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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - Water Resources - 8/18/2003CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO 130ARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING SUMMARY rORM NAM~ OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Water Resources Advisory Board DATC Or MEETING: Aug 18, 2003 NAME/T~LEPHONE OF P~RSON PREPARING SUMMARY: Robm Madel, 303-441-4073 NAMES OF MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF AND INVITED GUESTS PRES~NT: BOARD MEMBERS - Rober[ Fiehweg, Kan Wilson, Jeannette Hillery, J~m Knopf, Gil $arth STAFF - Ned Will~ams, Carol L~nn, Joanna Crean, Tom Gould, Douglas Sullivan, Ployd Bebler, Paul Heppler, Josc Velasquez, Dave Ocrke, Ro6in Madel, secretary WHAT TYPE OF MEETING (BOLD ONE) [REGULAR] [SPECIAL] [QUASI-JUDICIAL] Agenda Item 1- Call to Ordcr The meetmg was called to order at 7 02 p m Agenda Item 2- Meeting Minutes The meehng mmutes from July 21, 2003 were approved as wrdten Ken Wilson motioned to approve the minutes. .Teannette Hillerv seconded the motion. The vote was 4•0 in favor oE the moNon. Cnl Bacth d~d not voCe because he did not attand the 7uly meet~ng Agenda Item 3- General Citizen Participation Steve Pomerance 335 17°i St. Boulder 80302, sa~d that we are trymg to use a rate stmc[ure to promote conaervaYion and ~t doesdt work well Prtee ts noC a detecmmmg factoc m promohng conaervatron Pomecance said he thmks that the conservauon rates m placa now have no basis and the rates should be based on tap fees He said that smce people pay tap fees they have a nght to [he watar. A water budget should be set for each household each year, ~f peoplc usc less than the~r budgeted amount they should be compensated for rt If people use morc they should pay a higher amount that is based on tha [ap fce. Pomerance said that the fixed charge should equal the fixed cost He also said that the city is noC mamtamtng the atandarde fox level of service oudined m the Raw Water Master Plan Peter Richards 470 University Ave. Boulder 80302, said he would like the board to ask [he s[aff to make pubhc the records for the top 10 water users m the city R~chards said that all commerctal water accounts [hat are over a certam amount par year should be pubhc mformahon Bill DeOreo 2709 Pine St. Boulder 80302, said that it is a good idea to Imk water use ro the tap fee b~t the s~ze of the tap is lmked to how much gets uscd Larger homes are supposcd to pay a larger tap fee DeOreo said tha[ thc real goal ~s [o design a system that recogmzes level of service and prevents waste He said that if we have been m a 300-yr drought [hen our system performed well but ~f we have only been experienemg a 100-yr drought then our system failed. We also need to decide, if we brmg on more water, who wdl pay for ~t General Citizen Participation was closed. Agenda Item 4- Staff presentation and WRAB diswssion on the Class A Biosolids Project at the Valmont Butte Site. Douelas Sullivan discussed the pro~ect He reviewed the history and the schedula for complauon. Dave Oerke, with RTW, diacusaed the elamenGS of the altacnativea anelyais Oerke d~scuased tha opaon that mcluded dewatering biosohds w~th een[r~fuges and truckrng to tha compostmg faciliCy and the optmn that mcluded p~ping Co the facilrty and Chen dewatenng the biosol~ds slurry The anelysis showed Yhat the p~pmg proccss ~s the preferred method Oerke also descnbed the two compos[ methods evaluated, the aerated stauc pile method and the agitated bed method In the analysts, the staff prePerred the aerated bed method. Oerke discussed the odor d~spersion modelmg that was complcted and the two-stage system of biological scrubbers and filters to be used for odor control Sull~van d~scussad potential par[ners m the pro~cct and the capacrties of the system The site where the system would be located w41 be annexed m Fall 2003 Remammg achvihes mclude a sUe review and a CBAP, issuance of a eerhficate of designahon and ~ssuance of the Bouldex County 1041 Paxmit The CEAP w~ll be brought to the WRAB foi a pubhc hearmg m October 2003. Water Resources Adv~.rory Board Summary Minutes Aug 1$ 2003 Puge 1 Agenda Item 5- Staff presentation and WRAB discussion on the Utility Rate Structure and Billing System Analysis project. Tom Gould gave a review of the goals Chat were discussed at the previous meetrng 6ould described the top five attcibutes as dete~mmed by the WRAB members and tha staff All five attnbutes wece the same for both groups but were m a reverse order of importance. The weigh[mg method was descnbed Gould d~scussed 20 potenhal rate structures to be considered tn the evaluahon. Kcn Wilson added two more rate s[ructures to consider Three to five of those rate structures will bc evaluated agamst the cuteria Gould said that the three to five cate stcuctures that are chosen will be evaluated for applicabd~ty to all rate classes WRAB Questions and Discussion Bob Fiehweg asked how wastewater fees will be assessed m[he new structura Carol Lmn sazd that the pro~ec[ gcope assumea that AWC will be calculated and used as the basis for calculatmg wastewater fees Agenda Item 6 - Matters from the Staff • Ned Williams said that the names of the top 10 commercial water users had been released but not the amounts The mformahon could be sens~[ive for some commercial busmess pracGces • Ned VJ~ll~ams said that the c~ty would bc ~ssumg a press release statmg thaC the ciry is no longer m Drought Stage 1. As of Sep I, 2003 there will no longer be a drought surcharge on wa[er bilis The reservoirs are currently 92% full • Ned Wilhams confirmed the date and hme of the ~omt Plamm~g Board and WRAB meetmg The meetmg will ha on Aug. 28, 2003 from 5•30-7 p m Paul Lander wdl be the only utilihes staff member m atCendance. • Ned Williams diswssed the Lakewood commumty meetmg that is bemg held on Aug. 18> 2003 and gave an update on the Lakewood Pipelme siWat~on • Ned Will~ams announced a publ~c meetmg on [he CU South Property on Aug 21, 2003 from 5-8 p m, . Ned WilLams discussed the letter about Barker Reservoir that [he crty of Boulder sent to [he town of Nederland requesnng a proposal The city has not yet recerved a response • Ned Williams prov~ded an update on [he Iluondation of drmkmg water m Ft, Collms The F[ Collms City Council recommended contmuation of fluoridauon at wrren[ levels • Ned Williams asked the board members to pick a day for a tour of the Boulder Creek confluence area, [he new 75'" St. Wastewater Treatment Plant outfall and the Valmont Butte Srte The bontd chose Oct 4, 2003 trom 9-12 a m as the trme Matters from the Board • 7~m Knopf asked about potenUal locatwns for a Windy Gap storage reservo~r W~lliams said [hat no formal dec~s~on had been made yet Knopf sa~d that there is still an opportumty for the crty to panc~ipate m the pro~ect Williama said that the staff does not feel that u is necessary to obtam addit~onal storage capac~ry at this hme even given poss~ble bmld out scenauos Agenda Item 7- Next meeting agenda The next meehng agenda will mclude a contmued discossion of the rate structure and billmg system analys~s Agenda Item 8 - Adjournment Gil Barth motioned to adjourn the meeting. Jeannette Hillerv seconded the motion. The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion. The meeUng was ad~ourned at 9 30 p m Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting: Monday Sept IS 2003 7 00 p m regular meehng at Ihe C~ty Mumcipal Serv~ces Center conferencc room y, ~ ` UZ Minutes approved by ~ Date S ~ dU }~ Water Resources Adv~sory Baard Summary Manutes Aug 18, 2003 Page 2