WATER UPDATE

Water Quality

• Water quality during June met or exceeded State and Federal drinking water standards.

• The Valley Pumping Plant (VPP) blend ratio for the month of June was 63% Metropolitan Water District (MWD) to 37% BOU.

Financial and Operations Update

• The Water Cost Adjustment Charge (WCAC) account had a preliminary balance of $1,000,230 as of June 30, 2005.

• Fiscal Year 2004-05 Year-To-Date Water Fund preliminary Financial Results as of June 30, 2005:

( ) = Unfavorable

* Includes Power Plant Sales, Commercial and Industrial Reclaimed Sales

(A)       Budget includes reclaimed water revenue from MPP. MPP did not use reclaimed water due to on-going construction of the underground reclaimed water tank on-site.

(B)       During the year, the BOU has experienced reduced operating capacity due to carbon screen failures, MWD shutdown, and water production problems associated with the persistent low water table and two major wells down for maintenance. Thus, there was an increased need for purchased water from MWD. The BOU has an average of 55% operating capacity compared to 75% budgeted capacity.

(C)       Additional income from closing of old work for others projects.

(D)       Additional income from closing of old AIC projects.

Fiscal Year 2004-05 Water Fund Financial Reserve preliminary balances as of June 30, 2005 are summarized in the following table:

BOU Water Production

• A screen failure on July 24^th in one of the Vapor Phase Granulated Activated Carbon (VPGAC) Filters reduced BOU plant production back to half capacity, 4,500 gallons per minute (gpm).  Repairs are under way.  The full VPGAC treatment capacity should be available by mid August.

• The BOU well field has had water production problems due to the persistent low water table. One well is still out of service awaiting arrival of a rebuilt pump and motor. Available well field production is now 6,200 gpm. All wells should be back in operation by mid August with a production capacity of 7,500 gpm. Low water levels in the aquifer prevent achieving the full 9,000 gpm. Achieving a 9,000 gpm production capacity is an ongoing effort and is being addressed by the Well Field Performance Attainment Study.  

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• The EPA continues to review discharge requirements for the VPGAC filter vessels. Once the discharge requirements are approved, Calgon Corporation can complete a design for EPA to review and approve. Construction and fabrication of the new screens will follow the EPA�s approval, which is the controlling feature in proceeding with the project. Construction is projected to take three months once it is approved. EPA approval of the discharge requirements is not expected before the end of August. Construction will begin after EPA approval and the order/receipt of long lead materials. The Treatment Plant will experience reduced operating capacity during project construction. Consequently, there will be an increased need for purchased water from MWD.

Capital Projects

• Reclaimed water services for the new street landscaping in South San Fernando Blvd. and Ovrom Park were completed in July. Paving repair of all the trench lines will began in late July and will continue into August.

• A new 12-inch water main was laid across the Home Depot site from the railroad to Flower St.  Tie-over of existing services, the side street laterals and abandonment of the old water main in Flower Street have been scheduled for weekend work in July and August because the Home Depot contractor has reduced Flower Street to a one lane thoroughfare.

• Service tie-overs for the 440lf of 8-inch water main in Palm Ave. between 6th and 7th
  Streets were completed in July.

Legislative Update

�        Refer to the attached legislative reports.

ELECTRIC UPDATE

Electric Reliability

There was one feeder outage during June. The loss of Feeder V-14 (696 customers) for 63 minutes on June 25 was due to a Mylar balloon. As of June 30, 2005, the system-wide average is 0.3254 outages per year, compared with an industry average of 1.2 outages per year. As of June 30, 2005, the average service availability is 99.9954%, exceeding the City goal of 99.99%. The average outage length is 73.64 minutes, compared with an industry average of 80 minutes.

The following table shows the system-wide reliability statistics for Fiscal Year 2004-05 through June 30, 2005 as compared to the same time period for Fiscal Year 2003-04:

Financial and Operations Update

• Fiscal Year 2004-05 year-to-date Power preliminary Financial Results as of June 30, 2005:

( ) = Unfavorable

(A)       Includes December and May settlement payments from El Paso for a total of $1.6 million.

(B)       MPP related projects account for approximately $1.7 million. 

• Fiscal Year 2004-05 Power Fund Financial Reserve preliminary balances as of June 30, 2005 is summarized in the following table:

Local Generation Operations Update

Unit Status

• Olive 1 is in hot-standby and available for normal service.

• Olive 2 is in hot-standby and available for normal service.

• Olive 4 is available for emergency service.

• Lake One is available for normal service.

• Awaiting T1 line installation on the Micro-Turbine Project.  The project is nearing completion.  

