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Additionally, the City of Santa Ana’s Median Household Income is $66,145 as compared to the Statewide MHI of $75,235 meaning the City qualifies as a disadvantaged community. Therefore, this project will directly benefit a DAC as described in the goals of the SAWPA IRWM Plan. 8. Describe the Primary Benefit of the project. Quantified benefit: 4000 Units (Drop down):Acre feet per year If other please enter: Benefit Type: Water Supply - Ground If other please enter: 9. Describe the Secondary Benefit of the project: Quantified benefit: 4000 Units (Drop down):Acre feet per year If other please enter: Benefit Type: Improve operational efficiency If other please enter: 10. Please briefly describe how the project will achieve the claimed benefits. Well 29 reduces the City’s dependence on the drought-stricken states’ limited water supplies, offering long-term drought resilience benefits (both quantifiable and qualitative) by providing an additional water supply, improving water management and indirectly benefitting fish, wildlife and the environment. The proposed project is expected to increase the City’s pumping capacity by approximately 2,500 gpm, thus reducing the City’s reliance on imported water by 4,000 AF annually. As stated in the City’s 2016 Agreement with OCWD (for a partial Basin Equity Assessment (BEA) exemption), the Well 29 improvement project is expected to provide benefits for at least 20 years, and most likely for 50 years, following successful completion of the project. 11. Briefly describe how the community/area benefiting from this project is being impacted by the current drought. The City of Santa Ana relies on a water supply portfolio comprised of imported water received from MWD (approximately 22% of the annual supplies to the City) and groundwater pumped from the Orange County Groundwater Basin (approximately 78% of the annual supplies to the City). In addition to the shortages in imported water supplies, the City of Santa Ana itself is experiencing Severe Drought conditions as per the U.S. Drought Monitor. The less-than-average levels of annual rainfall have led City water customers to become increasingly reliant on potable water sources. 12. How will this project alleviate the impacts described in your answer to Question 11? There is no question that drought has severely impacted the City of Santa Ana’s imported water supplies from the Colorado River and northern California. Drought resiliency for the City can best be provided by becoming less reliant upon imported water. By increasing its groundwater pumping capacity, the proposed Well 29 Rehabilitation Project will accomplish exactly that: allow the City of Santa Ana to be less reliant on imported water. Without the Well 29 project, the City of Santa Ana will continue to contribute to the demands on the limited and crucial supply of imported water that has already been severely compromised by drought in California. The ability to pump from a managed groundwater source will maintain a sustainable water supply and ensure a reduction in the reliance on imported water sources. 13. Please complete the following budget table for the project. (Identify funding sources in Question 15)