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Home My WebLink About08/19/81 AGENDA WATER BOARD -CItY OF BAKERSFIELD WEDNESDAY,. AUGUST 19, 1981 4:00 P.M. Call meeting to order Roll Call - Board Members: Barton, Chairman; Payne, Ratty, Kelmar, Oberholzer . 1. Approve minutes of regular meeting of July 22, 1981. 2. Scheduled Public Statements 3.. Correspondence / j a) Letter from Olcese Water District dated July 23, 1981 regarding spreading and extraction improvements to City's 2800 acre spreading facility. - SUGGESTED ACTION: RECEIVE, FILE AND REFER TO WATER MANAGER. /b) Letter from Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water - Storage District dated July 29, 1981 regarding City's Master Spreading Agreement Conceptual Outline. - SUGGESTED ACTION: RECEIVE, FILE AND REFER TO WATER ~uNAGER. 4. Adopt a tentative project for environmental analysis and development of City's 28~0 acre spreading area. -SUGGESTED ACTION: "PROPOSED PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT," Appendix "A", which has been derived from the .Ricks, Taylor & Meyer, Inc. "City of Bakersfield 2800 acre Groundwater Recharge Area Optimization Study", dat'ed March, 1981. 5. Adopt a schedule of construction for extractiOn facilities to be completed by'Olcese Water District pursuant to Article 1, 77-07 W.B., as amended. - SUGGESTED ACTION: CONSTRUCT PHASE I EXTRACTION FACILITIES AS FOLLOWS: a) .Construct one well with a capacity of no less than 2000 GPM in the NW corner of Section 16, TWN 30S., RGE 26E., adjacent to the River Canal subject tO the conditions set forth in City Water Board letter to Olcese Water District dated July 22, 1981, construction to commence no later than September 1, 1981 with completion no later than December 31, 1981. b) Construct additional wells as required to produce 2,000 acre feet per month, each with a pumping capacity of no less than 2000 GPM, to be located by City after pumping experience on the initial well is analyzed, all of which are to be constructed no later than July 1, 1982. 6. Designate a liaison officer to act., in behalf of Kern River Interests to satisfy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requirements for the Preliminary Permit issued on the "Junction Power Project." SUGGESTED ACTION: STAFF RECOMMENDS ENGINEERING FIRM OF BOOKMAN- EDMONSTON ENGINEERING, INC. BE DESIGNATED THE "LIAISON OFFICER." 7. Receive proposed "interim" 2800 acre spreading agreement from Kern County Water Agency, dated August 1~, 1981. - SUGGESTED ACTION: ..~ WATER DEPARTMENT STAFF RECOMMENDS BOARD APPROVAL OF "ITERIM" ~ ..SPREADING AGREEMENT. PREPARED BY CITY WATER CONSULTANTS. 9. Board Comments 10. Adjournment MINUTES WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1981 4:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Barton in the Depart- ment of Water Conference Room. The secretary called the roll as follows: Present: Barton, Payne, Ratty, Kelmar Absent: Oberholzer The minutes from the meeting of July 22, 1981, were approved as presented. CORRESPONDENCE Letter from Olcese Water District dated July 23, 1981 regarding spreading and extraction improvements to City's 2800 acre spread- ing facility was presented to the board. Mr. Ratty made a motion that the letter be received, filed and referred to the Water Manager. The motion was passed. Letter from Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District dated July 29, 1981 regarding City's Master Spreading Agreement Con- ceptual Outline was presented to the board. Mr. Payne made a motion that the letter be received, filed and referred to the Water Manager. The motion was passed. Adoption of a tentative project for environmental analysis and development of City's 2800 acre spreading area was presented to the board. The Proposed Plan of Development, "Appendix "A", which was derived from the Ricks, Taylor & Meyer, Inc. "C~ty of Bakersfield 2800 acre Groundwater Recharge Ar. ca Study", dated March, 1981 was brought before the board. At. this time Mr. Bogart introduced Mr. Gordon Ricks, who explained "Appendix A" of the Proposed Plan of Development. The Plan would be constructed in phases, with phase one emphasiz- ing construction of basins one through seven on the south side of the river and basin 10A on the north of the river. Phase two would be the completion of basins eight through twelve on the north side of the river channel. Mr. Kelmar made a motion that the Water Board accept this Proposed Plan of Development for the 2800 acres and consider this as a tentative project for an environmental analysis and authorize Stetson Engineers, Inc. to complete the Environmental Impact Report on Appendix A. The motion was passed. Adoption of a schedule of construction for extraction facilities to be completed by Olcese Water District pursuant to Article 1, 77-07 W.B., as amended was brought before the board. Suggested action: Construct phase one extraction facilities as follows: a) Construct one~ well with a capacity of no less than 2000 GPM in the NW Corner of Section 16, TWN 30S., RGE 26E., adjacent to the River Canal subject to the con- ditions set forth in City Water Board letter to Olcese Water District dated July 22, 1981, construction to commence no later than September 1,~ 1981 with completion no later than December 31, 1981.. At this time Mr. Chafin asked Mr. Stetson to address the board regarding the above. Mr. Stetson stated that he understood bids had been received by the Olcese Water District board and that the contracts have been awarded and the first well is Scheduled to start construction a week. from Monday, on August 31, 1981. b) Construct additional wells as required to prQduce 2,000 acre feet per month, each with a pumping capacity of no less than 2000 GPM, to be located by City after pumping experience on the initial well in analyzed, all of wh~ich a~:c~ t~ be constructed no later than July 1, 1982. Mr. Stetson stated that under the agreement between Buena Vista Water Storage District and Olcese Water District there is a provision for Olcese to provide additional wells so that they can produce 2,000 acre feet per month and 10,000 acre feet per year by July 1, 1982. Mr. Kelmar made a motio'n that construction phaSe one be adopted as such and that the staff have discussions with Olcese in terms of their plans in meeting item (b) and report back to the board. The motion was passed. Designate a liaison officer to act in behalf of Kern River Interests to satisfy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requirements for the Preliminary Permit issued on the "Junction Power Project." After discussion, Mr. Kelmar made a motion that the North Kern Water Storage District be authorized as the liaison officer, however, with the stipulation that there be no further work done which would involve the expenditure of funds. The motion was passed. Mr. Kelmar suggested that we now schedule a Water Board meeting next Wenesday, August 26, 1981 for discussion of this matter. Receive proposed "interim" 2800 acre spreading agreement from Kern County Water Agency, dated August 10, 1981. Suggested action: Water Department staff recommended board approval of "iterim" spreading agreement prepared by City Water Consultants. After disucssion between board and staff Mr. Keln~ar made a motion that the "iterim" agreement be approved subject to language changes as indicated by Thomas M. Stetson, on page two (2) item three (3) which will read: "... but in any event the extraction fee for the entire amount spread shall be paid by December 31, 1991." The motion was passed. There being no further business to come before the board, Chair- man Barton adjourned the meeting at 4:40 P.M. ~~rman City of Bakersfield Water Board ~inda Hostmyert Se?~tary City of Bakersfield Water Board