Oxnard-- The Public Works and Transportation Committee, Tuesday, September 12, received and filed the completion of Calleguas Municipal Water District (CMWD) Agreement A-7814.
The Salinity Management Pipeline (SMP) is a recycled water conveyance distribution system for agricultural users on the Oxnard Plain.
Public Works Administrative Services Manager Juanita Guzman presented the item and said the agreement was for six years.
“The provisions of the SMP were included in the agreement,” she said. “As part of the Hueneme Pipeline phase two project, the agreement disconnected services from the SMP.”
She said the SMP has been operated by the CMWD as a brine disposal pipeline since 2021.
“This letter is intended to show approval of the disconnection methods and close out of the agreement,” Guzman said. “The final draft shall be reviewed by the City Attorney’s Office and presented to the City Manager for his signature.”
Committee Member Mayor John Zaragoza said the pipeline was completed after a six-year agreement, and the service has been discontinued due to the project’s completion.
“What we’re doing is closing out an agreement we had, not the construction of the SMP pipeline,” Public Works Director Michael Wolfe said. “We were using the SMP pipeline as an…
