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. Task 4 – Update Water Resources and Supply Outlook The consultant shall update the existing description of each agency’s water sources, including local water supplies, imported water supplies, potential for exchanges or transfer and other potential water supplies. Consultant shall update the description of water quality, including any known contamination that may impact water resources. Consultant shall evaluate the adequacy of the existing supply to meet the projected water demands as well as assess the frequency and magnitude of supply deficiencies. The reliability analysis will include the average water year, single dry water year and multiple dry water years. Existing and historical water use will be defined in terms of annual demand and by user class. Unit water demands (gallons/capita/day) for each major use sector will be presented. Losses will be calculated. Data presented shall satisfy the requirements of the Water Code and subsequent amendments. Task 5 – Water Conservation The consultant shall review the Demand Management Measures (DMMs) that are included in the DWR Guidebook(s) and provide a narrative and describe each agency’s status for compliance. System water loss accounting and reporting will also be part of this task. In addition to implementing the DMMs and/or describing how each agency will do so, the agencies must also be compliant with the provisions of Senate Bill 7x7 (SB 7x7). SB 7x7 established statewide urban water conservation targets of 10 percent by 2015 and 20 percent by 2020. This task must incorporate recently adopted Water Code revisions that address AB 1420. It must also incorporate Assembly Bill 1668 and Senate Bill 606 standards for water use target and water loss reporting. This task entails documenting existing water conservation activities (active and passive) and developing a plan by which to meet mandated conservation targets.
