HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-10-14; Municipal Water District; 10-02; Joint Participation Agreement for Reclaimed WaterCARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT - AGENDA BILL
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DEPT. CMWD
TITLE: JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
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AUTHORITY AND CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT FOR RECLAIMED WATER
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CITY ATTY
CITY MGR.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommend to the Board of Directors that the Executive Manager be authorized to
enter into the Joint Participation Agreement between San Diego County Water Authority
and Carlsbad Municipal Water District for development and utilization of Reclaimed
Water.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The Carlsbad Municipal Water District has applied for funding assistance through the
Authority’s Reclaimed Water Development Fund (RWDF) for the distribution of
reclaimed water within its service area. The first phase of the project is expected to yield
2,049 acre-feet per year (AFY) of reclaimed water for beneficial uses. CMWD has met
the required RWDF funding criteria and is eligible to receive funding assistance during
the initial years of the project.
The RWFD provides member agencies financial assistance to develop cost-effective
water reclamation projects capable of replacing a demand upon the Authority. The
RWDF contributes an incentive of up to $100 per acre-foot to qualifying projects for
terms of up to 25 years as long as there is a demonstrated financial need.
The attached draft agenda bill to the Board of Directors details this agreement and
requests the board authorize the Executive Manager enter into the Joint Participation
Agreement .
CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
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DEPT. CMWD
TITLE JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT DEPT. HD.
BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN WATER ~rry
DISTRICT AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY ClTy MGR. WATER AT TTHnRITY
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. authorizing the Executive Manager to enter into a Joint
Participation Agreement between the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), the San Diego
County Water Authority (SDCWA) and the Carlsbad Municipal Water District (CMWD)
to allow MWD to financially participate in the Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project-
Phase I under MWD’s Local Projects Program (LLP).
ITEM EXPLANATION
The Carlsbad Municipal Water District has requested to enter into a Joint Participation
Agreement between the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the
San Diego County Water Authority, and the Carlsbad Municipal Water District. The
agreement would allow MWD to financially participate in the Encina Basin Water
Reclamation Project Phase I under MWD’s Local Projects Program (LLP). CMWD is
requesting this LLP funding for its Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project, Phase I. This
project will produce approximately 2,050 acre-feet per year of reclaimed water that will
replace a demand for potable water from the San Diego County Water Authority.
As part of the project, CMWD will purchase reclaimed water from the Vallecitos Water
District and Leucadia County Water District for distribution within Carlsbad. Carlsbad will
be constructing a distribution system to deliver reclaimed water to the proposed users. The
users include the La Costa Golf Course, Aviara Development (golf course and landscape
irrigation), CALTRANS, and two agricultural growers, Frazee and Ukegawa.
Under the proposed agreement, MWD would purchase the project’s actual yield from
CMWD at a rate equal to the sum of MWD’s reclaimed water rate and the UP
contribution. MWD would then sell the project’s actual yield back to CMWD via the
Authority at MWD’s reclaimed water rate, leaving CMWD with a net contribution equal to
the LPP rate of $154 per acre-foot. MWD’s financial contribution will make possible the
construction of the Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project, Phase I.
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors, at their October 8th Board
meeting, authorized their General Manager to enter into the Joint Participation Agreement.
This was done at the recommendation of the Water Authority Reclamation Advisory
Committee (WARAC) at its September 28th meeting.
In addition, the CMWD Water Commission has reviewed this item and recommends to the
Board that the Executive Manager be authorized to enter into the Joint Participation
Agreement.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
This Joint Participation Agreement will allow the Metropolitan Water District to provide
CMWD with the Local Projects Program funds of $154 per acre foot for reclaimed water.
These funds will be used to help offset the costs of CMWD’s Water Reclamation program
by providing funds (including funds from the sale of reclaimed water) for the repayment of
the $5,000,000 low-interest loan from the State Water Resources Control Board.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTIVE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
WATER AUTHORITY AND THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District approved
the Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project - Phase I program; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Water Authority has
authorized its General Manager to enter into the Joint Participation Agreement to allow the
Metropolitan Water District to financially participate in the Encina Basin Water Reclamation
Project - Phase I program; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Participation Agreement will allow the Metropolitan Water District
to provide the Carlsbad Municipal Water District with the Local Projects Program funds of $154
per acre foot for reclaimed water; and
WHEREAS, these funds will help offset the costs of the Carlsbad Municipal Water
District’s Water Reclamation program by providing funds for partial repayment of the $5,000,000
low-interest loan from the State Water Resources Control Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District
Board of Directors as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
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2. That the Board hereby authorizes the Executive Manager to enter into a Joint
Participation Agreement between the Metropolitan Water District, the San Diego County Water
Authority and the Carlsbad Municipal Water District to allow the Metropolitan Water District to
financially participate in the Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project - Phase I under the
Metropolitan Water District's Local Projects Program.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the Carlsbad Municipal Water
District held on the day of , 1992, by the following vote to wit:
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ABSENT:
CLAUDE A. LEWIS, President
A"'EST
ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, Secretary
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Sun Diego County Wuter Authority
A Public Agency
3211 Fifth Avenue San Diego, California 92103-5718
(619) 297-3218 FAX (619) 297-0511
September 17, 1992
TO : Water Authority Reclamation Advisory Committee
FROM : Ken Weinberg, Water Reclamation Supervisor
RE : Joint Participation Agreement for Development of Reclaimed Water Supplies Between the Water Authority and Carlsbad Municipal Water District (Action)
SUMMARY
The Carlsbad Municipal Water District (Carlsbad) has applied
for. funding assistance through the Authority's Reclaimed Water
Development Fund (RWDF) for the distribution of reclaimed water
within its service area. The first phase of the project is
expected to yield 2,049 acre-feet per year (AFY) of reclaimed water for beneficial uses. Carlsbad has met the required RWDF funding criteria and is eligible to receive funding assistance during the initial years of the project.
The RWDF provides member agencies financial assistance to develop cost-effective water reclamation projects capable of replacing a demand upon the Authority. The RWDF contributes an incentive of up to $100 per acre-foot to qualifying projects for terms of up to 25 years as long as there is a demonstrated financial need.
