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McKinleyville adopts 2025 Urban Water Management Plan; projections show population largely static through 2035
Summary
The board opened and closed a public hearing and approved the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan, which updates five-year projections and instructs submittal to the Department of Water Resources; staff said demand projections declined slightly from prior forecasts.
The McKinleyville Community Services District board opened a public hearing and approved the district’s 2025 Urban Water Management Plan during its June 3 meeting, staff told the board the draft plan (about 190 pages) updates water‑use, service‑unit and population projections out to 2035 and will be submitted to the California Department of Water Resources for review.
Staff described the plan as a routine five‑year update of the district’s long‑range water planning obligations under Water Code Section 10610 (the Urban Water Management Planning Act). The district said some growth projections were revised downward compared with the prior plan, and that water use projections were generally lower after recalculating recent trends and accounting for identified leak repairs.
The draft plan was made available to the public at the district office and on the district website; staff said a hard copy was posted at 1656 Southern Road and that the district would accept public comment as part of the hearing record. During board questions, staff attributed some reduction in recent demand partly to fixed leaks being repaired and weather‑related patterns.
After board discussion and no substantive public opposition, a director moved to accept staff’s recommendation to close the hearing and adopt the plan; the motion carried by roll call. Staff will forward the adopted plan to the Department of Water Resources as required.
