TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
REPORT BY: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
SUBJECT: Bureau of Reclamation Water Services Agreement Renewal
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing District to enter into Agreement No. 14-06-200-1290R-1 with the United States Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) for the provision of water service pursuant to the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Act. (No Fiscal Impact, Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The BOR constructed and has been operating Monticello Dam, which created Lake Berryessa in the 1950s. Since 1964, the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) has been in contract with the BOR for water service to provide users in the Upper Putah Creek Watershed above the dam with water from the lake for municipal, domestic, and stock-watering purposes.
The current Water Service Agreement No. 14-06-200-1290R was entered into effective March 1, 1999, and is set to expire on February 29, 2024. The District and BOR have been working towards renewal of the water service agreement. The negotiated renewal agreement is attached and has undergone public review as required by BOR rules. The terms of the renewal are principally the same and the BOR has offered a new 40 year term of March 1, 2024, through February 29, 2064.
The Water Services Renewal, Agreement No. 14-06-200-1290R-1 (Agreement) provides for up to 743 acre feet of "Federal Consumptive Use," which is water diverted directly by BOR or its agents for use on lands of the United States within the take line of the Lake. Additionally, the Agreement provides 1,500 acre feet of "Contractor Water" which can be used by entities within the District's service area in the Upper Putah Creek Watershed outside of lands of the United States. There is no cost for the water except for annual administrative fees.
Currently, the District ...
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