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CONSIDER DIRECTING THE GENERAL
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MONTGOMERY AND ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE
GROUNDWATER MODELING SUPPORT TO THE DISTRICT |
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Meeting Date: |
November 8, 2021 |
Budgeted: |
Yes |
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From: |
Dave Stoldt |
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1-1-3 |
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General Manager |
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Prepared By: |
Jon Lear |
Cost Estimate: |
$50,000 |
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General
Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee
Recommendation: The Administrative
Committee reviewed this item on November 8, 2021 and recommended
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CEQA Compliance: N/A |
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SUMMARY: District Staff has been working with
two groundwater models over the past number of years to support the development
of water resources projects, the evaluation of possibly removing Los Padres
Reservoir, and the effects of climate change on the future of water resources on
the Monterey Bay region. District staff
has been working with M1W and Montgomery and Associates to support the effort
of expanding Pure Water Monterey and to permit the ongoing tracer test
associated with the current operating project.
District staff has been utilizing the USGS to support the effort of
evaluating the alternatives for Los Padres Dam and climate change on the Carmel
River Basin. Recently, District staff
was notified that the USGS lead for the Carmel River Basin Model was taking a
different role at the USGS and would not be available to continue to support
the Carmel Valley model. A line item of
$50,000 was included in the FY2021-2022 budget to support the continued use of
the Carmel River Model by the USGS and to date has not been utilized.
As new water resource
projects come online and regulations that are more restrictive begin to onset,
it is important that the District maintain the ability to model future
iterations of projects and regulations as we plan for the future of water
resources. Montgomery and Associates
currently maintains the Seaside Basin model for the Watermaster and M1W and has
the ability to run and maintain the Carmel River Basin Model. District staff worked with Montgomery and
Associates to develop a scope of work that would bring the Carmel River Model
from the USGS to their staff as well as give the District access to the Seaside
Basin Model should the District need to complete modeling for either
Basin. This proposed contract included
in this staff note as Exhibit 2-A would provide the District the ability of
use one consultant that is already familiar with the water resources needs of
the region to operate and maintain both groundwater models for District
Purposes.
RECOMMENDATION: The Administrative
Committee should recommend that
the Board direct the General Manager to
enter into a contract with Montgomery and Associates to provide groundwater
modeling support to the District.
BACKGROUND: The District utilizes two
groundwater models to simulate hydrologic processes associated with proposed projects
such as the Pure Water Monterey Expansion and the investigation into the
removal of Los Padres Dam. The Seaside
Groundwater model was developed by the Seaside Watermaster in 2010 and the
Carmel River Basin Hydrologic Model was developed by the USGS and District
staff over the past 5 years. Both models
are currently in use supporting projects including water resources and the
evaluation of climate change on future water resources for the Monterey Bay
Area.
EXHIBIT
2-A Letter
Proposal from Montgomery and Associates to provide groundwater modeling support
to the District
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