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Home My WebLink About05/17/06 B A K E R S F I E L D WATER BOARD David Couch, Chair Harold Hanson, Vice Chair Zack Scrivner CITY OF BAKERSFIELD WATER BOARD REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 2:00 p.m. Water Resources Building Conference Room 1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311 AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. MINUTES A. Minutes of the March 15, 2006 regular meeting for approval - For Board Review and Action 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 5. KERN RIVER LEVEE DISTRICT A. AB 1899 (Wolk) concerning Land Use: Flood Protection - For Board Information 6. REPORTS A. Kern River & Isabella Reservoir Operations Report - For Board Information 7. MISCELLANEOUS A. DISCUSSION WITH KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY BOARD AD HOC COMMH-rEE AND STAFF 1. Kern River Channel Recharge and Recreation Agreement (Kern River Parkway) 2. 2005 Urban Water Management Plans 3. Revision to Pioneer Project Joint Operating Agreement 4. Kern River Program Agreement WATER BOARD AGENDA PAGE 2 MAY 17, 2006 7. MISCELLANEOUS continued A. 5. Extension of 2800 Acres Agreement No. 84-232 6. Acquisition of Additional Water Supplies for Metropolitan Bakersfield 8. OLD BUSINESS A. Domestic Water Mainline Extension Refund Contract Re-Assignments - For Board Information 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Land Exchange and Water Development Agreement between Castle & Cooke, Bolthouse Properties, Kern County Water Agency & City - For Board Review and Recommendation to City Council B. Design Engineering and Construction Agreement with California Water Service Company- For Board Review and Recommendation to City Council C. Resolution Requesting the United States Army Corps of Engineers to Expedite Action Concerning isabella Dam & Reservoir - For Board Review and Recommendation to City Council D. Water Supply Assessment for Ashe #4 Annexation Development Project- For Board Review and Action E. Ditch Eradication Agreement with LO Land Asset, LP - For Board Review and Recommendation to City Council F. License Agreement with Kern County Water Agency for Northwest Pipeline, Turnouts and Controls within One Ditch Canal and Coffee Road. For Board Review and Recommendation to City Council 1'0. WATER BOARD STATEMENTS 11. ADJOURNMENT Florn Core Water Resources Manager POSTED: May 12~ 2006 S:\WB MINUTES 2006\WBAGENDAMay1706.doc B A K E R S F I E L D WATER BOARD David Couch, Chair Harold Hanson, Vice Chair Zack Scrivner MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 2:00 p.m. Water Resources Building Conference Room 1000 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Couch at 2:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Chairman Couch, Hanson, Scrivner Absent: None 3. MINUTES A. Minutes of the March 15, 2006 regular meeting for approval. Motion by Hanson to approve the minutes, APPROVED ALL AYES 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None. 5. KERN RIVER LEVEE DISTRICT A. AB 1899 (Wolk) concerning Land Use: Flood Protection. Florn Core, Water Resources Manager, stated AB 1899 gives the State authority to approve developments within a 200 year flood plain area. The Kern River Levee system was designed to contain a 100 year flood event. The State has not analyzed, designed or studied what the 200 year flood line is on'the Kern River. This could pose a serious restriction on development. City staff has reviewed the bill and suggests opposition to AB 1899 in the current form and recommend City Council opposition by resolution. Bakersfield, California, May 17, 2006 - Page 2 5. KERN RIVER LEVEE DISTRICT continued A. Couch requested staff meet with James Beck, Kern County Water Agency, after it has been presented to the City Council to discuss recommended language to the State. City Attorney, Virginia Gennaro, stated her office will prepare the Resolution. Motion by Scrivner to recommend the City Council approve and forward to the State a resolution opposing, in current form, AB 1899 (Wolk). 6. REPORTS A. Kern River & Isabella Reservoir Operations Report. Steve Lafond, Hydrographic Supervisor, stated the forecasted runoff for the Kern River is currently 149% of normal. It was projected a filling of Isabella Reservoir to the 570,000 acre feet mark, however, on April 28th, due to seepage and groundwater elevation concerns at the Isabella Auxiliary Dam, the US Army Corps of Engineers took control of the lake outflow to begin an immediate reduction of lake storage with the goal of reaching 360,000 acre feet as soon as possible. A serious immediate impact of the Corps decision is that waterwill be lost to the City and other Kern River Interests as there is not room for use and underground storage of the high outflows from the dam. We are seeing up to 2,000 cfs of Kern River Water entering the California Aqueduct. The particulars of the California Aqueduct operation aren't fully known to us but it's considered lost to Kern River service area. The Corps is beginning to address carryover issues for Lake Isabella this fall. It will be a significant finding as to what we can maintain in the reservoir in terms of winter carryover and what will be reserved for flood control protection. Staff will continue to apprise the Water Board as the situation progresses through the season. NO ACTION TAKEN. 7. MISCELLANEOUS A. DISCUSSION WITH KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY BOARD AD HOC COMMITTEE AI~E) STAFF Members of the Kern County Water Agency Board of Directors, Fred Starrh, Vice President, Michael Radon and Gene Lundquist were present for discussion of the following items: 1. Kern River Channel Recharge and Recreation Agreement (Kern River Parkway) Florn Core, Water Resources Manager, stated due to the situation with the Isabella Reservoir, he suggested deferring the Recharge and Recreation Agreement to a later date when it is known for certain what water supplies will be available and how carryover and releases are going to be affected. This year the river will have plenty of water through the middle of July. Bakersfield, California, May 17, 2006- Page 3 7. MISCELLANEOUS continued A. 1. Mike Radon stated he agreed with Mr. Core and made further comments. He suggested City staff meet with their Ad Hoc Committee sometime at the end of summer to finalize the agreement and move forward. Chairman Couch stated he and City staff will meet with the Agency Ad Hoc Committee and requested staff schedule a date for the meeting prior to the Labor Day holiday. 