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DERWA <br />RESOLUTION NO. 19-3 <br />RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DSRSD•EBMUD RECYCLED WATER <br />AUTHORITY (DERWA) REQUESTING THAT ITS MEMBER AGENCIES TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE <br />RECYCLED WATER DEMANDS AND DIRECTING THAT THE AUTHORITY MANAGER IMPLEMENT <br />DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND ALLOCATION ADJUSTMENTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IV OF THE <br />AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF RECYCLED WATER BY THE DSRSD-EBMUD RECYCLED <br />WATER AUTHORITY TO THE DUBLIN SAN RAMON SERVICES DISTRICT AND THE EAST BAY <br />MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT <br />WHEREAS, the DSRSD•EBMUD Recycled Water Authority (DERWA), is a joint Powers <br />Authority in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, formed in 1995 by agreement of the Dublin San <br />Ramon Services District and the East Bay Municipal Utility District for the implementation and <br />construction of the San Ramon Valley Recycled Water Program for the purpose of maximizing the use <br />of recycled water in ways that offset potable irrigation water demand for DERWA's Member Agencies, <br />while recovering costs; and <br />WHEREAS, the DERWA members and the City of Pleasanton have caused to be constructed <br />Phase 2 modifications to the Recycled Water Treatment Facilities (RWTF) to ultimately provide 16.2 <br />mgd of treatment capacity; and <br />WHEREAS, the DERWA Board of Directors has received presentations from the Authority <br />Manager on July 23, 2018, November 26, 2018, and February 4, 2019 providing details on peak <br />summer demand recycled water production shortages projected for the 2019 recycled water irrigation <br />season and subsequent years in the absence of the development of supplemental supplies; and <br />WHEREAS, reduced wastewater flows due to improved water use efficiency and conservation <br />by customers have decreased recycled water supply available for the DERWA program; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton's increased use of wastewater for its Recycled Water <br />Program has reduced the amount of wastewater available for DERWA's use; and <br />WHEREAS, the DERWA Board of Directors approved a supplemental supply agreement with <br />the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) at its February 4, 2019 Board Meeting to <br />provide additional short-term recycled water supplies; and <br />WHEREAS, even with the supplemental supply agreement with Central San, based on current <br />projected recycled water demands for the 2019 irrigation season, recycled water demands are <br />expected to exceed the available recycled water supply on peak irrigation days in the summer; and <br />WHEREAS, based on projected recycled water demands for years beyond the 2019 irrigation <br />season, recycled water demands are expected to exceed the planned available recycled water supply <br />on peak irrigation days in the summer months during subsequent years; and <br />1 <br />