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Please identify the IRWM objective your project addresses. The City of Santa Ana is located within the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) IRWM region. The Project is in direct alignment with the Goal "Ensure high -quality water for all people and the environment"; specifically the objectives - "Reduce water system's vulnerability to climate impacts." "Ensure that every human being in the watershed has safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes." "Protect and improve source water quality" 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: Units (Drop down):mg/L If other please enter: Benefit Type: Ecosystem/Habitat Restoration If other please enter: 10. Please briefly describe how the project will achieve the claimed benefits. Well 38 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 2500 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 38 wellhead treatment 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? The Project makes water from the currently offline Well 38 available in the amount of 4,000 AFY. Groundwater is considered a reliable and sustainable source of water in both the UWMP and the WCSP and as key to responding to droughts when the SWP/CRA surface water is at its lowest City Council 36 — 27 12/21/2021