FISCAL IMPACT/STRATEGIC PLAN
RWDF funding of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Water
Reclamation Project would result in an estimated total expenditure of $635,388 over the 25 year term of the proposed agreement with the expected 2049 AFY of reuse achieved and financial need occurring as indicated in the cash flow provided in Attachment A. If actual project costs and revenues differ in future years from current projections then the estimated total expenditure for the
term of the agreement could either increase or decrease.
The estimated expenditure reflects the current maximum Authority RWDF contribution of $100 per acre-foot with an estimated
3% annual inflation factor. Any increase in the contribution rate, including an inflation index, is subject to Board approval.
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WARAC - Carlsbad (RWDF)
September 17, 1992
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In the event that Carlsbad has a positive cumulative net balance at the conclusion of any year, Carlsbad shall refund to the Authority the amount of any contributions made during that year so as to achieve a cumulative net balance of zero dollars.
In addition, Carlsbad will be required to reimburse the
Authority $59,346 it received through the Financial Assistance Program (FAP), plus interest, for preparation of the facilities plan, master plan, and state loan documents. This reimbursable amount will be deducted from Carlsbad‘s RWDF funding.
This action is consistent with the Authority’s Strategic Plan.
RECOMMENDATION
That WARAC recommend to the Authority Board of Directors that it authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement to provide Reclaimed Water Development Funds to the Carlsbad Municipal Water District.
DETAIL
The first phase of the Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project will yield 2049 AFY of reclaimed water. Carlsbad will purchase the
reclaimed water form both Vallecitos Water District’s (Vallecitos) existing 2.0 million gallon per day full Title 22 Meadowlark Water Reclamation Treatment Facility, and commencing in FY 1994, from the Gafner Reclamation Plant owned and operated by the Leucadia County Water District (Leucadia) and currently being upgraded to produce Title 22 tertiary treated water.
Carlsbad will purchase the reclaimed water from Vallecitos and
Leucadia at a wholesale rate and will purvey it to users in
Carlsbad through a distribution system owned and operated by
Carlsbad. Both Vallecitos and Leucadia have signed a reclaimed
water agreement with Carlsbad detailing the responsibilities for
production and distribution.
Carlsbad is currently providing reclaimed water produced at
the Meadowlark Water Reclamation Plant to the Aviara development
through temporary facilities. The Phase 1 capital project consists of developing a permanent pumping and distribution system, improvements to the existing Mahr Reclaimed Water Reservoir and conversion of two existing potable reservoirs to reclaimed water. These improvements will be paid for through a low interest loan from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). Users will include landscape and school irrigation at the Aviara development, local golf courses, nurseries and Caltrans right-of-way. The approximately 400 AFY produced by the Gafner Water Reclamation
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Plant and purchased from Leucadia will be for use by the La Costa South Golf Course.
In order for a producer and/or purveyor of reclaimed water to qualify for
criteria:
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the RWbF, it must meet the following eligibility
The project will result in a new water supply,
The project must demonstrate a financial need,
The Project Sponsor must be an Authority member
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A sufficient level of planning has been reached which enables eligibility to be determined,
The project must demonstrate that regulatory and public health permits are obtainable,
The project complies with CEQA requirements.
In reviewing Carlsbad's application for funding, staff has
found that the required eligibility criteria has been met. Carlsbad is utilizing a new water supply, which relieves a demand on the Authority for imported water, and it has demonstrated a financial need in that the cumulative capital and operating expenses of the project are in excess of its revenues. (A more detailed analysis of Carlsbad's expenditures and revenues is provided in Attachment A).
Due to the financial need demonstrated by Carlsbad and its
having met all other eligibility criteria, staff is recommending
that its application be approved and the Authority enter into an
agreement with Carlsbad to provide a maximum $100 per acre-foot
incentive for all reclaimed water that is actually reused (see
Attachment B) .
As required by the adopted RWDF guidelines, Carlsbad will go
through an annual review during which the actual costs and revenues
of the past year, combined with revised projections for the coming year and beyond, will be used in determining whether Carlsbad continues to demonstrate a financial need. Depending on the results of this annual review process, the Authority's contribution may be lowered, set at the maximum contribution rate, terminated, or extended for an additional year.
WARAC - Carlsbad (RWDF)
September 17, 1992
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Prepared by:
Ken Weinberg, WeResource Supervisor
Reviewed by:
Approved by:
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ATTACHMENT B
JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL RECLAIMED WATER SUPPLIES
BETWEEN
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
AND
Carlsbad Municipal Water District
THIS AGREEMENT is made this - day of , 19-, between the San Diego
County Water Authority, hereinafter referred to as "Authority" and Carlsbad Municipal
Water District, hereinafter referred to as "Agency," with respect to the following facts:
RECITALS
1. Authority is empowered under the County Water Authority Act ("Act") to
develop, store, transport, provide, sell and deliver water for beneficial uses and purposes.
2. Agency as a member public agency of Authority under the Act, is a wholesale
purchaser of water distributed by Authorrty, and a seller of water for beneficial use.
3. Authority's water supply and demand projections for its service area, including
that encompassed by Agency, show that additional sources of water must be developed
to meet future needs;
4. Authority and Agency have determined that it is mutually beneficial for
cost-effective local water reclamation projects to be developed to reduce reliance on
Authority's imported water supplies
5. Authority has adopted a plan and programs designed to encourage
development of an additional 100,000 acre feet per year of beneficial use wastewater
throughout its service area over the next 20 years, thereby reducing the need for
additional water that otherwise must be delivered from Authority's water supply system;
6. The parties agree that the development and delivery of reclaimed water for
beneficial uses within the service areas of Agency and Authority will benefit the entire
Agency and the region served by Authority;
7. Authority desires to assist in increasing production and distribution of
reclaimed water by contracting with Agency to contribute all or a portion of Authority's
estimated avoided cost of procuring additional water supplies on a periodic basis to the
extent necessary to make the production of reclaimed water financially feasible.
8. The reclaimed water project planned within the service area of the Agency will
correspondingly reduce demand of Agency for water supply from Authority;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration these facts, the parties agree as follows:
Article 1 : Definitions.
