Excess Water Task Force

Background

In August 2017, CAWCD convened the first meeting of the “Excess Water Task Force,” which is chaired and comprised of CAWCD Board Members. Excess Water is defined as “...all Project Water that is in excess of the amounts used, resold, or exchanged pursuant to long-term contracts and subcontracts for Project Water service.” This Task Force will be reviewing existing policies related to the use of Excess CAP water, with the intent of forwarding recommendations to the full Board.

News

• The Excess Water Task Force will recommend to the Board of Directors to approve the Excess Water Task Force Recommendations at their meeting on March 1, 2018.
  
  

Meetings

(proposed schedule, subject to change)

Meeting #1 “Authorities & Policies” (8/17/2017)

• Agenda
• Presentation
  - Review of CAWCD’s Authorities and Policies
• Video

• Agenda
• Presentation
  - Scheduling & Operations
• Video

Meeting #3 “Options & Proposals” (10/18/2017, 2-4 PM)

• Agenda
• Presentations
  - Deliveries (Actions Items from September 6^th Meeting)
  - Proposals submitted by Environmental Defence Fund and American Rivers
  - Proposal submitted by Arizona Municipal Water Users Association

Meeting #4 “Recommendations” (01/31/2018, 2:30-4 PM)

• Agenda
• Presentation
  - Discussion and Consideration of Action to Recommend that the Board Approve the Excess Water Task Force Recommendations
• Video

Reference Materials

• February 2017 Overview of Excess CAP Water
  - Board Brief and Presentation
  - Video (begins at 1 hr. 50 min.)
• Process for Contracting for Excess Water
• History of Access to Excess Policy
• Current Access to Excess Policy
• Agricultural Settlement Pool
  - Policy for Marketing of Excess Water For Non-Indian Agricultural Use
  - Policy Update #1
  - Policy Update #2
  - Policy Update #3
• Water Pricing for AWBA and Other Incentive Recharge Water Discussion Paper (1999)