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City of Anaheim Public Utils Dept Year Ended June 1985 Annual Rept
ML13329A117
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Issue date: 06/30/1985
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WATER ELECTRIC Year Ended June 30 Year Ended June 30 OPERAIONS1985 1984 1985 1984 Sales21,221 million 19,981 million 1,990 million 1,871 million gallons gallons kilowatt-hours kilowatt-hours Sysem ea reuiemets94.0 millhon 87.9 million 483,360 421,920 gallons gallons kilowatts kilowatts Avrae ume o cstmes51,896 50,993 92,347 90,154 FINANCIAL Revenues from sale of water

-and electric power

$16,928,000

$13,759,000

$166,782,0001

$142,971,0001 Ne noe

$ 3,964,000

$ 3,239,000 6,759,000 7,777,000 Transferred to City of Anaheim General Fund 550,000 476,000 5,706,000 5,039,000 t

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CITY STAFF PUBLIC UTILITIES Ray A Auerbach William 0. Talley MANAGEMENT Water Engineering Manager City Manager Gordon W Hoyt Michael A. Bell George P. Ferrone General Manager Financial Services Manager Finance Director Edward G Alaria George C. Campbell Jack L. White Assistant General Manager Electrical Engineering Manager City Attorney Operations Edward E. Dumon Leonora N. Sohl Darrell L Ament Operations Systems Manager City Clerk.

Assstant General Manager Diana M. Leach Mary E. Turner Management Services Administrative Services Manager City Treasurer Dale L. Pohlman Don R. Metzger Assistant General Manager Customer Service Manager Power Resources Public Utilities Board (Middle and back row)

DarrellJL.KAment City Council Cr.Kee (Front row)

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.JamesH.Townsend Mh BVice Chairman ElcrKa seieernaae Richard L. HaynieD Administrative SevcsIaae Power Resource ay 0

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The roots of the Anaheim Public Utilities Department Water Utility are deeply imbedded in this community. The forerunner

  • Water production was up 4.5 percent in 1984-85 to a of today's modern water system was created in 1879. We record 22.6 billion gallons.

brought the first electric power to the community in

  • Two new high production water wells, drilled deeper 1895.

than any existing city wells, were placed in service.

During the past 106 years, the Department has been

  • The Department put in place financing for its aggres much more than a utility. We have been partners in sive water capital replacement program. Funding was Anaheim's transformation from rural vineyards and provided by proceeds from the sale of $6.7 million in rev orchards to one of America's fastest growing metropoli-enue bonds, issuance of $2.9 million in Water Revenue tan areas. We have helped fuel Anaheim's remarkable Anticipation Notes and a portion of our revenue from growth by reliably meeting the ever increasing water the sale of water.

and power needs ofthe community at the lowest possible Electric Utility costs. We are proud of our role.Elcr Utiy

  • Anaheim was awarded a preliminary allocation of We eagerly look forward to fueling the growth of our power from Hoover Dam which is expected to save about community for decades to come. Indeed, we are taking $6 million a year in power supply costs by the end of the steps today to assure that the resources and facilities are decade.

in place to meet our community's water and power needs 0 Construction of the coal-fueled Intermountain Power 10, 20 and 30 years into the future.

Project in central Utah, including the 490 mile Southern In 1984-85, we continued to increase the productivity of Transmission System from the plant to Southern our workforce and the efficiency of our operations California, continued on schedule and under budget.

through the application of microcomputers, training

  • We received an additional $8.0 million in refunds and sophisticated management systems and techniques. from Southern California Edison Company resulting As a result, we are delivering increased service to a from our continuing challenge to their unreasonably larger number of homes and businesses than ever high wholesale rates. Subsequently, we received before... and we're doing it with a smaller workforce. another $2.2 million refund in August 1985.

In 1985-86, we will serve our customers with five fewer

  • Electric system total energy requirements topped 2.1 employees than in the fiscal year just completed and 25 billion kilowatt-hours for the first time, and a record fewer employees than in 1982-83, an 8 percent reduction demand of 483,360 kilowatts was set during a record in our workforce. And a recent survey for the Edison heat wave.

