ANTELOPE VALLEY-EAST KERN WATER AGENCY 2015 Urban

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ANTELOPE VALLEY-EAST KERN WATER AGENCY
2015 Urban Water Management Plan
DRAFT MAY 2016
Table of Contents
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Section 1 : Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Background and Purpose ................................................................................................ 1-1 Section 2 Plan Preparation ........................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Plan and Agency Identification ........................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Coordination .................................................................................................................... 2-2 Section 3 : System Description ................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 General Description ......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Service Area Climate ....................................................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Service Area Population .................................................................................................. 3-3 Section 4 : System Water Use .................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Water Use ........................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Distribution System Water Losses................................................................................... 4-5 4.3 Climate Change ............................................................................................................... 4-6 Section 5 : Baselines and Targets ............................................................................................................ 5-1 Section 6 : System Supplies ..................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Purchased or Imported Water ......................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Groundwater .................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.3 Surface Water .................................................................................................................. 6-4 6.4 Stormwater ...................................................................................................................... 6-4 6.5 Wastewater and Recycled Water .................................................................................... 6-4 6.6 Desalinated Water Opportunities..................................................................................... 6-5 6.7 Exchanges and Transfers ................................................................................................ 6-5 6.8 Future Water Projects ...................................................................................................... 6-6 6.9 Summary of Existing and Planned Sources of Water ..................................................... 6-7 Section 7 : Water Supply Reliability Assessment ..................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Constraints on Water Sources......................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Reliability by Type of Year ............................................................................................... 7-1 7.3 Supply and Demand Year ............................................................................................... 7-4 7.4 Regional Water Supply Reliability ................................................................................... 7-6 Section 8 : Water Shortage Contingency Planning .................................................................................. 8-1 8.1 Stages of Action............................................................................................................... 8-1 8.2 Consumption Reduction Measures ................................................................................. 8-1 Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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8.3 Determining Water Shortage Reductions ........................................................................ 8-2 8.4 Revenue and Expenditure Impacts ................................................................................. 8-2 8.5 Resolution or Ordinance .................................................................................................. 8-2 8.6 Catastrophic Supply Interruption ..................................................................................... 8-2 8.7 Minimum Supply Next Three Years ................................................................................. 8-4 Section 9 : Demand Management Measures ........................................................................................... 9-1 9.1 Metering ........................................................................................................................... 9-2 9.2 Public Education and Outreach ....................................................................................... 9-2 9.3 Water Conservation Program Coordination and Staffing Support .................................. 9-2 9.4 Other Demand Management Measures .......................................................................... 9-2 9.5 Asset Management .......................................................................................................... 9-2 9.6 Wholesale Supplier Assistance Programs ...................................................................... 9-3 9.7 Voluntary Reporting of Energy Intensity .......................................................................... 9-3 Section 10 : Plan Adoption, Submittal and Implementation ................................................................... 10-1 10.1 Public Notice .................................................................................................................. 10-1 10.2 Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation ............................................................. 10-1 2-2
Plan Identification ........................................................................................................... 2-1
2-3
Agency Identification ...................................................................................................... 2-1
2-4
Wholesale: Water Supplier Information Exchange ........................................................ 2-3
3-0
Climate ........................................................................................................................... 3-3
3-1
Wholesale: Population – Current and Projected ............................................................ 3-4
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Wholesale: Demands for Potable and Raw Water – Actual ........................................... 4-2
4-2
Wholesale: Demands for Potable and Raw Water – Projected ..................................... 4-4
4-3
Wholesale: Total Water Demands ................................................................................. 4-5
4-4
Wholesale: 12 Month Water Loss Audit Reporting ........................................................ 4-5
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Prioritized Regional Vulnerability Issues ........................................................................ 4-6
6-1
Wholesale: Groundwater Volume Pumped .................................................................... 6-4
6-7
Wholesale: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs ................................ 6-6
6-8
Wholesale: Water Supplies – Actual .............................................................................. 6-8
6-9
Wholesale: Water Supplies – Projected ........................................................................ 6-8
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Wholesale: Basis of Water Year Data - SWP ................................................................ 7-3
7-1b
Wholesale: Basis of Water Year Data - Groundwater .................................................... 7-4
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Wholesale: Normal Year Supply and Demand Comparison ........................................... 7-5
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Wholesale: Single Dry Year Supply and Demand Comparison ...................................... 7-5
Tables
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Wholesale: Multiple Dry Years Supply and Demand Comparison .................................. 7-6
8-1
Wholesale: Stages of WSCP .......................................................................................... 8-1
8-4
Wholesale: Minimum Supply Next Three Years .............................................................. 8-4
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Summary of DMMs/BMPs Required for Wholesale Suppliers.......................................... 9-1
Figures
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2015 Agency Boundary Map
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Antelope Valley Groundwater Adjudication Jurisdictional Boundary
Appendices
A
Notices and Notification List
B
Resolution Adopting 2015 UWMP Update
C
Regional Planning Documents
D
AWWA Water Audit Reporting Worksheet
E
AVEK 2015 Five Year Strategic Plan
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Table C.7. Antelope Valley-East Kern WA: 2015 DCR ELT
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Antelope Valley Groundwater Adjudication Judgment
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AVEK Water Shortage Contingency Ordinance
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Voluntary Reporting of Energy Intensity
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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
AB
Act
AF
AFD
AVEK
Agency
AVWCC
Basin
BDCP
BMP(s)
California City
CBDA
CCWA
CEQA
CII
CUWCC
CVP
CWC
CWS
CWSRF
DAWN
DCR
Department
DIRWM
DMM(s)
DOF
DOST
DWR
EIR/EIS
ELT
GHG
GPCD
IRWM
IRWMP(s)
Judgment
KCWA
LACWWD
Lancaster
LCID
M&I
MG
MGD
MOU
MPUD
Palmdale
Plan (or UWMP)
SB
SCVWD
SNIP
Assembly Bill
Urban Water Management Planning Act
Acre-feet
Acre-feet per day
Antelope Valley Water Conservation Coalition
Antelope Valley Groundwater Basin
Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California Water Fix
Best management practice(s)
City of California City
California Bay-Delta Authority
Central Coast Water Authority
California Environmental Quality Act
Commercial, industrial, and institutional
California Urban Water Conservation Council
Central Valley Project
California Water Code
California Water Service Company
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Domestic Agricultural Water Network
2015 DWR State Water Project Delivery Capability Report
California Department of Water Resources
Division of Integrated Regional Water Management
Demand management measure(s)
California Department of Finance
DWR online submittal tool
California Department of Water Resources
Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement
Early Long Term Scenario from DCR
Greenhouse gas
Gallons per capita per day
Integrated Regional Water Management
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan(s)
Stipulated Judgment for Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
Kern County Water Agency
Los Angeles County Waterworks District
City of Lancaster
Littlerock Creek Irrigation District
Municipal and Industrial
Million gallons
Million gallons per day
Memorandum of Understanding
Mojave Public Utility District
City of Palmdale
Urban Water Management Plan
Senate Bill
Santa Clara Valley Water District
South North Intertie Pipeline and Pump Station/Turnout Project
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State Water Board
SWP
TDS
USC
USBR-MP
USGS
UWMP (or Plan)
State Water Resources Control Board
State Water Project
Total Dissolved Solids
Urban Stakeholders Committee
United States Bureau of Reclamation – Mid-Pacific Region
United States Geological Survey
Urban Water Management Plan
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Section 1: Introduction
1.1
Background and Purpose
The California Urban Water Planning Act (Act) requires urban water suppliers that have 3,000 or more
service connections or supply 3,000 or more acre-feet (AF) of water per year to develop an Urban Water
Management Plan (UWMP or Plan), which is submitted to the California Department of Water Resources
(DWR) every five years. The Plan is required to describe and evaluate water deliveries and uses, water
supply sources, efficient water uses, demand management measures and water shortage contingency
planning.
AVEK has prepared its 2015 UWMP Update in accordance with the DWR “2015 Urban Water Management
Plans Guidebook for Urban Water Suppliers” (Guidebook) for a wholesale supplier. The format of the Plan
generally follows the recommended organization in Chapter 1.4 of the Guidebook and incorporates the
applicable standardized tables for wholesale agencies as numbered and shown in the Guidebook. Some of
the tables in the Guidebook are not applicable to the Agency’s Plan and are not included as noted in the
Plan. This 2015 UWMP is an update to AVEK’s 2010 UWMP.
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Section 2 Plan Preparation
2.1
Plan and Agency Identification
AVEK has prepared an Individual UWMP as a wholesale agency. Information in the UWMP is presented in
Calendar Year format and water quantities are presented in Acre Feet (AF). See Tables 2-2 and 2-3.
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2.2
Coordination
Law
Each urban water supplier shall coordinate the preparation of its plan with other
appropriate agencies in the area, including other water suppliers that share a common
source, water management agencies, and relevant public agencies, to the extent
practicable (10620(d)(2)).
Each urban water supplier shall encourage the active involvement of diverse social,
cultural, and economic elements of the population within the service area prior to and
during the preparation of the plan (10642).
Urban water suppliers that rely upon a wholesale agency for a source of water shall
provide the wholesale agency with water use projections from that agency for that source
of water in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as data is available. The wholesale
agency shall provide information to the urban water supplier for inclusion in the urban
water supplier's plan that identifies and quantifies, to the extent practicable, the existing
and planned sources of water as required by subdivision (b), available from the
wholesale agency to the urban water supplier over the same five-year increments, and
during various water-year types in accordance with subdivision (c). An urban water
supplier may rely upon water supply information provided by the wholesale agency in
fulfilling the plan informational requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) (10631(j)).
AVEK provides a supplemental imported water supply from the State Water Project (SWP) to retail water
suppliers in the Antelope Valley region. This is a secondary water source for these suppliers and is used by
these entities in lieu of or in addition to pumped groundwater. Table 2-4 lists the water suppliers that were
informed of AVEK’s water supply projections as a part of the UWMP development process.
In addition to the water suppliers listed in Table 2-4, the following agencies were provided with a notice that
an update to the Agency’s UWMP was being prepared and a notice of the public hearing on the Plan:
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City of Lancaster
City of Palmdale
County of Kern
County of Los Angeles
County of Ventura
Littlerock Creek Irrigation District.
