The Salinas Valley Water Project (SVWP) is Monterey County's plan to:
  • Stop seawater intrusion, avert a maximum flood event at Nacimiento Dam, and recharge the Salinas River Basin, and
  • Basin property owners are assessed by benefits, ranging from $4.00 to $24.00 per irrigated acre, and
  • Keep water management in local hands, fund it equitably, and ensure future water supplies.
Mailers:
a. Mailer 1 (Jan. 2003) (HTML)
b. Mailer 2 (Feb. 2003) (HTML)
Documents:
a. SVWP Project Description (Jan. 2001) (246 Kb, PDF)
b. SVWP DEIR/EIS (June 2001) (HTML)
c. Volume I Responses to Comments on the Draft EIR/EIS for the Salinas Valley Water Project
(April 2002) (43.2 Mb, PDF)
d. Volume II Responses to Comments on the Draft EIR/EIS for the Salinas Valley Water Project
(April 2002) (46.2 Mb, PDF)
e. Cost Allocation Committee Recommended Strategy  (Nov. 2002) (353 Kb, PDF)
f. Final Engineer's Report (Jan. 2003) (7.8 Mb, PDF)
g. Final Biological Opinion (Jun. 2007) (5.9 Mb, PDF)
h. Zone 2B Proposition 218 Engineer’s Report (Nov. 2007) (426 Kb, PDF)
i. Zone 2B Proposition 218 Process Documents (Dec. 2007) (75 Kb, PDF)
Maps:
a. Zones 2 and 2A (Jan. 2003) (319 Kb,PDF)
b. Proposed Zone 2C (Jan. 2003) (352 Kb,PDF)
c. Seawater Intrusion 180 Ft. Aquifer (2006) (394 Kb, PDF)
d. Seawater Intrusion 400 Ft. Aquifer (2006) (388 Kb, PDF)
Ballot Results
 
MCWRA MISSION/PURPOSE
Monterey County Water Resources Agency Manages, Protects, and Enhances the Quantity and Quality of Water and Provides Specified Flood Control Services for Present and Future Generations of Monterey County