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OTAY WATER DISTRICT
AND
OTAY WATER DISTRICT FINANCING AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
DISTRICT BOARDROOM
2554 SWEETWATER SPRINGS BOULEVARD
SPRING VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY
February 6, 2019
3:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 5,
2018
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO
SPEAK TO THE BOARD ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURIS-
DICTION BUT NOT AN ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA
CONSENT CALENDAR
6. ITEMS TO BE ACTED UPON WITHOUT DISCUSSION, UNLESS A REQUEST IS
MADE BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS A PARTICU-
LAR ITEM:
a) AWARD A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT TO HA-
ZEN AND SAWYER, INC. FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
OF FIVE (5) POTABLE WATER PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS IN AN
AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $335,110
ACTION ITEMS
7. ENGINEERING
a) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 4354 DECLARING A PORTION OF THE SALT
CREEK GOLF COURSE PARCELS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 164-
ACRES OF LAND AS SURPLUS TO THE DISTRICT’S NEEDS (KENNEDY)
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8. GENERAL MANAGER
a) ADOPT THE 2019 OTAY WATER DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM GUIDE-
LINES AND PRIORITIES (OTERO)
9. BOARD
a) DISCUSS THE 2019 BOARD MEETING CALENDAR
REPORTS
10. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
11. SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY UPDATE
12. DIRECTORS' REPORTS/REQUESTS
13. PRESIDENT’S REPORT/REQUESTS
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
14. CLOSED SESSION
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION [GOV-
ERNMENT CODE §54956.9]
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RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
15. REPORT ON ANY ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD MAY ALSO
TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEMS POSTED IN CLOSED SESSION
OTAY WATER DISTRICT FINANCING AUTHORITY
16. NO MATTERS TO DISCUSS
17. ADJOURNMENT
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All items appearing on this agenda, whether or not expressly listed for action, may be
deliberated and may be subject to action by the Board.
The Agenda, and any attachments containing written information, are available at the District’s
website at www.otaywater.gov. Written changes to any items to be considered at the open
meeting, or to any attachments, will be posted on the District’s website. Copies of the Agenda
and all attachments are also available through the District Secretary by contacting her at (619)
670-2280.
If you have any disability which would require accommodation in order to enable you to partici-
pate in this meeting, please call the District Secretary at (619) 670-2280 at least 24 hours prior
to the meeting.
Certification of Posting
I certify that on February 1, 2019 I posted a copy of the foregoing agenda near the regu-
lar meeting place of the Board of Directors of Otay Water District, said time being at least 72
hours in advance of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors (Government Code Section
§54954.2).
Executed at Spring Valley, California on February 1, 2019.
/s/ Susan Cruz, District Secretary
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MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE
OTAY WATER DISTRICT
AND
OTAY WATER DISTRICT FINANCING AUTHORITY
September 5, 2018
1. The meeting was called to order by President Smith at 3:35 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Directors Present: Croucher, Gastelum, Robak, Smith and Thompson
Directors Absent: None
Staff Present: General Manager Mark Watton, General Counsel Dan
Shinoff, Chief Financial Officer Joe Beachem, Chief of
Engineering Rod Posada, Chief of Operations Pedro
Porras, Chief of Administration Adolfo Segura, Asst. Chief
of Finance Kevin Koeppen, Asst. Chief of Engineering Dan
Martin, Asst. Chief of Operations Jose Martinez, District
Secretary Susan Cruz and others per attached list.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Director Robak, seconded by Director Gastelum and
carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Directors Croucher, Gastelum, Robak, Smith and Thompson
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
to approve the agenda.
5. APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF MAY 21,
2018
A motion was made by Director Robak, seconded by Director Croucher and
carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Directors Croucher, Gastelum, Robak, Smith and Thompson
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
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to approve the minutes of the special board meeting of May 21, 2018.
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER WITHIN THE
BOARD'S JURISDICTION BUT NOT AN ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA
No one wished to be heard.
CONSENT CALENDAR
7. ITEMS TO BE ACTED UPON WITHOUT DISCUSSION, UNLESS A REQUEST
IS MADE BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS A
PARTICULAR ITEM:
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director Gastelum and
carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Directors Croucher, Gastelum, Robak, Smith and Thompson
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
to approve the following consent calendar items:
a) APPROVE AN INCREASE TO CIP P2573 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF
$130,000 AND CHANGE ORDER NO. 3 TO THE EXISTING CONTRACT
WITH T.C. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. FOR THE HILLSDALE
ROAD 12-INCH WATERLINE REPLACEMENT (CIP P2573) AND
SEWER REPAIRS (CIP S2048) PROJECTS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$151,193.08
b) APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF A PURCHASE ORDER TO Nth
GENERATION IN THE AMOUNT $52,478.84 FOR PURCHASES OF
NEXT GENERATION PALO ALTO FIREWALLS AND ARUBA
CLEARPASS POLICY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION; AND, APPROVE
ANOTHER PURCHASE ORDER TO GROUPWARE TECHNOLOGY IN
THE AMOUNT OF $47,138.00 FOR ENGINEERING, TRAINING, AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF PALO ALTO FIREWALLS AND ARUBA
CLEARPASS POLICY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
c) APPROVE THE ADDITION OF KAISER PERMANENTE AS A HEALTH
BENEFIT PLAN
ACTION ITEMS
8. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
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a) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 4350 APPROVING CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE BY THE OTAY WATER
DISTRICT FINANCING AUTHORITY OF ITS WATER REVENUE
BONDS, SERIES 2018A IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $29,000,000 AND CERTAIN AMENDMENTS WITH
RESPECT TO THE DISTRICT’S 2013 AND 2016 WATER REVENUE
REFUNDING BONDS
Assistant Chief of Finance Kevin Koeppen indicated that staff is requesting that
the board adopt Resolution No. 4350 approving certain documents in connection
with the issuance by the Otay WD Financing Authority of its water revenue
bonds, series 2018A in an aggregate principal amount not-to-exceed
$29,000,000 and certain amendments with respect to the District’s 2013 and
2016 water revenue refunding bonds. Please reference the Committee Action
notes (Attachment A) attached to the staff report for the details of Mr. Koeppen’s
report.
The board discussed the pros and cons of issuing debt. It was noted that if the
District did not issue debt, it would cause rates to increase as the District would
need to utilize cash to fund CIP projects. Additionally, if the District has funds
that can be used to pay off debt at the close of a fiscal year, these monies would
be best used on the CalPERS obligation as it carries a 7.5% interest rate versus
this debt which will have an approximate interest rate of 3.5%. It was noted that
the District’s existing debt, may not be callable for some years, depending on the
terms of the debt. The debt issuance proposed today cannot be called for a
period of 10 years. The board commended staff on the thoroughness of staffs’
report.
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director Croucher and
carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Directors Croucher, Gastelum, Robak, Smith and Thompson
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
to approve staff’s recommendation.
9. RECESS OTAY WATER DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AND CONVENE OTAY
WATER DISTRICT FINANCING AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
President Smith recessed the Otay Water District board meeting and convened
the Otay Water District Financing Authority board meeting at 4:00 p.m.
10. ROLL CALL
Directors Present: Croucher, Gastelum, Robak, Smith and Thompson
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Directors Absent: None
ACTION ITEMS
11. FINANCE
a) OTAY WATER DISTRICT FINANCING AUTHORITY – ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-02 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE NOT-TO-
EXCEED $29,000,000 OF ITS WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES
2018A, AND APPROVE THE EXECUTION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ACTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
President Smith presented for the board’s adoption the Otay Water District
Financing Authority Resolution No. 2018-02 authorizing the issuance not-to-
exceed $29,000,000 of its water revenue bonds, series 2018A, and approve the
execution of certain documents and authorizing certain acts in connection
therewith.
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director Croucher and
carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Directors Croucher, Gastelum, Robak, Smith and Thompson
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
to approve staff’s recommendation.
12. ADJOURN OTAY WATER DISTRICT FINANCING AUTHORITY BOARD
MEETING AND RECONVENE OTAY WATER DISTRICT BOARD MEETING
President Smith adjourned the Otay Water District Financing Authority Board
meeting was reconvened the Otay Water District board meeting at 4:02 p.m.
13. GENERAL MANAGER
a) ADOPT THE AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT POWERS
AGREEMENT CREATING THE WATER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
Communications Officer Tenille Otero requested that the board approve the
Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) creating the Water
Conservation Authority Agreement (WCA Agreement). She indicated on August
12, 1992 the parties to the JPA created the Water Conservation Authority (WCA)
to carry out the stated purposes of the JPA. A Governance Subcommittee of the
JPA, which included Director Thompson, evaluated and made edits to the
original WCA Agreement to reflect current operations of the WCA and to further
clarify JPA’s members’ responsibilities and rights. The JPA board approved the
proposed changes to the WCA Agreement at their meeting on August 13, 2018
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and they have distributed copies of the proposed WCA Agreement to the JPA
members’ respective boards for their review and approval. If approved by all
JPA members, the Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement will replace
the Joint Power Agreement creating the WCA dated August 12, 1992 and all of
its subsequent amendments.
It was discussed that the member agencies funding of the Water Conservation
Garden (WCG) has decreased from 100% to 50% since its inception. The Otay
WD will contribute $96,000 or 20% of the WCG budget for FY 2019 and in FY
2020 the District’s contribution will be reduced to $91,960. The JPA’s goal is to
eventually make the WCG self-funded through private donations. The WCG is a
demonstration garden showing how homeowner’s can transform their home
landscapes into water conserving gardens and the District’s board is supportive
of the efforts of the WCG and feels it is an important resource for the community.
Director Thompson shared that the Executive Director of the WCG, Ms. Elyssa
Robertson, is retiring and the JPA is searching for her replacement. She
managed the WCG for approximately two years and made many positive
changes.
A motion was made by Director Robak, seconded by Director Thompson and
carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Directors Croucher, Gastelum, Robak, Smith and Thompson
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
to approve staff’s recommendation.
14. BOARD
a) DISCUSSION OF 2018 BOARD MEETING CALENDAR
As there were no critical matters to discuss, the board canceled the December
2018 board meeting.
Director Croucher indicated that he would not be able to attend the District’s
October 3, 2018 board meeting as he will be in attendance of a CWA meeting.
There were no other changes to the board meeting calendar.
INFORMATIONAL ITEM
15. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE
FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS:
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a) FOURTH QUARTER UPDATE ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Assistant Chief of Engineering Dan Martin provided an update on the 4th quarter
of the District’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Please reference the
Committee Action notes (Attachment A) attached to the staff report for the details
of Mr. Martin’s report.
In response to an inquiry from Director Robak, Mr. Martin indicated that the
Campo Road Sewer Replacement Project began in July of 2017 and the portion
of the project along highway 94 was in hiatus due to environmental regulations
protecting the bird nesting season (the project was closed down at the end of
February) and it has just reopened. Work is expected to start once again near
the church area and later this month there will be a couple crews working during
the night. Mr. Martin stated that the project is about halfway done and it was
anticipated that the crews would need to demobilize in February and remobilize
in September due to the environmental regulation.
Mr. Martin indicated that the District met the fiscal year-end goal for CIP
expenditures at 97% (target was 95% to 100%) and achieved a very low change
order rate of just 1.3% (target is less than 5%). He indicated that these were
accomplishments to celebrate. Director Smith indicated that he knows how hard
it is to meet the CIP and change order targets and it is a tribute to the engineers,
operations and everyone involved. He stated that these achievements equate to
real money saved for the District’s ratepayers and thanked staff for their good
work.
It was indicated in response to an inquiry from Director Gastelum that by
coordinating with the County on the paving for the Fuerte Drive Sewer
Replacement Project, the District will save approximately $500,000 to a million in
repaving costs as the District would have been required to repave over 4000
linear feet (approximately three quarters of a mile).
b) INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON WATER TAX AND THE WATER
SHUTOFF SERVICE BILL, SENATE BILL 998 (DODD)
Communications Officer Tenille Otero provided an update on Water Tax and
Water Shutoff Service Bill SB 998 (Dodd). Please reference the Committee
Action notes (Attachment A) attached to the staff report for the details of Ms.
Otero’s report.
She stated that when the board report was distributed, the Legislature was still in
session until midnight, Friday, August 31, 2018. She indicated that SB 998 is a
measure that will significantly restructure retail water agencies water service
shutoff programs. The measure passed is the State Senate last week and has
been forwarded to the Governor for final action. The San Diego County Water
Authority (CWA) is working with member agencies to write a letter to the
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Governor requesting that he veto the bill. The District is also, individually,
drafting a letter to the Governor requesting that he veto the bill.
Ms. Otero also shared that SB 844 and 845, related to the Water Tax Bill SB 623,
have failed passage in the State Assembly. She stated that the Assembly
Speaker, the Honorable Anthony Rendon, indicated that the Assembly is still
committed to identifying sustainable funding source to ensure safe drinking water
for all Californians and the issue will continue to be on the agenda for next year’s
legislative session. The CWA has been invited by the Assembly’s Committee to
participate in the discussions concerning safe water needs.
President Smith indicated that there has been quite an effort by the Association
of California Water Agencies (ACWA) to oppose the Water Tax legislation and
one of the actions taken by the District’s board was to provide a contribution to
ACWA to help educate the public on this issue. Director Croucher challenged
the District’s board to get more involved in legislative issues that impact the
District and its ratepayers.
Director Croucher suggested, in response to Director Thompson’s comment on
whether the District has thought through the best method for legislative advocacy
to make the District as effective as it could be, that the District could invite CWA
to provide an update on legislative issues. He indicated that CWA very much
wishes to be involved in representing the agencies in all legislation whether they
impact retail or wholesale agencies. This would assist the District in determining
which legislation should be actively focused on and those that can receive less
emphasis for both CWA and the agencies.
c) INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON THE FIVE-YEAR PUBLIC
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION PLAN AND THE CURRENT
COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
Communications Officer Tenille Otero provided an update on the five-year public
information and communication plan and the current communications and
outreach program. Please reference the Committee Action notes (Attachment A)
attached to the staff report for the details of Ms. Otero’s report.
Director Robak stepped off the dias at 4:55 p.m. and returned at 4:56 p.m.
President Smith noted that when he searched the District on Google, the
District’s listing shows a 2.2 star rating. He suggested that the District monitor its
presence on web search engines and research/address the ratings.
Director Croucher stepped off the dias at 5:14 p.m. and returned to the dias at
5:17 p.m.
The board inquired if the District had metrics on how many have listened to the
live streaming of the District’s board meeting. Staff indicated that the metrics are
available and that they would provide that information.
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REPORTS
16. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
General Manager Watton presented information from his report which included
an update on the health plan renewal, the water rate increase and sewer
proposition 218 notices, the City of San Diego Pure Water Project, the Cal-
American interconnect, water conservation and sales.
17. CWA REPORT
Director Croucher reported that nominations for CWA’s officers for next year
have closed. Mr. Jim Madaffer (City of San Diego) was elected Chair, Director
Croucher (Otay Water District) was elected Vice Chair, and Ms. Christy Guerin
(Olivenhain Municipal Water District) was elected Secretary. He stated that the
CWA officers travelled to MWD last month to meet with MWD’s Los Angeles
delegation where they discussed opportunities to work together. He shared that
Director Smith is scheduled to be seated as a member of MWD’s board on
September 11, 2018. He also indicated that the CWA officers met and will start to
attend the General Manager/Member Agency meetings to receive their input as
subject matter experts. Director Croucher indicated that he will attend with
CWA’s officers the San Diego Regional trip to Washington, D.C. He stated that
Mr. Vic Bianes, one of the City of San Diego’s ten representatives on CWA’s
board, has retired. The City will be appointing a new representative. He
reported with regard to the Orville Dam spillway repairs that the estimate is now
exceeding $1 billion dollars which is much higher than the original estimate. He
lastly shared some sad news that CWA’s legislative advocate, Mr. Eric
Swendlund of Carpi and Clay, recently passed away at the age of 49.
President Smith added that CWA’s board had its third of three discussions
concerning the funding of CalPERS. They discussed the six alternatives
suggested by their Audit Committee to fund CalPERS. The board narrowed the
suggestions to one wherein CWA would budget funds annually to fund CalPERS.
CWA’s CalPERS fund is approximately 69% funded and with CalPERS
investment rate of return of 11.2% last year, it has increased CWA’s funding level
to 72%.
18. DIRECTORS' REPORTS/REQUESTS
Director Thompson reported that the Water Conservation Garden has started its
search for a new Executive Director. He congratulated Directors Smith and
Croucher for running unopposed and, thus, not having to run a campaign for their
seats on the board. He also indicated that he enjoyed the tours of the City of
San Diego’s South Bay Water Reclamation Plant and the International Boundary
and Water Commission’s Water Treatment Plant. He stated that the tours were
very informative.
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Director Gastelum reported that that he toured the Twin Oaks Water Treatment
Plant and the Lake Hodges storage facility.
Director Robak commented that he noted quite a few of the people who attended
CWA’s Water Academy are now running for office. He stated that it is nice to see
that people are getting involved in the water industry because of the program.
He shared that his father, Mr. Lawrence Robak, passed away the same day that
Senator John McCain passed (August 25, 2018). He stated his father joined the
Air Force after graduating from high school and moved his family to San Diego
from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1967. He shared a story about his father
related to water. He stated that the City of Pittsburgh fluoridated it drinking water
and when his family moved to San Diego, drinking water was not fluoridated.
Because of this, his father purchased PureFlo water for their drinking water as it
was fluoridated. He stated that he and his three brothers did not have cavities
growing up because of this. He also presented photos of his father.
19. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
President Smith stated that his report regarding meetings he attended during the
month of August 2018 will be attached to the minutes. He commented that he
attended CWA’s Legislative roundtable with Senator Ben Hueso. The discussion
emphasized that San Diego is an important part of the State for legislative
issues. He also shared that his mother, Ms. Marie Smith, passed away on
August 20, 2018. He stated she was 90 years old and lived a full life. He
thanked everyone for their kind words. He also presented a photo of his mother
from about 25 years ago.
20. CLOSED SESSION
The board recessed to closed session at 5:41 p.m. to discuss the following
matters:
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – PENDING LITIGATION
[GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9]
MARK COZIAHR, ET AL. vs. OTAY WATER DISTRICT, SAN DIEGO
COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, ET AL.; CASE NO. 37-2015-00023413
b) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
[GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9]
OTAY WATER DISTRICT v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO; CASE NO. 37-2017-
00019348-CU-WM-CTL
c) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS [GOVERNMENT CODE
§54957.6]
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AGENCY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: BOARD AD HOC
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION: OTAY WATER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES’
ASSOCIATION
AND
ALL REPRESENTED AND UNREPRESENTED PERSONNEL
INCLUDING MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES
The board reconvened from closed session at 7:09 p.m. General Counsel Dan
Shinoff indicated that the board met in closed session and took no reportable
actions.
21. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the Board, President Smith adjourned
the meeting at 7:09 p.m.
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President
ATTEST:
District Secretary
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President’s Report
Tim Smith
September 5, 2018
Board Meeting
# Date Meeting Purpose
1 1-Aug CWA Legislative Roundtable Legislative Roundtable with Senator Ben
Hueso
2 1-Aug OWD Regular Board Meeting Monthly Board Meeting
3 2-Aug Metro Commission Monthly Commission Meeting
4 6-Aug OWD Special Board Meeting
OWD Special Board Meeting: Tour of the
City of SD South Bay Water Reclamation
Plant and IBWC Water Treatment Plant
5 7-Aug Committee Agenda Briefing
Met w/ General Manager Watton to
review items that will be presented at the
August committee meetings.
6 22-Aug EO&WR Committee Reviewed items that will be presented at
the September board meeting.
7 27-Aug Ad Hoc Employee Negotiations
Committee Discussed employee negotiations matters.
8 30-Aug Board Agenda Briefing Reviewed items that will be presented at
the September board meeting.
STAFF REPORT
TYPE MEETING: Regular Board
MEETING DATE: February 6, 2019
SUBMITTED BY:
Kevin Cameron
Associate Civil Engineer
PROJECTS: P2608-001102
P2609-001102
P2612-001102
P2615-001102
P2616-001102
DIV. NO. 3,4,5
APPROVED BY:
Bob Kennedy, Engineering Manager
Dan Martin, Assistant Chief of Engineering
Rod Posada, Chief, Engineering
Mark Watton, General Manager
SUBJECT: Award of a Professional Engineering Services Agreement for the
Preliminary Design Report Preparation, Design, and Construction
Support of Five (5) Potable Water Pipeline Replacement Projects
to Hazen & Sawyer, Inc.
GENERAL MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
That the Otay Water District (District) Board of Directors (Board)
award a professional engineering services agreement to Hazen &
Sawyer, Inc. (Hazen) and authorize the General Manager to execute a
professional services agreement with Hazen for the preliminary design
report (PDR) preparation, design, and construction support of Five
(5) Potable Water Pipeline Replacement Projects in an amount not-to-
exceed $335,110.00 (see Exhibit A for project locations).
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Please see Attachment A.
PURPOSE:
To obtain Board authorization for the General Manager to enter into a
professional engineering services agreement with Hazen for the PDR
preparation, design, and construction support of Five (5) Potable
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Water Pipeline Replacement Projects in an amount not-to-exceed
$335,110.00.
ANALYSIS:
The District has five (5) pipeline replacement projects scheduled to
be completed over the next 4 years. The projects and brief
descriptions are listed below:
P2608 PL - 8-Inch, 850 Zone, Coronado Avenue, Chestnut Street/Apple
Street
This project will replace 1,300 feet of the existing 6-inch water
line with 8-inch water line to improve fire flow in the area.
Consultant’s scope of services for this project will be to provide
the PDR.
P2609 PL - 8-Inch, 1004 Zone, Eucalyptus St, Coronado Avenue/Date
Street/La Mesa Avenue
This project will abandon the existing 6-inch water line in
Eucalyptus Street, and install 1,600 feet of new 8-inch water line
along Coronado Avenue, Date Street, and La Mesa Avenue to improve
fire flow in the area. Consultant’s scope of services for this
project will be complete design.
P2612 PL - 12-Inch, 711 Zone, Paso de Luz/Telegraph Canyon Road
This project will repair the existing 250 feet of 10-inch water line
which has experienced leaks, and is located in a steep slope
easement. The repair options include replacing it with a 12-inch
water line, installing a new parallel pipe, or installing a cured in
place pipe (CIPP) liner. Consultant’s scope of services for this
project will be complete design.
P2615 PL - 12-Inch Pipeline Replacement, 803 PZ, Vista Grande Road
This project is for the replacement of approximately 2,500 feet of
12-inch and 14-inch potable water line in Vista Grande Road. This
section of pipe is reaching the run of its useful life and has had a
history of leaks. Consultant’s scope of services for this project
will be to provide the PDR.
P2616 PL - 12-Inch Pipeline Replacement, 978 Zone, Pence Drive/Vista
Sierra Drive
This project is for the replacement of approximately 2,000 feet of
14-inch potable water main in Pence Drive and Vista Sierra Drive.
The pipeline has a history of leaks, and will be replaced with a more
common sized 12-inch pipeline, which will still meet the demands of
the area. Consultant’s scope of services for this project will be
complete design.
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As District staff began to plan for these projects, staff was
notified that the County of San Diego (County) was putting out
several large multi-year paving projects. Some of the pipeline
replacement projects were within the County’s paving extents. The
County currently has a three (3) year moratorium (“no-cut” policy)
once a County road is repaved or slurry sealed. Through discussions
with County staff, some paving schedules were delayed to allow the
District’s pipeline replacement projects to be completed before the
road improvements. Although the County was able to delay some paving
projects, the road improvements on the Vista Grande (P2615) and
portions of Coronado Avenue (P2608) were already too far along to
delay. These projects will need to be constructed after the paving
moratorium, therefore, the consultant will provide PDR’s outlining
the design and risks involved. These two (2) projects will be
constructed after the County’s paving moratorium has expired. The
consultant’s effort on the other three projects, P2609, P2612, and
P2616, will be to provide PDR’s, 100% design including plans and
specifications, and construction support.
Designing three (3) of these projects together will allow the
District the flexibility to combine them during the construction
phase to present a more desirable project for contractors to bid on,
and therefore, staff expects to get more interest from contractors
and more competitive bid pricing.
In accordance with the Board of Directors Policy Number 21, a Request
for Proposal (RFP) was advertised on October 4, 2018 using BidSync,
the District’s online bid solicitation website, and the Otay Water
District’s website. The advertisements attracted Letters of Interest
and Statements of Qualifications from fifteen (15) consulting firms.
A Pre-Proposal Meeting was held on November 6, 2018, which was
attended by nine (9) consultants.
On November 28, 2018, proposals were received from the following
seven (7) consulting firms:
1. Richard Brady & Associates (Brady)
2. Hazen & Sawyer (Hazen)
3. Horrocks
4. HydroScience Engineers
5. Michael Baker International, Inc.
6. West & Associates Engineering, Inc.
7. West Coast Civil
The following firms submitted letters of interest, but did not submit
a proposal: Guinn Consulting Engineering, Hunsaker & Associates, JWO
Engineering, MurraySmith, NV5, Psomas, Rick Engineering Company, and
SA Associates.
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After the proposals were evaluated and ranked by a five-member review
panel consisting of Engineering, Operations, and Finance staff, it
was determined that four (4) proposals ranked sufficiently close to
warrant being invited to make an oral presentation and respond to
questions from the panel. After conducting the interviews on
December 18, 2018, the panel completed the consultant ranking
process. The scores for Total Fee were added and the sum of the
scores concluded that Hazen & Sawyer had the best approach to the
project and provided the best overall value to the District. A
summary of the Proposal Ranking is shown in Exhibit B.
FISCAL IMPACT: Joe Beachem, Chief Financial Officer
Based on the Project Manager’s review of the current budgets, the
budgets are insufficient in light of the current bidding climate and,
therefore, they are being revised as a part of the current effort to
prepare the FY 2020 budget, and to be included in the new rate
setting. Most of these projects will not be built for at least
another year, and the PDR’s will better define the scope of work for
each project. The FY 2019 budgets and their proposed FY 2020 revised
amounts are listed below.
The total budget for CIP P2608, as approved in the FY 2019 budget, is
$450,000. Total expenditures, plus outstanding commitments and
forecast, are $32,497. See Attachment B-1 for the budget detail.
The proposed new budget for CIP P2608 is $800,000.
The total budget for CIP P2609, as approved in the FY 2019 budget, is
$540,000. Total expenditures, plus outstanding commitments and
forecast, are $110,804. See Attachment B-2 for the budget detail.
The proposed new budget for CIP P2609 is $800,000.
The total budget for CIP P2612, as approved in the FY 2019 budget, is
$500,000. Total expenditures, plus outstanding commitments and
forecast, are $109,975. See Attachment B-3 for the budget detail.
The proposed new budget for CIP P2612 is $750,000.
The total budget for CIP P2615, as approved in the FY 2019 budget, is
$1,200,000. Total expenditures, plus outstanding commitments and
forecast, are $31,997. See Attachment B-4 for the budget detail.
The proposed new budget for CIP P2615 is $2,300,000.
The total budget for CIP P2616, as approved in the FY 2019 budget, is
$2,500,000. Total expenditures, plus outstanding commitments and
forecast, are $161,886. See Attachment B-5 for the budget detail.
Staff believes the current budget is sufficient.
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The Finance Department has determined that, under the current rate
model, 100% of the funding for all five (5) projects is available
from the Replacement Fund. However, an overall increase in the CIP
budget, due to the current bidding environment, may draw reserve
projections down below target levels. The impacts to reserves, and
therefore rates, will be evaluated and estimated in the current
budget cycle.
STRATEGIC GOAL:
This Project supports the District’s Mission statement, “To provide
exceptional water and wastewater service to its customers, and to
manage District resources in a transparent and fiscally responsible
manner” and the General Manager’s Vision, "To be a model water agency
by providing stellar service, achieving measurable results, and
continuously improving operational practices."
GRANTS/LOANS:
Engineering staff researched and explored grants and loans and found
none available for these potable water pipeline projects.
LEGAL IMPACT:
None.
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Attachments: Attachment A – Committee Action
Attachment B-1 – Budget Detail - P2608
Attachment B-2 – Budget Detail - P2609
Attachment B-3 – Budget Detail - P2612
Attachment B-4 – Budget Detail - P2615
Attachment B-5 – Budget Detail - P2616
Exhibit A – Location Map
Exhibit B – Summary of Proposal Rankings
ATTACHMENT A
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
P2608-001102
P2609-001102
P2612-001102
P2615-001102
P2616-001102
Award of a Professional Engineering Services Agreement for
the Design and Construction Support of Five (5) Potable
Water Pipeline Replacement Projects to Hazen & Sawyer, Inc.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
The Engineering, Operations, and Water Resources Committee
(Committee) reviewed this item at a meeting held on January 23, 2019,
and the following comments were made:
Staff recommended that the Board award a professional
engineering services agreement to Hazen & Sawyer, Inc. (Hazen)
and authorize the General Manager to execute a professional
services agreement with Hazen for the preliminary design report
(PDR) preparation, design, and construction support of Five (5)
Potable Water Pipeline Replacement Projects in an amount not-to-
exceed $335,110.00.
Staff stated that the five pipeline replacement projects are
scheduled to be completed over the next four (4) years. Brief
descriptions of each project are listed on page 2 of the staff
report.
It was indicated that Hazen will provide PDRs, completed design,
and construction support for three of the projects. Staff
believes that combining these three projects for construction
should result in a more competitive bid pricing. It was noted
that Hazen will only provide PDRs for the remaining two projects
because these areas will be under the County of San Diego’s 3-
year paving moratorium. Details of the County’s paving
moratorium are provided on page 3 of the staff report.
