The California Urban Water Management Planning Act requires urban retail water suppliers to prepare and adopt an UWMP every five years for submittal to DWR. The UWMP describes the adequacy and reliability of all water supplies for existing and future customers and is required for the District to be considered for future grant funding opportunities and to receive drought assistance from the State. The District is a municipal retail water provider with a service population of approximately 11,000. The District’s water system has approximately 9,500 water service connections of which 5,900 are active. The District depends fully on local water supplies consisting of surface water from two District owned reservoirs, Paradise Lake and Magalia Reservoir. The District also operates one well that is used as a backup drought supply. 2.3 Scope of Services The District is seeking a consultant to update the UWMP for the Paradise Irrigation District which supplies water to the people of the Town of Paradise. The 2025 UWMP update will include the tasks below, plus any other proposed changes, additions, or recommendations the consultant deems necessary to attain the DWR’s status of a complete UWMP. Consultant Responsibilities: • Prepare and deliver a complete 2025 UWMP, verify that all requirements of the Urban Water Management Planning Act have been met, and ensure that the plan addresses the requirements of the DWR’s Guidebook for urban retail water suppliers. • Review the District’s 2020 UWMP and any other relevant reports. Documents are made available at the following website: https://pidwater.com/DocumentCenter/View/468/PIDAmended-2020-Urban-Water-Management-Plan-September-2023-PDF https://pidwater.com/documentcenter/view/465 • Attend all necessary meetings with representatives from the District to collect data needed to prepare the 2025 UWMP. • Ensure the final plan complies with all relevant legal requirements.
