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Board directs staff to pursue ASR pilot injection permit for Montecito aquifer project
Summary
After a presentation on a proposed Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) pilot, the Board directed staff to hire a consultant to prepare an ASR Pilot Injection Permit Application and return with next steps; no permit or construction authorization was granted.
Assistant GM/Engineering Manager Adam Kanold presented background on the proposed Montecito Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project and described a pilot approach focused on testing injection feasibility and monitoring. Board discussion centered on permitting requirements and consultant scope.
The minutes record that the Board "directed staff to engage a qualified consultant to prepare the ASR Pilot Injection Permit Application and return to the Board for further action." That direction is not a permit approval or authorization to construct; it instructs staff to complete the regulatory application and bring a report back to the Board for a later decision. The record does not specify consultant names, permit timeline, injection volumes, or pilot locations.
Next steps: staff will solicit and retain a consultant to prepare the injection permit application. The Board expects a future agenda item with the consultant’s permit package and recommended next steps before any pilot injection work begins.
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