To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Phil Brun, Utilities Director
Prepared By: Phil Brun, Utilities Director
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Amendment to Water Supply Agreement with St. Helena
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Authorize the Utilities Director to execute Amendment No. 4 to the Water Supply Agreement between the City of Napa and the City of St. Helena (City of Napa Agreement No. 9381) allowing for 114 acre-feet of undelivered water from fiscal year 2020-21 to be delivered to St. Helena over the next five fiscal years.
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DISCUSSION:
The Water Supply Agreement between the City of Napa and the City of St. Helena (City of Napa Agreement No. 9381) was entered into in 2006 and has been subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 in 2009, Amendment No. 2 in 2011 and Amendment No. 3 in 2011 (Water Supply Agreement). The Water Supply Agreement provides St. Helena with a base supply of 600 acre-feet (AF) of water per fiscal year and obligates St. Helena to pay Napa for the full 600 AF of water, whether or not St. Helena is able to make beneficial use of the total quantity of such water.
In the period of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 (FY 2020-21), Napa made 600 AF of water available to St. Helena, however, St. Helena only used 486 AF of water, leaving 114 AF of unused water. The water went unused over the winter months when St. Helena experienced operational challenges at their Rutherford Pump Station. In lieu of paying Napa for the unused water, St. Helena has requested Napa make available the 114 AF of unused water in future years.
Amendment No. 4 (see Attachment 1) provides St. Helena the ability to take delivery of the 114 AF of unused water over the next five fiscal years. No more that 40 AF of unused water may be taken in any single fiscal year and it is in addition to the 600 AF of base supply water made available to St. Helena under the Water Supply Agreement. St. Helena will pay Napa the water rate in effect at the time u...
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