2025 Urban Water Management Plan ("UWMP") and Water Shortage Contingency Plan ("WSCP")
Summary
SCH Number
2026050912
Public Agency
Orange County Municipal Water District
Document Title
2025 Urban Water Management Plan ("UWMP") and Water Shortage Contingency Plan ("WSCP")
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/22/2026
Document Description
On May 20, 2026 the MWDOC Board of Directors approved the 2025 UWMP and 2025 WSCP. The UWMP is a short and long-term water supply planning document. The WSCP provides a roadmap for how to proceed in cases of water shortages.
Contact Information
Name
Harvey De La Torre
Agency Name
Municipal Water District of Orange County
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Fountain Valley
Counties
Orange
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Municipal Water District of Orange County service area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Water Code section 10652
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to California Water Code § 10652 because CEQA does not apply to the preparation and adoption of an urban water management plan and water shortage contingency plan or to the implementation of the actions taken pursuant to such plans. Because this Project is comprised of the adoption and implementation of the Agency's 2025 urban water management plan and water shortage
contingency plan, the Project is statutorily exempt from CEQA under California Water Code§ 10652.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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