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Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution authorizing entering into a funding agreement with the California Department of Water Resources and authorizing and designating the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager to sign a funding agreement for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project Well Rehabilitation and Replacement Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
Recommend that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution authorizing entering into a funding agreement with the California Department of Water Resources and authorizing and designating the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager to sign a funding agreement for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project Well Rehabilitation and Replacement Project.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On January 31, 2023, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Agency) submitted a proposal to the California Department of Water Resources for funding through the 2022 Urban Community Drought Relief Grant Program. The proposal was for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) Well Rehabilitation and Replacement Project (Project), which consists of three separate projects: rehabilitation of one CSIP supplemental well and replacement of two CSIP supplemental wells. The purposes of the Project are to improve the resiliency of CSIP infrastructure and increase the amount of groundwater that can be produced from CSIP supplemental wells during times of high demand or when surface water or recycled water supplies are diminished, as may occur during times of drought.
Part of the grant application requires that the Agency provide a resolution from the Board of Supervisors that designates and authorizes the General Manager of the Agency to enter into a funding agreement with the California Department of Water Resources...
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