EXHIBIT
26-D
FINAL
MINUTES
Water Supply Planning Committee of the
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
May 4, 2011
Call to Order
The
meeting was called to order at 1 pm in the District’s conference room.
Committee
members present: Bob Brower, Chair
Kristi
Markey (committee alternate)
David
Pendergrass
Staff
members present: Darby
Fuerst, General Manager
Andy
Bell, Planning & Engineering Manager
Larry
Hampson, Senior Water Resources Engineer
Joe
Oliver, Water Resources Manager
Arlene
Tavani, Executive Assistant
Comments from the Public
No
comments.
Action Items
1. Receive
Minutes of April 6, 2011 Committee Meeting
On a motion by
Director Pendergrass and second of Director Markey, the minutes were received
unanimously on a vote of 3 – 0.
Directors Brower, Markey and Pendergrass voted in favor of the motion. No comments were directed to the Board during
the public comment period on this item.
Discussion Items
2.A. Discuss
Feasibility of Moving Additional Water from Carmel Valley to Water Projects 1
and 2
The committee
discussed various alternatives for improvement of the California American
(Cal-Am) water delivery system to facilitate increased diversions from the
Carmel River to Water Project 1 and 2 injection/recovery wells when river flows
are high. The Regional Water Project
would upgrade the infrastructure to include pipeline improvements and
construction of a new pipeline to transport water from Carmel Valley to
Monterey, Pacific Grove and Seaside.
These infrastructure improvements will only be constructed if funding
for the Regional Water Project is approved.
2. Progress
Report on Water Projects 1 (Underground Storage) and 2 (Expanded Storage)
No discussion.
3. Update
on Potential for Water Project 3 (Local Desal) within District Boundaries
Brower reported that he met with Commander Matthew McCann of the
Naval Postgraduate School about the possibility of developing a desalination
project at the abandoned City of Monterey wastewater treatment plant site that
is now owned by the Navy. He stated that
the local Navy administration supports working with the District on development
of a site plan that would meet the needs of the Navy and the District. The
agreed-upon site plan would be submitted to the Navy legal department for
development of a memorandum of understanding. The Navy is concerned that
underwater sonar it operates at that site could be incompatible with seawater
intake. The water tank height would also
need to be adjusted. Bell stated that
the initial location proposed for the desalination plant could be modified
based on the Navy’s plans for the site.
No determination has been made as to whether the Navy would lease or
grant the property to the District. The Navy
would consider receipt of an allocation of water from the project as payment
for use of the property.
Mr. Bell
reported that Calera has not yet submitted requested information regarding its
plans for construction of a desalination project in Moss Landing. Representatives from Deep Water Desal have
requested to address the committee in June 2011, regarding their proposal for
development of a desalination project in Moss Landing that would utilize intake
water withdrawn from the deep water canyon near Sandholdt Road pier.
Regarding
development of a desalination project in Sand City, Director Pendergrass stated
that the City of Sand City was granted a right to all brackish water within the
city boundaries, and that development of additional desalination facilities is
infeasible. Fuerst noted that the Seaside
Groundwater Basin Adjudication decision did grant the City of Sand City the
right to brackish water for its desalination facility, but the decision did not
quantify the amount of brackish water available to the City. Bell
said that until a study site is chosen and the source of brackish or sea water
is determined, it is premature to develop cost estimates for a desalination
project in Sand City.
4. Update
on Development of Recycled Wastewater Alternatives
No discussion.
5. Update
on Status of Carmel River Reroute/San Clemente Dam Removal Project
No discussion.
Other Items
No
discussion.
Set Date for Next Committee Meeting
No
action.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 1:55 pm.
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