GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
7.	UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT OF WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS
Meeting Date:		December 13, 2021	Budgeted:	N/A
From:		David J. Stoldt,	Program/
		General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:		David J. Stoldt	Cost Estimate:
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378.

DISCUSSION:

ASR: All major construction complete.

Desalination Project (MPWSP): Nothing to report.

Pure Water Monterey Project:

· Total PWM water recharged to date about 4,900 AF ( ~ 1.6 billion gallons delivered).

· Reclamation Ditch PS and Blanco Drain PS are operational.

· Salinas Stormwater Phase 1A & 1B facilities are available for use.

· Advanced Water Purification Facility is fully operational.

· Water Conveyance Pipeline & Blackhorse Reservoir are conveying purified water full-time to the injection facilities.

· All injection wells in service; nominal injection rate holding steady at 300 AF per month.

· PWM permitting activities with the State Division of Drinking Water and the RWQCB continue with a follow-up extrinsic tracer study which was started October 21.

· The current Injection Wells Phase 3 schedule still shows impacts due to late delivery of the two Deep Injection Wells (DIW’s) backflush pumps. As a result, for example, DIW-3 first injection is now early February 2022.

· The procurement delays of the backflush pumps being supplied by National Pump Company are the result of their global and national-level material supply chain impacts; they are expediting their Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers for improved delivery dates. Positive news since the last Board update is these key backflush pump components have arrived at the construction site or the Contractors warehouse: two 500 hp pump motors and enough pump column pipe for DIW-3. Major pump components still needed on-site are the pump bowl assemblies, pump drive shafts, and the medium-voltage power cables. A revised schedule is attached as Exhibit 7-A.

Expanded Pure Water Monterey

· Memorandum of Understanding to agree to sign the Water Purchase Agreement if approved by the CPUC has been executed by all three parties.

· Amendment 6 to the Cost Sharing Agreement with M1W has been approved by both parties and signatures being gathered.

· M1W and MPWMD staff worked with City of Seaside staff to secure permission for the Injection Wells Phase 4 DIW exploratory borings. State-wide drill rig availability has the exploratory borings now being started after the Thanksgiving break.

· Expanded PWM permitting and design activities for both construction bid packages, AWPF expansion and Injection Wells Phase 4 (which includes DIW-5 & DIW-6), are ongoing with their Basis of Design Reports (BODR’s) completed, and now are moving into final design.

· Expanded PWM construction will start in early September 2022, with substantial completion of the new water supply facilities by the end of 2023.

· M1W and MPWMD staff have also been meeting with City of Seaside staff to initiate the final property easement acquisition process for all the PWM injection well field facilities.

EXHIBIT

7-A Executive Level Project Schedule

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