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Water Resources Agency Finance Committee Addenda/Revision to Scheduled Items on August 2, 2024.
Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors approve Amendment No. 1 to the contract with Graniterock Company for Post Winter Storm Cleanup and Repairs at the Salinas River Diversion Facility and to increase the contract amount to $315,000; and authorizing the General Manager to execute the Amendment.(Staff Presenting: Pete Vannerus)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Finance Committee:
Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors approve Amendment No. 1 to the contract with Graniterock Company for Post Winter Storm Cleanup and Repairs at the Salinas River Diversion Facility and to increase the contract amount to $315,000; and authorizing the General Manager to execute the Amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
After the Winter Storms in January and March of 2023, the Salinas River Diversion Facility was heavily impacted by the river levels and flows. After approximately 23,000 cfs flowed through the channel at the facility, damage and debris/silt deposition occurred throughout the site. An initial cleanup of the site occurred in April 2023 to allow access to the facility to operate. This included debris and silt removal deposited on top of the site and in the regulating weir where debris, including trees, wedged into the structure. The site was restored to a minimum level for access and operations for the 2023 CSIP irrigation season. Pre-season inspections occurred and determined operations were safe while the damages could be assessed, and repairs scheduled.
A post storm damage assessment was conducted after inspections from the Division of Safety of Dams determined further cleanup and repairs were necessary. Of the noted damages, there was out of channel and in-channel damages/ disturbances. The out of channel project was...
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