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Santa Rosa staff say 2025 water plan projects demand rising to 21,000 acre‑feet by 2050; supply judged sufficient
Summary
Santa Rosa Water presented its 2025 Urban Water Management Plan update, projecting citywide demand from about 17,000 acre‑feet today to roughly 21,000 acre‑feet in 2050 while reporting supply (including a Sonoma Water allocation) is sufficient in near‑term drought scenarios; the plan and a water‑shortage appendix will go to the Board of Public Utilities in May for recommendation to City Council.
Santa Rosa Water staff told the Water Conservation Subcommittee that the city’s 2025 Urban Water Management Plan projects modest growth in water demand through 2050 but that contractual supplies and planned local sources should meet that demand.
Claire Nordli, senior water resources planner, said the plan — required by state law every five years and due to the state on July 1 — uses the city general plan and past water use to project demand at least 25 years into the future. “We used specifically the general plan,” Nordli said, describing demographic and employment inputs used in the forecast. She reported the utility used about 17,000 acre‑feet last year and projects about 21,000 acre‑feet in 2050.
The plan treats passive conservation savings…
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