TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
REPORT BY: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
SUBJECT: Contract Renewal for Solano Project Water from Lake Berryessa
RECOMMENDATION
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Authorize District Manager to sign water supply contracts with current and new customers (subcontractors) for a portion of the District's Solano Project Water allocation within the Putah Creek Watershed upstream of Monticello Dam as allowed by Agreement No. 14-06-200-1290R-1 with the Bureau of Reclamation and adopt a new Resolution modifying Resolution 99-10 that establishes the timing of payment for charges to subcontractors that enter into a water supply agreement with the District.
(No Fiscal Impact, Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Bureau of Reclamation (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.
Water Service Agreement No. 14-06-200-1290R was originally approved in 1964, renewed in 1999, and will be renewed again effective March 1, 2024 and expiring on 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.
The District has nine (9) entities within its service area (see Exhibit...
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