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a. Approve Amendment No. 3 to Joint Funding Agreement (JFA) 16WSCA600466210 with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in order for the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) to utilize the Salinas Valley Integrated Hydrologic Model (SVIHM), on a reimbursement basis, in the amount of $50,514 ($45,949 to be funded by County; $4,565 to be provided as match funding by USGS), for a total amount not to exceed $1,381,074 ($1,226,571 to be funded by County; $114,503 to be provided as match funding for USGS); and,
b. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director to execute Amendment No. 3 to Joint Funding Agreement No. 16WSCA600466210 and future amendments to the Agreement where the amendments do not significantly alter the scope of work or change the approved Agreement amount.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve Amendment No. 3 to Joint Funding Agreement (JFA) 16WSCA600466210 with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in order for the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) to utilize the Salinas Valley Integrated Hydrologic Model (SVIHM), on a reimbursement basis, in the amount of $50,514 ($45,949 to be funded by County; $4,565 to be provided as match funding by USGS), for a total amount not to exceed $1,381,074 ($1,226,571 to be funded by County; $114,503 to be provided as match funding for USGS); and,
b. Authorize the Resource Management Agency Director to execute Amendment No. 3 to Joint Funding Agreement No. 16WSCA600466210 and future amendments to the Agreement where the amendments do not significantly alter the scope of work or change the approved Agreement amount.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In July 2014, as part of a settlement of litigation over the 2010 Monterey County General Plan, the County began a five-year comprehensive water resources assessment of Zone 2C of the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin - the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin Investigati...
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