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WEX2011 Presentation WaterAssetManagement

DynamicInvestmentApproachtoCapitalize onPositiveTrendsinWater

February,2011

W Water Investment I Opportunity O i


Global demand for clean water growing at a rate greater than GDP. Growing scarcity of fresh water supplies due to contamination,
overuse, climate change, and inefficient agricultural practices.

Deterioratingwaterinfrastructureandincreasinglystringentwater
qualityregulationsrequiresignificantincreasesincapitalspending.

Waterindustryshistoricallypositivepricingpowerisacceleratingas
marketbasedpricingforwatergrowsinacceptanceasameansto allocatescarceresources.

Overleveraged government and municipal balance sheets lead to


increased privatization pressure.

Proven and available solutions exist to remedy all water supply and
quality issues.

Water related equity returns have a high degree of dispersion in


comparison to the broader market, offering compelling opportunities on both longs and shorts.
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TheWorldIsRunningOutOfCheapWater
W Water Tariff T iff:Denmark/Germany k/
US/Canada/Spain/Japan India/China

1.003.00cent/gallon / ll * 0.250.70cent/gallon* 0.050.20cent/gallon* $3.26/gallon $2.89/gallon $7.98/gallon

Other:

Soda: Gasoline: OrganicMilk:

Waterpricesarelessthan1%ofdisposableincome.Plentyofroomforpricesto continuetoincrease,allowingattractivereturnsoncapitalnecessarytoensurewater supplyandquality,yetremainaffordable. AverageUSmonthlywaterbillistypicallylessthan50%ofcellular,cable,orelectricity.

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W Water Hi Historically i ll Has H Been B An A Effective Eff i Inflation I fl i Hedge H d


Water&SewerRatesVs.CPI ForUrbanWageEarners
Water and Sewer Component of CPI Water and Sewer CPI 6 Month Rolling Average% Change YOY CPI All Urban Consumers % Change YOY

16.0% 14.0% 12.0%


Cha angeInIndex YOY,6mo onthrolingaverage

350.0 300.0 250.0 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0 0.0


May06 May07 May08 May93 May94 May95 May96 May97 May98 May99 May00 May01 May02 May03 May04 May81 May82 May83 May84 May85 May86 May87 May88 May89 May90 May91 May77 May78 May79 May80 May92 May05 May09 May10
Water &Sew wer CPI Index

10.0% 8.0% 6 0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0%

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F t Global Future Gl b lInfrastructure I f t t S Spending di :Power P &Water W t Lead L d

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Chi and China dIndia I di Water W Capital C i lSpending S di

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L Large USInfrastructure I f t t Spending S di N Needs d


EPAsCleanWater andDrinkingWater InfrastructureGap Analysisestimated drinkingwater systems20year capitalneedswithin arangeof$170to $493Billion,witha midpointestimate of$303Billion.1

TheCongressional g Budget g Office( (CBO) )report p FutureInvestmentinDrinking gWater andWastewaterInfrastructureestimatesannualwatersystemneedsof$12.2to $21.2Billion,whichwouldextrapolatetoa20yeartotalneedintherangeof$245to $424Billion.2 TheWaterInfrastructureNetworks(WINs)CleanandSafeWaterforthe21st Century ARenewed R dNational N ti lCommitment C it tto t Water W t and dWastewater W t t Infrastructure I f t t estimateswatersystemneedsof$21Billionannually,whichextrapolatesto$420 Billionover20years. 3

1U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,CleanWaterandDrinkingWaterInfrastructureGapAnalysis(September2002),p.5. Needswereassumedtobein1999dollars basedonthedateofthereportandplanningperiodused used. 2CongressionalBudgetOffice,FutureInvestmentinDrinkingWaterandWastewaterInfrastructure(November2002),p.ix.Needswerereportedin2001dollars. 3WaterInfrastructureNetwork,CleanandSafeWaterforthe21stCentury ARenewedNationalCommitmenttoWaterandWastewaterInfrastructure(undated),p.31. Needswereassumedtobein1999dollarsbasedontheplanningperiodanddataused.

