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Southern California Water Dialogue April 27, 2011 The Colorado River: Partnering for success Bill Hasencamp Manager, Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Biggest Colorado Snowpack on Record. Colorado Basin Snowpack above Lake Powell. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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April 27, 2011So. Cal. Water Dialogue
Southern California Water Dialogue
April 27, 2011
The Colorado River: Partnering for success
Bill HasencampManager, Colorado River Resources
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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Biggest Colorado Snowpackon Record
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April 27, 2011So. Cal. Water Dialogue
Colorado Basin Snowpack above Lake Powell
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Current Snowpack in Rocky Mountain Natl. Park
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9,000
10,000
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Lake Mead Storage2008 – 2011
MeadShortageProjected
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Sep-00
Sep-01
Sep-02
Sep-03
Sep-04
Sep-05
Sep-06
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Sep-08
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4,000
9,000
14,000
19,000
24,000
Lake Mead Storage2000 – 2011
MeadProjectedPowellProjected
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00 a
cre-
feet
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Southern Nevada
Water Agency
Arizona Groundwater
Storage Program
Yuma Desalting
Plant
DesertWater
Agency
Coachella ValleyWater District
Palo Verde
I.D.
Colorado River Partnerships
AAC Lining
IID Conservation
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Colorado River Aqueduct 2010 SupplyBasic Apportionment 550 tafPVID Land Fallowing 157 tafFunding IID Conservation 105 tafAll-American/Coachella Canal Lining 98 tafIID/SDCWA Transfer/Exchange 70 tafRecovery of Arizona Groundwater 8 tafPurchase water from LCWSP 4 tafFund Yuma Desalter 17 tafAgricultural Adjustment 195 tafICS Stored in Lake Mead (105 taf)Total CRA Diversions in 2010 1,099 taf
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YUMADESALTING
PLANT
Gulf of California
Colora
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Ciénega de
Santa Clara
ArizonaCalifornia
Mexico
Wellton-Mohawk
IDD
Morelos Dam
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Cienega de Santa Clara
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Cienega de Santa Clara
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Pilot Operation Agreements
Agreements MWD SNWA CAWCD
Pilot Funding 80% 10% 10%
CRADA 33% 33% 33%
Monitoring 33% 33% 33%
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Funding AgreementObj: Conserve Colorado River Water
FORBEARANCEAGREEMENT
FUNDINGAGREEMENT
$8.2M - $11.0M
Partner with Reclamation, Arizona and Nevada
Contribute a portion of the operating costs
System Efficiency Project• Intentionally Created Surplus
DELIVERYAGREEMENT
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Monitoring AgreementObj: Identify Environmental Impacts
Partner with Arizona and Nevada
Identify changes in the Ciénega de Santa Clara
Contribute equal funding
MONITORINGAGREEMENT
$250,000
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Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
Obj: Long-term supply capabilities
Partner with Reclamation, Arizona and Nevada
Test effectiveness of existing and different treatment methods and processes
Contribute equal funding
CRADA
$315,000
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California’s Unresolved Dilemma:The Salton Sea
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The Undetermined Future of the Salton Sea…
Formed in 1905• Sustained by Ag drainage
25% Saltier than Ocean• Salinity increase 1%/yr
Soon too Salty for Fish State to Develop
Restoration Plan• After EIR, no action or
major funding from State State agreed to pay QSA
mitigation costs in excess of $133 million
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State of CA Preferred Alternative for Salton Sea
$9 Billion $100 Million
annual O&M
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Salton Sea at Center of QSA Lawsuit
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January 2010: Court Invalidates QSA Superior Court rules QSA invalid
• State agreement to pay mitigation costs violation of Constitution’s financing limits
Judgment on appeal• Ruling expected later this year• Subject to possible appeal to State
Supreme Court • Transfers continue through appeals
process
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Acrimony in CaliforniaDelivery of Non-Conserved Water
to the Salton Sea
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QSA Transfer Provisions QSA included new transfers from IID to CVWD
and SDCWA Transfers included 2 principles:
• No impact to Salton Sea for first 15 years• No impact to junior priority uses
Principles met with following provisions:• Mitigation water delivered to Sea to offset reduced
drainage flow• Transfers and Salton Sea deliveries to be provided
through water conservation programs
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IID-MWD Dispute
IID delivered ~45,000 AF on non-conserved water to Salton Sea in 2010
Parties agreed to set aside legal positions until USBR accounting decision• USBR to make determination by July 1, 2011• USBR notified IID that it may be required to pay
water back to system
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Dispute Observations
Dispute has impacts throughout Colorado River Basin• Delivering non-conserved water to Sea reduces
Lake Mead storage Relates to amount of future conservation to
be implemented• Whether conserved or non-conserved water
delivered to Salton Sea Solution requires agreement with State over
future management of Salton Sea
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What will the Salton Sea be like in the future?