Monterey Peninsula June 2012 Things we've done, but no one acknowledges ... Peralta Well expansion - late 1980s (900 AFY) Reclamation Project financing - 1992 (530 AFY) Aquifer Storage & Recovery- 2000s (1 000 AFY and growing) Things we tried to do, but the voters said "No" ... Desalination Project - 1993 (3400 AFY) New Los Padres Dam - 1995 (24,000 AFY) j .. 2 1 168 Things we had to do by legal mandate ... Carmel River mitigation due to Cal-Am pumping - the result of two CEQA rulings, one State Order 95-10, and the ASR operating permit. Things we do that nobody likes ... Conservation Permitting But it has saved the Peninsula another 3000 - 4000 AF water project. Cal-Am's "Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project" filed April 23, 2012 Desalination (5,500 AF) Aquifer Storage and Recovery (1,300 AF) Groundwater Replenishment (3,500 AF) 3 4 2 169 3,500 AF Complete by 2016 Public Component 3-Party MOU (MRWPCA, MPWMD, Cal-Am) }> Water Purchase Agt ,.. Storage & Recovery Agt ,.. Wholesale Water Sales Agt ,.. District 50% pay-as-you-go funding match ,.. District to provide long-term financing ,.. MOU is contingent upon District's new funding source Double ASR Capacity Complete by 2016 Public and Private Components Work jointly with Cal-Am Additional MPWMD Capital Costs Next 2-3 Years District will continue to develop future ASR opportunities 5 6 3 170 5,500 AF Completion date depends on Key Issues: );.> Requirement and timeline for a new CEQA process or not );.> Additional technical assessment and scoping of project alternatives );.> Ease in permitting );.> Water rights );.> Cost of financing and operations );.> Litigation risk Is it a Public Path or a Private Path? Can MPWMD assist with lower cost financing and/or state revolving fund loans? 7 4 171 User Fee collected since 1983 Related to the delivery of water CPUC has interrupted collection mechanism (Cal-Am bill) Was budgeted at $3.7 million last 3 years Started new collection mechanism last October Shift in focus to Water Supply in January FY 2013 FY 2014 Groundwater Replenishment $1 ,036,000 $1,469,200 Aquifer Storage & Recovery 1,325,756 862,370 Desalination or Table 13 Rights 250,000 200,000 ASR Expansion 150,000 500,000 Staff, Supplies, Services - Water 1,200,000 1,200,000 Total $3,961 ,756 $4,231 ,570 9 5 172 Water Supply Projects are additive to existing budget Reduce District expenditures for other activities, where possible w/o disrupting legal mandates Seek to have Cal-Am directly pay a greater share of mitigation costs (at least $1.6 million/year) Doing so allows 100% of new revenue source to be used on new water supply costs $3.7 Million ~ 43,500 Connections Based on Standard Water Use by Type of Property and Meter e.g. Single-Family (small) Commercial Single Family (medium) Industrial Single Family (large) Golf Course Multi-Family Publ ic Agencies Other Categories 12 6 173 Golf Course Non-Revenue I 2% 4% Unaccounted For Rate design allocates revenue requirement in the same manner Annual WaterUse - - Fee Meter Fee Based on Meter Size Categories: + [ Water Usage Fee X #of ] Per Unit Units 5 Single Family Residential 1 Multifamily 45 Commercial 13 14 7 174 Annual Annual Total Monthly Meter Fee Usage Annual Fee Amount Fee Medium house (1,200 to 2,000 sq ft) $16.84 $38.50 $55.34 Less than $5 Large House (over 4,400 sq ft) $19.36 $154.00 $173.36 $14.45 10-Unlt Apartment Building $101.00 $209.00 $310.00 $2.58 per unit Office for up to 10 people $101.00 $52.80 $152.80 $12.73 Fee is limited to Water Supply Annual review that fee is still required for the purpose it was established Sunset provision 16 8 175 Need Stable and Secure Mechanism Will Allow Public Financing Attention to Cost and Rate of Collection 17 Assessor's Office 3"' Party In-House Semi-Annual $21,000 $70,000 $179,000 Bi-Monthly nla $207,000 $311 ,000 Collection Rate 100% 60-70% 60-70% Security Very Secure Low* Low* Example CAWD,CSIP MRWPCA * Low Security means a period of 2-3 years of collection history required before use for financing; Could result in lower debt capacity. 18 9 176 Not a tax - a fee for water service For the benefit of existing customers By law, a vote is not required Following the Prop 218 process dutifully- will prevail legal challenge Exact same process as CAWD, MRWPCA, MCWD, others throughout CA April16- District Board adopted Rate Study First reading of proposed Rate Ordinance Board approved Prop 218 Hearing Notice Board approved Prop 218 "Rules of the Road" Board reviewed alternative collection methods Mail Prop 218 Hearing Notices Prop 218 protests calculated Board holds Prop 218 Hearing 19 Second reading of proposed Rate Ordinance (adopt) Approve Resolution for collection method Approve CEQA waiver Adopt annual budget 20 10