property caused in
any manner by the use of water beyond its meters nor for any damage
resulting from its failure or inability to deliver water for any
length of time.
SECTION 2: Chapter 14.08 of the Newport Beach Municipal
•
Code is amended
to read:
Chapter 14.08
WATER CONNECTIONS
Sections:
14.08.010
Water Connection Authority.
14.08.020
Application To Connect.
14.08.030
Connection Method.
14.08.040
Separate Service Connections Required.
14.08.050
Flow Protection Devices Required.
14.08.060
Precautionary Conditions For Dangerous Or
Corrosive Liquids.
14.08.070
Pressure Relief Valve.
14.08.080
Protection On Additional Supply Lines.
14.08.090
Protection For Two Or More Supply Services.
14.08.100
Inspection Of Protection Devices For Water
Tightness.
14.08.110
Owners Inspection And Maintenance Of
Protective Devices
Section 14.08.010 Water Connection Authority. No person is,
• or shall be authorized to install any pipe, apparatus, appliance or
connection with the Utilities Department, except the Utilities
Director thereof or his duly appointed agents or employees.
Section 14.06.020 Application To Connect. Every owner, or
tenant of the premises, who shall desire to connect his property to
the public water system for the purpose of having water furnished
to such premises shall make a written application to the City,
describing the premises to be connected therewith, the size of the
pipe by which the connection is desired to be made; setting forth
the address of the owner and the person to whom all notices are to
be mailed; the application shall contain an express agreement on
behalf of applicant that the water to be used on the premises shall
in all respects be used subject and subordinate to the provisions
• of this Code and subsequent amendments and the order of the City
Council, and lawful regulations of the City.
Section 14.06.030 Connection Method. Upon presentation at
the office of the Utilities Department of the receipt for
installation of fees and execution of the agreement hereinbefore
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provided for, the Utilities Director shall cause the premises
described in the application, if the same abut upon the street or
alley upon which there is a City water main, to be connected with
the City's water main by a service pipe extending from the main to
the curb line on the front of the property or to the side or rear,
• and including a stop -cock placed, which service pipe and stop -cock
shall thereafter be maintained by and kept within the exclusive
control of the City. In cases of application for water service on
premises not abutting upon a street or alley upon which there is a
City water main, the City will lay its service pipe from the main
toward the premises for a distance not to exceed one hundred feet,
and permit connection by means of a union and pipes laid at the
expense of and maintained by the owner of the service, or may in
the discretion of the Utilities Director, upon the payment of the
actual costs thereof, extend the service to the premises of the
applicant along and beneath any public street of the City, but not
otherwise. No service connection less than one inch in size shall
be installed.
• section 14.09.040 separate Service Connections Required.
Two or more houses or buildings under the same ownership and on a
single lot or on a single parcel of land may be supplied through
the same service connection, or a separate service connection may
be provided for each house or building. The City shall have the
right, as necessary to assure efficient service and reduce
practical difficulties, to limit the number of houses or buildings,
or the area of land under one ownership to be supplied by one
service connection. The same service connection shall not be used
to supply water to property in a single ownership which is
separated by a public street, alley or right -of -way or which is
non - adjoining. The same service connection shall not be used to
• supply water to adjoining property of a different ownership. The
restrictions of this subsection shall not apply to services already
lawfully installed, unless in the judgment of the City compliance
is necessary to settle disputes or for the protection or
improvement of the particular service or the City water system.
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In making application for a water service connection, the
applicant shall specify the property to be served by such service
connection and only the property so specified shall receive water
through such service connection.
Section 14.08.050 Flov Protection Devices Required. An
• approved double- checked valve or other approved back flow
protection devices shall be installed in all existing water systems
of all consumers, at the expense of the consumer, before service
will be continued or granted when any one of the following
conditions apply:
(a) Where an unapproved fresh water supply is already
available from a well, spring, reservoir or other source, the
installation of backflow protective devices may not be required.
If the consumer agrees to abandon this other supply and agrees to
remove all pumps and piping necessary for the utilization of this
supply.
(b) Where salt water, or water otherwise polluted, is
• available for industrial or fire protection purposes, or where
fresh water hydrants are or may be installed on docks.
(c) Where the premises are or may be engaged in industrial
processes using or producing process waters or liquid industrial
wastes, or where the premises are or may be engaged in handling
sewage or any other dangerous substance.
(d) Where the circumstances are such that there is special
danger of backflow of sewage or other contaminated liquids through
plumbing fixtures or water -using or treating equipment, or storage
tanks and reservoirs.
(e) Where an approved water supply line terminates as a pier
head outlet which is used to supply vessels at piers or
waterfronts. These installations shall be located where they will
inprevent the return of any water from a vessel or any other source
into the city water supply system.
(f) Where the premises are used for a trailer park.
section 14.08.060 Precautionary conditions For Dangerous Or
corrosive Liquids. Under special circumstances, when the consumer
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is engaged in the handling of especially dangerous or corrosive
liquids or industrial or process waters, the City may require the
consumer to eliminate certain plumbing or piping connection as an
additional precaution and as a protection to the backflow
preventive devices.
