EXHIBIT 4-A

DEED RESTRICTION

IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES

MPWMD Water Demand Division

February 2005

1. Deed restrictions forms will be reviewed annually quarterly by the Rules & Regulations Committee and the Board of Directors. Staff may implement the form immediately and the committee will evaluate the form at its next quarterly meeting.

2. Modifications to deed restrictions forms and new deed restriction forms will only be done with the authorization of the General Manager and District Counsel. The Rules and Regulations Committee members shall be notified of the action the Rules & Regulations Committee and the Board of Directors.

3. The Division Manager for each division will maintain a list of ensure that employees who are authorized to prepare and issue deed restrictions and will provide a copy of the list to the General Manager are properly instructed on the preparation and appropriate use of the forms.

4. All deed restrictions will be reviewed for quality control by a staff members who did not prepare the deed restriction.

5. District Counsel will approve each deed restriction as to form to ensure that the correct template is used and that the form is filled out correctly.

6. All deed restrictions must be signed by all current owners of the property or by the legally designated representative(s) of the property owner(s).

7. All signatures of property owners must be notarized.

8. As a final quality control measure, prior to recordation, all recorded deed restrictions will be reviewed by a District staff member for unauthorized modifications. The District will deny any application where unauthorized modifications have been made by a third party.

9. District staff will be the last to sign the document before submitting to the Monterey County Recorder for recordation.

10. The District will record the deed restriction(s) and pass all costs associated with the review and recording of the documents to the applicant.

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