EXHIBIT 17-B
FINAL MINUTES
Joint Meeting of the
Policy Advisory Committee and the
Technical Advisory Committee of the
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
The meeting was called to
order at 7 PM.
City of
City of
City of
City of
City of
City of
Airport District
Management District
Committee
Members Absent
City of
Airport District
Stephanie Pintar, Water Demand Manager
District
Counsel Present:
Heidi Quinn
No comments were directed to
the committee.
1. Discuss
Proposed Draft Ordinance – Adding a Process for Sub-Potable Water Use Credits
to the District’s Rules and Regulations
The committee discussed the
issue and District staff responded to questions. Following the discussion, Chair Lehman
referred the following items to TAC for further consideration. (1) Preparation of an environmental impact
report (EIR) on potable and sub-potable water credits. (2) Cost sharing plan
for payment of an EIR based on beneficial use. (3) Consider reducing water credit set aside
from 25 percent to 15 percent. (4) Allow credit for retirement of landscaped
areas. (5) Possible legal costs related
to adoption of an ordinance. (6)
Indemnification by jurisdictions. (7)
Report from District staff on how the one-for-one provision in State Water Resources
Control Board (SWRCB) Order 95-10 and the Draft Cease and Desist Order (CDO)
issued against California American Water (CAW) will affect development of
sub-potable water supplies and the designation/transfer of water credits.
During
the discussion, the following comments were made by committee members. (1) The
Board should consider expanding the scope of the EIR to focus on potable water
transfers, and include a section on sub-potable water credits/transfers. (2) The EIR could be funded proportionately
based on the benefit that each jurisdiction would receive from sub-potable
water sources. Some jurisdictions would
receive water from the 300 acre-feet planned to be developed by the Monterey
Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA), but other jurisdictions would
receive no benefit. (3) How would SWRCB
Order 95-10 and the subsequent draft CDO affect opportunities to reuse water
from the MRWPCA project? Would the
one-for-one provision preclude any of that water from being allocated to new
uses? (4) The conservation savings of 25
percent for sub-potable credits should be reduced to 15 percent, as is required
for potable water credits.
The
following comments were received during the public comment period on this
item. (1) Tom Bunosky, representing
CAW, asked if the process for allowing the transfer of water credit would be affected
by adoption of the Draft CDO. (2) George Riley, Citizens for Public
Water, suggested that the cost to develop recycled water projects may be more
reasonable than projected costs for the seawater desalination project that is
currently being studied by CAW.
Discussion Items
2. Discuss
Notice of Draft Cease and Desist Order Regarding the Continued Unauthorized
Diversion of Water from the
District
Counsel gave a brief update on the status of the Draft Cease and Desist Order,
and responded to questions from the committee.
The
following comments were received during the public comment period on this
item. (1) Tom Bunosky, representing
CAW, stated that the company will request that the SWRCB conduct a hearing on
the Draft CDO. He reported that the
Coastal Water Project pilot project should begin operation in January, and that
CAW will aggressively pursue additional water conservation savings. (2) Dale Hekhuis, former MPWMD
Boardmember, requested that the SWRCB hearing on the Draft CDO be conducted
within the District boundaries. He asked
that an estimate be developed of the amount of additional water conservation
savings that could be achieved within the District. (3) George Riley, Citizens for Public
Water, urged the jurisdictions to support the water supply project solution
proposed by the Regional Plenary Oversight Group. (4) Bill Caruthers asked if water
harvesting had been proposed as a water supply alternative.
Comments by Technical and Policy Advisory Committee
Members
No comments
Adjournment
The meeting
was adjourned at approximately 8:30 PM.
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