• Section 10.08.070 Pressure Relief Valve. As a protection to
the consumer's plumbing system, a suitable pressure relief valve
must be installed and maintained by him, at his expense, when check
valves or other protective devices are used. The relief valve
shall be installed between the check valves and the water heater.
Section 14.08.080 Protection On Additional Supply Lines.
Whenever backflow protection has been found necessary on a water
supply line entering a customer's premises, any and all water
supply lines from the City's mains entering such premises,
buildings or structures shall be protected by an approved backflow
device, regardless of the use of the additional water supply lines.
Section 14.08.090 Protection For Two Or More Supply
services. Two or more services supplying water from different
• street mains to the same building structure or premises through
which an inter - street main flow may occur, shall have an
appropriate backflow prevention device installed on each water
service to be located adjacent to and on the property side of the
respective meters.
Section 14.08.100 Inspection Of Protection Devices For Water
Tightness. The double check valve or other approved backflow
protection devices may be inspected and tested periodically for
water tightness by the City.
Section 14.08.110 Owners Inspection And Maintenance Of
Protection Devices. The owner of any premises on which or on
account of which check valves or other protective devices are
• installed shall inspect these devices for water tightness and
reliability at least every three months. The devices shall be
serviced, overhauled, or replaced whenever they are found defective
and all costs of repair and maintenance shall be borne by the
consumer. Certified records of such inspection and operations will
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be required by the City.
SECTION 3: Chapter 14.12 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code is amended to read:
Chapter 14.12
WATER RATES AND CHARGES
Sections:
14.12.010
Service Fees.
14.12.020
Water Rates Established.
14.12.030
Readiness To Serve Charges.
14.12.035
Surcharge.
14.12.040
Quantity Charges.
14.12.050
Meter Installation.
14.12.060
Building Construction Purposes.
14.12.070
Nonspecified Uses.
14.12.080
Private Fire Lines.
14.12.090
Turn -on Charges.
14.12.100
Due Date.
14.12.110
Unpaid Charges.
14.12.120
Discontinuance Of Water Service Procedure.
14.12.130
Deposit.
14.12.140
Vacating Premises.
14.12.150
Change Of Address.
14.12.160
Renewing Service.
Sgction 14.12.010
service Fees. The fees for the
installation of water services, water meters, or water services
including meters, or for enlarging those already in place, shall be
paid in advance.
The installation fee shall be the cost to the City, including
all labor and materials, plus twenty -five percent (25 %) of such
cost for overhead. In addition, there shall be collected the sum
of Fifty Dollars ($50) for the first one inch of meter diameter, or
fractional portion thereof, plus Twenty -Five Dollars ($25) for each
additional one -half inch of meter diameter, or fractional portion
thereof.
The installation fee shall be as established by the Utilities
Department, and the cost shall be paid to the Finance Department by
the person applying for such installation before the work of
connecting the main with the property is begun.
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The cost as established by the Utilities Department shall be
the estimated average cost of doing the work, plus twenty -five
percent (25t), and shall be revised from time to time to reflect
experience and changes in the actual cost of performing the work.
Section 14.12.020 Water Rates Established. The following
• rates, fees and charges are hereby established and shall be charged
and collected in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
Section 14.12.030 Readiness To Serve Charges. There shall
be charged and collected a monthly readiness to serve charge from
each customer for each meter on the basis of the following
schedule:
For
3/4 -inch meter or less . . . . . . .
. . $ 2.00
For
1 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 2.50
For
1 1/2 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . .
. . 4.00
For
2 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 5.00
For
2 1/2 -inch meter . . . . . . . . .
8.00
For
3 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . .
10.00
For
4 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 15.00
For
6 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 20.00
For
8 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 25.00
For
10 -inch meter . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 30.00
Readiness to serve charges shall not be subject to refund or
• proration if service to any customer is terminated during any
bimonthly period.
Section 14.12.035 Surcharge. In addition to the readiness
to serve charges set for in this Chapter, the following surcharges
shall be collected:
For each living unit in excess of one
per water meter, per month . . . . . . . . $1.00
For each hotel or motel unit and each
hospital or convalescent home
bedroom in excess of one per
water meter, per month . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Section 14.12.040 Quantity Charges. (a) In addition to the
readiness to serve charges set forth in this Chapter, the rate for
water supplied to consumers through a meter, other than pursuant to
a written contract approved by the City Council, shall be $1.34 per
• 100 cubic feet, per month, per meter.
(b) City water rates shall be adjusted to reflect
Metropolitan Water District rate changes.
(c) Should the automatic adjustments require a water rate
increase, the amount of the increase shall be added to the quantity
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charges and shall be equal to the Metropolitan Water District
Increase, raised to the next highest whole penny for each 100 cubic
feet used.
section 14.12.050 Meter Installation. The City shall have
the right to install water meters on any and all water services,
• and the charges for water used through the meter shall be in
accordance with the meter rates applicable.
Section 14.12.060 Building Construction Purposes. service
may be made to a lot or parcel of land on which a building is being
constructed for construction purposes only from the time the
building permit is issued until the building is completed or until
the time a water meter is installed to serve such lot or parcel,
whichever first occurs, for a flat rate of Twenty -Five Dollars
($25) per month for each 2000 square feet of floor space or
fraction thereof of such building.
