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Mojave Water Agency:How we are trying to avoid our own liquidity crisis
Kirby Brill
General Manager, Mojave Water Agency
Business Development Association of the Inland Empire
February 24, 2009
Overview
California water issues and us Strategic response Projects in play
For the last year, water seems to be a hot topic in California
This is now pushing the water issue into corporate board rooms
Laws require documentation of future water supply conditions
Factors for success (or failure) – Short Term Issues
• Droughts (Water providers must be able to supply customers during prolonged droughts)
– Long-term Issues• Overdraft (Regions must be able to demonstrate long-term
water supplies for new growth without mining the resource)
• Imported Supply (During a current period of uncertainty, regions must provide assurances of future supplies)
Most of these water supply issues are tied to the State Water Project
What’s that…and what does it mean to us?
Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7
Alameda County Water District
Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency
City of Yuba City
Castaic Lake Water Agency
Coachella Valley Water District
County of Kings
Crestline - Lake Arrowhead Water Agency
Desert Water Agency Dudley Ridge Water District
Empire West Side Irrigation District
Kern County Water Agency
Littlerock Creek Irrigation District
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Mojave Water AgencyNapa County Flood Control Agency and Water
Conservation District
Oak Flat Water District
Palmdale Water District
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency
San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Central Coast Water Authority)
Solano County Water Agency
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Ventura County Flood Control District
* Butte County
* Plumas County
The State Water The State Water Project provides a Project provides a safe, high quality safe, high quality drinking water drinking water supply for over 23 supply for over 23 million million CaliforniansCalifornians
Imported water now makes up about a quarter of the Victor Valley's supply
Fortunately, water from the State Water Project can be delivered and stored underground in aquifers
What can we do to alter our destiny?
Make investments consistent with state-wide strategies
Here’s the plan…..the portfolio
Understand
Reclaim
Protect
Conserve
Import
Store
Priority projects are being funded from a $25M State grant from Prop 50
One new project in the portfolio leverages groundwater storage and provides a regional supply of imported water
RegionalRegional
RechargeRecharge
Recovery
Recovery
The R3 project concept is based on providing regional benefits to multiple beneficiaries
The R3 project concept is based on providing regional benefits to multiple beneficiaries 6 Phase 1 recovery wells Approximately 7,100 linear feet of well collection
piping, 12” to 30” in diameter Approximately 58,800 linear feet of main conveyance
piping, 30” to 42” in diameter 4 Turnout facilities and associated piping 2 Pump stations 2 Storage and control reservoirs Construction scheduled to begin mid 2009 Estimated project cost $65 to $70M
The Oro Grande Recharge Project is also underway
The Oro Grande Recharge Project is also underway
Development of the existing Highway 395 Turnout at the California Aqueduct
Up to 18,000 linear feet of up to 36” diameter pipeline
Recharge basins and/or “instream” recharge capacity of up to 8,000 acre-feet per year on approximately 35 acres
Scheduled for construction late 2009 Estimated project cost $8 to $12M
Other major projects are in development within the region Joshua Basin Recharge
– $6 to $9 M
Big Horn Desert View Recharge Facility– $3 to $5 M
HDWD Wastewater Treatment– Costs unknown
Victor Valley Sub-regional Wastewater treatment Facilities– Costs unknown
Bottom line There’s a new game…and the rules
consistently change Our region has several strategic assets
– Access to the State Water Project– Abundant groundwater storage
Investments in infrastructure will leverage our assets towards meeting our strategic goals
Water = jobs…we all have a role to play