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2021 Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 to Present Drought The U.S. Department of Agriculture declared a drought disaster that include San Mateo County on April 21, 2020. April 2021 was the third driest April in the past 127 years (National Integrated Drought Information System, 2021). As of June 2021, San Mateo County was at the D3—Extreme Drought level, putting the county at risk for wildfire on a year-round basis (National Integrated Drought Information System, 2021). On April 15, 2021, the SFPUC sent wholesale customers a letter on water supply availability estimates for 2021 and current hydrological conditions. The letter stated the following conditions and projections at that time (San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, 2021):  The Hetch Hetchy watershed was experiencing very dry conditions  The April 1 snow course index was about 60 percent of the median historical snowpack level.  San Francisco needed about 554,000 acre-feet to fill the entire water system by July 1, 2021.  Snowmelt forecasts indicated that the Hetch Hetchy reservoir would fill during the year.  The water bank was not expected to fill. 2012 to 2017 Drought California’s last drought set several records for the state. The period from 2012 to 2014 ranked as the driest three consecutive years for statewide precipitation. Calendar year 2014 set new records for statewide average temperatures and for low water allocations from the State Water Project. Calendar year 2013 set minimum annual precipitation records for many communities. Detailed executive orders and regulations addressed water conservation and management. The statewide drought emergency was lifted in April 2017. This drought had significant effects on the southern coastline of San Mateo County because many community members in this area rely on creeks and wells that have stopped flowing. Rural communities in the County faced stringent limitations on bathing, using toilets, and washing items, and many ranches and farms in the area saw significant economic downturns. Urban parts of the San Francisco Bay area experienced limitations in order to conserve water, but not to the extent imposed on rural community members (SFGate 2014). During this drought, San Mateo County and its cities implemented initiatives to maintain the quantity and quality of water resources in the County:  San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Program  Groundwater Protection Program  Land Use and Septic Wells Program  Recreational Water Quality Program  Small Drinking Water Systems Program  Municipal Facilities Water Conservation Efforts. 2007 to 2009 Drought The state proclaimed a statewide drought emergency on June 4, 2008, after spring 2008 was the driest spring on record. On February 27, 2009, the state proclaimed a state of emergency for the entire state as severe drought continued. The largest court-ordered water restriction in state history (at the time) was imposed. 9-8