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Consider receiving and recommending that the Board of Directors receive the Well Locations Report for the Protection of Domestic Drinking Water Supplies for the Lower Salinas Valley Project
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Basin Management Advisory Committee:
Receive and recommend that the Board of Directors receive the Well Locations Report for the Protection of Domestic Drinking Water Supplies for the Lower Salinas Valley Project.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In December 2020, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) prepared a "Well Locations Report" deliverable per the grant agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board ("SWRCB") for the Protection of Domestic Drinking Water Supplies for the Lower Salinas Valley project ("Project").
Draft and final versions of the Well Locations Report were reviewed by the Technical Advisory Committee for the Project. In addition, the SWRCB requires that the MCWRA Board of Directors formally receive the Well Locations Report.
The purpose of the Well Locations Report is to present the purpose, location, Project scope and hydrogeology in the Project area; provide data illustrating the hydrology in and around the Project area; provide details on the wells that will be destroyed as part of the Project; and discuss groundwater monitoring in the Project area.
In addition to summarizing hydrogeologic data, the Well Locations Report presents the outcome of a September 2020 field reconnaissance event intended to locate and identify wells for the Project; groundwater elevation data from August 2020; and groundwater quality data from June, August, and September 2020.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Project is funded in part by a grant from the State Water Resources Control Board.
FINANCING:
There is no financial impact in receiving this report. Activities conducted in support and development of the Well Locations Report funded by the Proposition 1 gra...
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