Oxnard-- The Public Works & Transportation Committee, Tuesday, November 23, approved the second amendment for the Watershed Protection District.
The agreement covers the Harbor Beaches special studies.
Technical Services & Water Quality Manager Badaoui Mouderres presented the item and said the agreement authorizes the second amendment to agreement 8-8295 with the County of Ventura and the Ventura Protection District for $71,289, and not to exceed the contract amount of $232,959 and extend the term until December 31, 2022, for the City of Oxnard’s share of Harbor Beaches of Ventura County.
“A state-mandated total maximum daily load study (TMDL) was completed for the Harbor Beaches of Ventura County,” she said. “The TMDL studies set a maximum amount of pollutants allowed to enter water bodies. We’re talking about bacteria that was determined to be a pollutant of concern for the Harbor Beaches.”
He said the City of Oxnard, the County of Ventura, and the Ventura County Watershed Protection District were listed as the responsible parties.
“In October 2016, the City, County, and District entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to provide equal cost-sharing for compliance,” he said. “In January 2018, they entered into a new MOA, 8-8295, focused on what…
