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City of Pleasanton | Water Shortage Contingency Plan <br /> Public Draft | May 2026 <br /> 16 EKI Environment & Water, Inc. <br />Table 6. Excess Water Use Penalties <br />Stage Conservation Level <br />Number of Exceedances Within the Prior 12 Months <br />Once Two Three Four or more <br />Stage 1 Up to 10% Voluntary No penalty No penalty No penalty No penalty <br />Stage 2 Up to 20% Voluntary No penalty No penalty No penalty No penalty <br />Stage 2 Up to 20% Mandatory $2.50 <br />additional for <br />all units <br />$5 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $25 <br />$7.50 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $50 <br />$10 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $100 <br />Stage 3 Up to 30% Mandatory $4 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $50 <br />$8 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $100 <br />$12 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $250 <br />$16 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $500 <br />Stage 4 Up to 40% Mandatory $6 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $100 <br />$12 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $250 <br />$18 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $500 <br />$24 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $750 <br />Stage 5 Up to 50% Mandatory $8 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $150 <br />$16 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $300 <br />$24 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $550 <br />$32 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $800 <br />Stage 6 More than 50% Mandatory $10 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $200 <br />$20 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $350 <br />$30 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $600 <br />$40 additional <br />for all units <br />+ $850 <br />NOTES: <br />(a) Penalties include a volumetric surcharge per unit of water used (above the mandatory conservation <br />amount) plus a fixed fee. <br />(b) Penalties are defined per PMC §9.30.100. <br />7 LEGAL AUTHORITIES <br />Per PMC Chapter 9.30, Pleasanton has legal authority to declare a water shortage and implement and <br />enforce shortage response actions. <br />7.1 Declaration of Water Shortage <br />PMC Chapter 9.30 includes provisions for declaring a water shortage emergency, determining customer <br />use reductions, water use regulations and restrictions, and compliance and enforcement. When a water <br />shortage is determined, the City will coordinate with Zone 7, the region’s other water service providers, <br />and the County for the possible proclamation of a local emergency in accordance with California <br />Government Code, California Emergency Services Act (Article 2, §8558). <br />7.2 Proclamation of Local Emergency <br />In a duly noticed meeting, the Pleasanton’s City Council will determine whether a water shortage <br />emergency condition exists and, if so, the degree of the emergency and what regulations and restrictions <br />should be enforced in response to the shortage. The City shall declare a water shortage emergency in <br />accordance with CWC Division 1, Chapter 3, §350, which states: <br />…The governing body of a distributor of a public water supply…shall declare a water shortage <br />emergency condition to prevail within the area served by such distributor whenever it finds and <br />determines that the ordinary demands and requirements of water consumers cannot be satisfied