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San Bruno adopts 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and water‑shortage contingency plan
Summary
Council unanimously adopted the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and the city’s water‑shortage contingency plan; staff warned the Bay‑Delta Plan amendment could reduce wholesale supplies in worst‑case scenarios and that the city can implement up to a Level 3 shortage (up to 30% demand reduction).
The San Bruno City Council voted unanimously on May 26 to adopt the city’s 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and an accompanying water‑shortage contingency plan and instructed staff to file the final plan with the California Department of Water Resources.
Deputy Public Works Director and City Engineer Hwan Richie introduced consultant Amy Kuang, who said the UWMP is required by the Urban Water Management Planning Act for suppliers serving more than 3,000 connections and 3,000 acre‑feet per year. Kuang told the council the city served over 11,000 connections and over 3,000 acre‑feet in fiscal 2024–25, which triggers the statutory requirement and supports eligibility for state grants and loans.
Kuang summarized key findings: under the baseline and a five‑year drought scenario beginning this year, San Bruno has adequate supplies. However, she said the recently adopted Bay‑Delta Plan amendment—adopted but not implemented—could reduce wholesale treated supplies in a worst‑case scenario by "up to 21% in single dry years and 27% in multiple dry years." Kuang said that if shortages materialize, the city could implement measures from its water‑shortage contingency plan up to Level 3 (a demand reduction of up to 30%).
She also reviewed the public‑outreach timeline: stakeholder notice beginning November 2025, a public hearing notice period May 11–25, and a July 1 submission deadline to the Department of Water Resources with follow‑up public availability filings.
Council members thanked staff for the analysis and moved to adopt both the UWMP and the water‑shortage contingency plan; the motion passed unanimously by voice vote. The council instructed staff to submit the plan to DWR and to make required public availability filings.
