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a. Approve a Fuel Spill Cost Reimbursement Agreement between the Monterey County Water Resources Agency and the County of Monterey; and,
b. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the Agreement (ADDED VIA ADDENDUM)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve a Fuel Spill Cost Reimbursement Agreement between the Monterey County Water Resources Agency and the County of Monterey; and,
b. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the Agreement
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Prior to 1972 an operational agreement existed between the County and the Agency under which the County would provide recreational services in and around Nacimiento and San Antonia Reservoirs.
The County of Monterey entered into a concessionaire agreement with Water World Resorts, Inc. (“Water World”) dated December 14, 1972 which was subsequently amended three times, through which Water World would provide recreational uses at Nacimiento Reservoir in the County of San Luis Obispo. Later, the County entered into a concessionaire agreement with Lake San Antonio Resorts, Inc. (“Lake Resorts”), an affiliate of Water World, dated January 29, 1992 through which Lake Resorts would provide recreational uses at San Antonio Reservoir in the County of Monterey.
During the term of their agreements with the County, Water World caused fuel spills to occur on Nacimiento Reservoir lands, and Lake Resorts caused fuel spills to occur on San Antonio Reservoir lands in 2005 and 1997, respectively, from faulty underground storage tanks. Mitigation and monitoring of the spilled fuel is required by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.
The State Water Resources Control Board provides reimbursement funding for the clean-up of underground storage tank leaks, up to $1.5 million per site. Accordingly, both concessionaires were fully reimbursed for their clean-up related expenditures of approximately $127,000 for the Nacimiento leak and o...
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