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F Forecasted t dGrowth G thfor f Private P i t Water W t &Sewerage S S Services i


Milli people Million l WesternEurope C&EEurope ME&Africa South&CAsia SouthEastAsia Oceania NorthAmerica LatinAmerica Worldtotal 2008E 187.1 33.8 67 3 67.3 10.1 250.7 8.4 93.9 79.9 731.2 2015E 217.5 64.4 119 1 119.1 53.1 436.1 12.1 137.9 120.5 1160.6 2025E 229.6 81.1 202 6 202.6 97.4 555.2 14.7 209.0 148.0 1537.6

%ofPopulation

%ofPopulation

%ofPopulation

46% 10% 6% 1% 12% 25% 21% 17% 11%

53% 20% 8% 3% 20% 32% 29% 24% 16.0%

55% 27% 12% 5% 24% 36% 40% 27% 19%

Source:GlobalWaterIntelligence g 11/08 /

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Hi t i ll F Historically Favorable bl R Returns t And A dVolatility V l tilit F ForW Water t Equities E iti
17YearAnnualizedReturnsandVolatilitythroughNovember2010

Thewatersector continuesto generateabove averagereturns withlowervolatility thantheS&P500, electricutilities, energycompanies andcommodities overtime

25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% WAM OpportunitySet USWater Utilities S&P500 Philadelphia Utility Index Price Return,CAGR AnnualVolatility Amex OilIndex GSCommodity Index

17Y YearC Cumulative l ti R Returns t th through hN November b 2010


7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
US Water Utilities S&P 500 Philadelphia Utility Index Amex Oil Index GS Commodity di Index d

Jun-10 Dec-09 Jun-09 Dec-08 Jun-08 Dec-07 Jun-07 Dec-06 Jun-06 Dec-05 Jun-05 Dec-04 Jun-04 Dec-03 Jun-03 Dec-02 Jun-02 Dec-01 Jun-01 Dec-00 Jun-00 Dec-99 Jun-99 Dec-98 Jun-98 Dec-97 Jun-97 Dec-96 Jun-96 Dec-95 Jun-95 Dec-94 Jun-94 Dec-93 Jun-93 Dec-92

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WAMOpportunity O t it Set S tReturn R t Di Dispersion i vsS&P500


QuarterlySpreadofBestDecile Averagevs.Worst DecileAverageReturn
140%

120%

100%

Quarterlysp pread

80%
S&P 500 WAM OpSet

60%

40%

20%

0%
1Q04 2Q04 3Q04 4Q04 1Q05 2Q05 3Q05 4Q05 1Q06 2Q06 3Q06 4Q06 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10

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Hi Historically i ll High Hi hDispersion Di i OfReturns R For F Water W E Equities ii

Historically,thewater sectorhas demonstratedahigh degreeofdispersion ininvestmentreturns returns, offeringopportunities togeneratereturns onbothlongand shortstockselection

AverageAnnual Performance19962009,byDecile
Decile1

133.6% 51.6% 30.3% 17.4% 8 1% 8.1%


Decile6

Decile2

Decile3

Decile4

Decile5

0.0% 7.4% 16.8% 28.1% 49.5%


60% 40% 20% 0%

Decile7

Decile8

Decile9

Decile10

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

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160%

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TRFMaster M t F Fund dInvestment I t tResults R lt Si Since2006


Growth of Initial $1000
$2,000 $1,800 $1,600 $1,400 $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200 $0 Sep-06 Sep-07 Sep-08 Sep-09 Dec-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Sep-10 Dec-10 Mar-06 Mar-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 Jun-06 Jun-07 Jun-08 Jun-09 Jun-10

TRF Historical Data

TRF Results

S&P 500

MSCI AC

Compound ROR

11.48%

2.29%

3.02%

Cumulative Return

72.18%

11.99%

16.03%

TRF Master Fund Cayman LP

S&P 500

MSCI AC

Cumulative Growth of $1000

$1,722

$1,120

$1,160

Risk vs. Return


TRF Master Fund Cayman LP 13% 11% Annual Return 9% 7% 5% 3% 1% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 21% S&P 500 MSCI AC

TRF Comparison To Benchmark

S&P 500

MSCI AC

Monthly hl Alpha l h Alpha Annualized Beta C Correlation l ti R-Squared

08 % 0.87% 10.96% 0.42 0 49 0.49 0.24

0 83% 0.83% 10.37% 0.43 0 57 0.57 0.32

Annualized Standard Deviation

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CERES & WAM Co C Authored A h d Municipal M i i l Water W Risk Ri k R Report

KeyCERESmembersinclude
CalPERS CalSTRS IllinoisStateBoard of Retirement IllinoisStateTreasurer NorthCarolina Treasurer NYCComptroller Deutsche Asset Management BlackrockFinancial TIAACREF StateStreet GlobalAdvisors PrudentialInvestment Management

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ANewEraofWaterStressintheU U.S. S
LakeMead
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Wateratlowestpointin75years HooverDammaybereducedto3turbines EnergyWaterConnection:30%ofpowerusedtomove watertoSouthernCalifornia

LakePowell
z

WatermaybetransferredtoLakeMead

EnergyWaterConnection:PowellcoolsNavajo GeneratingStation, Station whichprovides20%ofitspowerto LADWP

