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2012 Annual Report 2012 ANNUAL REPORT Water Service with CUSTOMER VALUE in Every Drop CONTRA COSTA Table of A MESSAGE from the GENERAL MANAGER Water District CONTENTS The year 2012 was momentous for the District. We invest regularly in maintaining After building a business case and completing and upgrading our treatment, A Message from Board of Directors environmental studies, we enlarged the Los storage and distribution system the General Manager 1 Joseph L. Campbell President | Division 3 Vaqueros Reservoir 60 percent to a storage capacity based on cost-benefit analyses of 160,000 acre-feet by raising the height of the that guard against the expensive Karl L. Wandry Vice President | Division 5 About the Contra Costa Water District 2 dam 34 feet. As part of the project, we also moved surprises that come from poor Lisa M. Borba Director | Division 1 the Los Vaqueros Marina to higher ground and planning or deferring maintenance. Bette Boatmun Director | Division 4 Mission Statement 3 upgraded the watershed’s recreational facilities. At the same time, we operate our facilities as cost-effectively as possible, always John A. Burgh Director | Division 2 Reservoir Expansion: Completed on schedule and under budget, the with an eye toward reducing energy bills and Improved Reliability and Quality 4 Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project adds maximizing the productivity of staff. This all comes substantial value to customers’ water service. back to our customers in the form of reliability, Mary Neher District Secretary Controlling Costs and With the larger reservoir, customers have a more which means every time they turn on the tap Enhancing Customer Service 6 secure water supply, even in a drought or Delta at work or at home they are guaranteed a safe, Comparative emergency.The larger reservoir also stores more healthy drink of satisfying water. General Manager Financial Highlights 8 high-quality water for blending, which assures that the quality of water delivered to customers will One area where the District has been focusing Jerry Brown Balance Sheet 9 be high regardless of environmental conditions in for the past few years is improving our safety the Delta. Finally, the enlarged reservoir stands to practices. In 2012, staff continued creating a Income Statement 10 benefit the entire Bay Area if other water agencies world-class safety culture with no workplace Board Meetings in the region choose to become partners in it. injuries. These efforts were met with considerable District Profile 11 The Board meets in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on the success and two records were set for the number first and third Wednesdays of each month. Meetings In keeping with the District’s long-standing practice of days worked without lost-time incidents. I am are held in the Board Room at the Contra Costa Water of operating like a business, the cost of the proud to note that the District was recognized by District Administration Building, 1331 Concord Avenue, project was introduced into the Ten Year Capital the American Water Works Association California- Concord. For meeting agendas, contact the District Improvement Plan several years ago, avoiding Nevada Section in the fall and presented with the Secretary at (925) 688-8024, or visit the District’s web water rate increases solely for the project. Also, the Larry C. Larson Safety Award. site at www.ccwater.com. new dam is designed to allow further expansion if regional partnerships are formed and another Without question, the past year was one of expansion is needed. success and solid performance for the District. Therefore, it is with pleasure that I present the While the reservoir expansion was clearly a high- details of our major accomplishments in this profile, successful project in 2012, it was not our annual report. sole focus during the year. The many facets of the District’s business are examined and refined frequently to ensure agency sustainability and customer value. This guarantees that our water service is worth every penny customers pay for it. JERRY BROWN General Manager CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 1 MISSION Statement About the CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT The Mission of the Contra Costa Water District is to strategically provide The Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) serves Company in Bay Point, the Diablo Water District a reliable supply of high-quality water at the lowest cost possible, in an treated and untreated water to approximately in Oakley, and Brentwood. environmentally responsible manner. 