Staff reviewed the budgets for all five projects and concluded
that four of the budgets were insufficient. As stated in
previous staff reports, a number of the items are contributing
to increased costs including current bidding climate, material
escalation costs such as tariffs, and the shortage of skilled
labor. In addition, the scope for these projects were changed
during the pre-planning phase; pipelines will be relocated into
the Right-of-Way to avoid construction on private property. This
significantly increased the length of pipe to be installed, but
lowered risk of future damage to private property.
Staff stated that the District will use the most recent pipeline
construction bid received in September 2018 to estimate the
proposed the 2020 budgets for the four projects listed on page 4
of the staff report.
The Committee inquired about the County’s three-year moratorium.
Staff stated that the moratorium is the County’s “no-cut” policy
once a County road is repaved or slurry sealed. Staff discussed
the District’s efforts and challenges to collaborate the five
projects with the County, which is detailed on page 3 of the
staff report.
In response to a comment from the Committee, staff stated that
the District retains a copy of the County’s Overlay Policy and
Overlay Map.
The Committee inquired about the status of the two delayed
projects. Staff stated that the consultant’s effort on these
projects will be to provide a PDR to outline the design effort
which will be constructed after the paving moratorium has
expired.
Following the discussion, the committee supported staff’s
recommendation and presentation to the full board as a consent item.
ATTACHMENT B-1 – Budget Detail – P2608
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
P2608-001102
P2609-001102
P2612-001102
P2615-001102
P2616-001102
Award of a Professional Engineering Services Agreement for
the Design and Construction Support of Five (5) Potable
Water Pipeline Replacement Projects to Hazen & Sawyer, Inc.
Date Updated: 12/21/18
FY2019 Budget Proposed
FY2020 Budget
$450,000 $800,000
8,000 6,171 1,829 8,000
8,000 6,171 1,829 8,000
10,000 - 10,000 10,000
13 13 - 13 DAILY JOURNAL CORP
14,484 - 14,484 14,484 HAZEN & SAWYER - PDR
24,497 13 24,484 24,497
- - - -
- - - -
32,497 6,184 26,313 32,497
Vendor/Comments
Otay Water District
P2608 - PL 8" 850Z Coronado Ave Chestnut/Apple
Committed Expenditures
Outstanding
Commitment &
Forecast
Current
Projected Cost
Planning
Standard Salaries
Total Planning
Design
Standard Salaries
Total Construction
Grand Total
Service Contracts
Total Design
Construction
Service Contracts
ATTACHMENT B-2 – Budget Detail – P2609
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
P2608-001102
P2609-001102
P2612-001102
P2615-001102
P2616-001102
Award of a Professional Engineering Services Agreement for
the Design and Construction Support of Five (5) Potable
Water Pipeline Replacement Projects to Hazen & Sawyer, Inc.
Date Updated: 12/21/18
FY2019 Budget
Proposed
FY2020 Budget
$540,000 $800,000
7,500 6,171 1,329 7,500
7,500 6,171 1,329 7,500
10,000 - 10,000 10,000
13 13 - 13 DAILY JOURNAL CORP
90,066 - 90,066 90,066 HAZEN & SAWYER - DESIGN
100,079 13 100,066 100,079
3,225 - 3,225 3,225 HAZEN & SAWYER - CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
3,225 - 3,225 3,225
110,804 6,184 104,620 110,804
Vendor/Comments
Otay Water District
P2609 - PL 8" 1004Z Eucalyptus St Coronado/Date
Committed Expenditures
Outstanding
Commitment &
Forecast
Current
Projected Cost
Planning
Standard Salaries
Total Planning
Design
Standard Salaries
Total Construction
Grand Total
Service Contracts
Total Design
Construction
Service Contracts
ATTACHMENT B-3 – Budget Detail – P2612
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
P2608-001102
P2609-001102
P2612-001102
P2615-001102
P2616-001102
Award of a Professional Engineering Services Agreement for
the Design and Construction Support of Five (5) Potable
Water Pipeline Replacement Projects to Hazen & Sawyer, Inc.
Date Updated: 12/21/18
FY2019 Budget
Proposed
FY2020 Budget
$500,000 $750,000
7,500 6,427 1,073 7,500
7,500 6,427 1,073 7,500
10,000 - 10,000 10,000
13 13 - 13 DAILY JOURNAL CORP
89,237 - 89,237 89,237 HAZEN & SAWYER - DESIGN
99,250 13 99,237 99,250
3,225 - 3,225 3,225 HAZEN & SAWYER - CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
3,225 - 3,225 3,225
109,975 6,440 103,535 109,975
Total Construction
Grand Total
Service Contracts
Total Design
Construction
Service Contracts
Planning
Standard Salaries
Total Planning
Design
Standard Salaries
Vendor/Comments
Otay Water District
P2612 - PL 12" 711Z Pas de Luz/Telegraph Cyn Rd
Committed Expenditures
Outstanding
Commitment &
Forecast
Current
Projected Cost
ATTACHMENT B-4 – Budget Detail – P2615
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
P2608-001102
P2609-001102
P2612-001102
P2615-001102
P2616-001102
Award of a Professional Engineering Services Agreement for
the Design and Construction Support of Five (5) Potable
Water Pipeline Replacement Projects to Hazen & Sawyer, Inc.
Date Updated: 12/21/18
FY2019 Budget
Proposed FY2020
Budget
$1,200,000 $2,300,000
7,500 5,342 2,158 7,500
7,500 5,342 2,158 7,500
10,000 - 10,000 10,000
13 13 - 13 DAILY JOURNAL CORP
14,484 - 14,484 14,484 HAZEN & SAWYER - PDR
24,497 13 24,484 24,497
- - - -
- - - -
31,997 5,355 26,642 31,997
Total Construction
Grand Total
Service Contracts
Total Design
Construction
Service Contracts
Planning
Standard Salaries
Total Planning
Design
Standard Salaries
Vendor/Comments
Otay Water District
P2615 - PL 12" Pipeline Repl 803Z Vista Grande
Committed Expenditures
Outstanding
Commitment &
Forecast
Current
Projected Cost
ATTACHMENT B-5 – Budget Detail – P2616
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
P2608-001102
P2609-001102
P2612-001102
P2615-001102
P2616-001102
Award of a Professional Engineering Services Agreement for
the Design and Construction Support of Five (5) Potable
Water Pipeline Replacement Projects to Hazen & Sawyer, Inc.
Date Updated: 12/21/18
Budget
$2,500,000
Planning
Standard Salaries 18,000 11,678 6,322 18,000
Consultant Contracts 5,970 5,970 - 5,970 WATER SYSTEMS CONSULTING, INC.
Total Planning 23,970 17,648 6,322 23,970
Design
Standard Salaries 20,000 6,249 13,751 20,000
Service Contracts 13 13 - 13 DAILY JOURNAL CORP
Consultant Contracts 113,603 - 113,603 113,603 HAZEN & SAWYER - DESIGN
Total Design 133,616 6,262 127,354 133,616
Construction
Consultant Contracts 4,300 - 4,300 4,300 HAZEN & SAWYER - CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
Total Construction 4,300 - 4,300 4,300
Grand Total 161,886 23,910 137,976 161,886
Vendor/Comments
Otay Water District
P2616 - PL - 12-Inch Pipeline Replacement, 978 Zone, Pence Dr/Vista Sierra Dr
Committed Expenditures
Outstanding
Commitment &
Forecast
Current
Projected Cost
OTAY WATER DISTRICT5 POTABLE WATER PIPELINE REPLACEMENTSLOCATION MAP
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DIV. 5
DIV. 2
DIV. 3
DIV. 1
DIV. 4
Qualifications of
Team
Responsiveness
and Project
Understanding
Technical and
Management
Approach
INDIVIDUAL
SUBTOTAL -
WRITTEN
AVERAGE
SUBTOTAL -
WRITTEN
Cost Proposal*
Consultant's
Commitment to
DBE
TOTAL -
WRITTEN
Additional
Creativity and
Insight
Strength of
Project Manager
Presentation and
Communication
Skills
Responses to
Questions
INDIVIDUAL
TOTAL - ORAL
AVERAGE
TOTAL ORAL
SCORE
WITHOUT FEE
TOTAL
SCORE
30 25 30 85 85 15 Y/N 100 15 15 10 10 50 50 135 150
Poor/Good/
Excellent
Dan Martin 27 23 26 76 12 11 7 7 37
Kevin Koeppen 24 23 25 72 10 10 8 6 34
Jake Vaclavek 26 23 28 77 12 12 8 8 40
Brandon DiPietro 28 24 26 78 12 12 8 7 39
Kevin Cameron 27 23 27 77 11 11 7 7 36
Dan Martin 26 23 27 76 14 13 9 8 44
Kevin Koeppen 26 20 26 72 13 12 8 9 42
Jake Vaclavek 25 21 26 72 14 12 9 9 44
Brandon DiPietro 27 23 26 76 15 13 9 8 45
Kevin Cameron 26 23 27 76 13 12 8 8 41
Dan Martin 25 20 25 70
Kevin Koeppen 22 24 24 70
Jake Vaclavek 21 21 26 68
Brandon DiPietro 24 20 20 64
Kevin Cameron 22 21 22 65
Dan Martin 24 21 25 70
Kevin Koeppen 22 21 22 65
Jake Vaclavek 24 21 26 71
Brandon DiPietro 24 21 23 68
Kevin Cameron 23 21 24 68
Dan Martin 28 24 28 80 13 13 8 9 43
Kevin Koeppen 26 24 24 74 12 13 9 9 43
Jake Vaclavek 28 23 28 79 12 13 9 9 43
Brandon DiPietro 28 23 28 79 14 12 8 8 42
Kevin Cameron 28 23 27 78 13 13 7 8 41
Dan Martin 25 21 25 71
Kevin Koeppen 21 18 26 65
Jake Vaclavek 23 21 27 71
Brandon DiPietro 25 21 24 70
Kevin Cameron 22 21 22 65
Dan Martin 27 23 25 75 11 11 8 8 38
Kevin Koeppen 25 22 23 70 10 10 7 7 34
Jake Vaclavek 25 22 25 72 11 10 7 8 36
Brandon DiPietro 27 23 25 75 10 12 7 8 37
Kevin Cameron 25 22 26 73 11 13 8 7 39
Consultant Proposed Rates Score
Brady $369,779 10
Hazen and Sawyer $335,110 12 * Review Panel does not see or consider cost proposals when scoring other categories. The cost proposals are scored by District staff who is not on Review Panel.
Horrocks $566,113 2
HydroScience Engineers $596,293 1
Michael Baker International $478,014 6
West & Associates Engineering $254,000 15
West Coast Civil $288,600 14
113
117
67
68
120
68
78 6
2
84 126
69
69
FIRM NOT INTERVIEWED
124
69
42
69
37
FIRM NOT INTERVIEWED
FIRM NOT INTERVIEWED
110West Coast Civil 8773
83 West & Associates
Engineering 68
14
Excellent12
76 Y 86 37 123
43 129
Michael Baker
International
HydroScience
Engineers
Y
Horrocks 67 Y
Y
COST PROPOSAL SCORING CHART
15 Y 83
Y
Y
Hazen and Sawyer 74
68 1
EXHIBIT B
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL RANKINGS
Design for 5 Pipeline Replacement Projects
WRITTEN ORAL
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MAXIMUM POINTS
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REFERENCES
STAFF REPORT
TYPE MEETING: Regular Board
MEETING DATE: February 6, 2019
SUBMITTED BY:
Bob Kennedy
Engineering Manager
PROJECT: P1210 DIV. NO.
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APPROVED BY:
Dan Martin, Assistant Chief of Engineering
Rod Posada, Chief, Engineering
Mark Watton, General Manager
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No. 4354 Declaring a Portion of the Salt
Creek Golf Course Parcels Surplus Real Property and Authorize
the General Manager to Dispose of the Surplus Property in
Accordance with Applicable Statues and Laws
GENERAL MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
That the Otay Water District (District) Board of Directors (Board)
adopt Resolution No. 4354 declaring a portion of the Salt Creek Golf
Course parcels comprising approximately 164-acres of land as surplus
and to authorize the General Manager to dispose of the surplus
property in accordance with applicable statutes and laws, and in the
best interest of the District.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Please see Attachment A.
PURPOSE:
To request the Board declare real property as surplus and authorize
the General Manager to dispose of the declared property in accordance
with applicable statutes and laws, and in the best interest of the
District.
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ANALYSIS:
The District owns approximately 509-acres of real property in
northeast Chula Vista. A significant portion of the District’s
property is currently being used for the San Miguel Habitat
Management Area (HMA), a designated 238-acre biological reserve
within the 509-acre Use Area property. On September 2, 1998, the
District and Auld Golf Course San Diego, LLC entered into the Golf
Course Construction and Lease Agreement under which the District
leased approximately 240-acres of real property for the construction
and operation of a golf course (the Lease). That interest was
subsequently acquired by Salt Creek Golf, LLC. On or about
August 19, 2011, Salt Creek Golf, LLC petitioned for bankruptcy and
included its interests in the Lease in the bankruptcy. Subsequently,
on March 16, 2012, the bankruptcy court approved the sale of the
Lease and assumption of the Lease as-is by Highlands Links Golf
Group, LLC (Highlands).
After Highlands acquired the Lease, changes in the economy and golf
market damaged and adversely impacted their ability to operate the
golf course, despite their best efforts, and as a result, Highlands
requested that the Lease be amended to more accurately reflect the
changing times and to ensure continued operation of the golf course
for the benefit of both Highlands and the District. In 2015, the
District reduced the annual rent by approximately $118,000 and
reduced the percentage rent calculations. The District and Highlands
amended the lease on July 1, 2015. The Amendment provided for
reduced rent and for an operational term of thirty-six (36) years.
Thereafter, Highlands operated Salt Creek and paid rent and utilities
to the District.
On or about February 12, 2018, Highlands communicated to the
District, their desire to terminate the Lease agreement due to
financial hardship and on-going financial losses. At that time,
Highlands was in arrears $21,213.22 and had defaulted on the Lease.
In lieu of a bankruptcy filing with an asset of no value, a
termination agreement was fully executed on March 19, 2018, and the
Lease was terminated on March 30, 2018. As part of the agreement,
Highlands agreed to pay all sums owed and remove its equipment from
the premises and turn over, to the District, the golf course asset
located on the District property. Highlands closed the golf course
on or about March 18, 2018, and shortly thereafter, the District
removed the water meters from the property. Highlands requested an
extension to April 20, 2018 for the removal of its equipment. A
final Release Agreement was executed, and final payment was received,
on September 7, 2018.
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The District must now determine the best purpose of the property, or,
if it is no longer of use to the District, the Board can declare the
property as surplus. It is to note that, in recent years, several
golf courses in the San Diego region have closed or been sold as a
result of a decline in the industry and economic downturn.
It is intended to surplus approximately 164-acres of the existing
golf course property, which comprise portions of Assessor Parcel
Numbers 585-140-14, 585-140-21, 595-040-01, 595-040-08, and 595-040-
03 (see Exhibit A for surplus property area and location).
District Options and Legal Obligations
The Board received an informational update on the Salt Creek property
on May 2, 2018. As noted in this informational update, the District
is not required to maintain the property as a golf course and the
District may, for a valuable consideration, lease, sell, or contract
for the sale of any property, including the Salt Creek property. The
District can also alter the use of the site, and it has broad
discretion to determine what to do with the property, as long as it
is in the best interests of the District. If the Board chooses to
retain ownership of the property, it must ensure that future use
complies with the law and applicable zoning ordinances. If the Board
wishes to dispose of the property entirely, it may do so by following
the statutory procedures required for Surplus Property, outlined in
detail in Government Code section 54222.
Although, the District is required to make a determination as to what
do with the Salt Creek property, it is not required to either keep or
dispose of the entire property: it can dispose of some of the
property and reserve some for District use. If the District
determines that the property should be sold as surplus property, it
is expected that the boundary of the surplus property will need to be
modified depending on the ultimate use of the property. For example,
the District will need to retain access to the upper Use Area site
and to existing pipelines onsite, and the buyer of the property may
desire to relocate District facilities rather than reserve easements
where existing District facilities conflict with their development
plans.
The following is an outline of the procedure that the District must
use to sell or otherwise dispose of District property:
I. General Sale and Disposal Procedures and Priorities
Water Code Section 71690 allows the District to dispose of real
property of every kind subject to the procedural requirements
found in Government Code Section 54220, et seq., pertaining to the
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disposition of “surplus land” by a local agency. There are
certain exemptions that may apply depending on the characteristics
of the property in question.
Chapter 4 Section 4.05 of the District’s Code of Ordinances
provides:
DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. All property, real or
personal, which has been declared surplus to the
District's needs, shall be disposed of in accordance
with the District Purchasing Manual or applicable
statutes and laws.
The requirements for declaring the property surplus and disposing
of the property once it has been declared surplus, are set forth
below.
1. Surplus Land
"Surplus land" is defined in Gov. Code Section 54221(b) as land
owned by the District "that is determined to be no longer
necessary for the [District's] use. It excludes property being
held by a local agency for the purpose of exchange. There are
various exemptions to the surplus land requirements that are
not applicable to the Salt Creek property.
The intent behind the disposal procedures is to promote the use
of surplus land for affordable housing, parks and recreation
purposes, open-space purposes, and transit-oriented
development.
The District has never designated the Salt Creek property as
surplus property, and it does not qualify as exempt property.
If the Board determines that the District no longer has use for
the property and that such property is surplus to the
District’s needs, the Board must adopt a resolution which
includes:
1. A finding that the property is not, and will not, be
needed by the District;
2. A declaration the property is surplus to the District's
needs; and
3. A statement that the District will solicit offers for the
lease or purchase of the property.
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Once the resolution has been adopted by the Board, the District
may solicit offers for the lease or sale of the surplus
property from Preferred Entities for the lease or sale of the
surplus property. (Notify specific entities of the opportunity
to purchase or lease the property for specified priority uses
(Gov. Code § 54222 et seq.)).
2. Written Offers to Sell or Lease Property
Once the property is declared surplus, the District must send a
written offer to sell or lease the property to the following
entities, in the order set forth below:
(1) Local Public Entities A written offer to sell or lease the
surplus property for the purposes of developing low- and
moderate-income housing must be sent to any “Local Public
Entity” (as that term is defined in Section 50079 of the
Health and Safety Code) within whose jurisdiction the
surplus land is located.
(2) Housing Sponsors Upon written request, “Housing Sponsors”
(as defined in Section 50074 of the Health and Safety Code)
shall also be sent a written offer to sell or lease the
surplus property for the development of low- and moderate-
income housing.
Notices to Local Public Entities and Housing Sponsors must
be sent by first-class mail and must include the location
and description of the property. Priority is to be given
to the development of land to provide affordable housing
for lower income, elderly, or disabled persons or
households.
(3) Parks and Recreational Purposes A written offer to sell or
lease the surplus property is to be made to various
entities for parks and recreational or open space purposes.
These written offers are to be sent to the following
entities:
(a) To any Park and Recreation Department of any city where
the surplus land is located.
(b) To any Park and Recreation Department of the county
within the area on which the land is situated.
(c) To any regional park authority having jurisdiction
within the area on which the land is located.
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(d) To the State Resources Agency or any agency which may
succeed to its powers.
(4) School Districts If the land is suitable for school
facilities construction or use by a school district for
open space purposes, a written offer to sell or lease the
surplus property is to be made to any school district in
whose jurisdiction the land is located.
(5) Enterprise Zones If the area is in an "Enterprise Zone," a
written offer to sell or lease the surplus property shall
be sent to the nonprofit neighborhood enterprise
association in that zone.
(6) Infill Opportunity Zone A written offer to lease or sell
the surplus property for the purpose of developing property
located within an infill opportunity zone (infill housing
and mixed use commercial developments within walking
distance of mass transit facilities, downtowns, and town
centers) must be sent to any county, city, community
redevelopment agency, public transportation agency, or
housing authority within whose jurisdiction the surplus
land is located.
3. Timing for Notices and Written Offers
The District may send or publish the notices and written offers
to the local planning commission and public agencies at the
same time, in order to move through the process as quickly as
possible. The notices and written offers should state that the
District is concurrently offering the property to all other
entities, as required by the Government Code.
The District must also notify the local city or county planning
agency, if such city or county has adopted a general plan,
which affects or includes the area where the property is
located.
4. Sixty (60) Day Window to Accept Offer to Sell or Lease
Once the written offer has been sent to the various entities,
they have sixty (60) days after receipt of the offer to notify
the District in writing of their intent to purchase or lease
the property.
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5. Good Faith Negotiations for Sixty (60) Days
If the District receives notice from any of the entities listed
above expressing their interest in purchasing or leasing the
surplus property, the District must then enter into good faith
negotiations to determine a mutually satisfactory sales price or
a lease term. If, after a sixty-day period of good faith
negotiations, the price or terms cannot be agreed upon, then the
District may dispose of the land without further regard to the
provisions of Section 54220, et seq.
It should be emphasized that the basic rule is that the District
must offer the land to these agencies, but it is not obligated
to sell at less than fair market value. Should the District
reach an acceptable price with any entity interested in
purchasing the property, the sale may provide for terms of
payment up to twenty years and a contract of sale or sale by
deed of trust. The District, under the provisions of Section
54226, may sell or lease the property at less than, full, or in
excess of the fair market value of the property. In addition,
an examination of the proposed sale or lease should be made
under CEQA.
6. Multiple Offers - Priority to Parks and Affordable Housing
In the event the District receives interest from one or more
entities interested in purchasing or leasing the surplus
property, the District must give first priority to an interested
entity that proposes to make at least twenty-five (25) percent
of the total number of units developed on the parcel affordable
to lower-income households. The twenty-five (25) percent
affordability requirement applies to both sales and rentals.
If the District receives multiple offers from notified
(preferred) entities, the District must give priority to the one
that proposes to provide the greatest number of affordable units
at the deepest level of affordability (i.e., affordable to
households at the lowest income levels).
Park and recreational purposes may be given priority if the land
being offered is already being used and will continue to be used
for park and recreational purposes; or if the land is designated
for park and recreational use in the local general plan and will
be developed for that purpose.
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II. Sale of the Property if No Section 54220 Interest is Shown
Negotiations Fail
Public Competitive Bidding
If the District has offered the property to public entities as
described above, and the property remains unsold after the
expiration of the applicable timeframes, the District may proceed
to lease or sell the property to the public through a competitive
and open bidding process.
If surplus property is sold outside the preferred system to an
entity that develops the property for the development of 10 or
more residential units, the development must include at least 15%
of the units at an affordable housing cost, or affordable rent,
for low income households. Rental units must remain affordable
to, and occupied by, lower income households for a period of at
least 55 years. The initial occupants of all ownership units must
be lower income households, and the units are subject to an equity
sharing agreement that must provide for the distribution of any
appreciation or improvements to the property. These requirements
must be recorded against the property and are enforceable by the
local agency or eligible residents. (Gov. C. §§ 54223 and 54233.)
There are specific requirements that must be followed before
offering the lease or sale of any surplus property through
competitive bidding, including (a) Board declaration of intention
to lease or sell, (b) notice of resolution, and (c) bid-opening
meeting and acceptance of a proposal. (Public Contract Code §§
20110-20118.4.)
FISCAL IMPACT: Joe Beachem, Chief Financial Officer
It is anticipated that the District will obtain the fair market value
for the property. The proceeds from the sale of the property will
be credited to the funds that provided for their purchase.
Staff anticipates that the Engineering Outside Services
budget will be able to cover the cost of appraisal services.
Currently, Engineering’s expenses have not exceeded anticipated
expenses and it is expected that there will be sufficient funds
available to offset the expected appraisal costs.
STRATEGIC GOAL:
This Project supports the District’s Mission statement, “To provide
exceptional water and wastewater service to its customers, and to
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manage District resources in a transparent and fiscally responsive
manner” and the District’s Vision, “To be a model water agency by
providing stellar service, achieving measurable results, and
continuously improving operational practices.”
LEGAL IMPACT:
Failure to comply with the statutory provisions for the disposal of
surplus property will expose the District to legal challenges.
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Attachments: Attachment A – Committee Action
Attachment B - Resolution No. 4354
Exhibit A – Location Map
ATTACHMENT A
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
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Adopt Resolution No. 4354 Declaring a Portion of the Salt
Creek Golf Course Parcels Surplus Real Property and
Authorize the General Manager to Dispose of the Surplus
Property in Accordance with Applicable Statues and Laws
COMMITTEE ACTION:
The Ad Hoc Salt Creek Golf Course Lease and Property Disposition
Committee (Committee) reviewed this item at a meeting held on
December 3, 2018 and the following comments were made:
Committee supported staff’s recommendation but requested a site
tour of the property by the Board prior to bringing this item to
the Board for consideration as an action item.
Staff presented the information included in the staff report and
noted a tour of nearby facilities has already been scheduled for
January 29, 2019 and the Board could include this site on the
same day and then schedule this for the February 6, 2019 Board
meeting.
In response to questions from the Committee, staff stated that
the area to be reserved for operations was approximately 77-acres
and approximately 30-acres would be reserved for additional
mitigation area at the HMA. The Committee asked that Exhibit A
be modified to identify both of these areas as well as the
proposed County trail through the site. See Exhibit A for these
changes.
The Committee also asked about the HMA and the District’s
maintenance program to prevent invasive plants from the former
golf course and their potential disruption of the HMA ecosystem.
These disruptions include, among others, displacement of native
plants, degradation of wildlife habitat, and increasing the risk
of damage from wildfire. Once these foreign species are
introduced, native ecosystems are often unable to compete with
their spread.
Staff explained that the HMA has an Integrated Non-native Plant
Management Plan (Plan) that is a control program for invasive
plant species. This Plan ensures that the functions and values
of the vegetation communities found throughout the HMA are not
degraded or lost due to the spread of invasive species. The
presence of unmaintained exotic plant species that can be found
in abundance throughout the abandoned golf course area is also a
threat to the HMA. To combat the spread of these non-native
species, segments of the border between the HMA and the abandoned
golf course are maintained under the Plan. Specific border areas
have been identified for having the greatest potential impacts on
the HMA and those segments are included in the Plan. It would be
cost-prohibitive to try and eradicate all non-native species
within the abandoned golf course.
The Committee asked staff to include restrictive covenants on the
future use of the surplus property to prevent invasive plants
degrading the HMA and to assure any runoff from the future
development of the surplus property does not degrade potential
wetlands that might be developed on the District’s adjacent
property or inhibit the District’s use or access to District
property.
The Committee asked about what agencies would be sent letters
during the initial notification period. Staff listed the
following agencies:
‐ Local public entities developing low- and moderate-income
housing
‐ Housing sponsors for the development of low- and moderate-
income housing
‐ Park and recreational entities
‐ Enterprise zones
‐ Infill opportunity zone entities
‐ Community redevelopment agencies
‐ Transportation agencies
‐ Housing authority
‐ School districts
‐ Local city and county planning agencies
Once the written offer has been sent to the various entities,
they have 60 days after receipt of the offer to notify the
District in writing of their intent to purchase or lease the
property. The basic rule is that the District must offer the
land to these agencies, but it is not obligated to sell at less
than fair market value.
If the District has offered the property to public entities and
the property remains unsold after the expiration of the
applicable timeframes, the District may proceed to lease or sell
the property to the public through a competitive and open bidding
process.
In response to a question from the Committee, staff stated the
District is not required to notify tribal entities, however, they
may be interested if the property is offered to the public.
In response to questions from the Board during the site tour, the
area being declared surplus is approximately 68 percent of the
original golf course lease area of 239.65 acres. Operational
area is approximately 20 percent and additional mitigation area
is approximately 12 percent of the original lease area.
Staff also noted they are working with the County Parks and
Recreation Dept. and other stakeholders (CDFW, USFWS, City of San
Diego, City of Chula Vista, Border Patrol, BLM) on the Otay
Regional Trail Alignment Study. One trail is being considered
through Salt Creek, adjacent to the HMA. If this trail is
determined to be viable after the study is complete, staff would
ask the Board to approve the trail segment. An agreement between
OWD and the County would need to be entered into, with the County
assuming all liability for the trail, the maintenance, and any
other conditions deemed necessary by staff and the Board.
Following the site tour of the property by the Board on January 29,
2019, the Committee supported staffs’ recommendation and presentation
of this item to the full Board as an Action Item.
