CENTRAL COAST BLUE
Joint Council
Meeting
WELCOME
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10 Project OverviewWater Supply Drivers & Project BenefitsCouncil Q&A Costs & FundingCouncil Q&A Project Governance Project Schedule & Next StepsCouncil Q&A and Public CommentTitle XVI Grant PresentationProject Commitment Signing AGENDA
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
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Central Coast Blue
ONE COMMUNITY. ONE WATER. ONE FUTURE.
Central Coast Blue is a regional water reuse project that will create a new, local water supply and protect the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin from seawater intrusion. A partnership between the cities of Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, and Pismo Beach, this collaborative, multi-phase effort will benefit Southern San Luis Obispo County for generations to come.
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HOW IT WORKS
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Seawater Intrusion
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Seawater Intrusion Barrier
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Project Location
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Project Location
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Advanced Treatment Process
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3 WATER SUPPLY
DRIVERS & PROJECT BENEFITS
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South San Luis Obispo
County relies on three water
sources to meet the
community’s diverse needs.
However, prolonged drought and
changing environmental
conditions have dramatically
impacted these sources.
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NORTHERN CITIES
MANAGEMENT AREA
The region receives
30-50%
of its water from
the Northern Cities
Management Area of
basin.
Santa Maria
Groundwater
Basin
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Santa Maria Groundwater BasinThe NCMA agencies manage municipal pumping to keep the Deep Well Index higher than 7.5 feet MSL to maintain a positive groundwater gradient and prevent seawater intrusion PAGE 17
Lopez Reservoir
mandatory cutbacks
triggered for users
%
CAPACITY
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Lopez Reservoir
Lopez Lake Capacity
40K
0 20K10K30K50K
Acre-Feet
1969 2023
11,940
AF
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HISTORIC LOW
State Water Project
%ALLOCATIONS ARE NEAR
with little certainty for
future availability
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Central Coast Blue Provides Many Unique Benefits
Local Control
Drought Resilience Groundwater Protection Water Reuse
Protects the groundwater basin
against seawater intrusion
Provides reliable water supply that
isn’t dependent on rainfall
Reduces reliance on costly
imported water
Recovers valuable local water and
aligns with State priorities
Sustainability
Shares resources to maximize
value for the community
Reduces the amount of water
discharged to the ocean
Regional Collaboration
COUNCIL Q&A
COSTS &
FUNDING
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Project Capital Cost
$93M Implementation Costs $18M
Injection Wells, Monitoring Wells & Pipelines$27M
Advanced
Water
Purification
Facility
$40M
Management Reserve/ Program Contingency$8M 9%
19%
29%
43%
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Project Capital Cost
Process Building & Tanks
$8.6M
Site Civil
$2.8M
Process Mechanical
$16.7M
Electrical, Instrumentation
& Controls
$12M
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Project Capital Cost
Monitoring Wells$6MInjection Wells$14MPipelines$7M
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25%
50%
25%
Financing Plan
$93M
Planned LowInterest Loans$47M
Planned Federal Grants$23M
Central Coast Blue will be funded by a combination of grants, low-interest loans and ratepayer revenues.
Planned State Grants$23M
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Funding Update
$14 million
Title XVI WIIN Act Program
$2 million
Proposition 1 Groundwater
Grant Program
$1 million
Proposition 1 IRWM
Grant Program
• Eligible for $9M in
additional funding, or up to 25% of project cost
• $35.7M in additional
funding requested
• Notification expected
December 2022
• Recommended for award
by RWMG
• Board of Supervisors approval
in December 2022
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Financing Update
• US EPA financing program• Letter of interest under
development
• 49% of project costs• Five years of deferred debt
service
• Updated application due
December 2022
• Eligibility for up to $15M in
grants through RWFP
• Eligibility for loan
forgiveness through the GPR
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Cost Share
$47M
Grover Beach$16.9M
Pismo Beach$18.3M
Arroyo Grande$11.8M
25%
36%
39%
Following extensive and collaborative negotiations, program partners agreed on a framework to share program costs and benefits.
COUNCIL Q&A
PROJECT
GOVERNANCE
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PROJECT GOVERNANCE
Collaborative Partnership
A model for collaborative water resource management
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PROJECT GOVERNANCE
Cost Share Agreement
Partners agreed to share program costs and benefits
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PROJECT GOVERNANCE
Joint Powers Authority
Owned, operated, and maintained by a Joint Powers Authority (JPA)
PROJECT
SCHEDULE & NEXT STEPS
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Project Schedule
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Next Steps• JPA Ratification• Communications & Outreach• Funding Pursuits• Permitting• Design
COUNCIL Q&A
AND PUBLIC COMMENT
TITLE XVI GRANT
PRESENTATION
PROJECT
COMMITMENT SIGNING
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