Title
Receive report on Agency Formation of Drought TAC for Reservoir Operations during multiple year drought periods.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Basin Management Advisory Committee: Receive the report on Agency formation of Drought TAC for Reservoir Operations during multiple year drought periods.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) is currently accepting applications for a new technical advisory committee (TAC) to develop standards and guiding principles for managing the operations of Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoirs during multi-year drought periods. The TAC is open to all interested stakeholders but is limited in attendance to third-party experts with expertise in hydrology, hydrogeology, hydrological modeling, civil engineering or fisheries biology. Interested parties must retain and pay for an expert to serve on the TAC on his/her behalf.
On May 8, 2020, the TAC will meet for the first time to develop Standards and guiding principles for drought Operations. Thereafter, the TAC will meet any time a “drought trigger” occurs to develop a recommended release schedule for Nacimiento and San Antonino Reservoirs.
More information and the application form can be found on the MCWRA website: https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/government-links/water-resources-agency/home#wra <https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/government-links/water-resources-agency/home> or by calling (831) 755-4860
Applications are due by March 20, 2020.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None
FINANCING:
There is no financial impact in receiving this report.
Prepared by: Howard Franklin, Senior Hydrologist, (831) 755-4860
Nicole Koerth, Water Resources Technician, (831) 755-4860
Attachments: None