HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-09-06 Min - Board SPECIAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 6, 1977
The Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public
Utility District was called to order by the Chairperson at 7: 12 P.M. in the con-
ference room of the District.
ROLL CALL: Huber, present; Maass, present; Kuttel , present; Sutton, present.
EMPLOYEES PRESENT: A. Milton Seymour
OTHERS PRESENT: Don Strand.
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS RELATED TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2035 (CHAPPIE) "DONNER LAKE -
PUMP INTAKES" Y
The Board reviewed a letter written by the Chairperson to be presented to
the Truckee Sanitary District Board of Directors following the adjournment of
this meeting. The letter dealt with the Board's position on the Chappie A.B.
2035. The Board wished the letter be presented with the attachment of a letter
from Mr. Seymour to Chappie dated September 2, 1977, informing Mr. Chappie of
the Board's desire to have the bill withdrawn and the letter written by Director
Sutton as Chairperson of the Board to the Truckee Fire Protection District dated
September 6.
Director Maass moved that the Board of Directors support the September 6,
1977, letter written by Mrs. Sutton as President of the Board to the Directors
of the Truckee Sanitary District. Director Huber suggested and Director Maass
incorporated in the motion the amendment to include support for the letter to
the Truckee Fire Protection District delivered earlier today. The motion was
seconded by Director Kuttel . ROLL CALL: Huber, aye; Maass, aye; Kuttel , aye;
Sutton, aye. SO MOVED.
The meeting was adjourned by the Chairperson by general consensus of the
Board at 7:29 P.M. The Directors then proceeded to the Board of Directors meet-
ing of the Truckee Sanitary District.
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
James A. Maass, President
Date
A. Milton Seymour, Clerk of the Board
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COUNTY CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF NEVADA
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NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA 95959_
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION
Please file this Notice of Determination pursuant to appropriate sections
of Public Resources Code and the Government Code of the State of California
Responsible Agency: Person to- Contact: Telephone:
Truckee-Donner Public Utility Dist, Milton Seymour, Manager 916-587-3896
A ddress : City: County: Zip Code:
?.o. Box 309 Truckee Nevada 95734
Project Title-: Water Source Augmentation of Area in Acres: Zoning:
System Losses Elimination, Project 77-1 1, 0 C-1
Project Address : Assessors Parcel Number:
Various locations throughout the District District Wide Effect
Project Description: ( Nature, Purpose, & Beneficiaries ) The project will improve the source
of water supply from the Tonini Spring, the McGlashan Spring, the South Side
Well No. 2 and the Prosser Heights Well. The Project will also -eliminate the
losses currently being experienced from the Deerfield Main. The Project will
provide an additional margin of safety when comparing current demand with
supply potential, Operation efficiencies will also result from the Project.
Determination:
That the above Project will not have a significant effect on the Environment:
specifically in the following areas: (1) it will not have the potential to
degrade the quality of the environment or curtail the range of the environ-
ment; (2) it will not achieve short-term, to the disadvantage- of long-term,
environmental goals (3) it will have no impacts which are individually
Limited, but cumulatively considerable; 4} it will not cause substantial
adverse effects on human beings either irectl or indirectl -
)etermination :
(1) That the above project was approved by Resolution duly moved and approved
by the Board of Directors September 7, 1977 ; and
(2) That a Negative Declaration was adopted and publicly posted for comment,
(3) An Environmental Impact Report is not required and has not been prepared
pursuant to the C.E.Q.A. of 1970 as amended,
-Date ot Determination: County Clerk
Filing Inf orma-
S igned: tion:
September 7 , 1977 Patricia Sutton, President
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Date: •
Attest:
Milton Seymour, Clerk
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SUMMARY OF THE CLEARINGHOUSE COMMENTS PER TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
SEPTEMBER 7 , 19770
1. The Negative Declaration does not speak to the authority
for diversion of water to the District
2. The Negative Declaration does not speak to the rare plants
within the project area.
3. The project may impact heavily on the habitat of the rare
wolverine.
4. There are potential erros ion areas at the creek crossings,
S. The project may be "growth inducing" as a result of
eliminating the 300,000 gallons per day lost to Donner Creek.
6. There may be archaeological sites within the prof ect area.
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