LADWP WATER SYSTEM
CAPITAL PROGRAM UPDATE
July 25th 2013
Los Angeles’ Water System
 Established in 1902
 Largest municipallyowned utility in the U.S.
 Operating Revenue = $ 1.08 billion (FY2012/13)
 3.86 million customers within 473 sq. mi. service area
 679,000 active metered services
 Service elevation from sea level to over 2,400 feet
 7,225 miles of pipeline, 114 tanks & reservoirs,
78 pump stations, 421 regulator stations
 340-mile long Los Angeles Aqueduct System
The Los Angeles
Aqueduct
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Water System Priorities
Regulatory Compliance
Safe Water Supply and Compliance
with Regulatory Requirements
Infrastructure Reliability
Sustainable Infrastructure Replacement
and Upgrade
Sustainable Water Supply
Increase Local Supply and Protect the
Environment
Investments that address these priorities are
interdependent and interconnected.
Los Angeles
Aqueduct
Cascades
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Current and Projected
Capital Expenditures
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$ in millions
Total $484M
Next 10 years
Total $8.5B
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Water System Priority:
Regulatory Compliance
Safety of the water we provide to our customers is
LADWP’s #1 Priority
Drinking Water Regulations Require Major Investment in
Water Infrastructure – two major water initiatives:
1) Open Reservoirs: cover, replace, or provide add. treatment
Regulation: Long Term 2 Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2, April 1, 2014)
2) Chloramine Disinfection: system-wide change will reduce harmful
disinfection byproducts
Regulation: Stage 2 Disinfection By-Products Rule (DBP2, June 30, 2021)
Failure to comply with regulatory requirements is NOT an option.
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Water System Priority:
Regulatory Compliance
Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Project
Gravel dust mitigation
• 90% of dust is controlled and Owens
Lake is no longer in the top 10 list of
PM10 (dust) emissions
• 42 square miles of dust control in
operation
• Over $1.2 billion spent to date in
capital (since Sep. 2000);
$72 million in annual O&M (including
cost of replacement water)
Shallow flooding dust mitigation
• Using up to 95,000 acre-feet per year
of water from Los Angeles Aqueduct
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Water System Priority:
Regulatory Compliance
Current and Projected Expenditures:
($ in Millions)
Capital Investment
Reservoirs & Trunk Lines
Chlorine to Chloramine
Water Treatment
Owens Lake Dust Mitigation
Total
2012/13
Next
10 years
$ 159.0
26.8
13.2
49.4
$1,337.6
100.5
265.2
337.3
$248.4
$2,040.6
Includes Water Quality Improvement Program and Owens Lake Dust
Mitigation Project
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Water System Priority:
Infrastructure Reliability
LADWP’s Water System is large and complex
Continually aging (233 miles of pipe are over a century old and 70% of pipes
are more than 50 years old)
Maintenance and replacement is an ongoing and continuous effort
Water System Annual Leak Rate
15 leaks per 100-miles is below N. America
average of 25 leaks per 100-miles of pipe
Current 315-year Pipe Replacement
Cycle - severely deficient of frequency
required for continued reliability
Our 7,200 miles of water distribution pipeline is the backbone of our
delivery infrastructure – we work very hard to keep its service reliability
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Water System Priority:
Infrastructure Reliability
Water Main Replacement Program
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Water System Priority:
Infrastructure Reliability
Current and Projected Expenditures:
($ in Millions)
Capital Investment
Mainlines & Trunk Lines
Reservoir, Pump, & Reg. Stations
Meters, Services, Hydrants
Seismic, Facilities, Equip., IT, Other
L.A. Aqueduct System
Total
2012/13
Next
10 years
$ 63.2
$ 1,619.6
21.2
40.4
18.4
11.5
634.1
521.8
690.9
188.3
$154.7
$ 3,654.8
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Water System Priority:
Sustainable Water Supply
The City of Los Angeles plans to meet all new water
demands through local resource development.
Environmental regulatory challenges and impacts of climate
change requires continued focus on four major water initiatives:
1)Stormwater Capture
2)Water Conservation
2)Water Recycling
3)San Fernando Basin Groundwater Remediation
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Water System Priority:
Sustainable Water Supply
Fiscal Year 2034 – 35
Total: 711,000 AFY
FYE 2008 – 2012 Average
Total: 574,600 AFY
Local GW
64,466
11%
LA Aqueduct 206,815
37%
Recycled Water
6,706
1%
MWD 297,945
51%
Goal is to reduce our dependence on
purchased supplemental imported water
by 50 percent by 2035 or sooner
Charts do not reflect 100,000 AF of existing conservation
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Water System Priority:
Sustainable Water Supply
Current and Projected Expenditures:
($ in Millions)
Capital Investment
Groundwater Management
& Remediation
Water Recycling
Stormwater Capture
Water Conservation
Total
2012/13
Next
10 years
$ 12.9
$1,561.9
27.9
25.1
814.3
156.8
15.1
217.3
$ 81.0
$ 2,750.3
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