Urban Water Management Plan
The Urban Water Management Planning Act (California Water Code Sections 10610-10657) requires urban water suppliers to update their Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) every five years. The City and County of San Francisco adopted its 2020 UWMP, including the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan, on June 11, 2021, and is currently preparing updates to these documents. The 2025 UWMP and WSCP are due to the California Department of Water Resources by July 1, 2026.
The 2025 UWMP will provide an overview of our water deliveries and uses, water supply sources, and water conservation programs. It will also include discussions on supply and demand projections over a 25-year planning horizon (from 2025 to 2050), available water supplies to meet existing and future demands under a range of water supply conditions, and our water demand management measures to reduce long-term water demand.
The Draft 2025 UWMP and WSCP are now available for public review and comment from Monday, March 16, 2026 to Monday, April 20, 2026. Download the plan from this website or visit the San Francisco Main Library for a physical copy.
READ THE DRAFT 2025 UWMP AND WSCP
Notice of Public Hearing
On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at the regular San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (Commission) meeting that begins at 1:30PM, the Commission will hold a public hearing on the Draft 2025 UWMP and WSCP in San Francisco City Hall, Room 400, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, California, 94102.
Interested members of the public are invited to attend the public hearing and may provide public comment. The public hearing can also be accessed virtually using the following information:
Watch Live Meeting on April 14, 2026
Remote Public Comment Call-in: 1 (415) 655-0001 / Access Code: 2661 529 2962
Submission of Comments
Any interested parties may also submit written comments to the City during the public comment period in the following ways:
1. Written comments may be emailed to uwmp@sfwater.org
2. Written comments may be mailed to the address below. To ensure that comments can be reviewed and incorporated, any mailed comments must be post-marked by April 16, 2026.
Steven R. Ritchie, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
525 Golden Gate Avenue, 13th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
The final 2025 UWMP and WSCP will be adopted by the Commission no later than June 30, 2026. If you have any questions about the UWMP or WSCP, please contact Jennifer Lee at uwmp@sfwater.org.
Other Documents
Previous versions of the Urban Water Management Plan are available by contacting uwmp@sfwater.org.