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OTAY WATER DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 4354
DECLARATION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECLARING SURPLUS REAL
PROPERTY, AND DIRECTING STAFF TO SOLICIT OFFERS FOR THE PURCHASE
OF THE SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Water Code Section 31041, the Otay Water
District (“District”) is empowered to dispose of District property; and
WHEREAS, the District is the owner in fee of real property designated as
portions of Assessor Parcel Numbers 585-140-14, 585-140-21, 595-040-01, 595-040-08, and
595-040-03 consisting of approximately 164 acres and located at 525 Hunte Parkway, Chula
Vista, California 91914 (“Property”); and
WHEREAS, said Property is described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, the District Code of Ordinances Section 4.05 provides for the
disposal of surplus property; and
WHEREAS, the California Government Code Section 54220 et seq. establishes
procedures and requirements for the disposition of surplus land owned by local agencies,
including but not limited to a local agency’s responsibility to make written offers to sell the
property to various state, county, and local entities and a local agency’s right to sell the
property at fair market value;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has considered a report from staff, and has
determined and hereby declares that the Property is not, and will not be, needed for the
District’s use.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the
Otay Water District that the District real property, portions of Assessor Parcel Numbers 585-
140-14, 585-140-21, 595-040-01, 595-040-08, and 595-040-03 consisting of approximately
164 acres is located at 525 Hunte Parkway, Chula Vista, California 91914, and described in
Exhibit “A”, is surplus property because it is not, and will not, be needed by the District and
it is surplus to the District's needs, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager is authorized to
dispose of said surplus property in accordance with the District Code of Ordinances Section
4.05 and California Government Code Section 54220 et seq.; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager is hereby directed to
ATTACHMENT B
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make the Property available for sale and provide written notice of the District’s intent to
dispose of said surplus property to those certain public agencies as prescribed in California
Government Code Sections 54220 et seq. Such notice shall offer said property for sale to the
public agencies at fair market value, and shall request written notification of the intent to
purchase said property, and be submitted to the District within 60 days.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the General Manager does not receive
timely and acceptable written notification of the intent to purchase said Property from any
public agency, the General Manager is hereby authorized to make the Property available to the
general public through a competitive bidding process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager is directed to bring all
offers and bids on said surplus property to the Board of Directors for approval and award of
bid.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Otay Water District, County of
San Diego, State of California, on the 2nd day of January, 2019, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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President
Attest:
_______________________
District Secretary
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OTAY WATER DISTRICT PROPERTY; 509 ACRES (approx)
HABITAT MANAGEMENT AREA; 238 ACRES (approx)
SURPLUS PROPERTY; 164 ACRES (approx)(68% of golf course area)
ADDITIONAL MITIGATION AREA; 30 ACRES (approx)
OWD OPERATIONAL AREA; 77 ACRES (approx)
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STAFF REPORT
TYPE MEETING: Regular Board Meeting MEETING DATE: February 6, 2019
SUBMITTED BY: Tenille M. Otero
PROJECT: Various DIV. NO. All
APPROVED BY:
Mark Watton, General Manager
SUBJECT: 2019 Legislative Program Guidelines and Priorities
GENERAL MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of Directors adopt the 2019 Otay Water District
Legislative Program Guidelines and Priorities.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
See Attachment A.
PURPOSE:
To provide direction to staff and the Otay Water District’s
legislative advocates in the formulation of the District’s response
to legislative initiatives on issues affecting the District during
the 2019 legislative session.
To present to the Board of Directors the 2019 Legislative Program
Priorities, which staff and legislative advocates will proactively
monitor and/or take action on during the 2019 legislative session and
throughout the year.
ANALYSIS:
Otay Water District maintains a set of legislative policy guidelines
to direct staff and its legislative advocates on issues important to
the District. The legislative guidelines are updated annually with
the proposed updates presented to the District’s Board of Directors
for review, comment, and adoption. The attached 2019 Legislative
Program represents policy guidelines on legislation for the Board’s
consideration.
Each legislative session, representatives to the California
Legislature sponsor 2,000 or more bills or significant resolutions.
While many bills fail to make it out of their house of origin, many
others go on to be signed by the governor and become law. These new
laws can fundamentally affect special districts. The same is true
with each session of the House of Representatives and the U.S.
Senate.
The 2019 Legislative Program establishes guidelines and policy
direction that can be used by staff when monitoring legislative
activity to facilitate actions that can be taken quickly in response
to proposed bills. The guidelines provide a useful framework for
staff when evaluating the potential impact of state or federal
legislation on the District. This is particularly helpful when a
timely response is necessary to address a last minute amendment to
legislation and should calls or letters of support or opposition be
needed.
Legislation that does not meet the guidelines as set forth or that
has potentially complicated or varied implications, will not be acted
upon by staff or District’s legislative advocates, and will instead
be presented to the Board directly for guidance in advance of any
position being taken.
The San Diego County Water Authority has its own set of legislative
guidelines that is a comprehensive program at a wholesale and
regional level. District staff has evaluated and selected policies
and issues from the Water Authority’s guidelines that may have a
direct impact on the District. These policies and issues have been
incorporated into the District’s guidelines. Although the District is
a retail agency and is focused on its local service area, if there
are issues or polices contained in the Water Authority’s Legislative
Policy Guidelines that could benefit or impact the District, the
General Manager, District staff, and the District’s legislative
advocates may act on those issues respectively.
The 2019 Legislative Guidelines presents staff’s initial
recommendations for the Board’s review, and seeks the Board’s
feedback for any additional modifications. Staff will then
incorporate the Board’s recommendations into the final document.
In general, the guidelines look to protect the District’s interest in
a reliable, diverse, safe, and affordable water supply. Moreover,
they seek to maintain local control over special district actions to
protect the Board’s discretion and ratepayers’ interests, and
maintain the ability to effectively and efficiently manage District
operations. In addition they express the District’s ongoing support
for water-use efficiency, recycled water, seawater desalination,
capital improvement project development, organization-wide safety and
security, binational cooperation, and funding, including the
equitable distribution of water bond proceeds. These guidelines also
demonstrate the District’s strong and collaborative support and
efforts to advocate against a “one-size-fits-all” approach by any
legislation or regulation.
In addition, staff is presenting the District’s anticipated “top 10”
legislative issues and priorities for the year (Attachment D). This
list highlights specific legislation or issues that District staff
and/or the Water Authority is currently monitoring and/or may take or
has already taken a position on.
Unfortunately, it is too early in the legislative session to know the
specifics on the bills as the deadline for bill introduction is Feb.
22, 2019. Typically, lobbyists and legislative staff wait until the
last couple of days leading up to the deadline, and then hundreds of
bills will be introduced. For now, District staff nor does its
legislative consultant know what the priority bills of interest will
be, but will assess them as they are introduced and monitor those
bills/issues that may affect the District throughout the year. Staff
will report to the Board as necessary throughout the year to provide
an update on legislative issues affecting the District and if the
District is taking a position on specific issues.
District staff continues to proactively work with the Water
Authority’s government relations staff, the District’s legislative
consultant, the Association of California Water Agencies, California
Special Districts Association, California Water Efficiency
Partnership, and other related coalitions, associations or
organizations to monitor legislative issues that affect the District
and its ratepayers. It is critical that staff remains engaged in
these issues as they could have an impact on how the District
conducts day-to-day operations and maintains its facilities, thus
affecting our ratepayers.
FISCAL IMPACT: Joe Beachem, Chief Financial Officer
None.
STRATEGIC GOAL:
Execute and deliver services that meet or exceed customer
expectations, and increase customer engagement in order to improve
District Services.
Enhance and build awareness and engagement among the District’s
customers and stakeholders and within the San Diego Region about the
District’s strategies, policies, projects, programs, and
legislative/regulatory issues.
LEGAL IMPACT:
None.
Attachments:
A) Committee Action
B) 2019 Otay Water District Legislative Program Policy Guidelines
C) 2019 Otay Water District Legislative Program Policy Guidelines
(Redlined)
D) Top 10 Legislative Issues for 2019 (Prior to Bill Introduction)
ATTACHMENT A
SUBJECT/PROJECT:
2019 Legislative Program Guidelines and Priorities
COMMITTEE ACTION:
The Public Relations Legal and Legislative Committee (Committee)
reviewed this item at a meeting held on January 23, 2019 and the
following comments were made:
The 2019 Legislative Guidelines and Priorities were presented
for adoption by the board.
Staff reviewed information in the staff report.
It was indicated that the key changes to the guidelines
include:
- An Energy section was added to provide staff and our
legislative advocates more flexibility to support or
oppose energy-related issues that may affect the region
or the District locally.
- A section on Imported Water was added and the Bay-Delta
section was moved to incorporate the CWA’s integration of
their Board’s Bay-Delta and WaterFix policy direction,
which includes their co-equal goals that was adopted in
August last year.
- Sections concerning MWD, the Colorado River and the State
Water Project were added as they seem to have a ripple
effect on CWA’s costs and local water agencies’ bottom
line, which then impacts the District’s ratepayers.
The Committee reviewed the “top 10” legislative issues and
priorities for the year. Staff highlighted some of those
priorities.
- Military Veterans Reciprocity Legislative Proposal:
Staff is working with CWA staff and the District’s
legislative consultant to draft the legislative language
and to secure an author for the proposed legislation.
Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez passed as she has many
bills she is addressing. Water Authority staff and the
District’s consultant have reached out to Assemblymember
Todd Gloria. He would be a good advocate as he is a
member of the Veterans Affairs Committee; the Water,
Parks and Wildlife Committee; and is the Majority Whip.
- Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (Water Tax): Governor
Newsom’s proposed Safe and Affordable Drinking Water
initiative contains four distinct components. One of the
components is a proposed drinking water tax to help fund
operations and maintenance needs for water and wastewater
treatment infrastructure within disadvantaged
communities. It is expected that an alternative bill
will be presented by ACWA and other opponents of a
statewide water tax.
- California WaterFix: Governor Newsom eluded to a
potential scaled back version of the project. It is
expected that we will see more on the California WaterFix
in the Governor’s 5-year Infrastructure Plan to be
released later this year.
- Water Plan Update 2018: ACWA and the CA Municipal
Utilities Association representing more than 450 agencies
submitted a joint letter. The letter focused generally
on the primary messages of Update 2018, completeness,
accuracy, and organization of the Plan information. It
is uncertain what Governor Newsom’s position is on water
policies. We’ll have to wait to see how his
administration acts on the draft Water Plan Update.
- Water Bonds: It is expected that an additional water
bond will be pursued either through the legislative or
initiative process.
- Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs): The State will focus
its attention once again on providing safe and affordable
drinking water for all Californians in 2019. However, if
this proposal or legislation moves forward, it will
likely be opposed by environmental groups and safe
drinking water advocates.
In response to an inquiry from the Committee, it was indicated
that the District is comfortably under the MCL requirements.
It was discussed that a Water Tax will likely be approved. It
is unclear how much the tax will be or how it will be
implemented. The administration of the program is going to be
the large issue with the Water Tax. The District will oppose
any legislation that requires the District to administer the
program.
The Committee inquired if such a tax will be in compliance
with Proposition 218 as the District can only charge its
customers the actual cost to provide water/sewer services and
such revenues cannot be used to subsidize other services
(water revenues can only be used to provide water services and
sewer revenues can only be used for sewer services). It was
discussed that the legislature will find a way to work around
Proposition 218.
With regard to the Legislative Program Guidelines, the
Committee requested that staff add a statement under section
VII, Water Recycling and Potable Reuse, that the District
support initiatives that advocates for direct potable reuse.
The Committee discussed that the State Water Resources Control
Board is unwavering in their regulation that recycled water
not be used upstream of the Otay Lakes and Sweetwater
Reservoirs. The reservoirs do have urban runoff systems. It
was suggested that another item be added under section VII,
Water Recycling and Potable Reuse, that the District advocate
for recycled water use upstream of lakes and open reservoirs
when they are protected by urban water runoff protection
systems.
The Committee also suggested that staff add the portion from
the District’s mission statement about being fiscally
responsible under section VI, Optimize District Effectiveness.
Upon completion of the discussion, the committee recommended
presentation of this item to the full board as an action item.
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Effective Date: 02/06/2019
Legislative Policy Guidelines
Purpose
The Otay Water District’s legislative policy guidelines reflect policy positions adopted by the Board of Directors through 2018. The guidelines provide direction to staff and the legislative advocates when they evaluate proposed legislation that may affect the District, other local water agencies, or
regional water management and use. Legislation that meets or fails to meet, the principles set forth in
the guidelines may be supported or opposed accordingly. The guidelines permit the General Manager,
District staff, and the District’s legislative advocates to act in a timely fashion between Board meetings on issues that are clearly within the guidelines.
While the title of this document suggests these policy guidelines are applicable solely to state and
federal legislative issues reviewed by the San Diego County Water Authority (Water Authority), the
District and other state and local water agencies, increasingly state and federal regulatory and administrative bodies are developing rules, guidelines, white papers, and regulations that can significantly affect the District, its wholesale supplier, and other local agencies. Otay District staff,
including the District’s legislative team, often utilize these Legislative Policy Guidelines to provide
guidance on emerging and active regulatory and administrative issues.
Legislation that does not meet the principles set forth in the guidelines or that has potentially complicated or varied implications will not be acted upon by staff or the legislative advocates in
between Board meetings and will instead be presented to the Board directly for guidance in advance
of any position being taken.
The Water Authority has its own set of legislative guidelines that is a comprehensive program at a wholesale and regional level. District staff has evaluated and selected policies and issues from the
Water Authority’s guidelines that may have a direct impact on the District. These policies and issues
have been incorporated into the District’s guidelines. Although the District is a retail agency and is
focused on its local service area, if there are issues or polices contained in the Water Authority’s Legislative Policy Guidelines that could benefit or impact the District, the General Manager, District staff, and the District’s legislative advocates may act on those issues respectively.
Attachment B
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Table of Contents
The Otay Water Legislative Policy Guidelines for the 2019 Legislative Session includes the
following categories: I. Binational Issues…………………………………………....……………... Page 3
II. Drought Response………………………………………………………… Page 3
III. Energy……………………………………………………………………… Page 4
IV. Financial Issues…………………………………………………………… Page 5
A. Fees, Taxes, and Charges………………………….......................... Page 5
B. Funding…………………………………………………………….. Page 7 C. Rates………………………………………………………………... Page 9
D. Water Bonds……………………………………………………….. Page 9
V. Governance and Local Autonomy……………………………………….. Page 10
VI. Imported Water Issues……………………………………………………. Page 11 A. Bay-Delta……………………………………………………………… Page 11
i. Co-equal Goals……………………………………………………. Page 11
ii. Water Fix………………………………………………………….. Page 12
B. Metropolitan Water District…………………………………………… Page 12 C. Colorado River………………………………………………………… Page 13
D. State Water Project…………………………………………………….. Page 13
VII. Optimize District Effectiveness……………………...…………....………. Page 14
VIII. Water Recycling and Potable Reuse……………………………………… Page 14
IX. Safety, Security, and Information Technology……………....................... Page 16
X. Water Service and Facilities……………………………………………… Page 16 XI. Water-Use Efficiency……………………………………………………… Page 19
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I. Binational Issues
Support initiatives that:
1. Promote and provide funding for cross-border water supply and infrastructure development such as water pipelines, desalination plants or water treatment facilities to serve the San
Diego/Baja California border region while protecting local interests.
2. Encourage enhanced cooperation between entities in San Diego and Baja California in
development of supply and infrastructure projects that will benefit the entire border region.
3. Develop and enhance communications and understanding of the interdependence of communities on both sides of the border with the goal of improved cross-border cooperation.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Would usurp local control over the financing and construction of water supply and
infrastructure projects in the San Diego/Baja California region.
II. Drought Response
Support initiatives that:
1. Ensure the District and other local agencies including the Water Authority and San Diego
County water agencies receive the water supply benefits of its investment in local water
supply sources.
2. Allow local agencies to achieve compliance with emergency or non-emergency drought
regulations or objectives through a combination of water conservation measures and
development and implementation of local water supply sources that are not derived from the
Delta.
3. Allow for local agencies to account for all water supplies available during droughts and other
events when calculating the water supply shortage level.
4. Create a process for development and implementation of emergency drought declarations and
regulations that recognizes variations among communities, regions, and counties with respect
to their abilities to withstand the impacts and effects of drought.
5. Recognize variations among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their abilities
to withstand the impacts and effects of droughts, and ensure that any temporary or permanent
statutory or regulatory direction for improving water-use efficiency to meet statutory or
regulatory goals or standards is focused on regional achievement of objectives rather than a
one-size -fits -all approach.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Disincentivize or impede water agencies from making investments to maximize the potential
for recycled water, potable reuse, desalination and other drought-resilient local water supplies.
2. Create a “one-size -fits -all” approach to emergency drought declarations and regulations that
ignores variations among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their ability to
withstand the impacts and effects of drought.
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III. Energy
Support initiatives that:
1. Provide opportunities for reduced energy rates under tariff schedules for the District.
2. Provide protection to the District from energy rate increases and provides rate relief for
member agencies.
3. Provide funding, including state and federal grants, for in-line hydro-electric, solar, wind,
battery storage, biogas, cogeneration, nanogrids, microgrids, closed-loop pumped storage
facilities and other renewable energy generation or storage technology as means of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.
4. Promote funding for use of renewable energy in the operation of District facilities.
5. Prohibit investor-owned utilities from implementing rate changes that undercut the financial
viability of renewable energy facilities obligated under long-term Power Purchase
Agreements.
6. Provide greater flexibility in the utilization of the District’s facilities for generation and
acquisition of electrical and natural gas power.
7. Provide the District with greater flexibility in the licensing, permitting, interconnection,
construction, and the operation of its existing and potential in-line hydroelectric, solar, wind,
battery, nanogrid, microgrid, closed-loop pumped-storage projects, and other renewable
generation or storage technology.
8. Make SWP power available for all water projects.
9. Promote the classification of electricity generated by in-line hydroelectric and closed-loop
pumped storage facilities as a clean, environmentally sound, and renewable energy resource.
10. Promote the expansion of closed-loop pumped storage facilities to provide clean and
environmentally sound energy resource.
11. Promote the expansion of in-line hydroelectric energy recovery systems at treatment facility
discharge systems.
12. Promote the production, purchase, delivery, and use of alternative sources of energy on a
wholesale basis.
13. Promote large-scale (greater than 50 MW) pumped storage as counting toward energy storage
procurement targets.
14. Provide clear statutory, regulatory, or administrative authority for the San Diego County
Water Authority to wheel acquired or produced power to itself, the District or entities with
which the Water Authority is under contract for the purchase, treatment, transport, or
production of water.
15. Recognize all grid services that energy storage provides, and supports fair compensation in
the wholesale energy market for such services.
16. Provides timely, efficient, and cost effective interconnection of new energy resources such as
solar, inline hydroelectric, pumped storage, and other renewable energy generation or storage
technologies to the electric distribution and transmission grid.
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17. Recognize the value of large-scale hydropower and pumped hydropower facilities in assisting
the state to meet its renewable and zero-carbon emission goals of 100 percent by 2045.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Adversely affect the cost of energy needed to operate MWD’s facilities, SWP facilities, or the
facilities of the Water Authority and the District.
2. Impose greenhouse gas reduction obligations on a public water agency for electricity
purchased or produced for the sole purpose of operating its system.
3. Adversely affect the ability of the District or other water agencies in the county to own,
operate, and/or construct work for supplying its member public agencies, or its own facilities
with natural gas and electricity.
4. Impede the District or other water agencies in the county, the ability to contract for, deliver,
and use the purchase of natural gas and electricity from the United States, the State of
California, and any other public agency or private entity and sell the gas and electricity to any
public agency or private entity engaged in retail sales of electricity and gas.
5. Reduce the District’s ability to maintain high operational efficiency at all times.
6. Restrict the District’s ability to expand or improve infrastructure or facilities.
7. Restrict or caps future energy demands needed for possible expansion of recycled water,
potable reuse, and desalination projects.
8. Adversely affect the District’s ability to expand cogeneration or polygeneration at planned or
existing facilities.
9. Inhibit the scientific advancement of energy and water efficient/conserving technologies that
may be implemented at the District or other agency facilities.
10. Prevent the District from enhancing energy reliability and independence for their facilities.
11. Do not count or credit qualified renewable energy projects toward accomplishment and
satisfaction of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard objectives.
12. Prohibit the Water Authority from wheeling - or securing statutory, regulatory, or
administrative authority necessary to wheel - acquired or produced power to itself, or the
District.
13. Result in a lengthy, more complicated, or more costly interconnection of new energy
resources, such as solar, inline hydroelectric, pumped storage, and other renewable energy
generation or storage technologies to the electric distribution and transmission grid.
IV. Financial Issues
A. Fees, Taxes, and Charges
Support initiatives that:
1. Require the federal government and State of California to reimburse special districts for
all mandated costs or regulatory actions.
2. Give special districts the discretion to cease performance of unfunded mandates.
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3. Provide for fiscal reform to enhance the equity, reliability, and certainty of special district
funding.
4. Provide incentives for local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or resources.
5. Provide for the stable, equitable and reliable allocation of property taxes. 6. Continue to reform workers compensation.
7. Promote competition in insurance underwriting for public agencies.
8. Produce tangible results, such as water supply reliability or water quality improvement.
9. Require the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) to refund or credit
to its member agencies revenues collected from them that result in reserve balances greater than the maximum reserve levels established pursuant to state legislation.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Impose mandated costs or regulatory constraints on local agencies and their customers
without providing subventions to reimburse local agencies for such costs. 2. Pre-empt the Water Authority’s or its member agencies’ ability to impose or change rates,
charges, fees, or assessments.
3. Weaken the protections afforded the Water Authority or its member agencies under
California’s Proposition 1A (November 2, 2004).
4. Reallocate special districts reserves in an effort to balance the state budget. 5. Reallocate special district revenues or reserves to fund infrastructure improvements or
other activities in cities or counties.
6. Establish funding mechanisms that put undue burdens on local agencies or make local
agencies de facto tax collectors for the state.
7. Adversely affect the cost of gas and electricity or reduce an organization’s flexibility to take advantage of low peak cost periods.
8. Add new reporting criteria, burdensome, unnecessary or costly reporting mandates to
Urban Water Management Plans.
9. Add new mandates to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to review and approve
Urban Water Management Plans beyond those already addressed in DWR guidelines. 10. Mandate that water agencies include an embedded energy calculation for their water
supply sources in Urban Water Management Plans or any other water resources planning
or master-planning document.
11. Weaken existing project retention and withholding provisions that limit the ability of
public agencies to drive contractor performance. 12. Establish change order requirements that place an unreasonable burden on local agencies,
or raise financial risk associated with public works contracts.
13. Impair the San Diego County Water Authority or its member agencies’ ability to provide
reasonable service at reasonable costs to member agencies or to charge all member
agencies the same rate for each class of service consistent with cost-of-service requirements of the law.
14. Impair the local water agencies’ ability to maintain reasonable reserve funds and obtain
and retain reasonable rates of return on its reserve accounts.
15. Mandate a specific rate structure for retail water agencies.
16. Impose a water user fee on water agencies or water users that does not provide a commensurate and directly linked benefit in the local area or region from which the water
user fee is collected.
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17. Impose a water user fee for statewide projects or programs, for which the projects or
programs are not clearly defined, the beneficiaries identified, and reasonable costs
identified.
18. Impose a water user fee in order to create a state fund that can be used to finance undefined future projects and programs.
19. Allow the state to retain more than five percent of water user fees for administrative costs.
20. Do not restrict the use of water user fees to only the specific purposes for which they are
imposed, without any possibility of diversion to meet other fiscal needs of the state.
21. Impose a “public goods charge” or “water tax” on public water agencies or their ratepayers.
22. Impose a fee on water users to repay the principal and interest on a statewide general
obligation bond.
23. Establish regulatory or permit fees that lack a nexus to the costs of oversight.
24. Establish a broad-based user fee that does not support a specific program activity; any fee must provide a clear nexus to the benefit the fee would provide.
B. Funding
Support initiatives that:
1. Require the federal and state governments to provide subvention to reimburse local governments for all mandated costs or regulatory actions.
2. Provide the Water Authority and its member agencies with additional forms of cost-
effective financing for public facilities.
3. Revitalize the Title XVI federal funding program by converting new authorizations to a
competitive grant program with congressional oversight while protecting existing Title
XVI authorizations for the San Diego region.
4. Provide the Water Authority and its member agencies with grant funding for public
facilities.
5. Authorize financing of water quality, water security, and water supply infrastructure
improvement programs.
6. Establish spending caps on State of California overhead when administering voter
approved grant and disbursement programs.
7. Require disbursement decisions in a manner appropriate to the service in question.
8. Encourage funding infrastructure programs that are currently in place and that have been
proven effective.
9. Provide financial incentives for energy projects that increase reliability, diversity, and
reduce greenhouse gasses.
10. Continue energy rate incentives for the utilization of electricity during low-peak periods.
11. Provide loan or grant programs that encourage water conservation for water users who are least able to pay for capital projects. 12. Provide for population-based distribution of funds to ensure adequate distribution of grant
funding throughout the state.
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13. Provide for the use of state grant funds for binational projects where the projects benefit
water supply or water quality in the San Diego region.
14. Improve and streamline the state’s reimbursement process to ensure timely remittance of
IRWM funds. 15. Promote the ability of the Regional Water Management Group to more directly administer
state grant funds specifically identified for IRWM Programs.
16. Require the state to rely on the local process for selection and ranking of projects included
in an approved IRWM plan.
17. Provide funding or other incentives for conservation, peak management programs, water recycling, potable reuse, groundwater recovery and recharge, surface water development
and management projects, including reservoir management, source water protection and
watershed planning studies and facilities that sustain long-term reliable water resources.
18. Provide financial incentives to assist in the disposal of concentrate, sludge, and other
byproducts created in the water treatment process. 19. Authorize, promote, and provide incentives or credits for development of local drought-
resilient water supply projects such as desalination, non-potable recycling and potable
reuse projects.
20. Provide funding for potable reuse demonstration projects and studies.
21. Authorize federal and state funding to develop and implement regional or subregional conservation programs, including but not limited to property acquisition, revegetation
programs, and watershed plans.
22. Provide state and/or federal funding for the restoration of the Salton Sea.
23. Provide federal and/or state funding to implement actions that address the ecological and
water supply management issues of the Lower Colorado River from Lee's Ferry to the southerly international border with Mexico.
24. Provide federal and/or state funding to implement actions that address the ecological and
water supply management issues of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Oppose initiatives that: 1. Impose additional administrative requirements and/or restricts the Water Authority’s or its
member agencies’ ability to finance public facilities through the issuance of long-term
debt.
2. Interfere with the responsibility of a region, operating under an Integrated Regional Water
Management Plan, for setting priorities and generating projects to be paid from any IRWM accounts and grants.
3. Interfere with the control exercised by the San Diego funding subregion over the use and
expenditure of any water-user fee revenues that may be dedicated to the region.
4. Establish IRWM funding criteria that limits local discretion in project selection.
5. Provide for after-the-fact reduction in quantity or quality of a public water supply due to new restrictions on the operation or use of water supply facilities unless funding for
alternate sources of water is provided.
6. Impose a "utility user fee" or "surcharge" on water for the purposes of financing open
space/habitat preservation, restoration, or creation.
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C. Rates
Support initiatives that:
1. Maintain the authority of water agencies to establish water rates locally, consistent with cost-of-service requirements of the law.
2. Maximize the ability of water agencies to design rate structures to meet local water supply
goals and that conform to cost-of-service requirements of the law.
Oppose initiatives that: 1. Impair the Water Authority’s or its member agencies’ ability to provide reasonable service
at reasonable costs to member agencies or to charge all member agencies the same rate for
each class of service consistent with cost-of-service requirements of the law.
2. Undermine or weaken cost-of-service rate-making requirements in existing law.
3. Impair the District’s ability to maintain reasonable reserve funds and obtain and retain reasonable rates of return on its reserve accounts.
4. Mandate a specific rate structure for retail water agencies.
5. Prescribe mandatory conservation-based rate structures that override the authority of the
boards of directors of local water agencies to set rate structures according to the specific
needs of the water agencies. 6. Usurp special district funds, reserves, or other state actions that force special districts to
raise rates, fees or charges
D. Water Bonds
Support initiatives that:
1. Provide an equitable share of funding to San Diego County, with major funding categories
being divided by county and funded on a per-capita basis to ensure bond proceeds are
distributed throughout the state in proportion to taxpayers’ payments on the bonds.
2. Focus on statewide priorities, including restoration of fish and wildlife habitat, construction of an improved method of conveyance of water through or around the Delta
that provides water supply reliability to Delta water users, promotion of greater regional
and local self-sufficiency, surface storage, and promotion of water-use efficiency.
3. Ensures funding from various propositions for local and regional water-related projects.
4. Include within IRWM funding money that a region may use over time to develop and refine its plan and to develop institutional structures necessary to establish and implement
the plan.
5. Give primary consideration to funding priorities established by local and regional entities
through their IRWM planning process.
6. Ensure the application process for funding is not unnecessarily burdensome and costly, with an emphasis on streamlining the process.
7. Limit state overhead to no more than five percent of bond funding amounts.
8. Place as much emphasis and provides at least as much funding for surface storage as for
groundwater storage.
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9. Define the “San Diego sub-region” and “San Diego county watersheds” as “those portions
of the westward-flowing watershed of the South Coast hydrologic region situated within
the boundaries of San Diego County.”
10. Fund emergency and carryover storage projects including those in San Diego County. 11. Consolidate administration of all voter-approved water-related bond funding in one place,
preserves existing expertise within the state bureaucracy to manage bond-funding
processes, and provide consistent application and evaluation of bond funding applications.
12. Provide the state’s share of funding for projects that advance the achievement of the co-
equal goals of water supply reliability and Delta ecosystem restoration. 13. Provide funding for water infrastructure that resolve conflicts in the state’s water system
and provide long-term benefits to statewide issues including water supply, reliability,
water quality, and ecosystem restoration.
Oppose initiatives that: 1. Do not provide an equitable share of funding to San Diego County based on the San
Diego County taxpayers’ proportional contribution to repayment of the bonds.
2. Do not provide funding for infrastructure that resolves statewide or regional conflicts of
water supplies.
3. Do not provide funding that result in net increases in real water supply and water supply reliability.
4. Commit a significant portion of bond funding to projects that do not result in net increases
in real water supply or water supply reliability.
V. Governance/Local Autonomy
Support initiatives that:
1. Expand local autonomy in governing special district affairs.
2. Promote comprehensive long-range planning.
3. Assist local agencies in the logical and efficient extension of services and facilities to promote efficiency and avoid duplication of services.
4. Streamline the Municipal Service Review Process or set limits on how long services reviews
can take or cost.
5. Establish clear and reasonable guidelines for appropriate community sponsorship activities.
6. Reaffirm the existing “all-in” financial structure, or protect the San Diego County Water Authority voting structure based on population.
7. Promote measures that increase broader community and water industry
representation/appointments on State decision making bodies
Oppose initiatives that: 1. Assume the state legislature is better able to make local decisions that affect special district
governance.
