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December 6, 2022
TO: Commissioner Newsha Ajami, President
Commissioner Sophie Maxwell, Vice President
Commissioner Tim Paulson
Commissioner Tony Rivera
Commissioner Kate Stacey
THROUGH: Dennis J. Herrera, General Manager
FROM: Steven R. Ritchie, Assistant General Manager, Water
RE: 2009 Water Supply Agreement Update
This memo provides our quarterly update on the SFPUC’s activities required by the 2009 Water Supply Agreement (WSA).
Per the WSA, SFPUC provides the following to BAWSCA on an ongoing basis:
• Weekly water delivery data for San Francisco, South/East Bay, and the Peninsula;
• Monthly Hydrologic Conditions Report;
• Monthly water sales data, including “Suburban Resale” and City Retail water use data;
• Quarterly progress reports on meter maintenance and calibration; • Water Quality “blend change” notices and other notifications as needed, in accordance with the Water Quality Notification and Communications Plan; • Monthly BAWSCA Bond Surcharge Collection Report per Prepayment and Collection Agreement between BAWSCA and SFPUC;
• Monthly updates on regional Alternative Water Supply planning projects that BAWSCA is directly participating in; and
• Quarterly reports on the progress in planning for the Alternative Water Supply Program (not a WSA requirement but requested by BAWSCA).
Since the last update on September 19, 2022, the SFPUC has also completed the following actions:
1. Issued monthly water budget reports in September, October, and November to the wholesale customers under the Water Shortage Allocation Plan (WSA Attachment H).
2. Provided a technical tour of Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Improvement Program projects to BAWSCA staff on September 21 – 22, 2022.
3. Held several discussions with BAWSCA regarding progress and coordination for the continued planning of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project.
4. Met with BAWSCA, San Jose and Santa Clara to collaborate on planning efforts regarding future needs in consideration for their request for permanent status.
5. Continued coordination on member agency adoption of amendments to the Water Supply Agreement regarding Minimum Annual Purchases (WSA Section
3.07.C) adopted by the SFPUC on January 26, 2021.
6. Met with BAWSCA on November 9, 2022 to review Capital Infrastructure Program and Deliverability review and BAWSCA CIP comments.
7. Met with BAWSCA to discuss Alternative Water Supply Plan development.
8. Continued working on the FY 2020-21 Wholesale Revenue Requirement compliance audit and the FY 2021-22 Statement of Changes to the Balancing Account.
9. Commenced the calculation of the FY 2021-22 Wholesale Revenue Requirement (WSA Section 7.03), including completion of FY 2021-22 billing confirmations to Wholesale Customers.
10. Delivered on October 26, 2022 the FY 2021-22 Annual CIP Report on Capital Improvement Projects Under $5 Million (WSA Section 6.09.I) now titled FY2021-2022 Annual Report on Water Enterprise Managed Capital Improvement Projects.
11. Held Quarterly Wholesale Operations Meeting on October 13, 2022 (WSA Section 8.03).
12. Delivered the 2022 State of the Regional Water System Report (WSA Section
6.09.I) on November 4, 2022.
13. Presented an update on the Regional Groundwater Storage and Recovery Project to the BAWSCA Water Management Representatives on October 6, 2022.
14. Issued the final FY 2021-22 water supply J-table (WSA Section 3.14).
15. On October 17, 2022, met with BAWSCA to discuss expectations related to continued Water Shortage Emergency (WSA Section 3.07.C) and/or potential actions should drought conditions worsen.
16. On October 19, 2022, met with BAWSCA to discuss drought outreach campaign expectations should drought conditions continue.
17. Provided BAWSCA with the FY 2021-22 Prepayment and Collection Agreement Annual Report (Section 3.06 B of the Prepayment and Collection Agreement).
18. Provided BAWSCA the FY 2021-22 annual total water sales.
19. Conducted the SFPUC’s 12th Annual Water Quality & Technology Workshop on November17, 2022. (WSA Section 3.08.C)
20. Initiated planning for Annual Wholesale Customer Meeting to be held in February 2023 (WSA Section 8.03).
21. Provided review and assistance to BAWSCA on their Series 2023A Bond Refunding Official Statement.
22. Delivered a draft FY 2021-22 WRR calculation summary page on November 30, 2022.
In the near-term, the SFPUC is working to complete the following actions:
1. Complete the calculation of the Wholesale Revenue Requirement for FY 2021-
22. 2. Complete the compliance audit for the FY 2020-21 Wholesale Revenue Requirement and issue the Statement of Changes to the Balancing Account.
3. Initiate review and responses to questions submitted as part of the FY 2020- 21 Wholesale Revenue Requirement Compliance Audit Wholesale Customer Review. (WSA Section 7.06)
4. Help conduct the quarterly meeting of the Water Quality Committee (WSA Section 3.08.C).
5. Continue financial reconciliation work required by 2018 WSA Amendments to asset classification for specific Hetch Hetchy projects.
6. Meet with BAWSCA to discuss expectations related to continued Water Shortage Emergency (WSA Section 3.07.C) and/or potential actions should drought conditions worsen.
7. Provide the FY 2023-24 Wholesale water rate range to BAWSCA in December 2022 (not required, but related to WSA Section 6.03), and discuss with BAWSCA on the preferred application of the balancing account (WSA Section
6.05B).
Please contact me if you have any questions.
cc: Nicole Sandkulla, BAWSCA CEO/General Manager