WATER RIGHT LICENSE AND AGREEMENT
(Central Basin)
For a valuable consideration, City of Vernon (Licensor) hereby grants to South Montebello Irrigation District (Licensee): a license to extract 500 acre-feet of Licensor’s Allowed Pumping Allocation allocated to Licensor (or predecessors in interest) under and pursuant to the Central Basin Third Amended Judgment dated December 23, 2013 and entered in Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 786656 entitled “Central and West Basin Water Replenishment District vs. Charles E. Adams, et al.” during the period commencing July 1, 2026 and continuing to and including June 30, 2027.
Said License is granted subject to the following conditions:
1. Licensee shall exercise said right and extract the same on behalf of Licensor during the period above specified and put the same to beneficial use and Licensee shall not by the exercise hereunder of said right acquire any right to extract water independent of the rights of Licensor.
2. Licensee shall pay assessments levied on the pumping of said ground waters by the Water Replenishment District (District).
3. Licensee shall notify the District that said pumping was done pursuant to this license and provide the District with a copy of this signed document.
4. Licensee shall note, in any recording of water production for the period of agreement that said pumping was done pursuant to this license.
5. Licensee’s Allowed Pumping Allocation shall not (shall, with flex)(shall not, without flex) be increased by the amount hereby leased when computing carryover or allowable overextraction as provided by Part III, Subpart A and B in said Judgment.
6. Licensee shall pay Licensor $130 per acre-foot for the 500 acre-feet by July 31, 2026. Licensor will invoice Licensee at least 30 days in advance.
City of Vernon warrants that it has 500 acre-feet of Allowed Pumping Allocation and that it has not pumped and will not pump or permit or license any other person to pump any part of said 500 acre-feet during the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
This lease may be signed by the parties by facsimile, electronic or digital signature, and such signature shall be deemed valid and binding on the party signing this lease in that manner.
Dated : ____________
Licensor : City of Vernon Licensee : South Montebello Irrigation District Signed By : _________________________ Signed By : _______________________ Name : _________________________ Name : _______________________ Title : _________________________ Title : _______________________ Approved as to form: Signed By : _______________________ Name : _______________________
_________________________ Title : _______________________ Zaynah N. Moussa, City Attorney
Attest:
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Yonnie Parker, Deputy City Clerk