EXHIBIT 18-A

RESOLUTION NO. 2009‑10

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

THE MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Amending Table 4 OF RULE 25.5:

ultra-low consumption appliance credits

WHEREAS District Rule 25.5.4.b. Water Use Credits and On-Site Water Credits allows changes to Table 4: Ultra-Low Consumption Appliance Credits;

WHEREAS half-gallon per flush toilets are listed on Table 4 but are no longer available due to manufacturing problems, and;

WHEREAS production delays are not expected to be resolved for up to one year, and;

WHEREAS the manufacturer has no stock available to meet demand, and;

WHEREAS half-gallon per flush toilets are not Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) certified, and;

WHEREAS the building inspectors within the Distrct will not approve installation of half-gallon per flush toilets without UPC certification.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District resolves that District Rule 25.5.4.b. Water Use Credits and On-Site Water Credits, Table 4: Ultra-Low Consumption Appliance Credits shall be amended to delete Ultra-Low Flush Half Gallon-Per-Flush Toilets.

On motion of Director ______________, and second by Director _______________, the foregoing resolution is duly adopted this 20th day of July, 2009, by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

I, Arlene Tavani, Deputy 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 20^th day of July 2009.

Witness my hand and seal of the Board of Directors this ____ day of ________ 2009.

_____________________________________

Arlene Tavani,

Deputy Secretary to the Board

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