1 Adrianne Carr Senior Water Resources Specialist Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency July 15, 2015 “A multicounty agency authorized to plan for and acquire supplemental water supplies, encourage water conservation and use of recycled water on a regional basis.” [Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Act, AB2058(Papan-2002)]

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3 Other Reservoirs in California

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6 Drought Update Even in this dry year, Hetch Hetchy reached 95% of capacity. Water Bank has worked well for the last 3 years, and will work next year, but with limitations. Conservation is still strong. System-wide annual demand hasn’t been this low since San Francisco continues to monitor State Water Board actions regarding curtailments and take appropriate action regarding water rights.

7 BAWSCA Agencies Reduced Use by 31% in May 2015 Reductions compared to May 2013 for those agencies that report to the State Board Official tracking of progress toward State Board mandated reduction targets begins with June water use o Targets must be met from June 2015 to February 2016 BAWSCA agencies must achieve overall reduction of 15% compared to June 2013 to February 2014 Most savings anticipated to be achieved during the summer months

8 May Savings Exceeded State Board Targets for All Agencies 31% Overall Savings

9 Smart & Sexy ‘2.OH My’: Drought Campaign Launched BAWSCA participated in joint press conference with SFPUC on June 9 th to unveil campaign June messaging to include: o Billboards o BART station ads Regional video campaign to be added in mid-July Messaging to continue through August

10 Billboards and BART Station Posters To Launch June 15 th Billboard Locations 1.El Camino Real, Daly City 2.US-101N, Belmont 3.Old County Rd, San Carlos 4.US-101S, Redwood City 5.CA-92, Hayward 6.I-880, Hayward BART Station Ads 8. Millbrae Station 9. Hayward Station 9 4

11 Campaign Will Focus on Outdoor Water Savings Key messages to include: o Follow two-day per week irrigation schedule o “Give up” lawns in exchange for drought-tolerant landscaping

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