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Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the General Manager to determine the probable compensation due to any private property owner for actual damage to property, and for substantial interference with its possession and use, as a result of Agency access to conduct soil and water testing, boring and related Geotechnical Studies.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
Recommend that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors authorize and direct the General Manager to determine the probable compensation due to any private property owner for actual damage to property, and for substantial interference with its possession and use, as a result of Agency access to conduct soil and water testing, boring and related Geotechnical Studies.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Agency) is actively pursuing the design and construction of the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Project (Project). This Project consists of an underground tunnel, connecting Lake Nacimiento and Lake San Antonio, and a modification to the spillway at Lake San Antonio.
Since the commencement of the Project, the Agency has been receiving concerns from landowners that overlie the proposed tunnel alignment. There are concerns that the Project would have impact on their wells during any construction or operation activities.
To address these concerns, on June 27, 2016, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 16-R03, Resolution of the Monterey County Water resources Agency Identifying Preliminary Mitigation Measures for possible impacts to Private Wells caused by Construction of the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Project.
More recently, some concern has been expressed over possible damage to private wells due to inve...
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