EXHIBIT
23-D
FINAL
MINUTES
Water Supply
Planning Committee of the
Monterey
Peninsula Water Management District
June 21, 2011
Call to Order
The
meeting was called to order at 9:08 am in the District’s conference room.
Committee
members present: Bob Brower, Chair
(arrived during the presentation under Item 1.)
Regina
Doyle
David
Pendergrass
Staff
members present: Darby
Fuerst, General Manager
Larry
Hampson, Senior Water Resources Engineer
Joe
Oliver, Water Resources Manager
Arlene
Tavani, Executive Assistant
District
Counsel present: David Laredo
Comments from the Public
George
Riley encouraged the District to move forward on investigations into
development of additional aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells, due to the
success of Water Project 1 ASR wells #1 and #2.
He suggested that if the Regional Water Supply Project is delayed, ASR
would be an affordable option that could be eligible for public funding,
Presentation
1. Representatives
from DeepWater Desal will Present a Report on Development of a Proposed
Seawater Desalination Project in Moss Landing
The
committee agreed that at the July meeting, they would discuss a request from
Constantz that the Board consider signing a non-binding letter of intent
expressing support for the project. The
item could be submitted for Board consideration at the August 15, 2011
meeting. The committee also requested
that staff submit a letter to Constantz requesting a list of all permits that
would be required to develop the DeepWater Desal project along with the
time-line associated with those permits.
Brent
Constantz of DeepWater Desal gave the presentation. He described the project as follows. The proposal is to design, build and operate
a seawater desalination plant at Moss Landing, California producing not less
than 10,000 acre-feet per year of potable water at a rate of up to 25 million
gallons per day for beneficial use by designated water purveyors in Monterey
and Santa Cruz Counties. The
desalination facility will be located in existing structures north of Moss
Landing Harbor. The Sandholdt pier will
be rebuilt and seawater intake and brine discharge lines will be attached to
the pier. Intake and discharge pipelines
will extend underwater from the end of the pier to the edge of the undersea
Monterey Canyon. Taking seawater from
below the photic zone (the depth of light penetration), will minimize marine
life disruption and will provide consistent source water of high quality and
low turbidity. Accessing the deep water
Monterey Canyon translates into lower pre-treatment costs and overall lower
operating costs than for near-surface or brackish water sources of comparable
temperature. Similarly, discharging
concentrated seawater into Monterey Canyon following the desalination process
substantially eliminates detrimental impacts on the ocean environment. An outline of Mr. Constantz’s presentation was not provided to the
District; however, an audio tape of the presentation is available for public
review.
Action Items
2. Receive
Minutes of May 4, 2011 Committee Meeting
On a motion by
Director Doyle and second of Director Pendergrass, 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
3. 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 Water
(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. One option would be to
transmit water via a new pipeline to be constructed on a roadway owned by
Tehama. It was decided that Tehama
property owners should be contacted about obtaining permission to construct the
transmission pipeline.
4. Progress
Report on Water Projects 1 (Underground Storage) and 2 (Expanded Storage)
Fuerst reported that the diversion
season had ended. Work is underway at
the Phase 1 site, at Well #2 to complete permanent wellhead improvements. Negotiations are underway with the City of
Seaside for an easement that will facilitate full implementation of Water
Project 2 when it is completed.
5. Update
on Potential for Water Project 3 (Local Desal) within District Boundaries
Hampson provided a summary of
meetings with Naval Postgraduate School staff and related their concerns about construction
of a desalination facility at the abandoned City of Monterey wastewater
treatment plant site owned by the Navy.
The committee requested that District staff proceed to develop a site
plan and respond to the Navy’s concerns without benefit of a consultant.
6. Update
on Development of Recycled Wastewater Alternatives
Fuerst reported that the Monterey
Regional Water Pollution Control Agency is developing a draft Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) on joint development with the District of the Groundwater
Replenishment Project. The MOU has not
yet been submitted.
7. Update
on Status of Carmel River Reroute/San Clemente Dam Removal Project
Fuerst referred to the agenda and
attachments from the April 29, 2011 San Clemente Dam Removal Quarterly
meeting. He reviewed a brief timeline
for completion of the project and a funding update (on file at the District
office and the MPWMD website). He noted
that there is a $10 million funding gap, and that there is an effort to obtain
funds from private sources and non-profits.
Other Items
No
discussion.
Set Date for Next Committee Meeting
The
committee will meet again on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 9 am.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:05 am.
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