Electric Institute indicated that we are using 30 percent As President of the American Public Power Association fewer managers and supervisors than other utilities for 1985-86, I have established a close working relation ship with the nation's leading power systems. I We strive to manage the Depart-continue to be impressed by the high caliber, ment with the same conscientious talented people who work here. Our results attitude applied to the best run can be directly attributed to the dedicated businesses in Anaheim -

people of this Department and the pro attention to detail, long

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fessional, businesslike manner in range planning, an insist-which they approach their jobs. They ence on excellence have my sincerest gratitude. I also commitment to serve.

wish to thank the City Manager, This attitude rMayor and members of the City in significant accom-Council and members of the plishments in every Public Utilities Board, major operating area whose leadership, support during the past fiscal and encouragement have year, as discussed on been the cornerstone of our the following pages of cess this report. Items of particular significance Gordon W Hoyt Public Utilities General Manager 3

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary is expected to result in record attendance of over 12 million visitors in 1985. Behind the fantasy, the Anaheim Public Utilities Department is working to supply the water and power needs of the Magic Kingdom and Anaheim's tourism industry.

Anaheim's municipal water utility began gallons from the prior fiscal year. Wells provided operations in 1879 with a single well, a pumping 11.7 billion gallons or 52 percent of total plant, and a 20,000 gallon redwood storage tank.

production. Remaining supplies were purchased Wells were the sole source of water for the city until from MWD.

the 1940's when surplus water was brought in from The production and operating flexibility of today's the Colorado River by the Metropolitan Water water system is a tremendous credit to Anaheim's District of Southern California (MWD), of which planners, engineers and policy makers. While wells Anaheim is a founding member.

are the primary source of water for the city and are The municipal utility has matched step for step capable of producing 65 to 70 percent of consumers Anaheim's explosive growth which began in the needs, the Department also has the ability to take 1950's. Using ever advanced methods of producing, advantage of relatively lower cost surplus water storing, treating and delivering water, the water which is made available by MWD from time to time.

utility has played an integral role in making The Department saved approximately $179,000 in Anaheim a modern, thriving, economically sound water supply costs in 1984-85 as a result of and important city.

increasing water purchases under MWD's surplus In order to meet customer needs and maintain water program.

prudent storage levels, water production in 1984-85 Water Sales. The system's 51,896 customers used was a record 22.6 billion gallons, up one billion 21.2 billion gallons of water in 1984-85, up 1.2 billion gallons or 6.2 percent from the prior fiscal year. The increased sales and resulting increase in production were primarily the result of relatively low rainfall during the fiscal year. While the 12.1 inches measured in 1984-85 was up slightly from (c

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the prior fiscal year, 90 percent of thatrainfall occurred from November through February.

d New Production. Two new wells, each capable of producing twice as much water as any existing system well, were placed in service in 1984-85.

Wells 40 and 41, located in the southwestern area of The Delco Remy Division of General Motors Corporation At the Anaheim headquarters of Carl Karcher Enterprises Anaheim facility has been turning out world class quality auto freshly cooked sauces and dressings are carefully dispensed into and truck batteries since 1954 containers for distribution to Carl's Jr. restaurants in Anaheim youngsters enjoy a carefree splash in the poole California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas.

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the city, are pumping at 3,700 and 3,900 gallons per to pay for the rehabilitation of existing wells and minute, respectively. However, each is capable of replacement of facilities which have outlived their producing about 5,000 gallons per minute with useful lives or are no longer capable of meeting the modifications which could be made at a future date.

needs of customers.

In addition to producing more water, these new Main replacements continued in the downtown wells tap groundwater at about 1,300 feet, twice the area of Anaheim to improve water flow and depth of older existing wells. The result is water of pressures. The new mains provide significantly such high quality that no treatment is required.

better fire fighting flows and they virtually There are 32 wells now serving the needs of eliminate so called "red water" complaints Anaheim water consumers.

normally associated with the bare, unlined cast System Improvements. The Anaheim City iron water mains. It is estimated that only 27 miles Council's on-going commitment to a comprehensive of unlined cast iron mains were still in service at replacement program continues to play a major role June 30, 1985.

in meeting customers' water needs. In 1984-85 the Construction also was completed on extension of a Department arranged for the necessary financing 36-inch water transmission line in Weir Canyon 28.2 2121 Road from Santa Ana Canyon Road to the south 17.9 1boundary of the Bauer Ranch development. The 375 acre Bauer Ranch is the newest major residential/commercial development under construction in the city. Plans call for construction 15.2 of approximately 950 dwelling units, an 85 acre 12.1 regional shopping center and 65 acres of general 10.8 94 commercial development.

