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202S WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN <br /> MAY 2026/FINAL DRAFT/CAROLLO <br /> District (OCWD), Orange County Groundwater Basin (OC Basin) manager and provider of recycled water in <br /> North Orange County. <br /> Some of the key planning and reporting documents that were used to develop this WSCP are: <br /> ■ Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC)'s 2025 UWMP provides the basis for the <br /> projections of the imported supply availability over the next 25 years for the City's service area. <br /> ■ MWDOC's 2025 WSCP provides a water supply availability assessment and structured steps designed <br /> to respond to actual conditions that will help maintain reliable supplies and reduce the impacts of <br /> supply interruptions. <br /> ■ MWDOC's 2023 Orange County Water Reliability Study is a planning document to help guide <br /> planning for future water supply reliability for water providers in Orange County and provide input on <br /> regional water supply issues for MET. <br /> ■ 2025 Orange County Water Demand Projection Model Technical Memorandum is a collaborative <br /> effort amongst MWDOC, OCWD, and all retail water suppliers in Orange County that developed water <br /> demand projections to produce regionally consistent forecasts across all Orange County water <br /> agencies. <br /> ■ OCWD's 2025 Groundwater Resilience Plan (GRP) is an adaptive strategies management plan <br /> outlining strategic projects to secure reliable future water supplies in the OC Basin. <br /> ■ MET's 2025 UWMP uses assumptions that fall within the plausible futures contemplated in MET's IRP <br /> to evaluate MET's future imported water supply reliability. <br /> ■ MET's 2025 WSCP provides a water supply availability assessment and guide for MET's intended <br /> actions during water shortage conditions. <br /> ■ OCWD's-2424 Engineer's Report provides information on the groundwater conditions, water <br /> supply, and basin utilization of the OC Basin. <br /> ■ OCWD's 2022 Basin 8-1 Alternative is an alternative to the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) <br /> for the OC Basin, provides significant information related to sustainable management of the basin in <br /> the past and hydrogeology of the basin, including groundwater quality and basin characteristics, and <br /> addresses DWR's recommendations to ensure long-term basin sustainability. <br /> ■ City of Santa Ana's 2022 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) provides the basis for the seismic <br /> and other natural and natural disaster risk analysis of the water system facilities. <br /> SECTION BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br /> The City is one of the oldest cities in Orange County that was incorporated in 1886 and became <br /> an original member agency of MET on February 27, 1931. The City is governed by a non-partisan <br /> seven-member City Council, elected to serve staggered four-year terms, except for the Mayor,who <br /> serves a two-year term.The City Council appoints the City Manager and various members of commissions, <br /> committees, and citizen advisory groups, all of which may weigh in on water management issues and <br /> decisions for the City. <br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />