Title
Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Larry Walker Associates for the preparation of an updated Title 22 Engineering Report for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project and to assist the Agency in migration to the required Recycled Water Use Permit under the California State General Order for Water Reclamation Requirements, for a total amount not to exceed $181,390, and authorize the General Manager to execute the contract. (Staff: Peter Vannerus)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Larry Walker Associates for the preparation of an updated Title 22 Engineering Report for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project and to assist the Agency in migration to the required Recycled Water Use Permit under the California State General Order for Water Reclamation Requirements, for a total amount not to exceed amount of $181,390 and authorize the General Manager to execute the contract.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) became active in 1998 and the recycled water usage area is permitted and regulated by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). This project was historically regulated under the Wastewater Discharge Requirement (WDR) Order No. 97-52, but the RWQCB has reviewed the CSIP system and determined the Project should be migrated to a Recycled Water Use Permit. In 2016, the State Water Quality Control Board adopted the Water Reclamation Requirements for Recycled Water Use (Order WQ 2016-0068-DDW) and has since been migrating users of Recycled Water over to this permit.
The Agency received a letter from the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board on June 5, 2023, outlining the requirements to migrate to the new Recycled Water Permit with the deadline of September 1st, 2023, to submit the required approved Title 22 Engineering Report, a Notice of Intent and the annual permi...
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