The City of Hayward is updating its water management and water-shortage contingency plans and is inviting public review and comment before the plans are presented to the City Council for adoption on Tuesday, June 16.

Under state law, the City and other agencies that provide 3,000 or more acre feet of water per year or have 3,000 or more service connections are required to adopt an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) every five years.

Together, the plans consider future water needs, water supply sources, water conservation efforts and water-supply reliability, especially during periods of drought, taking into account land-use planning and population growth projections, and laying out planned responses to six levels of water-shortage conditions.

The City’s Draft 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan will be available for review beginning Tuesday, June 2, at: https://www.hayward-ca.gov/documents/urban-water-management-plan. The draft plans will be considered for adoption after a public hearing conducted by the Hayward City Council at its meeting of June 16, 2026. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, 777 B Street, Hayward. 

Additional information on the draft plans will be available on the City’s legislative website by Friday, June 12, at https://hayward.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Community members are encouraged to participate in the review process by attending the meeting to speak or by offering written comment by 5p.m. Tuesday, June 16. Written comments may be directed to Alex Ameri, Director of Public Works, 777 B Street, Hayward, CA, 94541, or by email at alex.ameri@hayward-ca.gov.