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2025 Urban Water Management and Water Shortage Contingency Plans

Hayward adopted its required five-year water plans, projecting demand through 2050 and laying out drought stages. Council members pressed staff on data center water use, recycled water expansion, and whether residents would be prioritized in a shortage — staff said rationing choices would come back to the council during an emergency.

1 mentionLast discussed Jun 16, 2026

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Wastewater Treatment Plant Funding (WIFIA/SRF)

The Water Resource Recovery Facility phase two upgrade is shovel-ready but has been waiting over a year for a federal WIFIA loan. Staff and Senator Padilla's office are pushing to unblock it; the project would create roughly 1,500 construction jobs and must be done by 2034.

3 mentionsLast discussed May 12, 2026