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01/28/2019 WHEREAS, one of the remaining final projects in the WSIP, the Alameda Creek Recapture Project, is the subject of a revised environmental impact report that has not yet been published for public review and comment; and WHEREAS, on April 3, 2018, the Wholesale Customers provided formal comment to the SFPUC, as part of its action to adopt the most recent WSIP completion date, that the proposed WSIP completion date and accompanying construction schedule extension date for the Alameda Creek Recapture Project to December 30, 2021, may not be sufficient to accommodate any project modifications that might be necessary as a result of the ongoing revised environmental analysis, increasing uncertainty associated with the adequacy of the Project schedule as proposed by the SFPUC; and WHEREAS, the SFPUC has indicated that it's Hetch Hetchy Local Simulation Model (HHLSM) hydrologic modeling identifies the supply yield anticipated by the Alameda Creek Recapture Project as critical to achieving and maintaining drought year reliability and achieving the WSIP Water Supply Level of Service Goal; and WHEREAS, the Wholesale Customers acknowledge that the Alameda Creek Recapture Project cannot proceed to construction until environmental review under CEQA is successfully completed, and the past practice of BAWSCA has been to support extensions of individual WSIP project schedules and overall WSIP scheduled completion, including past extensions for the Alameda Creek Recapture Project, if supported by technical and other analysis as necessary to successfully complete the project and achieve project objectives; and WHEREAS, BAWSCA intends to act in a manner that represents the best interests of all of its member agencies' water supply while avoiding any harm alleged by any one member agency's water supply as a result of any future action by SFPUC; and WHEREAS, the Wholesale Regional Water System Security and Reliability Act (AB 1823, Water Code Section 73500 et seq.) continues the Legislature's oversight of SFPUC's implementation of the regional projects included in WSIP through January 1, 2022; and Page 5 of 6 ATTY/DOCS-RESOS/2019/RESO.0011/CC RESO AMENDED AND RESTATED WSA RESO. NO. 15735 REV: 01-18-19 MI MUFF NO. 304