EXHIBIT 13-B

OUTLINE OF RECOMMENDED WATER SUPPLY WORKSHOPS

(Considered as part of 2005-2006 Strategic Plan)

Prepared October 6, 2005

Workshop #1: GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR REGIONAL PUBLIC PROJECT

Date: November 2005 (with initial information at October 17, 2005 Board meeting)

Staff Lead: David Berger, General Manager

Components:

• MPWMD and County representatives to water agencies/city managers working group to describe proposed purpose, function and structure of Regional Urban Water Supply Project (RUWS) policy board (October 17, 2005).
• Obtain initial public input and MPWMD Board discussion (October 17, 2005).
• MPWMD Board to review and provide direction regarding community engagement and decision-making process for consideration of RUWS policy board draft formation agreement and alternative governance structures (November, 2005).
• MPWMD staff resources are adequate to conduct workshop.

Workshop #2: AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY (ASR)

Date: December 2005 or early January 2006

Staff Lead: Joe Oliver, Water Resources Division Manager

Components:

• Basic overview of status of Seaside Basin.
• Overview of status of adjudication and how outcome could affect storage rights and extraction rights in Seaside Basin.
• Describe current ASR testing program and coordination with Cal-Am, including pending Management and Operations Agreement (MOA); consider options if MOA cannot be reached.
• Describe MPWMD Phase 1; progress on EIR etc.
• Describe MPWMD Phases 2 and 3; what processes, facilities, approvals etc needed; cost and funding.
• Describe Cal-Am ASR component of Coastal Water Project (includes Carmel River and desalination sources), and how it compares to MPWMD ASR phases.
• Describe MRWPCA Seaside Basin Groundwater Replenishment Project (GRP) using purified recycled water as the source; various recharge methods; compatible or mutually exclusive with other ASR options?

• MPWMD staff resources are adequate to conduct workshop.

Workshop #3A: WATER NEEDS ANALYSIS, PART A - EXISTING

Date: January 2006

Staff Lead: Darby Fuerst, Senior Hydrologist

Components:

• Describe Cal-Am water rights in Order 95-10 and assess accuracy of 10,730 AFY estimate in today’s setting (include Carmel River dams storage rights, actual community demand, etc)
• Discuss needs of Seaside Basin to address over-pumping
• Discuss conservation savings and trends; would there be reduced conservation if water was more plentiful and Order 95-10 did not exist?
• Discuss unused allocations of water by jurisdictions
• Update on current production trends

• MPWMD staff resources are adequate to conduct workshop.

Workshop #3B: WATER NEEDS ANALYSIS, PART B - FUTURE

Date: February 2006

Staff Lead: Stephanie Pintar, Water Demand Division Manager

Components:

• Review TAC/PAC water needs projections at buildout, including MPWMD Board committee review
• Discuss how water supply projects should be sized and phased over time to meet needs and be most cost-effective to water customers (likely need PAC/TAC input)
• Assess accuracy of MPWMD water use factors for a home, business, etc.

• MPWMD staff resources are adequate to conduct workshop, including coordination with PAC/TAC.

Workshop #4: WATER AUGMENTATION ALTERNATIVES

Date: March 2006

Staff Lead: Henrietta Stern, Project Manager

Components:

• Describe what projects are available to meet existing and future needs.
• Update and expand Comparative Water Supply Project Matrix to include mainstem dam, and dredging existing dams
• Clarify opportunities from Marina Coast Water District and other imported sources
• What are costs and timelines for projects (see #5 below)

• MPWMD staff resources are adequate to conduct workshop.

Workshop #5: WATER PROJECT COST AND TIMELINE ANALYSIS

Date: June 2006

Staff Lead: Andy Bell, Planning & Engineering Division Manager

Components:

• Compare desalination projects at same size/yield (e.g., Cal-Am, Pajaro/Sunny Mesa and MPWMD projects).
• Remove ASR component from Coastal Water Project to compare desalination costs only
• Independently review cost and timeline information.
• Compare costs of similar desalination projects in other similar areas in California
• Compare wastewater reclamation costs in other areas.

• MPWMD staff resources are not adequate to conduct workshop. In addition to staff evaluations, an estimated $30,000 to $50,000 would be needed to retain engineering consultants who specialize in desalination, wastewater reclamation and similar project construction to evaluate reliability of cost and timeline estimates.

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