HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Water Resources - 9/18/2006CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING SUMMARY FORM
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Water Resources Advisory Board
DATE OF MEETING: Se tember 18, 2006
NAMF,/TELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY: Ned Williams
NAMES OF MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT:
BOARD MEMBERS -Ken Wilson, Jim Knopf, Robin Byers, Bart Miller, Kelly DiNatale.
STAFF - Ned Williams, Flo d Bebler
WHAT TYPE OF MEETING (BOLD ONE) [REGULAR] [SPECIAL] [QUASI-JUDICIAL]
Agenda Item 1- Wa[er Budgets and Rate Structure
a. Rates
b. Public relations
c. Meters, monitors ba[[eries, upgrudes
d. Appeal / ad~us[men[ process
e. Aow can excess revenues be redirected to those in need, conservation measures
(No[e: Items b, c, d, and e should be a top~c a[ [he November WRAB mee[ing)
Agenda Item 2- Ballo[ Issues:
a. Drinkmg Water S[andards (fluoride)
b. Annexations
c. Transit and Trail tax (impact on Boulder Feeder Canal Trail)
d. Fire traming cen[er at Boulder Reservoir
e. Climate Change/Carbon [ax
(Note: The Drinking Water Standards issue may be a WRAB agenda i[em for [he October
meeting. The format, e.g., point-counterpomt, panel diswssion, etc., is yet to be determined.
WRAB was concerned tha[ informahon was not getting out to the public and [ha[ the WRAB
meeting may be one avenue. Ken Wilson w~ll talk with city attorney to see wha[ ]egal limitatio~s
[he WRAB process may have.)
Agenda Item 3- Utility Benchmarking and Managemen[ Review:
(No[e: Kelly D~Natale will [ry [o get a copy of the Wes[mins[er UUIi[y Management Smdy and
dis[ribute it to the WRAB. Kelly would like to see a similar eFfort undertaken by a third party
consultan[ [o benchmark the Boulder ut~l~ty. Kelly [hought the effort would be in [he $50,000 [o
$100,000 cange.)
Agenda Item 4- lntegration and Updates of [he Long-Range Master Plans:
Ned gave an upda[e about the Water Quality Strategic Plan, Source Wa[er Plan, Boulder Reservo~r
B&V Study, stream flows vs. hydro, etc., as well as [he plan [o revise, intega[e and standardize
the master plan for each utility (water, wastewater and flood/stormwater). The WRAB would hke
Ned to write up [he summary he prov~ded nnd include a flow chart with time lines.
Agenda Item 5- Wa[er Quality Issues - Fish Feminiza[ion:
The WRAB would like the fish femimzahon/endocrine disrupting compounds [o be an agenda
i[em at a future WRAB meeting. Floyd Bebler spoke wi[h the USGS and C.U. people doing [his
research at [he 75ih St WWTP, and they would be happy [o provide a presen[ation ro the WRAB.
Agenda Item 6- Discussed role of WRAB:
a. What is the process of gettmg WRAB-iniha[ed items on the agenda?
b. Should [he WRAB ge[ mvolved in projec[s a[ an earlier stage, i.e., before [he CEAP is
completed?
c Should the WRAB focus more on pohcy direction rather Ihan projec[ review'?
d.
Agenda Item 7- Water Resource Issues:
a. South Platte well issue - public relations s[ra[egy
b. South Boulder Creek - flow augmentation
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c. Po[ential Leasi~g of wa[er to other cities if they have critical shorFterm needs
d. Future water treatmen[ and Car[er Lake pipeline
e. Future water demands given new water budget and conserva[ion effor[s
f. Windy Gap - how does rt fit into future supply
g. Exchanges, Boulder Creek Flow, and hydro-power
h. Wittemyer Pond relining ws[s
Agenda Item 8- Flood Way and Flood Plain Issues
Agenda Item 9- Financial Reserves:
Agenda item before Ken Wilson leaves in March 2007
Agenda I[em 10 - Future Aaenda Item Summary:
A Drinking Water Standard Ballo[ Issue - Oct 16, 2006 meeting (Format [o be determined)
B. Water Budget Rate Structure - November 20, 2006 meetmg. Review council action;
discuss status of related issues listed under in #1. Water Budgets and Rate Structure- b, c,
d, and e.
C. Be[asso WTP Pipeline CEAP - OcL 16, 2006 meeting. To also include addi[ional
information about [he trade-off of hydropower generat~on vs. ms[ream flow impac[s.
D. Fish feminization/Endocnne Disrupting Compounds - to be scheduled.
E. Financial Reserves/Ra[e Stabilization Fund - to be scheduled no later than March 2007
Agenda Item 11 - Future Information Memo Needs:
A. W WTP liquid stream and dewa[ering pro~ec[s
B. Status of the Integration and Upda[es of [he Long-Range Master Plans (#4 above)
C. Follow up from the August 22 WRAB meetmg and presen[a[ion by Boulder Fly Cas[ers
on what the ciry is domg, including a cost estimate ro reline [he Wittemyer Ponds.
Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be 7 p.m., Monday, Oct 16, 2006 at [he Municipal Services Center located at 5050
Eas[ Pearl Street.
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