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Notice of Public Hearing

Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.

The following item was approved November 16, 2023. The Notice of Determination can be found here. This item is appealable to the Board of Directors for 21 days (until December 8, 2023) pursuant to MPWMD Rule 70.

Notice of Public Hearing

Hearing Date: November 16, 2023, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Location: MPWMD, 5 Harris Court, Building G (Conference Room), Monterey, CA

Subject: Consider Amendment of the “September Ranch Water Distribution System (SRWDS)” to Update Ownership, Parcel and Well Information, and to Allow Water Treatment by California-American Water Company at the Begonia Iron Removal Plant and Conveyance of Treated Water Back to the SRWDS in an Amount No Greater than 90 Percent of the Amount Produced for Treatment

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Hearing Officer will consider Application #WDS-20230502SEP received on May 2, 2023, by the Carmel Reserve LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company for One Carmel Water Company, a California Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation, to amend the SRWDS to allow raw water produced from the SRWDS to be treated by California-American Water Company and returned to SRWDS in an amount no greater than 90 percent of the amount produced (accounting for system and treatment losses). System Limits remain set at 57.21 Acre-Feet per year (AFY) and the Expansion Capacity Limit is 99 Connections. The amendment also updates ownership and Parcel records and recognizes the addition of a back-up production Well and the incorporation of the One Carmel Water Company, a California Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation. The September Ranch WDS was approved by the MPWMD Board of Directors on November 19, 2012.

MPWMD staff recommends approval of the application with Conditions of Approval that comply with the minimum standards specified in MPWMD Rule 22-C, required in Rule 22-D, and Special Conditions related to this application. The complete information package for this public hearing, including the agenda, application, and Findings and Conditions of Approval, are available for review here. If you are unable to attend the hearing, written comments should be received at the District office no later than 12:00 PM on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Comments may be submitted by email to conserve@mpwmd.net. Please note that any public hearing may be continued to a different date and time.

Staff Contact: Stephanie Locke, locke@mpwmd.net 831-658-5601