NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT AN URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLANAND HOLD A PUBLIC MEETINGTO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED PLANSCALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE – BEAR GULCH DISTRICTCalifornia Water Code (CWC) sections 10610 through 10656, known as the "Urban Water Management Planning Act” (Act), require all urban water suppliers that provide water for municipal purposes either directly or indirectly to more than 3,000 customers or supply more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) at least once every five years.UWMPs support a water supplier's long-term resource planning to confirm that adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water demands under defined conditions. The UWMP must describe and evaluate sources of supply, reasonable and practical efficient uses, reclamation, and demand management activities. The components of the plan may vary according to an individual community or area's characteristics and its capabilities to efficiently use and conserve water. The UWMP must also address measures for residential, commercial, governmental, and industrial water demand management.Further, Section 10632 of the CWC requires that every urban water supplier shall prepare and adopt aWater Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) as part of its plan (UWMP). Section 10632.2 provides that,“An urban water supplier shall follow, where feasible and appropriate, the prescribed procedures and implement determined shortage response actions in its water shortage contingency plan...or reasonable alternative actions, provided that descriptions of the alternative actions are submitted with the annual water shortage assessment report pursuant to Section 10632.1.” The WSCP will be incorporated as an appendix of the UWMP.California Water Service's (Cal Water) Bear Gulch District serves Portola Valley, Woodside, Atherton, and portions of Menlo Park and Redwood City, in San Mateo County. As a defined urban water supplier, Cal Water is preparing an update to its UWMP that will address the water service conditions in the Bear Gulch District. Cal Water intends to adopt and file that UWMP, and the incorporated WSCP, as required with the Department of Water Resources, the California State Library, and any applicable city or county within which Cal Water provides service no later than 30 days after adoption.Schedule of upcoming actions:On or about May 2, 2026, an electronic copy of the draft 2025 UWMP and WSCP will be available for review. After a public review period, a public meeting to receive comments on the draft UWMP and WSCP for the Bear Gulch District will be held online on June 1, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The UWMP, WSCP, and additional information on the public meeting, including a link to participate, are available at:www.calwater.com/conservation/uwmp2025If you are unable to attend the scheduled public meeting but want to provide comments regarding the proposed UWMP or WSCP, you may send your comments through the inquiry form, located at the URL above. Cal Water will receive comments on the draft 2025 UWMP and WSCP through June 4, 2026.Please share this notice with others who may have interest in this matter.5/8, 5/15/26CNS-4037162#THE ALMANAC(ALM May 8 and 15, 2026)