• Hydro energy production for June was 85,400 kWh compared to the goal of 75,000 kWh. Year-to-date actual hydro production is 762,400 kWh, compared to the goal of 800,000 kWh.

June 2005 Unit Data

Magnolia Power Project (MPP)

The items in this report are provided as a general overview of the status of the Project. These items are discussed in considerable detail among the Project Participants at the Project Coordination Meeting each Friday and at Coordinating Committee meetings.

Safety

Through June, Kvaerner has worked 1,107,004 man-hours with no lost time cases and four recordable cases.

Schedule

The major construction activities on the Project are complete.

California Energy Commission (CEC) Compliance

Monthly reports are being submitted to the CEC as required.  A number of submittals are being made to the CEC to satisfy those conditions required in order to go into operation.

Engineering, Procurement and Construction Activities since last Project Director�s Report of June 13

Operating Statistics

Through July 26, the Generation Station has operated for 116.3 hours, consumed 86,800 MMBtu of natural gas, and generated 8,881 MWh of net energy on behalf of the Project Participants.

Transmission

• Scheduled Services Agreement (SSA). The SSA is in the process of being executed by the participants.

• Ties with Glendale.  The ties are physically ready, and Burbank and Glendale staffs are working out the operational details.

• Coordinating Committee Actions

• There was no meeting of the Coordinating Committee in June

Project Manager�s  Actions Since Last Project Director�s Report of June 13

With consultation and agreement from Project Participants, the following actions have been taken:

• Approved $60,895 to Mariposa for additional items to complete landscaping.

• Approved $15,711 to Kvaerner for additional ladders and stairs to transformer containment areas.

• Approved $166,114 for Kvaerner to reinstall the water line at the Americold storage facility.

Key Milestones and Anticipated Significant Activities For Next 30 Days

Power Supply Capital Projects

SCADA/EMS

The SCADA displays needed for Magnolia operations were completed, including those necessary to close and operate the 69 kV tie lines to Glendale.  

BWP Engineering staff continues to work with Siemens New Energy to implement the New Energy Scheduling software that will be used for MPP. The servers have been connected to the DCS and will be available for software on-site testing in early July. Initial software training was held for MPP scheduling and training personnel.  

Telecom

Engineering developed a fiber optic service proposal for SohoNet to connect Qwest Cyber Center, 3015 Winona Ave. to LADWP Receiving Station �E�.

Engineering developed a fiber optic service proposal for Media Net to connect West Wing Media, 100 W. Alameda Ave. to LADWP Receiving Station �E�.

Engineering developed a fiber optic service proposal for Lowry Digital Images to connect 2777 Ontario St. to 2835 Winona Ave.

Engineering developed a fiber optic service proposal for Lowry Digital Images to connect 2777 Ontario St. to LADWP Receiving Station �E�.

Engineering developed a fiber optic service proposal for FAVnet to connect NBC Studios, 3000 W. Alameda Ave. to LADWP Receiving Station �E�.

Engineering developed a fiber optic service proposal for OnFiber to connect 333 Empire Ave. to Qwest Cyber Center, 3015 Winona Ave.

Engineering personnel released a fiber optic job for IvyHill to connect Dalt�s Building, 3500 W. Olive Ave. to the Pinnacle Building, 3400 W. Olive Ave.

Engineering personnel released, and BWP field personnel completed, a fiber optic job for Power Systems to connect the LADWP Receiving Station �E� to RSE Control House �M�.

Engineering personnel released, and BWP field personnel completed, a fiber optic job for Disney to connect Team Disney to Disney, 620 Paula St. in Glendale.

BWP field personnel completed a fiber optic job for the Public Works Traffic Department to connect the Public Works Yard to the following Traffic cabinets; 1) Hollywood Way/Clark, 2) Hollywood Way/Magnolia Blvd.

MPP Service and Control Building � Third Floor Tenant Improvements

BWP Administration Building, Phase III Interior Remodel

Perkowitz+Ruth (P+R) Architects have completed the structural, electrical, mechanical and plumbing additions to the construction documents for the Administration Building remodel. P+R are waiting for Purchase Planners Group to finish the programming of work spaces so a preliminary set of construction/bid documents can be submitted for Department review and comments prior to final approval.

Electrical Distribution

In June, 16 power poles were replaced or installed. 7 pole replacements were engineered and 7 issued to the field. Since July 2004, 125 power poles have been replaced or installed. Since July, a total of 171 pole replacements were engineered and 181 issued to the field. In April, secondary line improvements in the hillside area were completed.

Since July 2004, 16 padmounted customer stations have been engineered, 11 were issued to the field, and 11 padmounted transformers have been energized. As a result of field testing, four deteriorated pad mounted transformers were replaced in June. There were no new padmount installations in June.

