BAWSCA’s Strategy In 2009, BAWSCA embarked on the Long- Term Reliable Water Supply Strategy to: o Determine the Water Supply Problem When, where, and how.

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BAWSCA’s Strategy In 2009, BAWSCA embarked on the Long- Term Reliable Water Supply Strategy to: o Determine the Water Supply Problem When, where, and how much additional water is needed in normal years and dry years. o Develop Solutions Identify specific water supply management projects for implementation.

Strategy Was Direct Response to Significant Reliability Issues Water demand in BAWSCA service area was projected to be greater than available supplies in both normal and drought years Unilateral decision by SFPUC to limit Regional Water System (RWS) supplies available to BAWSCA member agencies to 184 mgd through 2018 Anticipated RWS system-wide supply shortages up to 20% resulting in even greater cutbacks to BAWSCA agencies Additional identified environmental, regulatory and political threats to RWS reliability

Strategy Development was Phased to Achieve Results Strategy developed in Phases o Phase I (Scoping): July 2009 – May 2010 o Phase IIA: July 2010 – July 2012 o Phase II Final Report: February 2015 Study focus changed along the way in response to findings and changed conditions

Phase II Significant Finding: Demands 20% Lower Than Previous Estimates

Updated Normal Year Demands 20% Lower Than Previous Estimates Projected 2035 total normal year water demands with passive conservation are roughly 20% lower than previous forecast o 341 mgd (2008) vs. 275 mgd (2014) Key factors for lower demand projections o Higher projected retail water rates o Stricter plumbing and building codes and Statewide conservation requirements o Slower population and job growth

2040 Supply Shortfall in Drought Year Only Other Sources Anticipated SFPUC Purchases 168 mgd 117 mgd 2040 Supply Sources, Drought Year (20% System-wide Shortage) 124 mgd 117 mgd 43 mgd 2040 Supply Sources, Normal Year Reliability Shortfall

How Frequent are Droughts Anticipated on the SF RWS? System subject to drought 1 in 11 years (assuming 2040 demands) o Using historical record Analysis informs decision-making o How often will supplemental supplies be needed o Effective cost of supply increases if only used during drought

Supply Shortfalls Can Have Significant Economic Impacts to the Region Regional business sales impacts could be up to $2.0B annually (in 2010 dollars) o In 2035, impacts could be up to $8.9B annually Some BAWSCA agencies could receive cutbacks of up to 40% Uncertainty in frequency of drought due to changing climate

Review of Supply Projects has Been Comprehensive Phase I – identified 65+ projects with potential regional benefits, outlined an evaluation process and criteria to assess projects Phase IIA – refined list of projects to 17, identified near-term opportunities Phase II Final – presented refined project list of 10, full analysis of supply projects against objectives Note: Agencies may have other supply projects, but did not want to include them in the Strategy

Five Project Types that Provide Regional Benefits Were Identified  Recycled water  Groundwater  Desalination  Water transfers  Local capture and reuse

Project Type 1: Non-Potable Recycled Water Four projects included: o City of Daly City - Colma Expansion Project o City of Mountain View o City of Palo Alto – Recycled Water to Stanford Research Park o City of Redwood City – Regional Recycled Water Supply Up to 6.5 mgd of potential supply, but limited customer demand Capital and O&M costs range from $1,950 - $3,310/AF Absent other motivations (e.g., discharge requirements), limited demand results in high “dry-year” costs

Project Type 2: Groundwater Expanded use of new/converted wells in Sunnyvale is the only identified Strategy groundwater project This project would develop up to 2.1 mgd of capacity o Additional groundwater development likely to be undertaken independently by member agencies Capital and O&M costs range from $1,230 - $1,350/AF o SCVWD groundwater production charges add significantly to overall costs Originally seen as a “normal year” supply, drought year yield would be almost 20% lower

Project Type 3a: Brackish Desalination Brackish desal involves use of groundwater wells Estimated project yield ranges from mgd o Significant uncertainty in project yields, conductivity of “Bay Mud” will be key in determining ultimate yield Capital and O&M costs range from $1,400 - $4,700/AF o “Dry-year” cost significantly higher o Project better suited to normal year demands Brackish projects generally have fewer environmental impacts than open intake desalination

Project Type 3b: Open Bay Intake Desalination Project yield of 15 mgd considered in the Strategy Capital and O&M costs range from $2,100 - $2,400/AF o Smaller cost range due to greater yield certainty o “Dry-year” cost significantly higher o Project better suited to normal year demands Facility siting issues more challenging than brackish

Project Type 4: Water Transfers Following Phase IIA recommendations, work has been ongoing for development of dry-year transfers o Currently have MOUs with East Bay Municipal Utility District and Santa Clara Valley Water District Full-scale transfer yield could be as great as 20 mgd o Pilot water transfer is less than 1 mgd Capital and O&M costs range from $950 – $1,750/AF o “Dry year” costs are lower than other projects because assume no capital costs necessary o BAWSCA water transfers require participation of and agreement with a large number of other agencies

Project Type 5: Local Capture and Reuse Rainwater Harvesting o Collection and storage of rainwater runoff from roof surfaces for later use o 2040 project yield ranges from mgd Simple household systems - $2,900 – $4,800/AF Graywater o Collection, filtering, and pumping graywater from a home’s laundry, shower and bath to irrigate plants o Project yield ranges from 1.1 – 2.7 mgd in 2040 o Wide variety of systems ranging from $550/AF – $10,000/AF

Diverse Set of Objectives Used to Evaluate Potential Projects Objectives Increase Supply Reliability Provide High Level of Water Quality Minimize Cost of New Supplies Reduce Potable Demand Minimize Environmental Impacts of New Supplies Increase Implementation Potential of New Supplies

Summary of Strategy Project Evaluation & Rankings Project Type Dry Year Yield Effective Cost Local Control Time to Implement Environ- mental 1. Recycled Water Projects 2. Groundwater Project (Sunnyvale) 3. Water Transfers 4a. Desal - Open Bay 4b. Desal - Brackish Well 5. Local Capture and Reuse Performance on selected criteria : Scores highScores in the middle Scores low

Finding: Water Transfers are a High Priority Consistently score high and should represent a high priority for BAWSCA o Existing infrastructure and ability to match to dry year demands results in low effective costs o Addition of storage capability would improve flexibility Recommended Action: o Continue to lead development of water transfers o Identify and evaluate water storage options (e.g. enlarged Los Vaqueros)

Finding: Desalination Needs Partner to be Viable Partner would pay for and utilize supplies during normal years Provides sizable yield, but high costs & permitting make it a poor dry year only option Recommended Action: o Facilitate desalination partnerships o Pursue outside funding for further studies (e.g., Bay-Mud conductivity testing)

Finding: “Other Projects” Have Limited Dry Year Benefits Recycling, groundwater, etc. provide tangible, though limited regional benefits o Low dry year yield nominally addresses regional needs Need to move forward on all options Recommended Action: o Support agency-identified projects o Participate in cooperative regional planning (e.g., Bay Area Regional Reliability Partnership)

Summary: Drought Year Shortfall Only, but Supply Options Limited Recent studies confirm need to focus on dry-year supplies (e.g., transfers, groundwater storage) Focus is now on drought supply o Lack of normal year need greatly impacts the “effective” or “dry- year” cost of projects o Continued need to explore normal year supplies (e.g., recycling, desalination) for threats to existing supplies and changing local supplies Strategy implementation activities primarily reflected in allocation of BAWSCA staff time o BAWSCA partnering with Cal Water to pursue brackish groundwater desal project