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Solano Water, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Flood Management Agency FINAL Municipal Service Review Solano County Water, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Flood Management Agencies Prepared for: Solano County LAFCO 744 Empire St., Suite 216 Fairfield, CA 94533 (707) 438-1785 Contact: Shaun Pritchard, Executive Officer Prepared by: Michael Brandman Associates 2000 “O” Street, Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95811 916.447.1100 Contact: Elliot Mulberg, Senior Environmental Planner April 13, 2009 Solano Water, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Flood Management Agencies Municipal Service Review Final Municipal Service Review Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: Introduction......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 - Role and Responsibility of LAFCO...................................................................... 1 1.2 - Purpose of the Municipal Service Review........................................................... 1 1.3 - California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) ..................................................... 4 1.4 - Long-Term Environmental Issues ....................................................................... 4 Section 2: Executive Summary............................................................................................ 5 2.1 - Introduction ......................................................................................................... 5 2.2 - Water Districts..................................................................................................... 5 2.3 - Reclamation Districts .......................................................................................... 8 2.4 - Key Findings ....................................................................................................... 8 Section 3: Municipal Service Review Water Agencies .................................................... 12 3.1 - Solano County Water Agency ........................................................................... 12 3.2 - Solano Irrigation District.................................................................................... 32 3.3 - Maine Prairie Water District .............................................................................. 43 3.4 - Rural North Vacaville Water District.................................................................. 50 Section 4: Municipal Service Review Reclamation and Levee Districts........................ 56 4.1 - Collinsville Levee Maintenance District............................................................. 56 4.2 - Reclamation District No. 501 (Ryer Island) ....................................................... 60 4.3 - Reclamation District No. 536 (Egbert Tract) ..................................................... 64 4.4 - Reclamation District No. 1607 (Van Sickle Island)............................................ 68 4.5 - Reclamation District No. 2034........................................................................... 73 4.6 - Reclamation District No. 2060 (Hastings Tract) ................................................ 76 4.7 - Reclamation District No. 2068........................................................................... 81 4.8 - Reclamation District No. 2084........................................................................... 88 4.9 - Reclamation District No. 2093 (Liberty Island).................................................. 92 4.10 - Reclamation District No. 2098......................................................................... 97 4.11 - Reclamation District No. 2104 (Peters Pocket Tract).................................... 103 4.12 - Reclamation District No. 2112 (Schafer Pintail) ............................................ 106 4.13 - Reclamation District No 2127 (Simmons Wheeler)....................................... 110 4.14 - Reclamation District No. 2129 (Frost Lake) .................................................. 114 4.15 - Reclamation District No. 2130 (Honker Bay) ................................................ 119 4.16 - Reclamation District No. 2134 (Denverton)................................................... 123 4.17 - Reclamation District No. 2135 (Sunrise Island) ............................................ 127 4.18 - Reclamation District No. 2136 (Grizzly West) ............................................... 131 4.19 - Reclamation District No. 2138 (Morrow Island)............................................. 135 4.20 - Reclamation District No. 2139 (Can Can/Greenhead) .................................. 138 4.21 - Reclamation District No. 2141 (Joice Island) ................................................ 142 4.22 - Reclamation District No. 2142 (Suisun Slough West)................................... 145 Section 5: References....................................................................................................... 148 Michael Brandman Associates ii C:\Documents and Settings\Shaun\My Documents\Michelle\Water MSR 2008-2009\Water MSR final April 13 2009.doc Solano Water, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Flood Management Agencies Municipal Service Review Final Municipal Service Review Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Total Demand for the Five Cities and Projections 2000 to 2015 (AF/yr)................... 6 Table 2: Reliability Factors for Common Supplies (percent)................................................... 6 Table 3: Member Agency Water Entitlements (acre-feet) ....................................................... 7 Table 4: Excess Supply for the Five Cities (AF)...................................................................... 8 Table 5: Reclamation District (RD) and Collinsville Levee Maintenance District Characteristics.......................................................................................................... 9 Table 6: State and Regional Water Organizations................................................................ 14 Table 7: Total Demand and Projections 2000 to 2015 for the Five Cities (AF/yr)................. 15 Table 8: Facilities and Capacity of the Solano Project.......................................................... 16 Table 9: Solano Project Water Contracts.............................................................................. 17 Table 10: North Bay Aqueduct Supply (AF) .......................................................................... 19 Table 11: Member Agency Water Sources Entitlements (acre-feet)..................................... 22 Table 12: Reliability Factors for Common Supplies (Percent) .............................................. 23 Table 13: Net Supply for the Five Cities (AF)........................................................................ 23 Table 14: Solano County Water Agency Revenues and Expenditures................................. 26 Table 15: Cooperative Water Agency Agreements............................................................... 28 Table 16: Average Water Deliveries ..................................................................................... 38 Table 17: Solano Project Drought Measures Agreement...................................................... 38 Table 18: Solano Irrigation District Revenues and Expenditures.......................................... 39 Table 19: Water Consumption by Source ............................................................................. 45 Table 20: Solano Project Drought Measures Agreement...................................................... 45 Table 21: Maine Prairie Water District Revenues and Expenditures .................................... 46 Table 22: Rural North Vacaville Water District Revenues and Expenses............................. 52 Table 23: New Rate Schedule .............................................................................................. 53 Table 24: Collinsville Levee Maintenance District Revenues and Expenditures................... 58 Table 25: Reclamation District No. 501 Revenues and Expenditures .................................. 62 Table 26: Reclamation District No. 536 Revenues and Expenditures .................................. 64 Table 27: Reclamation District No. 1607 Revenues and Expenditures ................................ 70 Table 28: Reclamation District No. 2034 Revenues and Expenditures ................................ 73 Table 29: Reclamation District No. 2060 Revenues and Expenditures ................................ 76 Table 30: Reclamation District No. 2068 Revenues and Expenditures ................................ 84 Table 31: Percent of Revenue as Budgeted ......................................................................... 84 Table 32: Reclamation District No. 2084 Revenues and Expenditures ................................ 90 Michael Brandman Associates iii C:\Documents and Settings\Shaun\My Documents\Michelle\Water MSR 2008-2009\Water MSR final April 13 2009.doc Solano Water, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Flood Management Agencies Municipal Service Review Final Municipal Service Review Table of Contents Table 33: Reclamation District No. 2093 Revenues and Expenditures ................................ 94 Table 34: Reclamation District No. 2098 Revenues and Expenditures ................................ 99 Table 35: Reclamation District No. 2104 Revenues and Expenditures .............................. 103 Table 36: Reclamation District No. 2112 Revenues and Expenditures .............................. 106 Table 37: Reclamation District No. 2127 Revenues and Expenditures .............................. 110 Table 38: Reclamation District No. 2129 Revenues
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