ITEM:		CONSENT CALENDAR
4.	SCHEDULE DATE FOR HEARING ON APPARENT INSUFFICIENT PHYSICAL SUPPLIES TO SERVE RYAN RANCH WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER, AND TO what EXTENT, SYSTEM CAPACITY AND/OR EXPANSION CAPACITY LIMITS SHOULD BE MODIFIED
Meeting Date:			March 26, 2009	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			Darby Fuerst,	Program:	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:	N/A
Prepared By:			Darby Fuerst	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Approval: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A

SUMMARY: On September 19, 2008, District staff notified California American Water that District staff had determined that the physical supplies that serve CAW’s Ryan Ranch Water Distribution System did not appear to be sufficient to support the System Capacity that was specified for the Ryan Ranch system in 1989. On January 21, 2009, the District Board held an administrative hearing to determine if the System Capacity (production) and/or Expansion Capacity (connection) limits for CAW’s Ryan Ranch system should be modified. The hearing was continued to February 18, 2009. At the end of the February 18, 2009 meeting, the hearing was closed and a briefing schedule was provided. Specifically, the parties were given four weeks until March 18, 2009, to submit opening briefs and two weeks until April 1, 2009, to submit closing briefs. Based on this timeline, District Counsel recommended that the Board schedule a special meeting in April 2009 to present its findings and determination, if any, regarding modifications to the System Limits for CAW Ryan Ranch system.

RECOMMENDATION: Schedule the hearing for the date and time that will be announced by District staff at the March 26, 2009 Board meeting.

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