Lodi Public Works

The City of Lodi has prepared the 2010 Urban Water Management Plan. The City is required to update its Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) every five years per State law. The UWMP is prepared to ensure the efficient use of available water supplies, describe and evaluate the existing water system and historical and projected water use, evaluate current and projected water supply reliability, describe and evaluate demand management measures, and provide water shortage contingency plans as required by State law. By preparing the 2010 UWMP, the City continues its commitment to intelligent planning and management of its water supplies.

This year, the UWMP also includes information related to the 20 percent by 2020 conservation requirement of the Water Conservation Bill of 2009.

The 2010 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) is available through the link below. A hard copy is available to review at the Lodi Public Library, 201 W. Locust St.

2010 Urban Water Management Plan (pdf file)

2005 Urban Water Management Plan (pdf file)

Where does the City of Lodi's water supply come from?

26 computer controlled wells, located throughout the City, provide high quality groundwater, our sole source of supply in 2005. The wells operate automatically so that when water use increases, more wells come on line. However, the groundwater basin is being depleted. The City has purchased rights to some surface water from the Mokelumne River. Currently, the City is studying the most effective use of this surface water. The water delivered to your tap meets or is better than all federal and state water quality standards.

For more information on Water Quality please click on the link below:

2010 Water Quality Report (published March 2011)

Public Health Goal Report

Water Meter Retrofit Program

The City of Lodi has begun installing water meters on all unmetered properties in its service area. This is in accordance with California Assembly Bill 2572, which requires the installation and use of water meters throughout the State. To date, nearly 3,000 residential water meters have been installed as part of the City’s Water Meter Retrofit Program. This is in addition to the existing 1,100 commercial and industrial meters.

To learn more about the City of Lodi's water meter program, click here.

AB 2572 was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger in September 2004 to reduce water-waste and encourage conservation. Studies by the California Public Utilities Commission have shown that communities with metered water systems use 7 to 20 percent less water than non-metered areas. All residential and many commercial customers are currently charged a flat-rate fee for water, which is billed monthly, based on the number of bedrooms being served, regardless of how much water they use. For example, a single person living in a four bedroom home is being charged more than a family of four living in a three bedroom home. A metered system discourages waste and rewards conservation by accurately measuring water usage and billing each household and business based on their actual water consumption. Customers are probably already familiar with this type of "usage billing" for other utility services like electricity, gas and telephone.

The City of Lodi provides very high quality water to more than 63,000 people. By working to conserve this critical resource, our residents can continue to count on a reliable supply of high quality drinking water for generations to come.