Other capital improvement projects included 101.1 94.0 84-85 83-84 82-8381-82 80-81 84-8583-84 82-8381-8280-81 87.9 87.0 ANNUAL RAINFALL WATER SALES 83.7 INC HES)

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MiILLION GALLONS)

Anaheim Stadium has been rated the number one major league Kwikset a division of Emhart Corporation, is the manufacturer baseball stadium in the Nation. It is home to the California of Americas largest selling residential locksets. The Anaheim Angels of the American League as well as the Los Angeles Rams facility which opened in 1948, now employs 1,300 people.

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construction of a new roof for the 3 million gallon water quality section completed more than 3,500 La Palma East Reservoir and installation of radio physical, biological and chemical tests of the water transmitter/receiver control systems at several supplied to Anaheim consumers. In addition, well sites.

MWD, the Orange County Water District and Design and engineering were completed in Orange County Health Department maintain preparation for installation of a floating cover at rigorous sampling and testing programs of both Olive Hills Reservoir. Covering the 60 million imported and groundwater sources. Tests include gallon storage facility, the system's largest treated routine checking for industrial, agricultural and water reservoir, will provide improved water organic compounds.

quality and operating flexibility.

In 1984-85, MWD began using chloramines instead Design and engineering also were completed for of chlorine to disinfect water delivered to the city.

rehabilitation of the August F. Lenain Filtration The change was made in order to ensure that levels Plant, located adjacent to the 920 million gallon of trihalomethanes were reduced to the lowest Walnut Canyon Reservoir. The plant has logged a possible levels. The Department will be converting remarkable 17 year record of almost continuous its chlorinating equipment at various reservoir and service since it was placed in operation in 1968.

well locations.

This major overhaul and rehabilitation should Toward the Future. During the next 5 years, the begin by late fall of 1985 and will require the plant Department plans to make investments totaling to be out of service through the spring of 1986.

$38.6 million in water facilities. Of that figure, Rates. To assure revenues sufficient to pay debt

$11.4 million is targeted toward replacement of service, costs of operations and to help fund capital water production and distribution systems and improvements, new higher rates based on cost of

$27.2 million will go toward new facilities.

service were implemented July 1, 1984. Rates were In 1985-86, the Department plans to devote decreased very slightly October 23, 1984 due to approximately $4 million to install a floating cover increased pumping efficiency from system wells.

at Olive Hills Reservoir and to rehabilitate the The rate changes combined to produce a 15.8 Lenain Filtration Plant. Capital projects will be percent increase in revenue per 100 cubic feet of financed in part by revenue bond and short-term water sold.

revenue anticipation note proceeds and by fees Water Quality. Water delivered to Anaheim charged to developers.

consumers in 1984-85 continued to exceed all It is the Department's goal to see that the 106 year Federal and State standards for drinking water. To tradition of reliably delivering high quality water make sure it stays that way, the Department's own to Anaheim homes and businesses continues. And 7 just as important, that those deliveries are made in the most cost efficient manner practical.

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194-5 MW bea 1uigchoamnsinta Seaports of the Pacific is the multi-million-dollar focal point of Anaheim'ns water system is designed to meet consumers water Wrather CorporationTs 4-star Disneyland Hotel. The "official needs, both indoors and out.., even during record heatwaves hotel of the Magic Kingdom, "features over 1,200guestorooms in and accompanying heavy water demands.

three towers, 16 restaurants and lounges, 160,000 square feet of meeting space and this inland marina.

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Developed by Rockwell International Corporation's Electronics Operations in Anaheim, this Ring Laser Gyro is the next generation inertial navigator. The Department supports many firms working at the leading edge of defense and other technologies with reliable water and electric service.

Total electric system energy requirements reached purchased from Southern California Edison Co.

2.1 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in fiscal 1984-85 (Edison) represented 72.0 percent of the system and peak demand climbed to 483,360 kilowatts requirement.

(kW). Both were all-time system records.

