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Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Source Waters and Water Recycling, dated 8 October 2014, extending its term to not later than December 31, 2015; and, request the Chair of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Source Waters and Water Recycling.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Source Waters and Water Recycling, dated 8 October 2014, extending its term to not later than December 31, 2015; and, request the Chair of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Source Waters and Water Recycling.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Negotiations for a Definitive Agreement as contemplated in the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") Regarding Source Waters and Water Recycling by and between Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency ("PCA"), the Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("WRA"), the City of Salinas, the Marina Coast Water District ("MCWD") and Monterey Peninsula Water Management District ("WMD") (collectively the "Parties") require additional time.
This proposed Amendment No. 3to the MOU extends its term to not later than December 31, 2015. The MOU called for negotiation of a Definitive Agreement among the Parties on or before March 31, 2015 to provide the following:
* Reaffirmation by PCA of MCWD's recycled water right entitlement;
* WRA to be supplied recycled water in a minimum volume -
o Equal to the volume of wastewater flows from all existing PCA members,
o Plus treated waters from additional "incremental" and interruptible sources;
* PCA will have a firm volume of water for its proposed Groundwater Replenishment ("GWR") Project; and,
* Accounting protocols to be esta...
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