Amy Chen, Director of MWD ProgramDebbie Espe, Senior Water Resources Specialist
Imported Water CommitteeJuly 23, 2015
CalFed formed to resolve issue of transporting SWP water through the Delta
Bay-Delta Accord initiated long-term planning process to improve the Delta
CalFed published plan to fix Delta and address challenges over next 50 years
State created California Bay Delta Authority to oversee implementation of CalFed’s plan
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Little Hoover Commission found CalFed to be “costly, underperforming, unfocused and unaccountable.”
Legislature dissolve CBDA and California Natural Resources absorbed its functions
Bay Delta Conservation Plan process initiated
Delta Reform Act creates DeltaStewardship Council (Delta Plan) to achieve state mandated coequal goals
Administrative Drafts of BDCP released
BDCP Public Comments Received2014
16 Board meetings since January 2013◦ Bay Delta issues and alternatives◦ Scope of alternatives for staff review◦ Demand assumptions, export yields◦ Economic study, cost and funding◦ BDCP process and timeline, CEQA/NEPA process,
baselines ◦ Water supply/demand/yield analysis◦ Physical facilities, supply/demand risk assessment◦ Financing risk assessment, MWD costs◦ Engineering risk assessment, BDCP governance◦ Economic and financial risk to Water Authority
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Draft BDCP & EIR/EIS
Conceptual Engineering
Report
Implementing Agreement
Governance
Implementation
Funding
Economic Benefits
Environmental Analysis
Environmental Baseline
Decision Tree
Federal Agency Section 7 Coordination
Regulatory Assurances
Future BDCP Modifications
Schedule
Cost Estimate Accuracy
Project Risks5
Released July 10, 2015 Primary purpose is to make the physical and operational
improvements to the state’s main delivery system in the Delta
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Lead agencies◦ Department of Water Resources (CEQA)◦ Bureau of Reclamation (NEPA)◦ Cooperating Agencies: National Marine Fisheries Services and
US Fish and Wildlife Service (Section 7)
CA Fish and Wildlife (Permit after EIR/EIS Approval)
BDCP’s initial strategy (Alternative 4) proposed as a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) ◦ Sought 50-year permit through ESA Section 10
and Natural Community Conservation Plan◦ Provided broad scale regional habitat restoration
and new Delta water delivery infrastructure
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California WaterFix (Alternative 4A)◦ Proposes Section 7 consultation and CESA Section 2081(b)
permit process◦ Includes new Delta water delivery infrastructure, without HCP◦ Allows for others to address habitat conservation efforts
Introduction of three new sub-alternatives
Design Modification to Alternative 4 (BDCP Preferred Alternative)
Updated environmental analysis◦ Fish and Aquatic Habitat◦ Water Quality◦ Effects Downstream of the Delta◦ Air Quality Health Risk Assessment, Traffic and Noise◦ Geotechnical Investigations◦ Inclusion of Additional NEPA Determinations
The cost is estimated at $14.9 billion (2014$)
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