CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-50
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SOLANO COUNTY WATER AGENCY FOR A ONE-TIME TRANSFER OF UP TO 2,000 ACRE-FEET OF FAIRFIELD 2026 STATE WATER PROJECT WATER SUPPLIES WITH ANOTHER STATE WATER
CONTRACTOR
WHEREAS, the City receives water from the State Water Project (SWP); and
WHEREAS, the City has additional sources of water supply other than the SWP, consisting of Solano Project water from Lake Berryessa; and
WHEREAS, the City has adequate water storage reserves such that the City can do a one -time transfer of up to 2,000 acre-feet of SWP water without negatively impacting the City’s ability to meet the water needs of its customers; and
WHEREAS, the City also has the ability to transfer portions of its State Water Project supply to other State Water Contractors via the Solano County Water Age ncy (SCWA) and will seek to do so before San Luis Reservoir spills; and
WHEREAS, the amount of the City’s 2026 SWP transfer is estimated to be a minimum of $250 per acre-foot, to be received by the City of Fairfield Water Enterprise Fund; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that because the proposed water transfer will be delivered through existing facilities and without the construction of additional facilities to effect such deliveries, Fairfield and SCWA agree that the transfer described herein constitutes a project that is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. The city manager is hereby authorized to execute a Letter of Understanding with SCWA at a later during the 2025 Water Year for a one-time transfer of up to 2,000 acre -feet of Fairfield 2024 State Water Project Water with another State Water Contractor.
Section 2. The council further authorizes the city manager or designee to take all steps necessary to implement this resolution.
RES. NO. 2026-50
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of April 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK