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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E or RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES W& Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: September 13, 2021 SUBJECT: COST SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND CITY OF RIVERSIDE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SALT AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE UPPER SANTA ANA RIVER WATERSHED GROUNDWATER BASINS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $23,654 ISSUES: Consider approving the Cost Sharing Agreement between San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District and City of Riverside in an amount not to exceed $23,654, and consider Riverside Public Utilities participation in the Preparation of the Salt and Nutrient Management Plan for the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed Groundwater Basins. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Recommend that the City Council approve the Cost Sharing Agreement for the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed Salt and Nutrient Management Plan between San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District and City of Riverside in an amount not to exceed $23,654; and 2. Approve the expenditure of Riverside Public Utilities participation in the Preparation of the Salt and Nutrient Management Plan for the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed Groundwater Basins and in an amount not to exceed $23,654. BACKGROUND: The Salt and Nutrient Management Plan (SNMP) is required to permit and implement various water resource management projects in the Upper Santa Ana Watershed. The SNMP assesses the impacts that salt and nitrate have on the long-term sustainability of groundwater supply. The plan will be useful to analyze potential long-term basin -wide effects on groundwater quality that result from activities such as discharges from newly constructed projects involving surface water, groundwater, imported water, and/or recycled water, as well as other salt/nutrient contributing activities through regional groundwater monitoring.