Central MWD CaucusApril 1, 2009

Sustainability Through Equity & Partnerships

Water Supply Update

Central Basin CaucusCentral Basin CaucusApril 1, 2009April 1, 2009

Kevin Wattier, LBWDKevin Wattier, LBWD

Long Beach Water DepartmentLong Beach Water Department

SWP SWP Supplies Supplies

Local Supplies Local Supplies Groundwater & RecyclingGroundwater & Recycling

Where Southern CaliforniaWhere Southern CaliforniaGets its WaterGets its Water

Local SuppliesLocal Supplies LA AqueductLA Aqueduct

Conservation Conservation

Colorado River Colorado River Aqueduct Aqueduct SuppliesSupplies

Water Banking / ExchangesWater Banking / ExchangesTransfers & StorageTransfers & Storage

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PENDING ISSUES

STATE WATER PROJECT FINAL STATE WATER PROJECT FINAL ALLOCATION -- 20%???ALLOCATION -- 20%???

MWD SHORTAGE ALLOCATION ???MWD SHORTAGE ALLOCATION ???

Ryan Alsop

Long Beach Water Department

Ryan Alsop

Long Beach Water Department

Legislative Briefing

State Legislative Update

R. Alsop, Long Beach Water

April 1, 2009

No Fooling

• Feb Budget: $42B solution; rev increases & spending reductions

• Last few weeks– Revenues will fall short of assumptions by $8B– Majority of solutions are short term/one time– Huge operating shortfalls reappear in future years; $30B+ in just a few

years

• March Sale of GO Bond Anticipation Notes - $6.5B – State has not wanted to sale due to cash flow crunch

• Medical payments; high interest rates

• April 15th

• May Revise (after special election)• Impact of Federal Stimulus

May 19thPropositions that are on the

Statewide Special Election Ballot

Proposition 1A State Budget. Changes California Budget Process. Limits State Spending. Increases "Rainy Day" Budget Stabilization Fund.

Proposition 1B Education Funding. Payment Plan.

Proposition 1C Lottery Modernization Act. Proposition 1D Protects Children's Services Funding. Helps Balance State Budget.

Proposition 1E Mental Health Services Funding. Temporary Reallocation. Helps Balance State Budget.

Proposition 1F Elected Officials' Salaries. Prevents Pay Increases During Budget Deficit Years.

Budget Deficit: $8B to $10B assuming all 6 pass

How are they polling?

PPIC: Only one of the six measures on the May 19th ballot has majority support from likely voters.

An overwhelming 81 percent favor Proposition 1F, which would limit salary increases for state elected officials when the state faces a budget deficit.

CA State Legislature Job Approval:Registered Voters: 14% approveLikely Voters: 11% approve

Six in 10 Californians are concerned about having enough money to pay their rent or mortgage.

Water Bonds in the Legislature

AB 1187 (Huffman-D & Caballero-D) $10+B

AB 301 (Florez-D) $15B

AB 371 (Cogdill-R) $10B

AB 456 (Wolk-D) $9.8+B

SB 735 (Steinberg-D) $9.7+BSteinberg’s highest priority; work through Assembly

Delta Solution?? + Overall GO Bonds

Statewide Special election in November 2009; Next regularly scheduled statewide election not until June 8, 2010

User Fees

AB 49 (Feuer-D)

• Would require the state to achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use in California by December 31, 2020.

• April 14th – Water, Parks & Wildlife– Huffman-D

• SB 460 (Wolk-D)

Delta Fix?

• AB 13 (Salas-D) Delta Conservancy• AB 39 (Huffman-D) Delta Vision Strategic Plan• AB 900 (DeLeon-D) Delta Water Diversions• SB 12 (Simitian-D) Delta Conveyance• SB 457 (Wolk-D) Delta Stewardship Council• SB 458 (Wolk-D) Delta Conservancy

Of Note

• AB 28 (Jefferies-R) Natural Gas Pumps 4/13 in Nat

Resources • AB 410 (De La Torre-D) – Recycled Water• AB 960 (Calderon-D) – Recycled Water• AB 804 (Hall-D) - Quagga Mussels• AB 1061 (Lieu-D) – Landscapes in HoA’s• AB 1366 (Feur-D) – Self Regenerating Water Softeners• SB 42 (Corbett) – Desalination Intake; 3/24 passed

NR&W; Energy, Utilities and Communication• SB 407 (Padilla-D) – Retrofit Upon Sale Authority

Schedule

• Spring Recess tomorrow

• Back April 13th

• May 1st is last day for policy committees to move fiscal bills to fiscal committees

• May 15th non-fiscal to the Floor

BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY CONSERVATION -2007

IMIMPORTED46%P46%

GROUNDWATER43%

RECYCLED11%

AFTER EXTRAORDINARY CONSERVATION - MARCH 2009

GROUNDWATER50%

IMPORTED38%

RECYCLED12%

Tangible Value in 20 Months