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RESOLUTION NO. 15962 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY ADOPTING REDWOOD CITY'S WATER SHORTAGE <br />CONTINGENCY PLAN AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM AND <br />AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES DIRECTOR TO <br />COMPILE AND SUBMIT THE WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY <br />PLAN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER <br />RESOURCES PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2021 <br />WHEREAS, in California, water is a precious and limited resource that must be <br />used wisely; and <br />WHEREAS, California Water Code Section 10632(a) requires urban water <br />suppliers to prepare and adopt a Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) which <br />include stages of action to be undertaken in response to water supply shortages; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 17, 2016 the City Council of the City of Redwood City <br />adopted Resolution No. 15530 adopting a WSCP and Water Conservation Program <br />(WCP); and <br />WHEREAS, on May 9, 2016, Governor Brown signed an executive order <br />permanently prohibiting the use of potable water for specific outdoor water uses; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2018 Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668 together referred to <br />as "Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life" or the "2018 Water Conservation <br />Legislation" was signed into California law amending the requirements for Water Shortage <br />Contingency Plans; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City's 2020 Urban Water Management Plan <br />(UWMP) was adopted on June 14, 2021, and includes a WSCP that complies with the <br />2018 Water Conservation Legislation and sets forth stages of action for water <br />conservation at increased levels of water shortages; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to California Water Code Section 375, the City Council is <br />authorized adopt a WCP to prohibit nonessential water use, water waste, and conserve <br />the City's water supplies of the public entity; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has prepared a WCP to prohibit nonessential water use, <br />water waste, and conserve the City's water supplies. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and hereby <br />incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth in their entirety. <br />ATTY/RESO.0039/CC RESO ADOPTING WSCP & WCP RESO. NO. 15962 <br />REV: 06-04-2021 MI MUFF NO. 802 <br />Page 1 of 12 <br />