2025 Urban Water Management Plan

Section 9 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Demand Management Measures City of Pleasanton Public Draft | May 2026 9-1 EKI Environment & Water, Inc. 9 DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES Pleasanton implements DMMs to sustainably manage its water resources. Implementing DMMs can help improve water service reliability and help meet City and State water conservation goals. This section describes the City’s historical and existing water conservation program, status of DMMs, and projected future implementation of water conservation measures. Pleasanton has long been committed to reducing the demand for potable water through conservation and has implemented a recycled water program to offset potable water demands. The City’s customers have responded positively to these conservation programs. In this section, narrative descriptions addressing the nature and extent of each DMM implemented over the past five years (2021-2025) are provided. Planned or continued implementation of each of the DMMs are also discussed. 9.1 Demand Management Measures for Retail Suppliers Pleasanton centrally administers its conservation programs. For purposes of this section, these programs have been grouped in accordance with the DMM categories in CWC §10631(e). These categories are: (i) Water waste prevention ordinances (ii) Metering (iii) Conservation pricing (iv) Public education and outreach (v) Programs to assess and manage distribution system real loss (vi) Water conservation program coordination and staffing support, and (vii) Other DMMs  CWC §10631 (e) Provide a description of the supplier’s water demand management measures. This description shall include all of the following: (1) (A) For an urban retail water supplier, as defined in Section 10608.12, a narrative description that addresses the nature and extent of each water demand management measure implemented over the past five years. The narrative shall describe the water demand management measures that the supplier plans to implement to achieve its water use targets pursuant to Section 10608.20. (B) The narrative pursuant to this paragraph shall include descriptions of the following water demand management measures: (i) Water waste prevention ordinances. (ii) Metering. (iii) Conservation pricing. (iv) Public education and outreach. (v) Programs to assess and manage distribution system real loss. (vi) Water conservation program coordination and staffing support. (vii) Other demand management measures that have a significant impact on water use as measured in gallons per capita per day, including innovative measures, if implemented.