2 nd Public Meeting - Options March 30, 2010

Agenda  Overview of Water Issues  What is a WIRP?  Purpose of WIRP  Evaluation Process  WIRP Objectives  Options Brainstorming  Initial Categories of Options  Closing

Sources of Water Supply Local Groundwater 35% Imported Water from MWD* 65% * MWD - Metropolitan Water District

Colorado River Aqueduct State Water Project Local Overview of Water Issues

Other Imported Water Issues Source Water QualityMWD Water Costs In 2009, full service water rates increased 15% (3 times the previous year’s increase) Over next five years, MWD expects annual double-digit rate increases Bay-Delta solution is expected to cost billions for MWD alone Climate Change California DWR estimates that future climate change could reduce SWP supplies statewide by as much as 15% by 2030

Groundwater  Pumped from the Raymond Basin  Contamination issues  Declining groundwater levels  Reduced pumping rights by 20%

Water Integrated Resources Plan

9 IRP Definition “Comprehensive approach to evaluating supply-side & demand-side resource alternatives with respect to explicitly defined & often conflicting objectives.” AWWA, 1994 Main features:  Open and participatory decision process  Planning scenarios that consider changing conditions  Consideration of institutional context

IRP’s in relation to other plans Strategic Planning (IRP’s; conceptual analysis; policy- level planning; examining trade-off among resource alternatives) Master Planning (Capital Improvement Plans, detailed facility studies, operational analysis) Prelim Design (Environmental Impact Review, Project Implementation) UWMP (Urban Water Management Plan required by State every 5 years; compares demand and supply only)

Mission Statement The Pasadena Water Integrated Resources Plan will provide an achievable, long-term strategy to meet current and future water needs. The goals of the WIRP are to sustainably and cost-effectively address local and regional water supply and demand issues, reflect community values, and adapt to changing conditions.

Define Planning Objectives & Performance Measures Refine Analysis Portfolio Analyses AnalysesPortfolio Raw Performance Score Card Rank Portfolios Evaluation Process Supply & Demand Options (building blocks) Build Portfolios (using themes)

WIRP Objectives  Provide a reliable water supply  Maintain affordability, while addressing fairness and equity  Ensure safe, high-quality drinking water  Protect source waters and the environment  Protect cultural and recreational resources  Maximize efficiency of water use  Maintain quality of life and positive economic climate  Reduce risk and maximize opportunities  Ensure public safety  Reduce energy footprint for water operations

Status Quo Approach How vulnerable to climate change, what impact on water quality, how much does this cost

Growth Neutral

New Local Supplies

Ideas from 1 st Public Meeting  Reduce percentage or portion of water used for landscaping – currently overall  Incentivize water conservation with energy nexus  Real time notification to customers on water usage  Have landlords provide water efficient fixtures, motivate/implement tenant conservation  Educate people about irrigation and runoff – soil types/swales, etc.  Encourage more efficient irrigation, e.g. drip  Convert turf areas  Partner with large educational institutions, landscape changes/public education opportunity – new paradigm  Landscaping contests, free landscaping to winners, etc.  Explore integration of reclaimed water into City’s supply  Capture what we throw away – sinks, showers, etc.  Look at greywater systems  Evaluate water catchments for rainwater, e.g. natural depressions  Identify areas that are more suitable for groundwater recharge – consider zoning tools to protect and maximize recharge  Incentivize/rebates for redesign of sites to capture more runoff  Reduce imperviousness, reasonable but meaningful X % per year Encourage new development to store runoff on site  Partner with other resource agencies to develop options that might otherwise be too expensive, e.g. solar for desal Recycled Conservation/ Demand Management Graywater On-site stormwater capture/ Porous pavement Ocean Desalination Partnership