The California Urban Water Management Planning Act (Act) requires an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) from specified water suppliers. The Act became part of the California Water Code in 1983 with the passage of Assembly Bill 797. The Act has been amended and expanded since its inception to address new water related issues as they develop. The main purposes of the Act are to achieve proper water supply planning and conservation.

Every urban water supplier providing more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually or providing to more than 3,000 customers must prepare and adopt an UWMP every five years (in years ending in zero and five). Soquel Creek Water District falls under the requirement category and accordingly produced an UWMP in 1985, which was last updated in 2000.

This 2005 UWMP Update coalesces important information on the Distirct’s water supply planning and studies, emergency response, and conservation activities. The UWMP is one of several documents that the District uses as a long-range planning tool.

This report satisfies the requirements of the UWMP Act and consists of the following sections:

Chapter 1 General Information – This chapter contains information about the District and its service area including climate, demographics, growth, and agency coordination. 

Chapter 2 Current and Planned Water Supply Sources/ Reliability – This chapter provides an overview of current and potential water supplies, water quality impacts, and water supply reliability. Discussion of water usage and projected demand, and the potential for recycled water, imported and desalinated water are included in this chapter.

Chapter 3 Water Supply Emergency Response Plan – This chapter addresses the District’s response to water supply shortages, both short and long term. Also included are estimates of the corresponding impacts.

Chapter 4 Water Demand Management Measures – This chapter discusses the District's water conservation programs. Estimated quantities of water saved and other features of each conservation program are presented.

As shown in the Table of Contents, several appendices are included containing documents related to this UWMP. Attached at the end of the Appendices are the written public comments to the Draft UWMP and District responses, and a list of acronyms and abbreviations.

Since public participation is an important component of this document, the District welcomes constructive input. If you have questions about the Plan, please contact Ron Duncan, water conservation coordinator, by phone (831) 475-8500, or by email rond@soquelcreekwater.org.