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Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery & Storage Project
November 2015A New, Environmentally Responsible Source of Water for Southern California
Cadiz Location Map
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Las Vegas
Barstow
Fresno
Bakersfield
San Bernardino
SantaBarbara
Yuma
Kingman
Needles
Laughlin
El Centro
CadizProperty
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About Cadiz
o California company founded in 1983.
o Founders identified aquifer in Mojave Desert using NASA data.
o 45,000 acres and water rights in San BernardinoCounty
o 20-year organic farm operation in Cadiz Valley.
o Home of Cadiz Water Project.
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Cadiz Area Hydrology
• Closed basin watershed system, not connected to Colorado River.
• Precipitation in high elevations, percolates through porous soils to enter aquifer system.
• Geology includes alluvial (gravel) and carbonate (cavernous) rock for easy flow of water underground.
• Water table deep below ground surface; At Cadiz = approx. 250 ftbgs.
• Groundwater moves slowly in system, ultimately to saline Dry Lake Playas at base.
• At Dry Lakes, evaporates up through the surface.
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o 1,300 sq. mile watershed.
o Aquifer contains approx. 17-34 million AF in storage, comparable to Lake Mead.
o 1 MAF of available storage capacity.
o Natural recharge estimated at 32,000 AF/year.
o Excellent water quality. Low TDS.
o Cadiz 35,000 acres at base of watershed. Remote, primarily uninhabited area.
The Cadiz Valley Watershed
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Water Wasted to Evaporation
Dry Lake Crust Beneath Dry Lake Surface
• At the Dry Lakes, billions of gallons of water lost every year to evaporation.
• DRI estimated evaporation at 32,000 AF/Y.
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Project Overview
o Using “picket fence” of wells at Cadiz property, intercept and conserve annual average of 50,000 AF of water that otherwise evaporate.
o Deliver conserved water to 400,000 people in Southern California via 43-mile conveyance pipeline to the Colorado River Aqueduct.
o Facilities:
Well field and power facilities
Treatment facilities
Pipeline along railroad right-of-way
CRA interface
Railroad benefits
Phase 1 – Conservation & Recovery
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o Independent enforcement of Project parameters by San Bernardino County
o Over 40 monitoring features throughoutwatershed, including:
Measured water levels in private wells
Air quality monitoring installations
Subsidence monitoring devices
o Regular monitoring reports prepared by technical experts posted online
o 80 ft. floor on Project operations and multiple additional “action triggers” with strict corrective actions
Groundwater Management Plan
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Project Participants
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Signed Contracts for Annual Supplieso Santa Margarita Water District o San Luis Water District
Option Agreements/LOIso Serving Los Angeles County Three Valleys Municipal Water District Golden State Water Company Suburban Water Systems California Water Service Company
o Lake Arrowhead CSDo Jurupa CSDo City of Indioo Otay Water District
o Cadiz Provides private equity to fund
entitlement and infrastructure
Leases infrastructure to FennerValley Mutual Water Company
Delivers water at wellhead that meets MWD water quality requirements
o SMWD/Other Participants SMWD is CEQA Lead Agency; works with
San Bernardino Co. on management plan
Operate Fenner Valley Mutual Water Companyand Fenner Valley Water Authority (JPA)
Commit to purchases with carry-over rights
Public-Private Partnership
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An Improved, Sustainable Project
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Research and Review
To create an environmentally benign Project design, extensive work completed:
o Comprehensive computer modeling using USGS desert hydrology model to determine aquifer’s scale, productivity and recharge rate.
o Additional new technical reports produced by first class experts: Cadiz Groundwater Modeling and Impact Analysis Assessment of Effects on Area Springs Assessment of Effects on Cadiz & Bristol Playas Biological Resource Assessment Estimated Evaporation Study
o 10 new wells at the Project site drilled to depths of up to 2,000 ft. below ground surface.
$15M Investment in Science
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o Groundwater Stewardship Council: a 13-member unpaid peer review panel found project can be operated without significant impacts, May 2011.
o Environmental Impact Report: Following 18 month, public process, EIR certified by Santa Margarita Water District Board of Directors, July 2012.
o County Groundwater Ordinance: San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approve groundwater management plan in public hearing, October 2012.
o OC Superior Court: 6 separate cases challenging Project environmental review denied by OC Superior Court.
Third Party Review
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Phase 2
o In-Lieu Storage off the CRA
o Import water (north & south) when available for storage in the aquifer system at Project area, return to agencies when needed in dry years
o Facilities – existing 96-mile pipeline, new recharge basins, new pump station
o Capacity – 1 million acre-feet
Phase 2 – Imported Water Storage
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Phase 1&2 Connect CA’s Major Water Transportation Routes
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Benefits, Support & Next Steps
Benefits of Project - Water$6.1 Billion regional benefit to So Cal
o Water Conservation. Conserves 1.5 MAF of water over 50 yrs.
o Enhanced Water Supply. Increases area’s long-term water supply reliability with source not dependent on CRA or SWP. (~ $3 Billion benefit)
o High Quality Water. Introducing aquifer water into CRA will lower TDS of Met water. (~ $240 Million benefit)
o Groundwater Storage. 1 million AF underground storage capacity for imported water. (~$631 Million benefit) 20
Benefits of Project – Economic
o $800 million total economic benefit from construction
o 5,900 jobs created – 1,500/year during construction
o 10% of jobs go to Veterans
o $19.6 million in new state and local tax revenues in Phase 1 construction
o $6 million/year in local tax revenue once operational
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Broad Bi-Partisan Support
• Congress: Calderon, Calvert, Cardenas, Cook, Costa, Hunter, Issa, Peters, Peterson, Royce, Rohrabacher, Sanchez (Linda & Loretta), Walters, and retired members Campbell, Miller and Negrete-McLeod
• California Government: Bates, Brough, Calderon, Chang, Daly, Dababneh, Galgiani, Garcia, Linder, Nguyen,, Chad Mayes, Ed Royce. Retired: Haynes, Hollingsworth, & Gov. Schwarzenegger
• Local Electeds: ACC-OC, OC Sups. Bartlett & Steel, Riverside Sup. Tavaglione, City Council members from Anaheim, Fontana, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Rialto, Twentynine Palms.
• Labor/Business: International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12, Southern California District Council of Laborers (LIUNA), Northwest Pipe Company, Layne Christensen, NOV Ameron Co., Roscoe Moss Co.
• Regional Business Organizations: BIA-SC, BIA-OC, BizFed, 8 Chambers of Commerce, Construction Industry Coalition, Engineering Contractors Association, IIEC, Morongo Basin EDC, OCBC, OC Tax, SOCEC.
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Next Steps
o Resolution of CEQA appeals.
o CRA tie-in and exchange terms with Metropolitan Water District.
o Final Design and Project construction financing
o Resolve dispute over use of ROW for pipeline.
Anticipated Construction Start: 2016
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For more information:www.cadizinc.comwww.cadizwaterproject.com
Email:[email protected]
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