BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project Update.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water), and Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) Boards of Directors receive an update from CCWD staff, on the Phase 2 Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project.
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SUMMARY:
Background
Los Vaqueros is an off-stream reservoir, located in the foothills west of the Delta in Contra Costa County. Initially constructed in 1998 with a capacity of 100,000 acre-feet (AF), it was expanded to 160,000 AF in 2012. The original reservoir and first expansion were completed on time and within budget, without opposition. The Los Vaqueros Expansion (LVE) Project would increase the reservoir to 275,000 AF and add a new pipeline, the Transfer-Bethany Pipeline, connecting CCWD's system to the California Aqueduct at Bethany Reservoir. Regardless of whether the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) stores water in the expanded Los Vaqueros Reservoir, imported water could be moved from CCWD's intakes in the Delta to Valley Water's system without relying on the South-of-Delta pumps.
Project Participants
The LVE Project started with 14 Local Agency Partners (LAP); since then Eastern Contra Costa Irrigation District has dropped out, and some members have consolidated under the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, including Byron Bethany Irrigation District, Del Puerto Water District, Panoche Water District, and Westlands Water District. Therefore, there are currently nine (9) LAPs not including CCWD.
The current LAP participants are:
1. Alameda County Water District
2. Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency
3. City of Brentwood
4. East Bay Municipal Utility District
5. Grassland Water District
6. Santa Clara Valley Water District
7. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
8. Zone 7 Water Agency
9. San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority
9.1. Byron Bethany Irrigation District
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