Urban Water Use Objective Annual Report Overview

This report provides an overview of the City of Hayward's Annual Urban Water Use Objective (UWUO) Report, a requirement for water suppliers serving over 3,000 connections. The UWUO framework, established by SB 606 and AB 1668, ensures adherence to measurable water conservation and efficiency goals. The report details the city's compliance for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, noting moderate increases in residential water use (approximately 7% for single-family and 39% for multi-family, largely due to irrigation) and a 9.3% increase in Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional (CII) landscape irrigation.

Despite these increases, the City remains 14.03% below the State's water use objective. Key reporting elements include identifying the 90th percentile of residential water users, addressing misclassified landscape data, subclassifying CII accounts (2,615 of 5,391 subclassified to date), identifying large landscapes with Mixed-Use-Meters (MUMs), and identifying top CII customers. The City also details its Best Management Practices (BMPs) offered to CII customers, such as the WaterSmart portal, rebates, and turf replacement programs. The report has no direct fiscal impact but supports climate resilience and sustainable water management.