BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT:
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Receive Information on Water Supply Strategy, Water Supply Master Plan Update, and Work Study Session on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Milestone Review, Project No. 91954002 (District 1, Merced County). (PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS ITEM 2.4)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Receive information on Board Adopted water supply strategy, Water Supply Master Plan update, and decision framework for future water supply projects;
B. Receive information on the Work Study Session on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Milestone Review, Project No. 91954002 (Santa Clara County - District 1, Merced County);
C. Schedule a future Work Study Session on Water Supply Master Plan Portfolio when Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project reaches 60% level design; and
D. Provide direction to staff.
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SUMMARY:
The presentation on this item is comprised of four sections: 1) Water Supply Master Plan; 2) Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Background and Benefits; 3) Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Cost and Financing; and 4) Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Milestones. After each section, there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) long-range water supply planning is to evaluate its future needs and develop investment strategies to ensure water supply reliability for Santa Clara County (County). The Water Supply Master Plan 2040 (WSMP), adopted by the Valley Water Board of Directors (Board) in 2019, is the most recent plan from the planning process. As part of the WSMP, the Board established Valley Water's Level of Service (LOS) goal "to develop water supplies to meet 100 percent of annual water demand during non-drought years and at least 80 percent demand in drought years." This goal was established based on a community survey and cost/benefit analysis and balances the need to provi...
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