Bay Delta Conservation Plan Update

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1 EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Bay Delta Cnservatin Plan Update Paul D. Jnes II, P.E. General Manager, Eastern Municipal Water District Nvember 18, 2014

2 EMWD s Service Area 542 square miles Ppulatin: 768,000 Mren Valley t Temecula Seven cities and the unincrprated areas One f 26 member agencies f the Metrplitan Water District f Suthern Califrnia (MWD) 2

3 Prducts and Services Ptable (drinking water): 140,000 active water accunts 88,944 AF sld in 2013/2014 Surces: Imprted Water frm the Bay Delta and Clrad River Grundwater wells Menifee & Perris desalters Wastewater: 229,000 accunts Fur reginal reclamatin facilities Capacity: 193 AF/day Currently treating: 138 AF/day Recycled water: 304 accunts 37,467 AF sld in FY 2013/2014 One f the largest in Califrnia! Agricultural/Irrigatin: 122 active accunts 2,116 AF sld in FY 2013/

4 EMWD is ne f the largest marketers f recycled water in Califrnia Prgram started in 1960 s: Fur tertiary treatment plants 45 MGD Agricultural Irrigatin (10,800 acres). Sprt fields, glf curses, parks, schls, medians, recreatinal. Industrial (reginal pwer plant, manufacturing). $188 millin in capital investments Currently 100% f Wastewater is Recycled fr Beneficial Use 37,800 af in 2013 Successin Plan: Indirect Ptable Reuse prject 4

5 EMWD s Ttal Water Supply Prtfli Imprted Water Supply frm MWD: 71,128 AF 53% Delta (SWP) 27% State Water Prject /Clrad River Aqueduct Clrad River (CRA) 10% Raw Water 16% Wells 12% Recycled Water 29% Desalinatin 6% Lcal Water Supply: 64,500 AF 47% 5

6 The Bay-Delta: The State Water Hub Bay Area 33% f Supply Drinking water fr 25 millin Califrnians Irrigatin fr half f the natin s fruits & vegetables 558,000 acres in agricultural prductin $27 billin agricultural ecnmy State Water Prject Central Valley Prject Ls Angeles Aqueduct Central Valley 23-90% f Supply Clrad River Aqueduct Suthern Califrnia 30% f Supply 6

7 Bay Delta: Critical Water Supply Sac River Sacrament San Francisc Bay Stcktn State Water Prject Pumps Central Valley Prject Pumps (Federal)

8 Bay Delta: A Valuable Ecsystem Over 750 plant, bird, animal and fish species, including: Over 50 different fish species Over 225 bird species Mre than 40 threatened r endangered species Chink Salmn Delta Ecsystem Egret 8

9 Key Delta Risks 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1, Fishery Declines Delta smelt Seismic Risk Bay Area Faults Sea Level Rise Subsidence 9

10 Bay-Delta Cnservatin Plan Overview Plan Based upn achieving C-equal Gals: Habitat preservatin and enhancement Water supply reliability and security Multi-species apprach t endangered species prtectin, habitat cnservatin, and ther stressrs cntrl Cnveyance imprvements Regulatry assurances Lng-term peratins permit Cverage fr existing and future listed species Regulatry bligatins defined upfrnt Habitat Cnservatin Plan (HCP) and Natural Cmmunities Cnservatin Plan (NCCP) 10

11 Envirnmental Impact Reprt Alternatives Cnveyance and Habitat Alternatives: N actin Dual cnveyance/up t 113,000 acres f restred habitat Dual cnveyance with smaller pipeline/tunnel Fully Islated cnveyance Dual cnveyance with additinal habitat restratin and smaller pipeline/tunnel Thrugh Delta cnveyance with screens at Crss Channel and Gergiana Slugh Additinal analyses: Cnveyance capacities (3,000/6,000/9,000 /15,000 cfs) Operatinal alternatives 11

12 Preferred Optin Three intakes/pumping plants State-f-the-art fish screens Frebay temprarily stres water pumped frm river Tw 26-ft gravity flw tunnels (30 miles lng; 9,000 cfs) Operated as Dual Cnveyance Thrugh-Delta flws Islated facility Cst: $12 t 14 billin including direct mitigatin (MWD 25%) $5-$6 per husehld/mnth Sac River Tunnels Sacrament Nrth Diversin Stcktn SWP Pumps CVP Pumps Suth Diversin Preliminary Subject t Revisin

13 BDCP: Ecsystem Restratin Eclgical Cnservatin Bilgical gals/bjectives Nearly 60 species Accelerated habitat restratin 30,000 acres f aquatic habitat ver the next 15 years Restratin Csts: $3.6 billin Restratin & Preservatin New Fldplain Tidal Habitat Channel Margin Riparian Grassland Targets Up t 10,000 acres Up t 65,000 acres 20 Levee Miles Up t 5,000 acres Up t 10,000 acres Other (Vernal pl, nntidal marsh, and alkali seasnal wetland) TOTAL Up t 13,000 acres Apprx. 113,000 acres 13

14 Imprtance f Bay-Delta Imprvements Cntributes tward a diverse water supply prtfli and prvides additinal supplies in wet years fr strage Prtects against catastrphic levee failures including earthquakes: Minimal water exprts 1.5 t 3 years Ptential $40 billin state ecnmic impact Prvides 134,000 jbs Imprves water quality which facilitates lcal supply and management, such as water recycling and grundwater strage Supply Salt (TDS mg/l) Lbs. f salt/acre ft Clrad River Water ~500 t 700 mg/l 1,360 t 1,900 lbs./af State Water prject (current) State Water prject (with cnveyance) ~250 mg/l 680 lbs./af ~100 mg/l 272 lbs./af 14

15 $ per acre ft f water Water Supply Csts $2,500 $2,014 - $2,257 $2,000 $1,500 $1,015 - $1,235 $1,200 - $1,400 $1,000 $180 $500 $920 $0 Imprted water frm MWD $250 Grundwater Wells Desalinated Grundwater $401 Recycled Water Ocean Desalinatin Indirect Ptable Reuse EMWD Supplies Other Supplies 15

16 Prpsed Timeline BDCP Cmpletin Draft BDCP and EIR/EIS released December 2013 Cmment perid clses n draft BDCP and EIR/EIS July 29, 2014 Determinatin t recirculate Draft BDCP and EIR/EIS August 27, 2014 Recirculate BDCP EIR/EIS March 2015 (Estimate) Clse f 2nd public cmment perid n recirculated Draft BDCP June 2015 (Estimate) Habitat Restratin Tunnel Cnstructin

17 What Yu Can D! Use available resurces t educate yurself: Vice yur supprt fr the BDCP t ur lcal state and federal legislatrs and fficials: Members f the Huse f Representatives Secretary f the Interir State Senatrs and Assembly Members Educate the membership f WateReuse n the salinity management benefits fr lcal supply sustainability including water recycling. 17

18 EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Cntact Infrmatin Paul D. Jnes II, P.E. General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District