MCWD Water Supply Augmentation Project Updates
The Monterey County Water District (MCWD) has been actively involved in the augmentation of water supply, including desalination projects and agreements with FORA. Recently, MCWD has decided to restart its desalination planning process to meet increasing demands. The board approved a phased planning approach to ensure project readiness for permitting and funding. Stay updated on the latest developments in MCWD's water augmentation efforts.
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FORA Board of Directors, March 14 2015 MCWD Augmentation Project
MCWD Obligation to FORA In the Water and Wastewater Agreements and their successor amendments, MCWD agreed: MCWD will assume the responsibility of the operation, maintenance, and ownership of the existing water (and wastewater collection) systems on the former Fort Ord; MCWD will cause to be planned, designed and constructed such additional water and sewer facilities as FORA, in consultation with MCWD, reasonably determines are necessary for the service area, subsequently ageed to as an additional 2400 acre feet of water; MCWD may cause to be planned, designed and constructed any other facilities as MCWD reasonably determines will carry out the purpose of this agreement.
Background on MCWD Water Supply Augmentation In 1995, MCWD was one of the first agencies to build and operate a desalination plant in the United States In 2003, MCWD completed a programmatic EIR on a 3000 acre ft desalination project on Marina State Beach In 2007, MCWD completed a programmatic EIR on a 1500 acre ft RUWAP desalination project On Fort Ord Dunes State Beach Interrupting its own desalination planning, MCWD was convinced to join with the Regional Project for 10,500 acre ft in 2011 on Cemex lands and certified a project level EIR
MCWD chooses to restart its own desalination planning process January 21, 2015 MCWD voted to restart its desalination planning process to construct a desalination plant that can be scaled up as the need calls for it March 2, 2015 MCWD Board approved a phased planning approach: April, 2015 Conceptual Design Complete April, 2015 Solicit proposals for 10% project design sufficient to: Provide engineer s estimate of final project cost Provide sufficient definition to start CEQA/NEPA process Allow informed decisions to begin permitting Allow enough specificity to begin to access grants and other funding
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