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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrange County Water District Annexation Update - Study SessiOrange County Water District Annexation Update September 3, 2013 Cathy Green — OCWD Director Michael R. Markus, P.E. - General Manager 1986 Annexation Policy Summary ► Accommodate long-term producers ► Provide uniformity of cost and access ► Within Orange County SAR Watershed ► Within MWD service area ► Pay annexation charge ► Annexation applicant collects and pays what would have been ad valorem property tax received by OCWD before Prop 13 (1978) 8/30/2013 r Caunty � aa.y9 a /'{", ,,gyp '�•}. Z � Santa A a � �•Y (j w�\ f f ...,v j 1933 OCWD Boundary Senate Bill No. 1201 1433OCWO8Ou"— _..�� currant OCOM Bnu OU �iee. 2 1999 Lawsuit with Cities of Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley Cities sued for lack of CEQA on OCWD Master Plan Report Master Plan Report was a planning document predicting future with and without proposed annexations at that time ► OCWD prevailed �► However OCWD later decided to prepare CEQA documents for any annexation requests. Areas of Requested Watershed Line & Annexations — 15,424 acres LAFCO Sphere of __ _ Influence Line Annual Additional Pumping & Annexation Fee Agency Additional Pumping at 70% BPP (afy) Annual Annexation Fee YLWD 4,562 $303,457 IRWD 4,291 $285,393 Anaheim (1) 1,729 $114,995 Totals 10,582 $703,845 (1) Assumes Anaheim area develops OCWD Basin Pumping Percentage - BPP Groundwater Pumping Total Water Demands = BPP Currently set at 70% - City can pump 70% of its total water demands and pay Replenishment Assessment ► Has averaged 71 % over past 43 years ► Impacted by numerous issues ►Groundwater pumping must match groundwater recharge 8/30/2013 Buena Park 14,185 $7,315,914 $7,475,339 $159,425 EOCWD 1,017 $524,618 $535,948 $11,430 Fountain Valley 9,810 $5,059,508 $5,169,762 $110,255 Fullerton 27,408 $14,135,676 $14,443,715 $308,039 Garden Grove 25,057 $12,923,148 $13,204,763 $281,616 Golden State 26,526 $13,680,785 $13,978,910 $298,126 Huntington Beach 29,801 $15,369,866 $15,704,799 $334,933 La Palma 2,162 $1,115,052 $1,139,350 $24,299 MCWD 17,751 $9,155,078 $9,354,582 $199,503 Newport Beach 15.736 $8,115,842 $8,292,699 $176,857 Orange 29,603 $15,267,747 $15,600,455 $332,708 Santa Ana 39,643 $20,445,877 $20,891,425 $445.548 Seal Beach 3,571 $1,841,743 $1,881,878 $40,134 Serrano 3,066 $1,581,290 $1,615,748 $34,459 Tustin 11,907 $6,141,035 $6,274,858 $133,823 Westminster 12,011 $6,194 673 $6 329,665 $134,992 Totals 269,254 $138,867,751 $141,893,896 $3,026,146 6 Groundwater Producer Meetings ► Cost neutrality concept ► Five meetings to date ► Annexing Producers agree to additional requirements to offset impact Examples of ideas being considered Pay 40 years of annexation fee upfront Guarantee wastewater always sent for GWRS use No new annexations Agree to pump below the BPP Other Current Annexation Schedule Bring to the OCWD Board on September 18th: Environmental Impact Report Comment letters answered by the end of August Annexation Agreement Separate agreement with each of three applicants Resolution to request LAFCO to annex land 8/30/2013