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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Papan</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title>An act to add Sections 16000.4 and 16100.4 to the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Sections 10632 and 10632.1 of, and to add Section 10609.1 to, the Water Code, relating to water. </ns0:Title>
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(1)
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Existing law authorizes the legislative body of an incorporated city and the county board of supervisors to license businesses carried on within their respective jurisdictions and to set license fees, as specified.
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<html:p>This bill would require a person who owns or operates a data center, prior to applying to a city or a county for an initial business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, to provide its water supplier, under penalty of perjury, an estimate of the expected water use, the anticipated source of water, and the data center’s projected water use volume for the maximum day, maximum month, and average year. When applying to a city or county for an initial business license, the bill would require a person who owns or operates a data center to report, under penalty of perjury, on the application, an estimate of the
expected water use, the anticipated source of water, and the data center’s projected water use volume for the maximum day, maximum month, and average year. When applying to a city or county for a renewal of a business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, the bill would require a person who owns or operates a data center to report, under penalty of perjury, on the application, the data center’s annual water use for the preceding calendar year, including total water use, direct water use, and indirect water use, as prescribed. By expanding the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would define terms for purposes of these provisions.</html:p>
<html:p>Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission with various responsibilities with respect to developing and implementing the state’s energy policies. Existing law establishes the Department of Water Resources and prescribes the powers and
responsibilities of the department.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would require the Department of Water Resources and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to develop, on or before January 1, 2029, guidelines and best practices to maximize the efficient use of natural resources to address the developing and emerging needs of technology in California that are consistent with urban water use objectives under prescribed provisions of law. The bill would specify that these guidelines and best practices include, among others, the use of closed-loop systems and nonpotable water. The bill would also require the department, in coordination with other relevant state agencies, to develop guidance that cities and counties may use for assessing projected water use, water efficiency measures, and cumulative water resource impacts of proposed data centers within the context of local and regional water management objectives.</html:p>
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(2)
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Existing law, the Urban Water Management Planning Act, requires every public and private urban water supplier that directly or indirectly provides water for municipal purposes to prepare and adopt an urban water management plan. Existing law requires an urban retail water supplier to quantify past, current, and projected water use, identifying the uses among water use sectors, including, among others, commercial, agricultural, and industrial. Existing law requires every urban water supplier to prepare and adopt a water shortage contingency plan as part of its urban water management plan. Existing law requires the water shortage contingency plan to include the procedures used in conducting an annual water supply and demand assessment, including the key data inputs and assessment methodology used to evaluate the urban water supplier’s water supply reliability for the current year and one dry year. On or before July 1 of each year, existing law
requires an urban water supplier to submit an annual water shortage assessment report to the department with information for anticipated shortage, triggered shortage response actions, compliance and enforcement actions, and communication actions consistent with the supplier’s water shortage contingency plan.
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<html:p>This bill would require that data center demand be added to the above-described annual water supply and demand assessment and annual water shortage contingency plan, as specified.</html:p>
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(3)
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The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
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(4)
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The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain
costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
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<html:p>This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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(a)
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It is the intent of the Legislature that data centers are considered commercial, industrial, and institutional users under the state’s “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulation (Article 1 (commencing with Section 965) of Chapter 3.5 of Division 3 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations), consistent with the urban water use objectives under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 10609) of Part 2.55 of Division 6 of the Water Code.
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(b)
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The Legislature finds and declares that the growth of data center operations has created increasing demand for water resources, which have implications for statewide sustainability goals. The Department of Water Resources possesses the technical expertise,
planning capacity, and regulatory experience necessary to evaluate and develop efficiency standards that balance operational reliability with resource conservation. California law has long required individual businesses and facilities to report water withdrawals, discharges, and related operational data directly to state or local water agencies where those activities may affect water supply, water quality, or aquatic resources.
