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Item 13.
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
December 7, 2017
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FROM: MELODY LABELLA, PROGRAM MANAGER - RESOURCE RECOVERY
REVIEWED BY: JEAN -MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL
SERVICES
ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF
SUPPORT FOR WATER EXCHANGE BETWEEN CENTRAL SAN, CONTRA
COSTA WATER DISTRICT, AND SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
(SCVWD). APPROVAL RECOMMENDED BY REAL ESTATE,
ENVIRONMENTAL & PLANNING COMMITTEE.
On Tuesday, November 21, 2017, the General Managers/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and key staff of
Central San, Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) and Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) met
to discuss the Refinery Recycled Water Exchange Project, in which Central San has the potential to
provide up to 22,000 acre feet per year of recycled water to CCWD to serve to the Martinez refineries and
the freed up water supply could be exchanged through CCWD to SCVWD.
During this meeting, SCVWD's CEO indicated that a letter of support from Central San's and CCWD's
Boards of Directors would be helpful to garner the support needed to explore this idea. Attached is a draft
letter of support to both CCWD's and SCVWD's Boards of Directors, encouraging these agencies to
work together with Central San to evaluate the feasibility of this project concept.
Strategic Plan Tie -In
GOAL SIX. Embrace Technology, Innovation and Environmental Sustainability
Strategy 1 -Augment the Region's Water Supply
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Central San Draft Support Letter for Evaluation of Refinery Exchange
December 7, 2017 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 220 of 240
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Jl Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
PHONE: (925) 228-9500
FAX. (925) 676-7211
www.centralsan.org
ROGER S. BAILEY
December 7, 2017 General Manager
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Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) °unSei(°10)8 8`20`00
Attn: Board of Directors DONNA ANDERSON
POBox H 2 O Provisional Secretary of the District
Concord, CA 94520
Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD)
Attn: Board of Directors
5750 Almaden Expressway
San Jose, CA 95118
Support for Evaluation of the Refinery Recycled Water Exchange Project
Dear CCWD and SCVWD Directors:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San),
I am writing to express our strong support for our agencies to work together to jointly evaluate
the feasibility of the Refinery Recycled Water Exchange Project, which could potentially free up
22,000 acre-feet of new Central Valley Project (CVP) water supply.
Central San has the potential to produce and serve recycled water to two nearby oil refineries
in Martinez which currently use more than 22,000 acre-feet per year of CCWD's CVP raw
water supply. This additional CVP supply is not needed locally; however, it could potentially be
exchanged through CCWD and provided to SCVWD.
We hope our agencies can work together to evaluate this innovative recycled water exchange
concept which has the potential to bring added water supply reliability to our region. If you
have any questions or need additional information on this concept, please contact Roger S.
Bailey, Central San's General Manager, at (925) 229-7300 or rbailey@centralsan.org.
Sincerely,
Paul H. Causey
Board President
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PAUL H CAUSEY, President • JAMES A. NEJEDLY, President Pro Tem • MICIIAEL R. McGILL • TAD J PILECKI • DAVID R. WILLIAMS
December 7, 2017 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 221 of 240