AGENDA
ITEM
8 CITY COUNCIL
ARA
CALEXICO
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: November 17, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY:
PREPARED BY: Gabriela Garcia, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Approval of a Resolution in Support of the Imperial Irrigation District's Grant Application to the Bureau of Reclamation Small Surface and Groundwater Storage Program for the Upstream Operational Reservoir Project
Recommendation:
Approval of a Resolution in Support of the Imperial Irrigation District's Grant Application to the Bureau of Reclamation Small Surface and Groundwater Storage Program for the Upstream Operational Reservoir Project.
Background:
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) has requested the City of Calexico's support in recognizing the importance of conserving Colorado River water supplies for local beneficial use, via use of best management practices and operational efficiency. The IID is pursuing a funding opportunity through the US Department of Interior, Bureau of under the recently announced Small Surface and Groundwater Storage Program. The funding proposal being prepared under the program is for a new operational reservoir that would be located upstream of the district's water distribution system in southeastern Imperial County. The project would be constructed for the operational management of up to 1,000 acre-feet per day of water (reservoir capacity of 2,100 acre-feet) with anticipated annual conservation yields of up to 15,000 acre- feet or approximately 4.9 million gallons of water.
Discussion & Analysis:
By approving the attached resolution, the City acknowledges that the ID AGENDA has long been committed to supporting efficiency in water conservation and ITEM water accounting efforts and it wholeheartedly supports IID's efforts to augment local water supplies by maximizing water management efficiency via the proposed project. 8
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Coordinated With:
None.
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution in Support of the Imperial Irrigation District's Grant Application to the Bureau of Reclamation Small Surface and Groundwater Storage Program for the Upstream Operational Reservoir Project.
SAMPLE SUPPORT RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA
IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT'S GRANT APPLICATION
TO THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION SMALL SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER
STORAGE PROGRAM FOR THE UPSTREAM OPERATIONAL RESERVOIR
PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City of Calexico recognizes the importance of conserving Colorado River water supplies for local beneficial use, via use of best management practices and operational efficiency; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that Imperial Irrigation District (IID) has long been committed to supporting efficiency in water conservation and water accounting efforts; and
WHEREAS, it has come to the City's attention that IID is pursing through the US Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, a funding opportunity under the recently announced Small Surface and Groundwater Storage Program (Program); and WHEREAS, IID is preparing a funding proposal under the Program for a new operational reservoir that would be located upstream of the district's water distribution system in southeastern Imperial County (Project); and
WHEREAS, the Project would be constructed for the operational management of up to 1,000 acre-feet per day of water (reservoir capacity of 2,100 acre-feet) with anticipated annual conservation yields of up to 15,000 acre-feet or approximately 4.9 million gallons of water; and
WHEREAS, City councilmembers were presented, at its November 16, 2022 regularly scheduled council meeting, with an opportunity to support the Project, as stakeholders and users of IID's sole Colorado River water supply; and WHEREAS, the City wholeheartedly supports IID's efforts to augment local water supplies by maximizing water management efficiency via the proposed Project; and 81211.00109\40849597.1
Resolution No. 2022-
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL that it supports IID's funding proposal for an upstream operational storage reservoir under the Program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Calexico this 16t day of November, 2022 by the following vote.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Javier Moreno, Mayor
ATTEST:
Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Carlos Campos, City Attorney
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Resolution No. 2022-_
State of California)
County of Imperial ) ss.
City of Calexico
1, Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk of the City of Calexico do hereby certify the above Resolution No. 2022- was approved at a regular City Council meeting held on the 16" day of November, 2022, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk
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