HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-11-27; Municipal Water District; Resolution 14601
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RESOLUTION NO. 1460
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT (CMWD),
EXPRESSING INTENTION TO ENTER INTO UNIFORM
CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF TREATED WATER FROM
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY -
CARLSBAD DESALINATION PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) is considering entering
into an agreement titled "Carisbad Seawater Desalination Project Water Purchase Agreement"
between the San Diego County Water Authority and Poseidon Resources (Channelside) LP
dated as of , 2012 ("Poseidon WPA"); and
WHEREAS, under the Poseidon WPA the SDCWA intends to purchase at least 48,000
acre-feet annually of highly reliable, high quality desalinated water to the extent it is produced
and made available for delivery according to the terms of that agreement, as well as additional
product water; and
WHEREAS, in June 2011 the SDCWA Board of Directors adopted guiding principles
for the SDCWA to make available to its member agencies under uniform contracts desalinated
water in an amount up to a total of 49 percent of the desalinated water purchased by the SDCWA
under the Poseidon WPA; and
WHEREAS, the SDCWA has provided the Carisbad Municipal Water District (CMWD)
with the proposed Poseidon WPA; and
WHEREAS, the SDCWA has provided the Carisbad Municipal Water District with a
uniform contract pursuant to the guiding principles.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carisbad Municipal Water District
Board ofthe City of Carisbad, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. The Carisbad Municipal Water District Board supports the approval of the
Carisbad Desalination Project Water Purchase Agreement.
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3. The Carisbad Municipal Water District intends to enter into a uniform contract to
purchase 2,500 acre feet per year of desalinated water as a local water supply so long as it
remains adequately protected as a local source as determined by the Board.
4. The Carisbad Municipal Water District recognizes that the unit cost amount
specified in paragraph 1 of the WPA may be reduced if the SDCWA receives statements of
intention to purchase water in an amount that totals more than 48,000 acre-feet annually.
5. A copy of this resolution shall be provided to the Clerk of the Board of the San
Diego County Water Authority.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meefing of the Board of
Directors of the Carisbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carisbad on the 27th
day of November, 2012, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Board Members Hall, Kulchin, Blackburn, Douglas, Packard
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
L0RR5^lls|iE M.(Wp(S^Secijifery
(SEAL) Karen R. Kundtz, Assistant Secretary