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a) Every urban water supplier shall prepare and adopt an urban water management plan in the manner set forth in

Article 3 (commencing with

Section 10640). (

b) Every person that becomes an urban water supplier shall adopt an urban water management plan within one year after it has become an urban water supplier. (

c) An urban water supplier indirectly providing water shall not include planning elements in its water management plan as provided in

Article 2 (commencing with

Section 10630) that would be applicable to urban water suppliers or public agencies directly providing water, or to their customers, without the consent of those suppliers or public agencies. (d)

(1) An urban water supplier may satisfy the requirements of this part by participation in areawide, regional, watershed, or basinwide urban water management planning where those plans will reduce preparation costs and contribute to the achievement of conservation, efficient water use, and improved local drought resilience.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), each urban water supplier shall develop its own water shortage contingency plan, but an urban water supplier may incorporate, collaborate, and otherwise share information with other urban water suppliers or other governing entities participating in an areawide, regional, watershed, or basinwide urban water management plan, an agricultural management plan, or groundwater sustainability plan development.

(3) Each urban water supplier shall coordinate the preparation of its plan with other appropriate agencies in the area, including other water suppliers that share a common source, water management agencies, and relevant public agencies, to the extent practicable. (

e) The urban water supplier may prepare the plan with its own staff, by contract, or in cooperation with other governmental agencies. (

f) An urban water supplier shall describe in the plan water management tools and options used by that entity that will maximize resources and minimize the need to import water from other regions.