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MINUTES OF THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
PLANNING-ENGINEERING-OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
October 2, 2008
A meeting of the Planning-Engineering-Operations Committee was called to order by
Committee Chair Mills on Thursday October 2, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting was held at the
District Administrative Office at 1717 E. Miraloma Ave, Placentia.
DIRECTORS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT:
Director William R. Mills, Chair Ken Vecchiarelli, Asst General Manager
Director Michael J. Beverage, Alternate Lee Cory, Operations Manager
Ken Mendum, Operations Superintendent
John DeCriscio, Chief Plant Operator
INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
This portion of the agenda is for matters such as technical presentations, drafts of proposed policies, or
similar items for which staff is seeking the advice and counsel of the Committee Members. This portion of
the agenda may also include items for information only.
3. Monthly Preventative Maintenance Report. (This item was taken out of order to
accommodate staff scheduling.) Operations Superintendent Ken Mendum
presented a status report on the monthly preventative maintenance program. Mr.
Mendum reported that some program elements were running slightly behind
schedule, but that monthly progress exceeded last year's numbers for the same
period. Mr. Mendum and Mr. Vecchiarelli also reported that District crews were
mobilized over the past three weeks removing and properly abandoning
approximately 2,200 feet above-ground pipeline that had been in service for almost
forty years located along the south property line of the new high school property.
The above ground pipeline had become a liability and could be removed once the
18-inch buried transmission pipeline in Bastanchury Road was completed and tied
in to Fairmont Boulevard in May 2008. Mr. Mendum left the meeting following this
discussion.
Monthly Groundwater Production and Purchased Water through September 2008.
Mr. Vecchiarelli and Mr. DeCriscio reported on the monthly and year to date
groundwater production and purchased import water totals. The committee also
discussed the status of water deliveries required to meet Metropolitan Water
District's (MWD) Conjunctive Use Program (CUP).
2. Status Report on Conservation Efforts and Demand Management.
The Committee reviewed an article in the Orange County Register on the residential
water usage per capita within the various Orange County retail water agencies and
discussed why Yorba Linda Water District's service area was among the highest in
water use per capita.
4. Monthly MWDOC Managers Meeting Summary Report. Staff had no report as the
meeting scheduled for September 25th was canceled.
5. Monthly Groundwater Producers Meeting Summary Report.
Mr. DeCriscio attended the meeting held September 10th and gave a brief report on
OCWD's Long Term Facilities Plan and the current Basin Accumulated Overdraft
which was reported at 306,000 acre feet. This represents an additional overdraft of
108,000 acre feet in one year and is a direct result of lower than average
precipitation in the Santa Ana River Watershed combined with the lack of available
recharge water from MWD and GWRS production levels lower than projected for the
year. The Committee members discussed the affect of this strained resource and
the projected lower Basin Production Percentage (BPP) for Fiscal Year 2009-2010.
6. Status Report on Capital Projects in Progress.
Consulting Project Manager Steve Conklin joined the meeting for this discussion
and presented a status report on several capital projects in progress. The
Committee reviewed the progress of the Highland Reservoir Replacement and
discussed a right of way issue affecting the proposed Hidden Hills Reservoir project
schedule. Mr. Vecchiarelli reported the Zone Reconfiguration Project design is back
on schedule and letters will be mailed to affected residents during the week of
October 6th. The Committee also discussed the Lakeview Reservoir construction
and Mr. Vecchiarelli reported the Bastanchury Tanks are now scheduled for
demolition as the District is currently operating out of the new partially-buried 8-
million-gallon reservoir.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Committee adjourned at 5:30 p.m. The next Planning-Engineering-Operations
Committee meeting will be held November 6, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
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