2. 2005 Urban Water Management Plans Moved to discuss later on the agenda 3. Revision to Pioneer Project Joint Operating Agreement Florn Core, Water Resources Manager, stated that an amendment to this agreement is moving ahead to fall within requirements of the KCWA/Bolthouse/Castle & Cooke/City Land Exchange Agreement, which is slated for approval in the next couple of weeks. Jim Beck stated the Land Exchange agreement will be on the Agency's Board meeting agenda on May 24, 2006. 2. . 2005 Urban Water Management Plans · .. Florn Core, Water Resources Manager, stated the state requires the Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) be updated a minimum of once every five years. The UWMP was before the Water Board in December, 2005 as a public hearing. Comments were received and it was determined that City Domestic Water will file its UWMP with the State of California and allow another period of time to receive comments up until the March 15th Water Board meeting. Comments were received up to that date. Subsequent to that, responses to the comments have made and staff is reviewing whether to amend the UWMP. Mike Radon, KCWA Board Member, stated they were going to ask, that KCWA and City staff meet with the ground water mediation group and get the City more involved in the process. Terry Chicca, Vice President, Buena Vista Water Storage District, stated the ground water basin that we all share is One of the greatest assets that the county has. There have been questions as to the status of the City's water supply and its future intentions. He would encourage the process to continue ' with the agency and perhaps some of the other water experts in the county. Chairman Couch moved Item 7.A.6. forward on the agenda. Bakersfield, California, May 17, 2006 - Page 4 7. MISCELLANEOUS continued A. 6. Acquisition of Additional Water Supplies for Metropolitan Bakersfield Florn Core, Water Resources Manager, stated Improvement District 4 (ID~,) is not receiving 100 percent of its State contract. The State Water Project is not complete and on a long term basis, contractors, such as the ID~4 have been informed to expect approximately 65 percent of its contractual entitlement on average. The citizens expected 77,000 acre-feet annually when they voted for an improvement project back in the 70's. ID~4 along with the City is looking at additional supplies to make up the deficiency that's going to occur in the contract. There is water available on the market, but it is extremely expensive. ID#4 and City staff will continue exploring this topic. 4. Kern River Program Agreement Florn Core, Water Resources Manager, stated this is part of the bundle package, negotiations and agreements that we're working on and this revolves around the 40 acre piece of property at Stockdale Highway & Jewetta Dr. The property was purchased by the KCWA with state grant money and the property was quitclaimed to the City to be dedicated to groundwater recharge and/or recreational purposes. Staff of KCWA and City are working on a final agreement, based in part on a set of principles that was set-up four years ago. 5. Extension of 2800 Acres Agreement No. 84-232. Florn Core, Water Resources Manager, stated this is what we call a master spreading agreement that the Agency has to use the City's 2800 acres for spreading, banking, extraction of state water. We signed it back in 1984 it has a termination date of 2011. We are looking at extending this contract allowing the Agency to continue to spread and use our property on a second priority basis. The City has first priority. We're looking at extending that to the year 2040, which is towards the end of their state water contract. We are discussing the revised possible terms and conditions of this arrangement. It's worked prettywell in the past. 8. OLD BUSINESS A. Domestic Water Mainline Extension Refund Contract Re-Assignments; Florn Core, Water Resources Manager, stated these assignments are on contracts for installation of facilities under the domestic water system. Only the contract owners have changed and it does not increase or decrease the amount of obligation for the payback for the facilities. NO ACTION TAKEN. Bakersfield, California, May 17, 2006 - Page 5 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Land Exchange and Water Development Agreement between Castle & Cooke, Bolthouse Properties, Kern County Water Agency and City. Motion by Hanson to approve Agreement No. 06-09WB and recommend to City Council for approval. APPROVED, ALL AYES B. Design Engineering and Construction Agreement with California Water Service Company. Motion by Scrivner to approve Agreement No. 06-10WB and recommend to City Council for approval. APPROVED, ALL AYES C. Resolution Requesting the United States Army Corps of Engineers to Expedite Action Concerning Isabella Dam & Reservoir. Motion by Hanson to approve the resolution and recommend to City Council for approval. APPROVED, ALL AYES D. Water Supply Assessment for Ashe #4 Annexation Development Project. Motion by Scrivner to approve. APPROVED, ALL AYES E. Ditch Eradication Agreement with LO Land Asset, LP. Motion by Hanson to approve Agreement No. 06-11WB and recommend to City Council for approval. APPROVED, ALL AYES F. License Agreement with Kern County Water Agency for Northwest Pipeline, Turnouts and Controls within One Ditch Canal and Coffee Road Motion by Scrivner to approve Agreement No. 06-12WB and recommend to City Council for approval. APPROVED, ALL AYES 10.WATER BOARD STATEMENTS None. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chair~i~~ ~o djourn h~?eetingat 3:12 p.m. Da~vid Couch, Chairman City of Bakersfield Water Board BoSbi'e Zaragoz:a, Seci'e~a~/ ' City of B.~.k_ersfield Wate~'Board