500,000 people in central and eastern Contra Costa County in Northern California. CCWD sells untreated water to the cities of In fulfilling our mission, we will: Antioch, Martinez and Pittsburg, as well as to Formed in 1936 to provide water for irrigation industrial and irrigation customers. Responsibly serve the public and industry, CCWD is now a major urban water Provide District employees a safe and healthy work environment supplier and a leader in drinking-water treatment CCWD pumps water from four intakes in the technology and protection of the Sacramento-San Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The intakes Ensure fair and equitable rates and charges Joaquin Delta. are located at Rock Slough, Old River, Victoria Work cooperatively with local, regional, state and federal agencies Canal and at Mallard Slough. All four intakes are The District provides treated water to Clayton, screened to protect fish. The backbone of the Practice ethical behavior Clyde, Concord, Pacheco, Port Costa and parts District’s water conveyance system is the 48-mile Ensure an open process of Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek. Contra Costa Canal, which starts at Rock Slough In addition, the District sells wholesale treated and ends at the Martinez Reservoir. Ensure equal opportunity and diversity in personnel matters and contracting water to Antioch, the Golden State Water 1 2 3 4 5 CCWD Treated & Untreated Water Service Area Multi-Purpose Pipeline l Water Treatment Plants 1. City of Martinez Los Vaqueros 2. CCWD’s Ralph D. Bollman Plant Pipeline 3. City of Pittsburg Victoria Canal 4. City of Antioch Pipeline 5. Randall-Bold (jointly owned by CCWD & DWD) Contra Costa l Bay Point Treated Water Connection Canal The 48-mile-long Contra Costa Canal starts at Rock Slough near Knightsen and ends at Terminal Reservoir in Martinez. Here, a mother and baby enjoy a springtime walk along the canal in Antioch. 2 2012 ANNUAL REPORT CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 3 RESERVOIR EXPANSION: Improved Reliability and Quality The District greatly increased the value of 160,000 acre-feet of water, significantly more than while helping District customers pay for the some picnic areas and some trails. On the north the service it provides to customers when it its previous storage capacity of 100,000 acre- investment. Staff discussions are progressing to side of the reservoir, there was no need to move completed the expansion of the Los Vaqueros feet. The expanded dam was dedicated on July explore possible water-storage and cost-sharing or substantially change the interpretive center, Reservoir and Dam in June 2012. Finished on 13, 2012, and filling is now under way. Filling is arrangements with neighboring agencies to however new displays were added to the interior time and under budget, the enlarged reservoir expected to take two to three years, depending realize the full potential of the enlarged reservoir to make it more user-friendly. All of these facilities increases the District’s water-storage capacity on weather, water-supply conditions and the rate while adhering to the principles of the 2004 voter were completed during the summer and fall by 60 percent and improves its water-supply at which customers use water. approval to advance the project. months and greeted by an enthusiastic public reliability and quality. when they reopened. While this project provides important benefits As part of the project, recreational facilities on the After just a year of construction, the height of for District customers, it also offers exciting south side of the reservoir were moved to higher the Los Vaqueros Dam was raised 34 feet and opportunities to improve water quality and ground, rebuilt and improved. These include the the size of the reservoir was increased to hold supply reliability throughout the greater region Los Vaqueros Marina, fishing piers, boat docks, In 2012, storage capacity of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir was increased to 160,000 acre feet when the height of the dam was raised 34 feet. Above, participants in the dedication ceremony toast the achievement. 4 2012 ANNUAL REPORT CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 5 CONTROLLING Costs and ENHANCING Customer Service Ensuring a Safe, Award from the California-Nevada Section of overall well-being. Finally, Productive Workforce the American Water Works Association. The proactive maintenance allows Over the past three years, the District has been award selection was based on the District’s the District to avoid the high working hard on a workplace safety program that improved incident record and world-class safety costs of surprise repairs reinforces a culture where employee safety is a top program. This recognition allows the District to be and unplanned equipment priority and on-the-job injuries do not occur. To do considered for the association’s national safety replacement, and this helps this, the District has established an atmosphere award in the Spring of 2013. control water rates for all of of trust and respect that allows every employee to its customers. feel comfortable bringing up safety concerns and Generating Our Own Energy suggestions, with every concern and suggestion The District continues to pursue renewable Enhancing addressed appropriately in a timely manner. The energy projects to control its electric bills while Customer Service District has also stepped up its training program shrinking its carbon footprint.
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