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Minutes of the YLWD/MWDOC/OCWD Interagency Committee Meeting Held July 27, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. 1
MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE MEETING WITH MWDOC AND OCWD
Thursday, July 27, 2017, 4:00 P.M.
1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
YLWD COMMITTEE MEMBERS YLWD STAFF
J. Wayne Miller, President Marc Marcantonio, General Manager
Al Nederhood, Vice President Steve Conklin, Engineering Manager
John DeCriscio, Operations Manager
MWDOC COMMITTEE MEMBER MWDOC STAFF
Brett Barbre, Director Rob Hunter, General Manager
OCWD COMMITTEE MEMBER OCWD STAFF
Roger Yoh, Director (absent) Mike Markus, General Manager
OTHER ATTENDEES
Brook Jones, YLWD Director (As observer only - non-participatory.)
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. Current Water Conservation Legislation
Director Barbre reported that the State Legislature is currently in recess
and thus there has been no action on any of the conservation bills. There
was also discussion on SB 623, a bill advocating for the provision of safe,
potable water for all residents of California. How this would be
accomplished and at what cost is up for debate, but often mentioned is a
fee on water service.
4.2. MWD Water Supply Conditions and Outlook
Director Barbre reported plentiful water supply conditions for MWD and
that MWD is in the process of transferring an estimated 1.1 million acre-
feet of this supply into storage, both above and below ground.
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4.3. Status of Oroville Reservoir and State Water Project Deliveries
Director Barbre reported that rebuilding of the Oroville spillway is
proceeding at full speed. Regarding deliveries of SWP water, it is limited
due lack of places for the water in southern California.
4.4. Condition of OCWD Groundwater Basin
Mr. Markus reported that with the planned purchase of 65,000 AF of MWD
full-service untreated water for recharge in the Forebay, and the planned
purchase of up to 100,000 AF of MWD treated water through the In-lieu
program, the groundwater basin will see a significant reduction in
overdraft. He indicated that the basin is expected to rebound from its
current overdraft of 380,000 AF to an overdraft in the range of 150,000 to
200,000 AF by July 2018.
4.5. OCWD Replenishment Assessment, Basin Production Percentage and
Budgeted Water Purchases
The RA and BPP remain as previously reported. See above regarding
water purchases.
4.6. MWD’s Request for Conjunctive Use Program Storage and Potential
Cyclic Storage Agreement
Mr. Markus reported that the Cyclic Storage Agreement (CSA) has been
approved by MWD, MWDOC and OCWD. Under that agreement, the
Groundwater Producer agencies will be purchasing MW D water in-lieu of
pumping groundwater from the basin, as a means of reducing demand on
the basin and reducing the overdraft, as noted in Item 4.4 above. As a
condition of the CSA, MWD will not be initiating any recharge in the basin
under the CUP while the CSA is in force.
4.7. MWDOC’s New Budget
No new information provided.
4.8. MWDOC’s OC Water Reliability Investigation
Mr. Hunter reported that limited work is continuing on updates to the
potential water supply alternatives.
4.9. PFOS/PFOA Testing and Mitigation
Mr. Conklin reported that YLWD has been testing PFOS and PFOA
concentrations in its groundwater blend at Highland every two weeks and
at each well every three months for almost one year. Over this time
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period, YLWD has been able to produce a blend at Highland that is in
compliance with the EPA advisory level of less than 70 parts per trillion.
Following a review meeting with OCWD Water Quality Dept staff, and after
receiving concurrence from staff of the SWRCB–DDW, YLWD will be
reducing the sampling and testing for PFOS and PFOA to once every
quarter at the Highland blend and at each well.
4.10. Huntington Beach Desalination Project
Mr. Markus reported that Poseidon continues to pursue approval of the
project. Approvals being sought are from the State Lands Commission,
the RWQCB and the Coastal Commission, in that order. OCWD will still
need to decide if it wants to buy into the project, paying the Poseidon price
for the desalted water and paying for all the infrastructure to deliver the
water from the treatment plant to the use points.
4.11 California WaterFix Project
Director Barbre reported that the project has received some recent
environmental approvals, though several major hurdles remain. Governor
Brown will be pushing for approval over the next year. Even if it gets
approval, it is expected that there will be multiple lawsuits filed to stop it
from proceeding. So, at best, it will be many years before the project can
proceed and longer yet to build.
4.12. North and South Basin Projects
Mr. Markus reported that Gov. Brown has concurred with the request by
OCWD that the North Basin Project be listed on the National Priorities List.
Having the project on EPA’s NPL may make it possible to get Northrup
and other PRPs back to the bargaining table for potential settlement and
payment of project costs. He also noted that the EW-1 Project is expected
to come on line in September, which is an extraction well to pump out
approximately one MGD of contaminated groundwater and discharge it to
the sewer.
4.13. YLWD Well Projects
Mr. Conklin reported that Well 21 is ready to go into operation, which
includes a pipeline turnout to which OCWD can connect for water for
landscape irrigation and to fill water trucks. He also noted that the YLWD
Board has certified the CEQA MND for the Well 22 Project, and that staff
is proceeding with preparation of specifications and bidding documents for
the drilling of Well 22.
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4.14. Future Agenda Items
None.
5. ADJOURNMENT
5.1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
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