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AGENDA MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

MEETING NOTICE JUNE 11, 2019

PUBLIC MEETING 4:00 P.M.

MEMBERS Margaret McAustin, Chair, District 2

Terry Tornek, Mayor Tyron Hampton, Vice Mayor, District 1

Andy Wilson, District 7

STAFF Gurcharan Bawa, General Manager Brad Fuller, Assistant City Attorney Valerie Flores, Recording Secretary

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 4:00 P.M.

100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, Council Chambers

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA 3. INFORMATION ITEMS

A. Water Supply Conditions and Water Supply and Resources Plan Update*

B. Electric Utility Update Wildfire Related Developments (Transmission System – Distribution System – Water System)*

4. ADJOURMENT

*Attachment

NEXT MEETING June 25, 2019 Margaret McAustin, Chair Municipal Service Committee

Pasadena Water and PowerPasadena Water and Power

Water Supply Conditions and Water Supply and Resources Plan Update

Municipal Services Committee Item 3A

June 11, 2019

Pasadena Water and Power

Pasadena Precipitation

• Rainfall > 25.8 inches year to date > Yearly Average: 19.9 inches

• Spreading Basins (as of April 30)> Arroyo Seco: 584 AF> Eaton Canyon: 161 AF

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California Water Supply

• Northern Sierra – snow water content> 163% of normal

• Oroville Reservoir > 95% capacity> Main spillway repaired> Other repairs pending

• San Luis Reservoir > 79% capacity

• Diamond Valley Lake > 96% capacity

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As of (04/01/19)


Colorado River

• Colorado River snowpack 133% of normal > Lake Powell 41% capacity

31 feet below a year ago> Lake Mead 41% capacity

5.7 feet above a year ago• 50% chance of shortage in

2020> River remains over allocated> Upper Basin Snowfall long term

shortage• Colorado River Interim

Guidelines (Shortage & and Coordinated Operations)

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As of 04/01/19


Surface Water Storage

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Pasadena’s Shortage Plan

• Currently - Level 1 Shortage (least imposing)> 1 watering day/week - winter> 3 watering days/week - summer Permanent water conservation requirements set

maximum of 3 watering days/week• Water Conservation is a Way of Life

> Portfolio Based Programs• KPI to reduce peak summer Day Demand by

10%> Focus Conservation in Demand Management

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Water System & Resource Plan (WSRP) Objectives

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Goals ObjectivesDevelop and manage sustainable water supplies

Improve health of the Raymond Basin to enhance its utilityEfficiently use available supplies Adapt to changing climateEnhance local supplies and support regional water supply programs

Provide reliable water service Improve effectiveness of the water distribution systemEnsure availability to meet health and safety needsOptimize operational efficiency Enhance resilience to minimize impacts from emergencies

Foster watershed stewardship and environmental health

Partner on stormwater managementProtect local watershedMinimize carbon footprint of system operations

Support Pasadena’ s quality of life and community values

Balance water use with Pasadena aesthetics, economic, societal and recreational needsPromote education on water resources to engage the community and foster advocacy

Promote water system and resource planning and implementation that is fair to current and future generations.


Water System & Resource Plan (WSRP)

• September 2018 – January 2019> Facility and Water Resource Assessments

• December 2018 – April 2019> Water Distribution and Water Resource Options/Alternatives

• May – June 2109> Portfolio Development and Decision Modeling

• May – June 2109> Implementation Planning> Financial Analysis

• September 2019> Draft Plan

• September – October 2019> Public Meetings

• November 2019> City Council Adoption

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WSRP Stakeholder Process

• Status> October 17, 2018: Overview of the water system and

water resource issues> December 18, 2018: Defined goals and objective> Jan – Feb 2019: Analysis phase> March 8, 2019: Identify option strategies> June 28, 2019: Develop option portfolios> September 2019: Refine portfolios and select

implementation plan

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WSRP

• Youth Involvement> Outward Bound Adventures/John Muir HS/ workshop

(Feb 13) Follow-up with Watershed Stewards (PWP interns)

> Pasadena City College (Feb 28)> Youth stakeholder attendance (Mar 8)

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Water Projects Update

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PROGRAMS UPDATES

Distribution

Mainline Replacement - Installed 6-inch to 16-inch ductile iron mainlines totaling 3.6 miles. Projects occurred along transportation corridors such as Colorado Blvd and Hill St., Avenue 64 and Oak Knoll Avenue. Orange Grove Pipeline - Contractor was selected for the 24-inch, 2.3 mile pipeline project. Construction begins in July 2019 and takes approximately 8 months to complete. Water Meters & Valves - Approximately 1,350 small meters (≤ 2” ), 15 large meters (≥ 3” ) and 75 gate valves were installed.Customer Driven Projects – 37 service applications were received & 34 projects were completed, which included 52 new service connections (domestic, fire & irrigation).Arroyo Booster Station Upgrades – Permits were approved and a contractor was selected. Construction begins in June 2019 and is expected to complete in February 2020.

