ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
3.	CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE TO RIGHT ON Q HYDROGEOLOGY (MICHAEL HUTNAK) FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE CARMEL RIVER BASIN HYDROLOGIC MODEL
Meeting Date:		August 12, 2019	Budgeted:	Yes
From:		David J. Stoldt, General Manager	Program/	Reservoir Alternatives Simulation (CRBHM)
			Line Item No.:	1-1-2-C
Prepared By:		Thomas Christensen and Jonathan Lear	Cost Estimate:	$15,000
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on August 12, 2019 and recommended _______________________.
CEQA Compliance: Exempt, CEQA Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies)

SUMMARY: On August 19, 2013, the MPWMD Board approved entering into an agreement for services with Right on Q Hydrogeology (Michael Hutnak) for a Not-to-Exceed amount of $56,800 to assist District staff in developing a GSFLOW (Groundwater and Surface FLOW) model. This model is now called the Carmel River Basin Hydrologic Model. Currently, MPWMD, U.S.G.S. and Right on Q Hydrogeology have been working on developing a set of versions of the CRBHM that represent various scenarios with respect to the future of Los Padres Reservoir (dredging versus removal) and reduced pumping by Cal-Am (compliance with the CDO 2009-0060). Now that these models are nearly complete for a set of specific scenarios, the National Marine Fisheries Service has requested a sensitivity analysis of some of the hydrologic properties of the model, which would help them understand how changes in certain parameters (aquifer properties) impacts results of the model. Results from the model runs come in the form of large tables with flow data at various locations along the river. These large data sets are best processed by scripts that allow analysis by producing graphs and summary statistics. Carrying out a sensitivity analysis and the development of these scripts is beyond the original scope of work.

Approximately $4,020 remains in the current contract with Right on Q Hydrogeology. Staff is requesting a contract amendment that would add an additional $15,000 of authorized funds to complete a sensitivity analysis of various model parameters and development of Matlab scripts that will process model output. This additional spending is included in the 2019-2020 Budget adopted by the Board on June 17, 2019.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff is requesting the Board authorize additional spending in the amount of $15,000 to carry out sensitivity analysis of the CRBHM and the programing of scripts that process the large output files resulting in graphs and summary statistics. The original contract was for a Not-to-Exceed amount of $56,800. This amendment would add $15,000 to the current contract for a Not-to-Exceed amount of $71,800.

DISCUSSION: Right on Q Hydrogeology has been part of the modeling team since 2013 when the District started moving forward with the development of the CRBHM. Right on Q Hydrogeology developed many of the original Matlab scripts that take the pumping data from Excel spreadsheets and converts them into a format that is recognized by GSFLOW.

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