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Consider recommendations regarding a Joint Funding Agreement for the Cooperative Stream Gaging and Groundwater Monitoring Program, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey to continue the county-wide cooperative Stream Gaging Program from November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018 in the amount of $346,500.00, of which $246,400.00 will be funded by the Flood Control District; and
b) Find that the Cooperative Stream Gaging Program is exempt under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15306, basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resources evaluation activities; and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis; and
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey to continue the county-wide cooperative Groundwater Monitoring Program from November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018 in the amount of $155,323.00, of which $125,573.00 will be funded by the Water Agency; and
d) Find that the Cooperative Groundwater Monitoring Program is exempt under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15306, basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resources evaluation activities; and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.