1. Presentation prepared by: Toni Crosby Antoinette Aguirre Mike Belanger Beata O’Brien

3. Water Resource Department Introduction Oversees two divisions: Domestic Water Agricultural Water Delivers and Conserves water for present and future residents of Bakersfield Provide for operations on the Kern River Regulation Distribution Water banking Record keeping Involved in local flood control management (Lake Isabella)

4. Domestic Division Provides 38,000 connections (out of total of 120,000) to Bakersfield residents and businesses Connections translate to 130,000-140,000 consumers Water delivered through water systems – Ashe – Riverlakes – Fairhaven

6. Agricultural Division Water contract sales to agricultural districts: North Kern Cawelo Kern Tulare Rag Gulch Rosedale-Rio Bravo (perpetual contract)

7. “Economy” (Father Money) “Ecology” (Mother Earth) “Value” (Offspring) M-Channel “Supply-Chain” Supplies water to reservoirs and storage facilities “Demand-Chain” Distributes Water to: Domestic Customers Residential Businesses Agricultural Customers End Consumer THE MARKETING CHANNEL AS A COMBINED SUPPLY & DEMAND CHAIN

8. How does the Water Resource Department fit into supply/demand chain Water Supplier and Distributor Supplies water to the storage facilities: Underground water Tanks Water treatment facility at Coffee Rd & Norris Distributes water to customers domestic agricultural

9. Bakersfield and the Kern River 1860 Kern Island 21 st & M Street 1861 Kern River Flood 1863 Colonel Thomas Baker 1867 Kern River Flood Diverts River 1871 Petition to the State of California for the right to irrigate farm land 1874 Kern River Island Canal Haggin, Tevis, and Carr

10. Lux vs Haggin Calloway Canal Lux - Riparian Rights Haggin - Rights by Prior Appropriation Established Water Rights Law in the State of California 1888 Kern County Water Agreement 1/3 of Kern River Buena Vista Lake

11. So Where did the Water Go?

12. Tenneco West Southern California Cal Water and City of Bakersfield The Offer The $17,900,000 Deal Lake Isabella 2,800 Acres

13. Sources of Water Water Supply Ground Water Natural Recharge Canal Seepage Spreading Basins Reclaimed Water Surface Water Kern River Central Valley Project State Water Project

14. Groundwater Is pumped for the delivered water supply 50 active production wells Capacity- 96,645 acre ft./yr. Pumped water=demand

15. Groundwater: Natural Recharge/Precipitation Runoff Melted snow & rainwater Goes to kern river & drainage basins “sumps” 24,000 acre ft./yr., or 12% of COB supply

16. Canal/River Seepage Water from KR & earthen canals 106,000 acre ft./yr. or 54% of COB supply

17. Reclaimed Water From 2 wastewater plants Used on non-edible crops 20,000 acre ft./yr. or 10% of COB supply

18. Spreading & Banking Groundwater is banked 2800 acre recharge facility-began in 1978 6 miles long Old river channels, overflow lands, and spreading basins Comes from KR, CVP, SWP 22,000 acre ft./yr. is banked, 11% of the supply

19. Historical Depth of Banked Water

20. Surface Water Kern River: -sierra nevada mountains -avg. supply of 160,000 acre ft./yr. -43,200 acre ft. can be used for groundwater replenish- ment

21. State Water Project (SWP) -Agreement w/KCWA ID No. 4 -Imports Ca. Aqueduct water to the basin -Provides up to 15,280 acre ft./yr. for COB Rosedale Rio Bravo Water Storage Dist. -Has 1,100 acres within COB system. -gives 415 acre ft./yr. to COB

22. Cal Water Agency Maintains and operates the city system Supplies to its own customers as well Purchase KR water from COB, then treat it Northeast Bakersfield Water Treatment Plant.

23. Central Valley Water Project Provides irrigation water through Friant-Kern Canal System Built to be used w/SWP Contributes water supply, quality, flood control, power, recreation, and fish/wildlife enhancement

24. Surface Water Treatment Henry Garnett Water Plant: -owned by KCWA ID.4 -treats KR, SWP, Central valley water Ca. water service Co. Filtration Plant: -owned by Cal Water -treats only KR water -1.5 mgd production Both account for 12% total COB supply.

25. Storage of Water Aqueduct, canals, tanks, and recharge lakes. Isabella Dam 2800 acre water bank

26. Water Resources Department FY 2006-07/2007-08 Budget Comparison $25,370,394 FY 2006-07 $25,328,777 FY 2007-08

27. Ag Water Division FY 2007-08 Where It Comes From Total source of funds = $4,533,964

28. Domestic Water Division City Water Service Area Growth – 1977 vs. 2007 1977 Total City Population = 82,000 2007 Total City Population = 323,213

29. Domestic Water Division FY 2007-08 Where It Comes From Total Source of funds = $20,794,813

30. SERVICE CONNECTIONS DOMESTIC WATER DIVISION TOTAL SERVICE CONNECTIONS END OF YEAR (Estimated 2007)

31. Domestic Growth

32. Demand Projection

34. $31.67 $32.45 $35.19 $37.92 $44.26 $30.27 WATER RATE COMPARISON Purveyors within Urban Bakersfield Area May 2007 Average Monthly Water Bill NOTE: Average based on 28 CCF per month