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Planned Components Six inline hydropower facilities Approximately 140 miles of pipe Five pump stations Key Facts About THE LAKE POWELL PIPELINE Southern Utah Needs the LPP Washington County is one of the fastest growing regions in the country. e water delivered by the Lake Powell Pipeline (LPP) is needed by the late 2020s. KEY FACT 1 2010-2020 2020-2030 2030-2040 2040-2050 2050-2060 8.1 19.9 34.7% 7.4 17 34.8% 5.8 14.8 27.5% 4.8 12.4 22% 4.6 10.7 19.8% United States Utah Washington County PERCENT POPULATION INCREASE Projected Population Growth by Decade Sources: Census Bureau 2014-2016 National Projections; Kem C Gardner Policy Institute 2015-2065 State and County Projections 86,249 acre feet of water 13 southwest Utah communities annually LPP WILL DELIVER UP TO KEY FACT 2 LPP is Part of a Comprehensive Plan A multi-faceted plan that includes conservation and new supplies is critical to meeting future water needs. Washington County has made great strides in water conservation and plans to reduce water use even more. LPP • 801.538.7230 • [email protected] • LPPUtah.org 2 Statewide Water Infrastructure Plan, Utah Division of Water Resources et al., 2013 3 Water Conservation Programs: A Comparative Evaluation, Maddaus Water Management, December 2018 First county in Utah to exceed the governor’s statewide water conservation goal. 2 Conservation “on par with other notable programs in the western U.S. and exceeds those of other entities of a similar size and customer base” according to nationally-recognized conservation expert. 3 e Washington County Water Conservancy District’s (WCWCD) program budget, spending and staffing efforts equal or exceed those of several other similarly situated water agencies. 3 WCWCD offers most of the common conservation programs offered by other water agencies. 3 Meeting Future Water Demand in Washington and Kane Counties 1 through 2060 LPP LPP Reuse Local Projects 1 Lake Powell Pipeline Project, Water Needs Assessment, April 2016 and Water Needs Assessment: Demand and Supply Update, November 2018 Agricultural Conversion Conservation and Reuse Existing Supply 27% 17% 4% 9% 11% 32%

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Page 1: Key Facts About THE LAKE POWELL PIPELINE · Key Facts About THE LAKE POWELL PIPELINE Southern Utah Needs the LPP Washington County is one of the fastest growing regions in the country

Planned ComponentsSix inline hydropower facilities

Approximately 140 miles of pipe

Five pump stations

Key Facts About THE LAKE POWELL

PIPELINE

Southern Utah Needs the LPPWashington County is one of the fastest growing regions in the country. The water delivered by the Lake Powell Pipeline (LPP) is needed by the late 2020s.

KEY FACT 1

2010-2020 2020-2030 2030-2040 2040-2050 2050-2060

8.119

.9

34.7%

7.417

34.8%

5.814

.8

27.5%

4.8

12.4

22%

4.6

10.7

19.8%

United States Utah Washington County

PERC

ENT

POPU

LATION

INC

REAS

E

Projected Population Growth by Decade

Sources: Census Bureau 2014-2016 National Projections; Kem C Gardner Policy Institute 2015-2065 State and County Projections

86,249 acre feet of water

13 southwest Utah communities annually

LPP

WIL

L

DEL

IVER

U

P TO

KEY FACT 2 LPP is Part of a Comprehensive Plan A multi-faceted plan that includes conservation and new supplies is critical to meeting future water needs.

Washington County has made great strides in water conservation and plans to reduce water use even more.

LPP • 801.538.7230 • [email protected] • LPPUtah.org

2 Statewide Water Infrastructure Plan, Utah Division of Water Resources et al., 20133 Water Conservation Programs: A Comparative Evaluation, Maddaus Water Management, December 2018

• First county in Utah to exceed the governor’s statewide water conservation goal.2

• Conservation “on par with other notable programs in the western U.S. and exceeds those of other entities of a similar size and customer base” according to nationally-recognized conservation expert.3

• The Washington County Water Conservancy District’s (WCWCD) program budget, spending and staffing efforts equal or exceed those of several other similarly situated water agencies.3

• WCWCD offers most of the common conservation programs offered by other water agencies.3

Meeting Future Water Demand in Washington and Kane Counties1 through 2060

LPP

LPP Reuse

Local Projects

1 Lake Powell Pipeline Project, Water Needs Assessment, April 2016 and Water Needs Assessment: Demand and Supply Update, November 2018

Agricultural Conversion

Conservation and Reuse

Existing Supply 27%

17%

4%

9%

11%

32%

Page 2: Key Facts About THE LAKE POWELL PIPELINE · Key Facts About THE LAKE POWELL PIPELINE Southern Utah Needs the LPP Washington County is one of the fastest growing regions in the country

LPP • 801.538.7230 • [email protected] • LPPUtah.org

LPP Preliminary Cost Estimate

4 Pursuant to the 2006 Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act

KEY FACTS ABOUT THE LAKE POWELL PIPELINE

Southern Utah Water Users Will Pay for the Project

The State of Utah will finance the project and be repaid, with interest.4

KEY FACT 3

Revenue Sources

5 Economic Analysis, Applied Analysis, January 2019

The Colorado River is a Reliable Source for LPP

KEY FACT 4

$1 Billion — $1.7 Billion

WYOMING

COLORADO

UTAH

NEW MEXICO

NEVADA

ARIZONA

CALIFORNIA

92 MILLION acre feet of water

17 MILLION more than the

compact allocation6 69th Annual Report of the Upper Colorado River Commission, September 2017

$1.75Billion

$1.41Billion

$2.96Billion+ +

= $6.12 Billion

WATER RATES

PROPERTY TAXES

IMPACT FEES

63%

22%

6%

9%Unused Supply

LPP

Average Use (2013-2017)

Average Evaporation and System Loss

Utah’s ColoradoRiver Water Use

Percentages based on the state’s 1.4 million acre foot average annual reliable supply

All Colorado River basin states have the right to develop and use their allocated water in accordance with the Colorado River Compact and other agreements that create the Law of the River. Utah and the other Upper Basin states (Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico) are not using all of their allocated water. The Upper Basin states delivered more than 92 million acre feet of water to the Lower Basin states (Nevada, Arizona and California) from 2008 through 2017 – 17 million acre feet more than the Lower Basin’s compact allocation.6

The WCWCD has developed a general capital project funding strategy to phase-in water rates, impact fees and ad valorem (property) tax increases to produce sufficient revenue to repay the state. This strategy is projected to generate an additional $6.12 billion in revenue through 2060 for infrastructure projects, including the LPP.5

Upper BasinLower Basin

March 2020