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a. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement with Monterey One Water for a time extension related to the Conditions Precedent for the New Source Water Facilities; and
b. Request the Chair of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to execute the Amendment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board Supervisors:
a. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement with Monterey One Water for a time extension related to the Conditions Precedent for the New Source Water Facilities; and
b. Request the Chair of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors 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.
Portions of the Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement applicable to the New Source Water Facilities will not become effective until the following conditions in Section 16.15 are all met:
1. Water Rights for the Blanco Drain and Reclamation Ditch are obtained from the California
State Water Resources Control Board.
2. A fully executed, and California Public Utilities Commission approved, Water Purchase
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