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Consider approving and recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a) Approve a Memorandum of Agreement (Agreement) with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the "Salinas and Carmel Rivers Basin Study", subject to review and approval by the County Counsel; and
b) Authorize the General Manager to execute the Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
a) Approve and recommend that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors approve a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the "Salinas and Carmel Rivers Basin Study", subject to review and approval by County Counsel; and,
b) Authorize the General Manager to execute the Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The purpose of the Salinas and Carmel Rivers Basin Study (Basin Study) is to inform and guide future courses of action in response to existing and potential future imbalances between water supplies and demands in the Salinas and Carmel River Basins (CRB). This Basin Study is a collaborative effort between four local partner agencies, and is supported by two Federal agencies. It will identify existing water supplies and demands, model future water supplies and demands, accounting for uncertainties in future climate conditions, population growth, and other socioeconomic trends.
In response to identified imbalances between supplies and demands, the Basin Study will examine a variety of strategies that may be employed to reduce or mitigate these imbalances. Ultimately, this Basin Study will identify a portfolio of strategies to achieve long-term balance between supplies and demands in the Salinas and CRBs.
Four partner agencies (Partners) have proposed to collaborate with Reclamation to complete the Basin Study, with technical contributions to be made by each partner, Re...
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