2. Create one-size-fits-all approaches to special district reform.
3. Unfairly target one group of local elected officials.
4. Usurp local control from special districts regarding decisions involving local special district finance, operations or governance.
5. Diminish the power or rights of the District’s governing body to govern the District’s affairs.
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6. Modify the committee or board voting structure or member agency board representation on
the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors unless such changes have been
expressly authorized by the District’s Board.
7. Create unfunded local government mandates. 8. Create costly, unnecessary or duplicative oversight roles for the state government of special
district affairs.
9. Create new oversight roles or responsibility for monitoring special district affairs.
10. Change the San Diego County Water Authority Act regarding voting structure, unless it is
based on population. 11. Shift the liability to the public entity and relieve private entities of reasonable due diligence in
their review of plans and specifications for errors, omissions and other issues.
12. Place a significant and unreasonable burden on public agencies, resulting in increased cost for
public works construction or their operation.
13. Impair the ability of water districts to acquire property or property interests required for essential capital improvement projects.
14. Increase the cost of property and right-of-way acquisition, or restricts the use of right-of-
ways.
15. Work to silence the voices of special districts and other local government associations on
statewide ballot measures impacting local government policies and practices, including actions that could prohibit special districts and associations from advocating for positions on
ballot measures by severely restricting the private resources used to fund those activities.
16. Prescribe mandatory conservation-based or other rate structures that override the authority of
the board of directors to set its rate structure.
17. Circumvent the legislative committee process, such as the use of budget trailer bills, to advance policy issues including impacting special districts without full disclosure,
transparency, or public involvement.
VI. Imported Water Issues
A. Bay-Delta i. Co-Equal Goals
Support initiatives that:
1. Require the Delta Stewardship Council or DWR to provide periodic analyses of the cost of the
proposed Delta improvements to the Legislature and the public. 2. Provides conveyance and storage facilities that are cost-effective for the San Diego region’s
ratepayers, improve the reliability and quality of the San Diego region’s water supplies, and
protect the Bay-Delta’s ecosystem.
3. Continue to support the co-equal goals of water supply reliability and environmental
restoration embodied in the 2009 Delta bill package 4. Improve the ability of water-users to divert water from the Delta during wet periods, when
impacts on fish and ecosystem are lower and water quality is higher.
5. Encourage the development of a statewide water transfer market that will improve water
management.
6. Support improved coordination of Central Valley Project and State Water Project (SWP) operations.
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7. Support continued state ownership and operation of the SWP, including WaterFix facilities, as
a public resource.
8. Ensure that any reorganization of the State Water Project, including operations and
management, preserves the ability for non-State Water Project contractors to access the facility for transportation of water to a non-State Water Project contractor.
9. Authorize and appropriate the federal share of funding for the long-term Bay-Delta solution,
including for the EcoRestore Program.
10. Provide the ongoing state share of funding for the EcoRestore Program.
11. Provide state funding for aquatic toxicity monitoring in the Bay-Delta. Such legislation should not place a surcharge on water supply exports nor should it substantively reduce funding for
other measures that protect the environment and public health.
Oppose efforts that:
1. Impose water user fees to fund ecosystem restoration and other public purpose, nonwater-supply improvements in the Delta that benefit the public at large.
2. Transfer operational control of the State Water Project or any of its facilities to the
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the State Water Contractors, the
Central Valley Project Contractors, the State and Federal Contractors Water Agency, or any
entity comprised of MWD or other water project contractors, or any other special interest group.
ii. WaterFix
Support initiatives that: 1. Are consistent with the Water Authority’s Board of Directors’ Aug. 9, 2018 adopted Bay-
Delta and WaterFix project policy principles, including the following:
a. The Water Authority’s Board supports the WaterFix project, as currently proposed,
conditioned upon MWD properly allocating the costs of the project as conservation, or
supply charges, as similar facilities historically have been defined in MWD’s SWP contract with DWR.
b. As reflected in Table 2 of DWR’s Appendix B to Bulletin 132-17, Data and
Computation Used to Determine Water Charges, and for which costs are recovered in
Article 22(a) of Delta Water Charge of the Current MWD SWP Contract; allow for the
exemption of north-of-Delta SWP contractors. 2. Support the establishment of an independent oversight function to monitor and provide
regular updates on the WaterFix project implementation progress, including expenditure
tracking, construction progress, project participants’ contributions, and all other relevant
activities and developments.
3. Allow access to all SWP facilities, including WaterFix facilities, to facilitate water transfers.
B. Metropolitan Water District
Support initiatives that:
1. Require MWD to refund or credit to its member agencies revenues collected from them that result in reserve balances greater than the maximum reserve levels established pursuant to
state legislation.
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2. Require MWD to implement actions that advance and support its long-term financial stability,
fiscal sustainability, and that moderate fluctuations in rates and charges for its member
agencies from year to year, in a publicly transparent manner.
3. Amend the Metropolitans Water District Act to change voting allocation on its Board of Directors based on a member agency’s total financial contribution to MWD, and in a manner
similar to the voting allocation method of the County Water Authority Act.
C. Colorado River Support initiatives that:
1. Supports implementation and funding of the California Colorado River Water Use Plan,
including the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program
2. Provide funding for Colorado River salinity control projects and other water quality
management efforts. 3. Provide for state and federal authorizations and appropriations of non-fee-based funds to
implement Salton Sea mitigation and restoration solutions, consistent with its obligations
under Chapters 611, 612, and 613 of the Statutes of 2003.
4. Revise the Quantification Settlement Agreement mitigation measures for the Salton Sea to
limit the costs imposed on the funding parties to the amount committed in accordance with the QSA legislation.
5. Provide a governing structure and/or specified managing office over the state's Salton Sea
Management Program to provide guidance and oversight of restoration activities.
6. Allow for the option to create an alternate conveyance route, when technically and financially
feasible, for reliable delivery of the Water Authority’s Independent Colorado River water supplies.
7. Preserve the California Colorado River Board
8. Ensure the interests of the members of the California Colorado River Board continue to be
addressed in any state government reorganization.
9. Eliminate the California Colorado River Board without providing a comparable structure or forum that ensures the Water Authority's interests in the Colorado River are preserved.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Impose additional mitigation costs or obligations for the Salton Sea on the non-state parties to
the Quantification Settlement Agreement. D. State Water Project
Support initiatives that:
1. Provide for development of a comprehensive state water plan that balances California's competing water needs and results in a reliable and affordable supply of high-quality water
for the San Diego region.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Make urban water supplies less reliable or substantially increases the cost of imported water without also improving the reliability and/or quality of the water.
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2. Revise the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to Jeopardize the Act's environmental
integrity, compromise State Water Project supply reliability a n d/or limit the ability of urban
agencies to transfer and/or bank CVP water for use both within and outside the CVP service
area.
3. Transfer operational control of the State Water Project or any of its facilities to MWD, the
State Water Project contractors, Central Valley Project contractors, the State and Federal
Contractors Water Agency, any entity comprised of MWD or other water project contractors,
or any other special interest group.
VI. Optimize District Effectiveness
Support initiatives that: 1. Manage District resources in a transparent and fiscally responsible manner.
2. Give utilities the ability to avoid critical peak energy pricing or negotiate energy contracts that
save ratepayers money.
3. Develop reasonable Air Pollution Control District engine permitting requirements. 4. Reimburse or reduce local government mandates. 5. Allow public agencies to continue offering defined benefit plans.
6. Result in predictable costs and benefits for employees and taxpayers.
7. Eliminate abuses.
8. Retain local control of pension systems. 9. Be constitutional, federally legal and technically possible.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Restrict the use of, or reallocate, district property tax revenues to the detriment of special
districts. 2. Create unrealistic ergonomic protocol. 3. Micromanage special district operations.
4. Balance the state budget by allowing regulatory agencies to increase permitting fees.
5. Tax dependent benefits.
6. Require new reporting criteria on energy intensity involved in water supply. VII. Water Recycling and Potable Reuse
Support initiatives that:
1. Reduce restrictions on recycled water usage or promote consistent regulation of recycled water projects to reduce impediments to the increased use of recycled water.
2. Reduce restrictions on injecting recycled water into basins where there is no direct potable
use.
3. Advocate for direct potable reuse.
4. Advocate for recycled water use upstream of lakes and reservoirs if protected by urban water runoff protection systems.
5. Provide financial incentives for recharge of groundwater aquifers using recycled water.
6. Make recycled water regulations clear, consolidated, and understandable to expedite related
project permitting.
7. Promote recycled water as a sustainable supplemental source of water.
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8. Allow the safe use of recycled water.
9. Facilitate development of technology aimed at improving water recycling.
10. Increasing funding for water recycling projects.
11. Support continued funding of the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program including Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects, the WaterSMART Program, and the Desalination and
Water Purification Research Program.
12. Increase awareness of the ways recycled water can help address the region’s water supply
challenges.
13. Create federal and state incentives to promote recycled water use and production. 14. Establish federal tax incentives to support U.S. companies in the development of new water
technologies that can lower productions costs, address by products such as concentrates, and
enhance public acceptance of recycled water.
15. Establish a comprehensive national research and development, and technology demonstration,
program to advance the public and scientific understanding of water recycling technologies to encourage reuse as an alternative source of water supply.
16. Provide incentives for local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or resources to
promote or expand the use of recycled water.
17. Further refine emergency regulations to reward local suppliers that have invested in using
recycled water for landscape irrigation to maintain an incentive to continue expanding areas served by recycled water.
18. Encourage the use of recycled water in commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential
settings.
19. Recognize and support the development of potable reuse as a critical new water supply.
20. Define purified recycled water as a source of water supply and not as waste. 21. Mandate the reduction of wastewater discharges to the ocean absent inclusion of funding to
offset the significant costs of implementation.
22. Authorize local governmental agencies to regulate the discharge of contaminants to the sewer
collection system that may adversely affect water recycling and reuse.
23. Authorize and facilitate expanded use of local water resources including water recycling, potable reuse, graywater, and rainwater harvesting (e.g., cisterns and rain barrels), and
brackish groundwater.
24. Streamline regulatory processes and requirements to encourage and support the development
of potable reuse and non-potable reuse as a municipal water supply.
25. Recognize the entire interconnected urban water cycle, as well as public health and safety, must be taken into consideration in long-term water use efficiency policies, particularly
including the unintended consequences of declining flows on water, wastewater, potable reuse
and recycled water systems.
Oppose initiatives that: 1. Restrict use of recycled water for groundwater recharge.
2. Establish new water or recycled water fees solely to recover State costs without also
providing some benefit.
3. Limit the ability of local governmental agencies to regulate the discharge of contaminants to
the sewer collection system that may adversely affect water recycling and reuse. 4. Establish unreasonable regulatory requirements or fees to the safe use of recycled water,
which may unreasonably impede or create a disincentive to its further development.
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5. Mandate the reduction of wastewater discharges to the ocean absent inclusion of funding to
offset the significant costs of implementation.
VIII. Safety, Security and Information Technology
Support initiatives that:
1. Provide funding for information security upgrades to include integrated alarms, access/egress,
and surveillance technology.
2. Provide incentives for utilities and other local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or resources.
3. Provide funding for communication enhancements, wireless communications, GIS or other
technological enhancements.
4. Encourage or promote compatible software systems.
5. Fund infrastructure and facility security improvements that include facility roadway access, remote gate access, and physical security upgrades.
6. Protect state, local and regional drinking water systems from terrorist attack or deliberate acts
of destruction, contamination or degradation.
7. Provide funds to support training or joint training exercises to include contingency funding for
emergencies and emergency preparedness. 8. Equitably allocate security funding based on need, threats and/or population.
9. Encourage or promote compatible communication systems.
10. Encourage and promote funding of Department of Homeland Security Risk Mitigation
programs.
11. Recognizes water agencies as emergency responders in the event of a sudden, unexpected occurrence that poses a clear and imminent danger, requiring immediate action to prevent and
mitigate loss or impairment of life, health, property or essential public services due to natural
disasters (e.g., wildfires, earthquakes), power outages as well as terrorist and other criminal
activities.
12. Provide state grant or other funding opportunities to support seismic risk assessment and mitigation plans, or to mitigate vulnerabilities.
13. Provide funding for projects that enhance security against terrorist acts or other criminal
threats to water operation, services, facilities, or supplies.
Oppose initiatives that: 1. Create unnecessary, costly, or duplicative security or safety mandates.
2. Require expanded water system descriptions or additional public disclosure of public water
systems details for large water suppliers in Urban Water Management Planning documents,
potentially compromising public water systems and creating a conflict with the Department of
Homeland Security’s recommendation to avoid reference to water system details in plans available to the general public.
IX. Water Services and Facilities
Support initiatives that: 1. Provide funding to implement actions identified in the California Water Action Plan to lay a
solid fiscal foundation for implementing near-term actions, including funding for water
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efficiency projects, wetland and watershed restoration, groundwater programs, conservation,
flood control, and integrated water management and result in a reliable supply of high-quality
water for the San Diego region.
2. Provide financial support to projects designed to mitigate the potential negative impacts of Global Climate Change on water supply reliability.
3. Promote the coordination and integration of local, state and federal climate change policies
and practices to the greatest extent feasible.
4. Fund or otherwise facilitate ongoing implementation of the Quantification Settlement
Agreement. 5. Provide reliable water supplies to meet California’s short and long-term needs.
6. Promote desalination pilot studies and projects.
7. Encourage feasibility studies of water resource initiatives.
8. Increase funding for infrastructure and grant programs for construction, modernization or
expansion of water, wastewater treatment, reclamation facilities and sewer systems including water recycling, groundwater recovery and recharge, surface water development projects and
seawater desalination.
9. Fund enhancements to water treatment, recycling, and other facilities to meet increased
regulations.
10. Mandate uniform or similar regulations and procedures by state agencies in the processing and administering of grants and programs.
11. Streamline grant application procedures.
12. Reduce regulations and other impediments for willing sellers and buyers to engage in water
transfer agreements.
13. Promote or assist voluntary water transfers between willing buyers and willing sellers and move those transactions through without delay.
14. Streamline the permitting and approval process for desalination and other water-related
facilities and implementing water transfers.
15. Establish reasonable statewide approaches to sewer reporting standards.
16. Generate greater efficiencies, better coordinate program delivery, and eliminate duplication in programs for source water protection without lessening the focus on public health of the
state’s Drinking Water Program.
17. Target efforts to fix specific issues with water supplies within the state’s Drinking Water
Program.
18. Establish federal tax incentives to support U.S. companies in the development of new desalination technologies that can lower productions costs, eliminate or reduce impingement
or entrainment, reduce energy use, and enhance public acceptance of desalinated water.
19. Establish a comprehensive national research and development, and technology demonstration
program to advance the scientific understanding of desalination to expand its use as an
alternative source of water supply. 20. Require the State Water Resources Control Board to exercise its authority, ensure robust
funding, and implement the Salton Sea mitigation and restoration plan, meet state obligations,
and work with QSA stakeholders to find workable solutions to ensure the continuation of IID
water transfers.
21. Support solutions to water supply issues that address common challenges, provide a comprehensive approach that is fair to all users, balance the needs of urban and rural
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communities, and take into consideration the interests of all stakeholders as well as the impact
to the environment.
22. Further refine emergency drought regulations to eliminate a cap on credits and adjustments so
as not to impose undue burden, financial or otherwise, on communities that have already invested in water conservation, development of new water sources, storage, or loss
prevention.
23. Provide funding for water infrastructure development, infrastructure security, and
rehabilitation and replacement projects that benefit ratepayers.
24. Provide funding for habitat preservation programs that address impacts resulting from construction or operation of water system facilities.
25. Provide funding for projects that enhance security against terrorist acts or other criminal
threats to water operation, services, facilities, or supplies.
26. Provide incentives that encourage contractors to recycle or reduce waste associated with
construction of water facilities. 27. Improve the local agencies’ efforts to maintain and protect its property, rights of way,
easements, pipelines, and related facilities and minimizes liability to local agencies and the
District.
28. Protect the local agencies’ properties from restrictions when surrounding properties are
incorporated into preservation areas.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Make urban water supplies less reliable or substantially increase the cost of imported water
without also improving the reliability and/or quality of the water.
2. Create unrealistic or costly water testing or reporting protocol. 3. Disproportionately apportion the cost of water.
4. Create undo hurtles for seawater desalination projects.
5. Create unreasonable or confusing sewer reporting standards.
6. Create administrative or other barriers to sales between willing buyers and willing sellers that
delay water transfers. 7. Create a broad-based user fee that does not support a specific local program activity or
benefit; any fee must provide a clear nexus to the benefit local ratepayers or local water
supplies from the establishment that charge or fee would provide.
8. Create unrealistic or costly to obtain water quality standards for potable water, recycled water
or storm water runoff. 9. Change the focus of the state’s Drinking Water Program or weaken the parts of the program
that work well.
10. Lessen the focus on public health of the state’s Drinking Water Program.
11. Create one-size-fit-all approaches to emergency drought regulations that ignore variations
among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their ability to withstand the impact and effects of drought.
12. Impose undue burden, financial or otherwise, on communities that have already invested in
water conservation, development of new water sources, storage, or loss prevention.
13. Impose additional mitigation costs or obligations for the Salton Sea on the non-state parties to
the Quantification Settlement Agreement. 14. Impairs local agencies’ ability to provide and operate the necessary facilities for a safe,
reliable and operational flexible water system.
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15. Limits local agencies’ sole jurisdiction over planning, design, routing, approval, construction,
operation, or maintenance of water facilities.
16. Restricts local agencies’ ability to respond swiftly and decisively to an emergency that
threatens to disrupt water deliveries or restricts the draining of pipelines or other facilities in emergencies for repairs or preventive maintenance.
17. Authorizes state and federal wildlife agencies to control, prevent, or eradicate invasive species
in a way that excessively interferes with the operations of water supplies.
18. Prohibit or in any way limit the ability of local agencies from making full beneficial use of
any water, wastewater, or recycling facility and resource investments. 19. Prohibit the use of alternative contract procurement methods that can be utilized in the
construction of water facilities.
20. Shift the risks of indemnity for damages and defense of claims from contractors to the
District.
21. Impair the local agencies’ efforts to acquire property or property interests required for essential capital improvement projects or acquisition of property to meet pipeline water drain-
down needs for existing facilities.
22. Increase the cost of property and right of way acquisition.
23. Restrict the local agencies’ use of public rights of way or increase the cost of using public
rights of way. 24. Restrict the transfer of property acquired for purposes of environmental mitigation or
environmental mitigation credits to other public or private entities for long-term management.
25. Establish prescriptive leak loss control requirements for the operation, maintenance, and asset
management of water conveyance and distribution systems, that fail to consider full life-cycle
costing. 26. Establish meter testing requirements for source water meters that fail to consider industry
standards and cost-effectiveness.
X. Water-Use Efficiency Support initiatives that:
1. Provide funding for water-use efficiency and water conservation programs including water-
efficient devices, practices and demonstration projects and studies.
2. Encourage the installation of water-efficient fixtures in new and existing buildings.
3. Promote the environmental benefits of water-use efficiency and water conservation. 4. Enhance efforts to promote water-use efficiency awareness.
5. Offer incentives for landscape water-efficient devices including, but not limited to ET
controllers and soil moisture sensors.
6. Develop landscape retrofit incentive programs and/or irrigation retrofit incentive programs.
7. Permit or require local agencies to adopt ordinances that require or promote water-efficient landscapes for commercial and residential developments.
8. Create tax incentives for citizens or developers who install water-efficient landscapes.
9. Create tax incentives for citizens who purchase high-efficiency clothes washers, dual-flush
and high-efficiency toilets and irrigation controllers above the state standards.
10. Expand community-based water-use efficiency and education programs. 11. Develop incentives for developers and existing customers to install water-efficient landscape
in existing developments or new construction.
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12. Encourage large state users to save water by implementing water-efficient technologies in all
facilities both new and retrofit.
13. Encourage large state water users to save water outdoors.
14. Educate all Californians on the importance of water, and the need to conserve, manage, and plan for the future needs.
15. Encourage technological research targeted to more efficient water use.
16. Give local agencies maximum discretion in selecting water-use efficiency and conservation
programs that work for their customers and the communities they serve.
17. Require the Department of Water Resources to implement a uniform statewide turf rebate subsidy or incentive program.
18. Restrict Property Owners Associations from forbidding the use of California native plants,
other low water use plants, mulch, artificial turf, or semi-permeable materials in well-
maintained landscapes.
19. Provides for federal tax-exempt status for water-use efficiency rebates, consistent with income tax treatment at the state level.
20. Encourage the use of graywater where it complies with local guidelines and regulations and is
cost-effective.
21. Provide incentives, funding, and assistance to water agencies so that they can meet the water
demand management measure requirements in the Urban Water Management Planning Act. 22. Provide incentives, funding, and other assistance to facilitate water-use efficiency
partnerships with the energy efficiency sector.
23. Recognize local control in determining water use efficiency criteria, such as impact of
recycled water salinity on irrigation use and efficiency for the application of non-potable
recycled water. 24. Recognize local control in determining how to meet an overall efficient water-use goal, based
on the combined efficient indoor use, outdoor use, and leak loss, as established under the
criteria provided for in statute.
25. Encourage reasonable tracking of water use and improved efficiency in the Commercial,
Industrial, and Institutional (CII) sector. 26. Recognize local control in determining how to meet an overall efficient water use goal, based
on the combined efficient indoor use, outdoor use, and leak loss, as established under the
criteria provided for in statute.
27. Further the statewide goal of a 20 percent reduction in per capita water use by 2020 as set
forth in SBX7-7, enacted in November 2009, and preserves water agency discretion and options for achieving this objective.
Oppose efforts that:
1. Weaken federal or state water-efficiency standards.
2. Introduce additional analytical and reporting requirements that are time-consuming for local agencies to perform and result in additional costs to consumers, yet yield no water savings.
3. Permit Property Owners Associations to restrict low water use plants, mulch, artificial turf, or
semi-permeable materials in landscaping.
4. Repeal cost-effective efficiency standards for water-using devices.
5. Repeal cost-effective efficiency standards for water-using devices.
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6. Create stranded assets by establishing long-term demand management water-use efficiency
and water supply requirements that are inconsistent with the Urban Water Management
Planning Act.
7. Prescribe statewide mandatory urban and agricultural water-use efficiency practices, including, but not limited to, methods, measures, programs, budget allocation, and designation
of staff dedicated to water conservation programs, that override the authority of the boards of
directors of local water agencies to adopt management practices that are most appropriate for
the specific needs of their water agencies.
8. Mandate regulation of the CII Sector in a manner that is discriminatory, or sets unachievable Best Management Practices or compliance targets, or would otherwise impair economic
activity or the viability of the CII sector.
9. Mandate that water agencies include an embedded energy calculation for their water supply
sources in the Urban Water Management Plan or any other water resource planning or master
planning document.
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Effective Date: 02/076/20189
Legislative Policy Guidelines
Purpose
The Otay Water District’s legislative policy guidelines reflect policy positions adopted by the Board of Directors through 20172018. The guidelines provide direction to staff and the legislative advocates when they evaluate proposed legislation that may affect the District, other local water agencies, or
regional water management and use. Legislation that meets or fails to meet, the principles set forth in
the guidelines may be supported or opposed accordingly. The guidelines permit the General Manager,
District staff, and the District’s legislative advocates to act in a timely fashion between Board meetings on issues that are clearly within the guidelines.
While the title of this document suggests these policy guidelines are applicable solely to state and
federal legislative issues reviewed by the San Diego County Water Authority (Water Authority), the
District and other state and local water agencies, increasingly state and federal regulatory and administrative bodies are developing rules, guidelines, white papers, and regulations that can significantly affect the District, its wholesale supplier, and other local agencies. Otay District staff,
including the District’s legislative team, often utilize these Legislative Policy Guidelines to provide
guidance on emerging and active regulatory and administrative issues.
Legislation that does not meet the principles set forth in the guidelines or that has potentially complicated or varied implications will not be acted upon by staff or the legislative advocates in
between Board meetings and will instead be presented to the Board directly for guidance in advance
of any position being taken.
The San Diego County Water Authority has its own set of legislative guidelines that is a
comprehensive program at a wholesale and regional level. District staff has evaluated and selected
policies and issues from the Water Authority’s guidelines that may have a direct impact on the
District. These policies and issues have been incorporated into the District’s guidelines. Although the
District is a retail agency and is focused on its local service area, if there are issues or polices contained in the Water Authority’s Legislative Policy Guidelines and theythat could benefit or impact
the District, the General Manager, District staff, and the District’s legislative advocates may act on
those issues respectively.
Attachment C
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Table of Contents
The Otay Water Legislative Policy Guidelines for the 20189 Legislative Session includes the following categories:
Bay-Delta…………………………………………………………………... Page 3
I. Binational Issues…………………………………………....……………... Page 5 II. Drought Response………………………………………………………… Page 5
II.III. Energy……………………………………………………………………..Page
III.IV. Financial Issues…………………………………………………………… Page 6 A. Fees, Taxes, and Charges………………………….......................... Page 6
B. Funding…………………………………………………………….. Page 7
C. Rates………………………………………………………………... Page 8
D. Water Bonds……………………………………………………….. Page 9
IV.V. Governance and Local Autonomy……………………………………….. Page 10
VI. Imported Water Issues
A. Bay-Delta…………………………………………………………………... Page i. Co-equal Goals
ii. Water Fix
B. Metropolitan Water District
C. Colorado Riever
D. State Water Project
V.VII. Optimizeation of District Effectiveness……………………...………….... Page 11
VI.VIII. Water Recyclinged and Potable Water
Reuse…………………………………………………………… Page 11 VII.IX. Safety, Security and Information Technology……………....................... Page 13
VIII.X. Water Service and Facilities……………………………………………… Page 13
IX.XI. Water-Use Efficiency……………………………………………………… Page 16
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A. Bay-Delta Support efforts to:
1. Require the Delta Stewardship Council or DWR to provide periodic analyses of the cost of the
proposed Delta improvements to the Legislature and the public. 2. Provides conveyance and storage facilities that are cost-effective for the San Diego region’s
ratepayers, improve the reliability and quality of the San Diego region’s water supplies, and
protect the Bay-Delta’s ecosystem.
3. Require water agencies and other entities that contract to pay the costs of improvements in the
Delta to obtain take-or-pay contracts with their member agencies to pay the fixed costs of the improvements.
4. Finalize and evaluate the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan the California Water Fix, or other
conveyance proposals to address Bay-Delta environmental and water quality issues and to
ensure the solution is cost effective.
5. Finalize Bay-Delta planning work and ongoing studies of new water storage facilities, and support efforts to promote additional surface and underground water storage infrastructure
that are cost effective ensure water availability and quality.
6. Resolve conflicts between urban and rural water users, water management and the
environment in the Bay-Delta.
7. Fast-track design, permits and construction for pilot projects in the Bay-Delta to create barriers to keep fish away from Bay-Delta water pumps, improve water quality and supply
reliability.
8. Implements a long-term, comprehensive solution for the Bay-Delta that:
i. Achieves the co-equal goals of water supply reliability and environmental
restoration embodied in the 2009 Delta bill package. ii. Provides deliberative processes that are designed to ensure a meaningful dialogue
with all stakeholders in order to reduce future conflicts and challenges to
implementation of a Bay-Delta solution.
iii. Provides regulatory certainty and predictable supplies to help meet California’s
water needs in the long-term. iv. Provides a Bay-Delta solution that acknowledges, integrates and supports the
development of water resources at the local level including water use efficiency,
seawater and brackish water desalination, groundwater storage and conjunctive use,
and recycled water including direct and indirect potable reuse.
v. Improves the ability of water-users to divert water from the Delta during wet periods, when impacts on fish and ecosystem are lower and water quality is higher.
vi. Develops a statewide water transfer market that will improve water management.
vii. Improves coordination of Central Valley Project and State Water Project operations.
viii. Restores the Bay-Delta ecosystem to a point where species listed under the state and
federal Endangered Species Acts are no longer threatened or endangered, taking into account all factors that have degraded Bay-Delta habitat and wildlife.
ix. Ensures a meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders and that ecosystem restoration
issues are addressed in an open and transparent process.
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x. Provides a Bay-Delta solution and facilities that are cost-effective when compared
with other water supply development options for meeting Southern California’s
water needs.
xi. Identifies the total cost of any Bay-Delta solution before financing and funding decisions are made, which must include the cost of facilities, mitigation and required
or negotiated ecosystem restoration.
xii. Allocates costs of the Bay-Delta solution to stakeholders in proportion to benefits
they receive.
xiii. Requires a firm commitment and funding stream by all parties to pay for the proportional benefits they will receive from a Bay-Delta solution, through take-or-
pay contracts or the legal equivalent.
xiv. Conditions financial support on provisions allowing access to any water conveyance
or storage facilities that are included in the Bay-Delta solution.
xv. Uses public funds to support specific projects and actions with identified costs that protect and restore the environment and provide broad-based public benefits.
xvi. Provides “right-sized” facilities to match firm commitments to pay for the Bay-Delta
solution.
xvii. Provides SWP contractors and their member agencies access to all SWP facilities to
facilitate water transfers. xviii. Continues state ownership and operation of the SWP as a public resource.
xix. Improves efficiency and transparency of all SWP operations.
9. Provide the State Water Project (SWP) with more flexibility to operate their systems to
maximize water deliveries while avoiding unacceptable impacts to third parties, habitat or the
environment. 10. Focus on statewide priorities, including construction of an approved method of conveyance of
water through or around the Delta that provides water supply reliability to the Delta water
uses.
11. Provides for the state’s share of funding for Bay-Delta conveyance projects.
12. Consider complementary investments in local water supply sources, regional coordination, and south of Delta storage as part of an overall comprehensive Bay-Delta solution.