In August 1984, SONGS Unit 2 completed its first It should come as no surprise that Anaheim's full year of serving Anaheim customers. Unit 2 electric system met the record customer energy and operated at a 67 percent capacity factor its first peak demand requirements with relative ease.

year, surpassing the 61 percent national average Department engineers, designers and economists for similar reactors during their first year of continually work to evaluate system performance, operation. Unit 2 also underwent its first refueling plans and forecasts for community development during the fiscal year. Unit 3 is to undergo its first and forecasts of economic conditions to assure that refueling in the Fall of 1985. SONGS is operated by adequate production and distribution facilities are Edison.

in place to reliably and economically serve With an eye toward the future, the Department is Anaheim electric consumers.

aggressively pursuing projects which will allow the Anaheim's 92,347 customers used 1.99 billion kWh utility to continue to perform at levels which meet in fiscal 1984-85, up 6.3 percent from the 1.87 customers' expectations. In 1984-85, the Western billion kWh used in the prior year. Among the Area Power Administration awarded Anaheim a major customer classes, the increase was largest preliminary allocation of power from Hoover Dam, among residential consumers, up 6.8 percent.

the city's first share of a federal hydroelectric Hotter weather, including average daily low project. Anaheim's investment in the Hoover Dam temperatures which were higher than the 48 year is expected to total approximately $10 million.

average, accounted for the majority of the increased When fully operational, Hoover is projected to save electric use by consumers.

ratepayers $6 million a year in power costs.

Power Supply. Anaheim's 3.16 percent share of Construction of the 1,522,000 kW coal-fueled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 Intermountain Power Project (IPP), including the and 3 (SONGS), produced 286.8 million kWh, which represented 13.6 percent of the system requirement. Non-firm energy purchases from 11 western utilities were 304.0 million kWh. These purchases represented 14.4 percent of the total system requirement. The 1.5 billion kWh Learning by computerfis becoming increasingly important in the The System 25 computer-aided design hardwaresoftware education of our communityos children. El Rancho Junior High package is representative of the sophisticated computer systems School is one of the Departments 92,347 customers.

developed and manufactured by CalComp, Anaheim.

A major cardiac care center in Orange County, Anaheim Memorial Hospital depends on reliable power 24-hours a day.

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490 mile Southern Transmission System, continues promise It is significant that the project represents to proceed on time and under budget. Anaheim a cooperative effort between every major electric should begin receiving IPP power by July 1986 with utility in California, both publicly and privately commercial operation of Unit 1. Unit 2 is scheduled owned, and the federal government.

for operation by July 1987. Anaheim has rights to The Department continued its participation in a 13.2 percent or 201,285 kW of IPP power.

study with other western utilities relating to Anaheim took an historic step on January 8, 1985 construction of the Mead-Phoenix DC Intertie by signing a memorandum of understanding Project. The transmission line would link Anaheim relating to studies for construction of a new to potential resources in Arizona, New Mexico and transmission line which would link Anaheim to west Texas.

potential resources to the Pacific Northwest. While The Department's goal is to bring in power from a there is a great deal of work to be done before the 500 kV AC line, known as the California-Oregon 4834 Transmission Project, is determined to be 4

economically feasible, it nevertheless holds great

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394 274 84-85 83-84 82-83 81-82 80-81 ELECTRIC PEAK DEMAND (THOIUSAND) KILOWATTS) 84-85 83-84 82-83 81-82 80-81 84-85 83-84 82-83 81-82 80-81 variety of resources. More power supply resources ELECTRIC SALES TEMPERATURE means more competition among suppliers and the ILL.IION KiLONVATT-HOJRS)

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end result is more competitive energy pricing.

System Construction. The 1984-85 fiscal year was eventful for the Department with the completion of many major projects and the further development of plans for future projects.

Among the most noteworthy of accomplishments was installation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition equipment at all 11 electrical distribution substations. This sophisticated monitoring and remote control system significantly enhances the Department's ability to provide 483.4(

One of the Department's major customers is Pacific Bell. Here, a This Navy F-14 Tomcat is equipped with an infraredlelectro technician inspects a ci rcuit panel on a computerized digital call-optical sensor system enabling pilots to identify aircraft up to 10 routing system serving 19,000 Anaheim households and tim es the range of the h uman eye. It was developed and produced businesses.

at Northrop Corporation's Electro-Mechanical Division in Anaheim.

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reliable service to Anaheim consumers.

Rates. Action was taken on August 8 and Equipment was ordered in preparation for the September 12, 1984 to assure sufficient revenue to expansion of Sharp Distribution Substation to its meet the budgeted 1984-85 revenue requirement.

design capacity with the addition of a second 40,000 Revenue per kWh increased 0.75 cents or 9.8 Kilovolt Ampere, 69 to 12 kV transformer and percent overall as a result of the rate changes.

related equipment. As partners in progress with Cost Reductions. Purchases of economy energy consumers, this expansion will maintain the from sources other than Edison resulted in savings system's ability to meet increased electrical of about $9.4 million in 1984-85. Load management demand caused by strong growth in the north-programs reduced costs by another $1.2 million.

central industrial area.

