Presentation prepared by:Toni Crosby

Antoinette AguirreMike BelangerBeata O’Brien

Water Resource DepartmentIntroduction

Oversees two divisions: Domestic WaterAgricultural Water

Delivers and Conserves water for present and future residents of BakersfieldProvide for operations on the Kern River

RegulationDistributionWater bankingRecord keeping

Involved in local flood control management (Lake Isabella)

Domestic Division

• Provides 38,000 connections (out of total of 120,000) to Bakersfield residents and businesses

• Connections translate to 130,000-140,000 consumers

• Water delivered through water systems– Ashe– Riverlakes – Fairhaven

Agricultural Division

Water contract sales to agricultural districts:

North KernCaweloKern TulareRag GulchRosedale-Rio Bravo (perpetual contract)

“Economy”(Father Money)

“Ecology”(Mother Earth) “Value”

(Offspring)

M-Channel

“Supply-Chain”Supplies water to reservoirs

and storage facilities

“Demand-Chain”Distributes Water to:•Domestic Customers

•Residential•Businesses

•Agricultural Customers

End Consumer

THE MARKETING CHANNEL

AS A COMBINED SUPPLY & DEMAND CHAIN

How does the Water Resource Department fit into supply/demand

chain

Water Supplier and Distributor Supplies water to the storage facilities:

Underground waterTanks Water treatment facility at Coffee Rd & Norris

Distributes water to customers domestic agricultural

Bakersfield and the Kern River

1860 Kern Island 21st & M Street1861 Kern River Flood1863 Colonel Thomas Baker1867 Kern River Flood Diverts River1871 Petition to the State of California for

the right to irrigate farm land1874 Kern River Island CanalHaggin, Tevis, and Carr

Lux vs Haggin

Calloway CanalLux - Riparian RightsHaggin - Rights by Prior AppropriationEstablished Water Rights Law in the State of California 1888 Kern County Water Agreement

1/3 of Kern RiverBuena Vista Lake

So Where did the Water Go?

Tenneco WestSouthern CaliforniaCal Water and City of Bakersfield The OfferThe $17,900,000 Deal

Lake Isabella2,800 Acres

Sources of Water

Water Supply

Ground Water Surface Water

Kern River Central Valley ProjectState Water Project

Natural RechargeCanal Seepage

Spreading BasinsReclaimed Water

Groundwater

• Is pumped for the delivered water supply• 50 active production wells• Capacity- 96,645 acre ft./yr.• Pumped water=demand

Groundwater: Natural Recharge/Precipitation Runoff

• Melted snow & rainwater

• Goes to kern river & drainage basins “sumps”

• 24,000 acre ft./yr., or 12% of COB supply

Canal/River Seepage

• Water from KR & earthen canals

• 106,000 acre ft./yr. or 54% of COB supply

Reclaimed Water

• From 2 wastewater plants

• Used on non-edible crops

• 20,000 acre ft./yr. or 10% of COB supply

Spreading & Banking

• Groundwater is banked• 2800 acre recharge facility-began in 1978• 6 miles long• Old river channels, overflow lands, and

spreading basins• Comes from KR, CVP, SWP• 22,000 acre ft./yr. is banked, 11% of the

supply

Historical Depth of Banked Water

Surface Water

• Kern River: -sierra nevada mountains -avg. supply of 160,000 acre ft./yr. -43,200 acre ft. can be used for groundwater replenish- ment

State Water Project (SWP) -Agreement w/KCWA ID No. 4-Imports Ca. Aqueduct water to the basin-Provides up to 15,280 acre ft./yr. for COB

Rosedale Rio Bravo Water Storage Dist.

-Has 1,100 acres within COB system.-gives 415 acre ft./yr. to COB

Cal Water Agency

• Maintains and operates the city system• Supplies to its own customers as well• Purchase KR water from COB, then treat it• Northeast Bakersfield Water Treatment Plant.

Central Valley Water Project

• Provides irrigation water through Friant-Kern Canal System

• Built to be used w/SWP• Contributes water supply, quality, flood

control, power, recreation, and fish/wildlife enhancement

Surface Water Treatment

• Henry Garnett Water Plant: -owned by KCWA ID.4 -treats KR, SWP, Central valley water• Ca. water service Co. Filtration Plant: -owned by Cal Water -treats only KR water -1.5 mgd productionBoth account for 12% total COB supply.

Storage of Water

• Aqueduct, canals, tanks, and recharge lakes. • Isabella Dam• 2800 acre water bank

Water Resources Department

22%

78%Agricultural Water

Domestic Water

18%

82%

FY 2006-07/2007-08 Budget Comparison

$25,370,394 FY 2006-07

$25,328,777 FY 2007-08

Ag Water Division

Cost Recoveries,

$220,000

Spreading Facility, $940,000

K.R.C.&I. Co., $384,000

Contract Water Sales,

$1,970,000

Misc Water Sales,

$1,019,964

FY 2007-08 Where It Comes From

Total source of funds = $4,533,964

Domestic Water Division

70,100

11,900

Other Purveyors City Water

181,680

141,533

City Water Service Area Growth – 1977 vs. 2007

1977 Total City Population = 82,000

2007 Total City Population = 323,213

Domestic Water Division

Availablity Fees, $2,084,813Commercial,

$2,500,000

Public Agencies, $1,130,000

Interest Revenue, $250,000

Residential, $14,830,000

FY 2007-08 Where It Comes From

Total Source of funds = $20,794,813

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City of Bakersfield North of the River Vaughn Water Co. East Niles C.S.D. California WaterService

10/07 PROPOSED RATE INCREASE $1.40

AVERAGE MONTHLY WATER BILL

$31.67$32.45

$35.19$37.92

$44.26

$30.27

WATER RATE COMPARISONPurveyors within Urban Bakersfield Area

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NOTE: Average based on 28 CCF per month