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Consider recommendations regarding the San Antonio Groundwater Basin Study, Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 5 to the Joint Funding Agreement No. 15WSCA600081610.A5 with the United States Geological Survey increasing the amount to fund the project with the amount of $15,239.00 to a not to exceed amount of $2,000,437.00 (in which $1,647,810.00 will be funded by the County Water Agency and $352,627.00 will be funded by the United States Geological Survey) to continue a comprehensive study of the San Antonio Groundwater Basin in order to assess current and future water availability; and
b) Determine that the amendment to the agreement for San Antonio Groundwater Study is exempt under California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, Section 15262; Feasibility and Planning Studies and Section 15306 (Class 6) Basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities, as previously approved by the Board on November 4, 2014.