BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Receive an Informational Update on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project, Project No. 91954002 (Santa Clara County, District 1; Merced County).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive an informational update on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project, Project No. 91954002.
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SUMMARY:
On October 13, 2023, staff and Committee Member Hsueh presented potential topics regarding the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project (Project or Pacheco Project) to be brought before the Water Storage Exploratory Committee (now the Water Supply and Demand Management Committee (WSDM Committee)) for more detailed discussion in future quarterly updates, and later, to be brought before the full Board of Directors (Board) for discussion. This approach and these proposed Project topics were discussed before the Board and approved.
In acknowledgment of the new Board member and other Project updates, staff has prepared a general Project update presentation (Attachment 1). Additionally, staff has compiled a list of questions and responses from past presentations that is included as Attachment 2.
Staff has previously presented on the following topics:
* Description of planned Project operations and Project benefits
* Discussion and review of Project costs
* Discussion and review of requirements unique to the Project
Topics to be presented in future updates include:
* Discussion and review of current partnership approach and Board-directed partnership percentages
* Discussion of connection between Project and the 2025 Water Supply Master Plan's portfolio recommendation
* Review of the Project's environmental impacts and mitigation measures
To inform the design and determine viability of the potential future Pacheco Project, Valley Water proposed to undertake Design Level Geotechnical Investigations (DLGI) to collect geotechnical and...
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