The following words and terms, unless otherwise expressly defined in their context;
shall be defined to mean:
1.1 "Yield" shall mean the actual amount of Reclaimed Water which is delivered to
End Users by a Project in any given year. "Yield" shall exclude any Reclaimed Water
which does not reduce Agency's demand for supply of water from Authority.
1.2 "Project" shall mean the project for the production of reclaimed water,
developed under this Agreement, as described in Exhibit A.
1.3 "Project Costs" shall mean the capital, operational and maintenance costs of
the Project, more specifically identified in Exhibit B, hereto. Project Costs may include the
costs of retrofitting private water systems to the extent necessary to permit the attainment
of Project Yield incurred by Agency in connection with the Project.
1.4 "Reclaimed Water" shall mean subpotable water reclaimed from effluent which
is not usable for human consumption, but is usable for limited special purposes, such as
agricultural and landscape irrigation.
1.5 "End User" shall mean each of the ultimate users of Reclaimed Water produced
by the Project.
Article 2: Development and Operation of the Proiect.
2.1 Elements of Proiect The Project shall include all or a portion of the following
elements: transmission, storage, tertiary treatment, pumping and other facilities necessary
for the production, storage and delivery of reclaimed water, as described in the "Project
Description," attached hereto as Exhibit A.
2.2 Firm Source of Water Agency warrants that it has a firm source of Reclaimed
Water to operate the Project described herein.
2.3 Authorin/ Over Sewer Service Agency warrants that it has the authority to
provide sewer, water or other services as necessary to carry out the Project, or has a
contract with the provider of sewer service, in areas tributary to the Project, to obtain
effluent from which Reclaimed Water will be produced. Agency further warrants that the
residences, businesses, and industries in the area from which Reclaimed Water is to be
derived are or can be required to discharge wastewater for treatment.
2.4 RiQht to Sell Water Agency warrants that it is able and has a right to sell such
Yield as is produced by the Project.
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2.5 Construction, Desian and Costs Agency shall be solely responsible for the
design, environmental proceedings, right-of-way acquisitions, permits, construction and
any capital costs of the Project or any modifications thereof. Authority shall have no
responsibilities, obligations or liabilities regarding the design, environmental proceedings,
right-of-way acquisitions permits or construction of the Project or any modifications
thereof. Nor shall Authority be responsible for any capital costs of the Project.
2.6 Owner of Proiect Agency shall be designated as the sole and exclusive owner
of all Project facilities, except for those portions, if any, constituting a portion of Authority’s
distribution system (as described in Exhibit A) or installed within the boundaries of End
Users’ properties. Authority shall have no ownership right, title, security interest, or other
interest in any Project facilities, nor any rights, duties, or responsibilities for operation and
maintenance thereof. The sole obligation of Authority shall be to pay the Contribution
Rate for the Yield generated by the Project.
2.7 Operation of Proiect Agency shall be solely responsible for the operation and
maintenance of all components of the Project, including providing or obtaining an
adequate wastewater supply and distributing and delivering Reclaimed Water to all End
Users.
2.8 Meters Reauired Metering devices shall be installed and owned, operated and
maintained by Agency for the purpose of measuring the Yield. Each meter shall be read
every month for purposes of billing and accounting between the parties to determine at
the beginning of each month the quantity of Reclaimed Water billed to End Users during
the preceding month.
2.9 Maintenance of Project Agency agrees to properly operate, maintain, replace
as necessary, and inspect the facilities comprising the Project, regularly and in
accordance with all applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines
for the term of this Agreement.
2.10 OperatinQ Principles Agency agrees that, at all times during the term of this
Agreement, to use best efforts to operate the Project facilities in accordance with
generally accepted professional standards and maintenance and operation principles and
in such manner as to provide service to existing and future End Users on a fair and
equitable basis.
2.1 1 Staffing Agency shall provide sufficient qualified personnel to properly operate
and maintain the Project facilities. Such personnel shall meet applicable certification
requirements of pertinent regulatory agencies.
2.12 Compliance with Laws Agency shall insure that all Reclaimed Water produced
and delivered by the Project is used in compliance with all applicable Federal, state and
local statutes, ordinances, regulations and other requirements, and shall further insure
that connections to the Reclaimed Water system are properly designed and constructed.
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2.13 Inspection of Records Agency shall make available for inspection by Authority,
upon reasonable advance notice, all records, books and other documents relating to the
operation of the Project.
2.14 Multiple Aaencies Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
"Agency," as used herein, may refer to one or more public agencies, one of whom is a
member of the Authority, which shall be jointly and severally liable for the obligations of
Agency, unless otherwise specifically provided herein.
Article 3: Contribution for Yield.
3.1 Authoritv to Contribute Authority shall pay the Contribution Rate for Yield
supplied by the Project; provided that unless agreed otherwise in writing, Authorii shall
not be obligated to make a contribution for Yield in excess of 2,100 acre-feet in any one
Authority fiscal year, nor shall Authority be obligated to contribute for any reclaimed water
in advance of its delivery to End Users.
3.2 Billing Agency shall invoice Authority monthly for the Yield, based upon the
quantities billed to End Users during the previous month. Billings shall be based upon
meters at each and every connection of the Project to an End User. Authority shall pay
Agency for such Yield within 45 days of receipt of such invoice through Agency by means
of a credit included on the next billing issued to Agency. If payment is not made by
Authority to Agency within said 45 days, it shall thereafter draw interest at a rate
equivalent to the average interest Authority earns on its own invested funds during the
time period payment is delayed beyond 45 days. Agency shall be billed by Authority in
accordance with the rules and regulations established from time-to-time by Authority as
reflected in Authority's Administrative Code
3.3 Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to modify Authority obligations, if
any, established by law or contract to supply water to Agency for domestic and municipal
use within Authority's service area.
Article 4: Proiect Water Rates.
4.1 "Reclaimed Water Sale Price" shall be the lower of: (a) the Agency's average
rate for retail potable water service during the quarter preceding the effective date of this
agreement or (b) the minimum potable water rate (other than any below-cost "lifeline" rate)
charged to the class of users to whom the Reclaimed Water produced by the Project is
delivered whichever is lower, as determined by Authority. After the first year, the
Reclaimed Water Sale Price utilized in calculating Project Revenue in section 4.3 shall be
adjusted annually as described in section 4.1 herein. For the purpose of future multi-year
cash flow projections, increases in the "Reclaimed Water Sale Price" shall be determined
by Authority.