13. Protects and safeguards San Diego region’s Preferential Rights on the Metropolitan Water
District Act.
14. Authorize and appropriate the federal share of funding for the long-term Bay-Delta solution.
15. Provide the ongoing state share of funding for the long-term Bay-Delta solution. 16. Provide state funding for aquatic toxicity monitoring in the Bay-Delta. Such legislation should
not place a surcharge on water supply exports nor should it substantively reduce funding for
other measures that protect the environment and public health.
Oppose efforts that: 1. Impose water user fees to fund ecosystem restoration and other public purpose, nonwater-
supply improvements in the Delta that benefit the public at large.
2. Require additional reviews or approvals of Delta conveyance options beyond those provided
by SBX7-1 (2009).
Transfer operational control of the State Water Project or any of its facilities to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the State Water Contractors, the Central Valley
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Project Contractors, the State and Federal Contractors Water Agency, or any entity comprised of
MWD or other water project contractors, or any other special interest group.
I. B. Binational Issues Support efforts toinitiatives that:
1. Promote and provide funding for finance cross-border water supply and infrastructure
development such as water pipelines, desalination plants or water treatment facilities to serve
the San Diego/Baja California border region while protecting local interests.
2. Encourage enhanced cooperation between entities in San Diego and Baja California in development of supply and infrastructure projects that will benefit the entire border region.
3. Develop and enhance communications and understanding of the interdependence of
communities on both sides of the border with the goal of improved cross-border cooperation.
Oppose efforts initiatives that: 1. Would usurp local control over the financing and construction of water supply and
infrastructure projects in the San Diego/Baja California region.
II. C. Drought Response
Support efforts toinitiatives that:
1. Ensure the District and other local agencies including the Water Authority and San Diego
County water agencies receive the water supply benefits of its investment in local water
supply sources.
2. Allow local agencies to achieve compliance with emergency or non-emergency drought
regulations or objectives through a combination of water conservation measures and
development and implementation of local water supply sources that are not derived from the
Delta.
3. Allow for local agencies to account for all water supplies available during droughts and other
events when calculating the water supply shortage level.
4. Create a process for development and implementation of emergency drought declarations and
regulations that recognizes variations among communities, regions, and counties with respect
to their abilities to withstand the impacts and effects of drought.
5. Recognize variations among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their abilities
to withstand the impacts and effects of droughts, and ensure that any temporary or permanent
statutory or regulatory direction for improving water-use efficiency to meet statutory or
regulatory goals or standards is focused on regional achievement of objectives rather than a
one-size -fits -all approach.
Oppose efforts initiatives that: 1. Disincentivize or impede water agencies from making investments to maximize the potential
for recycled water, potable reuse, desalination and other drought-resilient local water supplies.
2. Create a “one-size -fits -all” approach to emergency drought declarations and regulations that
ignores variations among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their ability to
withstand the impacts and effects of drought.
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III. Energy
Support initiatives that:
1. Provide opportunities for reduced energy rates under tariff schedules for the District.
2. Provide protection to the District from energy rate increases and provides rate relief for
member agencies.
3. Provide funding, including state and federal grants, for in-line hydro-electric, solar, wind,
battery storage, biogas, cogeneration, nanogrids, microgrids, closed-loop pumped storage
facilities and other renewable energy generation or storage technology as means of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.
4. Promote funding for use of renewable energy in the operation of District facilities.
5. Prohibit investor-owned utilities from implementing rate changes that undercut the financial
viability of renewable energy facilities obligated under long-term Power Purchase
Agreements.
6. Provide greater flexibility in the utilization of the District’s facilities for generation and
acquisition of electrical and natural gas power.
7. Provide the District with greater flexibility in the licensing, permitting, interconnection,
construction, and the operation of its existing and potential in-line hydroelectric, solar, wind,
battery, nanogrid, microgrid, closed-loop pumped-storage projects, and other renewable
generation or storage technology.
8. Make SWP power available for all water projects.
9. Promote the classification of electricity generated by in-line hydroelectric and closed-loop
pumped storage facilities as a clean, environmentally sound, and renewable energy resource.
10. Promote the expansion of closed-loop pumped storage facilities to provide clean and
environmentally sound energy resource.
11. Promote the expansion of in-line hydroelectric energy recovery systems at treatment facility
discharge systems.
12. Promote the production, purchase, delivery, and use of alternative sources of energy on a
wholesale basis.
13. Promote large-scale (greater than 50 MW) pumped storage as counting toward energy storage
procurement targets.
14. Provide clear statutory, regulatory, or administrative authority for the San Diego County
Water Authority to wheel acquired or produced power to itself, the District or entities with
which the Water Authority is under contract for the purchase, treatment, transport, or
production of water.
15. Recognize all grid services that energy storage provides, and supports fair compensation in
the wholesale energy market for such services.
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16. Provides timely, efficient, and cost effective interconnection of new energy resources such as
solar, inline hydroelectric, pumped storage, and other renewable energy generation or storage
technologies to the electric distribution and transmission grid.
17. Recognize the value of large-scale hydropower and pumped hydropower facilities in assisting
the state to meet its renewable and zero-carbon emission goals of 100 percent by 2045.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Adversely affect the cost of energy needed to operate MWD’s facilities, SWP facilities, or the
facilities of the Water Authority and the District.
2. Impose greenhouse gas reduction obligations on a public water agency for electricity
purchased or produced for the sole purpose of operating its system.
3. Adversely affect the ability of the District or other water agencies in the county to own,
operate, and/or construct work for supplying its member public agencies, or its own facilities
with natural gas and electricity.
4. Impede the District or other water agencies in the county, the ability to contract for, deliver,
and use the purchase of natural gas and electricity from the United States, the State of
California, and any other public agency or private entity and sell the gas and electricity to any
public agency or private entity engaged in retail sales of electricity and gas.
5. Reduce the District’s ability to maintain high operational efficiency at all times.
6. Restrict the District’s ability to expand or improve infrastructure or facilities.
7. Restrict or caps future energy demands needed for possible expansion of recycled water,
potable reuse, and desalination projects.
8. Adversely affect the District’s ability to expand cogeneration or polygeneration at planned or
existing facilities.
9. Inhibit the scientific advancement of energy and water efficient/conserving technologies that
may be implemented at the District or other agency facilities.
10. Prevent the District from enhancing energy reliability and independence for their facilities.
11. Do not count or credit qualified renewable energy projects toward accomplishment and
satisfaction of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard objectives.
12. Prohibit the Water Authority from wheeling - or securing statutory, regulatory, or
administrative authority necessary to wheel - acquired or produced power to itself, or the
District.
13. Result in a lengthy, more complicated, or more costly interconnection of new energy
resources, such as solar, inline hydroelectric, pumped storage, and other renewable energy
generation or storage technologies to the electric distribution and transmission grid.
III.IV. D. Financial Issues
A. Fees, Taxes, and Charges
B. Funding
C. Rates
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D. Water Bonds
E.
A. Fees, Taxes, and Charges
Support efforts toinitiatives that:
1. Require the federal government and State of California to reimburse special districts for all mandated costs or regulatory actions. 2. Give special districts the discretion to cease performance of unfunded mandates.
3. Provide for fiscal reform to enhance the equity, reliability, and certainty of special district
funding.
4. Provide incentives for local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or resources. 5. Provide for the stable, equitable and reliable allocation of property taxes. 6. Continue to reform workers compensation.
7. Promote competition in insurance underwriting for public agencies.
8. Produce tangible results, such as water supply reliability or water quality improvement.
9. Require the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) to refund or credit to its member agencies revenues collected from them that result in reserve balances greater than the maximum reserve levels established pursuant to state legislation.
Oppose efforts initiatives that:
1. Impose mandated costs or regulatory constraints on local agencies and their customers without providing subventions to reimburse local agencies for such costs. 2. Pre-empt the Water Authority’s or its member agencies’ ability to impose or change rates,
charges, fees, or assessments.
3. Weaken the protections afforded the Water Authority or its member agencies under
California’s Proposition 1A (November 2, 2004). 4. Reallocate special districts reserves in an effort to balance the state budget. 5. Reallocate special district revenues or reserves to fund infrastructure improvements or
other activities in cities or counties.
6. Establish funding mechanisms that put undue burdens on local agencies or make local
agencies de facto tax collectors for the state. 7. Adversely affect the cost of gas and electricity or reduce an organization’s flexibility to take advantage of low peak cost periods.
8. Add new reporting criteria, burdensome, unnecessary or costly reporting mandates to
Urban Water Management Plans.
9. Add new mandates to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to review and approve Urban Water Management Plans beyond those already addressed in DWR guidelines. 10. Mandate that water agencies include an embedded energy calculation for their water
supply sources in Urban Water Management Plans or any other water resources planning
or master-planning document.
11. Weaken existing project retention and withholding provisions that limit the ability of public agencies to drive contractor performance. 12. Establish change order requirements that place an unreasonable burd en on local
agencies, or raise financial risk associated with public works contracts.
13. Impair the San Diego County Water Authority or its member agencies’ ability to provide
reasonable service at reasonable costs to member agencies or to charge all member
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agencies the same rate for each class of service consistent with cost-of-service
requirements of the law.
14. Impair the local water agencies’ ability to maintain reasonable reserve funds and obtain
and retain reasonable rates of return on its reserve accounts. 15. Mandate a specific rate structure for retail water agencies.
16. Impose a water user fee on water agencies or water users that does not provide a
commensurate and directly linked benefit in the local area or region from which the water
user fee is collected.
17. Impose a water user fee for statewide projects or programs, for which the projects or programs are not clearly defined, the beneficiaries identified, and reasonable costs
identified.
18. Impose a water user fee in order to create a state fund that can be used to finance
undefined future projects and programs.
19. Allow the state to retain more than five percent of water user fees for administrative costs. 20. Do not restrict the use of water user fees to only the specific purposes for which they are
imposed, without any possibility of diversion to meet other fiscal needs of the state.
21. Impose a “public goods charge” or “water tax” on public water agencies or their
ratepayers.
22. Impose a fee on water users to repay the principal and interest on a statewide general obligation bond.
23. Establish regulatory or permit fees that lack a nexus to the costs of oversight.
24. Establish a broad-.based user fee that does not support a specific program activity; any fee
must provide a clear nexus to the benefit the fee would provide.
B. Funding
Support efforts initiatives thatto:
1. Require the federal and state governments to provide subvention to reimburse local
governments for all mandated costs or regulatory actions.
2. Provide the Water Authority and its member agencies with additional forms of cost-
effective financing for public facilities.
3. Revitalize the Title XVI federal funding program by converting new authorizations to a
competitive grant program with congressional oversight while protecting existing Title
XVI authorizations for the San Diego region.
4. Provide the Water Authority and its member agencies with grant funding for public
facilities.
5. Authorize financing of water quality, water security, and water supply infrastructure
improvement programs.
6. Establish spending caps on State of California overhead when administering voter
approved grant and disbursement programs.
7. Require disbursement decisions in a manner appropriate to the service in question.
8. Encourage funding infrastructure programs that are currently in place and that have been
proven effective.
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9. Provide financial incentives for energy projects that increase reliability, diversity, and
reduce greenhouse gasses.
10. Continue energy rate incentives for the utilization of electricity during low-peak periods.
11. Provide loan or grant programs that encourage water conservation for water users who are least able to pay for capital projects.
12. Provide for population-based distribution of funds to ensure adequate distribution of grant
funding throughout the state.
13. Provide for the use of state grant funds for binational projects where the projects benefit
water supply or water quality in the San Diego region. 14. Improve and streamline the state’s reimbursement process to ensure timely remittance of
IRWM funds.
15. Promote the ability of the Regional Water Management Group to more directly administer
state grant funds specifically identified for IRWM Programs.
16. Require the state to rely on the local process for selection and ranking of projects included in an approved IRWM plan.
17. Provide funding or other incentives for conservation, peak management programs, water
recycling, potable reuse, groundwater recovery and recharge, surface water development
and management projects, including reservoir management, source water protection and
watershed planning studies and facilities that sustain long-term reliable water resources. 18. Provide financial incentives to assist in the disposal of concentrate, sludge, and other
byproducts created in the water treatment process.
19. Authorize, promote, and provide incentives or credits for development of local drought-
resilient water supply projects such as desalination, non-potable recycling and potable
reuse projects. 20. Provide funding for potable reuse demonstration projects and studies.
21. Authorize federal and state funding to develop and implement regional or subregional
conservation programs, including but not limited to property acquisition, revegetation
programs, and watershed plans.
22. Provide state and/or federal funding for the restoration of the Salton Sea. 23. Provide federal and/or state funding to implement actions that address the ecological and
water supply management issues of the Lower Colorado River from Lee's Ferry to the
southerly international border with Mexico.
16.24. Provide federal and/or state funding to implement actions that address the ecological
and water supply management issues of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Oppose efforts initiatives that:
1. Impose additional administrative requirements and/or restricts the Water Authority’s or its
member agencies’ ability to finance public facilities through the issuance of long-term
debt. 2. Interfere with the responsibility of a region, operating under an Integrated Regional Water
Management Plan, for setting priorities and generating projects to be paid from any
IRWM accounts and grants.
3. Interfere with the control exercised by the San Diego funding subregion over the use and
expenditure of any water-user fee revenues that may be dedicated to the region. 4. Establish IRWM funding criteria that limits local discretion in project selection.
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5. Provide for after-the-fact reduction in quantity or quality of a public water supply due to
new restrictions on the operation or use of water supply facilities unless funding for
alternate sources of water is provided.
4.6.Impose a "utility user fee" or "surcharge" on water for the purposes of financing open space/habitat preservation, restoration, or creation.
C. Rates
Support efforts initiatives thatto:
1. Maintain the authority of water agencies to establish water rates locally, consistent with
cost-of-service requirements of the law. 2. Maximize the ability of water agencies to design rate structures to meet local water supply
goals and that conform to cost-of-service requirements of the law.
Oppose efforts initiatives that:
1. Impair the Water Authority’s or its member agencies’ ability to provide reasonable service at reasonable costs to member agencies or to charge all member agencies the same rate for
each class of service consistent with cost-of-service requirements of the law.
2. Undermine or weaken cost-of-service rate-making requirements in existing law.
3. Impair the District’s ability to maintain reasonable reserve funds and obtain and retain
reasonable rates of return on its reserve accounts. 4. Mandate a specific rate structure for retail water agencies.
5. Prescribe mandatory conservation-based rate structures that override the authority of the
boards of directors of local water agencies to set rate structures according to the specific
needs of the water agencies.
6. Usurp special district funds, reserves, or other state actions that force special districts to raise rates, fees or charges
D. Water Bonds
Support efforts initiatives tothat:
1. Ensure Provide an equitable share of funding to San Diego County, with major funding categories being divided by county and funded on a per-capita basis to ensure bond
proceeds are distributed throughout the state in proportion to taxpayers’ payments on the
bonds.
2. Ensure a focusFocus on statewide priorities, including restoration of fish and wildlife
habitat, construction of an improved method of conveyance of water through or around the Delta that provides water supply reliability to Delta water users, promotion of greater
regional and local self-sufficiency, surface storage, and promotion of water- use
efficiency.
3. Ensures funding from various propositions for local and regional water-related projects.
4. Include within IRWM funding money that a region may use over time to develop and refine its plan and to develop institutional structures necessary to establish and implement
the plan.
5. Ensure Give primary consideration is given to funding priorities established by local and
regional entities through their IRWM planning process.
6. Ensure that the application process for funding is not unnecessarily burdensome and costly, with an emphasis on streamlining the process.
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7. Limit state overhead to no more than five percent of bond funding amounts.
8. Place as much emphasis and provides at least as much funding for surface storage as for
groundwater storage.
9. Define the “San Diego sub-region” and “San Diego county watersheds” as “those portions of the westward-flowing watershed of the South Coast hydrologic region situated within
the boundaries of San Diego County.”
10. Fund emergency and carryover storage projects including those in San Diego County.
11. Consolidate administration of all voter-approved water-related bond funding in one place,
preserves existing expertise within the state bureaucracy to manage bond-funding processes, and provide consistent application and evaluation of bond funding applications.
Ensure funding for water infrastructure projects help to resolve conflicts in the state’s
water system and provide long-term benefits to statewide issues including water supply,
reliability, water quality, and ecosystem restoration.
12. Provide and expedite the state’s share of funding for projects that advance the achievement of the co-equal goals of water supply reliability and Delta ecosystem
restoration.
12.13. Provide funding for water infrastructure that resolve conflicts in the state’s water
system and provide long-term benefits to statewide issues including water supply,
reliability, water quality, and ecosystem restoration.
Oppose efforts initiatives that:
1. Changes or dDo not provide an equitable share of funding to San Diego County based on
the San Diego County taxpayers’ proportional contribution to repayment of the bonds.
2. Do not provide funding for infrastructure that resolves statewide or regional conflicts of water supplies.
3. Do not provide funding that result in net increases in real water supply and water supply
reliability.
4. Commit a significant portion of bond funding to projects that do not result in net increases
in real water supply or water supply reliability. IV.V. E. Governance/Local Autonomy
Support efforts initiatives tothat:
1. Expand local autonomy in governing special district affairs.
2. Promote comprehensive long-range planning. 3. Assist local agencies in the logical and efficient extension of services and facilities to promote
efficiency and avoid duplication of services.
4. Streamline the Municipal Service Review Process or set limits on how long services reviews
can take or cost.
5. Establish clear and reasonable guidelines for appropriate community sponsorship activities. 6. Reaffirm the existing “all-in” financial structure, or protect the San Diego County Water
Authority voting structure based on population.
7. Promote measures that increase broader community and water industry
representation/appointments on State decision making bodies
Oppose efforts initiatives that:
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1. Assume the state legislature is better able to make local decisions that affect special district
governance.
2. Create one-size-fits-all approaches to special district reform.
3. Unfairly target one group of local elected officials. 4. Usurp local control from special districts regarding decisions involving local special district
finance, operations or governance.
5. Limit or dDiminish the power or rights of the District’s governing body the board of
directors’ ability to govern the District’s affairs.
6. Modify the committee or board voting structure or member agency board representation on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors unless the such changes board of
directors hashave been expressly authorized such changesby the District’s Board.
7. Create unfunded local government mandates.
7.8.Create costly, unnecessary or duplicative oversight roles for the state government of special district affairs.
8.9.Create new oversight roles or responsibility for monitoring special district affairs.
9.10. Change the San Diego County Water Authority Act regarding voting structure, unless
it is based on population.
10.11. Shift the liability to the public entity and relieve private entities of reasonable due diligence in their review of plans and specifications for errors, omissions and other issues.
11.12. Place a significant and unreasonable burden on public agencies, resulting in increased
cost for public works construction or their operation.
12.13. Impair the ability of water districts to acquire property or property interests required
for essential capital improvement projects. 13.14. Increase the cost of property and right-of-way acquisition, or restricts the use of right-
of-ways.
14.15. Work to silence the voices of special districts and other local government associations
on statewide ballot measures impacting local government policies and practices, including
actions that could prohibit special districts and associations from advocating for positions on ballot measures by severely restricting the private resources used to fund those activities.
15.16. Prescribe mandatory conservation-based or other rate structures that override the
authority of the board of directors to set its rate structure.
16.17. Circumvent the legislative committee process, such as the use of budget trailer bills, to
advance policy issues including impacting special districts without full disclosure, transparency, or public involvement.
VI. Imported Water Issues
A. Bay-Delta
i. Co-Equal Goals Support initiatives that:
1. Require the Delta Stewardship Council or DWR to provide periodic analyses of the cost of the
proposed Delta improvements to the Legislature and the public.
2. Provides conveyance and storage facilities that are cost-effective for the San Diego region’s
ratepayers, improve the reliability and quality of the San Diego region’s water supplies, and protect the Bay-Delta’s ecosystem.
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3. Continue to support the co-equal goals of water supply reliability and environmental
restoration embodied in the 2009 Delta bill package
4. Improve the ability of water-users to divert water from the Delta during wet periods, when
impacts on fish and ecosystem are lower and water quality is higher. 5. Encourage the development of a statewide water transfer market that will improve water
management.
6. Support improved coordination of Central Valley Project and State Water Project (SWP)
operations.
7. Support continued state ownership and operation of the SWP, including WaterFix facilities, as a public resource.
8. Ensure that any reorganization of the State Water Project, including operations and
management, preserves the ability for non-State Water Project contractors to access the
facility for transportation of water to a non-State Water Project contractor.
9. Authorize and appropriate the federal share of funding for the long-term Bay-Delta solution, including for the EcoRestore Program.
10. Provide the ongoing state share of funding for the EcoRestore Program.
11. Provide state funding for aquatic toxicity monitoring in the Bay-Delta. Such legislation should
not place a surcharge on water supply exports nor should it substantively reduce funding for
other measures that protect the environment and public health.
Oppose efforts that:
1. Impose water user fees to fund ecosystem restoration and other public purpose, nonwater-
supply improvements in the Delta that benefit the public at large.
2. Transfer operational control of the State Water Project or any of its facilities to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the State Water Contractors, the
Central Valley Project Contractors, the State and Federal Contractors Water Agency, or any
entity comprised of MWD or other water project contractors, or any other special interest
group.
ii. WaterFix
Support initiatives that:
1. Are consistent with the Water Authority’s Board of Directors’ Aug. 9, 2018 adopted Bay-
Delta and WaterFix project policy principles, including the following:
a. The Water Authority’s Board supports the WaterFix project, as currently proposed, conditioned upon MWD properly allocating the costs of the project as conservation, or
supply charges, as similar facilities historically have been defined in MWD’s SWP
contract with DWR.
b. As reflected in Table 2 of DWR’s Appendix B to Bulletin 132-17, Data and
Computation Used to Determine Water Charges, and for which costs are recovered in Article 22(a) of Delta Water Charge of the Current MWD SWP Contract; allow for the
exemption of north-of-Delta SWP contractors.
2. Support the establishment of an independent oversight function to monitor and provide
regular updates on the WaterFix project implementation progress, including expenditure
tracking, construction progress, project participants’ contributions, and all other relevant activities and developments.
3. Allow access to all SWP facilities, including WaterFix facilities, to facilitate water transfers.
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B. Metropolitan Water District
Support initiatives that:
1. Require MWD to refund or credit to its member agencies revenues collected from them that result in reserve balances greater than the maximum reserve levels established pursuant to
state legislation.
2. Require MWD to implement actions that advance and support its long-term financial stability,
fiscal sustainability, and that moderate fluctuations in rates and charges for its member
agencies from year to year, in a publicly transparent manner. 3. Amend the Metropolitans Water District Act to change voting allocation on its Board of
Directors based on a member agency’s total financial contribution to MWD, and in a manner
similar to the voting allocation method of the County Water Authority Act.
C. Colorado River Support initiatives that:
1. Supports implementation and funding of the California Colorado River Water Use Plan,
including the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program
2. Provide funding for Colorado River salinity control projects and other water quality
management efforts. 3. Provide for state and federal authorizations and appropriations of non-fee-based funds to
implement Salton Sea mitigation and restoration solutions, consistent with its obligations
under Chapters 611, 612, and 613 of the Statutes of 2003.
4. Revise the Quantification Settlement Agreement mitigation measures for the Salton Sea to
limit the costs imposed on the funding parties to the amount committed in accordance with the QSA legislation.
5. Provide a governing structure and/or specified managing office over the state's Salton Sea
Management Program to provide guidance and oversight of restoration activities.
6. Allow for the option to create an alternate conveyance route, when technically and financially
feasible, for reliable delivery of the Water Authority’s Independent Colorado River water supplies.
7. Preserve the California Colorado River Board
8. Ensure the interests of the members of the California Colorado River Board continue to be
addressed in any state government reorganization.
9. Eliminate the California Colorado River Board without providing a comparable structure or forum that ensures the Water Authority's interests in the Colorado River are preserved.
Oppose initiatives that:
1. Impose additional mitigation costs or obligations for the Salton Sea on the non-state parties to
the Quantification Settlement Agreement. D. State Water Project
Support initiatives that:
1. Provide for development of a comprehensive state water plan that balances California's
competing water needs and results in a reliable and affordable supply of high-quality water for the San Diego region.
Oppose initiatives that:
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1. Make urban water supplies less reliable or substantially increases the cost of imported water
without also improving the reliability and/or quality of the water.
2. Revise the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to Jeopardize the Act's environmental
integrity, compromise State Water Project supply reliability a n d/or limit the ability of urban agencies to transfer and/or bank CVP water for use both within and outside the CVP service
area.
3. Transfer operational control of the State Water Project or any of its facilities to MWD, the
State Water Project contractors, Central Valley Project contractors, the State and Federal
Contractors Water Agency, any entity comprised of MWD or other water project contractors,
or any other special interest group.
VI.F. Optimize District Effectiveness Support efforts initiatives thatto:
1. Manage District resources in a transparent and fiscally responsible manner.
1.2.Give utilities the ability to avoid critical peak energy pricing or negotiate energy contracts that save ratepayers money. 2.3.Develop reasonable Air Pollution Control District engine permitting requirements.
3.4.Reimburse or reduce local government mandates.
4.5.Allow public agencies to continue offering defined benefit plans.
5.6.Result in predictable costs and benefits for employees and taxpayers. 6.7.Eliminate abuses. 7.8.Retain local control of pension systems.
8.9.Be constitutional, federally legal and technically possible.
Oppose efforts initiatives that: 1. Restrict the use of, or reallocate, district property tax revenues to the detriment of special districts.
2. Create unrealistic ergonomic protocol.
3. Micromanage special district operations.
4. Balance the state budget by allowing regulatory agencies to increase permitting fees. 5. Tax dependent benefits. 6. Require new reporting criteria on energy intensity involved in water supply.
VIIG. Recycled WaterWater Recycling and Potable Reuse Support efforts initiatives thatto: 1. Reduce restrictions on recycled water usage or promote consistent regulation of recycled
water projects to reduce impediments to the increased use of recycled water.
2. Reduce restrictions on injecting recycled water into basins where there is no direct potable
use.
3. Advocate for direct potable reuse. 2.4.Advocate for recycled water use upstream of lakes and reservoirs if protected by urban water
runoff protection systems.
3.5.Provide financial incentives for recharge of groundwater aquifers using recycled water.
4.6.Make recycled water regulations clear, consolidated, and understandable to expedite related
project permitting.
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5.7.Promote recycled water as a sustainable supplemental source of water.
6.8.Allow the safe use of recycled water.
7.9.Facilitate development of technology aimed at improving water recycling.
8.10. Increasing funding for water recycling projects. 9.11. Support continued funding of the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program
including Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects, the WaterSMART Program, and the
Desalination and Water Purification Research Program.
10.12. Increase awareness of the ways recycled water can help address the region’s water
supply challenges. 11.13. Create federal and state incentives to promote recycled water use and production.
12.14. Establish federal tax incentives to support U.S. companies in the development of new
water technologies that can lower productions costs, address by products such as concentrates,
and enhance public acceptance of recycled water.
13.15. Establish a comprehensive national research and development, and technology demonstration, program to advance the public and scientific understanding of water recycling
technologies to encourage reuse as an alternative source of water supply.
14.16. Provide incentives for local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or resources to
promote or expand the use of recycled water.
15.17. Further refine emergency regulations to reward local suppliers that have invested in using recycled water for landscape irrigation to maintain an incentive to continue expanding
areas served by recycled water.
16.18. Encourage the use of recycled water in commercial, industrial, institutional, and
residential settings.
17.19. Recognizes and supports the development of potable reuse as a critical new water supply.
18.20. Define purified recycled water as a source of water supply and not as waste.
19.21. Mandate the reduction of wastewater discharges to the ocean absent inclusion of
funding to offset the significant costs of implementation.
20.22. Authorize local governmental agencies to regulate the discharge of contaminants to the sewer collection system that may adversely affect water recycling and reuse.
21.23. Authorize and facilitate expanded use of local water resources including water
recycling, potable reuse, graywater, and rainwater harvesting (e.g., cisterns and rain barrels),
and brackish groundwater.
22.24. Streamline regulatory processes and requirements to encourage and support the development of potable reuse and non-potable reuse as a municipal water supply.
23.25. Recognize the entire interconnected urban water cycle, as well as public health and
safety, must be taken into consideration in long-term water use efficiency policies,
particularly including the unintended consequences of declining flows on water, wastewater,
potable reuse and recycled water systems.
Oppose efforts initiatives that:
1. Restrict use of recycled water for groundwater recharge.
2. Establish new water or recycled water fees solely to recover State costs without also
providing some benefit. 3. Limit the ability of local governmental agencies to regulate the discharge of contaminants to
the sewer collection system that may adversely affect water recycling and reuse.
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4. Establish unreasonable regulatory requirements or fees to the safe use of recycled water,
which may unreasonably impede or create a disincentive to its further development.
5. Mandate the reduction of wastewater discharges to the ocean absent inclusion of funding to
offset the significant costs of implementation. VIIIH. Safety, Security, and Information Technology
Support efforts initiatives thatto:
1. Provide funding for information security upgrades to include integrated alarms, access/egress,
and surveillance technology. 2. Provide incentives for utilities and other local agencies to work cooperatively, share costs or
resources.
3. Provide funding for communication enhancements, wireless communications, GIS or other
technological enhancements.
4. Encourage or promote compatible software systems. 5. Fund infrastructure and facility security improvements that include facility roadway access,
remote gate access, and physical security upgrades.
6. Protect state, local and regional drinking water systems from terrorist attack or deliberate acts
of destruction, contamination or degradation.
7. Provide funds to support training or joint training exercises to include contingency funding for emergencies and emergency preparedness.
