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RWA Executive Committee Meeting

May 27, 2020

Agenda

• 1. Introduction/Background
• Consortium Formation
• Project #1 – Planning/Integration Study
• 2. Study Overview
• 3. Next Steps
• Study Findings & Recommendations
• Consortium Agencies & RWA Policy Review

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Introduction/Background

Meter Consortium & Planning Study

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Why a Consortium for Meter Asset Management?

• 1. Economies of Scale
• Planning
• Purchasing
• Capital Facilities & Equipment
• Other On-going Operations & Maintenance Savings

(Labor & Materials)

2. Building Collaborative Relationships in the Region

• Sharing information (database with test data, failures, etc.)
• Developing consistent meter testing protocols
• Identifying other partnership opportunities

“Sensible Integration”

Introduction/Background

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Consortium

L1 L3 L2

“Sensible Integration”

Introduction/Background

Study Overview

Project #1 – Planning/Integration Study

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Study Overview

Information Decisions Planning/Implementation

Implementation Strategy (4) Long-Term Planning (5) Individual Agency Assessments (1) Next Generation Program Options Analysis (2) Meter Testing Program Strategy (3)

• 1. Individual Agency Assessment
• 2. Next Generation Program Options
• 3. Meter Testing Program Strategy
• 4. Implementation Strategy
• 5. Long Term Planning (Beyond Next Generation)
• 6. Final Report/Plan Adoption
• 7. Public Outreach Strategy

Study Overview

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We are here

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Agency Average Age of Meters 5/8”-2” (Years) Number of Meters

Citrus Heights Water District 17 19,869 City of Folsom 7 21,386 City of Sacramento 12 129,086 Placer County Water Agency 10 37,078 Sacramento County 13 53,120 Sac Suburban Water District 11 42,225 San Juan Water District 19 10,558

TOTAL 313,322

Deployed Meter Inventories

Study Overview

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Deployed Meter Inventories

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• 5,000

10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Consortium

Study Overview

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Opportunities to Collaborate

Opportunity Type Key Opportunities Key Considerations

Information Sharing  Greater potential benefits across the Consortium  Better informed, more efficient agency decision-making  Inter-agency consistency  Additional cost  Potential for data vulnerability  Additional sources of potential error Joint Purchasing  Cost savings  Inter-agency consistency  Less control by individual agencies  Negotiations more complex  Larger potential recall risk Joint Contracting Services  Cost savings  Inter-agency consistency  Easier to manage staff workloads  Negotiations more complex  Less overall redundancy  Less individual agency control

Study Overview

Next Steps

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Next Steps

JUNE 2020

• Expected Start
• f Phase 4 & 5

JANUARY 2020

• Start of

Phase 3

NOVEMBER 2019

• Start of

Phase 2

AUGUST 2019

• Start of

Phase 1

Information Decisions Planning

Implementation Strategy (4) Long-Term Planning (5) Individual Agency Assessments (1) Next Generation Program Options Analysis (2) Meter Testing Program Strategy (3)

We are here

Implementation Plans

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Policy Item Who By When Notes Program Item Who By When Notes Project/Task Item Who By When Notes

Agency A –To Do List

Next Steps

Study Concludes Consortium Approval RWA Executive Committee RWA Board

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Findings & Recommendations Policy-level Review & Approval Review & Approval Review & Approval

Implementation Process

Next Steps

“Sensible Integration”

Potential RWA Strategic Plan Objective

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Support programs that benefit from economies of scale in studies, planning, implementation, purchasing and resource sharing (e.g. Regional Aquifer Storage & Recovery (ASR), Meter Asset Management, Chemical Purchasing Program).

Next Steps

“Sensible Integration”

Consensus Direction Recommended

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• Recommend Strategic Plan language

as provided in Slide 16 during the Zoom-based Strategic Planning Workshops on June 19 & 26, 2020

Next Steps

“Sensible Integration”

Discussion & Questions

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“Sensible Integration”