Section 14.12.070 Monspecified Uses. Water used for all
other purposes not hereinbefore enumerated shall be furnished and
• charged for either at meter rates or at a special rate to be fixed
by the City Council under separate agreement with the consumer.
Section 14.12.080 Private Fire Lines. Fees for private fire
line service shall be charged at a rate of Five Dollars ($5) per
inch diameter per month per service.
If such line is found tapped for domestic use, a meter shall
be installed on such service at the expense of such consumer and
the regular meter rates shall be charged thereafter. The right
shall be reserved to disconnect such fire service from the City's
main by the direction of the City Council on recommendation of the
City Manager.
Section 14.12.090 Turn-on Charges. When water service to
any premises has been turned off because of nonpayment of a bill or
. violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, or ordered
turned off by the owner or tenant, a turn-on charge in an amount
established by Resolution of the City Council shall be collected in
advance.
section 14.12.100 Due Date. All consumers whose premises
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are connected to the municipal water system shall be billed on a
bimonthly basis and all charges for water service shall be payable
on the due date shown on the water bill.
Section 14.12.110 Unpaid Charges. The procedures for
collection of unpaid charges shall be set by Resolution of the City
• Council of the City of Newport Beach.
section 14.12.120 Discontinuance Of Water Service Procedure.
The procedures for discontinuance of water service shall be set by
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach.
Section 14.12.130 Deposit. (a) In the event that the
applicant for water service is not the owner in fee of the property
to be supplied with water, or does not own the improvements
thereon, a deposit shall be required equivalent to one and one -half
times the average bimonthly billing for the user classification
applicable to the property, as determined by the Finance Director.
(b) In the event that the water service customer has had
his /her water service terminated twice, a deposit shall be required
equivalent to two (2) times the average bimonthly billing for the
• user classification applicable to the property, as determined by
the Finance Director or the turn -on charge set forth in Section
14.12.090, whichever is greater.
(c) When the deposit has been made and all other conditions
of serving water have been met, water shall be supplied.
Section 14.12.140 Vacating Premises. Whenever a consumer
shall vacate any premises, he shall immediately give written notice
thereof to the Water Billing Division of the Finance Department.
Upon the receipt of such notice, the City shall read the water
meter, shut off the water from the premises and immediately present
to the consumer all unpaid bills for water furnished by the City to
him up to that time. Thereupon, the consumer shall pay the bills
• to the Finance Department. In the event that the consumer shall
have made a deposit with the City, as required in Section
14.12.130, the balance, if any, of such deposit shall be returned
to the consumer, after deducting therefrom the amount of the bills.
Until such notice and payments shall have been made, the premises
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shall be deemed occupied by such consumer and his liability
continued.
Section 14.12.150 Change Of Address. Failure to receive
mail will not be recognized as a valid excuse for failure to pay
water rates when due. Change in occupancy of property supplied
• with City water and changes in mailing addresses of consumers of
City water must be filed in writing at the Water Department on
forms provided for that purpose.
Section 14.12.160 Renewing Service. Each owner or occupant
of any premises previously connected with the City water system
desiring to renew the use of water shall make application for
renewal of water service and upon payment of all unpaid charges, if
any, together with a turn -on charge as specified in Section
14.12.090, the water will be turned on.
SECTION 4: Chapter 14.16 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Section 14.16.010 Findings and Purpose.
A. The City of Newport Beach delivers water to its residents
through a comprehensive system of reservoirs, water mains, and
pipes. The water sold to Newport Beach residents comes exclusively
isfrom sources outside of the City of Newport Beach. The City relies
heavily on Metropolitan Water District ( "MWD") for its supply of
water. MWD supplies water to many agencies, including large
purveyors such as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
MWD's primary source of water is the Colorado River and related
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code is amended
to read:
Chapter 14.16
•
WATER CONSERVATION
Sections:
14.16.010
Findings and Purpose.
14.16.020
Definitions.
14.16.030
Prohibitions.
14.16.040
Conservation Phase Implementation.
14.16.045
Permanent Water Usage Restrictions.
14.16.050
Water Conservation Phases.
14.16.060
Surcharges.
14.16.070
Exemptions.
14.16.080
Relief From Compliance.
14.16.090
Failure To Comply.
14.16.100
Applicability.
Section 14.16.010 Findings and Purpose.
A. The City of Newport Beach delivers water to its residents
through a comprehensive system of reservoirs, water mains, and
pipes. The water sold to Newport Beach residents comes exclusively
isfrom sources outside of the City of Newport Beach. The City relies
heavily on Metropolitan Water District ( "MWD") for its supply of
water. MWD supplies water to many agencies, including large
purveyors such as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
MWD's primary source of water is the Colorado River and related
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storage facilities. MWD's ability to supply water is contingent
upon many factors, including the extent of Colorado River flows,
water taken from the Colorado River by those with prior rights, the
amount of water available to major purveyors such as DWP from the
Los Angeles Aqueduct and the State Water Project, the amount of
•water available to smaller purveyors from these same sources or
wells, and the demand for water from agricultural, industrial, and
residential users. Southern California's demand for water is such
that short term drought may result in significant reductions in
MWD's allocations of water to the City of Newport Beach and
extended drought will result in drastic allocation reductions,
which, in turn, require imposition of stringent measures to insure
reduced consumption. This ordinance provides a mechanism for
quickly imposing mandatory water conservation measures ranging from
voluntary consumption reductions to measures which restrict water
usage to the minimum necessary for basic human health and
sanitation.
