Title
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 Weather Modification Pilot Program for Nacimiento and San Antonio Watersheds.
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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 Weather Modification Pilot Program for Nacimiento and San Antonio Watersheds
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 Weather Modification Pilot Program for Nacimiento and San Antonio Watersheds (Project), which consists of a weather modification program using aerial cloud seeding methods and two supporting projects. The two supporting projects are the Weather Station and Rainfall Collection Project for the Weather Modification Pilot Program and the Groundwater Monitoring Well Extension Project for the Weather Modification Pilot Program, both of which will expand data collection and analysis of the primary Project. The purposes of the Project are to augment natural precipitation in the Nacimiento and San Antonio Watersheds for enhanced inflow into the reservoirs. The increase in available reservoir storage will allow more spring and summer releases, especially during the peak irrigation season. The Project benef...
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