Common use of Funded Activities Clause in Contracts

Funded Activities. 1. The Liaison staff will engage in a variety of activities including, but not limited to, field work. The January 2005 draft Irrigated Lands Conditional Waiver Program Workplan prepared by the Central Valley Water Board’s staff sets forth a list of field work activities to be engaged in to ensure compliance with Waiver terms. (draft Workplan, attached hereto as Exhibit A.) These are the types of activities that the Liaison staffs will be engaging in to support the ILP. These draft Workplan tasks include observation and communication activities such as: inspections of watershed monitoring locations, inspections of monitoring locations where data indicate that water quality objectives have been exceeded, and assisting in identification of sources of water quality violations. 2. The Liaison staffs will engage in other related activities as directed by the Commissioners in accordance with their contract with the Central Valley Water Board. These activities will include such things as public education, public outreach, and reporting to the Commissioners and Central Valley Water Board on the results of their activities along with recommendations for alternative approaches and strategies. 3. The Liaison staffs will perform oversight oriented tasks only, and will not engage in enforcement activities unless they are already authorized under DPR’s existing authority to regulate and enforce on pesticide issues. The Commissioners shall refer appropriate matters to the Coalition Groups, DPR, and the Central Valley Water Board in a timely manner. 4. The Central Valley Water Board shall set priorities for all activities related to the ILP to be undertaken in conformance with this Agreement with input from the Commissioners. 5. The Liaison staffs will perform the following specific field work activities as part of their efforts in support of the ILP: a. extra pesticide application inspections based on water quality issues and/or objectives; b. additional field site assessments that identify practices that protect water quality to allow for targeted outreach efforts such as: 1) documenting buffer zones, cover crops, or other mitigation measures and noting areas where these are absent, and 2) increasing inspections in areas with the potential for pesticide run-off concerns; c. inspections of monitoring locations where data indicate that water quality objectives have been exceeded for constituents of concern; d. assisting Central Valley Water Board staff in identifying sources of water quality violations; e. inspections to help determine effectiveness of management practices to protect water quality; f. taking part with other agencies/groups in the development of site specific management practices that protect water quality; g. engaging in grower outreach to assist ILP participants in complying with management practices that protect water quality; h. providing information gathered from the field work activities to the Central Valley Water Board on a quarterly basis.

Funded Activities. 1. The Liaison staff will engage in a variety of activities including, but not limited to, field work. The January 2005 draft Irrigated Lands Conditional Waiver Program Workplan prepared by the Central Valley Water Board’s staff sets forth a list of field work activities to be engaged in to ensure compliance with Waiver terms. (draft Workplan, attached hereto as Exhibit A.) These are the types of activities that the Liaison staffs will be engaging in to support the ILP. These draft Workplan tasks include observation and communication activities such as: inspections of watershed monitoring locations, inspections of monitoring locations where data indicate that water quality objectives have been exceeded, and assisting in identification of sources of water quality violations. 2. The Liaison staffs will engage in other related activities as directed by the Commissioners in accordance with their contract with the Central Valley Water Board. These activities will include such things as public education, public outreach, and reporting to the Commissioners and Central Valley Water Board on the results of their activities along with recommendations for alternative approaches and strategies. 3. The Liaison staffs will perform oversight oriented tasks only, and will not engage in enforcement activities unless they are already authorized under DPR’s existing authority to regulate and enforce on pesticide issues. The Commissioners shall refer appropriate matters to the Coalition Groups, DPR, and the Central Valley Water Board in a timely manner. 4. The Central Valley Water Board shall set priorities for all activities related to the ILP to be undertaken in conformance with this Agreement with input from the Commissioners. 5. The Liaison staffs will perform the following specific field work activities as part of their efforts in support of the ILP: a. extra pesticide application inspections based on water quality issues and/or objectives; b. additional field site assessments that identify practices that protect water quality to allow for targeted outreach efforts such as: 1) documenting buffer zones, cover crops, or other mitigation measures and noting areas where these are absent, and 2) increasing inspections in areas with the potential for pesticide run-off concerns; c. inspections of monitoring locations where data indicate that water quality objectives have been exceeded for constituents of concern; d. assisting Central Valley Water Board staff in identifying sources of water quality violations; e. inspections to help determine effectiveness of management practices to protect water quality; f. taking part with other agencies/groups in the development of site specific management practices that protect water quality; g. engaging in grower outreach to assist ILP participants in complying with management practices that protect water quality; h. providing information gathered from the field work activities to the Central Valley Water Board on a quarterly basis. 6. The Central Valley Water Board will designate a staff person to act as a liaison to coordinate with the Commissioners on issues related to the performance of this MOU. The Central Valley Water Board liaison is expected to work closely with the Commissioners, including participating in field activities and working in the Commissioners’ offices periodically as resources allow. 7. The Liaison staffs will report in writing quarterly to the Commissioners, the Central Valley Water Board, the State Water Board, and DPR on their activities and any recommendations to improve the MOU.