BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Update on Delta Conveyance Project and Request for Board Direction on Participation in the Delta Conveyance Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Receive an update on the proposed Delta Conveyance Project;
B. Provide direction to staff regarding principles for participation in the Delta Conveyance Project; and
C. For the purposes of State Water Project (SWP) contract amendment negotiations and development of an Agreement in Principle (AIP), direct staff to identify a provisional range of participation as a SWP contractor at up to 340 cubic feet per second (cfs) of capacity in the Delta Conveyance Project.
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SUMMARY:
This agenda item provides updated information to the board and the public on the State's proposed Delta Conveyance Project, staff's preliminary analysis, and the status of discussions among State Water Project (SWP) and Central Valley Project (CVP) public water agencies regarding participation in the project. This agenda item also provides an opportunity to the Board to replace the 2017 "Guiding Principles for Participation in the California WaterFix" with updated principles, and to provide direction to staff for participation in negotiations for amending the SWP contract to include the Delta Conveyance Project. The Board's direction to staff, as described in Recommendation C, is provisional, given that staff's future recommendation on participation level will depend on a number of factors to be determined, including the State's project description, cost and benefit analysis, and environmental assessment.
In addition, Ms. Kathryn Mallon, Executive Director of the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA), of which Director Estremera is president, has been invited to provide the current status of the project. A Supplemental Agenda Memo will be posted prior to August 13, 2019 Board meeting with the Ms. Mallon's presentation to be presented at the respective board meeting.
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