EXHIBIT 25-B

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-08

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE

MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

MODIFYING RULE 162 – REGULATORY PRODUCTION TARGETS FOR CALIFORNIA AMERCIAN WATER SYSTEMS

WHEREAS, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District has developed a set of rules to ensure compliance by California American Water systems with the regulatory and legal water production limits set by State Water Resources Control Board Order No. 95-10 and the Seaside Groundwater Basin Adjudication Decision;

WHEREAS, District Rule 162 specifies the regulatory water production targets that are used to trigger higher stages of water conservation to ensure compliance with these legal and regulatory water production limits;

WHEREAS, these limits are subject to change by action of the SWRCB and Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster;

WHEREAS, the Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster approved a 10% reduction in the operating yield of the Seaside Groundwater Basin for the January through September 30, 2009 period on May 6, 2009; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify the monthly and year-to-date at month-end water production targets in Tables XV-1 and XV-2 to reflect the recent reduction in groundwater production approved by the Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

1. District staff shall modify Tables XV-1 and XV-2 of District Rule 162 to reflect the recent reduction in groundwater production by California American Water from the Seaside Groundwater Basin that was approved by the Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster on May 6, 2009.

2. Specifically, District staff shall replace the monthly and year-to-date at month-end values presently shown in Tables XV-1 and XV-2 of Rule 162 with the monthly and year-to-date at month-end values shown on the attached tables (Attachment 1).

On motion of Director ____________, and second by Director _____________, the foregoing resolution is duly adopted this 15th day of June 2009, by the following votes:

AYES:

NAYES:

ABSENT:

I, Darby W. Fuerst, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the MPWMD, hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted on the 15th day of June 2009.

Witness my hand and seal of the Board of Directors, this ______ day of June, 2009.

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Darby W. Fuerst, Secretary to the Board

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