2025 Urban Water Management Plan

City of Pleasanton | Water Shortage Contingency Plan Public Draft | May 2026 17 EKI Environment & Water, Inc. without depleting the water supply of the distributor to the extent that there would be insufficient water for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection. 8 FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF WSCP This section describes the financial impacts of implementing the WSCP and mitigation actions needed to address these impacts. 8.1 Financial Impacts and Mitigation Action During periods of water shortage and reduced customer consumption, the City anticipates its revenue will decrease due to reduced water demand. Meanwhile, the City anticipates its expenditures will increase due to implementing water conservation measures to cover costs associated with increased customer communication, expanded public outreach campaigns, enforcement staffing, operational adjustments, and program administration. To compensate for lost revenue and increased expenditures, the City may implement drought rates and pass through applicable wholesale shortage surcharges in accordance with adopted fee schedules. 8.2 Reporting Cost of Compliance with Excessive Water Use Prohibition during Drought Emergency The City complies with CWC §10632 by implementing measures to prohibit excessive water use from customers. The City achieves compliance through implementation of its WSCP, PMC Chapter 9.30, and PMC §14.04.060. Costs are primarily related to added administrative tasks and enforcement, which include increased labor and contractor assistance. The total cost of compliance depends on the water shortage level and duration. 9 MONITORING AND REPORTING From water supply sources to individual customer connections, the City’s water system is fully metered. City staff can use data from meters to monitor for compliance and report progress. The City’s meters at its water sources (i.e., turnouts from Zone 7 and groundwater production wells) provide a systemwide overview of water supply and demands. Further, most of the City’s customer accounts are connected to the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system that allows for real-time monitoring. Approximately 300 of the City’s customer meters are not connected to AMI due to terrain challenges with connectivity. The City may use metering information to assess progress in meeting its water shortage response objectives, as part of its meter management program. During drought, Pleasanton staff compare expected/requested water use reductions to observed savings, track response action implementation, and report results through required monthly and annual reporting processes. City staff use monitoring results to inform recommendations for maintaining, escalating, or de- escalating shortage stages and to refine implementation assumptions for future assessments. 10 WSCP REFINEMENT PROCEDURES This WSCP is an adaptive plan that is subject to refinements as needed to ensure that the City’s shortage response actions and mitigation strategies are effective and produce the desired results. Based on monitoring described in Section 9 and the need for compliance and enforcement actions described in Section 6, the City may adjust its response actions and modify its WSCP. The City may also seek input from staff and the public regarding the effectiveness of its WSCP and ideas for improvements.