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Bay-Delta Conservation Plan: Seeking Answers for San Diego

Bay-Delta Conservation Plan: Seeking Answers for San Diego. Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 February 27, 2014. Dennis A. Cushman, Assistant General Manager San Diego County Water Authority. Water Authority Support for a Bay-Delta Solution.

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Bay-Delta Conservation Plan: Seeking Answers for San Diego

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  1. Bay-Delta Conservation Plan:Seeking Answers for San Diego

    Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 February 27, 2014 Dennis A. Cushman, Assistant General Manager San Diego County Water Authority
  2. Water Authority Support for a Bay-Delta Solution Water Authority and San Diego business community support a Bay-Delta fix Supported 2009 legislation that established co-equal goals: Water Supply Reliability Ecosystem Restoration San Diego ratepayers pay the second-largest share of State Water Project costs Water Authority Board of Directors: Bay-Delta Policy Principles guide review of a Delta solution No water agency in California has undertaken a more rigorous, independent evaluation of BDCP Has not endorsed a specific project or solution
  3. Increasing San Diego County's Water Supply Reliability through Supply Diversification 1991 28 TAF 5% 550 TAF 95% 2013 2020 80 TAF 10% 103 TAF 13% 44 TAF 6% 80 TAF 13% 71 TAF 11% 27 TAF 4% Total = 578 TAF 56 TAF 7% 21 TAF 3% 103 TAF 16% 190 TAF 24% 27 TAF 4% 46 TAF 7% 231 TAF 30% 48 TAF 6% 297 TAF 46% Total = 645 TAF Total = 779 TAF Metropolitan Water District Recycled Water Imperial Irrigation District Transfer Seawater Desalination All American & Coachella Canal Lining Groundwater Local Surface Water Conservation (existing and additional) TAF=Thousand Acre-Feet
  4. MWD’s Largest Customer: San Diego County Water Authority Cutting MWD Purchases by 66% 1990: 672,800 acre-feet 2013: 297,000 acre-feet 2020: 231,000 acre-feet: 66% less than 1990
  5. MWD’s 2nd-Largest Customer: LADWP’s to Cut MWD Purchases by 50%
  6. Most of MWD’s Customers Plan to Reduce Their Reliance on MWD
  7. How Much Will Water Ratepayers Pay?(BDCP Graphics) 2013 Water Contractors Pay 68% $16.8 Billion 2014 Water Contractors Pay up to 100% $25 Billion
  8. How Much Will San Diego Ratepayers Be Charged? For How Much Water? Potential Cost to San Diego Ratepayers? Potential Water Supply Benefit to San Diego? San Diego County Water Authority San Diego County Water Authority $1.1 Billion to $2.2 Billion 54,330 – 76,786 AF
  9. Participation in the BDCP isNot Voluntary for the Water Authority “But it is a voluntary project. There’s nothing mandatory about this. The State cannot impose these costs on anyone, including yourselves.” -- Dr. Gerald Meral, former Deputy Secretary, Natural Resources Agency, speaking to the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors, May 23, 2013 The State of California may not impose these costs on the Water Authority, but MWD can through rate increases MWD can obligate the Water Authority and its ratepayers to pay billions of dollars for the BDCP, without the consent of the Water Authority’s Board of Directors The Water Authority should have a choice over water resource investments made on behalf of its 3.1 million customers and the region’s $188 billion economy
  10. Who Will Pay for the BDCP? MWD has pledged to pay 25% or more of the BDCP project costs MWD relies on water sales for 85% of its revenues MWD’s member agencies are not obligated to buy any MWD water MWD’s member agencies refuse to commit to back up MWD’s contractual obligation to DWR with contracts of their own With MWD’s member agencies reducing their purchases of MWD water, who will be around to pay the costs of BDCP?
  11. MWD’s Rate Projections 2014-2024 MWD projects average annual rate increases of 1.5% to 5% with BDCP Costs
  12. MWD Rate Increases 2005-2014 Without BDCP
  13. BDCP $5/Month Per Customer, Yet Final Cost Allocation is “TBD”
  14. BDCP Public Comment Period
  15. “The BDCP Encourages Public Participation”
  16. Water Authority Asking Questions
  17. Suggested Questions for Comment Letters After accounting for local supply development, what is the real demand for water from the Delta? What is the right-sized project to meet the demand? Where is the financing plan to pay for the project? Who is going to commit to pay for it? Is participation in the BDCP conveyance project voluntary for the San Diego County Water Authority? Should MWD contractually commit to pay billions of dollars without contractual commitments from its 26 member agencies to pay it? How will Water Authority ratepayers be protected from paying a disproportionate share of BDCP costs?
  18. BDCP Comment Letter Deadline: June 14, 2014 Send comment letters to: BDCP Comments Ryan Wulff, National Marine Fisheries Service 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 For More Information on the Water Authority’s Ongoing Analyses of BDCP and Alternatives: www.sdcwa.org/bdcp
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