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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/05/91 1'~~'~~..~'~ ~ ~ ~ CALl FORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION ~-~- ~,'1,.- ..0i'__- _--~ -~ . ~? .~.--'- .~:~. PAUL 'DOW, Manager ~': GENE BOGART, Director of Water Resources FLORN CORE, Assistant Director of Water Resources / ~.' MIKE SIDES, Sanitation Superintendent, 326-3114 MEETING NOTICE ...... A Special Meeting of the City of Bakersfield Water Board will be held on Friday, April 5, 1991 at 5:15 p.m., in the Water Resources Conference Room 4101 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, Call meeting to order, Roll Call - Board Members: Salvaggio, Chairman; Peterson; Brunni The following items will be discussed: 1. Approve minutes of Special Meeting held December 10, 1990. 2. Meeting with Committee of the Board of Kern County Water Agency to present and discuss proposed Domestic Water Distribution Plan. FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. 3. Letter from Kern County Board of Supervisors regarding Advisory Committee on Improvement District No. 4. FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. 4. Water Supply Update. FOR BOARD INFORMATION. 5. Request from Loren Hodge of the Water Association of Kern County for funding of the 1991 Water Awareness Campaign. FOR BOARD DISCUSSION AND ACTION. 6. Water sale and repayment proposal with Olcese W. D. FOR BOARD DISCUSSION AND ACTION. 7. Groundwater sale to Kern County Water Agency. FOR BOARD DISCUSSION AND ACTION. 8. Proposed annexation to City Domestic Water Service area. FOR BOARD ACTION AND RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL. 9. Water Use Agreement between Kern River Interests and Southern California Edison Company. FOR BOARD DISCUSSION AND ACTION. 10. Mainline Extension Agreements between City and DeWalt Corp. FOR BOARD INFORMATION. 11. Set next Water Board Meeting (April 17, 1991 or May 1, 1991). FOR BOARD DISCUSSION, 12. Adjournment. Paul Dow, Water and Sanitation Manager POSTED: April4, 1991 4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE ,, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93309 · (805) 326-3715 SPECIAL MEETING WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1991. 5:15p.m. The meeting was called to order at 5:20p.m. by Chairman Salvaggio in the Water Resources Conference Room. The roll was called as follows: Present: Salvaggio (Chairman); Peterson, Brunni A motion was made by Boardmember Peterson to approve minutes of the Special Meeting held December 10, 1990. Motion passed. Mr. Robert Bellue, Chief Engineer of the Kern County Water Agency introduced Agency Directors on the Urban~Bakersfield Committee, as well as others attending from the Agency. Mr. Bellue presented the proposed Domestic Water Distribution Plan. The plan involved pipeline facilities, additional storage tanks, booster stations and one new surface water ~reatment plant. Cost range would be in the $80-120 million range, with funding to be determined by financial consultants. Following the presentation, the financing, bene- ficiaries and implementation of the plan Were discussed at length. City Water Board and staff have major concerns regarding the acceptance and support of the plan. As presented, the primary beneficiaries would be the non-groundwater and/or newly developed unincorporated areas of urban Bakersfield. City staff expressed concern over the drilling of 6 new water wells by the Agency, in the urban area, especially within the City's domestic water service area. The Agency wells would apparently be used to pump and transport groundwater from the urban area and delivered to unincorpo- rated areas of Bakersfield and to non-groundwater Agency agricultural districts on the west side of the valley. Agency staff responded that 3 of the wells would be used for extraction and delivery to the ID #4 treatment plant to meet basic needs of the plant. The other 3 wells are to be Agency wells used for extraction and export of water to Agency west side districts, Agency staff indicating the extracted water was banked by the Agency in 1981. Agency staff also stated CEQA requirements were met because of the Agency drought emergency declaration and were determined to be categorically exempt. City staff presented a plan developed to provide water service to the incorporated northeast area of the City and to the City areas to the northwest. The northwest area would be served by transmission mains, sur- face storage and sourced from stored