Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Justin W. Mates, Deputy County Executive
Subject: Consolidation Agreement between La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District and the County of San Mateo
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the President of the Board to execute an agreement between the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District and the County of San Mateo for the consolidation of the Pescadero High School water system into the County Service Area No. 11 Water System.
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BACKGROUND:
The La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District (District) operates the Pescadero Middle/High School (School), located at 360 Butano Cutoff, Pescadero, CA 94060, and the Pescadero High School Community Water System No. CA4100513, which solely serves the School.
The School previously relied upon groundwater through one existing on-site well to serve its potable water needs. In 2017, the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board), Division of Drinking Water, cited the School's well for exceeding maximum allowed nitrate and coliform contaminant levels. The School currently relies on bottled water for potable water needs. Past attempts to drill new wells on the school site have failed due to insufficient water quality and quantity.
In partnership with the District, the County plans to extend the County Service Area No. 11 (CSA-11) water system to provide potable water to the Property through the Pescadero High School CSA-11 Water Line Extension Project (Project). The Project includes: construction of a water main from the existing CSA-11 system to the School, seven new hydrants along the extension, a new water service meter near the School's property boundary line, a backflow prevention device on the property, a waterline connecting the water service meter to the School's existing on-site water distribution system, and the physical isol...
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