CUWA is comprised of eleven member agencies representing a geographic balance of the state's major urban areas serving two-thirds of California's population, and more than three-fourths of the state's $800 billion economy.

The members are urban water agencies whose leaders are engaged in regional and statewide water policy issues. Each member agency is represented on the CUWA Board by a representative who is the chief executive or chief water operations officer of the member agency. CUWA's Board meets bi-monthly.

CUWA's members are:

1. ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT

Representative:  Paul Piraino, General Manager
Web Address:  http://www.acwd.org/

Alameda County Water District (ACWD) supplies treated water to a population of 320,000 in the southeast San Francisco Bay area through 77,000 retail connections. Its normal water supply is 55 percent from the State Water Project, 30 percent from the San Francisco Public Utility Commission's Hetch Hetchy system and 15 percent from local runoff that is stored as groundwater. A portion of its State Water Project entitlement is treated at two state-of-the-art water treatment plants, while the remainder is used for groundwater recharge. Hetch Hetchy water is blended with groundwater supplies before being distributed to customers. Currently in construction is a 5 mgd desalination facility which will treat brackish groundwater to drinking water standards, thus improving water supply reliability and quality for ACWD customers.

2. ZONE 7

Representative: Jill Duerig, General Manager
Web Address: http://www.zone7water.com/

Zone 7 Water Agency was created in 1957 to provide water resources management for the Livermore-Amador Valley in eastern Alameda County. Zone 7 serves almost 200,000 people in the Cities of Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, and the surrounding unincorporated areas. Specific water resources responsibilities include development of local surface water rights, groundwater basin management (including artificial recharge augmentation), State Water Project contracting, water treatment plant operation, and major flood control protection. Zone 7 provides wholesale water to four major Municipal & Industrial retailers from two water treatment plants and a number of groundwater wells. Zone 7 also supplies untreated water to agricultural customers - primarily for viticulture irrigation. The State Water Project supply accounts for approximately 70 percent of the Livermore-Amador Valley water demand.

3. CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT

Representative:  Walter J. Bishop, General Manager
Web Address:  http://www.ccwater.com/

Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) serves a population of about 450,000 people in north, central and east Contra Costa County. Half receive treated water directly from CCWD, half receive water CCWD delivers to six local agencies. CCWD draws its water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta under a contract with the federal Central Valley Project (CVP), and as such is particularly concerned about Delta water quality and the Delta environment. CCWD is the CVP's largest urban contractor. In 1998, CCWD completed construction of the locally-financed $450 million Los Vaqueros Project, including a 100,000 acre-foot reservoir, designed to provide improved water quality and energy supply reliability for CCWD customers as well as net environmental benefits.

4. EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

Representative:  Dennis M. Diemer, General Manager
Web Address:  http://www.ebmud.com/

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) provides water services to a population of 1.3 million and wastewater service for 600,000 in the east San Francisco Bay region. It gets its normal water supply from its own Mokelumne River reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada and local watersheds.

5. CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER

Representative:  James McDaniel, Deputy Assistant General Manager - Water
Web Address:  http://www.ladwp.com/

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipally owned utility in the United States, serving a population of over 3.8 million. On average, 65 percent of Los Angeles' water needs are supplied through the Los Angeles Aqueduct, 15 percent from local groundwater, and 20 percent from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The Los Angeles Aqueduct imports snowmelt runoff from the Eastern Sierra Nevada watershed. LADWP is continuing an aggressive water conservation program and is moving forward with expanded water recycling in order to meet the demands created by an expanding population.

6. METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Representative: Debra Man, Chief Operating Officer
Web Address:  http://www.mwdh2o.com/

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWDSC) is a wholesale water agency supplying water to 17 million consumers through 27 member public agencies. MWDSC's two sources of supply are the Colorado River and the State Water Project (SWP). The percentage of supplies from these sources varies from year-to-year. The Colorado River Aqueduct has a maximum annual delivery capacity of about 1.2 million acre-feet. The MWDSC contract for SWP water calls for a maximum of about 2.1 million acre-feet but maximum annual SWP delivery so far has been about 1.5 million acre-feet. MWDSC supplies about two-thirds of the total water deliveries by its member agencies.

7. SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

Representative:  Maureen Stapleton, General Manager
Web Address:  http://www.sdcwa.org/

The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) is a regional water wholesaler, providing imported water to its 23 member agencies. SDCWA's supplies represent 90 percent of the water used by the 2.7 million people residing within its 1,420 square mile service area. These supplies help to sustain the region's quality of life and $83 billion dollar per year economy. About 15 percent of its supplies are used by agricultural businesses. SDCWA's water resources plan provides the blue print for the region's future supplies. Water Conservation, reclamation and transfers are important components of the plan, along with continued purchases of water from the Metropolitan Water District. SDCWA is in the process of implementing a water conservation and transfer agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District to help meet the region's growing demand for reliable water supplies. SDCWA owns and operates a system of large diameter pipelines within its service area and is proceeding with plans to build an emergency storage reservoir system to further enhance the region's water supply reliability.

8. SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

Representative: Greg Zlotnick, Special Counsel for Strategic Planning and Delta Policy
Web Address:  http://www.scvwd.dst.ca.us/

The Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) is the water resource management agency serving the wholesale water supply and flood protection needs of Santa Clara County. SCVWD serves a population of 1.6 million residents and a 1,300 square mile service area that encompasses 15 cities.

SCVWD sells wholesale treated water and groundwater to 13 public and investor-owned water retailers that serve Santa Clara County. In addition to local groundwater and surface water, Santa Clara County receives imported water from the State Water Project, the federal Central Valley Project, and City of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy Project.

9. CITY OF SACRAMENTO

Representative:  Gary Reents, Director, Utilities Department
Web Address:  http://www.cityofsacramento.org/utilities

The City of Sacramento provides water and wastewater transmission services. It diverts, treats and delivers approximately 110,000 acre-feet of potable water to the City's residents through two treatment plants using water from the American and Sacramento rivers.

10. CITY OF SAN DIEGO WATER DEPARTMENT

Representative:  Marsi Steirer, Deputy Director
Web Address:  http://www.sandiego.gov/water/

The City of San Diego Water Department (SDWD) supplies potable and recycled water on a retail basis to 1.2 million city residents, and wholesale water to around 90,000 customers. Each day the SDWD delivers an average of 200 million gallons of treated water to city residents. With an average rainfall of less than 10 inches a year, SDWD purchases more than 80 percent of its total water needs from the San Diego County Water Authority.

11. SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Representative: Susan Leal, General Manager
Web Address:  http://sfwater.org/home.cfm

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission supplies retail water to 750,000 residents, and wholesale water to a population of about 1.6 million. The PUC's normal water supply is made up of 85 percent from the Hetch Hetchy reservoirs and 15 percent from local sources all owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco through its Public Utilities Commission.

CUWA OFFICERS

• Paul Piraino, Chair
• Debra Man, Vice Chair
• Gary Reents, Secretary/Treasurer

CUWA STAFF

Elaine Archibald is the CUWA Executive Director. Michelle Matthes is the CUWA Project Administrator. CUWA's offices are at 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 705, Sacramento, CA, 95814. Telephone: 916-552-2929; Fax: 916-552-2931; E-mail: cuwa@sbcglobal.net.