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4.2 "The Maximum Contribution Amount" for an acre foot of Yield shall be not less
than $100 per acre foot, and may be adjusted, from time to time by the Board of Directors
of the Authority at its sole discretion.
4.3 "Project Revenue" shall include revenues from all reclaimed water sales based
upon the Reclaimed Water Sale Price, and any and all other revenue received by or
generated by Agency which in any way offsets Project Costs, including the capital,
operating or maintenance costs of producing or distributing reclaimed water, as
determined by the Authority, excluding any Authority Contributions under this Agreement.
4.4 "Cumulative Net Balance" shall mean the amount derived by subtracting the
estimated cumulative Project Cost through the following year from the estimated
cumulative Project Revenue through the following year. In computing the Cumulative Net
Balance ("CNB"), there shall be added to Project Costs the cost of funds to the Agency
(based upon Authority's actual cost of funds, as determined by the Authority), for carrying
any negative CNB for the project to date, exclusive of the following year. In computing
the Cumulative Net Balance ("CNB"), there shall be added to Project Revenue the
estimated earnings of Agency on any positive CNB, based upon the Authority's actual
rate of return on its unencumbered funds, as determined by the Authority, for the project
to date.
4.5 The Contribution Rate for Agency's Project shall not exceed the Maximum
Contribution Amount, and shall be set each year through an Annual Review by the
Authority based upon the CNB. The Contribution Rate shall be established in such a
manner as to maintain, insofar as possible, a Cumulative Net Balance equal to $0,
consistent with the viabiltty of the Project, it being the policy of the Authority not to provide
contributions for projects that can maintain a positive Cumulative Net Balance without an
Authority Contribution. In the event Agency shows a positive CNB for any given year,
nothing in this Article will limit Agency from receiving contributions in future years where
a subsequent Annual Review indicates that a negative CNB will occur for the following
year; nor shall anything herein require the Authority to make a contribution to avoid a
negative CNB for future years beyond those considered in calculating the CNB.
4.6 In the event that Agency has a positive CNB at the conclusion of any year,
Agency shall return to the Authority, at the end of such year, the amount of any
contributions made during that year so as to achieve a CNB of $0 through the following
year, as determined by Authority.
4.7 Agency shall provide such information regarding past and estimated future
Project costs and Project Revenue during each year of this Agreement as the Authority
may reasonably require as part of the Annual Review. Notwithstanding the formulae
described above, the Contribution Rate for any year may be adjusted: (a) to reflect the
results of any audit
during the previous
Agency's obligation
by the Authority of the actual Project Costs and Project Revenue
year; and (b) to reduce Project Costs by an amount equal to the
to repay any sum owed to Authority under the Financial Assistance
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Program for reclamation planning studies for the Project. In the event that for any year
the Contribution Rate equals zero or less, this Agreement shall not be terminated, and no
funds shall be owed to Authority by Agency, it being the purpose of this agreement that
the contributions made to Agency shall reflect the financial need of the Project.
4.8 Authority shall have the right to review the accounting and Project records of
Agency to verify reported and estimated future Project Costs and Project Revenue, and
may request an independent audit of Agency’s Project Costs or Project Revenue, upon
reasonable notice, in connection with the establishment of the Contribution Rate under
this agreement. The costs of any independent audit shall be equally divided between the
parties.
Article 5: Term and Amendments:
5.1 Term of Contribution Obligation The term of this Agreement shall be twenty-
five (25) years from the date the Project commences delivery of Reclaimed Water to an
End User.
5.2 Amendments This Agreement may be amended at any time by the written
mutual agreement of the parties.
Article 6: Hold Harmless and Liabilitv.
Agency agrees to hold Authority harmless from any and all liability, including but not
limited to, liability due to water quality, which may arise out of Agency’s participation in
the construction and operation of the Project or out of any ownership interest it may
acquire in the Project, and will save and defend Authority and its officers, agents, and
employees free from any claims for injury, including death or damage to property or injury
(including death or damage) due to water quality arising out of the Agency’s role in the
construction, operation, or ownership of the Project. Such indemnlty shall include all loss
related to any claim made, whether or not a court action is filed, and shall include attorney
fees, administrative and overhead costs, engineering and consulting fees and all other
costs related to or arising out of such claim of liability. These obligations shall not be
affected by any sale of water to Authority under this agreement.
Article 7: Notice.
Any notice, payment or instrument required or permitted to be given hereunder shall
be deemed received upon personal delivery or 24 hours after deposit in any United States
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post office, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the party for whom intended, as
follows:
If to Authority: San Diego County Water Authority
3211 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, California 92103
Attn: General Manager
If to Agency:
Attn: General Manager
Any party may change such address by notice given to each of the other parties as
provided in this section.
Article 8: Successors and Assicrns:
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto.
Article 9: Severabilitv.
The partial or total invalidity of one or more sections of this Agreement shall not
affect the validity of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective
as of the date first hereinabove written.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
By: By:
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San Diego County Water Authority
A Public Agency
3211 Fifth Avenue San Diego, California 92103-5718
(619) 297-3218 FAX (619) 297-0511
September 17, 1992
TO : Water Authority Reclamation Advisory Committee
FROM : Lester A. Snow, General Manager
RE : Joint Participation Agreement Between Metropolitan Water
District, the Water Authority, and Carlsbad Municipal Water District for Development and Utilization of
Reclaimed Water. (Action)
SUMMARY
The Carlsbad Municipal Water District (Carlsbad) has requested the Authority enter into a Joint Participation Agreement between the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the Authority, and Carlsbad. The agreement would allow MWD to
financially participate in the Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project Phase I under MWD's Local Projects Program (LPP).
FISCAL IMPACT/STRATEGIC PLAN
There is no fiscal impact. This action is consistent with the
Authority's Strategic Plan.
RECOMMENDAT I ON
That WARAC recommend to the Authority Board of Directors that
it authorize the General Manager to enter into a Joint Participation Agreement between the Metropolitan Water District and the Carlsbad Municipal Water District subject to further review and approval as to form by General Counsel.
