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June 30, 2025
TO: Commissioner Kate Stacy, President
Commissioner Joshua Arce, Vice President
Commissioner Avni Jamdar
Commissioner Steve Leveroni
Commissioner Meghan Thurlow
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;
• 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
Since the last update on March 17, 2025, the SFPUC has also completed the following actions:
1. Met with BAWSCA, San Jose and Santa Clara to collaborate on planning efforts regarding future needs in consideration for their request for permanent status.
2. Continued discussions of minimum purchase quantity amendments with BAWSCA and minimum purchase wholesale customers (WSA Section 3.07.C Attachment H, Section 6.1.1).
3. Continued review of and response to questions submitted as part of the FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23 Wholesale Revenue Requirement Compliance Audits Wholesale Customer Reviews (WSA Section 7.06).
4. On April 15, 2025 met with BAWSCA to review status of Moccasin Penstocks condition and replacement project.
5. Provided final water supply condition report to the Wholesale Customers on April 15, 2025 (WSA Attachment H, Section 6.1.1).
6. On April 25, 2025, provided forecasts to wholesale customers subject to minimum annual purchase requirements of expected FY 2024-25 water sales and compliance with minimum purchase requirements.
7. On May 6, 2025, completed the FY 2023-24 Wholesale Revenue Requirement Compliance Audit (WSA Section 7.06).
8. On May 13, 2025, adopted the FY 2024-25 Wholesale Water Rate Notice to BAWSCA (not required, but related to WSA Section 6.03).
9. Completed negotiation and adopted an Amendment to the Water Supply Agreement adjusting Minimum Annual Purchase Quantities and other items, on May 13, 2025.
10. Adopted FY 2025-26 wholesale water rates at the May 13, 2025 Commission meeting.
11. Helped conduct the quarterly meeting of the Water Quality Committee on May 21, 2025 (WSA Section 3.08.C).
In the near-term, the SFPUC is working to complete the following actions:
1. Complete review and response to questions submitted as part of the FY 2021- 22 Wholesale Revenue Requirement Compliance Audits Wholesale Customer Reviews (WSA Section 7.06).
2. Continue review and response to questions submitted as part of the FY 2022- 23 Wholesale Revenue Requirement Compliance Audits Wholesale Customer Reviews (WSA Section 7.06).
3. Help conduct the quarterly meeting of the Water Quality Committee (WSA Section 3.08.C).
4. Continue financial reconciliation work required by 2018 WSA Amendments to asset classification for specific Hetch Hetchy projects.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
cc: Tom Smegal, BAWSCA CEO/General Manager