Task 1 – Project Management The project management task entails coordination with the participating agencies project managers, coordination of meetings and conference calls and preparation of email progress updates and invoicing. Consultant shall review a draft work plan with the participating agencies, including an estimated schedule and initial list of information/data needs. Task 1 shall require the consultant to update each participating agency’s UWMP based on the DWR Guidebook to be published. CWC 10644 (a) requires water suppliers (including wholesalers), either publicly or privately owned, providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet annually to file with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the California State Library, and any city and county within the District’s service area no later than 30 days after adoption. Tasks may change based on requirements in the yet to be published guidebook. Task 2 – UWMP Outline and Data Collection The consultant shall review existing available data and background information to develop an UWMP update outline. The objective of this task is to gather available data necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Water Code. Information to be collected and reviewed includes, but not limited to, the following: Review and Identify Baseline Needs: In coordination with participating agency staff, relevant data, models and additional materials will be reviewed to establish initial project information needs. Materials will include: o Each agency’s 2020 UWMP. o Demographic statistics and operational records. o Current water demands, water supply projection models and water quality data. o Existing programs in water conservation, water recycling, groundwater management, integrated resources planning (IRP) and water resources management. o Data from outside agencies and departments, such as MWD and SCAG. o Maps, reports, general plans, specific plans and any other information as required to prepare the UWMP update. o Relevant planning documents such as Business Continuity Plan, Risk and Resilience Assessments, Emergency Response Plans etc. Prepare Detailed UWMP Outline: A detailed UWMP outline which reviews the elements of each participating agency’s 2025 UWMP and cross references these elements to any revised standards required by law, as applicable, will be prepared. The goal is to reach a consensus among the participants regarding the structure, content and timing of the UWMPs and to develop a single outline from which each of the individual plans will be developed. Task 3 – Description of Water System (Update Service Area and Demand Characteristics) The consultant shall update the characteristics of each water system, including geographic location, demographic information, customer description, climate, system facilities and sources of supply. This description will capture the significant variables that drive water demands, such as demographics, weather and the economy.