DETAILED REPORT
Carlsbad is currently requesting LPP funding for the Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project, Phase I. This project will produce approximately 2,049 acre-feet per year of reclaimed water that will replace a demand for potable water from the Authority.
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WARAC - Carlsbad September 17, 1992 Page 2
As part of the project, Carlsbad will purchase reclaimed water from the Vallecitos Water District and Leucadia County Water District for distribution within Carlsbad. Carlsbad will be constructing a distribution system to deliver reclaimed water to the proposed users. The users include the La Costa Golf Course,
Avaiara Development (golf course and landscape irrigation), CALTRANS, and the vegetable and flower growers.
Under the proposed agreement, MWD would purchase the project's
actual yield from Carlsbad at a rate equal to the sum of MWD's reclaimed water rate and the LPP contribution. MWD would then sell
the project's actual yield back to the Carlsbad via the Authority at MWD's reclaimed water rate, leaving Carlsbad with a net contribution equal to the LPP rate of $154 per acre-foot. MWD's financial contribution will make possible the construction of the Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project, Phase I.
Prepared by:
Reviewed by:
Dana-L.. Friehauf, Water Resource Specialist
/Charles N. Rhodes, a1 Manager, Resources
Approved by: neral Manager
LAS/DLF/cjd
Attachment
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DRAFT
Septembmr 17, 1992
ENCINA WIN WATER REELAWiTXOEI PROJECT PHASE I
JOINT PARTICTPATION AGREEMENT FOR DBVEZDPME"
AND UTILIZATION OF RECLAXMED WATER BETWEEN
THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CL;LFORNIA,
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY,
AND CARISBAD MUNXCIPAL WATER DISTRICT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
pecitals .......................... 1
S=w2n
1 . Definitions ...................... 5
2 . Project Description .................. 7
3 . Warranties ....................... 7
4 . Construction Responsibilities ............. 8
5 . Ownership of Facilities ................ 8
6 .. Operating Responsibilities ............... 8
7 . HwD Purchase of Actual Yield ............. -10
8 . Resale of Actual Yield to SDCWA and CHWD ........ 11
9 . moject.Water Rates .................. -12
10 . Term and Amendments ................. *12
I1 . Hold Harmless and Liability ............. -12
12 . Notice ......................... 13
13 . SUCCO8SOr8 and Assigns ................. 14
14 . Severability. ..................... 14
15* Integration ...................... 14
16 . Governing Law ..................... 14
aibits
Exhibit A (Project Description)
Exhibit B (Map)
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ENCINA BASIN WATER RECLAMATION PR0J'EC.F PHASE I JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR DEVEWPMENT
AND UTILIZATION OF REZLAIMED WATER BETWEEN THE MBTROWLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AZfmORITY,
AND CARLSBAD "NICXPAL WATER DISTRICT
THXS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of
1992, by and among THE'METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA (hereinafter WWl)") SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER
AUTHORTTY (hereinafter *SDCWAn), and CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT (hereinaftir nCMWDn) ;
WHEREAS, MWD was incorporated under the Metropolitan
Water District Act (nAct") for the purpose af developing,
storing, and distributing water for domestic and municipal
purposes ;
WHEREAS, the Act empowers MWD to acquire water and
water rights within or without the &ate; develop, store and
transport water; provide, sell and deliver water at wholesale
for municipal and domestic uses and purposas; set the rates
for water; and acquire, construct, operate and maintain any
and all works, facilities, improvements and property necessary
or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted by the
Act;
WHEREAS, SDCWA, as a member: public agency of MWD
under the Act, is a wholesale purchaser within its service
area of water developed, stored, and distributed by HWD;
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WEEREAS, WD i8 a mtsmber public agency of SDCWA
and provides domestic and Subgotable water services within
SDCWA's service area;
WHEREAS, MWD's water supply and demand projections
for its service area, including that encompassed by SDCWA,
show that additional sources of supplemental water must be
developed to meet future needs;
WEEEREAS, MWD has determined to take all reasonable
and necessary steps to maintain MWD's water supplies at levels
which will meet the needs of the people in the MWD service
area, which steps include detailed analyses of the conjunctive
use of groundwater basins, water reclamation, and a variety of
water conservation techniques;
WHEREAS, MWD and SDCWA have determined that it is
mutually beneficial for cost-effective local water projects
originating in the service area of SDCWA to be developed as a
supplement to MWD's imported water supplies in order to meet
future water neods;
WHEREAS, a significant amount of treated wastewater
generated within the SDCWA service area is currently lost to
the ocean, which water could be used for special subpotable
purposes ;
WHEREAS, CMWD has obtained approval to distribute
reclaimed wastewater for landscape irrigation from the
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego
Region, pursuant to Order No. 91-60 and any orders
supplementary or amendatory thereof;
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WHEREAS, significant additional quantities of
Reclaimed Water could be distributed and sold by CMWD by
mans of additional capital facilities to distribute and use
additional wastewater, thereby avoiding disposal thereof as a
waste product, and avoiding the use of an equivalent volume of
imparted water for freeway, greenbelt, golf course and nursery
irrigation purposest
WHEREAS, CMWD is currently planning and desires to
construct additional capital facilities collectively known
as Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project Phase I (hereinafter
"Project"), to distribute, for municipal and domestic uses,
additional wastewater, which will minimize present and future
disposal of wastewater in a manner cost-effective for its End
Users, thereby, reducing the need for additional water that
otherwise must be delivered from MWD's aqueduct water supply
system ;
WHEREAS, C!M?D, acting as Lead Agency, shall comply
with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) before MWD will be obligated to make any payments
under thio agreement;
WS, the Vallecitos Water District (VWD) own6 and
operates the Meadowlark Water Reclamation Facility (MWRF) in
compliance with the California Regiunal Water Quality Control
Board's reclaimed water requirements;
WHEREAS, MWD has executed an agreement vith VWD for
the delivery of up to 2,240 acre-feet per year of tertiary
treated effluent from HWRF for the project:
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WHEREAS, the IRucadia County Water District (LCWD)
owns and operates the Cafnew Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP) in
compliance with the California Regional Water Quality Control
Board's reclaimed water requirements and plans to construct a
1.0 MGD tertiary facility;
WHEREAS, CMWD has executed an agreement with LCWD
for the delivery of a minimum of 394 acre-feet per year of
tertiary treated effluent when available from LCWD for the
project;
WHEREaS, all parties believe development of Actual
Yield (defined below) will benefit the local community within
CMWD and the region served by MWDt
WHEREAS, CHWD is empowered under Section and
following of the Water Code to enter into contractcr necessary
to carry out its powers ahd purposes;
WHEREAS, MWD desires to assist in increasing the
distribution of Reclaimed Water that would not otherwise
occur through the Project, by agreeing with CMWD to buy, at a
purchaae price 8Stabllshed herein which nay be adjusted from
time to the, the Actual Yield of We Project and by selling
said Actual Yield back to CMWD through SDCWA at rates to be
set by MWD and SDCWA from time to timet
WHEREAS, SDCWA desires to participate in nnd
affirmatively support the Project by purchasing the Actual
Yield of the Project from MWD and reselling said Actual
Yield to ClrlWD;
WHEREAS, CMWD believes the contribution of MWD toward
the cost of the Project, in the form of the purchase of the
ActuaL Yield by MWD, Will make the O~erZttiOn of the Project
cost-effective, and thus desires to cornonit to repurchase said
Actual Yield frcm MWD through SDCWA at rates ta be set by HWD
and S-A, respectively, from time to time;
WHEREAS, the Project Will produce Actual Yield to NWD
which will correspondingly reduce demand of SDCWA fox water
supply trom MWD;
WHEREAS, the Project, when fully developed, is
estimated a8 being capable of distributing up to 2,048 acre-
feet per year of Reclaimed Water;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises
and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties do agree
as follows:
&%tion 1: Definitions,
The following words and tenus, unless otherwise
rxpressly defined in their context, shall be defined to mean:
1.1: #Actual Yield" shall mean the actual amount of
Reclaimed Water which is delivereU by CMWD from the Project
in any given year and available far sale by CXWD to MWD and
resale by MWD to SDCWA as a member agency.
shall exclude any Reclaimed Water MWD reasonably determines
will not reduce SDCWA's demand for supply of potable water
from MWD. Further, "Actual Yield" shall exclude any Reclaimed
"Actual Yield"
Water produced and/or delivered by those components of the
project for which CMWD has not complied with CEQA.
1.2: YProjectn shall mean the "Encina Basin Water
Reclamation Project Phase In being designed and developed
by CMWD, consisting of distribution facilities capable of
meeting an average demand for 2,049 acre-feet of Reclaimed
Water per year, and more particularly defined in Exhibit 'lA.II
1.3: "Reclaimed water" Bhall mean subpotable water
reclaimed from sewage which is not usable for human
consumption, but subject to water quality standards and
regulatory agency approval is usable far limited special
purposes such as freeway, greenbelt, golf course and
agricultural irrigation uses.
1.4: ntReclairned water ratew shall mean those amounts
which are charged by MWD and SDCWA, respectively, pursuant to
the discretionary rate-setting authority of their Boards of
Directors from time to the for the class of water produced
by this Project an8 projects under the Local Projects Program
(hereinafter 5PPVI)
1.51 "End user" shall mean each of the ultimate
users of Reclaimed Water furnished by this Project.
1.6: %PP Contribution" shall mean the net financial
alnount, on a per acre-foot basis, contributed by MWD to
projects which participate in the LPP.
shall be a payment of $154 per acre-foot.
in the LPP Contribution by the MWD's Board of Directors may
The LPP Contribution
A future increase
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apply to this Agreement if CMWD demonstrates to the
satisfaction of MWD's General Xanzrger a need for the increase
in the LPP Contribution and guarantees production and reuse of
a certain annual amount of reclaimed water.
in considering eligibility for any increase in the LPP
contribution will be if the cost of producing the reclaimed
water exceeds the applicable MWD noninterruptible rate and
whether an increase is needed to achieve a guaranteed level of
production.
-iect Derc riDt ion.
Primary factors
All of the principal elements of the Project are more
particularly described in the sununary and map, attached hereto
as Exhibits
reference.
Sect= 3 : Warranties.
and "B," and incorporated herein by this
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3.1: CMWD, through agreements with WD and LCWD
warrants that it has a firm source of effluent water adequate
to operate the Project;
3.2: WD warrants that it is able and has a right
to sell such Actual Yield as it produces from the Project.
3.3: CMWD warrants that it does not discriminate
against employees or against any applicant for employment
because of ethnic group identification, religion, age, rex,
color, national origin, or physical or mental disability and
further warrants that it requires all contractors and
consultants performing work on the Project to comply with
all laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination against
employees or against any applicant for employment because
of ethnic group identification, religion, age, sex, color,
national origin, or physical or mental disability.
3.4: CMWD warrants that it will comply with the
provisions of CEQA prior to commencing construction of each
component of the Project.
the completed environmental documentation far each component
of the Project, and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of
MWD's General Manager that the CEQA has been complied with
before MWD will be obligated to make any payments under this
agreement for Reclaimed Water produced and/or delivered by
that component.
tian 4: Co nsfZu&ion Resnonoihilitiea.
CMWD will furnish WO a copy of
..e.
CMWD shall be solely responsible for all design,
environmental proceedings, right-of-way acquisitions,
permits and construction of the Project and all modifications
thereof.
the Project.
section 5 :
CMWD shall be responsible €or all capital costs of
Ownershin of Pacim.
CMWD shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all
Project facilities, except for Project facilities which may
be installed within the boundaries of End User's property.
MWD and SDCWA shall have no ownership right, title, security
interest or other interest in any Project facilities, nor
any rights, duthr or responsibilities for operation and
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maintenance thereof.
shall be in the form of an entitlement to purchase the Actual
Yield generated by the Project and to sell the Actual Yield
ab set forth in Sactions 7 and 8 hereof.
Sqct- rratina Res~onsibilities.
