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The City also has two additional funding sources that can be used in time of need by the Water Enterprise Fund.The first is the Economic Stability Fund,which is kept at a$5,000,000 balance.The second, Emergency Reserve Fund is$12,000,000 and can be used in cases of emergency situations.The City's General Fund would loan the Water Fund thenecessary money needed and the Water Fund would pay that back over time. The City implemented a water utility rate increase in September 2010,which included annual funding by ratepayers for the repair and replacement of the water system infrastructure.Currently,there is an annual transfer from the Water Operations and Maintenance Fund to the Repair and Replacement Fund of$1.6 million.Future rate studies will continue to recommend that annual transfers funded by the ratepayers be made in order to properly maintain the water system.A six-year projection of the revenues and expenditures for the Repair and Replacement Fund(Fund)indicates that the balance in the Fund will grow to$12.3 million by June 30,2017.These reserves and Pleasanton's financial policies will provide the water system the needed funding both long term and in a catastrophic event,well into the future. 5.6.5.1 Zone 7 Drought Contingency Fund In addition to the measures taken by the City of Pleasanton, Zone 7 has a Drought Contingency Fund. This fund acts to stabilize rates during drought situations to minimize impacts on water rates as a result of extended periods of water rationing. 5.7 DROUGHT PLANNING Currently the City of Pleasanton's Water Shortage Contingency Plan and Water Shortage Ordinance together,act as the City's Drought Contingency Plan.The stages of action to be undertaken in response to water supply shortages and the water supply conditions applicable to each stage are described in Section 5.6. 5.7.I Three-Year Minimum Water Supply As described in Section 5.1.1,Zone 7's Water Reliability Policy(Goal 1)is to meet 100%of M&I water demands over the next 20 years through average, single dry, and multiple dry years. Therefore, it is not anticipated that Pleasanton will experience a water supply shortfall within the next three years. Water supply from Zone 7 is anticipated to meet Pleasanton's projected water demands for the next three years, and beyond. Additionally, Pleasanton is projected to maintain its pumping quota (3,500 AFY) on the groundwater wells for the next three years,regardless of climate patterns. 5.7.2 Mechanisms for Determining Actual Water Use Reductions Meters at each Zone 7 turnout are read daily to provide Pleasanton with water consumption information. If stages of the Water Shortage Ordinance were declared during a drought,actual reductions in water use can be estimated by comparing monthly water use totals during the drought with their corresponding totals from previous years.This would allow for the monitoring of the water reduction progress and help determine if further reduction action are necessary. 5.8 SUPPLY AND DEMAND COMPARISONS City of Pleasanton 5-13 June 2011 2010 Urban Water Management Plan