ITEM:

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

9.

CONSIDER TRANSMITTAL OF LETTER TO MONTEREY REGIONAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY REGARDING PROPOSED GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT PROJECT

 

Meeting Date:

December 13, 2010

Budgeted: 

No

 

From:

Darby Fuerst,

Program/

N/A

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:    

 

Prepared By:

 

Darby Fuerst

Cost Estimate:

N/A

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  N/A

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

SUMMARY:  The District’s Water Supply Planning Committee has asked that staff prepare a letter of support for the Groundwater Replenishment Project proposed by the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency ((MRWPCA).  A copy of the letter will be provided at the Board meeting. 

        

RECOMMENDATION:  District staff recommends that the Board approve transmittal of a letter to MRWPCA expressing support for further investigation of the proposed Groundwater Replenishment Project.

 

BACKGROUND:    As discussed at the Committee’s October 11, 2010 meeting, the MRWPCA Board did not plan to take any further action on the Groundwater Replenishment Project until the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) had issued a decision on Phase 1 of the Regional Water Supply Project.  The CPUC approved Phase 1 of the Regional Project on December 2, 2010 (Decision 10-12-016).  Now that Phase 1 of the Regional Project has been approved, MRWPCA staff has indicated a desire to restart work on the Groundwater Replenishment Project as part of Phase 2 of the Regional Project, and has requested MPWMD support.       

 

 

EXHIBIT

None

 

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