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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE MEETING WITH MWDOC AND OCWD
Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 4:00 p.m.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The March 22, 2016 meeting of the Yorba Linda Water District Interagency
Committee with MWDOC and OCWD was called to order at 4:00 p.m. The meeting
was held in the Training Room at the District’s Administration Building located at
1717 East Miraloma Avenue in Placentia, California 92870.
2. ROLL CALL
YLWD COMMITTEE MEMBERS YLWD STAFF
Director Ric Collett Marc Marcantonio, General Manager
Director Gary Melton Steve Conklin, Engineering Manager
John DeCriscio, Operations Mgr
MWDOC COMMITTEE MEMBER MWDOC STAFF
Director Brett Barbre Harvey De La Torre, Assoc Gen Mgr
OCWD COMMITTEE MEMBER OCWD STAFF
Director Roger Yoh Mike Markus, General Manager
OTHER ATTENDEES
Ben Parker, Resident
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mr. Ben Parker, resident, requested that staff of OCWD and MWDOC contact
YLTA to hear its issues and concerns.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. State Water Resources Control Board's Drought Response Mandate and
Projection for Greater Conservation
Mr. Marcantonio reported that he was advised that at the recent ACWA
Legislative Committee Meeting, Dave Bolling (ACWA) discussed that the
SWRCB may pursue legislation that would place permanent restrictions on
residential water use. This matter is expected to be on the agenda of the
SWRCB workshop meeting scheduled April 20, 2016.
4.2. MWDOC Member Agencies Response to Drought and Turf Replacement
Rebate Program
Mr. De La Torre reported that while some MWDOC member agencies are
not meeting their conservation goal, cumulatively they have achieved the
water-savings goal of 25% over the same period in 2013. He noted that
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meeting the goal is becoming more challenging as water users are
experiencing “conservation fatigue,” and are looking for less restrictions in
light of the heavy rains in northern California. Regarding the turf rebate
program, Director Barbre reported that MWD sent 1099 Forms to each
water user that received a turf rebate of $600 or more. He noted that MWD
made the decision to send them out because the Federal government never
took action to classify the rebates as non-taxable income (though the State
of California did make this determination).
4.3. MWD Water Supply Conditions and Outlook
Director Barbre confirmed that the SPW allocation is currently at 45%,
indicating that more water will be available for MWD, though the restrictions
on pumping from the Delta remain in effect. Director Barbre was of the
opinion that MWD may move out of allocation, though that has yet to be
considered by the MWD Board, which may be as late as May. Mr. Markus
noted that if MWD moves out of allocation, then OCWD will likely look at
purchasing more MWD full-service untreated water for recharge.
4.4. MWDOC's OC Water Reliability Investigation
Mr. De La Torre noted that the investigation is currently in Phase 2, looking
at potential projects to mitigate the long-term gap between supply and
demand, considering such factors as cost, benefit, timing and priority for the
potential projects. He noted that the investigation has highlighted the
importance of the California Fix (Twin Tunnels) Project to address the long-
term water needs of southern California and Orange County.
4.5. OCWD Groundwater Basin Condition, Basin Production Percentage, and
Replenishment Assessment
Mr. Markus reported that the groundwater basin is at approximately 390,000
AF overdraft. OCWD staff projects that with lower demands and the current
level of recharge, the basin will rebound slightly to an estimated 380,000 AF
overdraft by June 30. For FY16/17, OCWD staff is recommending a BPP
of 75% and RA of $390/AF. The proposed FY16/17 Budget includes the
purchase of 30,000 AF of MWD water for recharge. Mr Markus noted that
if MWD comes out of allocation, as described in Item 4.3. above, OCWD
staff may recommend to its Board that the purchase of MWD water be
increased from 30,000 to 55,000 AF for FY16/17. This would require the
proposed RA to increase from $390 to $412/AF.
4.6. Huntington Beach Desalination Project and Next Steps
Mr. Markus reported that OCWD’s Board has reduced the number of
options to three being studied and priced by staff for the distribution and use
of desalinated sea water. He anticipates that at the next Board workshop,
the Board will identify the one option for final evaluation. Mr. Markus
indicated that the Coastal Commission may conduct a hearing for the
project at its July meeting for consideration of a permit for the project. This
would be the last of 17 permits required for the project. If the Coastal
Commission issues a permit for the project, Mr. Markus is of the opinion that
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his Board will decide in late 2016 if OCWD will proceed and sign a contract
with Poseidon to take all of the water produced. Director Yoh expressed
his concerns with the cost of the project. It was noted that there may be
other more cost effective projects, and the OC Water Reliability Study will
be helpful in identifying and evaluating these.
4.7. Potential Projects for the Water Bond and Outlook for Bay Delta
Conservation Plan
Mr. Markus reported that OCWD has obtained water bond funding for the
La Palma Basin Project, the Bid-Basin Injection Well Project and the North
Basin and South Basin Contamination cleanup projects.
4.8. Status of North Basin and South Basin Projects
Mr. Markus reported that his Board has approved an interim cleanup project
for the North Basin, which is an extraction well (EW-1) in Fullerton which
will pump approximately 1 mgd from the contamination zone and discharge
the water to the OCSD trunk sewer near the wellhead. A secondary benefit
of this extraction is that the water will flow to OCSD Plant #1 and then
become source water for GWRS. The downside of this process of disposal
of the contaminated water is that OCSD currently charges $1,500/AF (which
is approximately $4,500/million gallons) to process the water thru Treatment
Plant #1. Mr. Markus noted that he will be meeting with an OCSD Board
committee to discuss the treatment charge and options thereto.
4.9. YLWD Well Projects and Proposal for Dual-Use
Mr. Conklin reported that construction is proceeding on the Well 21
Equipping and Discharge Pipeline Project, with completion planned for the
end of 2016. Proceeding in parallel is the Richfield Road Pipeline Project,
which has a similar end of 2016 completion date. As part of these two
projects, there will be a pipeline turnout to provide irrigation water for OCWD
landscaping on the perimeter of the Santa Ana River Lakes complex.
YLWD recently completed the legal descriptions for the proposed
easements for its Well 22 and pipeline facilities and submitted that data to
OCWD staff for review.
4.10. Future Agenda Items
None.
5. ADJOURNMENT
5.1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 pm. The next YLWD/MWDOC/OCWD
Interagency Committee meeting is scheduled to be held Tuesday, May 24,
2016 at 4:00 p.m.
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