California Water Service Company

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1 California Water Service Company Napa County Water & Wastewater Assets Shawn Heffner, Dir. Corp. Development Lake Berryessa & Napa Berryessa April 29/30, 2009 Resort Improvement Districts

2 Presentation Overview Who is Cal Water? How CPUC regulation works Meet Our Staff Capital Investments Company Headquarters Unregulated businesses Options Questions 2

3 California Water Service Group Highlights Founded in 1926, we are one of the largest publicly traded water utilities in the United States; We are the largest in the Western U.S. About $410 million annual revenue Market cap over $800 million We provide water & wastewater services to more than 2 million people in 4 Western States We produce enough water, every day, to serve one glass of water to every person in the world 3

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5 Water & Wastewater Regulation Whenever a private company provides water or wastewater services to the public, they are subject to the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The CPUC sets rates to cover operating costs, like labor, purchased water and power, and maintenance along with a rate of return on the company s capital investment in the utility assets. 5

6 It Takes Committed Employees to Meet Customer Needs We have almost 950 employees working in California, Hawaii, Washington, and New Mexico At last count, we had 188 employees certified for water and/or wastewater treatment and 338 for water distribution We offer a highly qualified and experienced team with an average employee length of service of over 13 years We pride ourselves on strong local service and allow our districts the freedom to operate independently 6

7 Excellent Customer Service We offer a variety of payment methods including e-billing, credit card, and direct debit to meet our customers needs Proof of our customer satisfaction 89% excellent or very good 96% successfully served on first contact Service Line Protection Plan 7

8 Securing a Reliable Water Supply Each water system we own has a 20-year water supply plan We strive to provide more than one source of supply where possible Water systems are managed to assure supply through multi-year droughts We have experience with wholesale water contracts Stockton East WD, City of Bakersfield, West & Central Basin WD 8

9 Annual Capital Expenditures On Utility Infrastructure 2009 capital budget is about $130 million Annual Capital Expenditures Next five years estimated at $130 - $150 million per year company-wide 9

10 Our headquarters in San Jose, CA Executive management team Engineering staff of 65 employees Accounting, purchasing, and rates departments Water quality laboratory Information Technology, human resources, and billing departments 10

11 Non-regulated Business Utility system leases Meter reading contracts Operation and Maintenance contracts Contracts include: Cities of Hawthorne and Commerce Water System Leases West Basin Recycled Water Facility Operation & Maintenance City of Bakersfield O&M contract Billing contracts for sewer, garbage, and other municipal services in Visalia, Chico and Stockton 11

12 Proposal After lengthy discussions, Cal Water has proposed an arrangement where we would take over ownership and operations of the water and wastewater assets serving Napa Berryessa and the water assets serving Lake Berryessa residents. Under this arrangement, the CPUC would set water and wastewater rates. Cal Water would take over full responsibility for water and wastewater treatment, delivery and capital improvements to serve residents. The CPUC would approve the transfer and establish the service area as well as the rates. 12

13 Proposal Continued 2) Due to the recent issuance of wastewater improvement bonds at Lake Berryessa, the LBRID would retain ownership of these assets. Cal Water would lease the LB wastewater system and operate it under contract for local residents. Other examples of Cal Water Leases Cal Water currently leases the water systems in the Cities of Hawthorne and Commerce in southern California. The LBRID would still set rates and direct capital spending and continue to collect property tax revenues for bond payments. 13

14 Rate Impacts 1) Cal Water will propose to the CPUC to merge the LBRID and NBRID water systems for rate setting purposes. 2) This will allow both systems to benefit from spreading operating costs and capital needs over a larger customer base and will allow sharing of system assets, which should lead to more efficient operations overall. 3) Future capital investments will be proposed by Cal Water through CPUC rate setting applications (every three years) and rates will be adjusted accordingly. All customers will have an opportunity to give input into the rate setting process through public meetings and/or written comments. 14

15 Rate Impacts (Cont.) 4) Initially, Cal Water believes that it can operate the NBRID and LBRID systems at or below current operating expense levels. However, if Cal Water is able to reduce overall operating costs through efficiencies, those savings will be passed through to customers on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the CPUC. 5) For example, if Cal Water spent $2,500,000 on capital improvements, that would translate to a rate increase of approximately $58.00 per customer per month to fund those improvements. Additionally, for every $6,500 in expense reductions we are able to generate will reduce customer bills by $1.00 per month. 15

16 California Water Service Company Thank you for listening to our Proposal for NBRID & LBRID. May I answer any questions? Napa County Water & Wastewater Assets Shawn Heffner, Dir. Corp. Development Lake Berryessa & Napa Berryessa April 29/30, 2009 Resort Improvement Districts