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Minutes of the YLWD-City of Placentia Joint Agency Committee Meeting Held October 29, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. 1
MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
JOINT AGENCY COMMITTEE MEETING WITH CITY OF PLACENTIA
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 3:30 PM
Placentia City Hall – 401 E Chapman Ave, Placentia CA 92870
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:45 p.m.
2. ATTENDEES
YLWD COMMITTEE MEMBERS YLWD STAFF
Brooke Jones, President Marc Marcantonio, General Manager
Phil Hawkins, Vice President Brett R. Barbre, Asst General Manager
Divya Agrawalla, Principal Engineer
Jeff McDonald, Maintenance Superintendent
Pasquale Talarico, Director of Public Affairs
CITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS PLACENTIA STAFF
Rhonda Shader, Mayor Damien Arrula, City Administrator
Jeremy B. Yamaguchi, Councilman Luis Estevez, Director of Public Works
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. Future Housing Developments
Lakeview Senior Center - YLWD staff provided information on a new
development at 18222 Lakeview Ave, Yorba Linda, CA, where the
developer had requested water and sewer services from YLWD. A Will
Serve letter had been provided in 2015 stating that YLWD will provide
service, stating a fact that there is a nearby City of Placentia sewer. A new
Will Serve letter was provided on October 28, 2019 clarifying that the
property lies within the jurisdictional boundaries of YLWD and YLWD has
the ability to service the property with water and sewer and that this letter
supersedes the 2015 letter.
Mr. Arrula and Mayor Shader concurred that properties within YLWD’s
jurisdiction should be served by YLWD unless YLWD does not have the
capability to do so. This item was marked as resolved by the City of
Placentia that YLWD would provide water and sewer service to this new
development.
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YLWD provided a hard copy of the new Will Serve letter to Mr. Estevez and
will provide a digital copy via email as well (digital copy provided on October
31, 2019).
4.2. Sewer Service Billing Rates
Issue resolved and will be removed from future meeting agendas.
4.3. Reimbursement of Stormwater Line Expenses
City needs a document from YLWD that says that YLWD has not received
any payment for completing the stormwater line, including the amount of
money owed by the City to YLWD.
City will provide YLWD with records of how the money owed to YLWD was
spent.
YLWD’s legal counsel will prepare an amendment to the agreement.
Amendment to be finalized in December 2019. YLWD and the City will have
a meeting to discuss the terms of the agreement before it is finalized.
The City has requested that a committee be formed to resolve this issue
with representatives from the City and YLWD.
4.4. PFOA/PFOS Testing and Mitigation
The water served by YLWD to its customers has levels (PFOA + PFOS)
that are below the current Response Level set by the State.
The Response Level is expected to be lowered in the coming months, in
which case YLWD’s water may need treatment. Once the Response Levels
are lowered, YLWD will take all of its 11 groundwater wells out of service
and will serve import water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California. The wells would then be brought back on line once YLWD
constructs a water treatment plant.
The public has been notified digitally via YLWD’s newsletter about PFOA
and PFOS.
Discussion touched on a report issued by EWG (Environmental Working
Group) followed. YLWD staff noted that EWG is a focus group known for
sensationalizing environmental concerns.
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4.5. City Street Rehab Work and Coordination with Utility Improvements
The City representatives stated that they have provided every utility with
their paving plan.
YLWD noted that they should not be responsible for paying to raise the
valve cans and manholes if they are paved over by the City in their repaving
efforts. Mr. Marcantonio made it clear that this is not a cost that should be
passed down to the YLWD customers. The City should leave YLWD
facilities in the same condition as before the repaving occurred. YLWD is
in discussion with its legal counsel regarding this.
Two manholes were damaged by the City’s contractor, ONYX Paving
Company, and repaired by YLWD on an emergency basis. YLWD has sent
an invoice in the amount of $4,901.19 for reimbursement. YLWD provided
a hard copy of the invoice to Mr. Estevez and will provide a digital copy
along with details (digital copy provided on October 31, 2019). ONYX
Paving provided a check in the amount of $4,901.19 to YLWD in person on
November 12, 2019.
The City was requested to copy Mr. Marcantonio on future repaving emails
sent to utilities.
4.6. Regular Updates on GSWC and YLWD Projects and Capital Improvements
to Share with the Community via City’s Social Media and Other
Communication Outlets:
No discussion regarding this matter took place.
4.7. Pending Water Related Legislation Updates from Sacramento
YLWD noted that SB-1 was vetoed, which was a win for the water industry.
AB-756 negatively impacts the water industry as a water agency will be
required to implement an onerous public notification program if the agency
continues to serve water above Response Levels. Prior to this legislation
(which goes into effect on January 1, 2020), the State only had
recommendations regarding a water district serving water above the
Response Level. In essence, this new legislation is a defacto law making it
impossible for water districts to continue to serve water above the Response
Levels even though there has been no definitive scientific study that says
these levels are the levels to protect public health. This legislation also does
not provide adequate time for a water agency to construct treatment
facilities to meet the upcoming reduced Response Levels.
Discussion touched on public education efforts related to the scheduled
release of a movie titled “Dark Waters”.
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YLWD staff noted that bottled water is regulated by the FDA and not the
EPA. EPA’s standards are more stringent than FDA’s standards for water
quality, and bottled water is not required to be tested for PFOA and PFOS.
4.8. Update on Connecting Septic System Properties to Municipal Sewer Utility
YLWD has hired a firm to assess this matter and will provide an update at
the next scheduled meeting.
4.9. Future Meeting Date and Agenda Items
The next meeting is scheduled January 15, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at YLWD.
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
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