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To: Board of Directors
From: Peter L. Holzmeister
Subject: Letter of Understanding between TDPUD and Placer County water Agency
Date: September 29,2000
You will recall that we have been discussing with Placer County Water Agency the possibility of
entering into an agreement by which the two agencies share responsibility for water provision in the
Martis Valley. Attached is a drat letter from PCWA that they suggest we execute as a preliminary
statement of intent. This letter forms the basis for our further discussions.
RECOMMENDATION: I recommend that the Board authorize execution of the Letter of
Understanding Regarding Regional Water Resources Planning in Martis Valley.
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Placer County Water Agency
Business Center: 144 Ferguson Road Mail: P.O. Box 6570 Auburn, California 95604-6570
(530) 823-4860 (800)464-0030 TOO (530)823-4966
September 26, 2000
Peter Holzmeister, General Manager
Truckee Donner Public Utility District
PO Box 309
Truckee, CA 96160
Subject: Letter of Understanding Regarding Regional Water Resources Planning in
Martis Valley
Dear Peter:
As you aware, the Martis Valley aquifer and the Truckee River are located in both
Placer and Nevada County. Three public and one private entities provide water service
in Martis Valley. Truckee Donner Public Utility District has its water service area in
Nevada County and a small area in Placer County that is adjacent to the county line.
The Placer County Water Agency and Northstar Community Service District serve areas
in the Placer portion of the valley. Prior to the early 1990s, development had mainly
occurred in the Nevada County portion of the valley and in the foothills of the Northstar
area. Recently development in the Placer portion of the valley has increased
dramatically.
This letter represents our mutual understanding that there is a need for our agencies to
work in a cooperative manner to conduct regional water resource planning for the
benefit of all in Martis Valley. This planning effort will include: (a) a joint study to
evaluate the firm groundwater yield of the Martis Valley aquifer, a mechanism to
allocate groundwater to each county and how best to incorporate surface water
entitlements from the TROA; (b) a joint infrastructure plan to determine how to most
efficient share facilities such as storage tanks and through interconnections between the
two systems to provide backup redundancy; and (c) an expansion of existing operating
agreement, perhaps through a joint power authority, to provide for cost efficient
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operations of both water systems. It is anticipated that Northstar Community Services
District will also participate in this effort to enable their needs to be addressed.
This planning effort will be structured in a way that will meet the timing needs of the
existing residents and the proposed development in the valley. It is expected that the
development community will be a partner in this work and share in the funding of same.
Upon consideration by both the Agency and District Board of Directors, the signing of
this letter of understanding by each entity will reflect our mutual desire to work
cooperatively on these vital issues. I look forward to working with you in the very near
future.
Sincerely,
PLACER COUNTY WATER AGENCY
Dave Breninger
General Manager
Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Peter Holzmeister
General Manager