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YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, December 16, 2013 8:30 a.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The December 16, 2013 meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District's Citizens
Advisory Committee was called to order by Chair Daniel Mole at 8:30 a.m. The
meeting was held in the Engineering Conference Room at the District's
Administration Building located at 1717 East Miraloma Avenue, Placentia,
California 92870.
2. ROLL CALL
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Daniel Mole, Chair Lindon Baker
Bill Guse Modesto Llanos
Rick Buck Carl Boznanski
Fred Hebein Joe Holdren
YLWD DIRECTORS PRESENT YLWD STAFF PRESENT
Michael J. Beverage, Director Steve Conklin, Acting General Manager
Damon Micalizzi, Public Information Officer
Derek Nguyen, Water Quality Engineer
OTHER ATTENDEES
Mark Schock
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
PRESENTATIONS
4.1. Water Quality Chromium -6 — Presented by Derek Nguyen, YLWD Water
Quality Engineer
Mr. Nguyen offered a presentation to the Committee regarding new
regulations for Chromium -6 (Cr6) and its presence in California drinking
water. In the Orange County Groundwater Basin, there are 212 drinking
water wells and all have been tested for Cr6 with concentrations detected
ranging from less than 0.2 parts per billion (ppb) to almost 4 ppb. Only 3%
of these 212 wells had concentrations between 3 and 4 ppb while the
balance had less than 3 ppb. Water produced by YLWD through its 10
drinking water wells detected very low concentrations of Cr6 in the range
of 0.2 ppb to less than 1 ppb, which are far less than the proposed 10 ppb
limit issued by the California Department of Public Health.
Although the proposed standard was only recently issued in August 2013,
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the District has already been testing and reporting its Cr6 concentrations
for the last two years in its Annual Water Quality Report available on its
website. The District is happy to report that Cr6 concentrations detected
in YLWD water is only at 10% of the proposed limit.
4.2. Robert B. Diemer Water Treatment Plant Celebrating 50 Years (Video)
The Committee watched a five minute video on the history of the Robert
B. Diemer Water Treatment Plant, created by Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California for the plant's 50t" Anniversary.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
5.1. Status of Organizational Performance Review
Director Beverage updated the Committee on the December 19, 2013
Board workshop meeting during which the Board and staff will address the
final report from the consultant. In addition, he noted that the CAC's
questions regarding the study, including Mr. Baker's written request for
some clarifications regarding some specific findings or suggestions made
by the consultant, were passed on to the Consultant and those
questions /clarifications would be addressed.
5.2. MWDOC Colorado River Aqueduct Inspection Trip Recap by Committee
Members Mole, Hebein, Bugarini and Guse
Messrs. Mole, Hebein and Guse all offered their accounts of the
Metropolitan- hosted inspection trip of the Colorado River Aqueduct. All
three noted the impeccable condition of the MET facilities and the first -
class treatment on the tour. Mr. Guse brought back pictures to share with
the Committee and the District.
5.3. Future Agenda Items
None.
ADJOURNMENT
6.1. The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m. The next Citizens Advisory
Committee meeting is scheduled to be held Monday, January 27, 2014 at
8:30 a.m.