Title
Approve and authorize the General Manager to execute 1) an agreement to allow a permanent Non-Exclusive Easement, and a Non-Exclusive Temporary Construction Easement to the Monterey Water Pollution Control Agency to construct the Blanco Drain Diversion Pump Station for the Pure Water Monterey Project; and 2) the permanent and temporary construction easements.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve Agreement for Grant and Purchase of Easement and Escrow Instructions;
b. Approve the permanent Easement and Temporary Construction Easement for the construction of the Pure Water Monterey Project Blanco Drain Diversion Pump Station; and
c. Authorize the General Manager to execute the agreement and the easements.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA) is constructing the Pure Water Monterey Project. The Blanco Drain Diversion Pump Station and the Reclamation Ditch Diversion Pump Station, components of the Project, will be constructed upon and/or adjacent to land owned by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency. The construction contracts have been awarded to Anderson Pacific. Notice to Proceed is anticipated in early May 2017. MRWPCA must have approved Temporary Construction and Permanent Easements in order for construction to commence. The action requested in this report relates only to the Blanco Drain site.
Water from the Blanco Drain and the Reclamation Ditch will be diverted to the Pure Monterey Water Project for processing. The treated water will be used for injection into the Seaside Aquifer and used for augmenting the Monterey County Water Recycling Projects water supply.
The Pure Water Monterey Project was evaluated in a final EIR by the MRWPCA. The project, as environmentally assessed, evaluated the placement of project pipeline and pump stations at the Blanco Drain and the Reclamation Ditch. The Reclamation pump station item is expected to come to the Agency for consideration of similar easements in the future.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed and commented on the Easements and the Agreement.
FINANCING:
Compensation to the Agency is based on the appraisals and follows the Agreement requirements. The Agency will receive $3,616 for the permanent easement and $435 for the temporary construction easement at the Blanco site, based on the appraisal.
Prepared by: Brent Buche, Deputy General Manager, (831) 755-8982
Approved by: _________________________________________________
David E. Chardavoyne, General Manager, (831) 755-4860
Attachments
1. Easement (Non-Exclusive) Blanco Drain Diversion Pump Station
2. Temporary Construction Easement (Non-exclusive) Blanco Drain Diversion Pump Station
3. Agreement for Grant and Purchase of Easement and Escrow Instructions
4. An Appraisal Report Of: A Hypothetical Permanent Diversion Facility Easement, Permanent Pipeline Easement, Right-of-Ways, and Temporary Construction Easements Located west of Nashua Road to the Salinas River, Salinas, Monterey County, CA
(Blanco Drain Diversion Pump Station)