EXHIBIT 15-A

RESOLUTION NO. 2007-__

A Resolution of the Board of Directors

of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

To Adopt the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay

Whereas, the State of California desires to foster Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) planning and encourages local public, non-profit, and private (for profit) entities to define planning regions appropriate for managing water resources and to integrate strategies within these planning regions; and

Whereas, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD or District) is charged with the responsibility to manage, augment, and protect water resources for the benefit of the community and the environment within the District boundaries; and

Whereas, MPWMD has facilitated the formation of an IRWM planning Region with water resources that are linked hydrologically, geographically, and ecologically; and

Whereas, the planning Region consists of the six Monterey Peninsula cities of Carmel-by-the Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Pacific Grove, Monterey, Sand City, Seaside, and extends into portions of the unincorporated area of Monterey County in the Carmel Highlands, Pebble Beach and the inland areas of Carmel Valley and the Laguna Seca area; and

Whereas, water resources management authority and interests in the planning Region are currently distributed among various public agencies and other entities with a range of legal powers, regulatory responsibilities and interests; and

Whereas, sensible water resources planning and management frequently requires actions in multiple jurisdictions; and

Whereas, MPWMD recognizes that improved coordination is necessary among local entities with responsibilities and interests in managing water resources; and

Whereas, MPWMD undertook a collaborative planning effort with the stakeholders in the planning Region including public agencies, water providers, non-profit entities, residential water users, community, recreation, and environmental organizations to formulate water management goals, strategies, and objectives for the planning Region and to prioritize projects that address watershed and regional issues; and

Whereas, this planning effort has resulted in the development of the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) for the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay to achieve multiple benefits, encompass multiple watersheds and groundwater basins, meet short- and long-term water resource needs, coordinate with other IRWMPs, and address state and federal plans’ priorities;

Whereas, the IRWMP will be a living document, reviewed and updated over time;

Whereas, the MPWMD Board of Directors reviewed the IRWMP with its staff and the general public at its regular Board meeting on November 19, 2007; and

Whereas, the MPWMD Board of Directors determined that the IRWMP is statutorily exempt from further environmental review under Section 15262 of the California Environmental Quality Act.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District hereby adopts the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay as a planning document that provides broadly supported, identified goals, objectives, strategies, and projects to meet the integrated water needs of the people and the environment within the planning Region.

On a motion by Director ________ and second by Director _______ the foregoing resolution is duly adopted this 19^th day of November 2007 by the following votes.

Directors

Ayes:

Nays:

Absent:

I, David A Berger, Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, hereby certify that the foregoing is a resolution duly adopted on the 19^th day of November 2007.

Witness my hand and seal of the Board of Directors this ___ day of ____ 2007.

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