AgdaPkt 2015-04-13 Closed and Joint SA and PFA REVISED 04_10_2015

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8.A. - Page 44 System. Water produced is dependent on precipitation and the ability of the SFPUC to regulate watershed runoff. Water collected in the Hetch Hetchy is delivered by gravity to Bay Area reservoirs and users. The remaining water supply is drawn from local surface waters in the Alameda and Peninsula watersheds. The Regional Water System was constructed and is owned by San Francisco and is operated by the SFPUC. The Regional Water System delivers approximately 66% of its water to Wholesale Customers in Alameda County, Santa Clara County and San Mateo County.The Wholesale Customers pay for the Regional Water System in proportion to their purchases of water. Water Supply Agreements. The City entered into two contractual arrangements with the City and County of San Francisco, on behalf of the SFPUC, on July 1, 2009,both of which expire in 25 years (with provisions for two conditional five-year extensions): (i) a "Water Supply Agreement," which the City co-signed on July 1, 2009 with 27 other suburban water purchasers, and (ii) a "Water Sales Contract." Under the Water Supply Agreement, the SFPUC is responsible for maintaining the Regional Water System and delivering water that meets all applicable drinking water standards (including all treatment necessary to meet those standards). The Water Supply Agreement also requires the SFPUC to complete the Regional Water System Water System Improvement Plan ("WSIP"). Under the Water Sales Contract, the City's Individual Supply Guarantee ("ISG") is 10.93 million gallons per day ("MGD") on an annual average basis (or approximately 12,243 acre feet per year ("AFY"). Water Supply Assurance. The Water Supply Agreement assures a maximum supply of 184 MGD collectively to all of the suburban purchasers. The City's water supply assurance is 10.93 MGD, or approximately 12,243 AFY. If additional water is available to the wholesale water purchasers within the 184 million gallon per day limit, the City's average annual water usage may increase,but in case of rationing due to drought, the City's usage may be limited pursuant to the Water Shortage Allocation Plan ("WSAP"), approved as part of the Water Supply Agreement in July 2009. In Fiscal Year 2013-14, the Regional Water System delivered an average of 9.16 MGD to the City, or approximately 10,118 acre feet for the Fiscal Year. The six-year average (2008-09 to 2013-14) delivery was 9.51 MGD, or 10,627 AFY. SFPUC Water System Improvement Program. The WSIP is an approximately $4.6 billion dollar, multi-year capital improvement program undertaken by the SFPUC to upgrade the Regional Water System and San Francisco's in-city water distribution system to meet water quality requirements, improve seismic and delivery reliability, and meet water supply goals. At the end of fiscal year 2013-14, construction of 30 regional projects were completed and an additional 14 regional projects valued at $2.7 billion were in progress. The Regional Program includes 46 projects that benefit both retail customers and wholesale customers, and includes a wide variety of improvements such as upgrades to and the addition of new treatment, transmission (pipelines, tunnels, pump stations), and storage (dams and reservoirs) facilities spread over seven counties. The Wholesale Customers pay a proportionate share of the costs of these projects pursuant to the terms of the Water Supply Agreement. The adopted WSIP completion date is August 2018. Further information regarding WSIP, including periodic updates and status reports, is available at www.sfwater.org. Recycled Water. The Enterprise currently receives recycled water from Silicon Valley Clean Water (the "SVCW"), formerly the South Bayside System Authority. In Fiscal Year 2013-14, deliveries of recycled water from the SVCW totaled 784 acre feet, or approximately 5.1% of the Enterprise's total water supply. Phase 1 of the Recycled Water Project was -20-