Potential Acquisition of Monterey Water Supply and District Boundary Adjustment

Potential Acquisition of Monterey Water Supply and District Boundary Adjustment

As instructed by the voters pursuant to Measure J, the District is proposing to acquire the Monterey Water Supply system, referred to as the MCD water system, that serves the Monterey Peninsula and outlying areas within unincorporated Monterey County and within the District’s jurisdiction; the acquisition and subsequent operation of this water supply system by the District represents the proposed project. The existing system is currently owned and operated by Cal-Am, a subsidiary of the publicly-traded company, American Water Works Company, Inc. The District’s proposed acquisition of the MCD water system would include all associated assets (i.e., real, intangible, and personal property) including, but not limited to: - Water systems and production wells; - Utility plants; - Water rights; - Water supply contracts; and - Records, books, and accounts. The proposed project includes the District’s subsequent operation and maintenance of the MCD water system. The District is proposing only to acquire and operate the existing MCD water system, and is not proposing changes or expansion to the physical MCD water system or to the associated water rights nor is the District proposing any changes to the manner of operation of the MCD water system or the exercise of the associated water rights.

Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Seaside

Monterey

Citywide, Northern California, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

Other (Acquisition of water system and annexation)

Annexation, Other

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife, Other