Title
Approve an Agreement for And Consent to Co-Location and Compatible Use Pipeline Easement subject to Agency approval of a co-location Easement; and authorize the General Manager to Execute the Agreement.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve an Agreement for And Consent to Co-Location and Compatible Use Pipeline Easement subject to Agency approval of a co-location Easement; and
b. Authorize the General Manager to Execute the Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In 2008, Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Agency) purchased a 20-foot wide easement from Monterey Regional Waste Management District (District) along the perimeter of the District property. The purpose of this easement is to convey water from the Agency's Salinas River Diversion Facility (SRDF) for use in the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project. The Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA) now seeks to obtain from the District its own pipeline easement, to run parallel with and mostly within the SRDF easement of the Agency. MRWPCA will convey water through the proposed pipe from its Blanco Drain facility for use in its Pure Water Monterey Project. In order for the District to meet this request, the Agency must agree and consent to the District's grant of a second easement. The second easement would MRWPCA to place a parallel ("co-located") pipeline in the Agency's easement.
The Agency, District, and MRWPCA have all met and agreed upon the general process for accomplishing the new co-location easement to incorporate MRWPCA's Blanco Drain pipeline. This Co-Location Agreement has been approved by the District Board of Directors and was recommended for approval by the Agency Board of Directors on January 17, 2017, with two conditions. The first condition is that the easement provide that the MRWPCA will share the costs of maintenance of the main access road to the SRDF with the Agency. The...
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