The pure water monterey project and expanded pure water monterey project (PWM) will replenish the adjudicated seaside groundwater basin with 3,500 acre feet per year (AFY) of purified recycled water…

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $49,181,956 Cooperative Agreement under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to Monterey One Water. The funding supports the Pure Water Monterey Project and Expanded Pure Water Monterey Project, which will replenish the Seaside Groundwater Basin with 3,500 acre-feet per year of purified recycled water. This will help balance the basin's safe yield and mitigate seawater intrusion. The projects will also provide up to 4,500 acre-feet per year of additional recycled water for agricultural irrigation, and 600 acre-feet per year for urban landscape irrigation. Activities include environmental compliance, program management, construction, and implementation of the advanced water purification facility, diversion facilities, recycled water pipeline, and injection wells. The award period is from September 18, 2023 through September 30, 2026.

Activities

Objective 1: contract for environmental documentation and permitting servicesobjective 2: contract for construction support and program management objective 3: contract for infrastructure constructiondeliverable(s) expected outcome(s):objective 1 outcomes: environmental compliance and permitting requirements. Prepare and submit technical documents and a report of waste discharge to support the reissuance amendment of the monterey one water (M1W) national pollutant discharge elimination system (npdes) permit and to assist M1W in coordinating with the regional water quality control board and the monterey BAY national marine sanctuary to achieve npdes permit reissuance amendment and authorization, respectively. Objective 2 outcomes: program management (PM) for the different components of the pure water monterey project. PM will provide program support to M1W, monterey peninsula water management district (mpwmd) and marina coast water district project managers and construction managers on each of the seven discrete but interdependent projects that together form a completed pure water monterey project. Emphasis will be placed on well-defined communication protocols and program-level procedures to ensure on-time and on-budget completion through consistent controls. Construction management (CM) service costs associated with each of the pure water monterey project components. CM activities included responding to submittals and requests for information (rfis), document control, correspondence with the contractor, coordination meetings, cost and schedule management, change orders, inspections, records, testing, environmental compliance and final close out. A request for proposal was issued for each component.objective 3 outcomes: construction and implementation of the different components of the pure water monterey project through november 2025. Oadvanced water purification facilityoblanco drain and reclamation ditch diversion facilitiesorecycled water pipeline and blackhorse reservoiroinjection wells phase 1 4OEXPANDED advanced water purification facilitybeneficiary: the public