Central MWD Caucus April 1, 2009 Sustainability Through Equity & Partnerships

Water Supply Update Central Basin Caucus April 1, 2009 Kevin Wattier, LBWD

Long Beach Water Department SWP Supplies Local Supplies Groundwater & Recycling Where Southern California Gets its Water Local Supplies LA Aqueduct LA Aqueduct Conservation Colorado River Aqueduct Supplies Water Banking / Exchanges Transfers & Storage

Long Beach Water Department

PENDING ISSUES STATE WATER PROJECT FINAL ALLOCATION -- 20%??? STATE WATER PROJECT FINAL ALLOCATION -- 20%??? MWD SHORTAGE ALLOCATION ??? MWD SHORTAGE ALLOCATION ???

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 15 th May Revise (after special election) Impact of Federal Stimulus

May 19th Propositions 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 19 th 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% approve Likely 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+B Steinberg’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, April 14 th – 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 13 th May 1 st is last day for policy committees to move fiscal bills to fiscal committees May 15 th non-fiscal to the Floor

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