EXHIBIT 20-A
FINAL MINUTES
Water Demand Committee of the
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
September 18, 2007
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 9:05 AM- in the conference room of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District office.
Committee members present: Larry Foy, Chair
Kristi Markey
Staff members present: David A. Berger, General Manager
District
Counsel present:
Comments from Public
No comments.
Action Items
1.
Receive
Minutes of September 11, 2007 Committee Meeting
On a motion by Director Pendergrass and second by Director Markey, the minutes were received on a unanimous vote of 3 – 0.
2. Review Draft Contingency Plan to Implement Stages 4 through
7 of the Expanded Conservation and Standby Rationing Plan in Case of Drought
The committee reviewed the list of policy decisions and responses that were developed at the September 11, 2007 Water Demand Committee meeting. The committee confirmed all responses to the policy decisions as recorded in the staff report. However, additional clarification and direction was provided on the following items.
Board Policy
Questions related to Personnel
1.B – The Board should consider fringe benefits to be received by rationing staff as recommended by the District’s Human Resources Specialist.
Confirmed by committee members, however;
Director Foy expressed reluctance to agree fully with the finding.
1.C – The Board should consider the efficiency of temporarily relocating the Water Demand Division to the same building/space as the rationing program vs. two distinct locations utilizing shared files, or authorize a massive electronic filing effort prior to rationing.
Committee requested that two plans be developed. Plan A would evaluate converting the existing
office space for use by additional staff, and Plan B would evaluate leasing
additional office space. The advantages
and disadvantages of each option should also be presented to the Board with the
Plan A and Plan B options.
Board
Policy Questions related to Policy Changes
1.A – Moratorium timing. The Board should consider adoption of some flexibility to the October 1 Stage 5 and Stage 6 moratorium Implementation dates when necessary to reduce future water demand at dates other than the May Board meeting. A four-month period should elapse before the moratorium would be in effect.
Directors Pendergrass and Foy agreed.
Director Markey was not prepared to take a position.
1.C – The Board should consider decreasing CAW’s production limit from the Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System to reflect resource limitations set by SWRCB Order No. 95-10 or the Seaside Groundwater Adjudication decision.
Consensus that the production limits of CAW and non CAW water users
should not be adjusted. However, the
District would assert its authority to subject the CAW and non CAW water users
to rationing regulations. Reductions in
the CAW distribution system would be based on the Quarterly Water Supply Budget
at that time. Reductions for non CAW
users subject to the
1.D – Production limits for non CAW users subject to the Seaside Basin Adjudication decision should be considered by adjustment based on the court’s ruling Other water distribution systems within the constricted areas should also be included in any production limit adjustments
Committee consensus outlined in item 1-C.
1.E – The Board should consider directing staff to establish production limits for water distribution systems subject to rationing.
For systems that have a production limit, use that as a basis. For systems that do not have a production limit, a conservation rationing baseline would be developed based on the average of 10 years of production records. If those records are not available, the conservation rationing baseline would be set based on the responses to a questionnaire that lists all types of water uses at the property.
1.F – Include CAW Laguna Seca Subsystems in rationing of the main CAW system due to the Seaside Adjudication decision.
See
above.
1.G – Add emergency excess use rate to CAW subsystems effective upon implementation of Stage 5.
Consensus was to support implementation of the emergency excess use
rate for Stages 5 through 7.
1.H – Consider grouping multiple meters that service one user together. The grouped meters would be assigned a single ration.
Agreed.
1.K – The Board should direct staff to amend the June 2000 Non-Disclosure Agreement with CAW, to protect the ratepayers from public disclosure of their water use.
Agreed.
I.L – The WDC recommended that a moratorium on construction meters occur in Stage 6 and above.
Consensus that the rules should specify that a construction meter will
be granted during Stage 6 rationing if the applicant has a water permit. No new permit for a construction meter will
be issued if the applicant does not have a water permit for the project.
The committee reviewed the list of Board Actions Required Prior to Plan Implementation. The committee approved the list, and requested that an additional item be added to specify that the non-disclosure agreement with CAW be obtained.
Other Items
The committee set the next meeting for October 16, 2007 at 1:30 PM.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 AM.
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