RECOMMENDATION(S):
AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter to express the County's support for the Contra Costa Water District's funding application to the California Water Commission's Water Storage Investment Program for Proposition 1 funding for the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact to the County is associated with supporting the application to receive Proposition 1 grant funding for the Los Vaqueros Expansion project proposed by the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD). CCWD is seeking grant funding for up to 50% of the cost of construction of the project or approximately 450 million dollars.
BACKGROUND:
Los Vaqueros Reservoir is an off-stream reservoir west of Byron in Contra Costa County, with fully screened Delta intakes with a current capacity of 160,000 acre-feet.
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