3. LAKESHASTA LAKEOROVILLE Bay-Delta STATE WATER PROJECT LOS ANGELES AQUEDUCTS COLORADO RIVER AQUEDUCT METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT SERVICE AREA LOCAL

4. Maintain historic level of imported water supplies Augment Dry Year Supply with Storage and Transfers Meet increased water needs locally, including conservation

5. MAF 1. Palo Verde ID (valley) 2. Yuma Project 3. (a) Imperial ID/Coachella Valley WD (b) PVID (mesa) 4. Metropolitan WD0.550 Subtotal 5. Metropolitan WD0.700 Total 3.8504.4005.100

8. 35-year program (2005-40) Signup Payment: $3,200/Acre PVID Retains Water Rights Variable Fallowing Call Between 10% and 35% of program lands Annual payment: $775/Acre Up to 120,000 AF available Stabilizes Farm Economy Community Improvement Program

9. Fallowing Calls Made 1 year in Advance August 1 each year Call in place for 2 years Land fallowed for at least 1 year but no more than 5 years PVID staff ensure program compliance Costs reimbursed by MWD USBR issues annual verification report

10. Metropolitan provided $6 million in 2005 Managed by Volunteer Board Half of Funds Distributed Grants and loans Included small business development; job training programs MWD, PVID non-voting members Economic study concluded program is successful

11. Agricultural to urban transfers will become more frequent as urban areas grow These transfers can be done where all parties benefit Successful agreements require: An understand of each party’s interests A level of trust between the parties Ongoing communication to resolve issues Consideration of third party impacts

13. 50-year Program (1990-2040) Firm Annual Yield Between 100 and 110 TAF conserved each year Allows IID to grow the same crops with less water

14. Metropolitan funds construction and operation of water conservation projects Most capital improvements completed in 1990s Program now focuses on operations and maintenance Each year, staff from IID and MWD review budget to determine annual funding amounts