Palmdale Water District
Further information on coordination of the plan and public involvement is included in Section 10: Plan
Adoption, Submittal and Implementation. Copies of notices and the notification list are included in
Appendix A.
AVEK participated in the preparation of the Antelope Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
(See Appendix C) that contains region wide water usage and population projections, shared objectives for
long-term water management, and proposed projects to help meet these objectives. The 2013 Update of the
Antelope Valley IRWMP has been used for reference in completion of AVEK’s UWMP. Los Angeles County
Department of Regional Planning completed an update of the Antelope Valley Area Plan in June 2015. The
Antelope Valley Area Plan has also been used for reference in completion of this UWMP.
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Table 2‐4 Wholesale: Water Supplier Information Exchange Supplier has informed the following water suppliers of water supplies available in accordance with CWC 10631. Water Supplier Name Antelope Valley Country Club Boron CSD California Water Service Company City of California City Desert Lake CSD Desert Sage Apartments Edgemont Acres MWC Edwards AFB El Dorado MWC Granite Construction (Shell Exploration) Lake Elizabeth MWC Landale MWC Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts Mojave Public Utility District Palm Ranch Irrigation District Quartz Hill Water District Rancho Vista Development Rio Tinto Minerals (US Borax) Rosamond Community Services District Shadow Acres MWC Sunnyside Farms MWC Tejon Ranch Co. Westside Park MWC White Fence Farms MWC White Fence Farms MWC #3 NOTES: Copies of notices and notification lists are included in Appendix A. Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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Section 3: System Description
3.1
General Description
Law
Describe the service area of the supplier (10631(a)).
The Antelope Valley is located in the western part of the Mojave Desert approximately 50 miles northeast of
Los Angeles, California. The Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK) encompasses nearly 2,400
square miles in northern Los Angeles and eastern Kern Counties as well as a small portion of Ventura
County. AVEK has played a major role in the Valley’s water system since it was granted a charter by the
State Legislature in 1959. It succeeded the AV-Feather River Association, which was formed in 1953 to
encourage importation of water from the Feather River in northern California. The Agency boundary as of
2015 is shown in Figure 1.
In 1962, the AVEK Board of Directors signed a water supply contract with the DWR for delivery of imported
water supplies from the SWP to supplement Antelope Valley groundwater supplies. AVEK has the third
largest allotment of the 29 SWP contractors, following Metropolitan Water District and the Kern County Water
Agency.
Financed by a $71 million bond issue, AVEK constructed the Domestic Agricultural Water Network (DAWN),
which consists of four water treatment plants with clear water storage and more than 100 miles of pipelines.
Four 8-million gallon (MG) water storage reservoirs near Mojave and one 3 MG reservoir at Vincent Hill
complete the DAWN facilities.
AVEK developed groundwater banking programs to help increase the reliability of the Antelope Valley
region’s water supplies by storing excess water available from the State Water Project (SWP) during wet
periods and recovering it for delivery to customers during dry and high demand periods or during a disruption
in deliveries from the SWP.
The Water Supply Stabilization Project No. 2 (Westside Water Bank) started operations in 2010, and
currently includes approximately 400 acres of groundwater recharge basins and 9 groundwater recovery
wells. Up to twenty new wells may be constructed as a part of the Westside Water Bank project. Five
irrigation wells existing on the property at the time of development may also be used in the program. AVEK
meters the deliveries and recovery for the program and will not recover more than 90% of the amount
recharged to account for evapotranspiration and other losses during recharge and conveyance as well as
typical metering accuracy.
AVEK added the Eastside Water Banking and Blending Project which started operations in 2014. Three 2acre recharge basins and three groundwater wells have been constructed as a part of the project. The
project allows for recharge of raw water which is later recovered and blended for delivery to the Eastside
Water Treatment Plant.
The South North Intertie Pipeline and Pump Station/Turnout Project (SNIP) was constructed in 2011 to
connect the existing Rosamond Water Treatment Plant and the Quartz Hill Water Treatment Plant by utilizing
the ability to move water through the Los Angeles County Water Works District’s (LACWWD) pipelines. The
SNIP Turnout is capable of moving water to and from the LACWWD at the rate of about 28 million gallons
per day (MGD). The SNIP pipeline also provides flexibility in the method of return of water banked in the
Westside Water Bank (direct delivery or transfer).
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In 2012 AVEK entered into an agreement with Palmdale Water District for the exchange of up to 4 MGD of
treated water in return for surface water to serve the Acton Water Treatment Plant’s service area customers.
This project improves the reliability of AVEK’s water supply as it allows AVEK to serve customers potable
water meeting current water quality standards even in times when the Acton Water Treatment Plant is not in
operation.
Other facility improvements to allow for better distribution of water since the DAWN Project Improvements
include the Parallel South Feeder and the addition of 9 MG of storage at the Quartz Hill Water Treatment
Plant. The Agency’s major facilities are also shown on Figure 1.
The Quartz Hill Water Treatment Plant is capable of producing 90 MGD (270 acre-feet/day (AFD)) of treated
aqueduct water. The Eastside Water Treatment Plant is capable of producing 10 MGD (30 AFD). The
Rosamond Water Treatment plant can produce 14 MGD (42 AFD), and the Acton Water Treatment Plant can
produce 4 MGD (12 AFD) of treated water.
The bulk of AVEK’s imported water is treated and distributed to customers throughout its service area. See
Table 2-4 for a current list of water purveyors that AVEK serves. AVEK also provides delivery of untreated
water from the Aqueduct to local farmers and ranchers.
Other agencies in the Antelope Valley area with SWP allocations include Palmdale Water District and
Littlerock Creek Irrigation District. More information about AVEK and the Antelope Valley area can be found
in the Antelope Valley Area Plan and the Antelope Valley IRWMP in Appendix C.
3.2
Service Area Climate
Law
Describe the climate of the supplier (10631(a)).
The climate of the area encompassed by AVEK is primarily that of a desert. Vegetation is typical of the
western Mojave Desert and includes creosote and desert shrubs. Certain portions of the valley contain large
stands of Joshua Trees. Summer temperatures can reach 112°F while winter temperatures can drop to
about 10°F. Typical annual rainfall is 7 to 8 inches. The perimeter of the Antelope Valley includes low brush
covered hills transitioning into the Tehachapi Mountains to the west and the San Gabriel Mountains to the
south. Surface water drainage channels and courses are only active during times of runoff due to
precipitation. The water tables are well below the levels needed to sustain year round flowing streams. The
area is known for its daily winds, primarily from the west. Table 3-0 presents the average rates of evapotranspiration (Eto), temperature, and precipitation of the service area.
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Table 3‐0: Climate Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Annual
Average
Monthly Eto(a)
2.36
3.10
4.93
6.43
8.37
9.23
9.66
8.76
6.33
4.48
2.85
2.02
68.52
Avg Rainfall
(inches)(b)
1.46
1.53
1.24
0.48
0.14
0.03
0.05
0.15
0.19
0.33
0.67
1.36
7.62
Average Max
Temperature
(Fahrenheit)(b)
58.5
62.1
67.4
74.0
81.9
90.2
97.6
96.9
91.4
80.2
67.3
58.7
77.2
Average Min
Temperature
(Fahrenheit)(b)
32.4
35.6
39.2
44.0
51.0
58.0
65.3
63.9
57.6
48.1
38.1
32.7
47.2
Sources:
(a)
Average Monthly Evapotranspiration (Eto) per Western Regional Climate Center, Palmdale Station (046624) for the years 19032012.
(b)
CIMIS Station No. 197 – Palmdale since April 2005.
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Service Area Population
Law
(Describe the service area) current and projected population . . . The projected population
estimates shall be based upon data from the state, regional, or local service agency
population projections within the service area of the urban water supplier . . . (10631(a)).
. . . (population projections) shall be in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as data
is available (10631(a)).
Describe . . . other demographic factors affecting the supplier's water management
planning (10631(a)).
AVEK provides service to incorporated and unincorporated areas of the Antelope Valley. The population
within the AVEK service area in 2015 was estimated based on information in the Antelope Valley IRWMP,
which is also used as a source for the population in the Antelope Valley Area Plan. Changes from the
projections in the IRWMP are as follows:
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50% of the population values were used for the City of Palmdale (Palmdale) since approximately
50% of Palmdale is within the service area of AVEK.
Population for the City of California City (California City) has been added since California City was
not included in the IRWMP planning area. The 2015 population was taken from California
Department of Finance (DOF) estimates (E-5 City/County Population and Housing Estimates,
1/1/2015). Future projections were based on the rates identified in the IRWMP (1.7% annual
increase through 2020, 1% annual increase from 2020 through 2035).
Population projections for years not included in the IRWMP (2015, 2025, and 2030) were estimated
by interpolation.
By the year 2035 the population within the AVEK service area is projected to be approximately 460,700 as
shown in Table 3-1.
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Table 3‐1 Wholesale: Population ‐ Current and Projected Population Served 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 359,500 389,900 413,400 437,000 460,700 NOTES: Values based on data from the Antelope Valley IRWMP. Changes from the projections in the IRWMP are as follows: 
50% of the population values were used for the City of Palmdale since approximately 50% of that City is within the service area of AVEK. 
Population for the City of California City has been added since this City was not included in the IRWMP planning area. The 2015 population was taken from DOF estimates (E‐5 City/County Population and Housing Estimates, 1/1/2015). Future projections were based on the rates identified in the IRWMP (1.7% annual increase through 2020, 1% annual increase from 2020 through 2035). 
Population projections for years not included in the IRWMP (2015, 2025, and 2030) were estimated by interpolation. Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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Section 4: System Water Use
4.1
Water Use
Law
Quantify, to the extent records are available, past and current water use, and projected
water use (over the same five-year increments described in subdivision (a)), identifying the
uses among water use sectors, including, but not necessarily limited to, all of the following
uses: (A) Single-family residential; (B) Multifamily; (C) Commercial; (D) Industrial; (E)
Institutional and governmental; (F) Landscape; (G) Sales to other agencies; (H) Saline water
intrusion barriers, groundwater recharge, or conjunctive use, or any combination thereof; (I)
Agricultural (10631(e)(1) and (2)).
The water use projections required by Section 10631 shall include projected water use for
single-family and multifamily residential housing needed for lower income households, as
defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, as identified in the housing
element of any city, county, or city and county in the service area of the supplier
(10631.1(a)).
AVEK makes water deliveries of treated water to retail water suppliers and raw water for agricultural
irrigation. All connections are metered. Water delivery data for 2015 is summarized in Table 4-1. Since 2015
was an extremely dry year, no deliveries were made for groundwater recharge. The values in Table 4-1 do
not represent total water demands for the AVEK service area in 2015. AVEK provides a supplemental water
source to the Antelope Valley region. Additional water demands were met through groundwater pumping by
the retail water agencies and private entities.
Due to critically dry hydrologic conditions, AVEK entered into exchange agreements for delivery of a portion
of its 2015 SWP allocation to agencies with an urgent need for additional water supplies. The terms of the
agreements are briefly summarized below:
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2015 Santa Clara Valley Water District Exchange (SCVWD): Up to 15,000 AF of AVEK’s SWP
allocation can be delivered to SCVWD in 2015 in a 1:1 exchange with return of water to AVEK by
2025.
Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Exchange (for the
Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA)): Up to 10,000 AF of AVEK’s SWP allocation can be
delivered to CCWA in 2015 in a 1:1 exchange with return of water to AVEK by 2025.
The actual exchange deliveries for 2015 for each program are shown in Table 4-1.
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Table 4‐1 Wholesale: Demands for Potable and Raw Water – Actual 2015 Actual Level of Treatment When Delivered Use Type Additional Description Volume Sales to other agencies
Boron CSD
Drinking Water
159
Sales to other agencies
Drinking Water
643
Desert Lake CSD
Drinking Water
93
Desert Sage Apartments
Drinking Water
7
Edgemont Acres MWC
Drinking Water
131
Edwards AFB
Drinking Water
1259
Granite Construction (Shell Exploration)
Drinking Water
0
Drinking Water
2
Rio Tinto Minerals (US Borax)
Drinking Water
1128
Rosamond CSD
Drinking Water
1
Antelope Valley Country Club
Drinking Water
105
California Water Service Co
Drinking Water
109
El Dorado MWC
Drinking Water
1
Landale MWC
Drinking Water
32
Los Angeles County WWD
Drinking Water
20983
Palm Ranch ID
Drinking Water
4
Quartz Hill WD
Drinking Water
2608
Shadow Acres MWC
Drinking Water
140
Sunnyside Farms MWC
Drinking Water
56
Westside Park MWC
Drinking Water
0
White Fence Farms MWC
Drinking Water
437
White Fence Farms MWC #3
Drinking Water
284
Lake Elizabeth MWC
Raw Water
146
Tejon Ranch Co.
Raw Water
0
Rancho Vista Development
Raw Water
422
Agricultural irrigation
Treated water agricultural customers
Drinking Water
173
Agricultural irrigation
Untreated water agricultural customers
Raw Water
559
Transfers to other agencies
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Raw Water
7500
Raw Water
9600
Raw Water
0
Raw Water
884
Transfers to other agencies
Santa Barbara County FC&WCD
Groundwater recharge
Water Banking Facilities
Losses
TOTAL 1
47,464
NOTES: 1. AVEK's exchange with the CCWA (as assignee of the water supply contract between the Santa Barbara FC&WCD and the DWR). Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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AVEK makes no deliveries of water for saline intrusion barriers. Calculation of water losses has been made
according to Appendix L of the Guidebook as summarized in Section 4.2. The deliveries to the various urban
water use sectors will be reported by the retail water suppliers.
Values for future water projections are taken from the IRWMP (see Appendix C) for the Boron CSD,
Edwards AFB, Rosamond CSD, LACWWD, and the Quartz Hill WD. The future water demand projections for
the LACWWD are from the Draft LACWWD No. 40, Antelope Valley’s 2015 Urban Water Management Plan.
For other retail water suppliers, projections for future water use are based on a 25% reduction in the
projected demands for 2015 from the Agency’s 2010 UWMP and projected growth rates from the IRWMP.
The reduction in projected demands for 2015 is due to the Governor’s Executive Order mandating a 25%
reduction in potable water demands from 2013 demands. It is anticipated that many of the water
conservation measures enacted within the service area (see Section 9.2) will result in permanent reductions
in demand for potable water within AVEK’s service area.
Table 4-2 includes projections of AVEK’s water uses for the years 2020 through 2035 in five year
increments. Projections for deliveries of water for groundwater recharge or exchanges are not included in
Table 4-2 since these are not considered to be demands for the determination of water supply reliability. The
projected impacts of these programs on water supply reliability will be covered in Section 6: System
Supplies. Projections of low income housing water use needs for single-family and multifamily residential
housing will be addressed by the retail water suppliers.
Agricultural water deliveries are anticipated to have minimal growth in the next twenty years with a possible
decrease in the following years. The water deliveries projections in Table 4-2 show a slight increase in
agricultural irrigation quantities through 2035. It is projected that in the long-term more agricultural land will
convert to urban uses. System losses are estimated to average 4% of total demands.
Table 4-3 summarizes AVEK’s water demands from Tables 4-1 and 4-2. As noted previously, AVEK
provides a supplemental imported water supply to the region which is used by these entities in lieu of or in
addition to pumped groundwater.
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Table 4‐2 Wholesale: Demands for Potable and Raw Water ‐ Projected Projected Water Use Use Type Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Sales to other agencies Agricultural irrigation Agricultural irrigation Losses Additional Description 1
Boron CSD
Desert Lake CSD
Desert Sage Apartments
Edgemont Acres MWC
Edwards AFB1
Granite Construction (Shell Exploration)
Rio Tinto Minerals (US Borax)
Rosamond CSD1
Antelope Valley Country Club
California Water Service Co
El Dorado MWC
Landale MWC
Los Angeles County WWD2
Palm Ranch ID
Quartz Hill WD1
Shadow Acres MWC
Sunnyside Farms MWC
Westside Park MWC
White Fence Farms MWC
White Fence Farms MWC #3
Lake Elizabeth MWC
Tejon Ranch Co.
Rancho Vista Development
Raw water
Potable water
See Note 4
2020 2025 2030 2035 400
1,000 1,000 1,000
1,070
1,120 1,180 1,240
160
170 180 190
10
10 10 10
200
210 220 230
1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000
20
20 20 20
90
90 90 90
1,350
1,350 1,350 1,350
4,000
5,000 5,000 5,000
230
240 250 260
350
370 390 410
350
370 390 410
30
30 30 30
61,000 61,000 61,000 61,000
820
860 900 950
3,000
3,000 3,000 3,000
330
350 370 390
230
240 250 260
20
20 20 20
550
580 610 640
300
320 340 360
390
410 430 450
4,000
4,000 4,000 4,000
460
480 500 530
610
640 670 700
170
170 170 170
3,250
3,320 3,330 3,350
84,390 86,370 86,700 87,060 TOTAL NOTES: 1. Projections from Antelope Valley IRWMP (see Appendix C). 2. Projections from the Draft LACWWD No. 40, Antelope Valley’s 2015 Urban Water Management Plan . 3. Projections for other areas based on a 25% reduction from 2015 projections in the 2010 UWMP (due to conservation reduction measures implemented in 2015) and growth rates from the IRWMP. 4. Losses estimated at 4% of total demands. Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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Table 4‐3 Wholesale: Total Water Demands Demand Type 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 Potable and Raw Water From Tables 4‐1 and 4‐2 47,464 84,390 86,370 86,700 87,060 Recycled Water Demand From Table 6‐4 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL WATER DEMAND 47,464 84,390 86,370 86,700 87,060 NOTES: 4.2
Distribution System Water Losses
Law
Quantify, to the extent records are available, past and current water use, and projected
water use (over the same five-year increments described in subdivision (a)), identifying the
uses among water use sectors, including, but not necessarily limited to, all of the following
uses:. . . (J) Distribution system water loss. (10631(e)(1) and (2)).
For the 2015 urban water management plan update, the distribution system water loss shall
be quantified for the most recent 12-month period available. For all subsequent updates, the
distribution system water loss shall be quantified for each of the five years preceding the
plan update.
The distribution system water loss quantification shall be reported in accordance with a
worksheet approved or developed by the department through a public process. The water
loss quantification worksheet shall be based on the water system balance methodology
developed by the American Water Works Association (10631(e)(3)).
AVEK audits its system losses monthly as a part of its normal billing procedures. Pipelines are driven
regularly as a part of water sample runs during which personnel will note leaks if observed. The Agency’s
average long-term system loss is 4%. The average system loss for 2011-2015 is approximately 5%.
Table 4-4 includes the results of AVEK’s water system audit for 2015. The audit was completed using
AWWA’s Water Audit Software. A copy of the Water Audit Reporting Worksheet is included in Appendix D.
Table 4‐4 Wholesale: 12 Month Water Loss Audit Reporting Reporting Period Start Date Volume of Water Loss 01/2015 504 NOTES: Calculated using AWWA Water Audit Software (see Appendix D). Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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4.3
Climate Change
A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment was completed as a part of the Antelope Valley IRWMP and
climate change considerations were incorporated into the various chapters of that plan (See Appendix C).
Climate change adaptation and mitigation was included as a part of prioritization of projects in the IRWMP.
The prioritized Regional Vulnerability Issues from the IRWMP are presented in Table 4-5. Discussion of the
potential climate change impacts to SWP supplies is included in Section 6.1.
Priority
Table 4‐5 Prioritized Regional Vulnerability Issues Priority Category and Vulnerability Issue 
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Water Demand/Supply: Limited ability to meet summer demand and decrease in seasonal reliability Flooding: Increases in flash flooding (with particular attention paid to the balance of flood control with habitat and lakebed needs which EAFB depends on) Water Supply: Lack of groundwater storage to buffer drought Water Supply: Decrease in imported supply Water Supply: Invasive species can reduce supply available Ecosystem and Habitat: Increased impacts to water dependent species and decrease in environmental flows Water quality: Increased constituent concentrations Water Supply: Decrease in local surface supply Water Quality: Increased erosion and sedimentation Water Supply: Sensitivity due to higher drought potential Ecosystem and Habitat: Decrease in available necessary habitat Water Demand: Industrial demand would increase Water Demand: Crop demand would increase per acre Water Demand: Habitat demand would be impacted Flooding: Increases in inland flooding NOTES: From Antelope Valley IRWMP AVEK developed a 2015 Five-Year Strategic Plan to provide a blueprint for activities to respond to
challenges such as water supply fluctuations due to Climate Change (see Appendix E). The goals identified
in the Strategic Plan include:
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Goal 1: Groundwater Basin Stewardship – AVEK will provide leadership and collaborate to
protect and sustain the regional groundwater basin.
