HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 7842RESOLUTION NO. 7842
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA ADOPTING URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF AZUSA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: WHEREAS, the Urban Water Management Plan
Act of the State of California mandates every urban water supplier
providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers
or supplying more than 3,000 acre feet of water annually, shall
prepare and adopt an urban water management plan no later than
December 31, 1985; and
SECTION 2. WHEREAS, the staff of the Azusa Light and
Water Department has prepared the plan, has made it available
for public review, and has advertised for and conducted a public
hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Urban Water
Management Plan Act; and
SECTION 3. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of
Azusa finds the Plan to be in general compliance with the require-
ments of the Urban Water Management Plan Act. The Plan is attached
herewith as Exhibit "A".
SECTION 4. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the
City Council of the City of Azusa does hereby adopt the Urban
Water Management Plan for the City of Azusa.
THE CITY CLERK SHALL CERTIFY TO THE ADOPTION OF THIS
RESOLUTION.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th day of December, 1985.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting
thereof, held on the 16th day of December, 1985.
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
CRUZ, COOK, CAMARENA, LATTA, MOSES
NONE
NONE
CITY OF AZUSA WATER DEPARTMENT
URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
PREPARED FOR:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
ASSEMBLY BILL 797
"URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING ACT"
PREPARED BY:
JOSEPH F. Hsu, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES
LIGHT AND WATER DEPARTMENT
CITY OF AZUSA
NOVEMBER 1985
PREFACE
The "Urban Water Management Plan" reflects the require-
ments of Assembly Bill 797, "Urban Water Management
Planning Act" as they relate to the City of Azusa Water
System.
This report was made possible through the contributions
and information provided by the following personnel
of the City of Azusa Water Department:
Joseph F. Hsu,
Director of Utilities
Bill Redcay,
Water Utility Superintendent
Sandy Smith,
Administrative Secretary
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A.
Scope 1
B.
General Information 2
C.
Water Use Records 3
D.
Current Conservation Measures 5
E.
Alternative Conservation Measures 7
F.
Supply Deficiencies 8
Reference Table
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A. SCOPE
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It is the objective of this report to satisfy the
requirements of the Urban Water Management Planning
Act.
Much of this report was based on the outline prepared
by CH2M Hill for the California Municipal Utilities
Association.
— How much water does the City of Azusa use?
— What- percent of the consumption is used
in terms of residential, industrial,
commercial, irrigation and unaccounted—
for water?
— Identify current conservation measures that
are being practiced.
— Discuss supply deficiencies as they might
affect the City of Azusa Water Department.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of Utility:
Address:
Telephone:
Population Served:
Number of Active
Service Connections:
Date of Last Census
or Inventory:
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City of Azusa
Water Department
777 N. Alameda Avenue
P.O. Box W W W
Azusa, CA 91702
818/334-0215
18,000 (estimated)
5,917
May, 1985
C. WATER USE RECORDS
Historical Water Use:
The historical records used for this report are from
the years 1975-1984. Water use records are kept on a
daily, monthly and annual basis. Domestic water meters
and production meters are the source from which we main-
tain our records. Currently, we are utilizing ground
water as our main source of water; however, we do have
three small tie-ins with Azusa Valley Water Company by
which we can bring water into our system. At this time,
it is more economical for the City of Azusa to pump our
water from the ground, rather than purchasing it from
Azusa Valley Water Company.
The following is a breakdown of the City of Azusa water
use by percentage and type of use:
Type of User
Residential
Industrial/Commercial
Irrigation
Other
Unaccounted
Historical Data:
Year
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
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As of January 1985
54%
41%
4%
2%
5%
Total Use- Acre Feet
8,005
8,192
7,506
8,543
8,446
7,474
6,380
6,024
7,269
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Projected Use (Based on historical data)
Year Projected Use (acre feet)
1985
7,500
1990
10,000
1995
12,000
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D. CURRENT CONSERVATION MEASURES
1. Water Meters and Source Meters
The City of Azusa meters all of its customers, which
amounts to a total of 5,917 service connections and
nine source meters. Records are kept for all of
our users on a monthly and annual basis. All new
installations are required to be metered.
2. Leak Detection Program
This option would not have environmental, social
or health impacts on the City of Azusa.
According to A.W.W.A. studies, there are two main
factors in urban water systems which contribute to
the majority of "unaccounted-for water" or water
loss. They are:
A. Leaks in the distribution system.
B. Old meters which are inefficient and are reading
slow.
The City of Azusa has recently conducted a Water Auditing
Program funded by the California Department of Water
Resources. The program determined the system has only
a small amount of water losses due to potential leaks.
It is not economically justifiable to purchase new equip-
ment and to hire additional employee to maintain the
leak detection program.
We are involved in a continuous meter change -out program
and we also have our larger meters tested and calibrated
on a regular basis. Our water loss is between 4% and
8%, which is below the average loss of other water
companies of the same size as the City of Azusa.
3. Public Information (general) Programs
The City of Azusa currently distributes home retrofit
kits and has done so for the past year. These kits
are available at no cost at the Light and Water
Office. In addition, we plan to distribute conser-
vation pamphlets which will be available along with
the retrofit kits.
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4. Rate Structure to Encourage Conservation
The customer is charged a monthly meter charge, which
is based on size. The monthly meter charge includes
the first 300 cubic feet of water. Customers using
more than 300 cubic feet of water are charged 52¢
per 100 cubic feet of water used.
5. Landscape Irrigation Program
The City of Azusa is located in an area which has
adequate rainfall to support native plants and shrubs.
We also have adequate water to allow normal
irrigation of home landscapes.
The City also supplies water to a very large nursery
which is also interested in conservation. They do
all necessary watering of their plants and shrubs
at night or in the early morning hours. It should
also be pointed out that Monrovia Nursery recycles
the water used for irrigation and reuses it as much
as possible.
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E. ALTERNATIVE CONSERVATION MEASURERS
New Connection Restrictions or Conditions
There are no restrictions on new connections since
the City of Azusa has sufficient water supply.
The City of Azusa does suggest to contractors that
they use conservation - type plumbing fixtures in the
construction of new structures.
Waste Water Reclamation
There is no source of reclaimed waste water within
the city of Azusa. It should be pointed out again
that the Monrovia Nursery, located within the city,
does reclaim and reuse much of the water it uses
for irrigation.
Leak Detection Program
Our current unaccounted water loss is only between
4% and 8% annually, which is considered to be below
average.
To recuperate lost water through a leak detection
program would be economically unjustifiable since
the program would require additional staff and
sophisticated leak detection equipment.
Landscape Irrigation Program
Although, as stated before, the City of Azusa has
adequate water supply for normal irrigation of plants
and shrubs, we are currently involved with an
experimental project with the Parks Department.
The Parks Department willbe installing a device called
a "Moisture Miser". This is an electronic device
that analyzes the moisture content of the ground.
Even though irrigation is controlled through time
clocks, this new device will override the time clock
and will not let the sprinkling system activate if
the ground water content is sufficient. This device
will be installed at our Gladstone Park and will
be monitored on a constant basis.
Public Information
As a member of the San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water
District, the City of Azusa has and will utilize
appropriate informational and educational water
conservation programs sponsored by the District,
and will also offer educational pamphlets at the
request of the school district.
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F. SUPPLY DEFICIENCY ANALYSIS
The City of Azusa Water Department has not experienced
any regular or frequent supply deficiencies during the
period of record. The City also did not experience any
deficiencies during the periods 1976 and 1977.
The City's system is currently capable of producing in
excess of 15,000 acre feet of water per year. Our average
annual production is between 7,000 and 8,000 acre feet
per year. Therefore, we do not anticipate any new
development of sources within the system in order to
meet our demands.
As previously mentioned, there is a high possibility
to have a large tie—in with Azusa Valley Water Company
when they build the new filtration plant. The connection
will primarily be to diversify our source of supply and
secondary, to supplement our system demand during
economically favorable conditions or under emergency.
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Reference No.
REFERENCES
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Reference
"Urban Water Management Act"
A Guideline for Planning
Development; dated September
1984; by John Gaston of
CH M Hill, Consulting
Engineers, 555 Capitol Mall,
Sacramento, California 95814
The Basin—wide
Management Plan
Gabriel Valley
Water District;
1985
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Urban Water
for the San
Municipal
dated August