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'WATER BOARD _ CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY~ MAY 14, 1986
12:00 P.M. - NOON
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
Call meeting to order
Roll call - Board Members: Moore, Chairman' Ratty, Salvaggio
1. Approve minutes of meeting held March 5, 1986.
2. Scheduled public stgtements..
3. Correspondence.
4. Letter from Scott. Kuney (North Kern Water Storage District attorney)
requesting that City join NOrth Kern in terminating the Oilfield
Discharge agreement with Chevron U.S.A., Inc. dated May 9, 1978.
This agreement allows Chevron u.S...A, to discharge treated oilfield
water into the Beardsley Canal. FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION AND
POSSIBLE RECOmmENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.
· 5. Closed Session - Water matters regarding potential litigati°n.
6. Staff Comments
7. Board Comments
8. Adjournment
WATER BOARD - CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1986
12:00 P.M. - NOON
The meeting was. called to order by Chairman Moore in
the Community Services Department Conference Room.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
Present: Moore (Chairman), Ratty
Absent: Salvaggi°
The minutes of the. regular meeting held March 5 1986 were
approved as presented. '
A letter from Mr. Scott Kuney, Attorney representing North
Kern Water Storage District, ~was brought before the Board re-
questing City join North Kern W.S.D. in terminating the Oilfield
Discharge Agreement with Chevron U.S.A., Inc. ~ A presentation
was made to the Board by Mr. Kuney, on behalf of North Kern W.S.D.,
giving reasons why the agreement should be terminated. Mr. Kuney
recommended that the Board authorize the execution of ~a one-year
termination notice.
After further discussion, a motion was made by Dr. Ratty to
approve the. letter of termination and refer to City Council for
approval. The motion passed.
Adjourned to Closed Session regarding potential litigation
of water matters (per Government Code No. 54956 9 B(1))
The meeting re-opened to the public at l:57p.m.
There were no staff comments.
Mr. Moore requested that the Water Board go on record to re-
commend to the City Council that it reaffirm the policy that the
City of Bakersfield would not allow its Kern River water to be
used outside of the San Joaquin Valley portion of Kern County.
Also, Mr. Moore informed .the Board that he was elected Chairman
of the Kern County Water Agency Groundwater Storage Advisory Com-
mittee, which will be conducting meetings to review and evaluate
proposed groundwater storage programs in Kern County.
The meeting adjourned at l:59p.m.
·
Sharon Rob±son, Secretary
City of Bakersfield Water Board