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Receive Comments from
Jurisdictions and Consider Final Action on Proposed Yield Targets to Satisfy Current
Replacement and Future Water Needs of the Monterey Peninsula |
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Meeting Date: |
April 16, 2007 |
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David A. Berger, |
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General Counsel Review: Yes |
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Committee Recommendation: PAC and/or TAC endorsed proposed targets (see below) |
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CEQA Compliance: Not applicable pursuant to CEQA guidelines
Sec. 15378 (see below) |
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this item is to review
comments from the jurisdictions, and to consider final action on the Board’s
proposal that current replacement and future water needs of the Monterey
Peninsula, respectively, be set at quantity (or yield) targets of 12,500
acre-feet annually (AFA) and 4,500 AFA. These
proposed yield targets were reviewed and supported by the Monterey Peninsula
Airport District Board, and the City Councils of Del Rey Oaks, Monterey,
Seaside and Sand City (see letters contained in Exhibit 14-A). The Pacific Grove City Council endorsed the District’s
proposed current replacement target; however, the Council suggested that an
alternative method for projecting future water need be considered, but endorsed
the 4,500 AFA target if the District Board confirms that as the final yield
target (Exhibit
14-B). The Carmel City
Council endorsed that community’s portion of the
The California Public Utilities Commission staff/consultant team, which
is preparing the draft EIR for the Coastal Water Project, has indicated that
its analysis will include alternative water need targets to the 11,730 AFA project
capacity submitted by Cal-Am in its application. The CPUC team indicated that its analysis
likely will be influenced by the MPWMD Board’s policy determination on current
replacement and future water needs for the Monterey Peninsula, particularly if reflects
the support of the effected land use jurisdictions.
General Counsel Laredo advises that this policy item is not subject to CEQA analysis at this time, since selection of a water yield target does not constitute a "project" as that term is defined by section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. The effect of the selected water yield target will itself be analyzed under CEQA in conjunction with any water supply project or activity planned to satisfy all or part of this target.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board: 1) approve the 12,500 AFA current replacement and 4,500 AFA future water needs targets; and 2) direct that formal notice of this action be provided to each of the Monterey Peninsula land use jurisdictions and the California Public Utilities Commission.
BACKGROUND: At its November 20, 2006 meeting, the Board
discussed the separate, detailed water needs analyses supporting the
replacement and future quantity targets, and tentatively set yield targets of
4,500 and 12,500 acre-feet per year, respectively. At the Board’s direction, District staff forwarded the detailed
water needs analyses and proposed yield targets to the eight land use
jurisdictions within the MPWMD boundary, and requested comments from their
governing boards and councils by March 15, 2007. The Board also asked that staff review these
water needs analyses and proposed yield targets with the District’s Policy and
Technical Advisory Committees (PAC and TAC).
The complete staff report considered at the November 20, 2006 Board
meeting is attached (Exhibit 14-G). In a January 9, 2007 joint meeting, the PAC
and TAC reviewed these two analyses, and confirmed their previous endorsement of
the 4,500 AFY (rounded from 4,445) proposed future yield target. At that joint meeting the PAC referred the
12,500 AFA current replacement target to the TAC for more in-depth review. On January 23 the TAC considered the detailed technical
basis of the 12,500 AFY proposed replacement target and, after thorough
discussion, the TAC endorsed that quantity.
14-A Letters
from MPAD (dated March 19, 2007); cities of Del Rey Oaks (February 28, 2007),
14-B Letter from City of
14-C Letter from City of
14-D Letter from the
14-E Letter from the
14-F E-mail from the U.S. Army, Presidio of Monterey dated April 5, 2007
14-G November 20, 2006 Report and Recommendation to MPWMD Board regarding Proposed Yield Targets to Satisfy Existing and Future Water Needs within the District
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