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Goal 2: Water Reliability – AVEK will provide a level of regional water reliability that supports
customers’ water needs.
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Goal 3: Water Quality - AVEK will produce high quality water that anticipates and surpasses state
and federal regulations.
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Goal 4: Financial Integrity – AVEK will manage its financial resources in a responsible, effective
and transparent fashion.
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Goal 5: Capital and Human Resources Stewardship – AVEK will be efficient and thoughtful
stewards of our human and capital resource assets.
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Goal 6: Communications – AVEK will inform, engage and respond to the community it serves as it
achieves reliable, high quality, and sustainable water services.
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Section 5: Baselines and Targets
This section is not required for AVEK as a wholesale water supplier. Measures, programs, and policies that
AVEK has adopted to help the retail water suppliers within its service area to achieve their SB X7-7 water
use reduction targets are discussed in Section 9.
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Section 6: System Supplies
6.1
Purchased or Imported Water
AVEK sells imported water from the DWR California Aqueduct as part of the SWP. Currently, AVEK has an
allocation for purchasing up to 144,844 acre-feet of water per year (Table A) from the SWP. In order to
maximize the use of its SWP supplies, AVEK has developed the Westside Water Bank within its service area
and has entered into various exchange programs with other SWP contractors.
Through the Westside Water Bank facilities, AVEK can take delivery of SWP supplies in excess of its
customers’ demands for use as groundwater recharge (recharge capacity currently estimated to be
approximately 36,000 acre-feet per year) for future recovery in dry years. AVEK is also able to purchase
additional SWP supplies from the DWR (such as Article 21 and turnback pool water) when available.
Deliveries to AVEK of imported SWP water for 2015 are included in Table 6-8 in Section 6.9.
Projections for future deliveries of SWP water are estimated based on DWR’s 2015 update of the State
Water Project Delivery Capability Report (DCR), a biennial report to assist SWP contractors and local
planners in assessing the near and long-term availability of supplies from the SWP. In the 2015 update,
DWR provides SWP supply estimates for SWP contractors to use in their planning efforts, including for use
in their 2015 UWMPs. The 2015 DCR includes DWR’s estimates of SWP water supply availability under
both current and future conditions.
DWR’s estimates of SWP deliveries are based on a computer model that simulates monthly operations of the
SWP and Central Valley Project systems. Key assumptions and inputs to the model include the facilities
included in the system, hydrologic inflows to the system, regulatory and operational constraints on system
operations, and projected contractor demands for SWP water. For example, the 2015 DCR uses the
following assumptions to model current conditions: existing facilities, hydrologic inflows to the model based
on 82 years of historical inflows (1922 through 2003), current regulatory and operational constraints, and
contractor demands at maximum Table A amounts.
To evaluate SWP supply availability under future conditions, the 2015 DCR included four model studies. The
first of the future-conditions studies, the Early Long Term (ELT) scenario, used all of the same model
assumptions for current conditions, but reflected changes expected to occur from climate change,
specifically, a 2025 emission level and a 15 cm sea level rise. The other three future-conditions include
varying model assumptions related to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California Water Fix (“BDCP”), such
as changes to facilities and/or regulatory and operational constraints.
In spring 2015, DWR announced that BDCP would move from a Section 10 permit to a Section 7 permit
process under the Federal Endangered Species Act. As a practical matter, this split the project into two
distinct parts known as Cal WaterFix (Alternative 4A), the conveyance portion, and Cal EcoRestore, the
restoration portion. Cal WaterFix is Alternative 4A in the recirculated environmental document, and the
preferred alternative. Alternative 4A is different than any of the future scenarios modeled by DWR in the
DCR. While there is widespread support for the BDCP/Cal WaterFix project, it would be speculative at this
time to assume they will move forward. While there is significant support for BDCP, plans are currently in
flux- environmental review is ongoing and is not anticipated to be final until at least 2016, and several
regulatory and legal requirements must be met prior to construction.
This UWMP uses the ELT scenario analyzed in DWR’s 2015 DCR as deemed to be the most conservative
and appropriate study to use for long term planning estimates of future SWP supply availability. The ELT
scenario is based on existing facilities, current operations, and regulatory constraints, with hydrology
adjusted for the expected effects of climate change. This scenario is consistent with the studies DWR has
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used in its previous SWP Delivery Reliability Reports for supply availability under future conditions. Table
C.7 from the 2015 DCR shows the results of the ELT scenario for AVEK’s Table A supply and has been
included as Appendix F.
The average annual percentage of Table A allocation as shown in Table C.7 of the 2015 DCR is 59%. This
results in an average allocation of about 85,460 acre-feet per year for AVEK. Projections of future SWP
deliveries are included in Table 6-9 in Section 6-9.
6.2
Groundwater
Law
If groundwater is identified as an existing or planned source of water available to the
supplier, all of the following information shall be included in the Plan:
A copy of any groundwater management plan adopted by the urban water supplier,
including plans adopted pursuant to Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750), or any
other specific authorization for groundwater management (10631(b)(1)).
A description of any groundwater basin or basins from which the urban water supplier
pumps groundwater (10631(b)(2)).
For those basins for which a court or the board has adjudicated the rights to pump
groundwater, a copy of the order or decree adopted by the court or the board
(10631(b)(2)).
A description of the amount of groundwater the urban water supplier has the legal right to
pump under the order or decree (10631(b)(2)).
For basins that have not been adjudicated, (provide) information as to whether the
department has identified the basin or basins as overdrafted or has projected that the
basin will become overdrafted if present management conditions continue, in the most
current official departmental bulletin that characterizes the condition of the groundwater
basin, and a detailed description of the efforts being undertaken by the urban water
supplier to eliminate the long-term overdraft condition (10631(b)(2)).
A detailed description and analysis of the location, amount, and sufficiency of
groundwater pumped by the urban water supplier for the past five years. The description
and analysis shall be based on information that is reasonably available, including, but not
limited to, historic use records (10631(b)(3)).
AVEK’s groundwater wells are located within the Antelope Valley Groundwater Basin. The Antelope Valley
Groundwater Basin (Basin) is a large, topographically closed, alluvial basin with an estimated total storage
capacity of about 68 to 70 million acre-feet according to DWR’s most recent Bulletin 118 (2004). It consists of
two primary aquifers: the upper unconfined aquifer which is the main source of groundwater for the area and
a lower aquifer that is considered to be confined.
Prior to 1972, groundwater provided more than 90 percent of the total water supply in the Antelope Valley
area. Since 1972, it is estimated that between 50 to 90 percent of the area’s water supplies are from
groundwater. Groundwater pumping peaked in the 1950’s and then declined as greater pumping lifts and
increasing energy costs made the use of groundwater in the area less economical for agricultural uses.
According to USGS Water Resources Investigation Report 03-4016 (Simulation of Ground-Water Flow and
Land Subsidence in the Antelope Valley Ground-Water Basin, California), groundwater levels declined more
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than 200 feet in some parts of the basin resulting in increased pumping lifts, reduced well efficiency, and land
subsidence of more than 6 feet in some areas. The aquifers consist of gravel, sand, silt, and clay alluvial
deposits, and clay and silty clay lacustrine deposits.
Groundwater quality in the upper aquifer is generally suitable for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use.
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) concentrations are in the range of 200 to 800 milligrams per liter (mg/L). The
deep aquifer typically has higher TDS concentrations. Hardness levels range from 50 to 200 mg/l. High
fluoride, boron, nitrates, hexavalent chromium, and arsenic are found in some areas of the basin.
The Antelope Valley IRWMP was designed to serve as the Groundwater Management Plan for the Antelope
Valley Basin and includes all the relevant components related to Groundwater Management Plans in the
Water Code (Part 2.75, Section 10753), as well as the components recommended in DWR’s Bulletin 118
(2004). The IRWMP intends to provide a clear vision and direction for the sustainable management of water
resources in the Antelope Valley Region through the year 2035. More information on the Antelope Valley
groundwater basin and the associated groundwater management activities can be found in the Antelope
Valley IRWMP in Appendix C. The IRWMP notes that nothing in that document will supersede or interfere
with the pending adjudication of the basin, which has been completed as described below.
A Stipulated Judgment (Judgment) was approved in December 2015 for the Antelope Valley Groundwater
Adjudication and is included as Appendix G. The Antelope Valley Groundwater Adjudication case was
began in 1999 when Diamond Farming Co. sued the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, the Palmdale Water
District, Antelope Valley Water Company, Palm Ranch Irrigation District, Quartz Hill Water District,
Rosamond Community Services District and Mojave Public Utilities District. In 2001, Bolthouse Farms sued
all the water providers named in the 1999 complaint, and added Littlerock Creek Irrigation District and L.A.
County Waterworks Districts 37 and 40. In 2006 AVEK filed for declaratory and injunctive relief to protect its
overlying rights and the rights to pump the supplemental yield from imported state water. The jurisdictional
boundary of the adjudication in relation to AVEK’s boundary is shown on Figure 2.
According to the Judgment, AVEK has an overlying pre-rampdown production right of 4,000 acre-feet per
year and an overlying production right of 3,550 acre-feet per year at the end of the seven year production
rampdown period, which begins January 1, 2016. In addition to the overlying production right, AVEK has the
right to produce an amount of imported water return flows in any year equal to the applicable percentage
(34% for agricultural imported water use and 39% for municipal and industrial imported water use) multiplied
by the average amount of imported water used by AVEK within the Basin, and outside the Basin but within
the watershed of the Basin (as approved by the Watermaster), in the preceding five year period. AVEK also
has the rights to all imported water return flows from water imported through AVEK and not allocated to other
parties identified in the Judgment. Carryover of unused production rights and imported water return flows are
allowed for a period of up to 10 years (or longer if a Storage Agreement is entered into with the
Watermaster). The Watermaster appointed as a part of the Judgment consists of a five member board
composed of one representative each from AVEK and LACWWD 40, one other Public Water Supplier
representative, and two landowner representatives.