B. Continued population growth in California and Arizona
• will, over time, dramatically reduce the amount of water available
to MWD and other major water purveyors. The ability of Newport
Beach to provide its residents with adequate supplies of water is
contingent upon implementation of a comprehensive program,
including development and implementation of plans to tap new
sources of water, implementation of drastic restrictions on
consumption during periods of drought, and implementation of water
conservation measures during periods of normal rainfall to insure
the highest beneficial use of the resource.
C. The mandatory restrictions on water use, the prohibition
of activities that waste water as well as the penalties and
surcharges provided by this ordinance are the minimum controls
• necessary to insure adequate supplies of water now and in the
future. The surcharges for water consumption in excess of the
limits specified in the various conservation phases reflect, and
will reimburse the City for, surcharges imposed by MWD for
deliveries in excess of allocations. These surcharges combined
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with penalties for excess consumption and activities which waste
water are necessary to insure the maximum beneficial use of an
extremely limited resource. Restrictions on the use of revenue
derived from surcharges and penalties will insure the lowest
feasible basic water rate and the development of new sources of
• water to supplement MWD allocations in the future.
Section 14.16.020 Definitions.
A. "Base" means the amount of water, expressed in Billing
Units, used by a Customer during one of the six (6) Base Periods.
B. "Basic water Rate" shall mean the charge for water,
expressed in terms of billing units, established pursuant to
Section 14.12.040 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
C. "Base Period" means one of six (6) billing periods used
for calculating compliance with the water conservation requirements
of this ordinance. The Base Periods for the four billing groups
within the City of Newport Beach are as specified below:
Group I: June 8, 1989 to August 10, 1989
August 10, 1989 to October 10, 1989
October 10, 1989 to December 7, 1989
• December 7, 1989 to February 8, 1990
February 8, 1990 to April 6, 1990
April 6, 1990 to June 7, 1990
Group II: June 15, 1989 to August 15, 1989
August 15, 1989 to October 19, 1989
October 19, 1989 to December 14, 1989
December 14, 1989 to February 15, 1990
February 15, 1990 to April 12, 1990
April 12, 1990 to June 20, 1990
Group III: July 13, 1989 to September 13, 1989
September 13, 1989 to November 9, 1989
November 9, 1989 to January 11, 1990
January 11, 1990 to March 130 1990
March 13, 1990 to May 10, 1990
May 10, 1990 to July 15, 1990
Group IV: July 19, 1989 to September 19, 1989
September 19, 1989 to November 13, 1989
November 13, 1989 to January 15, 1990
January 15, 1990 to March 19, 1990
March 19, 1990 to May 160 1990
May 16, 1990 to July 200 1990
• D. "Billing Period" means the time interval between two
consecutive water meter readings taken for billing purposes.
E. "Billing Unit" means 100 cubic feet of water (748
gallons).
F. "Corresponding Base Period" shall mean the Base Period
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that best corresponds, in terms of number of days, to a Billing
Period that occurs during any conservation phase described in
Section 14.16.050.
G. Customer" shall mean any person, group of two or more
persons, partnership, corporation, trust, association, or entity,
• receiving water service from the City of Newport Beach.
H. "MWD" shall mean Metropolitan Water District.
I. "Person" shall mean any person, group of persons,
corporation, partnership, trust, or business entity not receiving
water service from the City of Newport Beach.
J. "Surcharge" shall mean the additional charges (over and
above the Basic Water Rate) imposed for consumption in excess of
that permitted during any conservation phase and as specified in
Section 14.16.060.
K. "Water Consumption Restrictions" shall mean those
provisions of Section 14.16.050 which require Customers to reduce
the amount of water consumed during current Billing Periods in
relation to the corresponding Base Period.
• L. "Water Usage Restrictions" shall mean those provisions of
Section 14.16.045 and 14.16.050 which prohibit certain uses of
water.
M. "Water" shall mean potable water.
Section 14.16.030 Prohibitions.
A. No Customer shall use, or permit the use of, water
supplied by the City of Newport Beach in a manner contrary to the
restrictions imposed by any conservation phase then in effect.
B. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the use of water by a
tenant, employee, agent, contractor, representative, or person
acting on behalf of a customer, shall be imputed to the Customer.
Section 14.16.040 conservation Phase Implementation.
•A. The Utilities Director shall periodically monitor and
evaluate the projected supply and demand for water by Customers
and shall recommend to the City Council implementation of a
conservation phase appropriate under then current circumstances.
The City Council shall consider the recommendation at a regularly
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scheduled public meeting and, after hearing such testimony as may
be relevant, implement the appropriate conservation phase by
resolution. The provisions of the conservation phase shall become
effective upon publication of the resolution in a daily newspaper
of general circulation provided, however, the consumption reduction
•provisions shall take effect as of the first full billing period
commencing on or after the effective date of the resolution.
B. In the event MWD publicly expresses the intention to
reduce water allocations in a manner that would effect the amount
supplied to the City of Newport Beach, the City Manager may
implement a conservation phase by publication of a notice to that
effect in a daily newspaper of general circulation. The order of
the City Manager shall become effective upon publication and shall
terminate in thirty (30) days or the publication of a resolution of
the City Council implementing the same or different conservation
phase, whichever shall first occur.
C. Except for the automatic termination provisions in the
case of implementation by the City Manager, a resolution
• implementing a water conservation phase shall remain in full force
and effect until repealed by the City Council, or until a
subsequent resolution implementing a different conservation phase
becomes effective.
D. The Utilities Director shall, subsequent to the adoption
of a resolution implementing any water conservation phase, provide
periodic reports to the City Council regarding compliance with the
requirements of the water conservation phase, current and
anticipated allocations of water from MWD, and any change in
circumstances that could warrant a position of more stringent
measures or relaxation of measures then in effect.
section 14.16.045 Permanent Mater Usage Restrictions.
• 1. No Person or Customer shall use water to wash any
sidewalk, walkway, driveway, parking area or any other hard
surface.
2. No Person or Customer shall use water to clean, fill, or
maintain levels in decorative fountains, ponds, lakes, or other
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purely aesthetic facilities, however, water may be used to fill or
maintain levels if all liquid is recirculated.
3. No restaurant, hotel, cafe, cafeteria or other public
place where food is sold, served or offered for sale shall serve
drinking water to any person unless pursuant to an express request.
•4. No Person or Customer shall permit water to leak from any
pipe or facility connected to the meter or meters which measures
the amount of water for which a Customer is obligated to pay the
city.
5. No Person or Customer shall water or irrigate any lawn,
landscaping or other vegetation in a manner that causes or allows
excess water to flow or run off onto an adjoining sidewalk,
driveway, street, gutter or ditch.
6. No Person shall use water for construction purposes with
respect to any project that requires a grading permit without first
having submitted a construction water plan to, and obtaining
approval from, the Utilities Director.
Section 14.16.050 Water Conservation Phases.
• A. Phase 1. Voluntary Ten Percent (108) Reduction. Each
Customer shall use their best efforts, without mandatory
restrictions, to use ninety percent (908) or less of the water
consumed during the Base Period for that customer's group.
B. Phase 2. Mandatory Ten Percent (108) Cut -Back. No
Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume more than ninety
percent (908) of the water consumed during the corresponding Base
Period.
C. Phase 3. Mandatory Fifteen Percent (158) Cut -Back. No
Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume more than
Eighty -five percent (858) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
• D. Phase 4. Mandatory Twenty Percent (208) cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than Eighty percent (808) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
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portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except with a hand -held bucket with a capacity of five
gallons or less, or a hose equipped with a positive shut -off
nozzle.
3. No Customer shall use water to wash any sidewalk,
• walkway, driveway, parking area or other hard surface.
4. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m.
E. Phase 5. Mandatory Twenty -Five Percent (258) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than seventy -five percent (758) of the water consumed during
the corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
• with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
Subsection 3.
3.. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of 4 :00
p.m. and 10:00 a.m. No watering or irrigation is permitted between
• the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
F. Phase 6. Mandatory Thirty Percent (308) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than seventy percent (708) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
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2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
0 with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
Subsection 3.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on Tuesdays and Fridays.
(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on Mondays and Thursdays.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of 4:00
p.m. and 10:00 a.m. Watering or irrigation is prohibited between
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
. G. Phase 7. Mandatory Thirty -Five Percent (35 %) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than sixty -five percent (65%) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
• Subsection 3.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on Tuesdays.
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(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on Wednesdays.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of 6:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Watering or irrigation is prohibited between
the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
• (d) Trees may also be watered on Sundays.
H. Phase 8. Mandatory Forty Percent (408) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than sixty percent (608) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
• Subsection 3.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on 1st and 3rd Wednesdays.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of 6:00
P.M. and 6:00 a.m. Watering or irrigation is prohibited between
the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(d) Trees may also be watered on Sundays, but only by
use of a hand -held bucket.
• I. Phase 9. Mandatory Forty -Five Percent (45%) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than fifty -five percent (558) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. No Customer shall use water to wash all or any
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portion of a structure, motor vehicle, trailer, boat, facility or
equipment, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Washing shall be done only with a hand -held bucket
with a capacity of five (5) gallons or less, or a hose equipped
with a positive shut -off nozzle; and
•(b) Washing is permitted only on the days specified for
watering or irrigation of lawns and landscaping as specified in
Subsection 3.
3. No person shall water or irrigate any lawn, soil,
landscaping or vegetation, except in accordance with the following:
(a) Customers with odd numbered addresses shall water
only on 1st Tuesday.
(b) Customers with even numbered addresses shall water
only on 1st Wednesday.
(c) Watering is permitted only between the hours of
10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Watering or irrigation is prohibited
between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(d) Trees may also be watered on Sundays, but only by
• use of a hand -held bucket.