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(c)
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The Legislature finds that large scale data centers increasingly function as critical infrastructure with substantial and growing demands on water resources and that a similar framework of periodic, standardized facility level reporting is necessary to support statewide water conservation, infrastructure planning, and environmental protection in California.
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Section 16000.4 is added to the
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(a)
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For purposes of this section:
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(1)
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“Data center” means a facility that houses computing infrastructure, including graphics and central processing units, servers, storage devices, networking equipment, and associated power and cooling systems, for the primary purpose of processing, storing, or distributing electronic data. Types of data centers include only the following:
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(A)
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“Type I data center,” also commonly known as a “hyperscale data center,” means a data center with more than 10,000 kilograms per square meter and more than 10,000 servers with a power consumption of more than 25 megawatts.
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(B)
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“Type II data center” means a data center with at least 2,000 and no more than 50,000 kilograms per square meter and a power consumption of at least 2 megawatts and no more than 25 megawatts.
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(C)
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“Type III data center” means a data center with at least 500 and no more than 5,000 kilograms per square meter and a power consumption of less than two megawatts.
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(2)
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“Water supplier” means either of the following:
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(A)
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“Community water system,” as defined by Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
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(B)
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“Urban water supplier,” as defined by Section 10617 of the Water Code.
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(b)
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(1)
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Prior to applying to a city for an initial business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, a person who owns or operates a data center shall provide its water supplier, under penalty of perjury, an estimate of the expected water use, the anticipated source of water, and the data center’s projected water use volume for the maximum day, maximum month, and average year.
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(2)
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When applying to a city for an initial business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, a person who owns or operates a data center shall report, under penalty of perjury, on the application, an estimate of the expected water use, the anticipated source of water, and the data center’s projected water use volume for the maximum day, maximum month, and average year.
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(3)
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When applying to a city for a renewal of a business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, a
person who owns or operates a data center shall report, under penalty of perjury, the data center’s annual water use for the preceding calendar year, including total water use, direct water use, and indirect water use. As part of direct water use reporting, the owner or operator shall report the cooling system type of the data center. For purposes of this paragraph:
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(A)
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“Direct annual water use” means the volume of water withdrawn, delivered, or otherwise used onsite for data center operations, including cooling, sanitation, irrigation, and any other operational use, identified by source, including potable water, nonpotable water, or recycled water.
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(B)
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“Indirect water use” means the volume of water withdrawn for the purpose of generating the electricity consumed by the data center.
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(C)
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“Total water use” means the
sum of direct water use and indirect water use.
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Section 16100.4 is added to the
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(a)
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For purposes of this section:
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(1)
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“Data center” means a facility that houses computing infrastructure, including graphics and central processing units, servers, storage devices, networking equipment, and associated power and cooling systems, for the primary purpose of processing, storing, or distributing electronic data. Types of data centers include only the following:
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(A)
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“Type I data center,” also commonly known as a “hyperscale data center,” means a data center with more than 10,000 kilograms per square meter and more than 10,000 servers with a power consumption of more than 25 megawatts.
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(B)
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“Type II data center” means a data center with at least 2,000 and no more than 50,000 kilograms per square meter and a power consumption of at least 2 megawatts and no more than 25 megawatts.
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(C)
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“Type III data center” means a data center with at least 500 and no more than 5,000 kilograms per square meter and a power consumption of less than two megawatts.
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(2)
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“Water supplier” means either of the following:
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(A)
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“Community water system,” as defined by Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
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(B)
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“Urban water supplier,” as defined by Section 10617 of the Water Code.
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(c)
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(1)
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Prior to
applying to a county for an initial business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, a person who owns or operates a data center shall provide its water supplier, under penalty of perjury, an estimate of the expected water use, the anticipated source of water, and the data center’s projected water use volume for the maximum day, maximum month, and average year.
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(2)
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When applying to a county for an initial business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, a person who owns or operates a data center shall report, under penalty of perjury, on the application, an estimate of the expected water use, the anticipated source of water, and the data center’s projected water use volume for the maximum day, maximum month, and average year.
