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2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> MAY 2026/FINAL DRAFT/CAROLLO <br /> small portion (<1 percent) of the City's supply.This supply portfolio is projected to remain stable for the <br /> next 25 years with a BPP of 85 percent forecasted through 2050. <br /> Water Service Reliability and Drought Risk Assessment <br /> Every urban water supplier is required to assess the reliability of their water service to its customers under <br /> a normal year, a single dry year, and multiple dry years. The water service reliability assessment compares <br /> projected supply to projected demand for three long-term hydrological conditions. Fullerton's water <br /> sources are local groundwater from the OC Basin and imported water purchased from MET,which imports <br /> water from the Colorado River through its Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA) and from Northern California <br /> through the California Aqueduct, managed by the State Water Project (SWP). Fullerton is one of MET's <br /> 26 member agencies. <br /> The OC Basin manager, OCWD, has developed programs and projects to improve groundwater recharge <br /> and augment groundwater through recycled water, conjunctive use, and water transfers. OCWD assesses <br /> groundwater conditions and sets its BPP, which determines how much water will be pumped from the <br /> basin year, and the Basin Equity Assessment (BEA),which is a surcharge for exceeding the BPP.The BPP is <br /> set at 85 percent and is forecasted to remain so through 2050. <br /> MET, the regional wholesaler of imported water, has also invested in numerous programs and projects to <br /> augment its direct deliveries of imported water, such as water transfers, groundwater banking, and use of <br /> its reservoir storage. MET's 2025 UWMP demonstrates that MET will be able to meet its projected water <br /> demands for the next 25 years under normal, dry, and five consecutive dry year conditions. <br /> Overall, the City's service area is projected to meet full-service demands from 2026 through 2050 under <br /> normal years, single dry year, and five consecutive dry year conditions. <br /> Water Shortage Contingency Planning <br /> The Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) is a standalone document adopted by the City serving as <br /> the guidance document used to prepare for and respond to water shortages and service disruptions of <br /> the City's water supplies through proactive mitigation measures. A water shortage,when water supply <br /> available is insufficient to meet the normally expected customer water use at a given point in time, may <br /> occur due to a number of reasons, such as water supply quality changes, climate change, drought, and <br /> catastrophic events (e.g., earthquake). The City's WSCP provides a water supply availability assessment <br /> and structured steps designed to respond to actual conditions.This level of detailed planning and <br /> preparation will help maintain reliable supplies and reduce the impacts of supply interruptions. <br /> The WSCP contains the processes and procedures that will be deployed when shortage conditions arise so <br /> that the City's governing body and its staff can easily identify and efficiently implement pre-determined <br /> steps to mitigate a water shortage to the level appropriate to the degree of water shortfall anticipated. <br /> Demand Management Measures <br /> The City has demonstrated its commitment to water use efficiency through multi-faceted and holistic <br /> water use efficiency programs. The City's water use efficiency implementation can be described broadly <br /> under five categories: Operations Practices (e.g., conservation pricing, water waste prevention,water loss <br /> control, and metering with commodity rates), Education and Outreach (e.g., public outreach programs, <br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />