What is an Urban Water Management Plan?

An Urban Water Management Plan is a check-up to see if a water district is on schedule to secure rights to, divert, store, purify, deliver, conserve and reclaim sufficient water to meet the needs of its service area over the next twenty years.

Urban Water Management Plans (UWMP) are required of all water urban water districts in California. They must be updated every five years.

Why does an UWMP need to be updated?

The State of California requires that an Urban Water Management Plan be updated every five years. This gives an agency and the public the notice they need to make corrections if the agency gets off schedule early in plan implementation. This also allows an agency the chance to adjust plans as things change.

Questions to consider when reviewing an UWMP

• Does the UWMP include all the basic required parts?
• Will we be conserving water resources under the plan?
• Does the UWMP collaborate responsibly with those willing to do so?
• Is the plan cost conscious?
  • Can we afford the price tag?
  • Are expenditures prioritized?
  • Will the beneficiaries pay?
  • Will the plan help us to recapture our taxes?
  • Will the plan result in rates that are equitable?
• Is the plan consistent with other local values?
• Does the plan support the County General Plan or interfere with its objectives?
• Does the plan facilitate water rights retention and acquisition?

In making water rights and water development decisions regarding Calaveras County, the State Water Board will look at the local need for water, the efficiency of delivery, the lack of waste, the diversity of beneficial uses (including fish and wildlife), the County’s success in treating wastewater and returning clean water to the hydrologic system, and the degree to which the County will meet its water needs through conservation and reclamation/re-use.