The Judgment does not limit or modify the operation of AVEK’s preexisting banking projects or the
performance of its preexisting exchange agreements. AVEK operates its groundwater banking programs to
help increase the reliability of the Antelope Valley region’s water supplies. Excess water available from the
State Water Project (SWP) is stored during wet periods and recovered for delivery to customers during dry
and high demand periods or during a disruption in deliveries from the SWP. The maximum recharge volume
for the Westside Water Bank is estimated to be approximately 36,000 AF per year. The maximum recovery
volume is proposed to be about 36,000 AF per year. A ten percent loss factor is applied to groundwater
recharged for the Westside Water Bank to account for evapotranspiration and other losses during recharge
and conveyance as well as typical metering accuracy.
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The Agency also has groundwater recovery capacity from wells located at the Eastside Water Bank (5,700
acre-feet/year total estimated capacity). Additionally, AVEK constructed 3 potable groundwater wells in 2015
along Avenue H between 70th and 80th St. West (Bench Ranch Well Field) with a total capacity of about
3,700 acre-feet/year. These wells convey water to AVEK’s LACWWD turnout at the intersection of 80th St.
West and Avenue H. The location of AVEK’s conjunctive use facilities (recharge areas and well fields) are
also shown on Figure 2.
Table 6-1 summarizes AVEK’s groundwater pumping from 2011 through 2015. AVEK began pumping
groundwater during 2014. Prior to 2014, AVEK did not utilize groundwater as a source of supply and did not
have production groundwater wells.
Table 6‐1 Wholesale: Groundwater Volume Pumped Groundwater Type Location or Basin Name 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Alluvial Basin Antelope Valley Basin 0 0 0 16,780 17,066 0 0 0 16,780 17,066 TOTAL NOTES: AVEK was not subject to the groundwater basin adjudication pumping restrictions prior to 2016. There are other groundwater basins, outside of the adjudicated Antelope Valley Basin, that are within the
AVEK service area. Other groundwater basins listed in California’s Groundwater Bulletin 118 include the
Fremont Valley and the Acton Valley basins. These basins are utilized as a source of water supply for water
agencies and overlying landowners. AVEK anticipates that it will participate as a member of the Groundwater
Sustainability Agencies that are formed as a part of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act process
for these basins.
6.3
Surface Water
AVEK does not have sources of surface supply other than imported SWP supplies.
6.4
Stormwater
AVEK does not intentionally divert stormwater for beneficial use.
6.5
Wastewater and Recycled Water
Law
The plan shall provide, to the extent available, information on recycled water and its
potential for use as a water source in the service area of the urban water supplier. The
preparation of the plan shall be coordinated with local water, wastewater, groundwater,
and planning agencies that operate within the supplier’s service area. (16033)
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AVEK does not provide supplemental treatment to recycled water and does not distribute recycled water.
The Agency has no plans to provide recycled water as a part of its deliveries. As a result, Tables 6-3, 6-4
and 6-5 have not been completed and are not included. Agencies within AVEK do collect, treat, and
distribute recycled water, and the use of recycled water is expected to increase. Information on recycled
water use in AVEK can be found in the Antelope Valley IRWMP in Appendix C. Listed below are the
agencies included in the IRWMP as operating recycled water systems:
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Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts,
Rosamond Community Services District, and
Edwards Air Force Base.
6.6
Desalinated Water Opportunities
Law
Describe the opportunities for development of desalinated water, including but not limited
to ocean water, brackish water, and groundwater, as a long-term supply. (10631(h))
AVEK has no plans for the development of desalinated water supplies within the planning horizon of this
UWMP. AVEK receives imported SWP supplies and recovers previously banked groundwater. Desalination
of brackish groundwater would add costs to AVEK without increasing its supplies.
6.7
Exchanges and Transfers
Law
Describe the opportunities for exchanges or transfers of water on a short-term or longterm basis. (10631(d))
Terms of the Agency’s existing exchange programs are summarized below:
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2015 Santa Clara Valley Water District Exchange (SCVWD): Up to 15,000 AF of AVEK’s SWP
allocation can be delivered to SCVWD in 2015 in a 1:1 exchange with return of water to AVEK by
2025. A total of 7,500 AF were delivered to the SCVWD in 2015.
Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Exchange (for the
Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA)): Up to 10,000 AF of AVEK’s SWP allocation can be
delivered to CCWA in 2015 in a 1:1 exchange with return of water to AVEK by 2025. A total of 9,600
AF were delivered to the CCWA in 2015.
Littlerock Creek Irrigation District (LCID) Exchange: LCID’s available allocation is delivered to
AVEK in a 1:1 exchange with return of water to LCID by 2025. This balance exchange has been
considered annually since 2007 and during dry water years on the SWP. Delivery for 2015 is 460 AF
(20% of LCID’s Table A allocation of 2,300 AF per year). The total amount delivered to AVEK to date
is 5,635 AF.
Palmdale Water District (PWD) Treatment: Up to 4,300 AF of AVEK’s SWP allocation can be
delivered to PWD’s Water Treatment Plant in 2015. Water will serve LACWWD customers within
AVEK’s Acton service area.
AVEK is developing a long-term exchange/storage program to further maximize the use of its SWP supplies
and provide funding for purchase of additional water supplies. Other exchange programs are anticipated to
be developed in the future to further secure the Agency’s water supplies. Potential exchange deliveries have
not been included in AVEK’s projections of future water supplies.
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6.8
Future Water Projects
Law
(Describe) all water supply projects and water supply programs that may be undertaken by
the urban water supplier to meet the total projected water use as established pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 10635. The urban water supplier shall include a detailed
description of expected future projects and programs, other than the demand management
programs identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (f), that the urban water supplier
may implement to increase the amount of the water supply available to the urban water
supplier in average, single-dry, and multiple-dry water years. The description shall identify
specific projects and include a description of the increase in water supply that is expected to
be available from each project. The description shall include an estimate with regard to the
implementation timeline for each project or program (10631(g)).
Following is a description of potential projects that AVEK is considering to implement in order to increase its
available water supplies. The projects have been summarized in Table 6-7.
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Westside Water Bank Expansion – Construction of a new turnout to the California Aqueduct and a
parallel pipeline to the West Feeder to increase the groundwater recharge capacity of the Westside
Water Bank.
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Westside Water Bank Interconnecting Pipeline and Pump Station – Construction of a pump station
and completion of the SNIP Pipeline which would allow the Agency to use stored water in the
Westside Water Bank for customers in the majority of the Agency’s service area.
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Enterprise Bank - Development of a new groundwater recharge and recovery facility. Construction
would include recharge basins and pipelines, groundwater recovery wells, well collection system,
and transmission and pumping facilities to deliver water from the bank to the Aqueduct for delivery to
the Agency’s banking partners.
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Southern Antelope Valley Intertie (SF/EF Intertie and Pump Station) – Construction of an
interconnecting pipeline and pump station between the Agency’s East Feeder and South Feeder
Systems that will allow the Agency to transfer water supplies from one end of the service area to the
other in both directions allowing the Agency the ability to use stored water from their water banks for
delivery to customers within any region of the service area.
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North Feeder Pump Station – Construction of an in line pump station in the North Feeder Pipeline.
This pump station will be necessary once the water demands of the North Feeder exceed the gravity
flow capabilities.
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Table 6‐7 Wholesale: Expected Future Water Supply Projects or Programs Name of Future Projects or Programs No 2017 Dry years Expected Increase in Water Supply to Agency 40,0001 No 2017 All years N/A2 Yes Various 2020 Dry years 83,3003 No 2027 All years N/A2 Joint Project with other agencies? Yes or No Westside Water Bank Expansion Westside Water Bank Interconnecting Pipeline and Pump Station Enterprise Bank Southern Antelope Valley Intertie Planned Implementati
If Yes, Agency on Year Name Planned for Use in Year Type. North Feeder Pump Station No 2027 All years N/A2 NOTES: 1. Assumes 1/3 of total banking capacity of 120,000 AF is available for recovery in dry years. 2. Project allows for more flexibility in operations, but does not result in an increase in water supplies. 3. First phase includes a groundwater banking capacity of 250,000 AF. Dry year recovery is estimated to be 1/3 of bank capacity. Ultimate capacity of the Enterprise Bank is proposed to be up to 1,000,000 AF. 6.9
Summary of Existing and Planned Sources of Water
Law
Identify and quantify, to the extent practicable, the existing and planned sources of water
available to the supplier over the same five-year increments described in subdivision (a)
(10631(b)).
(Provide) a detailed description and analysis of the amount and location of groundwater
that is projected to be pumped by the urban water supplier. The description and analysis
shall be based on information that is reasonably available, including, but not limited to,
historic use records (10631(b)(4)).
The Agency’s existing and planned sources of water are summarized in Tables 6-8 and 6-9. The projections
for groundwater pumping in Table 6-9 are calculated as the difference between the projected water demands
in Table 4-3 and projected SWP deliveries (entitlement allocation and exchange deliveries).
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Table 6‐8 Wholesale: Water Supplies — Actual 2015 Additional Detail on Water Supply Water Supply Purchased or Imported Water Groundwater Transfers AVEK SWP Supply Groundwater Pumping LCID Exchange Total Actual Volume Water Quality 29,938 17,066 460 Raw Water Raw Water Raw Water Total Right or Safe Yield (optional) 47,464 NOTES: Table 6‐9 Wholesale: Water Supplies — Projected Projected Water Supply Water Supply Purchased or Imported Water Groundwater 2020 2025 2030 2035 Reasonably Available Volume Reasonably Available Volume Reasonably Available Volume Reasonably Available Volume SWP Allocation at 59% of
Table A
85,460 85,460 85,460 85,460 See Note 2
15,550 15,550 15,550 15,550 101,010 101,010 101,010 101,010 Additional Detail on Water Supply Total NOTES: 1. Values in this table are for assumed normal type water years. 2. AVEK's annual overlying production right of 3,550 AF plus 12,000 AF recovery from AVEK's groundwater banking programs or AVEK's right to recover imported water return flows. Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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Section 7: Water Supply Reliability Assessment
7.1
Constraints on Water Sources
Law
For any water source that may not be available at a consistent level of use, given specific
legal, environmental, water quality, or climatic factors, describe plans to supplement or
replace that source with alternative sources or water demand management measures, to
the extent practicable (10631(c)(2)).
