To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Phil Brun, Utilities Director
Prepared By: Joy Eldredge, Deputy Utilities Director
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Amendment No. 18 of Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Agreement No. 1573 (City Agreement No. 1482)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Authorize the Utilities Director to execute Amendment No. 18 of Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Agreement No. 1573 (City Agreement No. 1482) authorizing the District to pursue determination of the District's rights under the Area of Origin Settlement Agreement and Article 45 of the State Water Supply Agreement and determining the actions authorized by this action are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
The City of Napa is a sub-contractor to Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) for the contract with the State of California for the water received via the State Water Project (SWP) and the North Bay Aqueduct. The terms of the agreement with the District are specified in City Agreement No. 1482 (District Agreement No. 1573), entered into on April 5, 1966, and subsequent amendments Nos. 1 - 17. The District is a member of the State Water Contractors Association, which is comprised of the 29 contractors for State Water Project water.
In November 2007, the District filed a claim with the Department of Water Resources related to the amount of State Water Project water delivered each year pursuant to Article 18 of the State Water Supply Agreement. The District settled the matter with the Department of Water Resources and established Napa as a contractor in the Area of Origin therefore entitled to water rights allocation based on north of delta and typically 5-25% higher than south of delta allocations. Since the Settlement Agreement, Amendment No. 15 executed in October 2013, there is need to seek agreement with DWR, or judicial relief to restore carryover water storage lost in water year 2...
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