BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  SB 1120
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          Date of Hearing:   August 6, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                   SB 1120 (Galgiani) - As Amended:  May 27, 2014 

          Policy Committee:                             Water, Parks and  
          Wildlife     Vote:                            15-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to  
          conduct a voluntary statewide survey of local regional water  
          supply projects and post specified survey information on its  
          internet website by July 1, 2015.  This bill allows DWR to  
          fulfill this requirement by using any other survey conducted by  
          DWR in conjunction with other agencies or third parties.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor, absorbable costs to DWR.  DWR intends to comply with this  
          bill with an existing survey, therefore, the only costs are  
          associated with posting the results on their website.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Purpose.   According to the author, it is beneficial for the  
            state to know what regional water supply projects are  
            currently under development in order to capitalize on any  
            existing opportunities.  This bill will help provide  
            information that is not readily available.

           2)Background.    On March 4, 2014, the California Water  
            Commission, Delta Stewardship Council (Council), DWR, and  the  
            Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) conducted a  
            survey of near term water projects consistent with the  
            recommendations in the Council's long-term management plan for  
            the Delta.

            According to DWR responses were received for approximately 50  
            projects including large and small reservoirs, conjunctive  








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            management and groundwater storage, water transfers,  
            groundwater recharge, emergency wells, desalination, and  
            reuse.  

            Of these projects, potential surface and ground water storage  
            is as high as 4.5 million acre-feet, and projects ranged in  
            size from as small as three acre-feet to as large as a couple  
            of million acre-feet.  Reponses included projects currently  
            under construction and projects under initial consideration.  
            The geographic scope of responses included projects from 22  
            counties, 12 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM)  
            regions and many projects not associated with the IRWM  
            planning process. 

            Of the projects that provided estimated costs, these ranged  
            from less than $200,000 to up several billion dollars. Some  
            water transfer projects had only administrative costs, and  
            some projects had not yet estimated their costs. The median  
            project cost was $12 million. 
            The survey did not yet include Los Angeles Department of Water  
            and Power projects or Metropolitan Water District projects,  
            however, those were expected to be submitted soon.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081