EXHIBIT 2-A

 

UPDATE OF MPWMD SEAWATER DESALINATION PROJECT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF WORK

 

The following information was provided to Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. and Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc. by letters dated February 7, 2008:

 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND STATUS (CDM & JSA)

 

The project to be investigated is as follows:

 

  • MPWMD Seawater Desalination Project - 7.5 MGD, 8,400 acre-feet per year project – plant location in the Sand City area of the Monterey Peninsula

 

This project was most recently evaluated in 2003 and 2004.  Based on findings regarding feasibility of some of the project components, a revised project description is necessary.

 

Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc. (JSA) completed the most recent environmental impact studies on this project.  JSA’s report, completed in December 2003 and titled “Board Review Draft, MPWMD Water Supply Project Draft EIR,” was received by the MPWMD Board of Directors, but the Board did not direct staff to proceed with the project or release a Draft EIR for public comment at that time. Since December 2003, there have been three significant occurrences that affect this project: 

 

1.         Geotechnical and engineering studies by Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. (CDM) in 2004 determined that certain aspects of the proposed seawater intake and brine discharge facilities were infeasible, and identified alternative methods and facilities.  One of the CDM reports, completed in April 2004 and titled “Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Sand City Desalination Project, Feasibility Study,” found that additional study of the use of radial wells or horizontal directionally drilled wells and several other aspects of the SCDP is needed to determine their appropriateness for use in this project.  CDM also developed significant new information regarding geology and hydrogeology of formations where intake and discharge facilities were proposed to be located.

2.   The City of Sand City has developed a 300 AF/year brackish water desalination project located in the area of the MPWMD project (certified Final EIR, Coastal Development Permit from the California Coastal Commission, Water Distribution System permit from MPWMD, and tentative agreement for Cal-Am to operate and maintain the project).

3.   The Seaside Groundwater Basin has gone through an adjudication proceeding, and users from the basin are under court order to reduce or replace their pumpage from the basin and to conduct a number of monitoring and reporting activities.

 

As you know, a significant amount of information exists in regard to the MPWMD project, the City of Sand City project, and geology and water resources in the area.  Much of these materials and other related information are available at the MPWMD office, and copies will be provided to you at the outset of the study, should the MPWMD Board direct us to proceed. 

Your proposal should include the items listed in Attachment 1, Contents of Proposal

 

 

SCOPE OF WORK FOR CDM

ENGINEERING AND GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES

 

Your proposal should address the following Scope of Work:

 

  1. Meet with MPWMD staff and representatives of the environmental consultant, Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc., in Monterey at the outset of the contract to coordinate the study approach.

 

  1. Review existing information on the following desalination projects:
    1. MPWMD’s 7.5 MGD (8,400 AF/year) Seawater Desalination Project – project location in Sand City area
    2. City of Sand City’s 300 AF/year brackish water desalination project

 

  1. Starting with information currently available, conduct those portions of the recommendations in Section 7 of the April 16, 2004 report by CDM titled “Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Sand City Desalination Project, Feasibility Study” that would be required to support a Draft EIR on the project.  The portion of Section 7 titled Data Gaps is as follows:

 

Data Gaps

CDM has identified the following data gaps that could be evaluated to further assess project feasibility and water supply yields:

Geologic/Hydrogeologic

·        Assess the near shore subsurface conditions along the beach (e.g., State Parks and Seaside area) to evaluate feasibility of the reconfigured shoreline parallel HDD collector well concept.

·        Conduct aquifer pump tests at suitable collector and disposal sites once locations of facilities are better defined to refine predicted system yields.

Seawater Intake

·        Further evaluate suitable locations for radial collector wells to identify suitable locations for stand-alone system or to augment onshore HDD configuration.

·        Finalize detailed evaluation of the revised HDD configuration in order to determine project feasibility.

·        Further evaluate onshore HDD well collector configuration to improve operations and feasibility.

·        Evaluate water quality and potential pre-treatment processes resulting from infiltration of surface water from Roberts Lake.

·        Drill test well(s) and conduct extended pumping test(s) to measure response to pumping in coastal aquifer within the underlying Paso Robles aquifer.

Brine Disposal

·        Evaluate potential impacts and institutional impediments associated with discharge of brine into the interconnected shallow unconfined coastal aquifer and lower semiconfined Paso Robles aquifer.

·        Evaluate brine disposal implications related to relocating the seawater well collector well field to proposed brine discharge locations at former Fort Ord combined with brine disposal at the regional wastewater treatment plant outfall.

Numeric Modeling

·        Further evaluate and define regional groundwater flow conditions within the dune sand aquifer to establish an accurate baseline condition for the coastal region.