8. Equitably allocate security funding based on need, threats and/or population.
9. Encourage or promote compatible communication systems.
10. Encourage and promote funding of Department of Homeland Security Risk Mitigation
programs. 11. Recognizes water agencies as emergency responders to damage and challenges caused by
wildfires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters, as well as terrorist and other criminal
activities that threaten water operations, facilities and supplies.in the event of a sudden,
unexpected occurrence that poses a clear and imminent danger, requiring immediate action to
prevent and mitigate loss or impairment of life, health, property or essential public services due to natural disasters (e.g., wildfires, earthquakes), power outages as well as terrorist and
other criminal activities.
12. Provide state grant or other funding opportunities to support seismic risk assessment and
mitigation plans, or to mitigate vulnerabilities.
13. Provide funding for projects that enhance security against terrorist acts or other criminal threats to water operation, services, facilities, or supplies.
Oppose efforts initiatives that:
1. Create unnecessary, costly, or duplicative security or safety mandates.
2. Require expanded water system descriptions or additional public disclosure of public water systems details for large water suppliers in Urban Water Management Planning documents,
potentially compromising public water systems and creating a conflict with the Department of
Homeland Security’s recommendation to avoid reference to water system details in plans
available to the general public.
IX. Water Services and Facilities Support efforts initiatives thatto:
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1. Provide funding to implement actions identified in the California Water Action Plan to lay a
solid fiscal foundation for implementing near-term actions, including funding for water
efficiency projects, wetland and watershed restoration, groundwater programs, conservation,
flood control, and integrated water management and result in a reliable supply of high-quality water for the San Diego region.
2. Provide financial support to projects designed to mitigate the potential negative impacts of
Global Climate Change on water supply reliability.
3. Promote the coordination and integration of local, state and federal climate change policies
and practices to the greatest extent feasible. 4. Fund or otherwise facilitate ongoing implementation of the Quantification Settlement
Agreement.
5. Provide reliable water supplies to meet California’s short and long-term needs.
6. Promote desalination pilot studies and projects.
7. Encourage feasibility studies of water resource initiatives. 8. Increase funding for infrastructure and grant programs for construction, modernization or
expansion of water, wastewater treatment, reclamation facilities and sewer systems including
water recycling, groundwater recovery and recharge, surface water development projects and
seawater desalination.
9. Fund enhancements to water treatment, recycling, and other facilities to meet increased regulations.
10. Mandate uniform or similar regulations and procedures by state agencies in the processing
and administering of grants and programs.
11. Streamline grant application procedures.
12. Reduce regulations and other impediments for willing sellers and buyers to engage in water transfer agreements.
13. Promote or assist voluntary water transfers between willing buyers and willing sellers and
move those transactions through without delay.
14. Streamline the permitting and approval process for desalination and other water-related
facilities and implementing water transfers. 15. Establish reasonable statewide approaches to sewer reporting standards.
16. Generate greater efficiencies, better coordinate program delivery, and eliminate duplication in
programs for source water protection without lessening the focus on public health of the
state’s Drinking Water Program.
17. Target efforts to fix specific issues with water supplies within the state’s Drinking Water Program.
18. Establish federal tax incentives to support U.S. companies in the development of new
desalination technologies that can lower productions costs, eliminate or reduce impingement
or entrainment, reduce energy use, and enhance public acceptance of desalinated water.
19. Establish a comprehensive national research and development, and technology demonstration program to advance the scientific understanding of desalination to expand its use as an
alternative source of water supply.
20. Require the State Water Resources Control Board to exercise its authority, ensure robust
funding, and implement the Salton Sea mitigation and restoration plan, meet state obligations,
and work with QSA stakeholders to find workable solutions to ensure the continuation of IID water transfers.
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21. Support solutions to water supply issues that address common challenges, provide a
comprehensive approach that is fair to all users, balance the needs of urban and rural
communities, and take into consideration the interests of all stakeholders as well as the impact
to the environment. 22. Further refine emergency drought regulations to eliminate a cap on credits and adjustments so
as not to impose undue burden, financial or otherwise, on communities that have already
invested in water conservation, development of new water sources, storage, or loss
prevention.
23. Provide funding for water infrastructure development, infrastructure security, and rehabilitation and replacement projects that benefit ratepayers.
24. Provide funding for habitat preservation programs that address impacts resulting from
construction or operation of water system facilities.
25. Provide funding for projects that enhance security against terrorist acts or other criminal
threats to water operation, services, facilities, or supplies. 26. Provide incentives that encourage contractors to recycle or reduce waste associated with
construction of water facilities.
27. Improve the local agencies’ efforts to maintain and protect its property, rights of way,
easements, pipelines, and related facilities and minimizes liability to local agencies and the
District. 28. Protect the local agencies’ properties from restrictions when surrounding properties are
incorporated into preservation areas.
Oppose efforts initiatives that:
1. Make urban water supplies less reliable or substantially increase the cost of imported water without also improving the reliability and/or quality of the water.
2. Create unrealistic or costly water testing or reporting protocol.
3. Disproportionately apportion the cost of water.
4. Create undo hurtles for seawater desalination projects.
5. Create unreasonable or confusing sewer reporting standards. 6. Create administrative or other barriers to sales between willing buyers and willing sellers that
delay water transfers.
7. Create a broad-based user fee that does not support a specific local program activity or
benefit; any fee must provide a clear nexus to the benefit local ratepayers or local water
supplies from the establishment that charge or fee would provide. 8. Create unrealistic or costly to obtain water quality standards for potable water, recycled water
or storm water runoff.
9. Change the focus of the state’s Drinking Water Program or weaken the parts of the program
that work well.
10. Lessen the focus on public health of the state’s Drinking Water Program. 11. Create one-size-fit-all approaches to emergency drought regulations that ignore variations
among communities, regions, and counties with respect to their ability to withstand the impact
and effects of drought.
12. Impose undue burden, financial or otherwise, on communities that have already invested in
water conservation, development of new water sources, storage, or loss prevention. 13. Impose additional mitigation costs or obligations for the Salton Sea on the non-state parties to
the Quantification Settlement Agreement.
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14. Impairs local agencies’ ability to provide and operate the necessary facilities for a safe,
reliable and operational flexible water system.
15. Limits local agencies’ sole jurisdiction over planning, design, routing, approval, construction,
operation, or maintenance of water facilities. 16. Restricts local agencies’ ability to respond swiftly and decisively to an emergency that
threatens to disrupt water deliveries or restricts the draining of pipelines or other facilities in
emergencies for repairs or preventive maintenance.
17. Authorizes state and federal wildlife agencies to control, prevent, or eradicate invasive species
in a way that excessively interferes with the operations of water supplies. 18. Prohibit or in any way limit the ability of local agencies from making full beneficial use of
any water, wastewater, or recycling facility and resource investments.
19. Prohibit the use of alternative contract procurement methods that can be utilized in the
construction of water facilities.
20. Shift the risks of indemnity for damages and defense of claims from contractors to the District.
19.21. Impair the local agencies’ efforts to acquire property or property interests required for
essential capital improvement projects or acquisition of property to meet pipeline water drain-
down needs for existing facilities.
20.22. Increase the cost of property and right of way acquisition. 21.23. Restrict the local agencies’ use of public rights of way or increases the cost of using
public rights of way.
24. Restrict the transfer of property acquired for purposes of environmental mitigation or
environmental mitigation credits to other public or private entities for long-term management.
25. Establish prescriptive leak loss control requirements for the operation, maintenance, and asset management of water conveyance and distribution systems, that fail to consider full life-cycle
costing.
22.26. Establish meter testing requirements for source water meters that fail to consider
industry standards and cost-effectiveness.
JX. Water-Use Efficiency Support efforts initiatives thatto:
1. Provide funding for water-use efficiency and water conservation programs including water-
efficient devices, practices and demonstration projects and studies.
2. Encourage the installation of water-efficient fixtures in new and existing buildings. 3. Promote the environmental benefits of water-use efficiency and water conservation.
4. Enhance efforts to promote water-use efficiency awareness.
5. Offer incentives for landscape water-efficient devices including, but not limited to ET
controllers and soil moisture sensors.
6. Develop landscape retrofit incentive programs and/or irrigation retrofit incentive programs. 7. Permit or require local agencies to adopt ordinances that require or promote water-efficient
landscapes for commercial and residential developments.
8. Create tax incentives for citizens or developers who install water-efficient landscapes.
9. Create tax incentives for citizens who purchase high-efficiency clothes washers, dual-flush
and high-efficiency toilets and irrigation controllers above the state standards. 10. Expand community-based water-use efficiency and education programs.
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11. Develop incentives for developers and existing customers to install water-efficient landscape
in existing developments or new construction.
12. Encourage large state users to save water by implementing water-efficient technologies in all
facilities both new and retrofit. 13. Encourage large state water users to save water outdoors.
14. Educate all Californians on the importance of water, and the need to conserve, manage, and
plan for the future needs.
15. Encourage technological research targeted to more efficient water use.
16. Give local agencies maximum discretion in selecting water-use efficiency and conservation programs that work for their customers and the communities they serve.
17. Require the Department of Water Resources to implement a uniform statewide turf rebate
subsidy or incentive program.
18. Restrict Property Owners Associations from forbidding the use of California native plants,
other low water use plants, mulch, artificial turf, or semi-permeable materials in well-maintained landscapes.
19. Provides for federal tax-exempt status for water-use efficiency rebates, consistent with
income tax treatment at the state level.
20. Encourage the use of graywater where it complies with local guidelines and regulations and is
cost-effective. 21. Provide incentives, funding, and assistance to water agencies so that they can meet the water
demand management measure requirements in the Urban Water Management Planning Act.
22. Provide incentives, funding, and other assistance to facilitate water-use efficiency
partnerships with the energy efficiency sector.
23. Recognize local control in determining water use efficiency criteria, such as impact of recycled water salinity on irrigation use and efficiency for the application of non-potable
recycled water.
23.24. Recognize local control in determining how to meet an overall efficient water-use
goal, based on the combined efficient indoor use, outdoor use, and leak loss, as established
under the criteria provided for in statute. 25. Encourage reasonable tracking of water use and improved efficiency in the Commercial,
Industrial, and Institutional (CII) sector.
26. Recognize local control in determining how to meet an overall efficient water use goal, based
on the combined efficient indoor use, outdoor use, and leak loss, as established under the
criteria provided for in statute. 24. Further the statewide goal of a 20 percent reduction in per capita water use by 2020 as set
forth in SBX7-7, enacted in November 2009, and preserves water agency discretion and
options for achieving this objective.
Oppose efforts that: 1. Weaken federal or state water-efficiency standards.
2. Introduce additional analytical and reporting requirements that are time-consuming for local
agencies to perform and result in additional costs to consumers, yet yield no water savings.
3. Permit Property Owners Associations to restrict low water use plants, mulch, artificial turf, or
semi-permeable materials in landscaping. 4. Repeal cost-effective efficiency standards for water-using devices.
5. Repeal cost-effective efficiency standards for water-using devices.
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6. Create stranded assets by establishing long-term demand management water-use efficiency
and water supply requirements that are inconsistent with the Urban Water Management
Planning Act.
7. Prescribe statewide mandatory urban and agricultural water-use efficiency practices, including, but not limited to, methods, measures, programs, budget allocation, and designation
of staff dedicated to water conservation programs, that override the authority of the boards of
directors of local water agencies to adopt management practices that are most appropriate for
the specific needs of their water agencies.
8. Mandate regulation of the CII Sector in a manner that is discriminatory, or sets unachievable Best Management Practices or compliance targets, or would otherwise impair economic
activity or the viability of the CII sector.
9. Mandate that water agencies include an embedded energy calculation for their water supply
sources in the Urban Water Management Plan or any other water resource planning or master
planning document.
Anticipated Top 10 Legislative Issues for 2019 – Prior to Bill Introduction Deadline
1.Military Veterans – Reciprocity – In 2019, Otay Water District will cosponsor, with the
San Diego County Water Authority, legislation that will provide a path of reciprocity tomilitary veterans to apply their advanced skills and experience toward state and industry-
supplied certification, or a position within the public or private sectors that specify
certifications, within the water and wastewater treatment and distribution operator fields.
Additionally, this legislation will ensure that advanced water treatment operators of potable
reuse and recycled water facilities and recycled water distribution system operators haveclear career advancement paths. As you are aware, the projections of demand for water
operators is at an all-time high, particularly due to the high level of requirements placed on
this workforce and the continued increase in demand for water in California. Despite the
abundance of state resources available, there continues to be missed opportunities to find,
educate, certify, and employ veterans transitioning to civilian employment, especially in thewater and wastewater operator field.
2.Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (Water Tax) – There have been numerous attempts
to establish a Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund in California over the past few years.
In 2017, Senator Monning’s SB 623, which would have established a statewide water tax,carried over to 2018 and ultimately did not move forward. Additionally, Governor Brown
proposed a budget trailer bill modeled after SB 623, which also did not move forward. Near
the end of the 2018 Legislative Session the Administration divided up the aforementioned
proposal into two separate bills: 1) a mandatory water tax on agriculture, including fertilizer
sales and dairy and 2) a tax on water users, with an opt-out available, thus, avoiding therequirement of a two-thirds vote of the Legislature on the water tax. These proposals failed to
move forward, as well. On the last day of the 2017-18 Legislative Session, Assembly
Speaker Anthony Rendon noted the importance of California’s ongoing commitment to safe
and affordable drinking water, but cautioned that more work needs to be done, signaling that
the bills would not move forward in 2018.
A robust water tax proposal in the 2019-2020 Legislative Session is expected. Governor
Newsom’s January Budget, released last week, calls for the establishment of a Safe and
Affordable Drinking Water Fund, with a dedicated funding source from new water, fertilizer
and dairy fees, modeled after SB 623 and includes $4.9 million General Fund to assist theState Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the Department of Food and
Agriculture with the implementation of a Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Program. We
also expect an alternative to be presented by ACWA and other opponents of a statewide
water tax.
The day after he introduced his budget, Governor Newsom took his cabinet on a surprise
expedition to Stanislaus County – all in his first week in office. The Governor and his senior
staff met with residents to discuss the community’s drinking water concerns. This visit, in
addition to the funding proposed in his January Budget, send a strong signal that Governor
Newsom has committed fully to ensuring communities have clean sources of water.
Attachment D
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3. State Water Project Oversight – At the end of the last Legislative Session, a bill was gutted
and amended to change the procedures for the Department of Water Resources (DWR)
presenting State Water Project (SWP) contract amendments to the Legislature. This bill was
aimed at authorizing more legislative oversight of SWP contract amendments made by DWR. While the bill failed to move forward in 2018, we can expect to see legislation on this issue in the 2019-2020 Legislative Session. We may also see changes in the funding structure
of the SWP. Currently, the SWP receives a continuous appropriation that provides the
Legislature with little oversight, something that many legislators are unhappy about. We may
also see legislation to address this by moving the SWP under the purview of the annual budget process.
4. California WaterFix – The California WaterFix was a major priority for the Brown
Administration. Incoming Governor Gavin Newsom has been left with the task of seeing the
project to fruition and it is unclear what his position is on the project. Last week, when presenting his January Budget, Governor Newsom eluded to a potential scaled back version of the project, something he has done previously, as well. However, there are still many
unknowns. Needless to say, this will be one of the most pressing water issues for the new
Administration to tackle. We can expect to see more detail on the California WaterFix in the
Governor’s release of a 5-year Infrastructure Plan later this year. 5. Bay-Delta Plan and Stream Flows – In late 2018, Governor Brown and Governor-elect
Newsom issued a letter to the SWRCB asking the board to postpone acting on a proposed
amendment to the Bay-Delta Plan. The hearing finally took place on December 12, at which
time the board approved an amendment to the plan which requires specific flows to be diverted to the Delta in order to improve the Bay-Delta ecosystem. This decision, as approved, will ultimately result in a reduction of water available for water users in the lower
San Joaquin Watershed. However, the board made clear that it encourages ongoing
collaboration and that the amendment does not prevent further voluntary agreements to be
made. In January 2019 Governor Newsom will decide whether to reappoint SWRCB Chair Felicia Marcus. His decision may be telling as to what direction Governor Newsom wants to go with this highly controversial flow plan.
6. Water Plan Update 2018 – On December 20, in the last few days of the Brown
Administration, DWR released the 2018 Water Plan Update public review draft, as promised. DWR will be accepting public comments on the draft through January 21. The plan recommends significant investments in infrastructure and ecosystem improvements,
recommends actions to address the state’s systemic and institutional issues that act as a
barrier to the state’s water sustainability, and also describes how the state can leverage
existing funding for water management. This document signals some of the key water priorities for the state heading into 2019 and we will have to wait and see whether the Newsom Administration and newly appointed Natural Resources Secretary, Wade Crowfoot,
make drastic changes to the draft update or finalize it quickly without many substantive
changes. If the latter is chosen we will continue to have very little information on the
Newsom Administration’s water policies.
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7. Open and Transparent Water Data – The Open and Transparent Water Data Act
established by AB 1755 (Dodd) requires DWR to create, operate, and maintain a statewide
integrated water data platform and to develop protocols for data sharing, documentation,
quality control, public access, and promotion of open-source platforms and decision support tools related to water data. The Act requires the new data platform to be operational by September 2019. Efforts are underway to implement AB 1755 and we believe that water data
will remain a topic of consideration in the Legislature in 2019-20, as California focuses its
attention on a reliable water supply and water quality in years to come. A related piece of
legislation, SB 19 (Dodd), has been introduced which would require DWR to draft a plan to deploy a network of stream gages to better understand the state’s water flows, and would be integrated into the AB 1755 plan.
8. Water Bonds – Proposition 68 was passed by 56 percent of California voters in the June 5,
2018 Primary Election. The measure authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for the creation and rehabilitation of state and local parks, natural resources protection projects, climate adaptation projects, water quality and supply projects, and flood protection projects,
among other things. There was a subsequent, much larger, water bond on the November 2018
ballot, but this measure failed. It is likely that an additional water bond will be pursued
whether through legislation or via the initiative process. 9. Wildfire Prevention and Utility Liability – Following massive wildfires that devastated
Northern and Southern California in 2018, the Legislature and Governor have signaled that
addressing wildfire prevention and the liability of the public utilities in question will remain a
priority in 2019. In late 2018, the State Insurance Commissioner announced that insurance claims from the Camp Fire, Woolsey and Hill fires total upwards of $9 billion – $7 billion of which is from the Camp Fire alone. Senator Allen introduced SB 45, which would place on
the ballot a bond measure primarily to address wildfire prevention and recovery – however,
the bond will likely include some funding for water supply and water quality. The issue of
wildfire liability will also need to be addressed. Wildfires pose a serious threat to water quality, infrastructure and water supply in California. It remains to be seen whether utilities found to be liable for the fires will pass on expenses to rate payers, increasing the cost of
using energy, including energy used for pumping and treating water and wastewater.
10. Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) – In 2019, we expect legislation to be introduced which would require the SWRCB, when adopting new primary drinking water standards for contaminants in drinking water, otherwise known as MCLs, to allow water providers a
reasonable period of time to complete work required to comply with the new MCL, without
being found in violation. All drinking water agencies impacted by a new state MCL could
potentially be impacted by such a proposal, but would vary by region, as not all contaminants are distributed evenly throughout the state. As noted above, the state will focus its attention once again on providing safe and affordable drinking water for all Californians in 2019. If
this proposal moves forward, it will likely be opposed by environmental groups and safe
drinking water advocates, especially given the current dialogue.
STAFF REPORT
TYPE MEETING: Regular Board Meeting MEETING DATE: February 6, 2019
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Watton,
General Manager
W.O./G.F. NO: DIV. NO.
APPROVED BY:
Susan Cruz, District Secretary
Mark Watton, General Manager
SUBJECT: Board of Directors 2019 Calendar of Meetings
GENERAL MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
At the request of the Board, the attached Board of Director’s meeting
calendar for 2019 is being presented for discussion.
PURPOSE:
This staff report is being presented to provide the Board the
opportunity to review the 2019 Board of Director’s meeting calendar
and amend the schedule as needed.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
N/A
ANALYSIS:
The Board requested that this item be presented at each meeting so
they may have an opportunity to review the Board meeting calendar
schedule and amend it as needed.
STRATEGIC GOAL:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
LEGAL IMPACT:
None.
Attachment: Calendar of Meetings for 2019
G:\UserData\DistSec\WINWORD\STAFRPTS\Board Meeting Calendar 2-06-19.doc
Board of Directors, Workshops
and Committee Meetings
2019
Regular Board Meetings:
Special Board or Committee Meetings (3rd
Wednesday of Each Month or as Noted)
January 2, 2019
February 6, 2019
March 6, 2019
April 3, 2019
May 1, 2019
June 5, 2019
July 3, 2019
August 7, 2019
September 4, 2019
October 2, 2019
November 6, 2019
December 4, 2019
January 16, 2019
February 20, 2019
March 20, 2019
April 17, 2019
May 22, 2019
June 19, 2019
July 24, 2019
August 21, 2019
September 18, 2019
October 23, 2019
November 20, 2019
December 18, 2019
SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS:
May 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.: Budget Workshop No. 2
BOARD WORKSHOPS:
STAFF REPORT
TYPE
MEETING:
Regular Board
MEETING
DATE:
February 6, 2019
SUBMITTED
BY:
Mark Watton
General Manager
W.O./G.F.
NO:
N/A DIV.
NO.
N/A
APPROVED BY:
Mark Watton, General Manager
SUBJECT: General Manager’s Report
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:
GIS:
Asset Management Data Gap Analysis – Staff continues to work with
Asset Management (AM) consultant, Hazen & Sawyer, in evaluating the
District’s current asset inventory data, work order tools, and
processes. A gap closure strategy has been presented to the
District’s AM team. The AM team will evaluate and create a new task
order outlining mitigation efforts to include documentation
validation of specific pipeline assets and their condition.
Human Resources: o Deferred Compensation Plan Review - The District currently has two
457 Deferred Compensation providers and periodically conducts a
review of its providers. Staff is working with a consultant,
Sageview Advisory Group, in a seven-part process to review the
plans, which includes reviewing plan documents, conducting a
Request for Proposal, analysis review by internal committee,
interviews and selection of provider. Also, upon selection of the
provider, they will assist with a seamless implementation. Once
this process is complete, staff will be working to implement an
ongoing investment committee to be the investment fiduciary
responsible for the prudent management of the investment portfolio.
o Benefits - Staff worked with its third party administrator,
Businessolver, to prepare the required tax forms (1095c) and the
required IRS reporting (1094c). The tax forms are maintained by
health plan participants to provide proof of minimum essential
coverage as required by Health Care Reform. Forms are due to be
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mailed to employees by March 4, 2019, and IRS tax filing is due
April 1, 2019.
o New Hires/Recruitments:
o There were two new hires in January: Customer Service Supervisor
and Utility Locator.
o The District is recruiting for: Utility Maintenance Assistant
Supervisor, Construction Inspector I/II, Pump Mechanic I/II and
Secretary.
o These positions are all critical to District operations.
IT Operations:
Monthly Board Audio Streaming - During the District’s January Board
meeting, 10 customers engaged in the listening of the live monthly
meeting. The live audio broadcast was aired for 1 hour and 10
minutes.
Network Enterprise Security - In the next few weeks, staff will
commence the upgrade of the District’s new network firewall
hardware and associated devices. The new devices provide increased
security and functionality in the event of cyber interference into
the District’s corporate environment.
Board Room Audio/Video (AV) System Enhancements - Staff completed
the first phase of the AV design in preparation for the District’s
Board Room technology upgrade. The enhancements will include
updated microphones, installation of a modern sound processing
system, high-quality video wall, new voting system, and
implementation of a user-controlled wireless-operated touch
panel. The existing Board Room AV processing system is nearing end-
of-life status with limited available support. Funding for this
project will come from a newly created CIP and will begin later
this calendar year.
Purchasing & Facilities:
Fleet Shop and Warehouse LED Replacement - Engineering and
Facilities staff have finalized a retrofit LED package for the
Fleet Shop consisting of direct replace LED bulbs, eliminating the
need to replace light fixtures. Before a final decision is made
regarding the Warehouse, sample motion sensitive LED direct replace
bulbs will be installed. Each bulb is fitted with a motion detector
and operates at 30% standby power; then jumps to 100% when movement
is detected. After 10 minutes of inactivity, the fixture returns to
30% power. Retrofit bulbs are significantly less expensive and
provide a quicker return on investment of approximately 22 months
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(an estimated monthly savings of $782.69) than full fixture
replacements with their associated electrical labor costs.
District-wide Roof Evaluation and Replacement Program - Purchasing
is in the process of soliciting a consultant to evaluate roof
conditions throughout the District. The deliverables will include
recommendations for extending the life of existing roof materials;
and a schedule for replacements with specifications and anticipated
costs. The Treatment Plant’s Administration Building (Operations
Control Center), the Blower Room and the Effluent Pump Station are
slated to be the first replacements.
54-Acre Maintenance - The vegetation removal project requested by
the neighboring HOA at the 54-acre parcel located along the 125
Express Way in Chula Vista is on hold due to the recent rains,
field conditions and new growth. Conditions will be evaluated later
in the growing season with steps taken to mitigate seasonal fire
hazards as conditions warrant.
BidSync Solicitations – During the last reporting period, two
solicitations were advertised on the District’s solicitation web
portal, BidSync, and on the District’s website:
o “Cleaning & Maintenance of Floating Reservoir Covers” – For
materials, labor, supervision, expertise, equipment and tools to
include, but not limited to inspect, clean, and maintain and
repair four (4) potable water reservoir floating covers (RFC),
twice per year (fall and spring), and two (2) recycled water
RFC, once per year (winter). Budgeted amount is $120,000.
Closing date is Feb 4, 2019 4:00:00 PM PST.
o “Banking Services” – For quotes from qualified banks for Banking
Services. Services are to include account reconciliation and
analysis, online reporting, wire transfers, payroll, tax
payments, daylight overdraft, among others. The quotes received
will be evaluated along with the current services. If the
District’s current banking services are found not to be
competitively priced, a Request for Proposal for Banking
Services will be issued. No budgeted amount is listed (closed
Jan 15, 2019 4:00:00 PM PST).
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Safety & Security:
Workplace Violence Prevention Workshop – Staff attended a workplace
violence prevention workshop sponsored by the San Diego
International Public Management Association. Topics covered
included active shooter, workplace violence preparedness, behaviors
to look for, and steps to prevent and manage workplace violence in
the workplace.
Emergency Preparedness – Staff participated in the January WebEOC
exercise, which consisted of “creating an emergency District road
closure notice with map included and upload to the WebEOC Status
Board”. The exercise was successfully completed.
Trenching Operations - Worked with Operations staff on reviewing
and evaluating trench shoring protection tools which resulted in
the determination to add additional rail shoring to the current
protection systems. This will enhance current safe tools in use for
the continued protection of staff working in trench operations when
responding to emergency situations.
Finance:
Water and Sewer Rate Updates – New water and sewer rates were
effective January 1, 2019. Bills generated using the new rates
have all passed the District’s testing for accuracy. There have
been very few calls from customers regarding changes in their
monthly charges.
FY2020 Budget Process – Staff has kicked off the FY 2020 budget
process and is planning on holding two Board workshops this year.
One workshop will be held in eary May and a second at the end of
May.
AMR Change Out CIP Update - AMR change outs are continuing
throughout the District. The District’s contractor expects to
finish all register change outs by the end of February and all
meter changes by the end of March. To date, over 36,000 registers
and 1,700 meters have been changed. The project is set to be
completed by the end of December 2019.
Water Theft Fines - Two companies were recently fined $5,000 each
for water theft: 1) Whiting Turner, a contractor working in the
District, was fined after Otay’s inspectors found on three separate
occasions that subcontractors working for them connected to
unmetered fire hydrants; 2) FJ Willert was fined after an Otay
inspector found one of their water trucks connected to a fire
hydrant without a meter. This is FJ Willert’s third violation
resulting in a fine. The first, in May 2013, as a subcontractor at
the Sea World Aquatica site (Sea World was issued the fine). The
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second, in December 2016, was for illegally connecting to a hydrant
in Otay Mesa.
Financial Reporting:
The financial reporting for December 31, 2018 is as follows:
o For the six months ending December 31, 2018, there are total
revenues of $55,501,833 and total expenses of $53,087,824. The
revenues exceeded expenses by $2,414,009.
The financial reporting for investments for December 31, 2018 is as
follows:
o The market value shown in the Portfolio Summary and in the
Investment Portfolio Details as of December 31, 2018 total
$81,641,653 with an average yield to maturity of 1.803%. The
total earnings year-to-date are $538,286.
ENGINEERING AND WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS:
Engineering:
870-2 Pump Station Replacement: This project consists of a new pump
station to replace the existing Low Head 571-1 and High Head 870-1
Pump Stations. The project also includes the replacement of the
existing liner and cover for the 571-1 Reservoir (36.7 MG). During
the month of January 2019, the District’s construction contractor
Pacific Hydrotech completed the installation of the roof support
beams for the station and began installation of the station’s roof
and mansard. The station’s generator was also delivered and set
within the station. Station specific submittals are in progress.
Environmental compliance during construction is being monitored by
Helix Environmental and to date there have been no issues. The
project is within budget and scheduled to complete in October 2019.
(P2083 & P2562)
978-1 & 850-2 Reservoir Interior/Exterior Coatings & Upgrades: This
project consists of removing and replacing the interior and exterior
coatings of the 978-1 (0.5 MG) Reservoir and the 850-2 (3.1 MG)
Reservoir along with providing structural upgrades to ensure the
tanks comply with both state and federal OSHA standards as well as
the American Water Works Association and the County Health
Department standards. The 978-1 Reservoir was placed back in
service in July 2017. The 850-2 Reservoir was placed back in
service on January 12, 2018. Contract acceptance and recordation of
the Notice of Completion by the District was completed on May 31,
2018. Project delivery by Blastco, Inc. (contractor) was behind
schedule due to contractor coordination. As a result, the District
assessed liquidated damages for late delivery of the project
starting in September 2017 through substantial completion, which
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occurred when the 850-2 Reservoir was placed back in service on
January 12, 2018. The contractor has sent claims correspondence to
the District disputing the assessment of liquidated damages. The
District’s construction manager for the project has issued the
Engineer’s Entitlement Decision denying the claims. Mediation was
held on August 16, 2018. The contractor has filed for arbitration.
The Arbitrator has scheduled the hearing for three days on July 29,
30, and August 1, 2019 in San Diego. Staff will give the Board a
closed session update during the February 2019 Board Meeting. The
project is within budget. (P2534 & P2544)
Campo Road Sewer Replacement: The existing sanitary sewer from
Avocado Road to Singer Lane is undersized and located in
environmentally sensitive areas that are difficult to access. The
Campo Road Sewer Replacement project will install approximately
7,420 linear feet of new 15-inch gravity sewer pipe and includes
abandonment of the existing sewer main. During January 2019, the
contractor’s horizontal auger boring subcontractor continued jack
and bore operations at the East Bore Jacking Pit located along
westbound Campo Road at the north east corner of the Campo
Road/Jamacha Boulevard intersection. It is anticipated that the
jack and bore operation will complete in February 2019. Wier
Construction, the contractor for the project, also continued
installation of the planned sewer along eastbound Campo Road
between Via Mercado and Jamacha Boulevard. Rain in January 2019
has impacted the progress of the work. The project is within
budget and the overall project is scheduled for completion in June
2019. (S2024)
Vista Vereda and Hidden Mesa Water Pipelines Replacement: The
existing 1950’s steel water line along Vista Vereda between Vista
Grande Road and Hidden Mesa Trail in the Hillsdale area has
experienced leaks and is nearing the end of its useful life. The
existing water main is located primarily within easements, many of
which have had significant improvements performed over the years
since the water line was constructed. This project will replace
the existing water lines with new water lines in both Vista Vereda
and Hidden Mesa Road. During January 2019, the District’s
construction contractor Cass Arietta completed potholing operations
and installed new water main in Hidden Mesa Road between Vista
Grande and Avenida Ofelita. Vegetation clearing was performed
along the Vista Vereda portion of the project to deter migratory
bird nesting prior to the start of their breeding season.
Construction completion is scheduled for July 2019. (P2574 & P2625)
OWD Administration and Operations Parking Lot Improvements, Phase II
– Pavement Restoration: Phase I of this project, completed in
October 2017, upgraded the parking lot light fixtures in both the
Administration and Operations lots. Phase II consists of repairing
the asphalt concrete paving, pavement sealing, and restriping both
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asphalt concrete parking lots. In addition to the pavement
improvements, a carport will be installed to protect the larger
fleet vehicles, and gates will be installed to better secure the
Operations parking lot. During December 2018, Frank and Son Paving,
the District’s contractor, completed the installation of the planned
carport along with the final sealing and striping of the Operations
fleet lot. Punch list items remain to be completed on the project.
The project is within budget. (P2555)
Temporary Lower Otay Pump Station Redundancy: This project will add
a second pump to the District’s existing temporary Lower Otay Pump
Station (TLOPS) to provide redundancy. The redundant trailer
vendor’s (Hawthorne) shop drawings have been approved and delivery
of the trailer is scheduled for early June 2019. The as-needed
electrical engineering design consultant’s (BSE Engineering, Inc.)
90% design submittal was received on December 21, 2018. District
staff has been developing the civil and mechanical design in-house.
A public works bid package, including grading, mechanical,
structural, electrical, instrumentation & control, and installation
of the trailer is scheduled to be awarded in June 2019. The City of
Chula Vista and the City of San Diego permit application were
submitted in early December 2018. (P2619)
Pipeline Cathodic Protection Replacement Program: This project
includes repairs to existing cathodic protection systems, such as
anode replacement, cathodic test station repairs, retrofit/repair of
isolation kits, and repair of existing impressed current systems and
anode beds. The first phase was completed on the District’s 1980
era RWCWRF 14-inch force main in 2017. A portion of the second
phase was bid and awarded with the District’s 870-2 Pump Station
project. The remainder of the second phase was awarded to M-Rae
Engineering, Inc. During January 2019, M-Rae completed work in the
Sweetwater River east of the Cottonwood Golf Club and in the area of
Proctor Valley Road in November 2018. Work on this project is being
coordinated with the completion of other CIP projects during the
fiscal year to minimize operational impacts. This project is within
budget. (P2508)
711-3 Reservoir Cover/Liner Replacement: The existing cover/liner
at the 711-3 Reservoir was installed in 2002 and shows substantial
deterioration that has necessitated its replacement. Layfield, the
construction contractor for the project, is anticipated to complete
the installation of the reservoir’s geo fabric and liner in January
2019. Rains in December 2018 and January 2019 have impacted the
scheduled completion of the work. The project is within budget and
scheduled to complete in April 2019. (P2561)
Ralph W. Chapman Water Reclamation Facility (RWCWRF) Headworks
Improvements and Steele Bridge Wet Well Improvements: This project
consists of channel wall and drain line replacements at the RWCWRF
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Headworks, and it also includes replacement of the existing wet well
top slab and installation of a new stainless-steel wastewater bar
screen with grouting at the Steele Bridge Sewer Pump Station. In
December 2018, a Notice to Proceed was issued to Tharsos, Inc. for
construction of the project. In December 2018 and January 2019, the
contractor completed submittals and acquisition of materials for the
project in anticipation of work starting on January 28, 2019. The
work included in this project is being coordinated with a four-week
shutdown of the RWCWRF. The project is within budget and on
schedule to complete in March 2019.
803-2 Reservoir Interior/Exterior Coating and Upgrades: This project
consists of removing and replacing the interior and exterior
coatings of the 803-2 (2.0 MG) Reservoir, along with providing
structural upgrades, to ensure the tank complies with both state and
federal OSHA standards as well as the American Water Works
Association and the County Health Department standards. Advanced
Industrial Services, the construction contractor for the project,
mobilized to the project in December 2018 and completed an
inspection blast of the structural roof rafters and girders. A
structural assessment was also completed, and the contractor began
planned structural repairs in January 2019. The project completion
is scheduled for June 2019. The project is within budget. (P2565)
Pure Water Update: The San Diego City Council on November 15,
2018, voted to begin the first phase of construction of the Pure
Water project. The vote authorizes the Mayor to award construction
contracts to the lowest responsible and reliable bidders for the
various projects in Phase 1, including the future North City Pure
Water Facility. Construction is scheduled to start this spring.
Also authorized was for the Mayor to execute an Amended and
Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement with the
participating agencies including the District. The amended
agreement includes provisions for implementing the Pure Water
Program based upon sewage flow and strength commitments established
for planning year 2050. Attached to this report is a memorandum
explaining the rational used in determining the District’s
projected share of the sewage allocation (Attachment A). The Pure
Water program will significantly reduce wastewater discharges to
the ocean and produce indirect potable reuse water at an annual
average daily flow of 30 MGD in 2023, which in turn would reduce
total suspended solids discharged to the ocean. The project will
expand the existing North City Water Reclamation Plant and
construct an adjacent North City Pure Water Facility.
RWCWRF Fuel Lines Replacement: Existing below grade fuel oil
piping, partially installed together with the original treatment
plant in 1979, will be replaced to gain compliance with a 2017
County of San Diego inspection report and current codes. The
existing piping will be replaced, rather than retrofitted with a
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cathodic protection system, because the piping has reached the end
of its useful life. The construction contract was executed on
January 14, 2019. Notice to Proceed will be issued late January
2019. The project is scheduled to complete in June 2019. (R2147)
Portable Trailer Mounted VFD Pumps: This project consists of
procurement of a portable trailer mounted hydropneumatic pump
station designed for deployment at up to eight (8) existing sites
including five (5) hydropneumatic pump stations and three (3) small
pressure zones each fed by a single gravity reservoir. A
cost/benefit and alternatives analysis were completed in October
2018. District staff prepared drawings and a performance
specification in December 2018. Informal quotes will be received
and analyzed in January 2019 with anticipated award to procure a
single trailer presented at the February Committee/March Board
meetings. This project is on schedule. (P2640)
For the month of December 2018, the District sold 35 meters (112
EDUs), generating $986,403 in revenue. Projection for this period
was 60.8 meters (77.1 EDUs), with budgeted revenue of $672,173.
Total revenue for Fiscal Year 2019 is $5,761,219 against the annual
budget of $8,066,070.
Water System Operations (reporting for December):
On December 8, staff performed an unplanned shutdown on Camino
Elevado due to an 8-inch ACP line main break affecting 8
residences. Staff worked with Sweetwater Authority and opened the
emergency interconnect and re-energized the line. The shutdown
lasted approximately 45 minutes.
On December 9, staff performed an unplanned shutdown on Telegraph
Canyon Road to replace a defective valve that was leaking into Otay
Lakes Road. The shutdown affected 4 residences from 1:00 PM to
4:00 PM. A water trailer was on site for affected customers.
On December 21, staff performed an unplanned emergency shutdown due
to a defective saddle from the 20-inch ACP line at 684 Telegraph
Canyon Road affecting 6 commercial meters. The shutdown extended
until the next day (Saturday) due to difficulty in locating the
valves and the need to highline more than 130 customers at the end
of Telegraph Canyon Road. A water trailer was on site for affected
customers. The shutdown lasted from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM Saturday
morning.
On December 27, staff performed an unplanned emergency shutdown at
1102 Sangamon Avenue, Spring Valley due to a beam breakage on a
6-inch ACP line affecting 19 residences. A water trailer was on
site for affected customers. The shutdown lasted from 1:45 PM to
8:45 PM.
10
Purchases and Change Orders:
The following table summarizes purchases and Change Orders issued
during the period of January 7 through 16, 2019 that were within
staff signatory authority:
Water Conservation and Sales:
Water Conservation - December 2018 usage was 18% lower than
December 2013. Since December 2017, customers have saved an
average of 6% over 2013 levels.
Date
Action
Amount
Contractor/
Consultant Project
01/07/19 P.O. $2,688.00 Greenridge
Landscape, Inc. Weed Abatement
01/07/19 P.O. $6,447.22 GHA Technologies,
Inc. Desktop Computers
01/10/19 P.O. $16,000.00 Preferred Benefit
Insurance Admin
Dental Benefits
Admin
01/14/19 P.O. $9,483.98 Greenridge
Landscape, Inc.
Landscape
Enhancements
01/15/19 P.O. $2,026.44 Protective Life
Insurance Co.
Annual Life
Insurance Premium
01/15/19 P.O. $1,500.00
Environmental
Systems Research
Institute
Software License
01/16/19 P.O. $3,000.00 First American
Title Company
Preliminary Title
Reports (Various)
11
The December potable water purchases were 1,703.3 acre-feet which
is 29.8% below the budget of 2,426.4 acre-feet. The cumulative
purchases through December were 15,780.0 acre-feet which is 5.7%
below the cumulative budget of 16,736.6 acre-feet.
The December recycled water purchases and production were 76.7
acre-feet which is 64.4% below the budget of 215.6 acre-feet. The
cumulative production and purchases through December were 2,305.7
acre-feet which is 2.3% above the cumulative budget of 2,305.7
acre-feet.
12
Potable, Recycled, and Sewer (Reporting up to the month of December):
Total number of potable water meters: 50,543.
Total number of sewer connections: 4,725.
Recycled water consumption for the month of December:
o Total consumption: 132.5 acre-feet or 43,160,348 gallons.
o Average daily consumption: 1,392,269 gallons per day.
o Total cumulative recycled water consumption since July 1, 2018:
2,339.3 acre-feet.
o Total number of recycled water meters: 727.
Wastewater flows for the month of December:
o Total basin flow: 1,607,203 gallons per day.
This is an increase of 4.7% from December 2017.
o Spring Valley Sanitation District Flow to Metro: 533,873 gallons
per day.
o Total Otay flow: 1,073,355 gallons per day.
o Flow Processed at the Ralph W. Chapman Water Recycling Facility:
753,097 gallons per day.
o Flow to Metro from Otay Water District: 320,300 gallons per day.
By the end of December there were 6,739 wastewater EDUs.
Attachments: Attachment A – Memorandum: Metro 2050 Sewer Flow
and Strength Projections for Cost
Allocation of Point Loma Secondary
Equivalency Capital Improvements
MEMORANDUM
TO:Mark Watton,General Manager DATE:January 24,2019
Stephen Beppler,Senior Civil Engineer
Bob Kennedy,Engineering Manager-^
FROM:Dan Martin,Assistant Chief of Engineering or^Project:S1502
Rod Posada,Chief,Engineering ^
SUBJ-Metro 2050 Sewer Flow and Strength Projections for Cost Allocation of Point
Loma Secondary Equivalency Capital Improvements
Overview
The Otay Water District (District)is considering the approval of the Amended and
Restated Regional Wastewater Agreement between the City of San Diego (City)and
the Participating Agencies (PA)in the Metropolitan Sewerage System (Agreement).
This Agreement is part of a long-range regional water reuse plan,referred to as the
Pure Water Program,with the goal of realizing a secondary equivalency permit status
for the City of San Diego's Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant (Point Loma)and a
new local sustainable potable water supply.The City treats all wastewater from the
District that is not removed from the sewage system at the Ralph W.Chapman Water
Reclamation Facility (RWCWRF).The Agreement revision is necessary to address the
cost and revenue allocation of sewer related portions of the City's Pure Water Program.
These cost and revenue allocations are referenced in Exhibit F of the Agreement.They
include capital improvement design and construction plus operation and maintenance,
equitably shared by the PAs,based upon projections of future average annual sewage
flows and strengths.
The amended Agreement is written in anticipation of a deduction in overall Contract
Capacity from that currently allocated in Exhibit B of the Agreement toward the 2050
Projected Metro Flow in Exhibit G of the Agreement as a result of the anticipated
secondary equivalency permit change.This was determined to be a more appropriate
method for sizing and building the required treatment processes rather than
constructing facilities for the entire 240 MGD capacity of Point Loma,which is not
expected to be reached.Each PA was requested to provide their projected future
sewage average daily flow (ADF),chemical oxygen demand (COD),and suspended
solids (SS)concentrations for planning year 2050 to complete Exhibit G.Preliminary
flow projections for the year 2050 place the total average daily flows from all PAs to
Point Loma at about 172 MGD when treatment at other facilities is accounted for.While
the District's existing current contract capacity listed in Exhibit B will not be changed at
Metro 2050 Flow and Strength Projections
January 2019
this time,a future change in the Point Loma Permit to reflect secondary equivalency will
trigger Section 4.4 of the amended Agreement to reduce the capacity listed in Exhibit B,
presumably to reflect the Exhibit G allocations.The interpretation of the terms in this
section of the Agreement are unclear at this time on how the proportional reallocation
would be implemented.
The cost of secondary treatment capital construction at Point Loma for 180 MGD is
estimated at approximately $1.8 billion in November 2018 dollars in the amended
Agreement.This cost is proposed to be the cap for wastewater agencies'contributions
to the Pure Water Program secondary equivalency.If 180 MGD is the projected total
system allocation for Pure Water,then this would roughly translate to $10 million for
each MGD of allocation (without considering sewage strength impacts).This cost does
not include financing or inflation in setting an adjusted final cost.For the first phase of
the Pure Water Program,which is to expand the secondary treatment capacity at the
North City Water Reclamation Plant to 52 MGD and produce up to 30 MGD of indirect
potable reuse water,the capital construction for wastewater agencies is estimated to be
39%of the $1.44 billion total project cost opinion last updated in October 2018,or about
$562 million.The Phase 1 projects are being bid in early 2019.
In order for the District to estimate its flow and strength contribution to Metro,the
following unique factors needed to be considered:
1)Future development in significant portions of the Jamacha Sewer Basin could
either be annexed into the San Diego County Sanitation District (County)or into
our District as the sewer basin is served by both agencies;
2)At the time of the last Wastewater Master Plan,the County of San Diego's Policy
1-107 Urban Limit Line was in effect,but that policy has since not been renewed;
3)Determine if the RWCWRF would remain in operation until at least 2050,as a
decision to cease operations would result in needing to obtain the equivalent
treatment capacity from Metro;
4)Evaluate recent sewage flow trends that have resulted in significant drops in unit
sewage contributions and estimate future usage based upon various economic
and societal factors;
5)Estimate private septic system conversions to public sewer;
6)Determine the operating reliability of the RWCWRF to minimize the Metro 2050
strength and flow needed based upon the criteria being incorporated into the
amended Agreement;and
7)Consider the potential implementation of other technologies in the future that
could allow for the District to opt out of the Metro System.
Current Otav Sewer Flow Based on Historical Data
Since the mid-2000's,the Jamacha Sewer Basin has seen a drop of about 25%in the
average daily flow in the system.The basin has gone from an average daily flow of
over 2.0 MGD to as low as 1.54 MGD during Fiscal Year 2016 when drought conditions
Metro 2050 Flow and Strength Projections
January 2019
and subsequent water use restrictions greatly impacted sewer flows.Table 1 and
Figure 1 below illustrate the recent sewage flow trends from Fiscal Year 2008 through
2018.Several factors believed to contribute to the flow reductions include the economic
downturn in 2008,increases in the cost of potable water,sewer system repairs to
reduce inflow and infiltration into the collection system,increased awareness of water
usage during the drought,and more households with water efficient appliances and
fixtures.
Table 1
Sewage ADFs for Fiscal Years 2008 through 2018
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Total Jamacha
Sewer Basin Flow
(Otay &County)
(MGD)
2.07
1.99
1.95
1.97
1.73
1.73
1.66
1.59
1.54
1.61
1.57
Total Otay
Sewage Flow
(MGD)
1.39
1.33
1.30
1.32
1.15
1.16
1.11
1.06
1.03
1.08
1.05
Otay Flow to
Metro
(MGD)
0.28
0.56
0.38
0.37
0.57
0.16
0.08
0.15
0.14
0.58
0.31
2.5
2.0
Figure 1
Annual Sewage Average Daily Flows
51.5
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Fiscal Year
—Total Basin Flow —Otay Flow —Otay Flow to Metro
Metro 2050 Flow and Strength Projections
January 2019
Setting a base ADF for projecting the Otay 2050 planning year flow using the past few
years of data may have drawbacks as there is the potential that the conservation
practices adopted by the public during the drought may fade in the next few years.In
reviewing the data,the time period of FY 2012 and FY 2013 appears to show more
stability before the drought conditions began to impact water use.A base Otay ADF
sewage flow of 1.15 MGD was conservatively selected as there may continue to be
significant yearly fluctuations in the near future as a new normal wastewater generation
per equivalent dwelling unit is established.
Future Sewer Flow Projections
The District's Wastewater Master Plan update (2013 WWMP)utilized San Diego
Association of Governments (SANDAG)Series 12 population projections.Utilizing the
2013 WWMP data and the more recent SANDAG projections used to update the annual
Metro sewage projections through 2050,the Otay portion of the Jamacha Sewer Basin
is expected to experience a growth of about 14%by 2050.In the 2013 WWMP it
appears that the County of San Diego's Policy 1-107 Urban Limit Line was expected to
remain in effect for the duration of the planning period.Now that Policy 1-107 has not
been renewed,a greater growth rate in the sewer basin was deemed more appropriate.
Estimating future sewer flows is difficult since the District's service area overlaps with
the County's service area and developers may arbitrarily petition either the District or
the County for sewer service.
Considering these factors,a growth amount of 20%was assumed from the current base
Otay ADF sewage rate of 1.15 MGD,which yields an annual ADF of 1.38 MGD for
planning year 2050.This is roughly the same level of flow the District had in FY 2008.
Other factors affecting future flows include the conversion of private septic systems to
sewer customers as well as recently enacted and potential future legislation that would
require additional conservation of indoor water use.The 2013 WWMP found that there
was approximately 0.32 MGD of septic system flow within the District service area.
Assuming that,over the next 30 years,20%of these systems will either fail or have
homeowners that switch over to the public sewer system,this will add approximately
0.06 MGD to the sewage flow.This results in about a 4%increase to the 2050 sewer
flow projection.With regards to conservation legislation,the most recent California bills
that establish permanent indoor water use restrictions and additional future
conservation efforts,a reduction in sewer flows would be expected in the range of 3-5%.
When considered together,these changes may result in no net change and are not
expected to impact the planning year 2050 sewage flow.
RWCWRF Continued Operation and Capabilities
A discussion regarding whether or not to continue the operation of the RWCWRF
through the year 2050 was held between Operations,Finance,and Engineering staff
and Department heads.This discussion was important because of the substantial cost
difference in Metro rates if RWCWRF were to cease operation and replacement
Metro 2050 Flow and Strength Projections
January 2019
treatment capacity at Metro was required to be obtained.Finance completed a cost of
operation study that was presented to the Board at the April 2018 Board Meeting that
showed the plant was economically viable at the current Metro costs without the first
phase of Pure Water capital and operating costs that will significantly increase these
rates.Also,with the major process upgrade at RWCWRF that was completed in 2012,
the facility as a whole is in good condition for the immediate future.For determining the
Planning Year 2050 flow and strength required to be included in the amended
Agreement,the continued operation of RWCWRF was agreed to by all of the District
departments at this time in setting these values.These allocation numbers can still be
adjusted at a later date if desired,but the total capital costs per allocation amount to be
paid will remain fixed,with the payment schedule of past missed payment on the
differential increase in capacity due in quarterly payments over four years per Section
3.4.3.3 of the amended Agreement.Staff will continue to analyze the cost effectiveness
of RWCWRF,including conducting a sewer and recycled water business financial
analysis as part of the District's FY 2019-2022 Strategic Plan to be presented to the
Board by the end of calendar year 2021.
The RWCWRF has a rated capacity of 1.3 MGD to produce Title 22 recycled water.
The plant is typically operated to treat only Otay sewage as the County has odor issues
with the Rancho San Diego Pump Station (RSDPS)force main that restricts pulling any
more flow from the system.By the planning year 2050,with the projected ADF greater
than the plant capacity,RWCWRF will be able to run at its rated capacity for most of the
year.There will continue to be some seasonal flow variations that can be assumed to
effectively reduce the operational capacity of the plant to 1.25 MGD.
Currently,with the plant operating at an average flow of 1.0 MGD,approximately 0.03
MGD of solids from the treatment process are returned to the sewer system at the
RSDPS.This amount is projected to increase to 0.04 MGD when the facility is running
at full capacity.Another adjustment to the net sewage flow treated at RWCWRF is that
the facility does not have full redundancy for all of the treatment processes.Therefore,
a plant shutdown can be required to deal with equipment failure,maintenance
requirements,and process upsets.Based upon past operational experience and using
conservative occurrences,an annual average of about 0.16 MGD should be assumed to
be bypassed to Metro for any given year.
Based upon these factors,the net sewage flow to be removed from the sewer system
by RWCWRF is projected to be 1.05 MGD.
RWCWRF Rated Capacity 1.30 MGD
Seasonal Flow Variations -0.05 MGD
Reduced Operational Capacity 1.25 MGD
Returned Solids Flow -0.04 MGD
Annual Average Maintenance Bypass -0.16 MGD
Net Treated Flow at RWCWRF 1.05 MGD
Metro 2050 Flow and Strength Projections
January 2019
The returned solids flow from RWCWRF has substantially higher COD and SS
concentrations than raw sewage,requiring the strength of the total sewage flow to be
calculated based upon the proportion of this flow to the overall flow.The RWCWRF
treatment process reduces the solids and oxygen demand of the wastewater,with an
SS removal rate of 30%and COD removal rate of 60%typically provided from the raw
inflow to the sludge return.
Amended Agreement Considerations in Setting Metro 2050 Flow and Strength
Estimation
The amended Agreement under Section 2.3.3 provides an initial window until
December 31,2019 for a PA to provide written notice to the City to withdraw all or a
portion of their sewage flow from the Metro System by July 1,2025 to avoid contributing
towards the Pure Water capital improvement costs.If the District has any serious
thoughts on pursuing an alternative technology that would allow for opting out of the
Metro System,there is very little time before this deadline to vet the options,make a
decision,and execute this alternative agreement.Also,there has not been any recent
interest indicated by the City of Chula Vista or the County of San Diego to be a partner
on a venture of this type.
Section 3.4.3.1 of the amended Agreement states that if a member agency's annual
average daily flow,annual average pounds per day of COD,or annual average pounds
per day of SS exceeds any one of its projected 2050 strength and flow amounts by
more than ten percent (10%)for any three (3)consecutive fiscal years,the City shall
prepare an amendment to Exhibit G that adjusts projections of each agency's projected
2050 strength and flow amounts based on information about such party's exceedance
and other relevant information using sound engineering principles.If Exhibit G is
amended,the adjustment shall be retroactive in effect and the City shall use the
updated amounts in estimating quarterly payments and conducting year-end
adjustments for Pure Water Program costs and revenues.
Under Section 7.3.1,liquidated damages will be charged for exceeding the contract
capacity listed in Exhibit B after the City has provided notice to the PA that New
Capacity is required.These liquidated damages are indicated to be one dollar ($1),
adjusted annually for inflation,for each gallon of flow in excess of the Contract Capacity
during each quarter year of occurrence,until the PA obtains the New Capacity.Note
that Exhibit B can be revised lower in the future from the current value as allowed for
under Section 4.4 of the amended Agreement.
Metro 2050 Flow and Strength Estimation
Using the District's historic data and assumptions stated above,the District's minimum
planning year 2050 Metro capacity calculates to 0.33 MGD (1.38 MGD projected sewer
flow less 1.05 MGD net treated at RWCWRF).In reviewing the District's flow to Metro
over the past decade,as presented in Table 1 above,there have been several
instances where an extended shutdown of RWCWRF was required to deal with
operational issues such as a plant upgrade or assessment of the effluent force main.
6
Metro 2050 Flow and Strength Projections
January 2019
The District would have exceeded the minimum Metro capacity estimate in FY 2009
through FY 2012 for four consecutive years,triggering the three consecutive years
provision.
Since the total sewage flow is projected to return to the flows seen in FY 2008,setting
the District's 2050 flow to a level that would have been in compliance of the three
consecutive years during that same time frame with the operating levels for RWCWRF
during that same period is recommended.An annual ADF flow amount of 0.38 MGD to
Metro through planning year 2050 is recommended for the District.This would appear to
provide a viable buffer above the minimum capacity projected as well as meet the
criteria based upon past performance of the operating system.
The annual average pounds per day of COD and SS in Exhibit G of the new Agreement
reflect the past 5-year average for raw sewage and RWCWRF return solids,
proportioned to reflect the projected 2050 flow distribution of 0.34 MGD of raw sewage
and estimating 0.04 MGD of return solids (WAS)from RWCWRF.The use of the past
5-year average was requested by the City to be used by all of the PAs in setting their
estimated strengths for the 2050 projection.Table 2 indicates the values obtained from
the District's annual mass balance calculations that were used for establishing the
Exhibit G quantities.The conversion from BOD to COD was assumed at a factor of 2.5
as the District performs BOD testing while the contract uses COD.
Table 2
Projected 2050 Flow and Strength Quantities
Raw
Wastewater
WAS from
RWCWRF
Combined
Flow
(MGD)
0.34
0.04
0.38
BOD
(MG/L)
270
2,187
577
COD
(MG/L)
675
7,968
1,443
Suspended
Solids (MG/L)
275
5,434
818
At 0.38 MGD Metro allocation,the District's share of Pure Water Program costs is
estimated at 0.457%per Exhibit G of the amended Agreement.For the Phase 1 Pure
Water Program costs estimated at $562 million assigned to wastewater,the District's
share calculates to $2.57 million.Overall,at this capacity for the entire Pure Water
Program,the District's total contribution in 2018 dollars is expected to be $8.23 million.
If the District were to stop operation of the RWCWRF and send all flows to Metro,the
flow allocation would increase to 1.38 MGD.This flow would have lower strength
reflecting normal sewage levels.It is roughly projected that the Pure Water Program
cost would be approximately $14 million for a flow of 1.38 MGD.Operating and
maintenance costs of the facilities are not included in these figures.Additional costs for
obtaining the Metro capacity in excess of the current 1.287 MGD (about 0.093 MGD)
Metro 2050 Flow and Strength Projections
January 2019
per Exhibit B of the amended Agreement will also need to be investigated as this
capacity would need to be purchased from another agency.
The distribution of the costs associated with the Pure Water program between current
and future sewer customers will need to be reviewed and determined.As the Metro
capacity is not driven purely by the expected growth by 2050,the Pure Water program
costs would be expected to be allocated equally among current and future sewer
customers.
