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Minutes of the YLWD/MWDOC/OCWD Interagency Committee Meeting Held September 28, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. 1
MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE MEETING WITH MWDOC AND OCWD
Thursday, September 28, 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
MWDOC COMMITTEE MEMBER MWDOC STAFF
Brett R. Barbre, Director Rob Hunter, General Manager
OCWD COMMITTEE MEMBER OCWD STAFF
Roger Yoh, Director Mike Markus, General Manager
OTHER ATTENDEES
Brooke Jones, YLWD Director (As observer only - non-participatory.)
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. Current Water Conservation Legislation
There was robust discussion on AB 1668/SB 606 and the potential
opportunities to amend the bill. There was also discussion pertaining to
SB 623, the Water Connection Tax bill.
4.2. MWD Water Supply Conditions and Outlook
Supply conditions are strong and southern California is in a much stronger
position than in years past. It is anticipated that adequate deliveries
through the end of the FISCAL year will continue to be sufficient to
replenish the Orange County Groundwater Basin.
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4.3. Status of Oroville Reservoir and State Water Project Deliveries
The repairs on the spillway will be concluded in October so all of the work
can be shifted to the completion of the repairs on the emergency spillway.
The plan is for Oroville to remain at 50% capacity through the rainy
season and to avoid usage of the spillway.
4.4. Condition of OCWD Groundwater Basin, Water Purchased for Recharge,
and In-Lieu Recharge
With the MWD In-Lieu program in place, the Orange County Groundwater
Basin should reach an overdraft level of roughly 200,000 AF, close to the
preferred operating range. MWDOC has completed agreements with
every producer within their service area. In addition, Anaheim, Santa Ana
and Fullerton are in various stages of approval and should begin taking In-
Lieu water soon. It is anticipated that Orange County will reach the
100,000 AF target by the end of FY 2017-18.
4.5. MWD’s Request for Conjunctive Use Program Storage and Potential
Cyclic Storage Agreement
The program is in place (see Item No. 4.4. above).
4.6. PFOS/PFOA Testing and Mitigation
No change in standards is expected by the EPA. Based on the results of
the litigation on Chrome 6, it is not anticipated that the State Water Board
will be issuing any lower standards on PFOS/PFOA in the near future.
4.7. Huntington Beach Desalination Project
Poseidon is in the process of renewing their permits prior to final approval
by the Coastal Commission. Next up is a hearing before the State Lands
Commission in October 2017.
4.8. California Water Fix Project
The MWD Board will be voting on their 26% participation at the October
10, 2017 meeting. With the Westlands Water District voting to not
participate, as the project is currently constituted, it remains to be seen
what the actual impact will be on the other parties in the State Water
Project and Central Valley Project.
4.9. North and South Basin Projects
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OCWD prevailed in their litigation in the North Basin and have
commenced pumping and treating the water from the east edge of the
plume.
4.10. YLWD Well Projects
YLWD will be hosting a ribbon cutting for Well 21 on November 3, 2017.
In addition, the bids for Well 22 came in well below the engineer’s
estimate.
4.11. Future Agenda Items
None.
5. ADJOURNMENT
5.1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:17 p.m.
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