1. We can’t afford to wait until disaster strikes to protect our water supply.

2. 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

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

4. Distribution Center for California’s Water Supply Levees for channeling flows Pumps for moving water to cities and farms Drinking water for 25 million Californians Irrigation water for millions of acres of prime farmland Clean water for businesses and industries statewide

5. A Threatened Natural Resource Largest estuary on the West Coast Home to 750 species of wildlife and plants 95% of original wetlands erased by levees Invasive species plaguing the estuary Fragile native fish populations

6.  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 A Vulnerable & Incomplete System

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

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

9. “ 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

10. 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.

11. 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

12. An Investment Long Overdue $$$¢ Prisons Public Schools Hospitals Bridges & Highways California’s Water Delivery System

13. 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

14. “…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

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