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WORKSHOP ITEM #9 The Best Water Right From Your TapThe Best Water Right From Your Tap September 6, 2017
The Best Water Right From Your Tap Your Local Community Partner•Clean, Reliable, and Affordable Electric Service; and•Truckee is EV Friendly•Line Account Anywhere-Your On•Owned Local
Electric and Water Utility-Your Public•The Facts of Mountain Living•Save Energy, Water, Money and Live More Comfortably•The Best Water Right From Your Tap•Themes that communicate and
embody how we serve our customers•cost.open, responsible, environmentally sound manner at the lowest practical meeting customer demand, and to manage District resources in a safe, To
provide reliable, high quality water and electrical power services while •District’s Mission:•BACKGROUND / HISTORY The Best Water Right From Your Tap
The Best Water Right From Your Tap BACKGROUND / HISTORY The Best Water Right From Your Tap
NEW INFORMATION Both the District and our customers•Saving water before, during, and after droughts•This is our core mission•Providing clean, reliable, and affordable water services;
and•District is the largest water supplier in MVGB•Basin (MVGB)Stewardship of water resources including the Martis Valley Groundwater •Water utility key activities and associated programs/services:•
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NEW INFORMATION regulatory burdensGoals are to continue local stewardship, comply, and minimize unnecessary •Also pursuing reprioritization•MVGB SGMA Alternative Submittal submitted
end of 2016•County, and Placer County to comply with SGMAServices District, Placer County Water Agency, Town of Truckee, Nevada Collaborative effort to comply led by District with Northstar
Community •California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA)•District is a signatory to the Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA)•years of litigation, regulations,
and agreements-Truckee River Basin 100•MVGB part of Truckee River Basin (Lake Tahoe to Pyramid)•100% groundwater agency (MVGB)•Stewardship of water resources and regulatory obligations•The
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NEW INFORMATION There are no chronic lowering of groundwater levels in the MVGB due to •annual water budget and total storage.fraction of sustainable yield and is one the order of 1%
or less of the basins Key scientific data and studies indicates that pumping in MVGB is a small •contentious and nebulousewatering of surface water due to groundwater pumping is most
D•Big issue with SGMA is definition of ‘Undesirable Results’•years of sustainable operation-Certified at least 25•GEI Consultants, registered CA hydrogeologist•years of sustainable
operation-Based on certifying 10•MVGB SGMA Alternative Submittal•The Best Water Right From Your TapThe Best Water Right From Your Tap
NEW INFORMATION of scientific work on the MVGB up to dateRecent work by GEI Consultants for SGMA brought the significant body •Study included climate change modeling through the end
of the century•Sophisticated water date aging by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory•Research Instituteart groundwater model of the MVGB by the Desert -the-of-Included a state•Reclamation’s
Truckee River Basin StudyDistrict was a major funder and contributor to the United States Bureau of •Decades of data and studies•understanding of the MVGBThe District has made significant
investments in increasing the scientific •making processCommitment to use the best available science to inform the decision •The Best Water Right From Your TapThe Best Water Right From
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NEW INFORMATION Taking advantage of the District’s clean and affordable electricity•Improved operational efficiency, energy savings, and reduced costs•and Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA)Have focused on plugging leaks in the distribution system, replacing piping, •Investing in water infrastructure and new technologies•Some water over 1,000 year old•as
required by lawGreat tasting, healthy water purified by nature with only minimal treatment •District’s water meets all State and Federal water quality standards•Rigorous water quality
testing and process control•District employees are amongst the best in the industry•trained work force-Hiring and retaining a specialized and well•Providing clean, reliable, and affordable
water services•The Best Water Right From Your TapThe Best Water Right From Your Tap
NEW INFORMATION water and moneyCustomer Leak Repair Rebate Program and free toilets help customers save •Sutton Conservation Garden is a valuable tool Helping customers reduce outdoor
irrigation critical and the Patricia S. •times more water in the summer than in the winter-District supplies ~3•going efforts-onEducation, awareness, and access to District conservation
programs are •water meters, and conservationAchieved through plugging leaks in the distribution system, residential •District’s water production has been reduced almost 40% since 2006•Saving
water before, during, and after droughts•The Best Water Right From Your TapThe Best Water Right From Your Tap
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NEW INFORMATION The District truly does serve The Best Water Right From Your Tap The Best Water Right From Your TapThe Best Water Right From Your Tap
FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this workshop item•The Best Water Right From Your TapThe Best Water Right From Your Tap
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