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9-B/ <br />City Council Meeting Agenda Item No. 9 -13 March 10, 2003 <br />REDWOOD CITY WATER SUPPLY UPDATE <br />PART ONE' OF A PERIODIC REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL <br />From the PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES DIRECTOR <br />THE PROBLEM <br />Redwood City is 100% reliant on one source of water - the San Francisco Hatch Hetchy regional <br />system. Current consumption is approximately 1,100 acre -feet per year more than the contractual <br />supply assurance. By 2010 it is projected that the overdraft will be 2,000 acre -feet per year. <br />CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES <br />In February 2002 the City Council added three new items to the 'A' list of their 2002/03 citywide <br />priorities. <br />*This report covers City Council Priority No. 1: <br />1. Address Redwood City Water Supply Assurance wholesale water su ply contract <br />Issue Description <br />Goal / Solution <br />Recent Council <br />Activity / Status <br />Actions <br />a) In 2002, Redwood <br />Protect existing <br />Redwood City Urban <br />The fundamental water <br />City's annual <br />customers from risk by <br />Water Management <br />supply policy question <br />overdraft of water <br />augmenting / <br />Plan amended in July, <br />is: How much water <br />supply assurance <br />diversifying supply, <br />2002 to include the 6/02 <br />reliability does <br />was approx. 1,100 <br />thereby increasing <br />Redwood City Water <br />Redwood City want to <br />acre -feet <br />reliability <br />Use Forecast <br />buy and at what rice? <br />b) Projected water <br />Under new state laws, <br />Council has approved <br />WSA's have been <br />demand (including <br />identify sufficient <br />two "Water Supply <br />incorporated into the <br />forecasted growth) <br />[alternative] water <br />Assessments" since <br />environmental review <br />by 2010 will be <br />supply for growth, esp. <br />Jan. 1, 2002, which find <br />process, now under <br />2,000 acre -feet <br />large housing projects <br />that current supply is <br />way <br />above supply <br />not sufficient to meet <br />"See attachments <br />assurance <br />projected demands of <br />for growth /no growth <br />the projects <br />information / charts <br />c) When the next <br />Establish a specific plan <br />On Jan. 13, 2003, the <br />Amendments to the <br />drought occurs, <br />for prioritizing reduced <br />Council reviewed <br />city's Urban Water <br />Redwood City's <br />use of water in drought <br />information on drought <br />Management Plan are <br />cutback will be at <br />allocation factors <br />pending action in April <br />least 10% higher <br />2003, and will reflect <br />than neighboring <br />Council's drought <br />agencies who are <br />policy and additional <br />within their supply <br />water conservation <br />assurance <br />Proqrams / measures <br />d) When the 29 Bay <br />Position Redwood City <br />Council and staff has <br />The formation of the <br />Area Water Users <br />— and BAWUA <br />continuously supported <br />new Bay Area Water <br />Assoc. (BAWUA) <br />agencies collectively - <br />BAWUA and its <br />Supply & Conservation <br />agencies reach <br />to effectively negotiate <br />positions on high quality <br />Authority (BAWSCA) <br />their aggregate <br />for reliable supply at a <br />regional water supply at <br />and Redwood City's <br />supply assurance <br />fair price when the <br />a fair price <br />active participation in <br />cap (by 2010), <br />regional master sales <br />its policy- making and <br />Redwood City will <br />agreement expires in <br />advocacy activities will <br />be forced to reduce <br />2009 <br />further this goal <br />demand back to <br />supply assurance <br />1 of 2 <br />