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Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
Consider recommendations regarding the Cuyama Groundwater Basin Study, First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Joint Funding Agreement (No. 09W4CAD03910, Amendment 4) with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to continue and complete a comprehensive study of the Cuyama Groundwater Basin in order to assess current and future water availability in the amount of $185,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2011/2012, total project period being October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2012, in which $137,000.00 to be funded by the County Water Agency and $48,000.00 will be funded by the USGS; and
b) Find that the Cuyama Groundwater Study is exempt under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, Section 15262; Feasibility and Planning Studies and Section 15306 (Class 6) Basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities.