049-21 - Resolution - 2021-2030 Water Use Efficiency GoalsRESOLUTTON NO. O49-2t
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, APPPROVING
AND ADOPTING 2021 - 2O3O WATER USE EFFICIENCY GOAL FOR THE CITY OF
PORT ORCHARD'S DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS.
WHEREAS, in 2003 the Washington State legislature passed House Bill 1338, known as
the Municipal Water Law, to address increasing demands on our state's water resources by
encouraging local agencies to utilize cost-effective measures to achieve water conservation
objectives; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Health was directed to oversee and
enforce a Water Use Efficiency Program (WUE) to help support the goals of ensuring safe and
reliable drinking water supplies; and
WHEREAS, upon review of the most cost-effective measure to achieve water
conservation, staff recommended focusing conservation efforts on residential water
consumption, which constitutes most of the water usage in the City; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with that recommendation, the City Council adopted
Resolution 09L-09 on September 22, 2OO9, establishing a goal of reducing the Single-Family
Residential water consumption from L60 gallons per day to L55 gallons per day by 20L4, which
is a 0.5% annual reduction, and cost-effective measures to implement this goal were included in
the City's 2009 Water System Plan at Section 3.4; and
WHEREAS, in 2015 staff reevaluated the program and, upon staff recommendation the
City Council adopted Ordinance 020-15 on November 11, 2OI5, establishing a tiered water rate
structure to encourage and stimulate customers to use less water; and
WHEREAS, staff is developing an updated Water System Plan, including provisions for
updated WUE Program, and the updated Plan is currently being reviewed by the Washington
State Department of Health and is set for adoption bythe City Council in the late2O2L or early
2O22; and
WHEREAS, consistent with Washing State DOH direction, prior to adoption of the
updated Water System Plan including the updated WUE Program elements, the City Council
must update its Water Use Efficiency goals to set the target for the WUE Program to strive to
achieve; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing on the City's proposed Water Use Efficiency
Goals for 2027-2030 was held at the regular City Council meeting of July 27,2021and August
LO,202L; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council has considered staff presentations, proposals and public
comment and finds it is in the best interests of the residents of the City to adopt the City's
Water Use Efficiency Goal set out herein for the City of Port Orchard for 2O2L to 2030; now,
therefore,
THE CITV COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
THAT: lt is the intent of the Port Orchard City Council that the recitals set forth above
are hereby adopted and incorporated as findings in support of this Resolution.
THAT: The City Council approves and adopts the Water Use Efficiency goal of reducing
the per capita water use by 0.5% annually over the next ten years, for the period of
January L,2027 to December 31, 2030.
THAT: Staff are requested to prepare and submit to the Council the WUE Program
performance metrics as a component of an update to the Water System Plan, consistent
with state law and direction from the Washington State Department of Health.
THAT:
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The Resolution shall take full force and effect upon passage and signatures
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor and
attested by the Deputy City Clerk in authentication of such passage on this L4th day of
September 2O2L.
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
ATTEST:
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