The sole right and obligation of MWD
6.1: CWD skin11 be solely responsible for the
operation and maintenance of all components of the Project,
including, but not limited to, obtaining and providing
Reclaimed Water as a supply for the Project, and for
distribution and delivery of Reclaimed Water to all End
Users. CMWD shall provide metering devices, to be awned,
operated and maintained by CMWD, for the purpose of measuring
the quantity of Actual Yield delivered to each End user.
6.2: WD agrees to properly operate, maintain,
replace as necessary, and inspect the facilities comprising
the Project, regularly and in accordance with all applicable
state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines
for the term of this Agreement.
6.3: CMWD shall, at all times during the term of
this Agreement, use its best efforts to operate the Project
facilities in accordance with generally accepted professional
standards and maintenance and operation principles, and in
such manner as to provide service to existing and future End
Users on a fair and equitable basis.
6.4: CMWD shall at all times during the term of this
Agreement provide sufficient qualified personnel to properly
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operate and maintain Project facilities.
meet applicable certification requirements of the pertinent
regulatory agencies.
Such personnel shall
6.5: CMWD shall insure that all Reclaimed Water
produced and delivered by the Project io used in compliance
with all applicable federal, state and local statutes,
ordinances, regulations and other requirements, and shall
further insure that connections to the Reclaimed Water system
are properly designed and constructed.
606: CMWD shall make available for inspection to WD
and SDCWA upon reasonable advance notice, all records, books
and other documents relating to the operation of the Project.
3al ch se of Y ield.
MWD shall purchase the Actual Yield from CMWD
provided that, unless agreed otherwise in writing, MWD ahall
not be obligated to purchase in excess of 2,049 acre-feet
delivered by the Project in any one Mwp fiscal year (July 1 -
June 30).
7.1:
7.2: MWD's purchase price shall be the sum of MWD's
reclaimed water rate plus the LPP Contribution determined
in accordance with Section 1.4 and 1,6.
7,3: CMWD shall determine at the beginning of each
month the quantity of reclaimed water billed to its customers
during the preceding month and shall invoke BWD monthly
for the Actual Yield. No minimum amount of Actual Yield
is guaranteed.
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7.4: MWD shall pay CMWP for invoiced Actual Yield
Payment shall within 45 day6 of receipt of CMWp's invoice,
be by means of a Credit to C#WD on the next billing MWD makes
ta SDCWA- If payment is not nade by MWD to SMA within said
45 days, it shall thereafter draw interest at a rate
equivalent to the average interest MWD earns on its own
invested funds during the time.period payment is delayed
beyond 45 days,
7.5: Upon issuance of the creUit, the Actual Yield
shall, solely for purposes of billing and accounting, be
deemed sold to MWD.
not affect CMWD's obligations undrr Section 11.
Section 8 : Resale Of Actual Yield to SWA and cMW D.
Sale of water to MWD and SDCWA shall
8.1: Pu rchase by Sm.
NWD agrees to resell the Actual Yield to SDCWA
simultaneously with MWD's purchase of respective Actual Yield
from CMJD. SDCWA agrees to purchase that Actual Yield from
WD at MWD's reclaimed water rate determined in accordance
vith Sections 2-40
8.2: pure hase bv C!l@f&.
SDCWA agrees in turn to resell the Actual Yield to
CMWD simultaneously with its purchase of that Actual Yield
from MWD pursuant to Section 8.1. CMWD agrees to purchase
that Actual Yield from SDCWA at a rate equal to SDCWAls
reclaimed water rate determined in accordance with
Section 1.4.
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8.3: Process.
Upon receiving the MWD billing, SDCWA shall include
the full amount of each CMWD credit on its next billing to
CMWD.
Actual Yield has been resold to CMVD by debiting CMWD for such
Actual Yield in accordance with the purchase price set forth
in Sections 1.4 and 8.2. Such Actual Yield shall be deemed
resold by SDCWA to CEIWD as of the date of SDCWA's billing.
On that %-e CMWD billing, SDCWA shall show that the
8.4: Des Ouarrtiong.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to modify
WD obligatiOn8, if any, established by law or contract to
supply water to SDCWA for domestic and municipal use within
HWD's service area.
Section 9 : Proiect Water Rates.
9.1: The Board of Directors of WD shall set
reclaimed water rates to be charged for the sale of the
reclaimed water ganerateci by this and similar projects.
These rates may be changed from time to time by said Board,
9.2: The Board of Directors of SDCWA shall set
reclaimed water rates to be charged for the sale of the
reclaimed water purchased from HWD pursuant to this
Agreement.
by said Board.
These rates may be changed from time to time
9.3: The rates set by CMWD for subpatable water
service shall be set in its sole Uiacretion.
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mctbn 10: Term and -endmmIts*
10.1: The tom of this Agraemant shall be seven
(7) years from the date CMWD notifies HWD that the Project
has begun operations,
10.2: !Phis Agreement may be amended at any time by
the written mutual agrement of the parties. . .. section 11: Hold Hem le e s ana Liabilitv.
QlrnD agrees at its sole cost and expense to defend
and hold MWD and SDCWA hamless from any clah and any and
all liability, including but not limited to, liability due
t9 water quality, which may arise out of C!MWDBs approval of,
and subsequent construction and operation of the Project or
out of the ownership of the Project, and will save and defend
HWD and SDCWA and their officers, agents, and employees free
from any claims for injury, including death or darnage to
property, or injury (including death or damage) due to water
quality arising out of the construction, operation, or
ownership of the Project.
loss related to any claim made, whether or not a court action
is filed, and shall include attorney fees, administrative and
overhead casts, engineering and consulting fees and all other
costs related to or arising out of such claim of Liability.
Section 12: Notice,
Any notice, payment or instrument required or
Such indemnity shall include all
pemitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed received upon
personal delivery or 24 hours after depodt in any United
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States post office, first class postage prepaid and addressed
to the party for whom intended, as follows:
If to MWD:
The Metropolitan Water District
1111 Sunset Boulevard Post Office Box 54153 Los Angeles, California 90054
of Southern California
Attention: General Manager
If to SDCWA:
San Diego County Water Authority
3211 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, Califor+ 92103
Attention: General Manager
If to CMWD:
Carlsbad Municipal Water District
5950 El Camino Real Carlsbad, California 92098
Attention: General Manager
Any party my change such address by notice given
to each of the other parties as provided in this section.
