bawsca update. >> nicoel stle from bawsca. i wanted to keep my comments short in light of a full discussion about water supply later. there is one item that i wanted to talk about. we are pursuing the possibility of prepaying old capital that. the regional water system using the water supply agreement. in fact, at the rate analysis is the same air as the $50 million that would be repaid in this manner. we have hired a bond counsel to assist us with this study. that is making its way right now through the state legislature. we will work to keep her updated. we appreciate the support. if there are questions i can answer for you on this or another topic, i would be pleased to do so. >> can you explain why mr. jensen could not be here today? >> his daughter got married over the weekend, it was a very large affair. he has taken a well-deserved couple days off. >> any questions? madam secretary, william cole the consent calendar? >> -- will you call the consent calendar? >> item 9, installation on howard, harrison, approved a modifi

section that discusses major program trends and it risks, and we added that the recommendation of bawsca. as section also explained the differences between our different categories of change orders, trends, and risks. i will not go into all the details, because it is very well-documented in the cover letter as well as the supplemental report. it is important to recognize that the three with the projects that carry the greatest trends and risks are shown here. i briefed you on a number of occasions about the different challenges associated with these projects. two of those projects, new irvington tunnel and bay tunnerl are about halfway to completion -- and bay tunnel are about halfway to completion. they're making good progress despite challenges. on the good news side, we were able to resolve a number of pre construction issues on the seismic upgrade during the reporting of time. a number of technical issues related to a very complex slip joint for this project were resolved. we got all our reach what -- required caltrans permits and approvals. completing the archaeological assessment.