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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
MEETING, OF THE
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIEL.1
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 10:00 a.m.
Water Resources Conference Room
1000 Buena Vista Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93311
Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
.1 2. ROLL CALL
Present: Chairman Smith, Member Freeman, Member Parlier
Absent: None
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS - None
4. MINUTES
A. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 8, 2021.
Motion by Member Freeman to approve the Minutes of December 10.,
2021.
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
5. KERN RIVER LEVEE DISTRICT - None
A. Kern River & Isabella Reservoir Operations Report
Miguel Chavez, Hydrographic Supervisor, gave an overview of the current
Kern River operations and snow conditions for the Kern Basin. Referring to
several graphs which showed regulated outflow, natural inflow, and Isabella
storage, Mr. Chavez stated all indicators were consistent with a spike in
December due to a storm. Peak inflow to Isabella Lake was 1300 cubic feet
per second (cfs} and decreasing to 400 cfs. Currently the inflow to Isabella
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Lake is 274 cfs, outflow from Isabella Lake is 275 cfs, and storage
is at 63,912 acre-feet. Going forward we will see the snow melt towards the
end of March and as a result the storage will increase throughout the
summer months. During the fatter part of December our water shed
received some significate storms which lead to our snowpack across the
basin to be approximately 130 percent of normal for January 1, 2022, but
with no storms in January or February we are currently looking at 44 percent
of normal for the year. The DWR reported on March 1, 2022, a 40 percent
water year, with a runoff of A -J, 43 percent of normal. There is still potential
for improvement as more storms are predicted for the basin. Board
information only, no action taken.
B. Update on State Water Resources Control Board Matter
Art Chianello, Water Resources Manager, presented an update to the
ongoing matter before the State Water Resources Control Board. Mr.
Chianello presented the anticipated timeline for proceedings and decision.
Board information only, no action taken.
A. Report on Proposed Domestic Water Rate Increase
Art Chianello, Water Resources Manager, gave an overview of Water
Resources Domestic Budget including completed projects for FY 2021-22.
Mr. Chianello explained some major operational increases and projected
Capital Improvement Projects for the next 5 Fiscal years. Staff provided
average monthly bill rate comparisons of 17 other California cities across
the state along with average monthly bill rate comparison to local water
purveyors in Bakersfield based on an average monthly usage of 15 ccf per
residence. The City of Bakersfield has the lowest rates locally and in the
state. Staff is recommending a 7 percent domestic water rate increase for
FY 2022-23.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Smith adjourned the mee 'ng at 11:11 a.m.
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Bob Smith, Chairman
City of Bakersfield Water Board
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