2025 Urban Water Management Plan

Section 4 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Water Use Characterization City of Pleasanton Public Draft | May 2026 4-8 EKI Environment & Water, Inc. standards, ordinances, and/or land use changes (e.g., resulting from transportation or land use plans). Various factors contribute to passive savings, such as: (1) natural replacement of existing plumbing fixtures with higher efficiency models based on current plumbing code standards, (2) retrofits required under CALGreen Building Code Standards, (3) landscape retrofits for turf removal, native and drought- tolerant plant, and high efficiency irrigation, and (4) restricted use of potable water for nonfunctional turf irrigation on commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) properties consistent with AB 1572 and the MCCWL regulation. Water savings from active conservation also reduce water use intensity. Pleasanton’s Water Conservation Programs, including education programs, financial incentives (e.g., rebates), and other DMM, are further discussed in Section 9. While both active and passive conservation savings are an integral component of the City’s water management, these savings are not reflected in the City’s projected future water demands included in this Plan (Table 4-4). As noted in Table 4-4 and further described in Section 4.5.4, the City’s water demand projections in this Plan include lower-income residential demands. Table 4-4 Inclusion in Water Use Projections (DWR Table 4-3) Are Future Water Savings Included in Projections? No If "Yes" to above: State the section or page number, in the cell to the right, where citations of the codes, ordinances, or otherwise are utilized in demand projections are found. Are Lower-Income Residential Demands Included in Projections? Yes (OPTIONAL) If the method for accounting Lower Income Residential Demands has been included, provide page number where this accounting can be found. 4-10 4.5.3 Projected Total Water Demand Table 4-5 and Figure 4-3 identify the City’s projected total water demand (potable and non-potable) by sector in five-year increments through 2045. Pleasanton’s total annual water demand is estimated to be about 19,172 AFY in 2045, including a potable demand of 17,832 AFY and a recycled water demand of 1,340 AFY. As further discussed in Section 6.5, Pleasanton expects to increase recycled water deliveries by 112 AFY (when compared to 2020 6 recycled water use) by connecting seven new customers along the existing recycled water distribution line. Increased use of recycled water for irrigation will replace potable water use for existing customers and partially offset an increase in potable demand related to new development. 6 The City’s recycled water use in 2025 was lower than typical, whereas 2020 recycled water demand (1,228 AFY) aligns with the longer term average over recent years.