Beetion 13: su ccessors u nd Assicr ns .
This Agrement shall inure to the benefit of and
be banding upon the successors and assigns of the parties
hereto.
from the Parties.
No assignment shall be made without written agreement
ction 14: Severability.
The partial or total invalidity of one or more
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sections of this Agreement shall not affect the validity
of this Agreement.
Section : Intearatioq,
This Agrement comprises the entire integrated
understanding between the parties concerning the Encina Basin
Water Reclamation Project Phase I, and supersedes all prior
negotiations, representations, or agreements.
Sect ion I6: GO vtrnlnu La W.
The law governing this agreement shall be the laws of
the state of California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF', the parties hereto have executed
this Agreement effective as of the date first hereinabove
written.
APPROVED AS TO FORH:
By:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
APPROVED As TO FORM:
By:
BWBNCIN2
"E METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALXFORNIA
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTKORITY
By:
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT
By:
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EXHIBIT A
ENCIM l3ASl: N WATER RECLAMATIO N PROJECT PW.E I PROGRAM .. Project Deoc~ntion
QYe€!mE
Phase I af the Encina Basin Water Reclamation Project
(Project) is a municipal wastewater reuse project sponsored by
the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) and will be ovnecZ
and oparated by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District (CMWD).
The project is expected to produce about 2,049 acre-feet per
year (AFY) of "new water" for landscape, school, park,
freeway, golf course and agricultural uses. The Project is
Located entirely within the CMWD's service area famediately
south af Palomar Airport Road and west of El Camino Real.
The City of Carlsbad has developed the Carlsbad Water
Rechmation Master Plan to increase the use of reclaimed water
vithin the City.
City's first step in implementing the Master Plan.
Construction of this Project will be the
BoUrar of Bo ala imod Water
The Meadowlark Water Reclamation Facility (MWRF) and
the Gafner Water Reclamation Plant (GWRP) will be the sources
of aupply for the Project. The MWRF has a capacity of 2.0 mgd
of tertiary treatment and meets all Title 22 requirements
the uses intended as pa* of this project. MWRF ir; owned
operated by the Vallecitas Water District (VWD) which is
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for
and
located generally ea8t of the CMWD.
capacity of 0.75 mgd of secondary treatment and will be
upgraded to meet all Title 22 requirements. GWRP is owned
and operated by the Leucadia County Water District (LcwD)
which is located generally south of the CMWD.
The GWRP has a current
CMWD has executed a contract with VWD to purchase
up to 2,240 AFT of reclaimed water from the MWRF for this
project..
via VWD's fail-safe pipeline.
The water will be delivered to CMWD's pump station
CMWD has also e%ecuted a
separate agreement with
394 AFY of reclaimed water from the CWRP. This water will
be delivered via an existing pipeline to a storage pond at
the La Costa Golf Course (South Course),
for the delivery of a minium of
The distribution system will consist of improvements
to the existing Mahr Reservoir, construction of a pump
station, conversion of two potable water reservoirs to
reclaimecl water reservoirs, construction of distribution
system pipelines, and installation of potable water pipelines
to replace pipelines that will be converted to weclafraed water
we, The imaprovenrents*to Kabr Rgservoir will include
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modifications to the WID'S existing effluent pump station,
installation of a pressure screen and screening rejection
pipelhe, construction of a diversion structure, and
installation of electrical and instrumentation equipment.,
Facilities necessary to serve the Aviara Development
include a pump station, conversion of existing potable water
reservoirs and pipelines to reclaimed water use, and
replacement of sections of the potable water pipelines
converted to reclailaed water use.
deliver reclaimed water from the fail-safe line at El Camino
Real to the reclaimed water reservoirs via 5,366 feet of
12-inch diameter pipeline.
converted to reclaimed water UB~. Approximately 3,054 feet
of 12 and 16-inah potable water pipeline will be installed to
replace the pipeline converted to reclaimed water use.
The pup etation will
h~o storage reservoirs will be
The facilities necessary to deliver reclaimed water
to the flower growers and CalTrans include conversion of
existing potable water pipelines to realaimed wuter use,
installation of a potable water pipeline to continue supplies
to existing potable water users, and construction of pipelines
to deliver reclahed water to the project's proposed End
Users.
will be converted to reclaimed water use. This pipeline
extands from the convexted reservoirs to Palmar Airport
Road. Approximately 1,200 feet of 4-inch and 1,500 feet of
About 5,400 feet of existing potable water pipeline
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lO-inch pipeline will be constructed to continue service to
potable water u6ers in the immediate area. In addition,
approximately 6,195 feet of, 8 and 12-inch pipeline Vi11 be
constructed to delivery Reclaimed Water to agricultural users
along College Boulevard and CalTrans at Interstate 5,
Existing facilities will be used to deliver reclaimed
water to the La Costa Golf Course (North and South courses)
Tkre five End Users served by the distribution system
Table 1 is will use about 2,049 acre-feet of water per year,
a list of the End Users a d their annual reclaimed water
demand. n
Table 1
End Wmrs and Amount of Roclaingg water *Q be Delivered
End User Anrount
Aviara Development CalTrans ~a Costa Golf course1 Carlsbad Ranch Growers
677 AFY
78 AFY
637 MY 187 AFY
470 ?@Y
Historically, the La Costa Golf Course received ndnor amounts of Reclaimed Water for irrigation.
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The Planning Commiseion of the City of Carlsbad has
approved a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the
Project based on the Commission's determination of the
Project's consistency with the City's General Plan.
HND was apprmed by the Carlsbad City Council as Resolution
No. 2925 on April 4, 1990, As a condition of mitigation a
detailed environmental review of the proposed facilities such
as underground storage reservoirs,.pump stations, and
pipeline6 is required.
underway and is being conducted in stages as the project's
design is completccd.
prepared for the Aviara Development which included the pump
station at El Ciamino ~eal. ~lao a Negative Declaration for
the 12" force main has been issued by the City of Carlsbad.
The
This detailed review is currently
An Environmental Impact Report was
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