J. Phase 10. Mandatory Fifty Percent (508) Cut -Back.
1. No Customer shall, during any Billing Period, consume
more than fifty percent (508) of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period.
2. Watering or irrigation of plants, landscaping,
vegetation or soil is prohibited, provided, however, plants, trees
and shrubs may be watered by means of a hand -held bucket.
3. No person shall fill any pool, spa, decorative
fountain, pond, lake or any body of water.
Section 14.16.060 Surcharges.
A. The surcharges imposed by this Section reflect, in part,
• additional charges imposed by MWD on the City of Newport Beach for
the purchase of water in excess of permitted allocations. The
surcharges are also intended to supplement penalties for violating
water consumption restrictions by dramatically increasing the cost
of water as consumption extends permitted thresholds.
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B. Customer shall pay the surcharges specified in this
Section for all water consumed in excess of the water consumption
restrictions (Phases 2 through 10, inclusive) , specified in Section
14.16.050. The surcharge shall be One Dollar and Twenty -four Cents
($1.24) per Billing Unit for the first Ten Percent (10 %) increment
•in excess of the ration level and an additional One Dollar and
Twenty -four Cents ($1.24) for each subsequent Ten Percent (10 %)
increment above the ration level. For example, Phase 6 requires
Customers to use no more than 70S of the water consumed during the
corresponding Base Period. A customer using 45 Billing Units when
assigned a ration level of 32 Billing Units would pay the
following:
32 Units @ $1.34 (Basic Water Rate) $42.88
4 Units @ $2.58 ($1.34 + $1.24) $10.32
4 Units @ $3.82 ($1.34 + $2.48) $15.28
4 Units @ $5.06 ($1.34 + $3.72) $20.24
1 Unit @ $6.30 ($1.34 + $4.96) $ 6.30
45 Units Total $95.02
The following surcharge shall be imposed on the Customer's
next water bill and shall be in addition to the Basic Water Rate.
• Section 14.16.070 Exemptions.
A. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to the
following activities of a public entity:
1. The filling, operation and maintenance of a swimming
pool open to the public.
2. The washing of refuse, sanitation and service
vehicles owned and operated by a public entity to the extent
necessary to insure public health, safety and welfare.
B. The provisions of this Ordinance which restrict the
watering or irrigation of landscaping vegetation, and soil, and
those provisions which require the reduction of consumption shall
not be applicable to customers who have participated in a Fuel Load
• Modification Program and have received an exemption from the
Utilities Director. The Utilities Director shall grant only that
exemption necessary to mitigate the impacts of participation in the
Fuel Load Modification Program such as, the need to irrigate
replacement vegetation.
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C. The provisions of this ordinance which restrict the
watering or irrigation of lawns, landscaping, vegetation and soil
shall not apply to commercial nurseries or other businesses whose
main stock and trade consists of plants and vegetation. Provided,
however, this exemption is applicable only to those businesses
• which submit a water conservation plan to, and obtain the approval
of, the Utilities Director. The Utilities Director shall approve
a water conservation plan submitted pursuant to this Subsection
only if the plan proposes the maximum feasible reduction in
consumption.
D. The provisions of this ordinance that restrict the
washing of vehicles, boats, and mobile equipment shall not apply to
any car wash, auto detailer, or similar business that has applied
for and received approval of, an exemption from the Utilities
Director. The Utilities Director shall grant an exemption only if
the plan provides for recirculation or recycling of water or
otherwise proposes the maximum feasible reduction in consumption.
B. The provisions of this ordinance that require Customers
• to reduce their consumption by specified percentages shall not
apply to reduce consumption below levels necessary to maintain
health, safety and sanitation as determined by the Utilities
Director.
section 16.16.080 Relief from compliance.
A. Intent and Purpose. The City Council recognizes that
water consumption can increase or decrease because of factors
unrelated to wasteful water use practices. Many customers have
installed water - saving devices and adopted water conservation
practices that make it difficult to achieve the additional
reductions required by this ordinance. This Section recognizes
that base adjustments may be necessary to insure that application
• of this ordinance to any particular Customer does not produce
unjust or inequitable results. As a general rule, the Utilities
Director should not grant relief to any customer for any reason in
the absence of a showing that the Customer has achieved the maximum
practical reduction in water consumption other than in the specific
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area or areas for which relief is requested.
B. Procedures. An application for relief from the
provisions of this Ordinance may be filed by any Customer with the
Utilities Director. The application shall be submitted on a form
supplied by the Utilities Department. The application must be
•filed within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this
Ordinance or ninety (90) days after implementation of the then
current conservation phase, whichever shall occur last. The
Utilities Director shall approve or disapprove the application for
relief within fifteen (15) days after it is filed and deemed
complete.