Bay Delta
z z z

Uncertaintyofrestorationfunding,stakeholderbuyinStorage Limitedstorageopportunities:capacity&quality Highcost Si ifi toperating Significant ti cost tf forsomesupplies li

Energy
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Creditratingsdonotconsistentlycommunicatethesetrends
Rating gopinions: p

Assumethatwaterflowsinthefuturewillbeconsistentwiththerecentpast. Nostresstesttounderstandrevenueeffectsofmanmadesupplyshocks. Donotalwaysassesshowwaterlimitationsfacingwholesaleproviderscanimpact providers. retailp Sometimesconfoundrevenuegrowthandvolumegrowth. Applymetricslikeregionalwaterratebenchmarksthatmaydiscourageconservation pricing. Donotnecessarilydifferentiatebetweenwelldiversified,resilientsystemsfrommore vulnerablesystems.

Utilityinvestorsfacetwomainfinancialrisks:

Defaultrisk.Failuretoincorporateallmaterialemergingtrendsintoresourceplanning candamageautilitysabilitytohonoritsdebtobligations. Pricevolatility.Inabilitytopassthroughcostsorraisefuturedebtcanimpairautilitys creditquality.Creditchangesormarketrecognitionofriskmayresultinchangesin bondpricesonthesecondarymarketwellbeforematurity.

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USWaterStress:ProjectedPopulationGrowthinWesternU U.S. S
Population shifts due to migration and birth rates will continue to favor the Western U.S. populations p are p projected j to increase by y almost 40% % between 2005 and 2030. where p
State .Arizona Arizona .California .Colorado .Idaho .Nevada Nevada .NewMexico .Oregon .Texas .Utah .Washington TOTAL
Footnotes:
Source:U.S.CensusBureau,PopulationDivision,InterimStatePopulationProjections,2005.

2005 5,868,004 5 868 004 36,038,859 4,617,962 1,407,060 2 352 086 2,352,086 1,902,057 3,596,083 22,775,044 2,417,998 6,204,632 87,179,785

Projections 2030 10 712 397 10,712,397 46,444,861 5,792,357 1,969,624 4 282 102 4,282,102 2,099,708 4,833,918 33,317,744 3,485,367 8,624,801 121,562,879

Projected Growth 4 844 393 4,844,393 10,406,002 1,174,395 562,564 1 930 016 1,930,016 197,651 1,237,835 10,542,700 1,067,369 2,420,169 34,383,094

%Increase 83% 29% 25% 40% 82% 10% 34% 46% 44% 39% 39%

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WesternUSWaterResourcesInvestmentRationale
Tenmillionacrefeetofadditionalwaterannuallycouldberequiredto sustaintheWesternU.S.overthenexttwentyyears
This increase in water will be needed to:
Replace depleted allocations Enhance existing supplies Provide for future housing Enable industrial development Ensure recreational viability Preserve critical habitat Satisfycoolingandprocessingneedsof conventionalandrenewablepowerplants

EstimatedUrbanWaterUsage Increaseby2030
State
California Texas Utah C l d Colorado Arizona Nevada Oregon TOTAL

ProjectedIncrease
1,300,0005,800,000af 2,500,0003,000,000af 600,000af 670 000af 670,000 f 250,000500,000af 200,000300,000af 250,000500,000af 5,770,00011,400,000af

Ca l i foni a Wa terPl a n Advi s oryCommi ttee 2005Upda te on Urba n Us e Texa s Wa terDevel opmentBoa rd Uta h Di vi s i on ofWa terRes ources Col ora do Sta tewi de Wa terSuppl yIni ti a ti ve Ari zona Depa rtmentofWa terRes ources Neva da Di vi s i on ofWa terPl a nni ng,Neva da Sta te Wa terPl a n Sta tewi de Wa terNeeds As s es ment,Oregon Wa terRes ource Depa rtment
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U S Water U.S. W and dLand, L d LLCTransaction T i


Winnemucca Farm
Price: Location: Acreage: Water: Assets: A t $70,000,000including$10,000,000insellerfinancing HumboldtCounty,Nevada,roughly20miles NorthofWinnemucca 14,486acresofirrigatedlandand5,514acresofdryland 36,261AFofappurtenantcertifiedannualwaterrights 118center t pivot i ti irrigation i ti systems t and d57d deep waterirrigationwells 40yearhistoryofuninterruptedwaterusage

WAL acquires i 50% of f Winnemucca Wi F Farm f from Wi Winnemucca F Farms, I (WFI). Inc. (WFI) WFI will Triple Net Lease the farm from WAL for an initial 10 year term at a rate of $3,000,000 per year. The lease will be collateralized by WFIs ownership in WAL. Lease payments will be used to: Pay a 4% annual dividend Fund asset development Cover management overhead Pursue additional transactions

Pursuant to the business plan WAL has initiated discussions with a company pursuing a Northern Nevada integrated power generation and transmission strategy and a company interested in constructing concentrating solar power plants. Both entities are considering either acquiring and/or leasing water from the property or alternatively developing a portion of the property as a power site.
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WaterResources:PotentialWaterSupplyBuyers
ConventionalPowerPlantOperator

Leaseswaterfornewgeneratingstationson alongtermbasisinordertominimizeinitial capitalexpenditure.

