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7.A. - Page 43 Attachment 6 Woodside, and the unincorporated Emerald Hills area of the County. The Enterprise's service area presently covers approximately 14 square miles. Service is provided to areas between Highways 280 and 101, and between Whipple Avenue and Marsh Road in the area east of Highway 101, and in the Redwood Shores development. As of June 30,2012,the Enterprise serves domestic water to approximately 84,000 people through 23,500 active service connections. Residential connections account for 88 percent of the total service connections. Commercial connections account for nine percent. The remaining three percent are mostly fire connections, and some municipal and institutional connections. The Enterprise's service area is substantially built out, with a relatively stable customer base. See "Customer Base"below. Water Supply and Demand Background. The water supply delivered to the 28 Wholesale Customers (including the City) by the SFPUC originates from two primary sources (i) the Tuolumne River through the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and (ii) local runoff into Bay Area reservoirs in the Alameda and Peninsula watersheds.Water originating in the Hetch Hetchy watershed represents the majority of the water supply available to the Regional Water System. On average, the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir provides approximately 85% of the water delivered and runoff into Bay Area reservoirs provides approximately 15% of the water delivered through the Regional Water System. Water produced is dependent on precipitation and the ability of the SFPUC to regulate watershed runoff. Water collected in the Hetchy 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 2011-12, the Regional Water System delivered an average of 9.0 MGD to the City, or approximately 10.148 acre feet for the Fiscal Year. The six-year average (2006-07 to 2011-12) delivery was 10.1 MGD, or 11,359 AFY. -20-