C. Factors. In determining whether relief should be
granted, the Utilities Director shall consider all relevant factors
including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Whether compliance with the consumption and
reduction provisions then in effect would result in unemployment or
layoff of workers;
2. Whether additional persons are living or working in
• the structure or structures served by the meter or meters for which
Customer is responsible;
3. Whether Customer had, during all or a portion of the
Base Period, reduced consumption from prior years through the use
of water conservation practices;
4. Whether any current or anticipated increase in
production or manufacturing will require additional water;
S. The extent to which irrigation or watering of
landscaping has been made necessary by compliance with Fuel Load
Modification Programs;
6. The extent to which Customer needs to use water to
mitigate any emergency health or safety hazards;
• 7. The absence of one or more persons from the
structure or structures served by the meter during all or a portion
of the Base Period;
B. The special needs and characteristics of hospitals,
clinics and other medical care facilities.
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D. Agreement. The Utilities Director is empowered to enter
into an agreement with any Customer to resolve the application for
relief. The agreement shall be memorialized in a writing signed by
the Customer. The agreement shall fix the rights of the Customer
and the City. The Customer shall have no further right to seek
• relief pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
E. Final Decision. The Utilities Director shall notify the
Customer of the decision on the application for relief by mailing
notice of the decision to the Customer, first class, postage pre-
paid, to the address specified on the application. The decision of
the Utilities Director shall be final.
F. Willful Misrepresentation. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no person shall make any willful
misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to any
application for relief submitted pursuant to this Section. Any
violation of the provisions of this Subsection shall be considered
a misdemeanor, punishable as otherwise provided in this Code.
Section 14.16.090 Failure to Comply.
• A. Penalties. The penalties specified in this Section are
exclusive and the other penalty provisions of this Code are
inapplicable.
1. The following penalties shall be imposed for each
violation of the General Water Usage Restrictions contained in
Section 14.16.045:
(a) For the first and second violations, the Utilities
Director shall issue a written notice of violation to the Customer
or person.
(b) For a third violation by any Customer within any
twelve (12) month period, a penalty in the sum of Fifty Dollars
($50.00) shall be added to the Customer's water bill. The third
• violation by any person within a twelve (12) month period shall
constitute an infraction, punishable by a fine of Fifty Dollars
($50.00).
(c) For a fourth and any subsequent violation by any
customer within any twelve (12) month period, a penalty in the sum
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of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) shall be added to the
Customer's water bill. The fourth and any subsequent violation by
a person during any twelve (12) month period shall constitute an
infraction, punishable by a fine of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars
($150.00).
• (d) In addition to the penalties specified in Subsection
(c) , upon a fourth violation, the Utilities Director may install a
flow restrictor on the meter or meters for which a Customer is
responsible and which are connected to the facility from which
water was discharged in violation of Section 16.16.065.
2. Consumption Restrictions. The following penalties
shall be imposed for each violation of the conservation phase
restrictions then in effect:
(a) For the first and second violations by any Customer,
the Utilities Director shall send a written notice of violation to
the Customer.
(b) For the third violation, a penalty shall be added to
the Customer's next water bill in accordance with the schedule
• specified below. The third violation by any person shall
constitute an infraction with a fine imposed in accordance with the
schedule specified below:
1.
Meter
with
3/6 inch service -
$50.00
2.
Meter
with
1 inch service -
$100.00
3.
Meter
with
1 -1/2 inch service -
$15D.00
a.
Meter
with
2 inch service -
$200.00
5.
Meter
with
6 inch service -
$350.00
6.
Meter
with
service larger than 6 inches -
$500.00
(c) For a fourth violation by any Customer, the
penalties specified in Subsection (b) shall be doubled and added to
the Customer's next water bill.
(d) The Utilities Director may install a flow restrictor
upon or after the fourth violation by any Customer. The flow
restrictor shall be placed on customer's meter or meters that
• registered the excessive consumption or which were connected to the
facility used to illegally discharge water. Customer may apply to
the Utilities Director for removal of the flow restrictor within
sixty (60) days after installation, provided the Customer pays
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for removal.
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B. Notice. Prior to the imposition of any penalties or
surcharge pursuant to this Section and a right to a hearing to
contest the validity of any such penalty and surcharge. Notice
shall be deemed given when personally delivered to the Customer or
when deposited in the United States mail, first class postage pre-
paid, and addressed in the same manner as normal water billings.
Notices relative to the violation of water consumption reduction
requirements imposed by conservation phases may be given by
specifying the violation, the facts supporting the violation, and
the Customer's right to a hearing in a conspicuous place on the
first water bill sent to the Customer for the Billing Period during
which the violation occurred. If the penalty assessed is, or
includes, the installation of a flow restrictor or the termination
of water service, notice of the violation shall, in addition to
that specified above, be posted in a conspicuous place on the
property served by the meter or meters which recorded the excessive
consumption or were connected to the facility from which water was
illegally discharged.
• C. Hearing. Any customer against whom a penalty is levied
pursuant to this Section shall have a right to hearing. The
Customer shall be entitled to be represented by an individual of
their choice, to present oral and documentary evidence in support
of their appeal, and to review and comment on all evidence offered
to establish the violation.
section 14.16.100 Applicability.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be applicable to
persons who receive water from agencies or entities other than the
City of Newport Beach, and any water agency or water district
serving residents of the City of Newport Beach shall enforce the
provisions of this Chapter.