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(3)
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When applying to a county for a renewal of a business license, equivalent instrument, or permit, a person who owns or operates a data center
shall report, under penalty of perjury, the data center’s annual water use for the preceding calendar year, including total water use, direct water use, and indirect water use. As part of direct water use reporting, the owner or operator shall report the cooling system type of the data center. For purposes of this paragraph:
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(A)
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“Direct annual water use” means the volume of water withdrawn, delivered, or otherwise used onsite for data center operations, including cooling, sanitation, irrigation, and any other operational use, identified by source, including potable water, nonpotable water, or recycled water.
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(B)
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“Indirect water use” means the volume of water withdrawn for the purpose of generating the electricity consumed by the data center.
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(C)
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“Total water use” means the sum of direct water use and indirect water
use.
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Section 10609.1 is added to the
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(a)
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On or before January 1, 2029, the department and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall develop guidelines and best practices to maximize the use of natural resources to address the developing and emerging needs of technology in California that are consistent with urban water use objectives under this chapter and the Energy Star program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, as that program existed on January 1, 2025, to the extent that the Energy Star program is applicable to water usage.
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(b)
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Pursuant to subdivision (a), best practices shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
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(1)
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The use of closed-loop
systems.
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(2)
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The use of nonpotable water.
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(3)
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The installation of rainwater and stormwater capture infrastructure.
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(4)
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Water-efficient practices for indoor and outdoor water use.
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(5)
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Water-efficient practices need to be scalable and increased for higher demand data centers, as defined in subdivision (c).
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(6)
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Location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures reflecting the best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact.
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(c)
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On or before January 1, 2029, the department, in coordination with other relevant state agencies, shall develop guidance that cities and counties may use
for assessing projected water use, water efficiency measures, and cumulative water resource impacts of proposed data centers within the context of local and regional water management objectives.
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(d)
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For purposes of this section, “data center” means a facility that houses computing infrastructure, including graphics and central processing units, servers, storage devices, networking equipment, and associated power and cooling systems, for the primary purpose of processing, storing, or distributing electronic data. Types of data centers include only the following:
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(1)
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“Type I data center,” also commonly known as a “hyperscale data center,” means a data center with more than 10,000 kilograms per square meter and more than 10,000 servers with a power consumption of more than 25 megawatts.
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(2)
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“Type II data center” means
a data center with at least 2,000 and no more than 50,000 kilograms per square meter and a power consumption of at least 2 megawatts and no more than 25 megawatts.
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(3)
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“Type III data center” means a data center with at least 500 and no more than 5,000 kilograms per square meter and a power consumption of less than two megawatts.
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Section 10632 of the
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(a)
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Every urban water supplier shall prepare and adopt a water shortage contingency plan as part of its urban water management plan that consists of each of the following elements:
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(1)
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The analysis of water supply reliability conducted pursuant to Section 10635.
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(2)
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The procedures used in conducting an annual water supply and demand assessment that include, at a minimum, both of the following:
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(A)
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The written decisionmaking process that an urban water supplier will use each year to determine its water supply reliability.
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(B)
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The key data inputs and assessment methodology
used to evaluate the urban water supplier’s water supply reliability for the current year and one dry year, including all of the following:
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(i)
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Current year unconstrained demand, considering weather, growth, and other influencing factors, such as policies to manage current supplies to meet demand objectives in future years, as applicable.
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(ii)
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Current year available supply, considering hydrological and regulatory conditions in the current year and one dry year. The annual supply and demand assessment may consider more than one dry year solely at the discretion of the urban water supplier.
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(iii)
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Existing infrastructure capabilities and plausible constraints.
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(iv)
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A defined set of locally applicable evaluation criteria that are consistently relied upon
for each annual water supply and demand assessment.
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(v)
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A description and quantification of each source of water supply.
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(vi)
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Data center demand.
