Title
Consider approving Amendment No. 2 for $76,751 to the Agreement for Professional Services with Raftelis Financial Consultants for the preparation of an Engineer's Report and associated Proposition 218 Hearing for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project's New Source Waters, upon approval as to form by County Counsel; and authorizing the General Manager to execute the Amendment.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
a. Approve Amendment No. 2 for $76,751 to the Agreement for Professional Services with Raftelis Financial Consultants for the preparation of an Engineer's Report and associated Proposition 218 Hearing for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project's New Source Waters, upon approval as to form by County Counsel; and
b. Authorize the General Manager to execute the Amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) and Monterey One Water (M1W), formerly known as Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA), entered into an Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement (Restated Agreement), which included consideration of the financing, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of New Source Water Facilities to provide approximately 4,381 acre-feet per year (AFY) of additional recycled water to MCWRA for use in the existing Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP), a coastal irrigation project . In addition, M1W would be provided approximately 4,320 AFY of new source water to supplement the Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project which has been developed to provide drinking water.
In 2017, MCWRA and M1W contracted with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (Raftelis) to conduct a New Source Waters Study. The resultant New Source Water Report includes capital, operations, maintenance, and repair and replacement costs associated with developing New Source Water Facilities and provides incr...
Click here for full text