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<br />g.g, / / <br /> <br />The Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency <br /> <br />10 Strategic Challenges <br /> <br />At its meeting on June 19, 2003, the BAWSCA board of directors directed its staff to pursue 10 <br />strategic challenges facing the organization. <br /> <br />1. The regional water system must be rebuilt adequately, cost effectively and promptly. <br />BAWSCA can help by closely monitoring full implementation of AB 1823 and completion <br />of San Francisco's capital improvement program. <br /> <br />The decisions made by San Francisco as it rebuilds the system can affect the time and cost <br />required to fix the system, water supplies, drought reliability and other issues. <br /> <br />BAWSCA participates in project planning to ensure that projects for fixing the system address <br />members' needs, and provide thrifty solutions to the problems. <br /> <br />Permitting and CEOA documents for regional projects should reflect local input and decisions <br />on land use planning, water demand projections and water management. BAWSCA has helped <br />define the process being used, and facilitate communication between San Francisco and <br />BAWSCA agencies. <br /> <br />This work with San Francisco will necessarily continue for the 10- to 15-year duration of San <br />Francisco's Capital Improvement Program. <br /> <br />2. The $2.9+ billion cost for improvements to the regional water system should be fairly <br />allocated between San Francisco retail and wholesale customers. <br /> <br />The basic cost allocation principles embedded in the 1984 Master Contract expire in 2009. The <br />majority 0 f the debt used to fund regional system improvements will be incurred after 2009. <br />Repayment obligations will extend for decades. <br /> <br />Approximately two-thirds of the $2.9 billion in cost is for regional projects, which will be allocated <br />to and paid for by the wholesale customers (BAWSCA agencies). <br /> <br />Before planning and design go too far, written agreement(s) stating how costs will be allocated <br />should be negotiated and executed. The new provisions can be incorporated into joint financing <br />agreements, within a new Master Contract or into other legally binding agreements. BAWSCA <br />can negotiate these provisions on behalf of its agencies. <br /> <br />3. Future water needs for Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara customers must be met <br />reliably. <br />