California Water Commission WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM Water Advisory Committee of Orange County January 4, 2019 Joe Yun, Executive Officer
• Provides a public forum California Water for discussing water issues. Commission consists of nine • Advises the Department of members Water Resources. appointed by the Governor and • Takes appropriate statutory actions to further the confirmed by the development of policies. Senate Water Storage Investment Program 2
Regional water reliability: $810 million Safe drinking water: $520 million Proposition One: The Water Quality, Water recycling: $725 million Supply and Groundwater sustainability: $900 million Infrastructure Watershed and ecosystem protection, Improvement Act restoration: $1.495 billion of 2014 Flood management: $395 million Water Storage Investment Program: $2.7 billion Water Storage Investment Program 3
WSIP: The California Water Commission will allocate $2.7 billion through the Water Water Storage Investment Program Storage (WSIP), which will fund projects based on the expected return Investment provided by their public benefits . program Water Storage Investment Program 4
Proposition 1 defines public benefits as: • Ecosystem improvements • Water quality improvements • Emergency response • Recreational purposes • Flood control benefits Water Storage Investment Program 5
2016 • Commission drafts WSIP regulations • Public comment and review • Regulations adopted 2017 • Application period opens • 12 applicants seek a total of $5.8 billion in WSIP funding Water Storage Investment Program 6
Review teams consisted of subject matter experts from the: • Department of Fish and Wildlife • Department of Water Resources • State Water Resources Control Board • California Water Commission Water Storage Investment Program 7
Public Benefit Ratio: In May 2018, the Commission The value of the determined each project’s public benefits Public Benefit Ratio . divided by the applicant’s funding request. Water Storage Investment Program 8
Relative Environmental Value + Resiliency + Implementation Risk + Total Return on Public Benefit Ratio = Public Investment Score Water Storage Investment Program 9
• Chino Basin Conjunctive Use Program • Kern Fan Groundwater Storage Project • South County Agriculture Program 4.3 million acre-feet of new water • Willow Springs Water Bank storage capacity • Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion • Pacheco Reservoir Expansion • Sites Reservoir • Temperance Flat Reservoir Water Storage Investment Program 10
WSIP Initial Breakdown Project MCED Early Funding Chino Basin Conjunctive Use Program $206,900,000 Kern Fan Groundwater Storage Project $67,537,315 Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project $459,000,000 $13,650,309 Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project $484,550,000 $24,200,000 Sites Project $816,377,686 $40,818,884 South County Agriculture Program $280,500,000 Temperance Flat Reservoir Project $171,330,000 Willow Springs Water Bank Conjunctive Use $95,405,999 Total MCED $2,581,601,000 Statewide Bond Costs (Treasurer’s Office) $54,000,000 Program Delivery (State Operations) $64,399,000 Total Proposition 1, Chapter 8 $2,700,000,000
Chino Basin Conjunctive Use Program • Inland Empire Utilities Agency • Public Benefits: • Ecosystem Improvements • Water Quality Improvements • Emergency Response • 15,000 AF/year in Chino Basin Water Bank • Total Project Cost: $480 million • WSIP MCED: $206.9 million Water Storage Investment Program 12
Proposed Public Benefits Ecosystem Water Quality Emergency Response • Increased Emigration • Protection of of Juvenile Chinook Groundwater • 50,000 acre-feet/year Salmon of Stored Water • Stray Rate Reduction Water Storage Investment Program 13
Kern Fan Groundwater Storage Project • Irvine Ranch Water District/ Rosedale- Rio Bravo Water Storage District • Public Benefits: • Ecosystem Improvements • Emergency Response • Store up to 100,000 AF of Article 21 water • Total Project Cost: $171 million • WSIP MCED: $67.5 million Water Storage Investment Program 14
Proposed Public Benefits Ecosystem Emergency Response • Spring and Winter Run • Drought Emergency Water Supply Chinook Salmon Survival • Stored Water for Delta Failure • Incidental Wetland Habitat Emergency Response Water Storage Investment Program 15
Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion • Contra Costa Water District • Public Benefits: • Ecosystem Improvements • Emergency Response • Recreation • Increase storage from 160,000 AF to 275,000 AF • Total Project Cost: $795 million • WSIP MCED: $459 million Water Storage Investment Program 16
Proposed Public Benefits Ecosystem Recreation Emergency Response • Refuge Water Supplies • Increased Visitor Days • Delta Outage and Drought • Reduced Salmonid Emergency Water Supply Entrainment Water Storage Investment Program 17
Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project • Santa Clara Valley Water District • Public Benefits: • Ecosystem Improvements • Emergency Response • Increase storage from 6,000 AF to 141,600 AF • Total Project Cost: $969 million • WSIP MCED: $484.55 million Water Storage Investment Program 18
Proposed Public Benefits Ecosystem Emergency Response • Steelhead Habitat • Storage for Emergency Response • Refuge Water Supply Water Storage Investment Program 19
Sites Project • Sites Project Authority • Public Benefits: • Ecosystem Improvements • Water Quality Improvements • Flood Control • Recreation • 1.8 million AF storage capacity • Total Project Cost: $5.176 billion • WSIP MCED: $816.37 million Water Storage Investment Program 20
Proposed Public Benefits Ecosystem Recreation Flood Control • Anadromous Fish • Increased • 9,570 Acres of Visitor Days Reduced Flood Risk • Refuge Water Supply • Yolo Bypass Flows • Oroville Cold Water Pool Water Storage Investment Program 21
South County Ag Program • Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District • Public Benefits: • Ecosystem Improvements • Water Quality Improvements • Total Project Cost: $373 million • WSIP MCED: $280.5 million Water Storage Investment Program 22
Proposed Public Benefits Ecosystem Water Quality • Increased Flows for Fall-Run Chinook Salmon • Reduced Salinity Load to Surface Water • Wetland and Riparian Habitat Enhancement • Greater Sandhill Crane Habitat Improvement • Vernal Pool Habitat Improvement Water Storage Investment Program 23
Temperance Flat Reservoir Project • San Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure Authority • Public Benefits: • Ecosystem Improvements • Flood Control • Emergency Response • Total Project Cost: $2.66 billion • WSIP MCED: $171.3 million Water Storage Investment Program 24
Proposed Public Benefits Ecosystem Flood Control Emergency Response • Refuge Water Supply • Reduction in • Increase in Water Flood Damages Downstream of Supply at Friant Dam Friant Dam Water Storage Investment Program 25
Willow Spring Water Bank • Southern California Water Bank Authority • Public Benefits: • Ecosystem Improvements • Emergency Response • Total Project Cost: $343 million • WSIP MCED: $95.4 million Water Storage Investment Program 26
Proposed Public Benefits Ecosystem Emergency Response • Increased Emigration of • Stored Water for Juvenile Chinook Salmon Drought Emergency Water Storage Investment Program 27
Proposition One Applicants must now obtain: Statutory • Required permits Requirements • Environmental documents • Feasibility studies • Public benefit contracts • Funding commitments Water Storage Investment Program 28
• Completed feasibility documents January 1, 2022 • Draft of environmental documents for public Statutory Progress review Deadline • Commitments for at least 75 percent of non-WSIP funding Water Storage Investment Program 29
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The Sites Project projected timeline Water Storage Investment Program 31
For more information, visit: cwc.ca.gov/Water-Storage
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