Approval of Uniform Contract for Member Agency Purchase of Treated Water from the Water Authority-Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Project - Oct. 25, 2012
Presentation given at the San Diego County Water Authority's Water Planning Meeting on Oct. 25, 2012. To view agenda visit www.sdcwa.org/monthly-board-meeting-20
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Approval of Uniform Contract for Member Agency Purchase of Treated Water from the Water Authority-Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Project - Oct. 25, 2012
1. Site of Proposed Carlsbad Seawater
Desalination Facility
Approval of Uniform Contract for Member Agency
Purchase of Treated Water from the Water
Authority-Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Project
Water Planning Committee
October 25, 2012
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2. Based on Board adopted purchase principles
Allow member agency to purchase local supply
Provide guidance on essential terms of purchase contract
Member agency input from four meetings held July –
September 2012
Basic contract terms presented to Board in August
Following receipt of member agency intent, individual
contracts would be prepared based on uniform
contract
Individual contract presented to Board for approval
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3. Member agency commit to fixed purchase amount of
Water Authority-owned supply from Project
Uniform contracts, except for quantity
Full cost recovery
Assumption of same risk profile as Water Authority
Classified as treated local water supply
Member agencies have 60 days from public release of
WPA to provide notice of intent to purchase a specific
quantity of supply
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4. Member agency commit to fixed minimum
purchase amount (contract quantity)
Part of Minimum Annual Demand Commitment
under WPA (48 TAF)
Annual quantity taken in twelve equal
monthly purchases
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5. If Water Authority purchases additional
deliveries, member agency must also purchase
additional deliveries
Pro-rata share based on their contract quantity
Member agency can permanently waive access
to additional deliveries in contract
Member agency can only purchase additional
deliveries if Water Authority has purchased
deliveries
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6. Local supply in application of all Water
Authority ordinances, plans, and programs
Local supply pursuant to Water Authority’s Water
Shortage and Drought Response Plan (WSDRP)
Treated water supply
Delivered in similar manner to other Water
Authority treated deliveries
May not receive molecule of desalinated water
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7. Aqueduct
Carlsbad Desalination Project Costs
Costs
Product Water
Water Purchase Agreement Twin Oaks Transportation
Pipeline Design
Payments Valley WTP Charge
Build Agreement
(Inefficiency (Adjusted for
Fixed Variable Management DBA Budgeted
due to amounts paid
Unit Unit Fee/Incentive Dept O&M
desalinated under Project
Price Price Payment Service Costs
production) Costs)
Contract
X X X X X X X
Quantity
Additional
X X X
Deliveries
Unexcused
Demand X X X X
Shortfall Units
Excused
Demand No Payment for Project Water
Shortfall Units
Unexcused or
Excused Supply No Payment for Project Water
Shortfall Units
Contract also includes annual administrative fee payment 7
8. Fixed contract term equal to WPA term
30 Years
Option to renew for additional 20 years
Up to additional 3 years for force majeure events by
Poseidon
Early termination – member agency has ability
to terminate contract
If Water Authority acquires Plant pursuant to WPA
(other than upon expiration of agreement term)
If revisions to Water Authority WSDRP allocation
methodology eliminate or materially reduce local
supply benefit
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9. Approve the uniform contract for
member agency purchase of
treated water from the San Diego
County Water Authority-Carlsbad
Desalination Project
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