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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Truckee Donner Public Utility District Post Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Pass Road • Truckee, California 95734 (916) 587-3896 REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M. - Monday, June 20, 1988 TDPUD Board Room AMENDED AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Roll call 3. Approval of minutes a) May 2, 1988 b) May 16 , 23 , June 6, 1988; Board direction 4. Bills for approval 5. Manager's report - possible direction a) Water quality b) Southside Well 6. Public input 7. Correspondence a) June 14, 1988 letter from Modesto Ski Club 8. Committee reports a) Water Committee b) Electric Committee UffINISHED BUSINESS 1. Hirschdale Water System Rehabilitation - a) Home school project report by William Minis b) Status report - consideration of progress pay estimate and contract change orders - letter from Joe Suter Construction dated June 9, 1988 2. Acceptance of audit 3. Consideration of invoice from Touche-Ross for services rendered in connection with examination of financial statements for 1987 4. Consideration of consumer deposit policy 5. Consideration of policy concerning interview costs/moving expenses 6. Discussion of Donner Lake Utility Company - a) Authorization to consult with Bruce McDonough b) Authorization to seek engineering assistance 7. Discussion of Gardai Well - authorization to seek proposals for independent appraisal 8. Consideration of offer to purchase 1.9 acre parcel located on the corner of Highway 89 and Donner Pass Road NEW BUSINESS I. Paving and grading Martis Valley Substation - resolution accepting environmental documents , approving plans , specifications and contract documents and issuing a call for bids 2. Consideration of resolution declaring DEC computer system surplus and issuing a call for bids 3. Consideration of resolution declaring Unit 10 surplus and authorizing call for bids 4. Consideration of claim for damages submitted by Fred Elkus 5. Consideration of statement of draft policies of the Nevada County Water Agency Advisory Council CLOSED SESSION RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION ADJOURNMENT C E R T I F I C A T I O N I hereby certify that the foregoing amended agenda has been posted in the District office and Government Center, provided to the U. S. Post Office and County Library for posting, and mailed to the Directors and interested parties on June 17 , 1988. Susan M. Craig, Deputy Dist r t 'Clerk * The underlined. items were added to the original agenda Truckee Donner Public Utility District Post Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Pass Road • Truckee, California 95734 (916) 587-3896 REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M. - Monday, June 20, 1988 TDPUD Board Room AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Roll call 3. Approval of minutes a) May 2, 1988 b) May 16 , 23, June 6, 1988; Board direction 4. Bills for approval 5. Manager's report - possible direction a) Water quality b) Southside Well 6. Public input 7. Correspondence a) June 14 , 1988 letter from Modesto Ski Club 8. Committee reports a) Water Committee b) Electric Committee UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Hirschdale Water System Rehabilitation - a) Home school project report by William Minis b) Status report - consideration of progress pay estimate and contract change orders - letter from Joe Suter Construction dated June 9, 1988 2. Acceptance of audit 3. Consideration of invoice from Touche-Ross for services rendered in connection with examination of financial statements for 1987 4. Consideration of consumer deposit policy 5. Consideration of policy concerning interview costs/moving expenses 6. Discussion of Donner Lake Utility Company - a) Authorization to consult with Bruce McDonough b) Authorization to seek engineering assistance 7. Discussion of Gardai Well - authorization to seek proposals for independent appraisal NEW BUSINESS 1. Paving and grading Martis Valley Substation - resolution accepting environmental documents, approving plans, specifications and contract documents and issuing a call for bids 2. Consideration of resolution declaring DEC computer system surplus and issuing a call for bids 3. Consideration of resolution declaring Unit 10 surplus and authorizing call for bids 4. Consideration of claim for damages submitted by Fred Elkus CLOSED SESSION RETURN TO PUBLIC SESSION ADJOURNMENT C E R T I F I C A T I O N I hereby certify that the foregoing agenda has been posted in the District office and Government Center, provided to the U. S. Post Office and County Library for posting, and mailed to the Directors and interested parties on June 15 , 1988. Susan M. Craig, Deputy Distr'c Clerk 10-1 1 � � BILLS FOR BOARD APPROVAL - JUNE 20, 1988 TOTAL ELECTRIC WATER GENERAL DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BI-STATE PETROLEUM 1,021.26 1,021.26 GASOLINE AND OIL PRODUCTS COUNTRYSIDE CARPETS 3,700.00 3,700.00 DEPOSIT ON CARPET/PAD INSTALLED, WINDOW COVli.R GENERAL PACIFIC 2,430.68 2,430.68 INVENTORY-DEADEND CLAMPS INDEPENDENCE DRYWALL & TAPING 15,776.00 15,776.00 TOTAL DUE ON CONTRACT LESS RETENTION MC DONOUGH, HOLLAND & ALLEN 8,861.76 8,861.76 GROUNDWATER ORDINANCE ORCOM SYSTEMS 3,578.40 3,578.40 IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM DISPLAY, WORKSTATION EMULATION KIT FOR OFFICE MANAGER LARRY PIERCE 1,903.50 1,903.50 VARIOUS PATCH PAVING IN DISTRICT SAUERS ENGINEERING INC. 2,861.45 2,861.45 PROSSER HEIGHTS TANK, PROPOSITION 55 SHIPSEY DEVELOPMENT, DONNER LAKE UTILITY TRUCKEE COMMUNICATIONS 2,452.50 1,324.20 1,128.30 LOW BAND PORTABLE RADIO (TWO) ------------------------------------------------ 420,585.55 26,809.28 14,755.01 1,02.1.26 Truckee Donner Public Utility District Post Office Box 309 • 11570 Donner Pass Road • Truckee, California 95734 (916) 587-3896 MEMORANDUM June 17, 1988 To: Board of Directors From: Peter L. Holzmeister, General Manager Subject: Draft policies of the Nevada County Water Agency Advisory Council Attached is a draft copy of policies that have been prepared by the Nevada County Water Agency Advisory Council. This document arrived at the PUD on Thursday, but in my efforts to get the agenda packets out, I did not read it until this morning. I think it is something the Board should discuss and we may want to submit comments. I have not had much time to reflect on the draft policies, and we are being asked to respond by June 23. Following are some initial thoughts I have. 1 . Recommendation No. 10 under surface water policies appears to be groundwater related rather than surface water related. 2. Recommendation No. 10 under groundwater policies would require the installation of water meters. 3. Recommendation No. 11 under groundwater policies would require the Installation of water meters. 4. In the position paper adopted by the League of Women Voters there is the statement that there should be cooperation between all public agencies involved in protecting water resources. In my opinion, for that cooperation to exist, each agency must know its limits and stay within itself. No agency should impose inappropriate levels of regulation on the other agencies. With this in mind we should recommend that the Advisory Council include in their policy the following language: "Cooperation between the various agencies within Nevada County dealing with water supply is important to protecting that resource. That cooperation is best fostered when each agency respects the proper role of each other agency, and stays within its own legally defined limits. The special districts are created pursuant to the laws of the state and derive their authorities from state law. California state law contemplates management of the affairs of special districts by their governing bodies. Matters pertaining to water supply are, under California law, central to the purpose and functioning of California special districts. Nevada County may not regulate the activities of California special district in the same manner that it may regulate the activities of other utilities that are not Public agencies that derive their authority directly from the legislature. Therefore, we recommend that Ordinance No. 1370 be revealed." PLH/smc Enclosure M E M O R A N D U TO: City of Nevada City, Attn. Honorable Glenda Zanone City of Grass Valley, Attn. Don Dougherty --- Nevada Irrigation District Truckee Donner Public Utility District - - �� Donner Summit Public Utility District Washington County Water District San Juan Ridge Water District Nevada County Resource Conservation District TrUCkee Sanitary District Sanitation District Nevada County Sanitation District, Attn. Mike Fortga Mr. Tan Unsell, Director of E-nvironmental Health Ms. Melanie Wellner, Deputy County Counsel Mr. John Taylor, Agricultural Conmissioner California Department of Forestry, Auburn Nevada County Building Department FROM: Sharon M. Boivin, Nevada County Planning Department for Nevada County Water Agency Advisory Council DATE: June 13, 1988 The Nevada County Water Agency was formed by an act of the State Legislature in 1959 to develop and promote the beneficial use and regulation of the water resources of Nevada County. The act outlines the powers of the agency and provides for the creation of an advisory council to advise the board of directors (Nevada County Board of Supervisors) . By law, the council consists of one member appointed by the governing body of each water district and the Nevada County Resource Conservation District. The act establishing the agency clearly states that the operation of the agency will not affect, restrict nor superoede the existence, property, right or power of any municipality, public district or public agency. '3ne Nevada County Water Agency has directed its Water Advisory Council to develop surface water policies, groundwater policies, and planning policies to implenient both, and refer them back to the Water Agency for consideration and possible adoption as county policy. In response, Advisory Council members have developed the attached draft policies for discussion purposes. At its meeting of June 9, 1988, the council directed that the draft policies be referred to agencies which could have interest in the policies, if adopted, for their review and ccmTent. The council has scheduled its next meeting on the policies for 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, 1988, and it is requested that your comments on the Policies be returned before that meeting, or at the meeting itself. Comments can be submitted in writing to: Sharon M. Boivin, Nevada County Planning Department, P. O. Box 6100, Nevada City, California, or can be telephoned to Ms. Boivin at (916) 265-1440. We apologize for the requested short response time. SMB:dk Attachments PROPOSFJ COUNTY SURFACE WATER POLICIES - Kay 12 , 1988 1 . The county should require subdivision developers to use treated water when available . 2. The county , through air quality resources agency, will monitor levels of acid rain to preclude surface water contamination. 3. Septic systems and leach fields in particular should maintain a 1000 yard buffer zone when located adjacent to lakes and reservoirs with water for human consumption . 4 . Chemicals used in farming must be kept isolated from water canals and reservoirs . 5 . Houseboats with lavatory holding tanks should -bc prohibited from lakes or reservoirs that do not have pumping facilities to empty on-board tanks . 6 . The county should put building moratoriums on subdivisions that operate their own sewage disposal plants which continue to spill, fail, or receive violations from the State Water Quality Control Board. T. The county should coordinate annual population projection studies to forecast future water requirements and thereby ''- Justify reserving water from the county of origin. 8. The county should encourage the California Department of Forestry to prohibit clear cutting on slopes steeper than 12% grade adjacent to streams or other water courses . 9 . The county should require holding or settling ponds on hard rock mining operations which discharge water and are near any water courses . 10 . The county should encourage residential wells to be tested (yield/drawdown ) when real estate is sold, and an informa- tional brochure should be made available to the public describing water supply alternatives and potential problems . SAMPLE POLICIES FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE NEVADA COUNTY h'A= AGENCY ADVISORY COUNCIL May 12, 1988 The Nevada County Water Agency (Board of Supexvisors) has directed its Water Advisory Council to develop surface water policies, groundwater policies, and planning policies to irplement water policies. The following is a list of sample policies which are offered for discussion purposes: 1. The following goals, objectives and policies are already in the current Nevada Caxity General Plan: A. To provide for the high quality and efficient use of all surface and grountwater, consistent with all current State and Federal standards. a •�,ro P�6�er� B. Prevent the degradation of surface and groundwater by adopting an ordinance that provides adequate constr action stand-are:s for gzvu-xfwater wells. 2. Prevent groundwater and surface water pollution by mainten~nce of standards which are adequate to insure that sewage disposal systems are properly designed, constructed and maintained. 3. Establish a county business license so that appropriate agencies and the public are aware of businesses which lixNolve the use and disposal of hazardous materials Wh1ch mast be handed in a manner which protec—ts surface and grourawater. 4. D-,act and enforce grading and erosion control starr.:ards which are adequate to prevent soil loss and surface water contamination. 5. Provide a nec►-,anism and a:emote staff for quick identification of sewage disposal system failures, and imediate modification of the system to contain waste for p,=ing and transport to an approved treatment facility until repair or replacerpnt of the system can take place. 6. To insure, to the extent possible, adequate-current and fixture da7estic water supply, any new subdivision located with. feet of a piped and treated public water supply shall conne= to that- system for domestic and fire flow purposes. 7. All new lots and parcels lying within the boundaries of an identified groundwater basin shall be connected to a public wastewater treatment facility when available within feet from the bouzy-4—des of a new subdivision. In the case: of eX.istirrg lots or parcels, every effort shall be made to provide public Page 2 se�w�er to existing lots and parcels where the County Department of EnvirorrDenta1 Health or appropriate Regional Water Quality Control Board determines existing on-site waste disposal systems have failed. 8. For irrigation of agricultural crops or ornamental landscaping, the use of raw surface water or groundwater wells shall be encouraged. 9. The county's landscaping requirements for new rraltiple-fairily, commercial and industrial development shall be amended to encourage the installation of low water use landscaping and to req »re timed irrigation systems with the most. efficient water use design. 10. Water purveyors within the county shall implement an on-going water conservation education program for all custorers including agricultural users. Rate schedules should be developed which impose penalties for excessive use based on type of cust=er and land area covered by service. Purveyors should investigate availability of pass-through grants and loans which may be available to congmp—rs for modification of water use systems to more efficient systems. 11. Water purveyors should establish a work program which identifies water losses in their facilities and outlines a schedule for Projects which are a= d at reducing losses. For those policies which involve possible modification of existing camnty standards, the co.Lncil will want to discuss regulations with appropriate departments to determine if standards could be i=rojed to better protect surface and groundwater quality. Attached for your information is the summary of water positions of the league of Wo:-;pn vot--s of Western Nevada CO,L-Ity whic11 includes policies for your consideration. • Wellner as speaker, ll-ich was referred to on page 5, was in 19_5. t,e ot:-er . with Supervisor Joel Gustafson and N D Director Robert Pierce, was in septe7n- - ber, 1987. The latter meeting was advertised, had non-i.eague pecple in atten- dance, and was reported on in the Grass Valley Union newspaper. In order to ensure that the League membership continues to approve of local positions, a vote is taken on them each year at the annual meeting. The entire process is designed so that action taken in the name of the League will be backed by the understanding and agreement of the members. The water positions of the LWV of Western Nevada County are given here, first in summary form, then in normal form. Sum-mary position: The League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County supports - cooperation between all public agencies, districts and other official entities in their attempts to prevent or solve water-related problems; - equity in pricing except for possible limited subsidies. for 'arms and open space; - water conservation in harmony with State policies; - more information for County officials and the public about the adequacy of ground water supplies; - tying zoning and real estate sales to the availability of adequate potable water; - planning for additional water development by 2015, if growth cont4 ues as projected. 