groundwater in the "2800 Acres." This portion of the plan is in progress, with some major well facilities and water mains in place. The northeast area will be served via a treatment plant, storage facili%ies and trunk mains, taking City water from the Kern River as source water. City water would be purchased-by the beneficiaries of the project and facilities paid for through an assessment district. Mr. Lunardini,' the City A~torney, suggested that the Water Board direct staff to enter into discussions with the Agency to determine appropriate direction City should take on the overall plan. Boardmember Peterson made a motion to authorize staff to meet with Agency staff to discuss the Domestic Water Plan and the 3 Agency wells to be drilled in the urban area and to direct staff to develop a City Water Policy for areas within the City's sphere of influence. Motion passed. A letter to the Kern County Board of Supervisors from the County Administrative Office regarding an Advisory Committee on Improvement District No. 4 was presented and discussed before the Board. The Urban Bakersfield Advisory'Committee was created to handle the occurrence of the problems' spoken of in this letter. It was recommended by Mr. Dow that Mr. Weygand receive notices of these meetings so he might have someone in attendance. Also, Mr. Dow suggested that a memo be prepared by the Water Board and sent to all Council members stating that the letter is no longer in effect. For Board information Mr. Bogart gave a Water Supply Update. The City will have an adequate water supply to handle the Basic Ag Water Contracts due to the late winter storms that the Kern River watershed area has re- ceived. Mr. Bogart presented before the Board a request from the Water Association of Kern County for funding of the 1991 Water Awareness Campaign. He recommended a contribution of $1,000 from the Ag Water Division and $1,000 from the Domestic Water Division. A motion was made by Boardmember Brunni to approve these amounts. Boardmember Peterson stated the funding should be the same as last year, which was $500/Division; Boardmember Brunni's motion passed with a yes vote from Boardmember Salvaggio and a no vote from Boardmember Peterson. The water sale and repayment proposal with Olcese Water District was brought before the Board by Mr. Bogart. This agreement is to repay Olcese with approximately 22,000 acre-feet of City stored groundwater in lieu of cash for the 6 (six) wells Olcese constructed in the City 2800 Acres. A motion for approval was made by Boardmember Brunni. Motion passed. Mr. Bogart presented before the Board the groundwater sale to Kern County Water Agency. The Agency is in a program this year of putting to- gether a block of water from all sources in order to provide water to Agency member water districts. The Agency is interested in a 20,000 acre-foot block of water the City has spread in the "2800 Acres." The City considers this "imported water" since the source of this supply was from the Friant- Kern Canal. The City is willing to sell this water to the Agency in place, in the 2800 Acres for $50/acre foot. After discussion, a motion was made by Boardmember Brunni to approve an agreement to sell the groundwater to the Kern County Water Agency. Motion passed. Boardmember Peterson requested that Item 11 on the Agenda (set date of next Water Board meeting) be moved up. It was decided that the next Water Board meeting would be held Tuesday, April 23, 1991 at 5:15p.m. The proposed annexation to the City Domestic Water Service area was presented before the Board by Mr. Core. The proposed annexation area is south of Panama Lane on the west side of Stine Road and encompasses about 750 acres. A motion was made by Boardmember Peterson to recommend approval by City Council. Motion passed. Mr. Core presented before the Board the Water Use Agreement between the Kern River Interests and Southern California Edison Company (SCE). The City is part of the Kern River Interests. This agreement is an assign- ment resulting from the original agreement that allows SCE to transmit the power generated with Kern River water through specific facilities, but does not entitle SCE to any new or additional Kern River water rights. A motion for approval was made by Boardmember Brunni. Motion passed. For Board information Mr. Core presented two Mainline Extension Agreements with DeWalt Corporation. The meeting adjourned at 7:56p.m. Mark Salvaggio Chairman, City of Bakersfield Water Board Sharon Robison Secretary, City of Bakersfield Water Board -2-