BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Approve a Budget Adjustment for the Addition of Five (5) Regular Positions for the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a Budget Adjustment in the amount of $1.3 million for the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project (Project) to add five (5) classified staff, to be funded by a $433,000 transfer from General Fund Operating and Capital reserve and a $883,000 transfer from Water Utility Operating and Capital reserve, partially offset by an increase in Water Utility revenue due to an estimated $441,500 reimbursement from Proposition 1 funds.
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SUMMARY:
The Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project (Project) is a unique opportunity to provide emergency water supply, fisheries recovery, operational flexibility of managing the District's federal imported water supplies, and incidental flood risk reduction. It will provide up to 87,000 acre-feet of emergency water supply, increase local surface storage capacity by 90 percent, and mitigate the risk of Delta export outages and imported water conveyance outages.
History/Funding
In November 2014, California voters approved Proposition 1, which provides $2.7 billion for Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP). In 2016, the District decided to re-examine Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project as part of its Water Supply Master Plan. In February 2017, the Board authorized evaluation of Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project in partnership with the San Benito County Water District (SBWD) and the Pacheco Pass Water District. This reservoir expansion would provide multiple benefits, including ecosystem benefits, emergency in-county water supply benefits and water quality improvements to our source water supply (mitigate San Luis Low Point).
In August 2017, staff applied to the California Water Commission (Commission) for WSIP Proposition 1 funding for $484.55 million. On July 24, 2018, the Commission conditionally awarded the District the full $48...
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