Water Resources Planning
The Planning and Water Resources Planning department is responsible for developing viable plans and initiatives to ensure reliability of the region's water supplies. They play an important role in reducing the region's dependence on imported water by expanding the local water supply portfolio in an economically feasible manner. Through effective partnerships and innovative planning, the staff continues to demonstrate a proactive approach to water resource management.
Two such planning documents that West Basin develops are the annual Water Use Report and the Urban Water Management Plan created every 5 years.
Water Use Report
Every year West Basin develops the Water Use Report to inform its customer agencies, Board of Directors and key stakeholders in the service area of the service area's annual water usage as well as its customer agency's retail usage. It is designed to be a water resource reference tool summarizing the following information:
- 10-year historical water use (Imported, Recycled, and Groundwater)
- Water use by month over the most recent fiscal year
- Purchase Agreement Base, Tier 1 and Commitment Amount
- Potable meter connection data
- Imported & Recycled Water Rates & Charges
- Contact information
- Recycled Water Connections
In addition, the report briefly highlights some of the recent activities West Basin is engaged in the service area. This year's report describes West Basin's efforts in energy savings at the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility with the installation of solar panels and the partnership with the South Bay Energy Saving Center. Click here to download the PDF version.
2010 Urban Water Management Plan
The State of California, through the California Water Management Planning Act of 1983, as amended, requires every urban water supplier to develop an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) every five years to demonstrate in detail how their agency manages their water supplies and demands under all hydrology conditions.
Due to an extension to all water agencies in California, West Basin adopted its 2010 UWMP in May 2011. This plan demonstrates not only how West Basin plans to meet its service area's retail demands over the next twenty-five years but also how they plan to provide long-term water reliability through supply diversification. Since West Basin's formation in 1947, West Basin has strived to ensure water reliability. Through its efforts in recycled water, conservation, education, groundwater recovery, and ocean water desalination research, West Basin continues to be a leader in water reliability by investing in a well-balanced water supply portfolio. Please review our 2010 Urban Water Management Plan to learn more about our goals.
2005 Urban Water Management Plan
The State of California, through the California Water Management Planning Act of 1983, as amended, requires every urban water supplier to develop an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) every five years to demonstrate in detail how their agency manages their water supplies and demands under all hydrology conditions.
In 2005, West Basin adopted its updated UWMP and demonstrated not only how it plans to meet its service areas retail demands over the next twenty-five years but also how it plans to provide long- term water reliability through supply diversification. Since West Basin's formation in 1947, West Basin has always strived to ensure water reliability. Through its efforts in recycled water, conservation, education, groundwater recovery, and ocean water desalination research, West Basin continues to be a leader in water reliability by investing in a well-balanced water supply portfolio. Please review our 2005 Urban Water Management Plan to learn more about our goals.