COMMITTEE AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Board Policy and Planning Committee
SUBJECT:
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Update on Untreated Surface Water Program's Customer Information, Agricultural Usage, Surface Water Financial Benefits if any, Recommendations for Program's Future, and Stakeholder Outreach Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Review Untreated Surface Water Program (Program) customer information, water usage, and revenue data;
B. Receive update on agricultural uses appropriate in the program;
C. Review information on the kind of financial benefits surface water customers receive;
D. Review staff updates to formalize the Committee's recommendations for the two-phase Modified Plan; and
E. Receive an update on the Public Outreach Plan to seek stakeholder input.
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SUMMARY:
On November 12, 2019, the Board directed staff to develop an Outreach Plan to seek surface water stakeholder input and provide further information related to financial impacts and fire suppression resources, prior to returning to the Board with a proposal to revise the Program. Staff presented information to the Committee on September 28, 2020, and May 3, 2021. At the latter Committee meeting, staff updated the Committee on customer information, water usage and revenue data; proposed revisions to the Committee's recommendations; and presented a public outreach plan. The Committee provided input on the recommendations and requested that staff return with more information on which kind of agricultural uses will be appropriate in the program, identify the financial benefits enjoyed by customers receiving surface water in lieu of an alternate supply, and begin stakeholder outreach.
This memorandum provides information requested by the Committee at the May 3, 2021, meeting. It includes information on types of agricultural uses served by the Program and the conditions of service, data on benefits received by customers in retailer service areas, staff updates to the two-phase plan to formalize the recom...
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