Municipal Service Review: Reclamation Services Final Adopted July 8, 2009 Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission Burr Consulting and Baracco & Associates TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 1 2. LAFCO AND MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEWS ............................................................................................. 8 LAFCO OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................... 8 MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW ORIGINS ..................................................................................................................... 9 MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW LEGISLATION ............................................................................................................ 11 SPHERES OF INFLUENCE ........................................................................................................................................... 12 MSR AND SOI UPDATE PROCESS ............................................................................................................................ 14 3. STUDY AREA: THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA .................................................................... 15 AREA OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 DELTA RISKS ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 LEVEE CLASSIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS ............................................................................................................. 20 DEMOGRAPHICS AND GROWTH ................................................................................................................................ 21 AGRICULTURAL LAND ............................................................................................................................................. 23 4. RECLAMATION DISTRICT SERVICES ......................................................................................................... 25 SERVICE PROVIDERS OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 25 SERVICE DEMAND ................................................................................................................................................... 31 INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OR DEFICIENCIES ............................................................................................................ 32 SERVICE ADEQUACY ............................................................................................................................................... 34 SHARED FACILITIES ................................................................................................................................................. 39 FINANCING .............................................................................................................................................................. 39 MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 43 5. RECLAMATION DISTRICT 799 (HOTCHKISS TRACT) ............................................................................. 47 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 47 RECLAMATION SERVICE .......................................................................................................................................... 54 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................. 59 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 59 SOI RECOMMENDATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS ................................................................................................... 61 6. RECLAMATION DISTRICT 800 (BYRON TRACT) ...................................................................................... 65 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 65 RECLAMATION SERVICE .......................................................................................................................................... 73 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................. 77 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 77 SOI RECOMMENDATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS ................................................................................................... 79 7. RECLAMATION DISTRICT 830 (JERSEY ISLAND) .................................................................................... 82 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 82 RECLAMATION SERVICE .......................................................................................................................................... 89 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................. 92 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 92 SOI RECOMMENDATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS ................................................................................................... 94 8. RECLAMATION DISTRICT 2024 (ORWOOD AND PALM TRACTS) ....................................................... 96 BY BURR CONSULTING i CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECLAMATION SERVICES MSR AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 96 RECLAMATION SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................ 103 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................... 106 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 106 SOI RECOMMENDATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS ................................................................................................. 108 9. RECLAMATION DISTRICT 2025 (HOLLAND TRACT) ............................................................................. 110 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 110 RECLAMATION SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................ 116 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................... 120 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 121 SOI RECOMMENDATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS ................................................................................................. 122 10. RECLAMATION DISTRICT 2026 (WEBB TRACT) ................................................................................... 125 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 125 RECLAMATION SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................ 131 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................... 135 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 135 SOI RECOMMENDATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS ................................................................................................. 137 11. RECLAMATION DISTRICT 2059 (BRADFORD ISLAND) ....................................................................... 140 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 140 RECLAMATION SERVICE