RealEstateDeveloper

Purchaseswaterrightsanddedicates themtoalocalwaterauthorityin g forservicecommitmentsfor exchange anewsubdivision.

AgricultureWaterDistrict

Leaseswateronastandbybasisto augmentitssurfacewaterresources indryyearsinordertomeet commitmentstoitsmembers.

CoalBedMethaneProducer

WaterBankingAuthority

Leaseswatertoreplacethe wateritisextractingasapartof itsnaturalgasproduction.

Purchaseswaterinwetyearswhen pricesarelowerinordertoaddtoits undergroundstoragereserves.

ConcentratingSolarPlantFacility

Leaseswatertosecureareliable longtermsupply.
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RegulatedUtilitieslikelytoseeconsolidationopportunities
Regulatedutilitiesprovideinflationprotected,highvisibilitycashflows Regulatedmonopolieswithsignificantdownsideprotectionandahistoryofgeneratinglongtermlow doubledigitreturns Toplinerevenuegrowthsupportedbysalesofanessentialresourcewithconsistentpricingpower Highlyvisibleinflationprotectedcashflowssupportconsistentdividendgrowth Financialshocksmitigatedbyregulatoryenvironmentwhichpermitsrecoveryofunanticipated expenses Preapprovedcapitalinvestmentsandtheassociatedincreaseinratesareprimarilydrivenby environmentalcomplianceandthereplacementofdilapidatedcriticalinfrastructure SouthWestoperatesintwoofthemostdynamicstatesforeconomicgrowthandwaterresource development Californiascustomerbaseisaprimarilyurban,stablecustomerbasewhiletheTexascustomerbaseis primarilylocatedinthefastgrowingsuburbanandexurbanmetroregionsofAustinandDallas Contractserviceshaveadiversecustomerbaseacrosssixstateswithminimalcustomerconcentration SouthWesthassubstantialwaterrightsandwaterstoragerights Whileoffbalancesheet,thesehavesignificantvalue:~$160million Strategiesforassuringwatersupplyreliabilityandwaterresourcevaluecreationinexistingbasins beingdeveloped Diverseserviceterritories,includingnonregulatedbusinesses,providecomplementarygrowthopportunities Financiallystressedmunicipalities,manyoutofcompliance,requirequalifiedwaterandwastewater solutionproviderstocreateoperatingefficienciesandtocomplywithenvironmentalrequirements
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RegulatedUtilities:USAWaterServicesLLC
USAWaterServicesLLC,throughitsinvestmentinSouthWest Waterprovidesinvestorsa unique i opportunity i toi investi inthe h consolidation lid i of fthe h USwaterutility ili i industry d with i h attractivefinancialreturns. SouthWest WaterCompanyisauniquelyattractiveinvestmentforlongterminvestors Expected E t dannual lcash hdi dividend id dyield: i ld 8 8.5% 5%(fi (first t10yearaverage), ) growing i 4% longterm ExpectedIRRof12%+ Keyassetslocatedinattractiveregulatoryenvironments Opportunity O t it t toi invest tsubstantial b t ti ladditional dditi lcapital it lin i platform l tf growth thstrategy t t SouthWestWaterCompanywasacquiredbyWaterAssetManagementandJ.P.Morgan AssetManagementsInfrastructureInvestmentsFundforapproximately$336millionin S t b 2010 September

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Conclusion

Waterinvestmentspendingtoaccelerateglobally Wateravailabilityanincreasinglyimportantrisk,largely underappreciatedbythefinancialcommunity. Governmentownershiptodeclinedrivenbyfiscalpressuresand recognitionofincreasedinvestmentandoperatingexpense. Regulatoryreformlikelyasprivatecapitalisincentivizedtoenterthe void idcreated db bypublic bli fi financial i lconstraints. i Privateownershipandinvestmentinbothphysicalwaterand distributionassetswillgrowglobally. WAMinvestsinmultiplevehiclestocapitalizeontheopportunity opportunity, longshortequity,privateU.Swaterutility,waterrights,and agriculturalpropertieswithexcesswaterinkeyhydrologicalareas.

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