central mwd caucus april 1, 2009 sustainability through equity & partnerships
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Central MWD CaucusApril 1, 2009
Sustainability Through Equity & Partnerships
Water Supply Update
Central Basin CaucusCentral Basin CaucusApril 1, 2009April 1, 2009
Kevin Wattier, LBWDKevin Wattier, LBWD
Long Beach Water DepartmentLong Beach Water Department
SWP SWP Supplies Supplies
Local Supplies Local Supplies Groundwater & RecyclingGroundwater & Recycling
Where Southern CaliforniaWhere Southern CaliforniaGets its WaterGets its Water
Local SuppliesLocal Supplies LA AqueductLA Aqueduct
Conservation Conservation
Colorado River Colorado River Aqueduct Aqueduct SuppliesSupplies
Water Banking / ExchangesWater Banking / ExchangesTransfers & StorageTransfers & Storage
Long Beach Water DepartmentLong Beach Water Department
Long Beach Water DepartmentLong Beach Water Department
Long Beach Water DepartmentLong Beach Water Department
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA KEY RESERVOIR STORAGE
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2007/08/09 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVOIR LEVELS
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PENDING ISSUES
STATE WATER PROJECT FINAL STATE WATER PROJECT FINAL ALLOCATION -- 20%???ALLOCATION -- 20%???
MWD SHORTAGE ALLOCATION ???MWD SHORTAGE ALLOCATION ???
Ryan Alsop
Long Beach Water Department
Ryan Alsop
Long Beach Water Department
Legislative Briefing
State Legislative Update
R. Alsop, Long Beach Water
April 1, 2009
No Fooling
• Feb Budget: $42B solution; rev increases & spending reductions
• Last few weeks– Revenues will fall short of assumptions by $8B– Majority of solutions are short term/one time– Huge operating shortfalls reappear in future years; $30B+ in just a few
years
• March Sale of GO Bond Anticipation Notes - $6.5B – State has not wanted to sale due to cash flow crunch
• Medical payments; high interest rates
• April 15th
• May Revise (after special election)• Impact of Federal Stimulus
May 19thPropositions that are on the
Statewide Special Election Ballot
Proposition 1A State Budget. Changes California Budget Process. Limits State Spending. Increases "Rainy Day" Budget Stabilization Fund.
Proposition 1B Education Funding. Payment Plan.
Proposition 1C Lottery Modernization Act. Proposition 1D Protects Children's Services Funding. Helps Balance State Budget.
Proposition 1E Mental Health Services Funding. Temporary Reallocation. Helps Balance State Budget.
Proposition 1F Elected Officials' Salaries. Prevents Pay Increases During Budget Deficit Years.
Budget Deficit: $8B to $10B assuming all 6 pass
How are they polling?
PPIC: Only one of the six measures on the May 19th ballot has majority support from likely voters.
An overwhelming 81 percent favor Proposition 1F, which would limit salary increases for state elected officials when the state faces a budget deficit.
CA State Legislature Job Approval:Registered Voters: 14% approveLikely Voters: 11% approve
Six in 10 Californians are concerned about having enough money to pay their rent or mortgage.
Water Bonds in the Legislature
AB 1187 (Huffman-D & Caballero-D) $10+B
AB 301 (Florez-D) $15B
AB 371 (Cogdill-R) $10B
AB 456 (Wolk-D) $9.8+B
SB 735 (Steinberg-D) $9.7+BSteinberg’s highest priority; work through Assembly
Delta Solution?? + Overall GO Bonds
Statewide Special election in November 2009; Next regularly scheduled statewide election not until June 8, 2010
User Fees
AB 49 (Feuer-D)
• Would require the state to achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use in California by December 31, 2020.
• April 14th – Water, Parks & Wildlife– Huffman-D
• SB 460 (Wolk-D)
Delta Fix?
• AB 13 (Salas-D) Delta Conservancy• AB 39 (Huffman-D) Delta Vision Strategic Plan• AB 900 (DeLeon-D) Delta Water Diversions• SB 12 (Simitian-D) Delta Conveyance• SB 457 (Wolk-D) Delta Stewardship Council• SB 458 (Wolk-D) Delta Conservancy
Of Note
• AB 28 (Jefferies-R) Natural Gas Pumps 4/13 in Nat
Resources • AB 410 (De La Torre-D) – Recycled Water• AB 960 (Calderon-D) – Recycled Water• AB 804 (Hall-D) - Quagga Mussels• AB 1061 (Lieu-D) – Landscapes in HoA’s• AB 1366 (Feur-D) – Self Regenerating Water Softeners• SB 42 (Corbett) – Desalination Intake; 3/24 passed
NR&W; Energy, Utilities and Communication• SB 407 (Padilla-D) – Retrofit Upon Sale Authority
Schedule
• Spring Recess tomorrow
• Back April 13th
• May 1st is last day for policy committees to move fiscal bills to fiscal committees
• May 15th non-fiscal to the Floor
BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY CONSERVATION -2007
IMIMPORTED46%P46%
GROUNDWATER43%
RECYCLED11%
AFTER EXTRAORDINARY CONSERVATION - MARCH 2009
GROUNDWATER50%
IMPORTED38%
RECYCLED12%
Tangible Value in 20 Months