BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Approve the Agreement for Possession and Use by and Between Santa Clara Valley Water District and the County of Santa Clara for Anderson Dam Tunnel Project, Coyote Percolation Dam Replacement Project, and Cross Valley Pipeline Extension Project as parts of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order Compliance Project, under the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project No. 91864005, APN: 723-34-020, 729-36-001, 678-02-031 & -034, and 725-36-001; Real Estate File Nos. 9186-35, 9186-39, 9188-17, and 9232-52 (Unincorporated Santa Clara County) (District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve an Agreement for Possession and Use by and between Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water), and the County of Santa Clara (County).
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SUMMARY:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has jurisdiction over Anderson Dam, located on Coyote Creek in Morgan Hill, and its associated safety measures. Pursuant to FERC's authority, for public health and safety reasons, on February 20, 2020, Valley Water received an Order from FERC to further reduce risks to public safety by implementing certain risk reduction measures for dam operation and design. These measures include the construction of the Anderson Dam Tunnel Project (ADTP) anticipated to be completed in December of 2023.
Valley Water is undertaking the FERC Order Compliance Project (FOCP) because of the FERC February 20, 2020 directive to implement interim risk reduction measures at Anderson Dam. Those measures include but are not limited to ADTP, Coyote Percolation Dam Replacement Project, and Cross Valley Pipeline Extension Project. The ADTP will construct a diversion system to augment the existing outlet, which consist of a new diversion tunnel, an outlet structure, a microtunnel lake tap, and modifications to Coyote Creek just downstream of the base of the dam. ADTP also includes reservoir bank and rim stability improvement and existing intake struc...
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