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About Us. Established in 1984 Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to education & outreach on water issues Regional leader on water policy Spans Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Riverside, Ventura & Kern Counties

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  1. About Us • Established in 1984 • Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to education & outreach on water issues • Regional leader on water policy • Spans Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Riverside, Ventura & Kern Counties • Diverse membership representing water, business, local government, agriculture & labor • Regional base; statewide influence

  2. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: California’s Water Epicenter

  3. Distribution Center for California’s Water Supply

  4. A Threatened Natural Resource

  5. A Vulnerable & Incomplete System • Past generations invested in a network of dams, aqueducts and pumps to move water around the state • 100-year-old man-made levee system is old and fragile • Much of the land has subsided below sea level • Future sea level rise and changing weather patterns will put greater pressure on the levees

  6. Due to 50 years of statewide political conflicts, forced to rely on a vulnerable systemBay Area, Los Angeles, San Joaquin Valley, Inland Empire, San Diego and Central Coast all depend on this critical lifeline.

  7. U.S. Geological Survey predicts Bay Area has a 63% chance of experiencing a major earthquake in the next 30 years

  8. “Should the Delta levees fail, the consequences are likely to be sudden and catastrophic for local residents, landowners, Delta species, and water exporters.” -Public Policy Institute of California

  9. A retrofit of the existing system that secures it from risk of flood, earthquake and sea level rise in the Delta is the most sensible approach *Map is a general representation.

  10. Investing In The Seismic Retrofit • Project is prudent, affordable & urgently needed • Cost of the water conveyance project would be covered by public water agencies • ~$14 billion • Project would be financed over many years • No state general fund dollars involved • Broader funding sources, including potentially voter approved bonds, would pay for environmental improvements

  11. An Investment Long Overdue

  12. Financial Impact on LA County Cities • MWD would pay about 25% of $14 billion spread over a customer base of 20 million • Financed with State Water Project Revenue Bonds over the next 15 years • Would result in an residential monthly water bill going up about $5 per month by 2025

  13. “…The Bay Delta Conservation Plan has long seemed to me to be the best hope for ‘peace on the river’: water supply reliability and restoration of the ecosystem.” -U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

  14. For more information: Southern California Water Committee www.socalwater.org State Water Contractors www.swc.org Bay Delta Conservation Plan www.baydeltaconservationplan.com

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