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Consider approving the Agreement for Grant and Purchase of Easement and Escrow Instructions; and approve the Permanent Easement Deed and Temporary Construction Easement Deed for the Pure Water Monterey Reclamation Ditch Pump Station; and authorize the Water Resources Agency General Manager to execute the agreement and the easements.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the Agreement for Grant and Purchase of Easement and Escrow Instructions;
b. Approve the Permanent Easement Deed and Temporary Construction Easement Deed for the Pure Water Monterey Reclamation Ditch Pump Station; and
c. Authorize the Water Resources Agency 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 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 contract has been awarded to Anderson Pacific. Notice to Proceed was issued on May 1, 2017. MRWPCA must have approved Temporary Construction and Permanent Easements in order to use funds from their SRF loan for construction. The action requested in this report relates only to the Reclamation Ditch site.
Water from the Reclamation Ditch (as well the Blanco Drain) will be diverted to the Pure Monterey Water Project for processing. The treated water will be used for injection into the Seaside Aquifer and for augmenting the Monterey County Water Recycling Project water supply.
The Pure Water Monterey Project was evaluated in a final EIR by the MRWPCA. The project, as environmentally assessed, evaluated and approved the placement of project pipeline and pump stations at the Reclamation Ditch and the Blanco Drain. The Blanco Drain pump station easements were approved by the...
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