Metropolitan Water District July 25, 2013
The Mission of the Metropolitan Water District is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high-quality water to meet present and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way.
Regional Water Wholesaler to 6 counties 5,200 square miles 26 Member Agencies ~19 million residents Regional economy: $1 trillion Retail demand 2009: 4 million acre-feet Provided about ½ of retail demands
One Acre-Foot: - covers 1 acre of land 1 foot deep - equals ~326,000 gallons - supplies roughly six to seven people for one year
Sierra Nevada Mountains Bay-Delta State Water Project Local Groundwater, Surface & Recycling, Los Angeles Aqueducts Colorado River Aqueduct Conservation
SWP (West Branch) SWP (East Branch) N CRA Major N MWD Facilities: 242 miles of aqueduct 775 miles of pipelines 7 major pumping stations 5 water treatment plants 16 hydroelectric plants Treatment Plants: Ranging from 326 to 750 MGD Average system flow ~ 2 BGD
Local Supplies Reduced deliveries from the Los Angeles Aqueduct and local surface storage Low groundwater basin levels Colorado River Aqueduct 2000-2010 drought 2003 Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA) State Water Project 2007-2010 drought Bay-Delta restrictions
Storage & Transfers CRA Cons Local Supplies SWP Storage & Transfers Conservation & WUE CRA SWP Local Supplies Heavy dependence on imported supply and SWP Diversions Emphasis on Conservation, Local Supplies, and Storage & Transfers
Blueprint for Adapting to Change Component 1: Core Resource Strategy Component 2: Supply Buffer Component 3: Foundational Actions Reliability Under Planned Conditions 20x2020 Retail Conservation Fix the Delta Develop Dry-Year CRA Programs Develop additional Local Projects (eg. Historical weather) Adapt to Shorter- Term Uncertainty 20x2020 Regional Targets Collaborative Local Development Water Transfers (Outside of planned conditions) Preparation for Long- Term Change Implement Low Regret Actions Monitor Development Progress in Core Resources Initiate Adaptive Resource Options if Conditions Warrant (Climate Change, Supply Loss, Demands)
Local Storage Diamond Valley Lake Mathews Lake Skinner Conjunctive Use Groundwater DWR State Project Reservoirs Central Valley/SWP Storage San Luis Carryover Semitropic Arvin-Edison Kern Delta Mojave CRA Storage DWCV Advance Delivery Lake Mead ICS
6.0 Million Acre-Feet 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 14x Increase in Capacity 1.0 0.0
Million Acre-Feet 4 3 2 1 2.2 Emergency Storage Storage Balance SWP Pumping Restrictions Gov. Drought Extraordinary Declaration Conservation 1.8 1.1 1.0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Million Acre-Feet 4 3 2 1 2.2 Emergency Storage 1.8 1.1 1.0 Storage Balance Improving SWP Conditions 1.7 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
4 Emergency Storage Storage Balance SWP Wet Year Million Acre-Feet 3 2 1 2.2 1.8 1.1 1.0 1.7 2.4 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
4 Emergency Storage Storage Balance Million Acre-Feet 3 2 1 2.2 1.8 1.1 1.0 1.7 2.4 2.7 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Program # of Projects Deliveries to Date* Incentives to Date* Conservation N/A 1,569,000 $309 M Recycling 64 1,490,000 $271 M Groundwater Recovery *Through FY 2010/11 21 530,000 $102 M Desalination 3 0 $0 M
Provides incentives for development of new Recycled water To reduce imported water demand Recovered groundwater Increase regional groundwater production Sustain yield during drought without imported water replenishment
Target 174,000 AFY 22 projects approved 105,000 AFY Remaining balance 69,000 AFY 6,000 AFY under review Agreement Terms Up to 25 years Incentives up to $250/AF
SoCalWaterSmart.com Residential and Commercial, Industrial, Institutional Produced 8,300+ AF of new conservation in 11/12 New Water Savings Incentive Program for custom projects Up to $0.60/1,000 gal saved Information on www.bewaterwise.com 21
Encourages development of innovative water saving technologies 2013 ICP beginning this summer $450,000 in funding for 2013 ICP RFP available this summer Open to all applicants: entrepreneurs, colleges, businesses, etc. Collaboration with US Bureau of Reclamation Southern Nevada Water Authority Central Arizona Project 22
SWP: 713 TAF Currently Allocated 35% Table A Allocation: 669 TAF SWP supply programs: 44 TAF CRA: 925 TAF Priority 4: 550 TAF Colorado System programs and exchanges: 375 TAF
Demands, Obligations & Losses Low Demand High Demand Member Agency Demand 1,750,000 2,161,000 Obligations and Losses 57,000 57,000 Total Demand 1,807,000 2,218,000
Water Balance Low Demand High Demand Total Supplies 1,623,000 1,623,000 Total Demands 1,807,000 2,218,000 Net Water Balance -184,000-595,000
With Range of 2013 Uncertainty 4 Emergency Storage Dry-Year Storage Million Acre-Feet 3 2 1 2.2 1.8 1.1 1.0 1.7 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.1 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Metropolitan s IRP aims to provide reliability for the Southern California region Conservation and local resource development is a key part of the IRP Collaborative planning and development will help the region achieve the IRP goals