Water agencies with more than how many service connections, or selling more than how many AF of water per year must submit a UWMP every five years?

• A. 1000, 1000
• B. 2000, 4000
• C. 3000, 3000
• D. 5000, 5000

Answer: (C)

Urban water planning scales with the size of the supplier. If an agency has more than a certain number of connections or sells a substantial amount of water each year, it must prepare a long-range plan every five years to ensure reliable supply and drought readiness. For California’s UWMP requirement, the threshold is 3,000 connections or 3,000 acre-feet of water sold per year. That means agencies exceeding either figure must submit a UWMP on a five-year cycle. The other option numbers don’t match the mandated size threshold, so they aren’t the correct trigger.