The document outlines the background, goals, and process for updating the San Diego County Water Authority's 2002 Regional Water Facilities Master Plan to evaluate water demand trends and optimize existing infrastructure through 2035, including selecting a consultant team to prepare the 2012 update and establishing a schedule and budget for the project.

2. Background for 2002 Regional
Water Facilities Master Plan
 Initiated in 1998
 Focus on implementing supply diversification
 Rapidly increasing demand
• Treated water
• Untreated water
• Record agricultural deliveries
 Early phase of ESP
• Need to integrate into regional system
 Forecast for continued economic and population growth
 Relatively stable water rates
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3. 2002 Regional Water Facilities
Master Plan - Outcomes
 Identified sources of future supply
• QSA
• Seawater Desalination
 Ensured sufficient capacity for conveyance and treatment
 Developed facility options to manage increasing demands
• Carlsbad Desalination
• Twin Oaks Water Treatment Plant
• Timing of Pipeline 6
 Developed facilities to assure supply and system
reliability goals were met
• Carryover Storage Project
• Mission Trails FRS II
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4. 2012 Regional Water Facilities
Situation Analysis
 Near term forecast of slower economic and population growth
• Prolonged recovery from recession and modest growth
 External factors constraining demand
• Water supply shortages
• Conservation ethic
• Retail water rate increases
• 20% X 2020 conservation legislation
 Completed a 20 year period of intensive capital investment in
regional infrastructure
 Focus on efficiency and cost containment
 Prioritize future capital investment
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5. 2012 Master Plan Update Goals
 Evaluate new demand trends through 2035
 Optimize existing investments in conveyance,
storage and treatment
 Assure the reliability of untreated and treated water
supply deliveries
 Assure “right-time” cost effective facility
development
• Prioritize based on need and benefit
 Incorporate asset management concepts
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6. 2012 Master Plan Update Goals
Member
Agency 2010
Facility UWMP
Plans
2012
Master
2002 Plan Asset
Master Update Management
Plan Program
Remaining
CIP
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7. 2012 Master Plan Update
Key Focus Areas
 Evaluate peak water demands on conveyance
• Efficiently deliver untreated water to treatment plants and
reservoirs
• Reevaluate timing and need for Pipeline 6
 Optimize the use of regional and member agency
treated water supply facilities
• Integrated desal supplies into regional treated water system
• Identify opportunities to expand the usage of TOVWTP
• Optimize Water Authority operations with member agency treated
water facilities
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8. 2012 Master Plan Update
Key Focus Areas
 Develop a strategic long range plan for surface water
storage
• Complement member agency operations
• Manage peak demands
• Integrate carryover storage into system operations
 Evaluate renewable energy opportunities
 Evaluate timing, scope and need of remaining CIP
projects
• Prioritize CIP projects based on objective criteria
• Incorporate changes into the FY 2014-FY 2015 CIP budget
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9. 2012 Master Plan Update
Member Agency Coordination
 Technical Advisory Committee
• Periodic meetings to review key technical issues including:
 Service reliability goals and issues
 Infrastructure alternatives and screening criteria
 Regular Updates at Member Agency Manager monthly
meetings
 Update Water Planning Committee on key milestones
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10. Consultant Selection Process
 Advertised the project in September
 Received consultant proposals on Oct. 20, 2010
 Held consultant interviews on Nov. 4, 2010
• Multi-agency interview panel
• City of San Diego, Vallecitos and Helix Water Districts
 Selected CH2M Hill and Black & Veatch team
• Understanding of the key issues influencing regional water
supply reliability
• Experience and working relationship with member agencies
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11. 2012 Master Plan Update Schedule
Member Water
Member Agency Planning CIP
Start Work Agency Manager Draft Report Final Report
Committee prioritization
Coordination Meetings January December
January 2011 Status Report
Start TAC 2012 Early 2012 2012
Regular Summer/Fall
Early 2011
updates 2011
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12. Staff recommendation
1. Award a professional services contract to CH2M
Hill to provide planning services to prepare the
2012 Regional Water Facilities Optimization and
Master Plan Update for a not-to-exceed amount of
$1,863,000.
2. Add $1,200,000 to the 2012 Regional Water
Facilities Optimization and Master Plan Update
budget.
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