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Background
The Department of Water Resources provides urban water management planning services to local and regional
urban water suppliers. In 1983, the California Legislature enacted the Urban
Water Management Planning (UWMP) Act (Division 6 Part 2.6 of the Water Code §§10610 - 10656).
The Act states that every urban water supplier that provides water to 3,000 or more customers, or that
provides over 3,000 acre-feet of water annually, should make every effort to ensure the appropriate level
of reliability in its water service sufficient to meet the needs of its various categories of customers
during normal, dry, and multiple dry years. The Act describes the contents of the UWMP as well as how urban
water suppliers should adopt and implement the plans. It is the intention of the Legislature, in enacting
this part, to permit levels of water management planning commensurate with the numbers of customers served
and the volume of water supplied.
Recent Law Changes
SB x 7_7 (Steinberg) Water conservation. Has amended and repealed some sections
of the Water Code and may affect your reporting requirements under the Urban Water Management Planning Act
and other government codes.
Upcoming Urban Water Management Plans
The next cycle of Plans (2010), is due July 1, 2011. It is likely that the 2010 UWMP Guidebook will be available
in late 2010. Changes in the UWMP Act between now and 2011 will be posted here.
DWR has designed its urban planning assistance program to assist urban water suppliers to meet the requirements of the Act. Program staff assists urban water suppliers with preparing comprehensive and useful water management plans, implementing water conservation programs, and understanding the requirements of the Act.
DWR staff reviews all of the urban water management plans that are submitted to DWR in accordance with the Act. Results are provided to local and regional water suppliers through a review letter. Reviews of the approximately 408 UWMPs filed are in process. As the plans are identified as being in compliance with the law, or "complete", electronic copies are being added to this site in PDF format. Results are also compiled into a Legislative Report provided to California Legislature one year after plans are due to DWR.
Urban Water Management Plan workshops were conducted in early 2005. The Urban Water Management Planning Worksheets and Demand Management Measure Worksheets have been updated for the 2005 UWMP and are posted in the Technical Assistance section under UWMP Review Sheets. Further updates for the 2010 cycle will be added as needed for any future workshops or changes in the Urban Plan process.
Please contact Simon Eching, seching@water.ca.gov, if you would like additional information.