West Basin Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Operating Budget

About West Basin Municipal Water District West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin), an innovative and award-winning public agency, is a special district of the State of California that provides imported drinking water, produces recycled water and provides water-use efficiency and water education programs to approximately 885,000 residents within a 185-square mile service area. Located in the heart of Southern California’s coastal plain, its service area has a Mediterranean climate, characterized by warm, dry summers and wet, cool winters with moderate precipitation. West Basin is governed by a board of fve directors who are elected by the public in alternating four-year terms. West Basin is a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MET), a cooperative of twenty-six member agencies including cities and water agencies. West Basin sells the imported water it purchases from MET to cities, water agencies and private water companies in coastal Los Angeles County. Recycled water is the cornerstone of West Basin’s efforts to increase water reliability by augmenting local supplies. The District’s award-winning Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in El Segundo, California and its satellite plants are the only facility network in the world that produces five different types of customer-specifc recycled water. The system produces quality water for: irrigation; industrial cooling towers; high and low pressure boiler feeds; and seawater barrier water for groundwater replenishment and protection. West Basin provides recycled water through more than 400 connections to industrial, commercial and public facilities in the service area. To protect our local groundwater aquifer from seawater intrusion, West Basin currently provides highly purified recycled water to the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) for injection into the West Coast seawater barrier. While West Basin does not pump groundwater, it is another source of water for many of the communities within our service area. In August 2017, West Basin’s Board of Directors approved an updated Strategic Business Plan. In March 2019, West Basin updated its Water Reliability Program to reflect current goals through a reinvigorated Water for Tomorrow Program. Water for Tomorrow brings new emphasis to West Basin’s commitment to protecting, securing and diversifying its water supply while continuing its history of innovation and industry leadership. This includes reducing dependence while increasing reliability of our imported water supply, expanding conservation efforts, maximizing water recycling and evaluating ocean water desalination as a local, drought-resilient resource. West Basin continues to invest in staff, operations and programs to maintain high standards within our workforce and reach out to the community through conservation programs, education, community partnerships, small and local business opportunities and other programs focused on providing value to our service area. 2-1