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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS .'
: . Contra
FROM: SUPERVISOR TOM TORLAKSON
County
DATE: : MAY 21, 1991
SUBJECT: CONVEYANCE OF NON-FEDERAL PROJECT WATER THROUGH THE CONTRA COSTA
CANAL
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS (S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct County Counsel to investigate what legal action Contra Costa
County might take to suspend the federal law prohibiting conveyance
of non-federal project;..water through the Contra Costa Canal.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS .
The Contra Costa Water District is currently in the process of
negotiation for additional water supplies. CCWD receives their
water allocation from the Federal Bureau of Reclamation, which has
cut the allocation by 50% this year, due to a prolonged drought
situation. As a result., the water district has imposed mandatory
water rationing of '26% to its customers. The Water District has
appealed to the Bureau for an additional allocation minimum of
101000 acre feet, in order to, minimize hardship to its customers,
which would make rationing requirements more consistent with the
rest of the County; (and most of the State) . To date, appeals have
been .unsuccessful, and the Water District will appeal to other
sources such as, the State Water Bank, established by Governor
Wilson in response to the drought.
CO]vTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED kl OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
x_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
.ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Orig: Community Development Dept. (CDD) ATTESTED )2W,_
CC$ County Counsel PHIL &ATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY , DEPUTY
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