exhibit 31-a

 MONTEREY              PENINSULA

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

 

 

 

Strategic Plan

Short and Long-Term Goals

90-Days to 5-Years

Adopted December 14, 2009

 

 

90 Day Goals – February 28, 2010

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Marina Coast Water District, California American Water, Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, Jurisdictions

 

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Join with these groups to have input on the regional water supply planning process

 

 

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Influence

 

 

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Shape

 

 

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Financing

 

 

 

 

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Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project Phase 1

 

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Inject at least 500 acre-feet of water, with infrastructure in place to enable 100% efficiency

 

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Determine project completion date

 

 

 

 

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Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project Phase 2

 

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Determine timetable for project development/completion

 

 

 

 

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MPWMD 95-10 Desalination Project

 

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Determine if the Board should continue pursuit of project development

 

 

 

 

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MRWPCA Groundwater Replenishment Project/2,000 + Acre-Feet

 

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Schedule presentation from MRWPCA to MPWMD Board on cost, legal issues, timeline and next steps

 

 

 

3-Year Goals – December 2012

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Construction has begun on a Desalination Project

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Phase 2 Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project Complete

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Water Delivered from Groundwater Replenishment Project

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Achieve Conservation Goals Established by Public Utilities Commission in Decision No. 09-07-023

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Secure Permanent Funding for Carmel River Mitigation Program

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Prepare 20-Year Assessment of the 1989 Water Allocation Program Mitigation Plan

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Establish One Public/Private Partnership for Water Development or Conservation

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Resolve Fate of San Clemente and Los Padres Dams

 

 

 

5-YEARS AND BEYOND – DECEMBER 2015 +

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Cessation of Illegal Pumping on the Carmel River

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Determine Environmental Remediation Needs of the Carmel River

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Interagency Regional Collaboration

 

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Annual Water Summit

 

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Committee – Continuous Collaboration

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Operate Within Safe Yield of Seaside Basin (5th or 6th year)

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Assess Jurisdictions’ Unmet Water Needs and Plan to Meet Them

 

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