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Public Hearing to Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the City of Lodi 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan Update (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
November 18, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Christina Castro, P.E., Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution approving the City of Lodi 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) Update and associated 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP).
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The California Urban Water Management Planning Act requires urban water suppliers to update their Urban Water Management Plans every five years to evaluate long-term water supply reliability, projected water demands, conservation measures, and drought preparedness. The City Council adopted the previous UWMP on August 4, 2021.
In July 2026, the City entered into an agreement with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group to prepare the 2025 UWMP Update. The plan evaluates the City's groundwater and surface water supplies, projected demands through 2050, and strategies to maintain reliable water service during normal and drought conditions.
The 2025 UWMP projects annual water demand increasing from approximately 13,668 acre-feet in 2025 to 15,483 acre-feet by 2050, compared to a projected annual supply of 21,000 acre-feet. Based on the plan's supply assumptions, the City is projected to have sufficient water to meet future demands, including during the modeled five-year drought. Continued groundwater sustainability, conservation, and reliable surface water supplies remain important to the City's long-term water management strategy.
The UWMP also includes an updated Water Shortage Contingency Plan establishing six levels of response to water shortages, including conservation measures and operational strategies to maintain water service during drought and other emergency conditions.
The draft 2025 UWMP was made available for public review and comment on October 23, 2026, attached and at www.lodi.gov/526 <http://www.lodi.gov/526>. Staff will present the plan's key findings and receive public comments during the November 18, 2026, public hearing.
Adoption of the 2025 UWMP will establish the City's updated long-term water supply planning framework and support compliance with State planning requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Adoption of the UWMP and WSCP does not directly authorize expenditures or capital improvements. Maintaining updated plans supports the City's eligibility for applicable State water grant and loan funding programs. Future improvements or programs identified in the plans would be subject to separate budget and City Council approval.
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Not applicable.