All phases of Burbank Village Walk (3 padmount transformers) and the Cusumano Office Building (one padmount transformer) were energized as of June 13, 2005.

Engineering continues working on de-loading the Alameda Distributing Station. As a part of this effort, a work order was issued in May to transfer Alameda-10 feeder load to Naomi-17. Also, in June the design was completed to rebuild six customer stations in the Alameda feeder areas to 12 kV.

The final design of the Warner Ranch industrial circuit from the Capon Switching Station at Warner Ranch was approved and construction was started in June. All equipment has arrived. This project is expected to be completed by September 30, 2005.  

Since July 2004, 23 additional streetlights (including 7 pole-mounted lights) have been engineered in response to requests from residents, with 20 lights installed. Two conversions of the streetlight series circuits to low voltage on Buena Vista Ave. and Alameda Ave. have been completed since July 2004. One other series conversion work order tied to Public Works street improvement projects was issued to the field. No streetlighting projects were done in June.

Engineering continues working with the Redevelopment Agency on the South San Fernando Blvd. street improvement project and with the Public Works Dept. and Traffic Signal Division on other street/traffic improvement projects.  These include the Olive/Alameda Intersection Widening, the Empire Avenue Streetscape Project, and the San Fernando Intelligent Transportation System Project.

As of June 13, 2005, BWP and Glendale Water and Power (GWP) had successfully tested the Olive-Capon-Western #1 tie line which will be ready for service soon. Both BWP and GWP are working on the testing of Olive-Capon-Western #2 which should be ready for service before MPP�s commercial date of operation.

A total of 205 remote meters were installed in June; 67 were requested by the Customer Service Division and 63 were change-outs or new services which were performed by the Line Crews or Test Shop. 75 of the 205 were installed to saturate an area with remote meters. 2430 remote read meters were installed in FY 2004/2005.

BWP Electrical Engineering is working with Power Plant personnel and consultants on the Micro Turbine Project at the landfill to bring it online. The electrical connection and padmount transformer is already upgraded, and staff is working on the protection as well as some commissioning issues.

Customer Service

Torchiere Exchange Program is Very Successful.

On May 21, 2005, BWP ran the fourth annual Torchiere Exchange Program. This event was BWP�s second most successful of the four exchanges, with 919 old halogen and incandescent lights exchanged for new Energy Star fluorescent floor lamps. Fluorescent lamps use just one-fourth the energy that is used to power halogen and incandescent lamps while providing the same light output. Additionally, fluorescent lamps produce very little heat. This is in direct contrast with halogen lamps which generate so much heat that they are, in fact, a fire hazard. Through the four Torchiere Exchange Programs, BWP has helped Burbank residents and businesses by replacing 2,525 energy-inefficient and unsafe lamps with cool burning and high-efficiency fluorescent lamps. 

BWP Applies for $25,000 Grant for New Drip Irrigation Program.

 
At the beginning of June 2005, BWP heard of a grant opportunity for water conservation endeavors.  Interested in developing a residential drip irrigation program, staff decided to apply for the Bureau of Reclamation grant, due June 24. Staff created what will be California�s first drip irrigation incentive program and are hopeful to receive 50% matching funds for the program.  Burbank�s homeowners will be eligible to participate in the program. Workshops will be held where homeowners will be shown how drip irrigation works and will be given a free drip irrigation starter kit, valued at about $20. If successful, the program could reduce residential landscaping water use by about 1%. Included in our grant application were letters of support from the Metropolitan Water District, the California Urban Water Conservation Council, Representative Adam Schiff, Senator Jack Scott, and Senator Barbara Boxer. BWP should hear of the grant disposition in September 2005. 

BWP Tests New Demand Reduction Technology. 

BWP has nominated the City of Burbank as a test site for one of ten �Ice Bear� units that will be installed in Southern California per an agreement between the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and Ice Energy, the manufacturer of the units. Ice Bears are energy storage devices for air conditioners. Off-peak energy is stored by using a standard air conditioner to convert tap water to ice.  During peak hours, the condensing unit is automatically switched off, the thermal battery of the Ice Bear unit is activated, and energy is provided for cooling. Ice Energy quotes 75% to 95% on-peak demand reduction with the Ice Bear unit as compared to refrigerant-based air conditioners commonly used in residential and non-residential buildings. On June 24, 2005, Burbank installed its demonstration unit at Fire Station 16, located at 1600 Bel Aire Drive. The unit is set to override the air conditioning compressor during the hours of 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Staff will be monitoring the progress of this technology and sharing results with the other SCPPA participants.   

Legislative Update:

Refer to the attached legislative reports.

RED:RAC:FCF:WOM:GLS:JLF

H:JULY W&E OPERATIONS REPORT

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