The plan shall include information, to the extent practicable, relating to the quality of
existing sources of water available to the supplier over the same five-year increments as
described in subdivision (a) of Section 10631, and the manner in which water quality
affects water management strategies and supply reliability (10634).
The Agency’s water sources are imported SWP supplies and groundwater as discussed in Section 6. The
reliability of these supplies is discussed in the following subsections.
7.2
Reliability by Type of Year
Law
Describe the reliability of the water supply and vulnerability to seasonal or climatic
shortage, to the extent practicable, and provide data for each of the following: (A) an
average water year, (B) a single dry water year, (C) multiple dry water years
(10631(c)(1)).
An ongoing planning effort to increase long-term supply reliability for both the SWP and CVP is taking place
through the BDCP process. The co-equal goals of the BDCP are to improve water supply reliability and
restore the Delta ecosystem. The BDCP is being prepared through a collaboration of state, federal, and local
water agencies, state and federal fish agencies, environmental organizations, and other interested parties.
Several “isolated conveyance system” alternatives are being considered in the plan that would divert water
from the north Delta to the south Delta where water is pumped into the south-of-Delta stretches of the SWP
and CVP. The new conveyance facilities would allow for greater flexibility in balancing the needs of the
estuary with the reliability of water supplies. The plan would also provide other benefits, such as reducing the
risk of long outages from Delta levee failures.
The BDCP has been in development since 2006 and is currently undergoing extensive environmental review.
The Draft BDCP and its associated Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) were released for public review in December 2013. In response to public comments, the
BDCP was reevaluated, and in April 2015 the lead agencies announced a modified alternative which
effectively split the project into two parts: the conveyance portion (known as Cal WaterFix), and the
restoration portion (known as EcoRestore). The Cal WaterFix alternative is evaluated in a partially
recirculated draft environmental document (Recirculated Draft EIR/Supplemental Draft EIS) that was
released for public review in July 2015. That environmental document is anticipated to be finalized during
2016.
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While there is widespread support for the BCDP/Cal WaterFix project, plans are currently in flux and
environmental review is ongoing. Additionally, several regulatory and legal requirements must be met prior to
any construction. Because of this uncertainty, any improvements in SWP reliability or other benefits that
could result from this proposed project are not included in this Plan.
For reliability of the Agency’s SWP supplies, the average water delivery forecast of 59% of Table A amounts
for the ELT scenario from the 2015 SWP Delivery Capacity Report (DCR) was used for the average water
year (see Table C.7 in Appendix F). More discussion on the DCR is included in Section 6.1. Selection of
the single dry water year and multiple dry water years is described below.
The extremely dry sequence from the beginning of January 2013 through the end of 2014 was one of the
driest two-year periods in the historical record. Water year 2013 was a year with two hydrologic extremes.
October through December 2012 was one of the wettest fall periods on record, but was followed by the driest
consecutive 12 months on record. Accordingly, the 2013 State Water Project (SWP) supply allocation was a
low 35% of SWP Table A amounts. The 2013 hydrology ended up being even drier than DWR’s
conservative hydrologic forecast, so the SWP began 2014 with reservoir storage lower than targeted levels
and less stored water available for 2014 supplies. Compounding this low storage situation, 2014 also was
an extremely dry year, with runoff for water year 2014 the fourth driest on record. Due to extraordinarily dry
conditions in 2013 and 2014, the 2014 SWP water supply allocation was a historically low 5% of Table A
amounts.
The dry hydrologic conditions that led to the low 2014 SWP water supply allocation were extremely unusual,
and to date have not been included in the SWP delivery estimates presented in DWR’s 2015 Delivery
Capability Report. It is anticipated that the hydrologic record used in the DWR model will be extended to
include the period through 2014 during the next update of the model, which is expected to be completed prior
to issuance of the next update to the biennial SWP Delivery Capability Report. For the reasons stated
above, this UWMP uses a conservative assumption that a 5% allocation of SWP Table A amounts
represents the “worst case” scenario and will be used for the single dry water year condition. The multiple
dry year period of 1990 through 1992 was selected based on the ELT forecasted SWP allocations of 12%,
16%, and 24% of Table A amounts (the “worst case” three year period from that scenario as shown in Table
C.7 in Appendix F).
The average year SWP water supply for AVEK, based on the results of the DWR’s 2015 DCR ELT scenario,
is estimated to be 59% of its Table A allocation, or 85,500 acre-feet/year. The estimated SWP water year
supplies, and percentage of the average year supplies, for the single dry year and multiple dry years
scenarios are summarized in Table 7-1a.
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Table 7‐1a Wholesale: Basis of Water Year Data ‐ SWP Year Type Available supplies if year type repeats1 Base Year Volume Available % of Average Supply
Average Year2 Average 85,500 100% Single‐Dry Year3 2014 7,200 8% Multiple‐Dry Years 1st Year4 1990 17,400 20% Multiple‐Dry Years 2nd Year4 1991 23,200 27% Multiple‐Dry Years 3rd Year4 1992 34,800 41% NOTES: 1.
2.
3.
4.
Estimates for AVEK’s SWP Table A supplies. Average SWP based on Table A allocation of 59% from ELT scenario in 2015 SWP Delivery Capacity Report. See Table C.7 in Appendix F. Single dry year based on Table A allocation of 5% (actual 2014). Multiple dry years based on Table A allocations of 12%, 16%, and 24% from ELT scenario. See Table C.7 in Appendix F. The Agency’s available groundwater supplies are governed by the groundwater adjudication for the Antelope
Valley Basin and by the amount of groundwater stored in its groundwater bank accounts. Estimates of the
available groundwater supplies for the various year types are summarized in Table 7-1b. Groundwater
supplies for normal years are assumed to be AVEK’s overlying groundwater production right of 3,550
AF/year and 12,000 AF/year from recovery of groundwater bank accounts or AVEK’s right to recover
imported water return flows. Groundwater supplies for dry years are assumed to include AVEK’s overlying
groundwater production right of 3,550 AF/year with recovery from groundwater bank accounts estimated to
be 36,000 AF/year.
Because of the adjudication, it is anticipated that the groundwater basin will be stabilized and its allocated
groundwater supplies will be available to the Agency in every year. Groundwater quality issues may result in
the need for treatment facilities or drilling of additional wells. This is not anticipated to result in a reduction in
the quantity of groundwater available to the Agency.
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Table 7‐1b Wholesale: Basis of Water Year Data ‐ Groundwater Year Type Available supplies if year type repeats1 Base Year Volume Available % of Average Supply Average Year2 Average 15,550 Single‐Dry Year3 2014 39,550 Multiple‐Dry Years 1st Year3 1990 39,550 Multiple‐Dry Years 2nd Year3 1991 39,550 Multiple‐Dry Years 3rd Year3 1992 39,550 100% NOTES: 1.
2.
3.
7.3
Multiple versions of Table 7‐1 have been prepared. This version includes values for AVEK’s groundwater supplies. AVEK's annual overlying production right of 3,550 AF/year plus 12,000 AF recovery from AVEK's groundwater banking programs or AVEK's right to recover imported water return flows. Current estimated groundwater banking recovery capacity of 36,000 AF/year plus AVEK's annual overlying production right of 3,550 AF/year. Supply and Demand Year
Law
Every urban water supplier shall include, as part of its urban water management plan, an
assessment of the reliability of its water service to its customers during normal, dry, and
multiple dry water years. This water supply and demand assessment shall compare the
total water supply sources available to the water supplier with the total projected water
use over the next 20 years, in five-year increments, for a normal water year, a single dry
water year, and multiple dry water years. The water service reliability assessment shall
be based upon the information compiled pursuant to Section 10631, including available
data from state, regional or local agency population projections within the service area of
the urban water supplier (10632(c)).
AVEK’s projected water supplies and demands over the next twenty years for a normal type water year are
summarized in Table 7-2. Water supply projections are taken from Table 6-9 and water demand projections
are from Table 4-3. Comparison of the probable normal year water supplies and demands indicates that
sufficient supplies will be available to meet demands through 2035 under normal water year conditions.
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Table 7‐2 Wholesale: Normal Year Supply and Demand Comparison Description 2020 2025 2030 2035 Supply totals (From Table 6‐9) 101,010 101,010 101,010 101,010 Demand totals (From Table 4‐3) 84,390 86,370 86,700 87,060 Difference 16,620 14,640 14,310 13,950 NOTES: Tables 7-3 and 7-4 show a comparison of AVEK’s projected water supplies and demands over the next
twenty years for a single dry year water supply scenario and multiple dry year water supply scenarios
respectively. Water supplies projections are taken from Table 7-1a and 7-1b. Water demand projections are
from Table 4-3. Under these scenarios, water supply shortages are indicated.
The water supply shortage is based on current usage patterns by the retail water purveyors and agricultural
users. It does not take in to account other potential water sources available to the purveyors (such as
groundwater pumping, recovery from groundwater banking programs, or the use of recycled water) or
reductions in demand due to water conservation efforts.
AVEK will notify its customers of the potential water supply shortages in dry years and assist with public
outreach and water conservation measures on a regional basis. If necessary, the retail water purveyors may
implement water rationing or other programs and policies in order to address water shortages within their
service areas. Regional water reliability is further discussed in Section 7.4.
Table 7‐3 Wholesale: Single Dry Year Supply and Demand Comparison Description Supply totals (From Tables 7‐1a and 7‐1b) Demand totals (From Table 4‐3) Difference 2020 2025 2030 2035 46,750 46,750 46,750 46,750 84,390 86,370 86,700 87,060 (37,640) (39,620) (39,950) (40,310) NOTES: AVEK provides a supplemental water supply to retail agencies. It is anticipated that the difference will be made up by increased groundwater pumping (recovery of banked supplies or return flows), use of recycled water, and/or reductions in demand by the retail agencies. Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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Table 7‐4 Wholesale: Multiple Dry Years Supply and Demand Comparison Description First year 2020 2025 2030 2035 Supply totals1 56,950 56,950 56,950 56,950 Demand totals2 84,390 86,370 86,700 87,060 (27,440) (29,420) (29,750) (30,110) Supply totals1 62,750 62,750 62,750 62,750 Demand totals2 84,390 86,370 86,700 87,060 (21,640) (23,620) (23,950) (24,310) Supply totals1 74,350 74,350 74,350 74,350 Demand totals2 84,390 86,370 86,700 87,060 (10,040) (12,020) (12,350) (12,710) Difference3 Second year Difference3 Third year Difference3 NOTES: 1. From Tables 71a and 71b 2. From Table 4‐3 3. AVEK provides a supplemental water supply to retail agencies. It is anticipated that the difference will be made up by increased groundwater pumping (recovery of banked supplies or return flows), use of recycled water, and/or reductions in demand by the retail agencies. 7.4
Regional Water Supply Reliability
Law
An urban water supplier shall describe in the plan water management tools and options
used by that entity that will maximize resources and minimize the need to import water
from other regions (10620(f)).
