Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA)

Summary

• Mission statement: "The 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"

• Vision: Monterey County Water Resources Agency's Vision is to be the Leader in Efficient, Innovative and Equitable Water Resources Management

• Salinas Valley Water Project (SVWP
• The 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.
  • SVWP Homepage Salinas Valley Water Project

• Return to Conditional waiver of waste discharge requirements for irrigated lands.

• Homepage Monterey County Water Resources Agency