SB/BK/DM/RP:jf
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3,064.94
1,745.90
3,712.33
7,382.68
TELEPHONE SERVICES (11/12/18 - 12/11/18) 4,368.82 4,368.822051774 01/23/19 07785 AT&T 000012311821 01/15/19
49,104.10
2051773 01/23/19 17264 ARTIANO SHINOFF ABED 301657 01/11/19 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (THRU DEC 2018) 33,188.23 33,188.23
2,190.10 2,190.10
2051681 01/09/19 17264 ARTIANO SHINOFF ABED 301520 12/10/18 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (THRU NOV 2018) 49,104.10
UB Refund Cst #0000243888 14.81 14.81
2051726 01/16/19 04389 AQX2 INC/AQUA CLEAN EXPRESS WOD1008 01/15/19 REFUND ON W/O D1008
CM201857 12/10/18 CMIS (NOV 2018) 1,000.00
2051625 12/26/18 19287 ALYSSA CAASI Ref002534868 12/20/18
3,520.00
CM201855 12/10/18 MGMT/INSP (NOV 2018) 1,760.00
CM201856 12/10/18 CMIS (NOV 2018) 1,102.68
UB Refund Cst #0000155707 39.13 39.13
2051653 01/02/19 14462 ALYSON CONSULTING CM201854 12/10/18 MGMT/INSP (NOV 2018)
2051624 12/26/18 19276 ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ Ref002534856 12/20/18
70.61
2051623 12/26/18 19225 ALEGRIA LOPEZ Ref002530437 11/26/18 UB Refund Cst #0000222245 31.25 31.25
14,295.00 14,295.00
2051680 01/09/19 19299 ALAN KAMISUGI Ref002534936 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000170150 70.61
UTILITY LOCATING (NOV 2018) 14,550.00 14,550.00
2051725 01/16/19 15024 AIRX UTILITY SURVEYORS INC 1012312018 12/31/18 AS-NEEDED UTILITY LOCATING (DEC 2018)
2051652 01/02/19 15024 AIRX UTILITY SURVEYORS INC 911302018 12/05/18
21,953.70
2051724 01/16/19 07732 AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC 131575601 12/24/18 AQUA AMMONIA 303.41 303.41
675.00 675.00
2051723 01/16/19 11462 AEGIS ENGINEERING MGMT INC 1435 12/19/18 DEVELOPER PLAN REVIEW (11/10/8-12/14/18) 21,953.70
SHAREPOINT SERVICES (12/13/18-12/17/18) 450.00 450.00
2051679 01/09/19 17989 ADS CORP 22335221218 12/21/18 ADS MAINTENANCE & REPORTING (DEC 2018)
2051772 01/23/19 08488 ABLEFORCE INC 8287 01/07/19
1036817 12/06/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 177.02
1036975 12/13/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 146.67
1036974 12/13/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 910.38
1036720 12/04/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 505.77
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 1,062.11
1036795 12/06/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 910.38
2051651 01/02/19 01910 ABCANA INDUSTRIES INC 1036750 12/05/18
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 1,573.94
1036475 11/27/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 171.96
2051622 12/26/18 01910 ABCANA INDUSTRIES INC 1035818 11/08/18
1037214 12/20/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 196.24
1037403 12/27/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 55.63
1037402 12/27/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 992.31
1037213 12/20/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 809.23
Amount
2051722 01/16/19 01910 ABCANA INDUSTRIES INC 1037212 12/20/18 SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 1,011.53
CHECK REGISTER
Otay Water District
Date Range: 12/20/2018 - 1/23/2019
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Check TotalAmount
CHECK REGISTER
Otay Water District
Date Range: 12/20/2018 - 1/23/2019
Check # Date Vendor Vendor Name Invoice Inv. Date Description
2,384.00
18,193.92
23,335.68
J765552 11/07/18 ALLEGRO METERS & REGISTERS 5,305.61
J828694 11/20/18 INVENTORY 7,650.25
J727794 10/30/18 ALLEGRO METERS & REGISTERS 6,900.27
ALLEGRO METERS & REGISTERS 116,723.42
J899678 12/07/18 ALLEGRO METERS & REGISTERS 41,983.71
2051776 01/23/19 18331 CORE & MAIN LP J736215 10/31/18
REG REPLACEMENT PROG (12/10/18-12/14/18) 13,876.16
2420 12/07/18 REG REPLACEMENT PROG (12/3/18-12/7/18) 9,459.52
2051656 01/02/19 17923 CONCORD UTILITY SERVICES 2429 12/14/18
REG REPLACEMENT PROG (12/17/18-12/21/18) 9,624.32
2445 12/28/18 REG REPLACEMENT PROG (12/24/18-12/28/18) 8,569.60
99577 12/31/18 BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING (12/13/18) 28.00
2051736 01/16/19 17923 CONCORD UTILITY SERVICES 2437 12/21/18
99574 12/31/18 BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING (12/10/18) 178.00
99575 12/31/18 BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING (12/13/18) 178.00
99573 12/31/18 BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING (12/4/18) 226.00
99576 12/31/18 BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING (12/18/18) 226.00
BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING(12/3/18-12/8/18) 834.00
99571 12/31/18 BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING(11/29/18-12/2/18) 714.00
2051735 01/16/19 04119 CLARKSON LAB & SUPPLY INC 99572 12/31/18
46.29
2051734 01/16/19 12631 CITY OF CHULA VISTA WOD0028 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D0028 090277 4,365.12 4,365.12
160.85 160.85
2051628 12/26/18 19278 CINDY ALVAREZ Ref002534858 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000216519 46.29
HYDROSTATION PARTNERSHIP 10,000.00 10,000.00
2051733 01/16/19 02026 CHULA VISTA ELEM SCHOOL DIST AR049610 01/07/19 620 WATER CONSERVATION (TRIP 11/6/18)
2051732 01/16/19 02026 CHULA VISTA ELEM SCHOOL DIST 001 01/14/19
2,030.72
2051682 01/09/19 13390 CHRISTENSEN, MICHAEL 012119012519 01/07/19 TRAVEL (MEAL) ADVANCEMENT 361.00 361.00
162.00 162.00
2051731 01/16/19 18895 CDG CHULA VISTA LLC WOD1009 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D1009 2,030.72
CONSTRUCTION FOR 870-2 PS (NOV 2018) 10,688.00 10,688.00
2051730 01/16/19 19311 CASTANON, PEDRO 011019PC 01/10/19 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
2051655 01/02/19 15177 CAROLLO ENGINEERS INC 0172774 12/14/18
1,118.89
2051729 01/16/19 18560 CA DEPT OF TAX & FEE ADMIN 2133011019 01/10/19 UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FEES 1,117.80 1,117.80
361.10 361.10
2051627 12/26/18 19289 BREMCO CONSTRUCTION INC Ref002534870 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000244359 1,118.89
REFUND W/O D0740 214.07 214.07
2051654 01/02/19 19293 BLAIR FAMILY TRUST 5844122718 12/27/18 CUSTOMER REFUND
2051728 01/16/19 12684 BALDWIN & SONS LLC WOD0740-19 01/15/19
1,228.50
2051727 01/16/19 12684 BALDWIN & SONS LLC WOD0909 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D0909 383.43 383.43
4,391.14 4,391.14
2051775 01/23/19 18599 ATKINSON ANDELSON LOYA 556431 10/31/18 LEGAL/CONSULTING SERVICES (OCT 2018) 1,228.50
2051626 12/26/18 07785 AT&T 000012174009 11/12/18 TELEPHONE SERVICES (10/12/18 - 11/11/18)
Page 2 of 8
Check TotalAmount
CHECK REGISTER
Otay Water District
Date Range: 12/20/2018 - 1/23/2019
Check # Date Vendor Vendor Name Invoice Inv. Date Description
1,224.00
8,208.37
258.46
750.75
760.00 760.00
2051661 01/02/19 03537 GHA TECHNOLOGIES INC 10064919 11/26/18 COMPUTERS 750.75
UB Refund Cst #0000244353 2,046.00 2,046.00
2051687 01/09/19 13563 FRIENDS OF THE WATER 31221812 12/31/18 WCG SCHOOL TOURS
2051632 12/26/18 19288 FRANK AND SON PAVING Ref002534869 12/20/18
125.00
2051779 01/23/19 18600 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD Ben2537369 01/24/19 BI-WEEKLY PAYROLL DEDUCTION 125.00 125.00
125.00 125.00
2051631 12/26/18 18600 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD Ben2534885 12/27/18 BI-WEEKLY PAYROLL DEDUCTION 125.00
FLEET WASH SERVICES 27.21 27.21
2051686 01/09/19 18600 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD Ben2534994 01/10/19 BI-WEEKLY PAYROLL DEDUCTION
x1497982 12/28/18 FLEET WASH SERVICES 81.62
2051660 01/02/19 11962 FLEETWASH INC x1480745 12/07/18
78.94
2051742 01/16/19 11962 FLEETWASH INC x1495728 12/21/18 FLEET WASH SERVICES 176.84
135.00 135.00
2051685 01/09/19 11962 FLEETWASH INC x1486654 12/14/18 FLEET WASH SERVICES 78.94
ONLINE DOCUMENTS (MONTHLY) 99.00 99.00
2051684 01/09/19 02591 FITNESS TECH 11113 12/01/18 GYM EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE (DEC 2018)
2051741 01/16/19 17888 FIRST AMERICAN DATA TREE LLC 9003401218 12/31/18
1,959.41
2051659 01/02/19 03546 FERGUSON WATERWORKS # 1083 0653340 12/06/18 INVENTORY 4,654.80 4,654.80
62.10 62.10
2051740 01/16/19 19320 FAUZI ZORA/RANA ZORA WOD0993 01/15/19 REFUND WOD0993 1,959.41
REFUND W/O 1015 195.40 195.40
2051778 01/23/19 19353 FADI HANNA AL-KASS Ref002537333 01/17/19 UB Refund Cst #0000244583
2051739 01/16/19 19323 EXPO FRESH LLC WOD1015 01/15/19
127.39
2051658 01/02/19 18983 DRYLET LLC 2574 12/10/18 DRYLET WSTWTR TRMNT PROD TEST 1,350.00 1,350.00
1,354.34 1,354.34
2051630 12/26/18 19277 DIANA OLMOS Ref002534857 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000171911 127.39
UB Refund Cst #0000232656 141.10 141.10
2051683 01/09/19 19305 DE LA FUENTE CONSTRUCTION INC Ref002534942 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000234067
2051629 12/26/18 19281 DAVID RICHARD GREENBERG TRUST Ref002534861 12/20/18
RCS TRAILER RENTAL (JAN 2019) 6,465.00
I20181284 12/18/18 EVOQUA PARTS 1,743.37
2003193E6022011 12/04/18 SHUT DOWN TEST (11/14/18) 229.50
2051738 01/16/19 11797 D&H WATER SYSTEMS INC I20181321 12/28/18
2003193E6021411 12/04/18 SHUT DOWN TEST (11/14/18) 306.00
2003193E6021511 12/04/18 SHUT DOWN TEST (11/16/18) 306.00
90.00 90.00
2051657 01/02/19 00184 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 2003193E6023511 12/04/18 SHUT DOWN TEST (11/15/18) 382.50
ALLEGRO METERS & REGISTERS 36,637.83 215,368.11
2051737 01/16/19 02612 COUNCIL OF WATER UTILITIES 01152019 01/10/19 BUSINESS MEETING (1/15/19)
2051777 01/23/19 J803729 01/04/19
J951358 12/21/18 INVENTORY 167.02
Page 3 of 8
Check TotalAmount
CHECK REGISTER
Otay Water District
Date Range: 12/20/2018 - 1/23/2019
Check # Date Vendor Vendor Name Invoice Inv. Date Description
1,166.04
13,680.85
19,712.76
18,922.37
105.52
1,748.60 1,748.60
2051695 01/09/19 19303 JOHN CROMWELL Ref002534940 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000223612 105.52
REFUND W/O D0916 2,221.24 2,221.24
2051635 12/26/18 19291 JOHN CANTON Ref002534872 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000249677
2051749 01/16/19 16035 JJB SILVERHAWK LP WOD0916 01/15/19
16,633.37
2051748 01/16/19 19312 JEREMY J NEU LIVING TRUST WOD1022 01/11/19 REFUND W/O D1022 3,634.74 3,634.74
90.84 90.84
2051694 01/09/19 07536 JAMUL INDIAN VILLAGE 01022019 01/02/19 UB REFUND CST # 00000098393 16,633.37
ANTENNA SUBLEASE (JAN 2019) 1,757.00 1,757.00
2051693 01/09/19 19301 JACQUELINE CUMMING Ref002534938 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000203300
147337 12/31/18 BILL PROCESSING SERVICES 361.37
2051692 01/09/19 17106 IWG TOWERS ASSETS II LLC 473153 01/01/19
146956 12/31/18 BILL PROCESSING SERVICES 3,745.23
147270 12/31/18 BILL PROCESSING SERVICES 2,346.24
855.43 855.43
2051747 01/16/19 08969 INFOSEND INC 146957 12/31/18 BILL PROCESSING SERVICES 12,469.53
SAN MIGUEL HMA (10/1/18-10/26/18) 14,746.93 14,746.93
2051746 01/16/19 17816 INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORP 2168655 12/31/18 GAS DETECTION PROGRAM
0135076 12/17/18 AS-NEEDED ENVIRON. (10/27/18-11/30/18) 645.00
2051665 01/02/19 15622 ICF JONES & STOKES INC 0134822 12/06/18
0135074 12/17/18 AS-NEEDED ENVIRON. (10/17/18-11/30/18) 6,048.00
0135075 12/17/18 AS-NEEDED ENVIRON. (10/27/18-11/30/18) 5,098.34
141.61
2051691 01/09/19 15622 ICF JONES & STOKES INC 0135081 12/17/18 SAN MIGUEL HMA (10/27/18-11/30/18) 7,921.42
24,237.09 24,237.09
2051690 01/09/19 19309 HOME EXPO FINANCIAL Ref002534946 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000249188 141.61
AS-NEEDED ENVIRON. (ENDING 12/16/18) 1,957.57 1,957.57
2051664 01/02/19 04209 HIDDEN VALLEY PUMP 23289 12/14/18 PUMP REPLACEMENT AT 1100-1 HPS
2051745 01/16/19 02008 HELIX ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING INC 69667 12/18/18
ASSET MANAGMENT SVCS (11/1/18-11/30/18) 8,318.35
200940011 11/30/18 ASSET MANAGMENT SVCS (10/1/18-10/31/18) 5,362.50
12/19/18 HYDRAULIC MODELING (11/1/18-11/30/18) 4,177.50 4,177.50
2051689 01/09/19 18436 HAZEN AND SAWYER DPC 200940012A 12/10/18
-2,352.00
11165431 10/05/18 SL1000 REF CM 2159426 WASH 3,518.04
2051744 01/16/19 18436 HAZEN AND SAWYER DPC 2009400010
2051663 01/02/19 00174 HACH COMPANY 2158654 CREDIT FOR PO 720489
8,909.50
2051662 01/02/19 12907 GREENRIDGE LANDSCAPE INC 17597 11/30/18 LANDSCAPING SERVICES (NOV 2018) 8,909.50 8,909.50
9.46 9.46
2051743 01/16/19 12907 GREENRIDGE LANDSCAPE INC 17651 12/19/18 LANDSCAPING SERVICES (DEC 2018) 8,909.50
UB Refund Cst #0000241704 9.79 9.79
2051634 12/26/18 19244 GOLDEN STATE PROPERTY MGMT Ref002534862 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000240028
2051633 12/26/18 19285 GLORIA GONZALEZ Ref002534866 12/20/18
2051688 01/09/19 12008 GIERLICH-MITCHELL INC 15378 11/19/18 CLARIFIER MATERIALS 11,144.82 11,144.82
Page 4 of 8
Check TotalAmount
CHECK REGISTER
Otay Water District
Date Range: 12/20/2018 - 1/23/2019
Check # Date Vendor Vendor Name Invoice Inv. Date Description
4,530.00 4,530.00
GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES (10/27/18-11/30/18) 2,560.50 2,560.50
2051759 01/16/19 18332 NV5 INC 110762 12/28/18 ENGINEERING DESIGN (11/1/18-11/30/18)
2051758 01/16/19 00761 NINYO & MOORE GEOTECHNICAL 223925 12/27/18
13,731.12
2051668 01/02/19 18172 NIGHTCODERS 159 12/17/18 WEBSITE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 1,870.00 1,870.00
10,511.12 10,511.12
2051782 01/23/19 16255 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT Ben2537359 01/24/19 BI-WEEKLY DEFERRED COMP PLAN 13,731.12
BI-WEEKLY DEFERRED COMP PLAN 12,931.12 12,931.12
2051640 12/26/18 16255 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT Ben2534875 12/27/18 BI-WEEKLY DEFERRED COMP PLAN
2051700 01/09/19 16255 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT Ben2534984 01/10/19
936.25
2051757 01/16/19 19319 NATIONAL ENTERPRISES INC WOD0941 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D0941 3,115.67 3,115.67
43.20 43.20
2051756 01/16/19 19321 MUELLER COMPANY WOD1001 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D1001 936.25
UB Refund Cst #0000221536 14.43 14.43
2051639 12/26/18 19292 MT HELIX PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Ref002534873 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000250199
2051699 01/09/19 19302 MORGAN BRAND Ref002534939 01/07/19
1,383.02
2051755 01/16/19 19316 MOLLER OTAY LAKES INVESTMENTS WOD0909 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D0909 383.43 383.43
32.00 32.00
2051754 01/16/19 19318 MOHAMMAD N SHAH WOD0932 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D0932 1,383.02
870-2 PS INSPECTION SERV (ENDING 12/2/18) 17,895.00 17,895.00
2051698 01/09/19 16613 MISSION RESOURCE CONSERVATION 396 01/02/19 WS IRRIGATION UPGRADE (DEC 2018)
2051753 01/16/19 16608 MICHAEL BAKER INT'L INC 1034710 12/18/18
40.98
2051638 12/26/18 02882 MAYER REPROGRAPHICS INC 0028307IN 12/11/18 REPROGRAPHIC SERVICES 693.42 693.42
30.76 30.76
2051621 12/26/18 13852 MAUREEN BAILEY Ref002534855 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000042868 40.98
REFUND W/O D1005 1,507.18 1,507.18
2051697 01/09/19 19296 MARGIE WILSON Ref002534933 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000049839
2051752 01/16/19 19322 MARGARITA & RICARDO GARCIA WOD1005 01/15/19
52.71
2051667 01/02/19 19294 MARCIAL MARTINEZ 7103122718 12/27/18 CUSTOMER REFUND 3,307.04 3,307.04
131.40 131.40
2051781 01/23/19 19352 LORENA PAILLES Ref002537332 01/17/19 UB Refund Cst #0000240619 52.71
UB Refund Cst #0000242491 45.46 45.46
2051751 01/16/19 07294 LLERENAS, JESUS 5635011019 01/10/19 SAFETY BOOT REIMBURSEMENT
2051696 01/09/19 19308 LIGHT HOUSE BUILDERS Ref002534945 01/07/19
102.74
2051780 01/23/19 19350 LARRY HENNING Ref002537330 01/17/19 UB Refund Cst #0000001823 67.23 67.23
236.00 236.00
2051637 12/26/18 19275 LAMKIN Ref002534854 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000030195 102.74
PAVING SERVICES 4,631.00 4,631.00
2051750 01/16/19 02063 LA MESA - SPRING VALLEY 4344 01/14/19 OWD EDUCATIONAL PROG BUS (11/28/18)
2051666 01/02/19 05840 KIRK PAVING INC 6992 12/13/18
2051636 12/26/18 19280 KARAM WIJDAN Ref002534860 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000225852 30.22 30.22
Page 5 of 8
Check TotalAmount
CHECK REGISTER
Otay Water District
Date Range: 12/20/2018 - 1/23/2019
Check # Date Vendor Vendor Name Invoice Inv. Date Description
325.67
13,535.79
01/03/19 UTILITY EXPENSES (MONTHLY) 40,909.47
122618 01/03/19 UTILITY EXPENSES (MONTHLY) 22,974.97
12,833.40
122418 12/24/18 UTILITY EXPENSES (MONTHLY) 702.39
2051707 01/09/19 00121 SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC 122718
ASSESSOR DATA (MONTHLY) 125.00 125.00
2051672 01/02/19 00121 SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC 121918 12/19/18 UTILITY EXPENSES (MONTHLY)
2051706 01/09/19 02586 SAN DIEGO COUNTY ASSESSOR 201900018 01/04/19
865.27
2051763 01/16/19 02683 SAFECHECKS INC 0534886 12/20/18 CHECK STOCK 967.37 967.37
3,908.64 3,908.64
2051646 12/26/18 19290 S & B ENGINEERING Ref002534871 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000248954 865.27
UB Refund Cst #0000243810 75.00 75.00
2051762 01/16/19 19315 RTA INTERNATIONAL INC WOD1018 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D1018
2051645 12/26/18 19286 ROBERT WELCHER Ref002534867 12/20/18
110118113018 11/30/18 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT (11/01/18-11/30/18) 106.28
120118123118 12/31/18 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT (12/01/18-12/31/18) 83.39
66.00
2051705 01/09/19 04542 ROBAK, MARK 110118113018A 11/30/18 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT (11/01/18-11/30/18) 136.00
150.00 150.00
2051704 01/09/19 19297 RICHARD APODACA Ref002534934 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000080325 66.00
UB Refund Cst #0000241383 10.67 10.67
2051644 12/26/18 17642 RAMIREZ, MARCO 121218 12/20/18 SAFETY BOOT REIMBURSEMENT
2051643 12/26/18 19283 RACHEL DIETZ Ref002534864 12/20/18
1,607.28
2051703 01/09/19 19306 PULICE CONSTRUCTION INC Ref002534943 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000239270 1,521.72 1,521.72
2,026.44 2,026.44
2051702 01/09/19 19304 PULICE CONSTRUCTION INC Ref002534941 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000225025 1,607.28
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT 288.44 288.44
2051786 01/23/19 07860 PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE CO B00800709-01281 01/01/19 ANNUAL LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUM
2051785 01/23/19 19355 PLUM, MITCHELL 011619MP 01/18/19
872.70
2051701 01/09/19 15081 PINOMAKI DESIGN 5802 01/02/19 GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES 42.50 42.50
829.81 829.81
2051642 12/26/18 00137 PETTY CASH CUSTODIAN 122018 12/20/18 PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT (DEC 2018) 872.70
UB Refund Cst #0000027776 26.94 26.94
2051761 01/16/19 00137 PETTY CASH CUSTODIAN 011519 01/15/19 PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT (JAN 2019)
2051784 01/23/19 19351 PETER BOYLE Ref002537331 01/17/19
20.00
2051783 01/23/19 19349 PAUL OSULLIVAN Ref002537329 01/17/19 UB Refund Cst #0000001546 242.16 242.16
31,180.92 31,180.92
2051671 01/02/19 19274 PASQUAL MENDOZA 122018PM 12/20/18 FINGERPRINTING SERVICES 20.00
870-2 PS REPLACEMENT (ENDING 11/30/18) 592,437.42 592,437.42
2051670 01/02/19 18562 PACIFIC WESTERN BANK 1211302018 12/04/18 RET/PAC HYDRO A#7533 (ENDING 11/30/18)
2051669 01/02/19 06646 PACIFIC HYDROTECH CORPORATION 1211302018 12/04/18
1,708.25
2051760 01/16/19 18518 OTAY LAND CO LLC WOD0790 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D0790 MULTIPLE SUB PROJ 9,231.87 9,231.87
2051641 12/26/18 19282 ORTHO-PEDO OF SAN DIEGO LLC Ref002534863 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000241305 1,708.25
Page 6 of 8
Check TotalAmount
CHECK REGISTER
Otay Water District
Date Range: 12/20/2018 - 1/23/2019
Check # Date Vendor Vendor Name Invoice Inv. Date Description
82,297.21
119,885.43
88.84
1,391.00
15,133.65
658.29
20,234.00SD22404 12/10/18 MGMT/INSP (11/1/18-11/30/18) 3,630.00
110.00 110.00
2051674 01/02/19 08028 VALLEY CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SD10771 12/10/18 CMIS (11/1/18-11/30/18) 16,604.00
PREPAID POSTAGE MACHINE 5,000.00 5,000.00
2051769 01/16/19 06829 US SECURITY ASSOCIATES INC 2443730 12/27/18 PATROLLING SERVICES (DEC 2019)
2051715 01/09/19 00350 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 3951010919 01/09/19
1147795318 12/18/18 PORT. TOILET RENTAL 87.50
1147795317 12/18/18 PORT. TOILET RENTAL 79.96
PORT. TOILET RENTAL 392.58
1147795320 12/18/18 PORT. TOILET RENTAL 98.25
2051714 01/09/19 15675 UNITED SITE SERVICES INC 1147795401 12/18/18
484.30
2051648 12/26/18 19279 TRACY SIMONCINI Ref002534859 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000218291 55.66 55.66
188.52 188.52
2051713 01/09/19 19300 THOMAS WATKINS Ref002534937 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000186517
JANITORIAL SERVICES (NOV 2018) 4,780.00 4,780.00
2051712 01/09/19 19307 TERESA RUIZ Ref002534944 01/07/19 UB Refund Cst #0000239787
12/31/18 COMMUNICATION CONSULTANT (DEC 2018) 2,500.00 2,500.00
2051711 01/09/19 17704 T&T JANITORIAL INC 20185363 11/30/18
9,227.28
460060 12/07/18 DIESEL FUEL 5,906.37
2051787 01/23/19 18376 SVPR COMMUNICATIONS 1247
CERTIFICATE 3YR RENEWAL (7/1/19-7/1/22) 60.00 60.00
2051673 01/02/19 10339 SUPREME OIL COMPANY 460059 12/07/18 UNLEADED FUEL
2051768 01/16/19 05755 STATE WATER RESOURCES 857011019 01/10/19
1,138.00
WD0151600 11/28/18 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (7/1/18-6/30/19) 218.00
WD0151959 12/28/18 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (7/1/18-6/30/19) 35.00
WATER SYSTEM FEES (7/1/2018-6/30/2019) 85,558.45 85,558.45
2051767 01/16/19 01460 STATE WATER RESOURCES WD0150472 12/28/18 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES (7/1/18-6/30/19)
2051710 01/09/19 01460 STATE WATER RESOURCES LW1020924 12/19/18
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT (11/01/18-11/30/18) 79.57
120118123118 12/31/18 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT (12/01/18-12/31/18) 9.27
2051709 01/09/19 16229 SMITH, TIMOTHY 110118113018 11/30/18
540.93
2051766 01/16/19 18396 SIMPSON SANDBLASTING & SPECIAL 00017821 01/08/19 RETAINAGE REL. 980-2 RES INT COATING 68,778.82 68,778.82
36.74 36.74
2051765 01/16/19 19317 SDG&E LAND DEVELOPMENT WOD0912 01/15/19 REFUND W/O D0912 540.93
UB Refund Cst #0000125803 19.89 19.89
2051647 12/26/18 19284 SANDY VO Ref002534865 12/20/18 UB Refund Cst #0000241700
122818 12/28/18 UTILITY EXPENSES (MONTHLY) 23,905.69
2051708 01/09/19 19298 SANDRA WHITE Ref002534935 01/07/19
UTILITY EXPENSES (MONTHLY) 68,618.46
010219 01/02/19 UTILITY EXPENSES (MONTHLY) 27,361.28
121918A 12/19/18 UTILITY EXPENSES (MONTHLY) 18,412.77
2051764 01/16/19 00121 SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC 010319 01/03/19
Page 7 of 8
Check TotalAmount
CHECK REGISTER
Otay Water District
Date Range: 12/20/2018 - 1/23/2019
Check # Date Vendor Vendor Name Invoice Inv. Date Description
5,992.64
6,351.60
Amount Pd Total: 2,417,241.70
Check Grand Total: 2,417,241.70
2,117.20
2018120024566 12/01/18 COLOCATION SERVICES (DEC 2018) 2,117.20
2018100024566 10/01/18 COLOCATION SERVICES (OCT 2018) 2,117.20
UB Refund Cst #0000032423 277.87 277.87
2051721 01/09/19 18215 ZAYO GROUP LLC 2018110024566 11/01/18 COLOCATION SERVICES (NOV 2018)
2051720 01/09/19 19295 WILLIAM VOWLES Ref002534932 01/07/19
24,675.93
2051678 01/02/19 18101 WIER CONSTRUCTION CORP 1711302018 12/13/18 SEWER REPLACEMENT (NOV 2018) 468,842.75 468,842.75
125.00 125.00
2051677 01/02/19 18173 WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK 1711302018 12/13/18 RET/WEIR CONSTRUCTION A#2222 (NOV 2018) 24,675.93
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT (11/1/18-12/27/18) 1,071.06 1,071.06
2051676 01/02/19 01343 WE GOT YA PEST CONTROL INC 19159 12/17/18 BEE REMOVAL (12/17/19)
593667 09/21/18 ALARM EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION 1,541.46
2051719 01/09/19 03781 WATTON, MARK 110118122718 12/27/18
13,221.24 13,221.24
2051790 01/23/19 15807 WATCHLIGHT CORPORATION 593666 09/21/18 ALARM EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION 4,451.18
SECURITY EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION 35,242.69 35,242.69
2051675 01/02/19 15807 WATCHLIGHT CORPORATION 593893 09/28/18 SECURITY ALARM REPLACEMENT
2051771 01/16/19 15807 WATCHLIGHT CORPORATION 602431 11/29/18
417.50
2051718 01/09/19 15807 WATCHLIGHT CORPORATION 604245 12/15/18 SECURITY ALARM MONITORING (Jan 2019) 2,472.92 2,472.92
13,441.33 13,441.33
2051770 01/16/19 10340 WAGEWORKS INC INV1118567 12/26/18 FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCT 417.50
BI-WEEKLY 401A PLAN 14,866.11 14,866.11
2051789 01/23/19 06414 VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER AGENTS Ben2537365 01/24/19 BI-WEEKLY 401A PLAN
2051717 01/09/19 06414 VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER AGENTS Ben2534990 01/10/19
15,969.14
2051650 12/26/18 06414 VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER AGENTS Ben2534881 12/27/18 BI-WEEKLY 401A PLAN 393.13 393.13
15,097.43 15,097.43
2051788 01/23/19 01095 VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER AGENTS Ben2537367 01/24/19 BI-WEEKLY DEFERRED COMP PLAN 15,969.14
BI-WEEKLY DEFERRED COMP PLAN 16,382.34 16,382.34
2051649 12/26/18 01095 VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER AGENTS Ben2534883 12/27/18 BI-WEEKLY DEFERRED COMP PLAN
2051716 01/09/19 01095 VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER AGENTS Ben2534992 01/10/19
Page 8 of 8