Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery & Storage Project

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1 Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery & Storage Project A New, Environmentally Responsible Source of Water for Southern California November 2015

2 Cadiz Location Map 5 Fresno Las Vegas 15 Cadiz Property Santa Barbara Bakersfield Barstow San Bernardino 40 Kingman Laughlin Needles Los Angeles San Diego 8 El Centro Yuma 2

3 About Cadiz o California company founded in o Founders identified aquifer in Mojave Desert using NASA data. o 45,000 acres and water rights in San Bernardino County o 20-year organic farm operation in Cadiz Valley. o Home of Cadiz Water Project. 3

4 Cadiz Area Hydrology Closed basin watershed system, not connected to Colorado River. Precipitation in high elevations, percolates through porous soils to enter aquifer system. Geology includes alluvial (gravel) and carbonate (cavernous) rock for easy flow of water underground. Water table deep below ground surface; At Cadiz = approx. 250 ft bgs. Groundwater moves slowly in system, ultimately to saline Dry Lake Playas at base. At Dry Lakes, evaporates up through the surface. 4

5 The Cadiz Valley Watershed o 1,300 sq. mile watershed. o Aquifer contains approx million AF in storage, comparable to Lake Mead. 7,000 ft o 1 MAF of available storage capacity. o Natural recharge estimated at 32,000 AF/year. o Excellent water quality. Low TDS. o Cadiz 35,000 acres at base of watershed. Remote, primarily uninhabited area. 0 ft 5

6 Water Wasted to Evaporation At the Dry Lakes, billions of gallons of water lost every year to evaporation. DRI estimated evaporation at 32,000 AF/Y. Dry Lake Crust Beneath Dry Lake Surface 6

7 Project Overview

8 Phase 1 Conservation & Recovery o Using picket fence of wells at Cadiz property, intercept and conserve annual average of 50,000 AF of water that otherwise evaporate. o Deliver conserved water to 400,000 people in Southern California via 43- mile conveyance pipeline to the Colorado River Aqueduct. o Facilities: Well field and power facilities Treatment facilities Pipeline along railroad right-of-way CRA interface Railroad benefits 8

9 Groundwater Management Plan o Independent enforcement of Project parameters by San Bernardino County o Over 40 monitoring features throughout watershed, including: Measured water levels in private wells Air quality monitoring installations Subsidence monitoring devices o Regular monitoring reports prepared by technical experts posted online o 80 ft. floor on Project operations and multiple additional action triggers with strict corrective actions 9

10 Project Participants Signed Contracts for Annual Supplies o Santa Margarita Water District o San Luis Water District Option Agreements/LOIs o Serving Los Angeles County Three Valleys Municipal Water District Golden State Water Company Suburban Water Systems California Water Service Company o Lake Arrowhead CSD o Jurupa CSD o City of Indio o Otay Water District 10

11 Public-Private Partnership o Cadiz Provides private equity to fund entitlement and infrastructure Leases infrastructure to Fenner Valley Mutual Water Company Delivers water at wellhead that meets MWD water quality requirements o SMWD/Other Participants SMWD is CEQA Lead Agency; works with San Bernardino Co. on management plan Operate Fenner Valley Mutual Water Company and Fenner Valley Water Authority (JPA) Commit to purchases with carry-over rights 11

12 An Improved, Sustainable Project 12

13 Research and Review

14 $15M Investment in Science To create an environmentally benign Project design, extensive work completed: o Comprehensive computer modeling using USGS desert hydrology model to determine aquifer s scale, productivity and recharge rate. o Additional new technical reports produced by first class experts: Cadiz Groundwater Modeling and Impact Analysis Assessment of Effects on Area Springs Assessment of Effects on Cadiz & Bristol Playas Biological Resource Assessment Estimated Evaporation Study o 10 new wells at the Project site drilled to depths of up to 2,000 ft. below ground surface. 14

15 Third Party Review o Groundwater Stewardship Council: a 13-member unpaid peer review panel found project can be operated without significant impacts, May o Environmental Impact Report: Following 18 month, public process, EIR certified by Santa Margarita Water District Board of Directors, July o County Groundwater Ordinance: San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approve groundwater management plan in public hearing, October o OC Superior Court: 6 separate cases challenging Project environmental review denied by OC Superior Court. 15

16 Phase 2

17 Phase 2 Imported Water Storage o In-Lieu Storage off the CRA o Import water (north & south) when available for storage in the aquifer system at Project area, return to agencies when needed in dry years o Facilities existing 96-mile pipeline, new recharge basins, new pump station o Capacity 1 million acre-feet 17

18 Phase 1&2 Connect CA s Major Water Transportation Routes 18

19 Benefits, Support & Next Steps

20 Benefits of Project - Water $6.1 Billion regional benefit to So Cal o Water Conservation. Conserves 1.5 MAF of water over 50 yrs. o Enhanced Water Supply. Increases area s long-term water supply reliability with source not dependent on CRA or SWP. (~ $3 Billion benefit) o High Quality Water. Introducing aquifer water into CRA will lower TDS of Met water. (~ $240 Million benefit) o Groundwater Storage. 1 million AF underground storage capacity for imported water. (~$631 Million benefit) 20

21 Benefits of Project Economic o $800 million total economic benefit from construction o 5,900 jobs created 1,500/year during construction o 10% of jobs go to Veterans o $19.6 million in new state and local tax revenues in Phase 1 construction o $6 million/year in local tax revenue once operational 21

22 Broad Bi-Partisan Support Congress: Calderon, Calvert, Cardenas, Cook, Costa, Hunter, Issa, Peters, Peterson, Royce, Rohrabacher, Sanchez (Linda & Loretta), Walters, and retired members Campbell, Miller and Negrete-McLeod California Government: Bates, Brough, Calderon, Chang, Daly, Dababneh, Galgiani, Garcia, Linder, Nguyen,, Chad Mayes, Ed Royce. Retired: Haynes, Hollingsworth, & Gov. Schwarzenegger Local Electeds: ACC-OC, OC Sups. Bartlett & Steel, Riverside Sup. Tavaglione, City Council members from Anaheim, Fontana, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Rialto, Twentynine Palms. Labor/Business: International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12, Southern California District Council of Laborers (LIUNA), Northwest Pipe Company, Layne Christensen, NOV Ameron Co., Roscoe Moss Co. Regional Business Organizations: BIA-SC, BIA-OC, BizFed, 8 Chambers of Commerce, Construction Industry Coalition, Engineering Contractors Association, IIEC, Morongo Basin EDC, OCBC, OC Tax, SOCEC. Complete list: 22

23 Next Steps o o o o Resolution of CEQA appeals. CRA tie-in and exchange terms with Metropolitan Water District. Final Design and Project construction financing Resolve dispute over use of ROW for pipeline. Anticipated Construction Start:

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