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YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
June 25, 2012
CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee was called to order at 8:30
a.m. by Chair Daniel Mole. The meeting was held at the District's
Administrative Office at 1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Daniel Mole Gus Bruner
Bill Guse Joe Holdren
Carl Boznanski Lindon Baker
Oscar Bugarini Rick Buck
YLWD DIRECTORS PRESENT YLWD STAFF PRESENT
Michael J. Beverage, Director Ken Vecchiarelli, General Manager
John Decriscio, Chief Plant Operator
Cody Peterson, Public Affairs Intern
OTHER VISITORS
Mark Shock
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Director Beverage briefed the Committee on the events of the June 21, 2012 rate
increase hearing and several Committee members praised the District's Board
and employees for their hard work. Mr. Mole brought up an article which
appeared in the OC Register on the transparency of local government agencies.
The seemingly low grade which the District received was explained in detail by
Mr. Vecchiarelli who also discussed the Grand Jury's report on the matter.
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.1. YLWD Remote System Operations — Production Division
Mr. Decriscio presented and explained the monitoring system in place for
the District's water delivery system. The recent decision to shift from
ground water to import water was explained and why it was so important
with regards to water prices. Several questions were asked with regards to
the filling of reservoirs and the struggle over quality in each individualized
station and zone. Mr. Shock inquired as to the process of acquiring import
water in an emergency and transportation of that water between
reservoirs. The lawsuit against the District was discussed leading the
Committee members to discuss whether the District should be liable for
fire damage when similar other agencies are not. Mr. Shock brought up
with the Committee the issue of further construction in a fire danger area
which resulted in the Committee discussing whether or not to provide
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water to new construction projects and the potential future liability of the
District. The Yorba Linda Pipeline Project and the new pump being
installed were explained to the Committee per their request. Several
Committee members proposed the implementation of a tiered rate based
on elevation similar to other agencies. Mr. Vecchiarelli informed the
Committee that the hydraulic study is underway to determine the pumping
capacity and capability of the system given the proposed improvements.
2.2. Future Agenda Items
• Annexation to Orange County Water District of the east end of
YLWD
• Golden State Water Company Overview
3. ADJOURNMENT
3.1. The Committee adjourned at 10:40 a.m. The next regular meeting of the
Citizens Advisory Committee will be held July 23, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.
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