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RECEIVE REPORT ON EVALUATION
OF SEAWATER DESALINATION PROJECTS BY BOOKMAN-EDMONSTON/GEI CONSULTANTS |
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June 29, 2006 |
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David A.
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Andrew
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General Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A |
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CEQA Compliance: N/A |
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SUMMARY: At the February 23, 2006 Board meeting the
Board approved a contract with Bookman-Edmonston/GEI Consultants (B-E/GEI) to
prepare a comparison of three major seawater desalination projects proposed for
the Monterey Peninsula area: the Coastal Water Project proposed by California American
Water (Cal-Am); the Monterey Bay Regional Desalination Project proposed by the
Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District (Pajaro/Sunny Mesa); and the 7.5
million-gallon-per-day project in Sand City most recently evaluated by MPWMD in
2004. The results of this evaluation are
presented in a report titled “Seawater Desalination Projects Evaluation.” The cover, Table of Contents, and Executive Summary
of this report are attached as Exhibit 1-A.
Bookman-Edmonston/GEI is making final edits to the complete report which
will be provided to the Board members under separate cover on Monday, June 26, and
made available for public review at the District office.
In response to a request by Director Pendergrass at
the January 26, 2006 Board meeting, General Counsel David Laredo prepared a
memorandum titled “Water Rights Relating to Sand City Desalination
Projects.” This memorandum is attached
as Exhibit 1-B.
BACKGROUND: As part of the MPWMD 2005-2006 Strategic Plan
adopted by the Board at its October 18, 2005 meeting, the Board directed staff
to hold a series of public workshops dealing with several aspects of water
supply augmentation. One of the
workshops is titled “Water Projects Cost and Timeline Analysis.” The purpose of this workshop is to present
information on the three major potential water supply projects being proposed
for the
1-A Title page, table of contents, and executive summary of report titled “Seawater Desalination Projects Evaluation,” by Bookman-Edmonston/GEI Consultants, Separation Processes Inc., and Malcom-Pirnie Inc. June 20, 2006
1-B Memorandum from David C. Laredo, General Counsel, to Andrew M. Bell, District Engineer. June 22, 2006
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