Why didn't the City lift all water restrictions and only roll-back to a less stringent Stage II Moderate Conservation Alert in May 2023?

It is because, pursuant to Chino Hills Municipal Code Section 13.08.050, the City Council may declare the conservation stage based on any of the following circumstances:

  • Issuance of a water emergency executive order by the Governor of California; or
  • Adoption of certain regulations by the California State Water Resources Control Board; or
  • Major interruptions in water supply from Metropolitan Water District, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, or any other major water supplier to the City; or
  • Occurrence of a major water emergency emanating from a natural or man-caused disaster; and
  • Whenever the City's water supply is anticipated to be reduced by up to ten percent, and voluntary conservation does not achieve the desired reduction. 

The State Department of Water Resources (DWR) is not able to meet 25% of requested imported water supplies. Further, Metropolitan Water District (MWD) notes that storage reserves have been drawn down and significant challenges remain to the region’s other source of imported water – the Colorado River. MWD continues to call on residents and businesses across the region to use water as efficiently as possible to refill storage and prepare for potential steep cuts to supplies from the Colorado River.  Further, while many of the most stringent provisions within the Governor's water executive orders have been repealed, these orders are still in effect. 

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