City Council

8B. PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN; AND FINDING BOTH PLANS STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Public hearing to consider adopting the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Pursuant to Water Code Sections 10610 through 10656 of the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Act), every urban water supplier providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually is required to prepare, adopt and file an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) every five years, in years ending in zero and five. The 2025 UWMP updates are due to DWR by July 1, 2026. Potential Action(s) If the City Council concurs with the information provided within this Administrative Report, the appropriate action would be to adopt Resolution Nos. 26-110 and 26-111, which will: 1. Find the adoption of the City of San Clemente 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and the adoption of the City of San Clemente 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with California Water Code Section 10652. 2. Adopt the City of San Clemente 2025 Urban Water Management Plan. 3. Adopt the City of San Clemente 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan.