EXHIBIT
1-A
DRAFT
MINUTES
Water Supply
Planning Committee of the
Monterey
Peninsula Water Management District
August 8, 2011
Call to Order
The
meeting was called to order at 11:05 am in the District’s conference room.
Committee
members present: Bob Brower, Chair
Regina
Doyle
David
Pendergrass
Staff
members present: Darby
Fuerst, General Manager
Larry
Hampson, Senior Water Resources Engineer
Joe
Oliver, Water Resources Manager
Henrietta
Stern, Project Manager
Arlene
Tavani, Executive Assistant
District
Counsel present: David Laredo
Comments from the Public
Todd
Norgaard, Carmel Valley Association Water Committee, raised three issues: (1)
how will water developed under Water Projects 1 through 4 and stored against
future droughts, be preserved from being plundered for other uses in the
future; (2) should the Carmel Valley Watershed be fully adjudicated; and (3)
develop plan for replacement of transmission pipelines in the California
American Water distribution system.
Action Items
1. Receive
Minutes of June 21, 2011 Committee Meeting
On a motion by Doyle and second
of Pendergrass, the minutes were adopted unanimously on a vote of 3 – 0. Directors Brower, Doyle and Pendergrass voted
in favor of the motion.
Discussion Items
2. Review
Agenda and Materials for August 25, 2011 Special Workshop on Water Supply
Alternatives
The committee reviewed three charts
presented by Fuerst (on file at the District office and can be viewed on the
MPWMD website) and requested that the chart titled Cal-Am Allowable Production from Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater
Basin Sources: Water Years 1009-2021
be presented at the August 25, 2011 workshop.
During the
public comment period on this item, Roger Dolan suggested that California
American Water (Cal-Am) could reduce withdrawals from the Seaside and Carmel
River Basins when demand is low. Fuerst
explained that the State Water Resources Control Board mandates that Cal-Am
maximize production from the Seaside Basin to alleviate pumping on the Carmel
River.
3. Discuss
Feasibility of Moving Additional Water from Carmel Valley to Water Projects 1
and 2
Hampson
explained that there is an immediate need to enlarge the Segunda pipeline that
begins at the Segunda Crest tank in Carmel Valley and runs to Highway 68.
This would allow the Cal-Am system to pump water to three aquifer storage and
recovery (ASR) wells. This would not provide sufficient infrastructure to
deliver water to a fourth ASR well. Brower stated that if Cal-Am
cannot improve the transmission system for the fourth well, the District should
negotiate with owners of the Tehama property to install a transmission line
across their property. This would facilitate diversion of up to 5,000 acre-feet during the wet season months from the Carmel River. However, this is not a
drought-proof water source. In years of insufficient runoff, water from
the Carmel River basin would not be available for ASR.
The following persons addressed the
committee during the public comment period on this item. (1)
Carol Reeb, Hopkins Marine Station, stated there is plenty of water but
insufficient storage or transport facilities.
The community has an opportunity to manage human laws that can be
adjusted to allow for the laws of nature.
(2) Roger Dolan asked if a
42-inch pipeline could facilitate flow for storage of 8,000 acre-feet of water per
year. He stated that it will take a long
time to bring any water project on-line, so development of alternatives to the
Regional Project will not result in an overabundance of water for the area. (3)
Todd Norgaard urged the District to focus on public outreach regarding ASR
to describe how it has evolved and been implemented in other communities, and
why it is important now. (4) John Molton, Carmel Valley
Association, asked if facilitation of increased ASR will be necessary, should
the Regional Water Project be constructed.
(5) Brent Constantz,
DeepWater Desal, stated that recycled wastewater is ecologically preferable to
ASR, because treatment of Carmel River water kills 100 percent of the organisms
in that river water.
4. Progress
Report on Water Projects 1 (Underground Storage) and 2 (Expanded Storage)
Oliver reported that at the Water
Project 1 site, wells 1 and 2 are completed, a temporary connection to the
PG&E electricity source is in place, and equipment is being installed in
the electrical/facilities building that will enable operation of the project
when the injection season begins. At the
Water Project 2 site (Seaside Middle School), the first well has been
constructed; a permanent pump and motor will be installed. A temporary, aboveground pipeline extends
from this site to the Water Project 1 site.
The District is in the process of obtaining permits and easements needed
to install a permanent underground pipeline.
5. Update
on Potential for Water Project 3 (Local Desal) within District Boundaries
a. Consider Adoption of Recommendation to
the Board Regarding Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding Regarding
development of DeepWater Desal Project in Moss Landing
Brent Constantz of DeepWater Desal
presented a report to the committee.
Documents he submitted for review are on file at the District office and
can be viewed on the MPWMD website. The
committee took no action.
The following comments were directed
to the committee during the public comment period on this item. (1)
Carol Reeb stated that the desalination project permitting process could
change in 2012, and that more data is needed to document the effects of
desalination on the environment. (2) Unidentified Female – asked how the
DeepWater Desal project would address entrapment and entrainment issues? (3)
Brent Constantz responded that data on this issue is being developed by
consultants. (4) Unidentified Male – commended the committee on working to
develop water projects, and expressed the need to communicate with the State
Water Resources Control Board that the community is serious about increasing
the water supply.
b. Progress Report on Investigations into
Cooperative Development of a Seawater Desalination Project at the Abandoned
City of Monterey Wastewater Treatment Plant
No committee discussion. Item continued to next committee meeting.
6. Update
on Development of Recycled Wastewater Alternatives
No committee
discussion. Item continued to next
committee meeting.
Informational Items
7. Cal-Am
Presentation on Carmel River Operations Post Desal (Regional Water Project)
No committee
discussion. Item continued to next
committee meeting.
Other Items
No
discussion.
Set Date for Next Committee Meeting
No
date set.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:15 pm.
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