1. California Water Commission
June 28, 2018

2. Los Vaqueros Reservoir
Off-stream reservoir in Contra Costa County
Operated in conjunction with four Delta intakes
Capacity of 160 TAF
Uses:
Water quality
Drought storage
Emergency storage
Flood control
Recreation

3. Los Vaqueros Reservoir
20,000-acre watershed managed by CCWD for protection of:
Water quality
Sensitive species and habitat
CCWD also manages more than 5,000 acres of mitigation properties:
Contra Costa
Alameda
San Joaquin
Marina

4. High Implementation Certainty
CCWD financed and implemented
1998 dam, intake, and conveyance construction
2009 new intake
2012 dam raise
Completed on schedule and on budget
September 27, 2011

5. Proposed Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project
What are the objectives?
Environmental Water
Water Supply Reliability
Improved Water Quality
Enhanced Recreation
Who will benefit?
San Joaquin Wildlife Refuges
Bay Area Water Agencies
South-of-Delta CVP Contractors
Statewide Water System
How will benefits be achieved?
Construct new pipelines, new pump stations, raise the dam
Re-operate existing facilities
Integrate regional systems
Coordinate with other state-wide water operations
San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge

6. Status of Funding Application
Eligible amount: $459 million
Public benefit ratio: 1.81
Preliminary total score of 76 points
Placed in Rank 2
CCWD concurs with staff recommendations on Commission Determinations 2 through 9
CCWD requests that the Commission determine that the LVE Project is cost effective (Determination 1)

7. Federal Feasibility Findings
Bureau of Reclamation determined:
Technically and environmentally feasible
Economically feasible
Benefit/Cost (B/C) ratio = 1.25
Financially feasible
M&I and agricultural beneficiaries have financial ability to pay
Resilient: maintains its benefits under
Wide range of climate change scenarios
California WaterFix

8. Federal Feasibility Recommendations
Federal interest in implementing LVE
Provide water supplies to wildlife refuges
Improve water supply reliability for M&I and agricultural uses
Improve flexibility of the statewide water management system
Recommends authorization for Federal participation in implementing LVE

9. Local Agency Partners Alameda County Water District
Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency
Byron-Bethany Irrigation District
City of Brentwood
East Bay Municipal Utility District
East Contra Costa Irrigation District
Grassland Water District
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Zone 7 Water Agency
Del Puerto Water District
San Luis Water District
Westlands Water District
Additional agencies on a waiting list

10. (not including emergency storage)
Other Options Available to Partners
LVE provides a cost-competitive option, close to home, with higher reliability, certainty, and flexibility
Local Bay Area Supply Alternatives
Cost ($ / AF)
SFPUC’s wholesale water rate
$1800 (treated), $1600 (untreated)
Water Transfers (below normal years, TRD) ( )
$267 - $632
* Local Groundwater (extraction, treatment, replenishment)
$400 - $1,600
** Stormwater Capture and Recharge
$570 - $1,600
** Recycled Water
$1,500 - $9,000
** Advanced Water Purification (Potable Reuse)
$1,600 - $2,700
** Desalination
$1,000 - $5,500
Phase 2 LVE Project (capital, O&M)
$580 ($300 - $700)
(not including emergency storage)
* ACWD, SCVWD, and SFPUC (2018)
** Pacific Institute (2016) and SFPUC (2018)

11. Non-Monetized Benefits
Improve operational flexibility of the statewide water system
Additional system storage at key location
Ability to move water around south of Delta State & Federal pumps
Improve regional reliability and coordination
Physical interties between multiple agencies
Maximizes use of existing regional facilities
Local storage to leverage uses of other supply sources
Part of Bay Area Regional Reliability Program

12. Key Facilities of Proposed Project
Existing intakes and Transfer- Bethany Pipeline can be used to deliver water directly without use of SWP and CVP export pumps

13. Economic Feasibility CCWD reviewed calculations updated by staff
CCWD updated calculations to reflect May meeting
M&I water supply to SCVWD, BAWSCA, and SFPUC valued consistently with Pacheco Reservoir values
Used alternative cost of groundwater in north Santa Clara County
Public benefits were not revised
Staff Estimates
(after May Meeting)
Total Public Benefits
$832.68
Non-Public Benefits
$535.86
Total Benefits
$1,368.54
Capital Costs
$845.24
Total Cost
(Capital + Non-Capital)
$1,452.32
WSIP Capital Request
(Eligible Amount)
$459.00
Total B/C ratio
0.94
Total PBR
1.81

14. CCWD Updated Calculation
Economic Feasibility
Staff Estimates
(after May Meeting)
CCWD Updated Calculation
Total Public Benefits
$832.68
Non-Public Benefits
$535.86
$829.64
Total Benefits
$1,368.54
$1,662.32
Capital Costs
$845.24
Total Cost
(Capital + Non-Capital)
$1,452.32
WSIP Capital Request
(Eligible Amount)
$459.00
Total B/C ratio
0.94
1.14
Total PBR
1.81

15. Determination 1
Independent Federal assessment concluded benefit cost ratio is 1.25
LVE is a cost-competitive option compared to other options available to Local Agency Partners
CCWD updated calculation demonstrates benefit/cost ratio of 1.14
CCWD requests that the Commission determine that the LVE Project is cost effective

16. Thank you Questions? Project Information
Contact Information
Marguerite Patil
Maureen Martin
Contra Costa Water District
P.O. Box H20
Concord, CA 94524
(925)
(925)

17. Staff’s Preliminary Score
Preliminary Component Scoring
Component
Max Score
Staff’s Preliminary Score
Public Benefit Ratio + Non-Monetized Benefits 33 23
Relative Environmental Value 27 17
Resiliency 25 22
Implementation Risk 15 14
Return for Public Investment 76
LVE is a Rank 2 Project