MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL WATER PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
May 14, 2009
1. Call to order/roll call
Chair Saunders called the Special Water Planning Committee meeting to order
at 1:30 p.m. Committee members present were Chair Saunders, Vice Chairs Ferguson
and Petty, Directors Barrett, Lewinger, Linden, McMillan, Muir, Steiner, and
Watton. Committee members absent were Dailey, Lewis, Martin, and Parker. Also
present were Directors Arrant, Bond, Dion, Hogan, Jungreis, Johnson, Pocklington,
Price, Saxod, Smith, Tu, Wight, H. Williams, and Wornham. At that time, there
was a quorum of the Committee. Staff present was General Manager Stapleton,
General Counsel Hentschke, Deputy General Managers Belock and Lanspery, Assistant
General Manager Cushman, Director of Water Resources Weinberg, Water Resources
Manager Yamada and Principal Water Resources Specialists Chamberlain, Engineer
P.E. Simon, and Senior Water Resources Specialists Lopez.
2. Public comment
There were no members of the public who wished to address the Committee.
3. Chair's Report
Chair Saunders asked that items #4 and #5 be taken out of order.
5. Summary of findings of the Camp Pendleton Seawater Desalination
Project Feasibility Study.
Mr. Yamada summarized the findings and results from the Camp Pendleton Seawater
Desalination Project Feasibility Study.
Mr. Findley, RBF Project Manager reviewed the potential seawater desalination
sites at Camp Pendleton, including the MCTSSA site configuration and site layout,
and the site configuration for SRTTP. He then reviewed the intake and discharge
facilities, open-ocean intake location, brine discharge pipelines and tunnel,
and offshore intake options. Mr. Findley provided three power service options,
1) purchase power from the grid, 2) natural gas turbine generators, and 3) solar/wind/wave
(supplemental only).
Mr. Yamada addressed the capital cost assumptions, Camp Pendleton Desalination
Project Phase 1 costs (current dollars) that included capital costs, operation
and maintenance costs, and cost comparisons in current dollars with other project
locations with similar capacities. He then reviewed the next steps and planning
milestones.
4. Report on the findings and results of the Pipeline 6 Feasibility
and Alignment Study.
Mr. Simon presented the findings and results from the Pipeline 6 Feasibility
and Alignment Study, including the identification of a preferred pipeline alignment
and issues related to project need and implementation.
Mr. Chamberlain summarized Pipeline 6 timing considerations and showed a graphic
of the Water Authority untreated demand curve – 2015. He then reviewed
the next steps.
6-A.Consider Approval of Policies for the use of Water Authority
facilities for Conveyance and Exchange of local water supplies.
Staff recommendation: Approve the policies pertaining to the use
of Water Authority Facilities for conveyance and exchange of local supplies.
Mr. Weinberg provided a presentation on the key points including use of existing
facilities, exchanges and wheeling local supplies including in-lieu exchange,
direct system wheeling, and indirect system wheeling. He then referred to key
policy elements and rates and charges.
6-B. Consider Approval of Board of Directors Policy for the Water
Authority’s
Purchase of Excess Local Supplies.
Staff recommendation: Approve the Board policy pertaining to Water
Authority purchase of excess local supplies.
Mr. Weinberg provided a summary on purchasing excess local supplies that included
the purpose, and key features of the proposed policy.
After discussion the Water Planning Committee voted on items 6-A and 6-B.
Director Ferguson moved, Vice Chair Petty seconded and the motion passed by
the Water Planning Committee recommending adoption of the above recommendations
to the full Board at the May 28, 2009, Board meeting.
Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Water Planning Committee,
Chair Saunders adjourned the meeting at 3:45 p.m.
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Javier Saunders, Chair
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