AVEK’s water banking, storage, and exchange programs have been developed to maximize the use of its
SWP Table A water supplies for the benefit of the Antelope Valley region. These programs have been
described in other sections of the Plan.
AVEK is committed to maintaining the reliability of the region’s water supplies and will continue to explore
options to maximize available water supplies for the benefit of the region. Regional water reliability is an
important part of its 2015 Five-Year Strategic Plan. The first two goals from the Strategic Plan and the
strategies for their implementation are presented below. AVEK’s full Strategic Plan is included in Appendix
E.

Goal 1: Groundwater Basin Stewardship – AVEK will provide leadership and collaborate to protect
and sustain the regional groundwater basin.
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
o
Strategy 1 – Participate in the adjudication
o
Strategy 2 – Enhance understanding of area hydrogeology
o
Strategy 3 – Develop groundwater bank resources to meet established water reliability goals
o
Strategy 4 – Provide the resources to accommodate expanded groundwater basin activities
o
Strategy 5 – Actively monitor groundwater basin conditions
Goal 2: Water Reliability – AVEK will provide a level of regional water reliability that supports
customers’ water needs.
o
Strategy 1 – Develop a long-term imported water supply goal
o
Strategy 2: Conduct appropriate regional planning to ensure AVEK’s water demands and
supplies are balanced
o
Develop and implement conservation programs
o
Develop a policy position on the California Water Fix (“Twin Tunnels”)
o
Improve AVEK’s ability to continue operations during emergencies
o
Operate AVEK treatment facilities to consistently meet the requirements of our customers
AVEK will review its Strategic Plan annually as a prelude to the budget process and adapt it as conditions
change.
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Section 8: Water Shortage Contingency Planning
8.1
Stages of Action
Law
The plans shall provide an urban water shortage contingency analysis that includes each
of the following elements that are within the authority of the urban water supplier:
Stages of action to be undertaken by the urban water supplier in response to water
supply shortages, including up to a 50% reduction in water supply, and an outline of
specific water supply conditions which are applicable to each stage (10631(a)(1))
In the event of water supply shortages, the Agency will make water delivery reductions per the Agency law
for allocations. Reference is made to Appendix H, which includes Ordinance O-07-2, AVEK Water Shortage
Contingency Plan. The stages of action from AVEK’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan are summarized in
Table 8-1. Actions to be taken as a result of a catastrophic water supply shortage are discussed in Section
8.6.
AVEK will be reviewing its water shortage contingency plan as a part of the implementation of the Strategic
Plan goal for Water Reliability. Water banking and drought contingency goals for single year and multipleyear water shortages will be determined as a part of the strategy to develop a long term imported water
supply goal.
Table 8‐1 Wholesale: Stages of WSCP Complete One or Both Stage Percent Supply Reduction1 Water Supply Condition 1 1% Reduction in SWP Allocation Below Current Demand 2 50% Reduction in SWP Allocation Below Current Demand 1
One stage in the WSCP must address a water shortage of 50%.
NOTES: See Appendix H for AVEK’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan. 8.2
Consumption Reduction Measures
Law
Consumption reduction methods in the most restrictive stages. Each urban water supplier
may use any type of consumption reduction methods in its water shortage contingency
analysis that would reduce water use, are appropriate for its area, and have the ability to
achieve a water use reduction consistent with up to a 50 percent reduction in water
supply (10632(a)(5)).
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AVEK has adopted a number of consumption reduction measures to help retail water suppliers reduce water
usage. These are described in Section 9: Demand Management Measures.
8.3
Determining Water Shortage Reductions
Law
A mechanism for determining actual reductions in water use pursuant to the urban water
shortage contingency analysis 10632(a)(9).
AVEK deliveries are entirely metered. The meter readings will be used to monitor the actual reductions in
deliveries to AVEK’s customers in accordance with the water shortage contingency plan.
8.4
Revenue and Expenditure Impacts
Law
An analysis of the impacts of each of the actions and conditions described in paragraphs
(1) to (6), inclusive, on the revenues and expenditures of the urban water supplier, and
proposed measures to overcome those impacts, such as the development of reserves
and rate adjustments (10632(7)).
Revenues collected by the Agency are currently used to fund operation and maintenance of the existing
facilities and fund new capital improvements. In dry years, the Agency will estimate a projected range of
water sales versus shortage stage to quantify the impact the shortage stage may have on projected
revenues and expenses.
Revenue reductions and an increase in expenses may occur during implementation of the water shortage
contingency plan. The magnitude of the revenue reduction and expenditure increase will be dependent on
the severity of the shortage. In some cases, AVEK may be able to absorb the revenue shortfall/expenditure
increase by reallocating existing funds, such as delaying some capital projects. For more severe events, the
Agency may enact a rate adjustment to its customers.
8.5
Resolution or Ordinance
Law
A draft water shortage contingency resolution or ordinance (10632(8)).
The Agency’s water shortage contingency ordinance (Ordinance O-07-2) is included in Appendix H.
8.6
Catastrophic Supply Interruption
Law
Actions to be undertaken by the urban water supplier to prepare for, and implement
during, a catastrophic interruption of water supplies including, but not limited to, a
regional power outage, an earthquake, or other disaster (10632(a)(3)).
AVEK maintains emergency contingency plans for activities required in the event there is an interruption in
the SWP water supply or there is a major mechanical or electrical failure in one of the water treatment plants.
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The emergency activities that are undertaken by AVEK depend upon the severity of the problem and how
quickly the problem can be remedied.
Response to a catastrophic event will always include contact and coordination with AVEK’s customers. If the
shortage can be resolved within the available water storage time frame, only a few of the larger customers
need to be notified of the temporary decrease in water supply. If there will be a stoppage in the raw water
deliveries to the various water treatment plants, all customers (M&I and agriculture) will be notified of the
stoppage and how soon water deliveries may be resumed.
Possible catastrophes affecting water supply may include:
 Widespread Power Outage
 Local Earthquake
 Agency Treatment Plant Shutdown due to vital component failure
 Aqueduct Failure due to earthquake or other circumstances
 Delta Levee Failure
In the event of power loss, AVEK has permanent emergency power generation equipment that automatically
starts to maintain water treatment operations. In the event of an earthquake, AVEK personnel will survey and
assess damage and respond accordingly with shutdowns and repairs. Damaged Agency treatment plant
components, whether mechanical or electrical, may be able to be circumvented due to the duplication of
pumping and operations systems or the availability of manual override controls.
If raw water deliveries to water treatment plants are temporarily stopped, treated water from other plants may
be able to be rerouted to the affected areas via interconnecting pipeline systems. Recovery of previously
banked groundwater can be used to supply water in the event of SWP outages. The magnitude of reduced
water deliveries and length of time before resumption of full water availability will determine the extent of
customer (M&I and agriculture) notification and activities required by AVEK staff. In the event of a long-term
outage of SWP supplies, AVEK will coordinate with the retail water agencies to develop and implement
appropriate regional water conservation measures.
Failure of the Aqueduct or Delta levees could result in significant outages and potential interruption in SWP
service to AVEK for six months or longer. The DWR has estimated that in the event of a major earthquake in
or near the Delta, regular water supply deliveries from the SWP could be interrupted for up to three years,
posing a substantial risk to the California business economy. Accordingly, a post-event strategy has been
developed which would provide necessary water supply protections. The plan has been coordinated through
DWR, the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Bureau of Reclamation, California Office of Emergency
Services (Cal OES), the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and the State Water Contractors.
Full implementation of the plan would enable resumption of at least partial deliveries from the SWP in less
than six months.
DWR has developed the Delta Flood Emergency Management Plan to provide strategies for a response to
Delta levee failures, which addresses a range of failures up to and including earthquake-induced multiple
island failures during dry conditions when the volume of flooded islands and salt water intrusion are large.
Under such severe conditions, the plan includes a strategy to establish an emergency freshwater pathway
from the central Delta along Middle River and Victoria Canal to the export pumps in the south Delta. The plan
includes the pre-positioning of emergency construction materials at existing and new stockpiles and
warehouse sites in the Delta, and development of tactical modeling tools (DWR Emergency Response Tool)
to predict levee repair logistics, water quality conditions, and timelines of levee repair and suitable water
quality to restore exports. The Delta Flood Emergency Management Plan has been extensively coordinated
with state, federal and local emergency response agencies. DWR, in conjunction with local agencies, the
Corps and Cal OES, regularly conduct simulated and field exercises to test and revise the plan under real
time conditions.
DWR and the Corps provide vital Delta region response to flood and earthquake emergencies,
complementary to an overall Cal OES structure. Cal OES is preparing its Northern California Catastrophic
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Flood Response Plan that incorporates the DWR Delta Flood Emergency Management Plan. These
agencies utilize a unified command structure and response and recovery framework. DWR and the Corps,
through a Draft Delta Emergency Operations Integration Plan (April 2015), would integrate personnel and
resources during emergency operations.
The DWR Delta Levees Subvention Program has prioritized, funded, and implemented levee improvements
along the emergency freshwater pathway and other water supply corridors in the central and south Delta
region. These efforts have been complementary to the DWR Delta Flood Emergency Management Plan,
which along with use of pre-positioned emergency flood fight materials in the Delta, relies on pathway and
other levees providing reasonable seismic performance to facilitate restoration of the freshwater pathway
after a severe earthquake. Together, these two DWR programs have been successful in implementing a
coordinated strategy of emergency preparedness for the benefit of SWP and CVP export systems.
