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Support recommending that the Board of Directors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency recommend that the Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency approve Ordinance No. _____ amending Ordinance No. 03790 concerning the destruction of groundwater wells in MCWRA's Zone 2B.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Water Resources Agency Finance Committee:
Support recommending that the Board of Directors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency recommend that the Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency approve Ordinance No. _____ amending Ordinance No. 03790 concerning the destruction of groundwater wells in MCWRA's Zone 2B.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("MCWRA") Ordinance No. 03790 was adopted by the MCWRA Board of Supervisors on November 8, 1994. Ordinance No. 03790 provides for the management of all groundwater wells within the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project ("CSIP") area, known as Zone 2B, following completion and start-up of CSIP. Ordinance No. 03790 prohibits and otherwise restricts pumping from groundwater wells in Zone 2B, and it provides for the classification of various wells, for the maintenance and limited operation of standby wells, and for the destruction of abandoned wells, contaminated wells, wells that allow cross-contamination of aquifers, and other wells.
Ordinance No. 03790 establishes a procedure for the destruction of wells and, with regard to destruction of certain wells, Sections 1.03.04 and 1.03.05 state that MCWRA shall bear the costs of destroying certain wells within Zone 2B. Per Ordinance No. 03790, the schedule for destruction of wells may be extended by the MCWRA General Manager based on availability of funds in MCWRA's budget.
In October 2017, MCWRA issued the report "Recommendations to Address the Expansion of Seawater Intrusion in the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin" ("Recommendations Report") which, among ot...
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