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(3)
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(A)
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Six standard water shortage levels corresponding to progressive ranges of up to 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 percent shortages and greater than 50 percent shortage. Urban water suppliers shall define these shortage levels based on the suppliers’ water supply conditions, including percentage reductions in water supply, changes in groundwater levels, changes in surface elevation or level of subsidence, or other changes in hydrological or other local conditions indicative of the water supply available for use. Shortage levels shall also apply to
catastrophic interruption of water supplies, including, but not limited to, a regional power outage, an earthquake, and other potential emergency events.
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(B)
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An urban water supplier with an existing water shortage contingency plan that uses different water shortage levels may comply with the requirement in subparagraph (A) by developing and including a cross-reference relating its existing categories to the six standard water shortage levels.
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(4)
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Shortage response actions that align with the defined shortage levels and include, at a minimum, all of the following:
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(A)
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Locally appropriate supply augmentation actions.
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(B)
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Locally appropriate demand reduction actions to adequately respond to shortages.
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(C)
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Locally appropriate operational changes.
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(D)
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Additional, mandatory prohibitions against specific water use practices that are in addition to state-mandated prohibitions and appropriate to the local conditions.
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(E)
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For each action, an estimate of the extent to which the gap between supplies and demand will be reduced by implementation of the action.
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Communication protocols and procedures to inform customers, the public, interested parties, and local, regional, and state governments, regarding, at a minimum, all of the following:
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(A)
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Any current or predicted shortages as determined by the annual water supply and demand assessment described pursuant to Section 10632.1.
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(B)
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Any shortage response actions triggered or anticipated to be triggered by the annual water supply and demand assessment described pursuant to Section 10632.1.
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(C)
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Any other relevant communications.
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For an urban retail water supplier, customer compliance, enforcement, appeal, and exemption procedures for triggered shortage response actions as determined pursuant to Section 10632.2.
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(7)
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(A)
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A description of the legal authorities that empower the urban water supplier to implement and enforce its shortage response actions specified in paragraph (4) that may include, but are not limited to, statutory authorities, ordinances, resolutions, and contract provisions.
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(B)
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A statement that an urban water supplier shall
declare a water shortage emergency in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 350) of Division 1.
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(C)
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A statement that an urban water supplier shall coordinate with any city or county within which it provides water supply services for the possible proclamation of a local emergency, as defined in Section 8558 of the Government Code.
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A description of the financial consequences of, and responses for, drought conditions, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
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(A)
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A description of potential revenue reductions and expense increases associated with activated shortage response actions described in paragraph (4).
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(B)
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A description of mitigation actions needed to address revenue reductions and expense increases associated with
activated shortage response actions described in paragraph (4).
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(C)
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A description of the cost of compliance with Chapter 3.3 (commencing with Section 365) of Division 1.
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For an urban retail water supplier, monitoring and reporting requirements and procedures that ensure appropriate data is collected, tracked, and analyzed for purposes of monitoring customer compliance and to meet state reporting requirements.
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(10)
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Reevaluation and improvement procedures for systematically monitoring and evaluating the functionality of the water shortage contingency plan in order to ensure shortage risk tolerance is adequate and appropriate water shortage mitigation strategies are implemented as needed.
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For purposes of developing the water shortage contingency
plan pursuant to subdivision (a), an urban water supplier shall analyze and define water features that are artificially supplied with water, including ponds, lakes, waterfalls, and fountains, separately from swimming pools and spas, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 115921 of the Health and Safety Code.
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(c)
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The urban water supplier shall make available the water shortage contingency plan prepared pursuant to this article to its customers and any city or county within which it provides water supplies no later than 30 days after adoption of the water shortage contingency plan.
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<html:p>The Legislature finds and declares that water conservation is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Sections 2 and 3 of this act adding Sections 16000.4 and 16100.4 to the Business and Professions Code and Section apply to all cities, including charter cities.</html:p>
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No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII
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B of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act or because costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII
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