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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 04/15/1983MINUTES WATER BOARD April 15, 1983 MEMBERS PRESENT Ward Fischer, Chairman; Norm Evans, Vice -Chairman; Tom Sanders; Bernie Cain; Henry Caulfield; George Wallace; Ray Glabach; Dave Stewart; Tom Moore; Ev Richardson; Mort Bittinger (alt.); Harvey Johnson (lifetime member) STAFF PRESENT Roger Krempel, Mike Smith, Dennis Bode, Jim Hibbard, Keith Elmund, Ben Alexander, Curt Miller, Paul Eckman (Assistant City Attorney) GUESTS Phyllis Stewart (CSU Graduate Student) MEMBERS ABSENT None Chairman Ward Fischer opened the meeting. The following items were discussed: MINUTES The minutes of March 18, 1983 were approved. STAFF REPORTS A. Water Projections for 1983 A memo regarding "Water Supply and Demand for 1983" was prepared by Dennis Bode, Water Resources Engineer, and sent to the Board members prior to the meeting. From the memo, Table 1 showed the projected treated water demands for the 1983 water year. The supply of water for municipal treated water use that is expected to be available during 1983 was summarized in Table 2. The water carried over in Joe Wright Reservoir from last year was added to the projected supplies to give a total supply of 31,000 acre-feet available. Subtracting 3200 acre-feet of water to be carried over in Joe Wright for 1984, and making several other adjustments, resulted in an adjusted water supply of 27,700 acre-feet. Ward Fischer and Norm Evans suggestd that water in Joe Wright Reservoir be carried over this year for use in a "dry year". Mr. Bode responded that some water would need to be released to satisfy the requirements of the reuse plan. Taking this into account, it was the consensus of the Board that a considerable portion of the water should be carried over for drier years. Henry Caulfield moved to accept the water management plan as outlined. After a second from Bernie Cain, the Board voted unanimous approval. B. Out -of -City Service Request Jim Hibbard, Transmission and Distribution Systems Manager, related that there was an out -of -city water service request from Wesley D. Webb to serve the Holiday Drive -In Theatre with a 3/4 inch commercial tap. Water is available east of the theatre building in Pipestone Drive. The staff recommended approval of this request subject to the following: 1) the approval be conditional upon the review and approval of the City Planning Board and the City Council, 2) the applicants sign an out -of -city service agreement. E Tom Sanders moved for approval of the request. Following a second from Ev Richardson, the vote in favor of the motion was unanimous. POUDRE BASIN STUDY UPDATE - Norm Evans reported that H.B. 1102 - appropriation to the Water Conservation Board from the Construction Trust Fund was ammended in the House to delete the plan for study item. An item was added that would provide $75,000 to complete the hydrologic simulation model for the South Platte Basin. Dr. Evans wanted the Board's viewpoint on the deletion of the item to formulate a plan for a study. He stated further that the Farm Bureau is anxious to have the model simulation left in the bill and they have proposed an amendment that inserts in the South Platte model the words, "and including the Big Thompson, the Poudre, and St. Vrain Tributaries". Hence, the Poudre Basin would be covered in the simulation model. The simulation model will be constructed by the Colorado Water Research Institute. Dennis Bode had prepared a proposed outline for a Cache La Poudre Basin -wide study which was distributed to members at the meeting. With the additional basins included in the model, the $75,000 figure would increase to $130,000. Dr. Evans offered the following resolution for the Board's consideration: The Fort Collins Water Board recommends the passage of H.B. 1102 with the following amendments and priorities: First priority -- Construction of the South Platte Basin Simulation Model including the Cache La Poudre Basin and the appropriation of $130,000 to meet the full cost; and second priority -- a $15,000 appropriation for developing a plan for a comprehensive Poudre Basin Study similar to the outline prepared by Dennis Bode (attached). Ev Richardson provided a second and after further discussion, the motion passed unanimously. The Board agreed that a follow-up of this action should be communicated to the Mayor and the appropriate legislators. INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS/PRE-TREATMENT PROGRAM Dave Stewart related that he has been concerned about the problems with the industrial pre-treatment programs throughout the state with regard to the hazardous wastes and other wastes that aren't identified in our pre-treatment program. As a result, he met with Keith Elmund, Environmental Services Superintendent. They agreed that there was a need to update some of the pre- treatment regulations to cover the organics. Dr. Elmund will present the necessary changes to the pre-treatment regulations to the Board for their consideration at a future meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS Ward Fischer, Norm Evans and Ev Richardson, as a result of a recent work session, thought that it would be helpful to research the history and formulate what is conceived to be unwritten or unspoken policies that the Board has decided on in the past and why those decisions were made. The Committee has met twice and has drafted what they think the policy manual should be expanded to include. They suggested that a meeting should be scheduled to allow adequate time for Board discussion. Moreover, the staff should be involved in this meeting to make suggestions and concur with what has been proposed. The Committee has broken the draft down into goals and policies and strategies to meet these. The draft will be sent to Board and staff members for their consideration. Subsequently, at the next regular meeting on May 20ththe Board and staff will meet P 2:00 p.m. to discuss, exclusively, this proposed draft. (The meeting has since been changed to May 27th at 2:00 p.m.) NEW BUSINESS Ward Fischer asked Assistant City Attorney Paul Eckman if a revised ordinance on water rights requirements has been drafted. Mr. Eckman said that a draft would be ready for the June Board meeting. Roger Krempel stated that the County has asked the City to consider accepting septic waste at the wastewater treatment plant. The City Manager asked that Mr. Krempel respond to them. It appears, at this point with just a cursory look, that facilities would need to be constructed. These would cost approximately $500,000 to $600,000. If the wastes were accepted, it would be necessary to monitor what comes in and hold them until they were analyzed. The City Council requested that the proposal be considered in a conceptual design mode and asked Mr. Krempel to return to them with more complete information. Mr. Krempel assured the Board that they would be kept up to date on all aspects of this proposal. Tom Sanders summarized what a representative from Anheuser-Busch had presented with regard to their land application program at a recent informational meeting. Dr. Sanders related some of his concerns about the design agreement with the City. He contends that the Board should be able to inspect the document before it is finalized. Roger Krempel reminded the Board that the design agreement reads that all of the waste will go to the City Wastewater plant. Recently, Anheuser-Busch has decided that half of the waste will go to land treatment. Mr. Krempel said that he, Chuck Inghram and Curt Miller visited the Fairfield, California Anheuser-Busch plant a few days ago and found it to be a real learning experience. He suggested that it might be valuable to send two or three Water Board members to visit the Fairfield plant as well. OTHER BUSINESS George Wallace asked to be updated on the sludge farm. It was proposed that Board members be taken on a short field trip to the sludge farm in the near future. Dave Stewart asked to be updated on Water Treatment Plant No. 1. Mike Smith stated that alternatives for the Plant will be considered at a Council work session either on April 26th or May loth. He added that the City is waiting for a letter from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to give their approval for the City to become involved with North Poudre regarding use of the Munroe Tunnel. Dave Stewart also asked about the new water tank. Mike Smith said that it is under design and should go out to bid the latter part of June. George Wallace wondered about the negotiations with regard to Reservoir No. 6. Roger Krempel said that negotiations are still going on but no decisions have been made. Mr. Krempel added that some additional hydrologic studies need to be done to determine how much capacity the City can utilize from that reservoir. 3 Ev Richardson asked about the status of the North Park Reservoir. Roger Krempel related that the Michigan River Conservancy District received a letter from the State Engineer's office stating that they had no reason to limit the filling of the reservoir. However, they want to see the same level of monitoring that has been occurring the past year to continue. There is also a need for a horizontal drain to carry water out of the abutment. It is at the discretion of the City as to what they will accept. The City must decide whether the project is good enough and safe enough to accept the contract or reject it if it does not meet one or both requirements. Roger Krempel announced that the City has the opportunity to acquire some land south and immediately adjacent to the Sludge farm. Mr. Krempel drew a diagram of the area. Twenty-six acres of suitable sludge disposal land can be acquired for $3900 an acre. This land would prolong the investment in and add to the life of the sludge farm. After considerable discussion, Ev Richardson moved that the City proceed with the purchase of this land. George Wallace seconded the motion. Tom Moore abstained from the vote. The rest of the members voted for approval. Since there was no further business the meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m. M6- 4 /!e Secretar