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8 g -i� Redwood City 2000 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN rationing; provides for excess use charges; establishes a water bank for use during droughts; and provides for water transfers. The IWSAP has been approved by the SFPUC and is currently before BAWUA member Boards of Directors for adoption. The IWSAP cannot be implemented without unanimous approval of the SFPUC and all 29 SFPUC wholesale customers including Redwood City. Near -term Drought Management Plan In the near -term, during the completion of the long -term plan, SFPUC and BAWUA will assess and react to changing water availability conditions consistent with its historically established practices. These practices include the periodic assessment of water availability each year and a determination of need for water delivery reductions (rationing) or implementation of water management opportunities. Water Availability Assessment. Each year SFPUC forecasts the amount of water that will become available for its use. This water includes runoff from the local Bay Area watersheds and runoff within the Tuolumne River basin. This forecast is updated periodically during the year and is fairly certain by early summer. The forecasted water supply, is then compared to the anticipated water demands of the SFPUC's retail and wholesale customers and other water obligations such as stream flow requirements below reservoirs. Also entering into this comparison are objectives for carry-over reservoir storage for drought water delivery protection. Shortage Conditions. The SFPUC will compare the available water supply with projected system -wide water purchases. A shortage condition exists if the SFPUC determines that the projected available water supply is less than projected system- wide water purchases in the upcoming Supply Year (defined as the period from July 1 through June 30). When a shortage condition exists, SFPUC will determine whether voluntary or mandatory actions will be required to reduce purchases of SFPUC water to required levels. Water Allocation Program To keep its customers aware of water conservation's importance, Redwood City plans to implement a Water Allocation Program (WAP). The Program will give each customer a water budget based on the actual needs at their site. The Program will encourage conservation in normal water supply years and allow the City to rapidly introduce allocations during droughts. Budgets will be based on both interior and exterior requirements. All customer classifications will be included in the Program. If circumstances require changed allocations the City will be able to July IS, 2002 34 Revision No. I