 

  1. Conduct studies as necessary to determine potential effects of the proposed project facilities and their operation on the City of Sand City’s desalination project or the resources of the Seaside Groundwater Basin.  Identify possible ways to reduce or eliminate negative impacts.
  2. Taking into account the information developed through the analyses listed above, prepare a revised project description.
  3. Develop preliminary-level estimates of capital and operation and maintenance costs for the project.
  4. Throughout the period of the contract, coordinate closely with the environmental consultant, Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc. (JSA), to assure that the content and format of information developed is appropriate for use in the revised Draft EIR and Final EIR that JSA will prepare.
  5. Provide seven copies of a draft report.  Also provide an electronic version of the draft report.
  6. Present study findings to the MPWMD Board of Directors at a public meeting.
  7. Following review and comment by MPWMD staff, prepare the final report.  Provide 30 copies of the final report, as well as an electronic version of the final report.

 

In your proposal, we anticipate that you will describe the approach you expect to employ in order to obtain the desired information and carry out the stated Scope of Work.  It is recognized that the Scope of Work eventually incorporated into the agreement for consultant services will likely contain more detail and specificity than the scope listed above.  Accordingly, the District is receptive to suggested modifications, alternatives, and expansion on the above-listed items.  

 

 

SCOPE OF WORK FOR JSA

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SERVICES

 

Your proposal should address the following Scope of Work:

 

1.   Meet with MPWMD staff and representatives of the engineering and geotechnical consultant, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. (CDM), in Monterey at the outset of the contract to coordinate the study approach.

2.   Review existing information on the following desalination projects:

    1. MPWMD’s 7.5 MGD (8,400 AF/year) Sand City Seawater Desalination Project
    2. City of Sand City’s 300 AF/year brackish water desalination project

3.  Prepare Revised Draft EIR

a.   Based on the information currently available, and the revised project description developed by CDM, prepare an administrative Draft EIR for the MPWMD Sand City Seawater Desalination Project.

b.   Provide seven copies of an administrative Draft EIR.  Also provide an electronic version of the administrative draft report suitable for placing on the MPWMD website.

    1. Following review and comment by MPWMD staff, prepare the final Draft EIR.  Provide 30 copies of the final Draft EIR, as well as an electronic version of the final report.  Prepare and transmit Notice of Completion and required copies to the State Clearinghouse.
    2. Present the Draft EIR to the MPWMD Board of Directors in a public meeting.
    3. Participate in two additional public hearings on the Draft EIR.  MPWMD will be responsible for meeting logistics.

4.  Prepare Final EIR

a.   Review and categorize written comments and public hearing oral comments.  Meet with MPWMD staff to discuss approaches to responding to the comments and to agree on the format of the Final EIR.

b.   Prepare an administrative Final EIR.  This will include preparation of the findings and a draft mitigation monitoring and reporting program.  Provide seven copies of an administrative Final EIR, CEQA findings, and draft mitigation monitoring and reporting program.  Also provide a disc containing an electronic version of these materials.

c.   Following review and comment by MPWMD staff, prepare the final Draft EIR.  Provide 30 copies of the Final EIR, CEQA findings, and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program, as well as electronic versions of these final products.

d.   Present the Final EIR in a public hearing held by the MPWMD Board of Directors (CEQA certification hearing).

5.   Throughout the period of the contract, coordinate closely with CDM to assure that the content and format of information developed by CDM is appropriate for use in the Draft EIR and Final EIR.

 

In your proposal, we anticipate that you will describe the approach you expect to employ in order to obtain the desired information and carry out the stated Scope of Work.  It is recognized that the Scope of Work eventually incorporated into the agreement for consultant services will likely contain more detail and specificity than the scope described above.  Accordingly, the District is receptive to suggested modifications, alternatives, and expansion on the above-listed items.

 

 

MPWMD STAFF PARTICIPATION (CDM & JSA)

 

It is anticipated that District staff will work closely with the consultants on this project.  At the outset, MPWMD staff will be responsible for compiling and providing all relevant existing documents and data in the District’s possession, and will assist the consultant in obtaining desired information.  The consultant will be responsible for summarizing pertinent existing data for presentation, and for incorporating District-provided materials into the report.

 

 

Attachment 1

 

 

MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

 

            CONSULTING SERVICES

UPDATE OF MPWMD DESALINATION PROJECT

7.5 MGD (8,400 AF/YEAR)

                                                                             

 

                                                     CONTENTS OF PROPOSAL

 

 

 

1.         Names, qualifications and resumes for only those persons who would perform the necessary work.

 

2.         Availability to perform proposed scope and home office location of each of these persons.

 

3.         Other firms or services to be utilized, if any, with a description of the work to be performed, and names, qualifications, experience records, and home office locations of personnel who would perform the work.

 

4.         Experience records of the firm and of individual personnel in related work, with specific emphasis on the type of work solicited.

 

5.         Proposed project organization, including individuals and their respective firms.  A “team leader” (key contact with MPWMD staff for the duration of the project) should be designated who is willing and able to commit adequate time to manage and coordinate the study efforts.

 

6.         Description of how the Scope of Work will be accomplished.

 

7.         Proposed schedule to complete the Scope of Work.

 

8.         Estimated costs to complete the Scope of Work.  Costs should be broken down by major category of work.  This information is not intended as the primary criterion for selection, but rather to provide MPWMD with an indication of costs for the anticipated work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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