Significant improvements to the central and south Delta levee systems along Old and Middle Rivers began in
2010 and are continuing to the present time at Holland Island, Bacon Island, Upper and Lower Jones Tracts,
Palm Tract and Orwood Tract. This complements substantially improved levees at Mandeville and
McDonald Islands and portions of Victoria and Union Islands. Together, levee improvements along the
pathway and Old River levees consisting of crest raising, crest widening, landside slope fill and toe berms,
meet the needs of local reclamation districts and substantially improve seismic stability to reduce levee
slumping and create a more robust flood-fighting platform.
8.7
Minimum Supply Next Three Years
Law
An estimate of the minimum water supply available during each of the next three water
years based on the driest three year historic sequence for the agency’s water supply
(10632(a)(2)).
Table 8-4 summarizes the minimum water supply that would be reasonable available during the next three
years based on the driest three year historic sequence as estimated in Table 7-1a. Groundwater recovery
quantities during this period are estimated to include the Agency’s overlying production right during the
rampdown period (transitioning from 4,000 AF/year to 3,550 AF/year over the next seven years) as well as
groundwater recovery from banking operations. The Agency’s groundwater storage account at the end of
2015 totals 34,100 AF (37,900 AF gross recharge less the 10% leave behind amount). Banked water
recovery for each of the next three years is assumed to be one third of that amount.
Table 8‐4 Wholesale: Minimum Supply Next Three Years Water Supply Description 2016 2017 2018 17,400 23,400 34,800 4,000 3,936 3,871 Banked Water Recovery 11,367 11,367 11,367 Total Available Water Supply 32,767 38,503 50,038 SWP Table A1 2
Overlying Groundwater Production Right 3
NOTES: 1.
2.
Driest historic three‐year sequence from Table 7‐1a. AVEK’s Overlying Production Right during rampdown period. Does not include AVEK’s right to recovery of imported water return flows. 3. One‐third of AVEK’s groundwater storage account at the end of 2015 (34,100 AF). Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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Section 9: Demand Management Measures
Law
Provide a description of the (wholesale) water supplier’s water demand management
measures. This description will include all of the following (10631(f)):
The narrative pursuant to this paragraph shall include descriptions of the following water
demand management measures: (ii) metering. (iv) public education and outreach. (vi) water
conservation program coordination and staffing support. (vii) Other demand management
measures that have a significant impact on water use as measured in gallons per capita per
day, including innovative measures, if implemented (10631(1)(B)).
(Provide) a narrative description of that addresses the nature and extent of each water
demand management measure implemented over the past five years (10631(1)(A)).
For an urban wholesale water supplier, as defined in Section 10608.12, (provide) a narrative
description of the items in clauses (ii), (iv), (vi), and (vii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(1), and a narrative description of its distribution system asset management and wholesale
supplier assistance programs (10631(2)).
AVEK has implemented the Demand Management Measures (DMMs) required for wholesale agencies as a
part of its ongoing operations and to maintain compliance with its grant funding requirements through
Proposition 84. A summary of the required wholesale agency DMMs from the 2010 UWMPs, the California
Urban Water Conservation Council’s (CUWCC) 2010 Flex Track Best Management Practices (BMPs), and
the location where these are covered in this UWMP are shown in Table 9-1.
Table 9‐1: Summary of DMMs/BMPs Required for Wholesale Suppliers CUWCC 2010 Flex
Track BMPs
2010 UWMP DMMs
1. Utility Operations Programs 1.11
1.13
1.20
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DMM L Conservation Coordinator DMM J Wholesale Agency Assistance Programs DMM C System Water Audits, Leak Detection/Repair DMM D Metering with Commodity Rates 2. Educational Programs Location in 2015
UWMP
Section 9.3 Section 9.2 Section 9.5 Section 9.1 2.10
DMM G Public Information Section 9.2 2.20
DMM H School Education Section 9.2 Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
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9.1
Metering
AVEK charges all water purveyor customers based on metered readings and established rate schedules. All
current and new connections including temporary connections are required to be metered and billed per
volume of use. AVEK has never operated unmetered connections. Existing meters are checked on a regular
basis for leakage and accuracy.
9.2
Public Education and Outreach
AVEK’s public education and outreach measures over the past five years include the following:

AVEK was the lead agency in the formation of the Antelope Valley Water Conservation Coalition
(AVWCC). The AVWCC includes water districts, cities, builders, landscapers, designers, legislators,
and other interested parties. It has regular meetings to discuss water conservation in the Antelope
Valley area and provides periodic public education messaging regarding water conservation issues.

AVEK was the lead agency and principal funding source for the development and ongoing
maintenance of the website AVSavesWater.com which provides information on water conservation,
water smart landscaping, resources, and rebate opportunities.

AVEK sponsored Water Conservation Grant Programs in 2014 and 2015 supporting customer
conservation projects with a focus on turf buy-back programs. A total of $430,000 was made
available to the Grant Programs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015.

AVEK was the lead agency and principal funding source for the AVSWCA Water
Conservation/SMART Landscaping Expos in 2014 and 2015.
9.3
Water Conservation Program Coordination and Staffing Support
AVEK has designated a Water Conservation Program Coordinator and has established a Water
Conservation Committee of its Board of Directors which meets regularly to plan water conservation efforts.
9.4
Other Demand Management Measures
AVEK’s demand management measures are discussed in Sections 9.1 through 9.3.
9.5
Asset Management
AVEK maintains its facilities according to the Operations and Maintenance Manuals for its various facilities
and equipment, and conducts periodic inspections to assess the conditions of facilities and recommend
needed repairs or improvements. AVEK audits system losses monthly as a part of its normal billing
procedures. Pipelines are driven regularly as part of water sample runs during which personnel will note
leaks if observed. The Agency repairs leaks promptly on average about twice per year. The Agency’s
average long-term system loss is about 4%. The average system loss for 2011-2015 is approximately 5%.
These loss rates are considered to be within the margin of error and normal.
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AVEK understands the importance of maintaining its capital facilities and has included the development of a
formal asset management plan under the Capital and Human Resources Stewardship Goal of its 2015 FiveYear Strategic Plan as shown below:

Goal 5: Capital and Human Resources Stewardship – AVEK will be efficient and thoughtful
stewards of our human and capital resource assets.
o
9.6
Strategy 2 – Maintain capital facilities to ensure optimum facility life:

Objective 1 - Develop an Asset Management Plan

Objective 2 - Maintain facilities operational support
Wholesale Supplier Assistance Programs
AVEK’s Wholesale Supplier Assistance Programs are described in Section 9.2 Public Education and
Outreach.
9.7
Voluntary Reporting of Energy Intensity
AVEK’s estimated energy intensity for 2015 was calculated to be approximately 503 kWh/AF based on the
Total Utility Approach (Table O-1B from the DWR Guidebook). Total energy use was taken from Southern
California Edison billings for all AVEK water pumping accounts (groundwater wells and booster pump
stations) and total water volume was determined from AVEK meter readings. A copy of AVEK’s Table O-1B
is included in Appendix I.
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Section 10: Plan Adoption, Submittal and
Implementation
10.1
Public Notice
Every urban water supplier required to prepare a plan pursuant to this part shall, at least
60 days prior to the public hearing on the plan required by Section 10642, notify any city
or county within which the supplier provides water supplies that the urban water supplier
will be reviewing the plan and considering amendments or changes to the plan. The
urban water supplier may consult with, and obtain comments from, any city or county that
receives notice pursuant to this subdivision (10621(b)).
Prior to adopting a plan, the urban water supplier shall make the plan available for public
inspection and shall hold a public hearing thereon. Prior to the hearing, notice of the time
and place of hearing shall be published within the jurisdiction of the publicly owned water
supplier pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code. The urban water supplier
shall provide notice of the time and place of hearing to any city or county within which the
supplier provides water supplies. A privately owned water supplier shall provide an
equivalent notice within its service area (10642).
The efforts AVEK has taken to involve appropriate agencies and the general public in the planning process
are summarized below. Copies of notices and the notification list are included in Appendix A.
For the 2015 Plan update, the public hearing was held on June 14, 2016. Accordingly, notice was provided
as follows:





Notice to Cities and Counties on March 2, 2016 (at least 60 days prior to hearing),
Letter to Cities, Counties, Retail Water Agencies, and Interested Parties (see Appendix A) regarding
draft and public hearing on May 4, 2016
Notice in local newspaper on May 31, 2016 and June 7, 2016 (per Gov. Code 6066 – 2 weeks in
advance of hearing),
Posted Draft 2015 UWMP at Agency Office on May 31, 2016 (2 weeks prior to hearing), and
Drafts of the plan were provided to the entities that requested such drafts.
10.2
Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation
Law
After the hearing, the plan shall be adopted as prepared or as modified after the hearing
(10642).
An urban water supplier shall update and submit its 2015 plan to the department by July
1, 2016 (10621(d)).
The urban water supplier shall provide that portion of its urban water management plan
prepared pursuant to this article to any city or county within which it provides water
supplies no later than 60 days after the submission of its urban water management plan
(10635(b)).
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An urban water supplier shall submit to the department, the California State Library, and
any city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies a copy of its plan no
later than 30 days after adoption (10644(a)(1).
Not later than 30 days after filing a copy of its plan with the department, the urban water
supplier and the department shall make the plan available for public review during normal
business hours. (10645).
The amendments to, or changes in, the plan shall be adopted and filed in the manner set
forth in Article 3 (commencing with Section 10640) (10621(c)).
Copies of amendments or changes to the plans shall be submitted to the department, the
California State Library, and any city or county within which the supplier provides water
supplies within 30 days after adoption (10644(a)(1)).
The 2015 UWMP update plan was adopted by the Agency at the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
on June 14, 2016. A public hearing on the update of the Urban Water Management Plan was held on June
14, 2016. The intent of the Public Hearing was to gather input from the public that is served by AVEK as well
as other interested entities. Written and verbal comments received at the public hearing have been
incorporated into the Plan as appropriate. A copy of the resolution adopting the 2015 UWMP update is
included in Appendix B.
The Plan will be submitted to the California Department of Water Resources, the California State Library, and
the Cities and Counties no later than July 1, 2016 which is within 30 days of adoption by the Agency on June
14, 2016.
Commencing no later than July 1, 2016, the Agency will have a copy of the 2015 UWMP available for public
review at the AVEK Office (see address below) during normal business hours.
6500 W. Avenue N
Palmdale, CA 93551
The 2015 UWMP will also be posted on the Agency’s website at www.avek.org.
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