HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-01-28 - YLWD-MWDOC-OCWD Joint Agency Committee Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
JOINT AGENCY COMMITTEE MEETING WITH MWDOC AND OCWD
Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 4:00 p.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The January 28, 2014 meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District's Joint Agency
Committee with MWDOC and OCWD was called to order at 4:10 p.m. The
meeting was held in the Admin Conference Room at the District's Administration
Building located at 1717 East Miraloma Avenue in Placentia, California 92870.
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YLWD COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Director Robert R. Kiley
Director Michael J. Beverage
MWDOC COMMITTEE MEMBER
Director Brett Barbre
YLWD STAFF
Steve Conklin, Acting General Manager
MWDOC STAFF
Rob Hunter, General Manager
OCWD STAFF
John Kennedy, Asst General Manager
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. MWD Water Supply Conditions and Outlook
Director Barbre described the supply conditions, noting that MWD had 2.7
million acre -feet (MAF) in storage in 2012 and it has been drawn down to
2.37 MAF, which is still a very healthy condition for southern California.
He estimated that MWD could continue to serve its demands for another
2 -3 years, under current drought conditions, before they would need to call
for major conservation efforts. However, with the much more difficult
conditions in northerly California, we will continue to encourage
conservation and careful water use by our users. Director Barbre noted
that snow pack along the Colorado River basin is near average but is
abysmal in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
4.2. OCWD Basin Conditions and Outlook
Mr. Kennedy reported that the groundwater basin overdraft is estimated at
322,000 AF. OCWD is planning to purchase 48,000 AF of MWD full -
service untreated water for basin recharge, to make it possible to increase
the BPP to 72 %. This will require the RA to increase to about $300 /AF.
These values will be firmed up and approved by the OCWD Board in April
for FY 2013 -14.
4.3. Huntington Beach Ocean Desalination Project
Mr. Kennedy reported on the Project "White Paper" that he presented to
the OCWD Board and later to the Groundwater Producers. He also noted
that three consultants (legal, financial, engineering) who were involved
with the implementation of the Carlsbad Desal Project will be making
presentations to the OCWD Board on February 19, 2014 relative to the
issues facing the HB Desal Project.
4.4. Consolidation of OCWD and MWDOC
Messrs. Kennedy, Barbre and Hunter (who arrived late to the meeting)
commented that discussions are continuing between the two agencies
concerning consolidation issues. The next meeting is scheduled for
January 29, 2014.
4.5. OCWD Annexation
Mr. Kennedy reported that the application for annexation is under review
at LAFCO, and that LAFCO has requested comments from interested
parties.
4.6. Status of OCWD Groundwater Basin Cleanup Projects
Mr. Kennedy reported that the court cases are continuing for the North
Basin and the South Basin projects, with no significant new developments
at this time. He commented that OCWD is discussing ideas on how to get
MWD out of the legal entanglement.
4.7 YLWD Well Project
Mr. Conklin reported that work has started on the drilling of Well 21and
that the kick -off meeting occurred last week to begin the design of the
Well- Equipping and Pipeline Project. There was discussion as to the
possibility of YLWD obtaining another well site on the periphery of
OCWD's recharge basin complex. Mr. Kennedy suggested that the YLWD
staff discuss this with Director Yoh, who could bring this idea to the
OCWD Property Management Committee in the coming months for
discussion.
4.8. Future Agenda Items
None.
5. ADJOURNMENT
5.1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m. The next YLWD- MWDOC-
OCWD Joint Agency Committee meeting is scheduled to be held
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
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