Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Discuss Water Credit

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Discuss Water Credit Transfer Program and Provide Direction to Staff March 15, 2004 • Rule 28 presently allows commercial-tocommercial and commercial-to-public Water Use Credit transfers. • 15 percent of water saved is set aside as permanent conservation savings. • Approval of a transfer is discretionary.

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District BACKGROUND • January 28 PAC/TAC Meeting: PAC/TAC requested Board delay action on a Water Credit Transfer EIR to allow the TAC to recommend alternatives programs. • January 29 Board Meeting: Board deferred action on a Water Credit Transfer EIR for thirty days. • February 25 TAC Meeting: Recommendation to change approval of Water Credit Transfers from discretionary process to ministerial process. • March 9 Water Demand Committee: WD Committee supports TAC recommendation with modifications to incorporate safeguards from Ordinance No. 101 without triggering an EIR.

OPTIONS Monterey Peninsula Water Management District 1. 2. 3. 4. TAC Recommendation – Change Rule 28 to allow ministerial approval process. Water Demand Committee Recommendation – TAC recommendation with added safeguards. Proceed with an EIR on the Water Credit Transfer Program as outlined in Ordinance No. 101. Status Quo – Rule 28 allows transfers with Board approval.

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Board concur with the Water Demand Committee recommendation to direct staff to modify Preliminary Draft Ordinance No. 117 (representing the TAC recommendation) to include safeguards from Ordinance No. 101 and other standard Conditions of Approval. The Water Demand Committee will consider this amended preliminary draft ordinance on April 13, 2004. Consideration of the ordinance by the full Board would be calendared for a future meeting.