FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Recycled Water Demonstration Project

1. FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTRecycled Water Demonstration Project Special Board Workshop September 4, 2013

2. Workshop Objective To Discuss Status of FMWD Recycled Water Demonstration Program Activities including Demonstration Project Alternatives and Receive Public Input

3. Role of FMWD • From Strategic Plan (2005): Foothill Municipal Water District will reliably deliver quality water to its member agencies in a cost-efficient manner to meet their projected demands. • STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES & THREATS (SWOT) Analysis • Main Weaknesses: • Lack of System Redundancy • Limited Supply at Single MWD Source • Lack of Storage • Not Diversified

4. Completed Technical Reports & Studies • Since 2007, FMWD completed: • Master Plan (2007), • Water Resources Plan (2009), • UWMP (2010), • Recycled Water Feasibility Study (2012) • Master Plan recommended FMWD suspend consideration on second connection to MWD • Water Resources Plan prioritized developing “local” reliability related to future probabilities of imported water draught storages and emergency outages: • Groundwater 2. Recycled Water 3. Conservation 4. Interties

5. Recycled Water Feasibility Study Conclusions • Evaluated 17 alternatives and recommended 3 projects in: Verdugo Basin with CVWD and Glendale; Monk Hill in Devil’s Gate and Eaton Wash Areas • Recycled water production: 48 AFY to 560 AFY • Proposed Pilot Demonstration Project (280 AFY) • October 2012: Project costs decreased from: $3,759,072 to $2,935,300 • Submitted for IRWM Funding Grant, USBR Funding and MWD for Foundational Action Funding

6. 3 Top-Ranking Alternatives

7. Recycled Water in Area • Los Angeles County Sanitation District • La Canada Flintridge Country Club • City of Glendale/LADWP • Landscape Irrigation • City of Burbank • Landscape Irrigation • Fire Fighting • Descanso Gardens and City of Pasadena • Verdugo Hills Golf Course MBR • Claremont Colleges MBR

8. Outside Driver No. 1 • Urban Water Conservation: SBX 7-7* • Reduce per capita consumption by 10% by December 31, 2015 • Reduce per capita consumption by 20% by December 21, 2020 *Water providers must demonstrate ongoing management practices designed to help achieve this goal in order to be eligible for certain types of State grant funding

9. Outside Driver No. 2Water Supply Conditions: Drought Source: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

10. Outside Driver No. 3Colorado River Running Dry52% potential shortage in 2016 on Colorado River Newspaper Headlines: • “A slow-motion Colorado River disaster” (Los Angeles Times – 8/18/13) • “Decade of Drought Threatens West” (Wall Street Journal – 8/16/13) • “Feds Slash Colorado River Release to Historic Lows” (National Geographic – 8/16/13) • “Drought Forces Restrictions on Colorado River Water Releases” (NPR – 8/16/13)

11. Outside Driver No. 4State Water Project - Initial allocation estimated at 20% Source: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

12. Recycled Water Demonstration Project Description • Construction of a 0.25 MGD MBR Plant (2 potential locations) • La Cañada United Methodist Church • La Cañada High School • Construction of a discharge point (3 potential locations) • Infiltrations Galleries at La Cañada High School • Surface spread behind Devil’s Gate Dam • Into Flint Canyon Creek along Berkshire Place • Recharge the groundwater basin • Estimated recycled water sales (additional pumping credit) of 280 AFY

13. MBR Facility at LCUMC with 3 Discharge Alternatives

14. MBR Facility at LCHS with 3 Discharge Alternatives

15. FMWD Recycled Water Demonstration Project – Activities • Nov 2012 to March 2013 Board Approves: • Project management services • Applying for IRWMP Proposition 84 grant • Proceeding with Hydrogeological Investigation • Proceeding with CEQA Plus documentation • Developing Title 22 Concept Report • USBOR and MWD Funding Application Submitted • Negotiating four (4) Agreements

16. Recycled Water Demonstration Project Benefits • Could Increase yield of recycled water in the future • Enhance local supply and reduce dependency on imported water • Reduction in greenhouse gases and energy usage • BMP for Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer Systems (MS4) Permit • Incorporate a Watershed Approach to include education benefits: Public and LCUSD Outreach with Cal Poly Pomona (Fields of Green) Partnership

17. Recycled Water Demonstration Project Support Letters • Congresswoman Judy Chu • Congressman Adam Schiff • Assemblymember Mike Gatto • Assemblymember Chris Holden • Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California • Los Angeles County Sanitation District • Los Angeles County Department of Public Works • Council for Watershed Health • Arroyo Seco Foundation • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • City of La Cañada Flintridge • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

18. Recycled Water Demonstration Project Grants • IRWMP Proposition 84 grant • Ranked #1 in subregion and #3 in region.  • Requested grant was $1,467,650. • Decision expected Fall 2013. • Bureau of Reclamation Grant • Only on infiltration galleries • Requested $300,000 • Denied May 2013 • MWD Foundational Actions Grant • Only on infiltration galleries • Requested $407,500 • Denied August 2013

19. Recycled Water Demonstration Project Estimated Project Budget • *Planning efforts since May 2012 • †Contingency is for construction only • ‡Decision on IRWMP grant-funding expected Fall 2013

20. MWD Rates Increasing Source: MWD August 27, 2013 Presentation on BDCP Impacts

21. Recycled Water Demonstration Project Estimated Costs Over 30 Years

22. Recycled Water Demonstration Project Estimated Schedule

23. Discussion Topics • Project Viability • CEQA-Plus • IRWMP Grant Funding