•sECTION 5: Chapter 14.20 of the Newport Beach Municipal
Code is amended to read:
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by carelessness, or by the negligence of the owners or occupants of
premises, they shall be replaced or repaired by the Utilities
Department and the cost charged against the owner or occupant; and
in the case of nonpayment, the water shall be shut off as provided
in Section 14.12.110. In the event the meter is out of order, or
• fails to register properly, the consumer shall be charged on an
estimate made by the Utilities Department on the average monthly
consumption during the last three months that the meter was in good
order, or from what he may consider to be the most reliable data at
his command.
section 14.20.020 Meter Tests. Where the accuracy of record
of a water meter is questioned, it shall be removed at the
consumer's request and shall in his present be tested in the shops
of the Utilities Department by means of the apparatus there
provided, and a report thereon duly made. Both parties to the test
must accept the findings so made. If the test discloses an error
against the consumer of more than three percent (38) of the meter's
registry, the excess of the consumption on the three previous
readings shall be credited to the consumer's meter account, and the
Utilities Department will bear the entire expense of the test, and
the deposit required as hereinafter prescribed shall be returned.
on the other hand, where no such error is found, the person who has
requested the test shall pay the charges fixed for such test.
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Chapter 14.20
WATER METERS
sections:
14.20.010
Property Of City -- Damaged Or Lost Meters
14.20.020
Meter Tests.
14.20.030
Meter Test Deposit.
14.20.040
Tampering.With Meters Prohibited.
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14.20.00
14.20.0660
Meter Placement.
Meters Inside Premises.
Section 14.20.010
Property Of city -- Damaged Or Lost Meters.
All meters, unless otherwise authorized by the Utilities Director,
shall be and remain the property of the City and will not be
removed unless
the use of water on the premises is to be entirely
stopped, or the
service connection discontinued or abandoned. In
all cases where
meters or meter boxes are lost, injured or broken
by carelessness, or by the negligence of the owners or occupants of
premises, they shall be replaced or repaired by the Utilities
Department and the cost charged against the owner or occupant; and
in the case of nonpayment, the water shall be shut off as provided
in Section 14.12.110. In the event the meter is out of order, or
• fails to register properly, the consumer shall be charged on an
estimate made by the Utilities Department on the average monthly
consumption during the last three months that the meter was in good
order, or from what he may consider to be the most reliable data at
his command.
section 14.20.020 Meter Tests. Where the accuracy of record
of a water meter is questioned, it shall be removed at the
consumer's request and shall in his present be tested in the shops
of the Utilities Department by means of the apparatus there
provided, and a report thereon duly made. Both parties to the test
must accept the findings so made. If the test discloses an error
against the consumer of more than three percent (38) of the meter's
registry, the excess of the consumption on the three previous
readings shall be credited to the consumer's meter account, and the
Utilities Department will bear the entire expense of the test, and
the deposit required as hereinafter prescribed shall be returned.
on the other hand, where no such error is found, the person who has
requested the test shall pay the charges fixed for such test.
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Section 14.20.030 Meter Test Deposit. Before the test of
any meter is made, the person requesting the test shall at the time
of filing his request therefor deposit with the City an amount as
established by Resolution of the City Council.
Section 14.20.040 Tampering with Meters Prohibited. No
•meter shall be removed, or in any way disturbed, nor the seal
broken except in the present of and under the direction of a duly
authorized agent or employee of the City.
section 14.20.050 Meter Placement. All meters of the City
shall be placed at the curbline of the street or near the property
line in alleys, whenever and wherever practicable, and be protected
and maintained as a part of the operation of the Department.
section 14.20.060 Meters Inside Premises. When a water
meter is placed inside the premises of a consumer, for the
convenience of the consumer, provisions shall be made for a
convenient meter reading and repairing by representatives of the
Department. Failure to make such provisions by the consumer shall
be sufficient cause for removal of such meter at the option of the
• Director of the Department and the withholding of service until
connection is made at the curbline as herein provided.
SECTION 6: That if any section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason, held to be
invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or
phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
SECTION 7: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper of
the City, and it shall be effective thirty (30) days after its
adoption.
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SECTION 8: This Ordinance was introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, held on
the 8th day of June , 1992, and adopted on the 22nd day of
June , 1992, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCIIMENBERS HEDGES, WAIT,
1URNER. SANSM. HART, COX, PLUtM1ER
NOES, COUNCILMEMBERS NONE
ABSENT
MAYOR- -ir.�S -
ATTE T:
CITY CLERK
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2005 Urban Water
Management Plan
Urban Water Management Plans
• Prepared in compliance with the Urban Water
Management Planning Act (1983)
• Submitted to the Department of Water Resources
every 5 years — due by December 31
• Must be adopted by resolution following a public
hearing
• Focuses on water sources, supply and use
• City plan references MWD and MWDOC plans
• This plan contains water supply projections thru
the year 2030
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Required Components
• Sources and supplies
• Water quality
• Reliability planning
• Water use provisions
• Demand management measures
• Shortage contingency plan
• Water recycling
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QUESTIONS?
Staff Pete Antista
Tim Deutsch
Consultants Lisa Spresney, Brown & Caldwell
Grant Hoag, Brown & Caldwell
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