California Water Updates and Conservation Efforts

California is still facing drought concerns despite above-average rain and snowfall, with a focus on water conservation. Various initiatives and regulations are in place to manage water resources efficiently, including the monitoring of reservoir levels and groundwater pumping. Efforts to ensure affordable and safe drinking water for all Californians are also highlighted through legislative actions and low-income assistance programs.

• California Water Updates
• Drought Conservation
• Water Conservation Efforts
• Low-Income Assistance
• Water Resource Management

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1. Water Utilities Update Low-Income Oversight Board Water Division Viet (Kevin) Truong March 15, 2017

2. Topics Drought Update Conservation Actions Statewide Low-Income Program

3. Precipitation Percent of Average Precipitation (Oct 1, 2016 March 6, 2017)

4. Reservoir Storage (As of March 6, 2017) Capacity Thousand Acre-Feet (TAF) % Historic Average Reservoir % Capacity Shasta Oroville Trinity Lake New Melones San Luis Don Pedro McClure (Exchequer) Pine Flate Folsom 4,552 3,538 2,448 2,420 2,039 2,030 1,025 1,000 977 75 82 80 68 99 96 84 75 39 101 115 106 110 115 134 160 139 69 100% Department of Water Resources

5. California Still in a Drought? Above Average Rain/Snowfall Above Average Reservoirs Levels However Drought Proclamation Still remains in effect Groundwater levels have significantly declined Excess pumping during drought Resulting in Land Subsidence SGMA Does not become effective until 2040 Surface Water has been replenished but Groundwater has not

6. Conservation Actions SWRCB extended emergency water conservation regulation on Feb 8th Continue to prohibit water waste Continue monthly water reporting by water utilities No more mandatory conservation Re-evaluate after wet season Plans to make ban on water waste & regular water reporting permanent Make water conservation a way of life

7. Conservation Reporting June 2015 to January 2017 California Saved 2.51 Million Acre-Feet of Water 22.5% compared to 2013 Enough to supply 12.5 million people for a year IOU s Saved 0.41Million Acre-Feet of Water 25.3% compared to 2013 IOU s have consistently performed better

8. Affordable, Safe Drinking Water Initiative AB 685 (2012) Human Right to Water Water Code Section 106.3 Progress: SB 88 (2015) Consolidation SB 552 (2016) Managerial services help from SWRCB for failing water systems SB 1263 (2016) Prevention of new unsustainable water systems AB 401 (2015) Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act Supports Human Right to Water Statewide Low-Income Water program Plan development and feasibility report issued by SWRCB To the Legislature by 2018

9. Thank You Viet (Kevin) Truong Utilities Engineer CPUC Water Division (415) 703-1353 vt4@cpuc.ca.gov