Storage

Sheldon Reservoir Landscape Enhancement – Design of a concrete sidewalk, decomposed granite pathway, irrigation system and landscaping are underway. Construction is expected to start this summer followed by plantings in fall of 2019.Sunset Reservoir Replacement – Ongoing evaluation for planning and design requirements of a new reservoir to replace a 125-year old, 4.9 million gallon reservoir.


Water Projects Update

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PROGRAMS UPDATES

Production

Explorer Well – The groundwater well is currently under review by a General Engineering Service’ s (GES) consultant for design and water quality considerations. Awaiting an amendment to the existing agreement. New Wells– New site locations are being evaluated for developing new wells.Security Enhancement – A more robust 10-foot tall and thicker wire gage security fence was installed at a well site.

Miscellaneous Facilities

Emergency Portable Generators– Analyzing capacity and design requirements for various pumping stations. The goal is to purchase one or more portable generators. Communication & Controls – Upgrading radio transmission equipment at remote reservoir sites.

Resources

Arroyo Seco Canyon Project– The ecological and hydrological study was completed. An environmental consultant was selected to prepare the EIR, and a GES consultant will lead the effort on the design. The EIR, permits, and design will take approximately 2 years to complete.WSRP – 4th Stakeholder Meeting scheduled at the end of June followed by multiple community meeting and adoption by the City Council in mid-fall 2019.

Non-Potable Project – Exploring alternative concepts for the Non-Potable Program.


Non-potable System Development

• Glendale Recycled Water> Permit pending at State Water Resources Control

Board (2 - 3 months) LA Waterkeeper resolved litigation with Glendale

and is supportive of proposed permit City of Los Angeles (DWP & Sanitation) concerns

were addressed in proposed permit conditions> PWP maximizing value of permitted water

• Exploring alternatives within the Non-Potable Program

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Electric Utility UpdateWildfire Related Developments

(Transmission System – Distribution System – Water System)

June 11, 2019Item 3B


Background: Recent Wildfires

• The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record in California

• 8,527 fires -- 1,893,913 acres burned• Major Fires: 58 greater than 1,000 acres• Top 4 Fires:

> Carr Fire (Shasta, 7/23/18) 229,651 acres, 1,604 Buildings, 8 Fatalities

> Mendocino (Lake, 9/18/18) 459,123 acres, 280 Buildings, 1 Fatality> Camp (Butte, 11/8/18) 153,336 acres, 18,804 Buildings, > Woolsey (LA, Ventura 11/8/18) 96,949 acres, 1,643 Buildings, 86

Fatalities

Source: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) and the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

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IOU Utility Issues

• Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E):> Legal Claims of $30 billion> Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy 1/29/19

• Southern California Edison (SCE):> Proposed $582 million Grid Safety and Resiliency

Program (GS&RP) to CPUC on 9/10/18. Key elements 3,400 miles of covered wire by 2025 and

15,700 current limited fusing• San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E):

> CPUC in late November denied $379 million in cost recovery to SDG&E for wildfires that occurred in 2007

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Legal Issues

• “Inverse Condemnation”: A private party is entitled to compensation from a public entity if its property is “damaged” for public use.> Strict Liability: Public Utilities must pay all damage costs if utility

equipment caused or contributed to a fire, whether the utility was negligent or not.

> Courts have extended this definition to IOUs with the assumption that the CPUC will permit passing costs on to customers.

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Legislative Position Statement

• “Regarding Pasadena’s electric infrastructure, the City believes that inverse condemnation law and strict liability should not be applied if its locally owned utility adheres to current safety and operational standards.”> Stated in the 2019 State Legislative Platform

(approved by City Council 1/28/19)

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Legislation

• Approx. two dozen new laws across various industries:> Homeowner insurance, fire agencies, forestry, utilities, etc.

