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REPORT - RESCINDING STAGE 1 - MANDATORY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA URBAN WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
BACKGROUND: In response to the drought and Emergency Conservation Regulation issued by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) in 2014, the City Council adopted Stage 1 - Mandatory of the City’s Urban Water Shortage Contingency Plan on August 5, 2014, imposing mandatory restrictions on outdoor irrigation with potable water and requiring customers to reduce community-wide water use by 20%. Due to above average precipitation in our area for the winter of 2015-16, water supply conditions in Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino are at capacity. On May 18, 2016, the State Water Board adopted an updated Emergency Conservation Regulation (May 2016 Regulation) which eases drought restrictions based on local supply, allowing local water agencies to self-certify water supply availability and reliability. Working closely with Sonoma County Water Agency, the water supply analysis ...
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