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Provide input on water management, water-shortage contingency planning in Hayward

Provide input on water management, water-shortage contingency planning in Hayward Image The City of Hayward is updating its water management and water-shortage contingency plans and is inviting public review and comment before the plans are presented to the City Council for adoption next Tuesday, June 16. Under state law, the City and other agencies that provide 3,000 or more acre feet of water per year or have 3,000 or more service connections are required to adopt an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) every five years. Together, the plans consider future water needs, water supply sources, water conservation efforts and water-supply reliability, especially during periods of drought, taking into account land-use planning and population growth projections, and laying out planned responses to six levels of water-shortage conditions. The City’s Dra

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According to City of Hayward’s public record item, Provide input on water management, water-shortage contingency planning in Hayward, Provide input on water management, water-shortage contingency planning in Hayward Image The City of Hayward is updating its water management and water-shortage contingency plans and is inviting public review and comment before the plans are presented to the City Council for adoption next Tuesday, June 16. Under state law, the City and other agencies that provide 3,000 or more acre feet of water per year or have 3,000 or more service connections are required to adopt an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) every five years. Together, the plans consider future water needs, water supply sources, water conservation efforts and water-supply reliability, especially during periods of drought, taking into account land-use planning and population growth projections, and laying out planned responses to six levels of water-shortage conditions. The City’s Dra

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