Public Hearing — 2554 Sweetwater Springs Boulevard, Spring Valley, CA

Otay Water DistrictNotice of Public Hearing and Availability of Draft 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan
California state law requires the Otay Water District (“District”) to update and adopt its Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) every five years and submit the adopted UWMP and WSCP to the California Department of Water Resources by July 1, 2026.
The UWMP must include a detailed evaluation of the water supplies necessary to reliably meet projected demands over at least a 20-year planning horizon during normal, single-dry, and multiple-dry water years. The UWMP also describes demand management measures and the current and planned use of recycled water. The WSCP, incorporated as an appendix in the UWMP, outlines the actions the District will take in the event of a water shortage.
In accordance with state law, the District will make a draft of the UWMP and WSCP available on the District website for public review at least two weeks prior to the public hearing.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Otay Water District’s draft 2025 UWMP and WSCP will be available for public review on May 13, 2026. The draft documents will be available on the District’s website, otaywater.gov.
Public comments may be provided at the public hearing to be held on June 3, 2026, at 3:30 p.m., or submitted in writing to the attention of David Blalock, P.E., at Otay Water District, 2554 Sweetwater Springs Boulevard, Spring Valley, CA 91978-2004, or by email to dblalock@otaywater.gov.San Diego Union-TribunePublished: 5/20, 5/27/26