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Receive a presentation concerning the Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s work on the draft Interlake Tunnel and San Antonio Spillway Modification Assessment Engineer’s Report, an update to the 1998 Salinas Valley Historical Benefits Analysis, and publication of the Salinas Valley Hydrologic Models.
Report
In February 2017, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (“Agency”) entered into grant agreement number 4600011748 (“Agreement”) with the Department of Water Resources of the State of California to assist in financing feasibility studies for the Interlake Tunnel and San Antonio Spillway Modification Project (“Interlake Tunnel Project”). Funding from the Agreement also supported an update to the Agency’s 1998 Salinas Valley Historical Benefits Analysis, discussed below.
Draft Engineer’s Report for the Interlake Tunnel Project
One of the deliverables in the Agreement is a Draft Engineer’s Report for the Interlake Tunnel Project including a Project Description and Assessment Methodology. The Agency retained a consultant, Bartle Wells Associates, to prepare the Draft Interlake Tunnel and San Antonio Spillway Modification Assessment Engineer’s Report (“Draft Engineer’s Report”).
The Draft Engineer’s Report utilizes the same geographic extent as the Agency’s Zone 2C special assessment district, and examines primarily the water supply and flood protection benefits that could accrue within that area from the Interlake Tunnel Project. The Interlake Tunnel Project also provides additional benefits, such as recreation and environmental benefits, that are discussed as General Benefits in the Draft Engineer’s Report.
The Draft Engineer’s Report presents three options for allocating Interlake Tunnel Project benefits across the geographic space. These options, which range from broad to more specific, are discussed in detail and are presented with the intention of providing a catalyst for discussion about future cost allocation approaches, whet...
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