1. We urge the Nevada County Board of Supervisors (also acting as the Nevada ,.� County water Agency) and the water and irrigation districts to work coopera- tively for the purpose of planning and of preventing and solving problems. General Plan designations and reasonable financial, engineering and legal constraints should be observed. 2. We support regularly scheduled meetings of members of the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, the Nevada irrigation District Board of Directors, and the city councils of Nevada City and Grass Valley, plus personnel from other entities in Nevada Countv who have an interest in discussing common problems relating to water. f3. We encourage the Nevada Irrigation District to balance the demand for water with the available supply and to promote equity among users. Exceptions ^av be made where administrative costs make equity uneconomical or where a li-=tee subsidy is advisable for farmers who receive a significant portion of their income from their iarm.s. Subsidies may also be made for the purDose or -a_n- taining open space. Criteria that encourage best management practices =:`,ell 1 be added to that or income for determining eligibility =or a subsicr. i - 4. We encourage suppliers of water to adjust their policies to promote ater conservation. S. We strongly support the State of California policy or considering conser:ec -ater to be equivalent to a beneficial use and not subject to `o da residents d' is i 1 e en o ed belieti•e teat N_�•a�- Count-.- d_.. s an.. d__tr_cts should b_ c__:as_.. to conserve atop !-%u_ not _red to do _t at a rare t' -._ . _ -at _s _ eat :"a:' _ accr.-:plisn ed y _ae state -s a whole. o• reco=end :-at all --os^derive buyers of pre^er net ser et b_=�C water == _n-srme� :,-any grOur,u -'atop supplies are _..:'--- J • 1 8 i or .Inava4lable, ' r R water becomes undrinkable there is no zuaranteed eme..v if well w water may not be used ' ti individua'_ , and that water or irrigation distracts raw Y water delivery, home owners for domestic consumption. in the absence of public those improved or inking unimproved parcels that are intended to provide eater before r water, should be tested, at private expense, for adequate otable their sale can be recorded. 7, We believe that a person has a right to know as much of the ground water history as is known about his or her property or of property he or she is considering purchasing. We therefore urge our state legislators to work toward � making appropriate changes in the California Codes. g• We urge the County Board of Supervisors to authorize study of the quality and quantity g uantit of round water resources in western Nevada County in order to t produce maps. Such study may be an on-going computerized compilation of data from well-drillers' reports and studies by state, federal or other agencies; { and/or new field studies conducted by the County Department Environmental i qualified consul- Health and Planning, or with the help of other agencies or tants. A map showing areas that have wells that have gone dry or are contain- ' inated should be made available to the public. 9. We recommend that the County zone undeveloped or developing areas that are known to have unreliable ground water supplies and that do not have access to i treated, piped water, either for large minimum Darcel sizes or for planned nd development of sufficient density and size to permit economical treatment a delivery of domestic water. r. - i 10. We recommend that, if current, population projections hold, more surrace water supplies be developed by approximately 2015. Planning -Lcr another reservoir should begin soon, with a) maximum consideration given to drought insurance, environmental effects 3 and agricultural needs; b) moderate consideration given to costs to taxpayers and users, providing remedies for failed wells, development of water-thrifty industry and new homes; Y in ensi i c) minimum consideration given to water sports and water—intensive industry. 11. We believe that areas of origin of water in the state have a responsibility to share their abundant, clean water with Others wh0 need it. People thr0ugn- out the state, however, should increase their water-conservation efforts. , Before exporting their surplus +rater, counties of origin have a right to use a i reasonable amount of water for t ,e benefit of their environment and residents. On the next pages of this report, each position will be repeated and followed by some supporting data and information that might prove useful for League action. it was thOu2ht that by having an assortment of facts conveniently at hand, readers of this report would be assisted in their search for workable solutions to comnplex problems. I.n._`crmation obtained by interviewing Officials and staff will not be presented here, although their views were valuable during the formation of our positions.