EXHIBIT 4-B

MPWMD Water Supply Project Project Evaluation Options for CEQA Compliance March 2004
Option	Potable Water Production		Existing Information	New Information Needed	Estimated Cost and Time
1A. Sand City Desalination w/ 3 Radial Wells	3,130 AFA § all desalination § disposal through outfall		§ Treatment plant site analysis § Radial well analysis § Treated water pipeline analysis § MRWPCA brine pipeline analysis	§ Revised physical facilities layout § Revised hydro and fisheries analyses § Revised water quality analyses § Revised construction impacts analyses	CEQA: $25–30 K Engineering: $5-10 K Total: $30-40 K 3-4 months
1B. Sand City Desalination w/ 4 Radial Wells	5,600 AFA § all desalination § disposal through outfall		§ Treatment plant site analysis § Radial well analysis § Treated water pipeline analysis § MRWPCA brine pipeline analysis	§ Revised physical facilities layout § Revised hydro and fisheries analyses § Revised water quality analyses § Revised construction impacts analyses	CEQA: $50–60 K Engineering: $10-15 K Total: $60-75 K 4 months
2. Sand City Desalination w/ Radial Wells + ASR	4,600-6,300+ AFA § 3,900-5,600 desalination § 700 ASR § disposal through outfall		§ Treatment plant site analysis § Radial well analysis § Treated water pipeline analysis § MRWPCA brine pipeline analysis	§ Revised and new physical facilities layouts § Revised hydro and fisheries analyses § Project-level impact analysis of ASR § Site surveys for ASR components	CEQA: $90-150 K Engineering: $20-30 K Total: $110-180 K 7 months
3. Onshore HDD beach well	8,400 AFA § 8,400 beach well § disposal through outfall	§ Treatment plant site analysis § Treated water pipeline analysis § MRWPCA brine pipeline analysis		§ Description of onshore HDD beach well § Project-level impact analysis of beach well, ASR § Site surveys for ASR components	CEQA: $50-60 K Engineering: $20-30 K Total: $70-90 K 5 months
4. Onshore HDD beach well + ASR	9,100+ AFA § 8,400 beach well § 700 ASR		§ Treatment plant site analysis § Treated water pipeline analysis § MRWPCA brine pipeline analysis	§ Description of onshore HDD beach well § Project-level impact analysis of beach well, ASR § Site surveys for ASR components	CEQA: $90-150 K Engineering: $20-30 K Total: $110-180 K 7 months
5. Moss Landing Desalination (assumes Peninsula-oriented project)	8,400++ AFA § all desalination § Production could be higher than 8,400 AFA		§ CPUC Coastal Water Project Report § CDM Phase 1 Report	§ Physical facilities layout § Updated project costs § Site surveys for plant site, pipelines § Project-level impact analysis of all project elements	CEQA: $300-500 K Engineering: $100-150 K Total: $400-650 K 18 months
6. Carmel River Dam	8,400++ AFA § All Carmel River diversions § Production could be higher than 8,400 AFA		§ Mark Group design/cost estimates, 1995 § Woodward-Clyde Revisions, 1997 § MPWMD Supplemental DEIR, 1998	§ Revised physical facilities layout? § Updated project costs § Cultural resources update § ESA analyses for frog and steelhead § Flushing flows hydrologic study § Updated impact analysis	CEQA: $250-350 K Engineering: $30-40 K Total: $280-390 K 12-16 months

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