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W A T E R E N E R G Y T I F F RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES id& Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JUNE 24, 2019 ITEM NO: 17 SUBJECT: NEW CONSERVATION WATER FROM SEVEN OAKS DAM AND ENHANCED RECHARGE PROJECT— UPDATE ISSUE: Receive an update for New Conservation Water in the San Bernardino Basin Area associated with the Seven Oaks Dam and the Enhanced Recharge Project. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities receive an update for New Conservation Water in the San Bernardino Basin Area associated with the Seven Oaks Dam and the Enhanced Recharge Project. BACKGROUND: Riverside has adjudicated rights to extract and export water from the San Bernardino Basin Area (SBBA). These rights are currently set at 55,263 acre-feet per year (AFY) and they represent 22.5 percent of the total water rights for the basin. Riverside may increase its extraction/export rights if it participates in "New Conservation" projects as defined by the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County et al., v East San Bernardino County Water District. et al. Judgment issued in 1969 (1969 Judgment). Within the 1969 Judgment, Western Municipal Water District (Western) represents Riverside's interests associated with "New Conservation" projects. Riverside has participated in two (2) "New Conservation" projects that capture storm water from Seven Oaks Dam and recharge it to the Bunker Hill groundwater basin. The first project is known as the Seven Oaks Dam Initial Conservation Project (Initial Project) and the second is the Seven Oaks Dam Enhanced Recharge Project (ERP). The recharge facilities associated with these projects are located east of the City of Redlands and approximately two (2) miles downstream from the Seven Oaks Dam. San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (Valley) and Western have entered into agreements to complete these two (2) projects. Valley has taken the lead to complete the projects and Western has agreed to reimburse them for Riverside's and other Plaintiff parties' portion of the costs. In turn, Riverside and Western have entered into agreements for Riverside to participate in these "New Conservation" projects. In prior actions, the Board and City Council have authorized Riverside to enter into three (3) agreements: Cost Sharing Agreement -Seven Oaks Dam Water Conservation Study and Amendment 1, (January 4, 1994); the First Supplement to Cost -Sharing Agreement — Seven Oaks Dam Initial Water Conservation Construction Costs (June 18, 1997); and the Second Supplement [Agreement between Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County and the City of Riverside for Payment of Costs Related to Seven Oaks New Conservation] (June 27, 2013). In addition to these authorizations, the ERP was included in Utility 2.0