Hand-held computers were put into use for a more Initial site preparation work was begun for accurate, timely, and cost effective method of Southwest Substation which will serve customers reading meters and computing usage. An estimated in the Disneyland/Anaheim Convention Center

$50,000 annually will be saved through use of this area. Construction was started on a 69 kV state-of-the-art system.

transmission line which will carry power to the Looking Ahead. The Department's forecast of the station from Lewis Receiving Substation. The new community's power needs for the next 20 years was station is scheduled for operation late in fiscal the only utility-prepared forecast to be adopted by 1986-87. Also, construction was completed on a the California Energy Commission in its 1985 second 69 kV transmission line to Fairmont Draft Electricity Report. Electricity sales in Substation, located in the rapidly developing Santa Anaheim are expected to grow at an average rate of Ana Canyon. This line was placed in service in 2.4 percent over the next two decades and the peak January, 1985.

system demand is expected to grow at an average Distribution line extensions and services were rate of 2.6 percent.

designed for 1,056 residential units and 336 new Over the next five years, the Department plans to commercial and industrial units during the fiscal invest approximately $68.6 million in new electric year. Approximately 10 circuit miles of distribution Approximately $32.5 million will be line were installed in 1984-85, with approximately fates.

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r suppy andill oe froeene of this construction was to meet future residential re enu anicion noe proced The and commercial demand in the Santa Ana Canyon.

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As Anaheim plays a leadership role in Orange County's march into the 1990's and beyond, the Anaheim Public Utilities Department is committed to meeting the city's energy needs at the lowest practical cost.

Southern California's largest hotel, the Anaheim Hilton and The Department is extremely proud of its role in support of Towers, is adjacent to the Anaheim Convention Center, the defense contractors like Interstate Electronics Corporation, largest meeting and convention facility on the West Coast. The headquartered in Anaheim. Contracts like IECs $433 million Hilton offers 1,600 guest rooms, 8 restaurants and lounges, two Navy Trident Iinstrumentation contract haye helpedmake the pools, 4 spas and complete health club facilities firm one of the Department's major customers and the city's largest employers.

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The City of Anaheim was in the international spotlight during 1984 Olympic Wrestling competition at the Anaheim Convention Center.

The Department was proud to participate by supplying the water and electricity necessary to support this major event.

What do thousands of visitors to the Anaheim During the past 106 years, Department employees Convention Center, site of the 1984 Summer have been meeting the challenge to provide reliable Olympic Wrestling competition, have in common water or power service to the community -

its with Rams and Angels fans, "children of all ages" residents as well as its visitors. Ours is a people riding Disneyland's Monorail or Matterhorn, a serving-people business and the fact that residents conventioneer in one of Anaheim's fine hotels, local and visitors alike take water and electricity so residents, merchants or corporate executives? The much for granted in their everyday lives, whether common denominator is their reliance upon water at work or at play, is strong evidence that and power to follow their individual pursuits. And employees are fulfilling their commitment to serve the responsibility to provide that water and power the community by providing reliable water and in the City of Anaheim rests squarely with the power now and in the future.

employees of the Anaheim Public Utilities Department.

Mike Lyons, Sandy Rodriguez, Ron Bengochea, Betty Johnson, Carl N. Karcher, chairman and chief executive officer of Carl Ken Tilley, Ted Casler and Frank Wolfe are representative of Karcher Enterprises, operator of Carl's Jr. restaurants, which is the many outstanding people of the Department who are headquartered in Anaheim.

dedicated to serving the community.

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The Los Angeles Rams. NFL action at its best.

More than 2.5 million fans watched the California Angels battle for the American League pennant in 1985.

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THE 84-85 WATER DOLLAR SOURCE OF REVENUE DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUE 610 Residential sales 4Gc Water supply 28t Commercial 25c Operation and and Industrial sales maintenance 3c Municipal sales 3e Transfer to 1e Irrigation sales City General Fund 2( Other sales 72 Debt service 19c Available for additions 5e Other revenue and replacements to the system THE 84-85 ELECTRIC DOLLAR SOURCE OF REVENUE DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUE 22 Residential sales 67( Purchased power supply 230 Commercial sales le Fuel Used for generation 10 Street lighting sales 14c Operation and maintenance 1c Other,ales 3e Transfer to City General Fund 9( Other revenue Sc Debt service 44c Industrial sales 70 Available for additions and replacements to the system 16