• Previous utility legislation – SB 1028 (9/24/2016, Hill): > Requires all electric utilities to prepare an annual Wildfire

Mitigation Plan. No set timeline • SB 901 (9/21/2018, Dodd):

> $1B over 5 years for forest health, fire prevention, fuel reduction> Allows IOUs to pass on wildfire costs to customers with CPUC

approval Addresses 2017 and future fires, but not 2018

> Maintains strict liability - Inverse condemnation not addressed> Puts timeline on annual Wildfire Mitigation Plans from SB1028

(by 1/1/2020)

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Pasadena’s Transmission System

• Inside the City – Lower Voltage system

• Outside the City – High Voltage System

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Inside the City - Pasadena Fire Map

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PWP Collaboration

• PWP signed on to a combined response to the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) through the California Municipal Utility Association (CMUA) where we agreed and adopted a majority of the proposed regulation changes as part of the rule-making

• PWP participated in the state-wide Fire Threat Map development by providing local input to the fire threat areas through analytics and local outreach

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PWP System Information

• The Extreme fire threat area is 6.4% of the total city area

• The High fire threat area is 13.1% of the total city area

• We have about 4,390 ft. of primary OH wire in the Extreme fire threat area which is about .45% of the total overhead system

• We have about 92,512 ft. of primary OH wire in the High fire threat area which is about 9.86% of the total overhead system

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Current Mitigating Measures

• Follow the PWP “Power Line Fire Prevention Manual”• Vegetation Management• Insulated Tree Wire for new installs• De-Energize Power Lines if compromised• Prevent field deployed reclosers from energizing a line

automatically if tripped off on Red Flag days• Customer Notification for Outage Alerts• Power Restoration and Reliability

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Preliminary cost estimate for fire threat mitigation in the distribution system is $9.5 million over next 5 years


Mead (230kV)

McCulloughSylmar

Adelanto

Victorville

MonaGonder

GenerationTransmission Substation

MarketPlace

Bonneville Power Admin.

Pasadena

Mead (500kV)

NOB

Westwing

Pasadena’s Transmission System - Outside the City

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• All transmission is located in low risk areas

• Contracts for Capacity (MW)> LADWP, APS, WAPA> No exposure

• Project and Ownership Shares (LADWP is the Operator of the Lines)> STS (5.88%)> NTS (7.56%) > Pacific-DC (2.31%) > McCullough-Victorville (1.96%)> Mead-Adelanto (5.83%) > Mead-Phoenix (2.5%)

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Potential Impacts… goes beyond the utility

• Too early to be conclusive • Potential impacts:

> Operational: More outages when transmission operator sees a fire risk

» Cascading issues – water supply, fire fighting capability, etc. Advanced weather warning systems Greater multi agency coordination Different materials, devices and engineering

> Financial Higher cost – rate impacts Unlimited financial risk – locational, climate change, liability laws Impacts to IOU, JPA, and public utility credit ratings

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Water Service Issues

• Energy for Water System is provided by two providers:> PWP> Southern California Edison

• On-site generation is limited to the Monk Hill Treatment facility

• On-site generation is planned for CIP in several wells and key boosters

• Mobile generators are priority for CIP funding

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• Water Service Areas have two days of water supply without Power

• Extended loss of Power would impact lift pumping to higher elevations in system especially during fire fighting operations

• Higher elevations are frequently the Urban Wildlands Interface Zones

• Mutual aid with neighboring agencies may require opening interties to provide or receive water

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• Managing water quality during an extended Power outage will present challenges> NoDes Truck is a mobile treatment plant> Auxiliary chemical handling & disinfection facilities needed

• Other Considerations> Ash and airborne contamination of reservoirs> Burn residuals in watershed or wellhead collection zones

influence water quality for an extended period> Related services such as sewer pump stations may not be

serviceable.

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• Current Efforts and Programs> WSRP Improving resiliency Emergency Services

> Capital Improvement Program Fire Flow Enhancements

> Water Conservation Programs FireSmart Landscapes are WaterSmart Landscapes

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Moving Forward

• PWP will be updating and aligning its current Fire Mitigation plan to correspond with changes instituted by the new CPUC regulations by 1/1/2020

• PWP is constantly evaluating its design standards and construction practices to mitigate fire related events

• PWP is proactively working directly and through SCPPA and CMUA regarding new legislations and regulations

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Questions

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