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Summary Minutes - Water Resources - 3/26/2001 CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING SUMMARY FORM NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Water Resources Advisory Board DATE OF MEETING: March 26. 2001 NAME/TELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY: Robin Madel, 303-441-4073 NAMES OF MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS - Robert Fiehweg, Jeannette Hillery, Cal Youngberg, Gil Barth; Vicki Naber was absent STAFF - Ned Williams, Don Vetterling, Floyd Bebler, Randy Crittendon and Robin Madel, secretary WHAT TYPE OF MEETING (BOLD ONE) [REGULAR] [SPECIAL] [QUASI-JUDICIAL] Agenda Item 1 - Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:09 p.m. Agenda Item 2 - Approval of February 26, 2001 Meeting Minutes Jeannette Hillery motioned to approve the minutes. Cal Youngberg seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 3-0. Gil Barth abstained because this was his first meeting. Agenda Item 3 - General Citizen Participation There was none. Agenda Item 4 - Welcoming and swearing in of new WRAB members (Staff - Ned Williams). Gil Barth was welcomed as a new member. Since Robin Madel did not get the packets in time to perform the swearing in for both Gil Barth and Bob Fiehweg, this item was tabled until the next meeting. Agenda Item 5 - Staff presentation and discussion about changes in Operator Certification Requirements and "Regulation 100" (Staff - Floyd Bebler and Don Vetterling). Floyd Bebler and Don Vetterling presented the changes to operator certification and facility categorization promulgated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The new regulations set specific guidelines for categorizing water and wastewater treatment facilities and collection and distribution systems based on size, capacity and system complexity. They also establish clear guidelines for operator certification and testing. Not all operators at a facility have to be certified to the level of the facility but there has to be someone in responsible charge at a facility that is certified to the appropriate level. There are grandparent provisions to prevent existing operators from losing their jobs if they don't qualify at a certain level. The regulations also now require operators to obtain continuing education units. The economic impacts of the program were discussed for the city of Boulder and other communities statewide. Also discussed was the establishment/existence of mentoring programs between operators and water/wastewater organizations. Jeannette Hillery announced that she was appointed to serve on the Colorado Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Board created under Regulation 100 (the Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Requirements). Citizen Participation and WRAB Comment There was none. Agenda Item 6 - A. Matters from the Board ■ Jeannette Hillery attended the South Boulder Creek Floodplain meeting. She said Alan Taylor did a great job. She said she saw the study as more of a hydrologic study than a floodplain study. She said she thought that Bill Taggart's presence was necessary to explain the methodology behind the study. She said Bill Degroot did not manage the crowd's anger towards CU very well. She recommended that it should be stressed at the reach meetings that the entire stream should be mitigated and that will take cooperation between all governmental entities. ■ Jeannette Hillery asked about arsenic in the drinking water in Boulder and how arsenic is removed. Ned Williams pointed out that Boulder doesn't have an arsenic problem and he briefly discussed how arsenic is removed from drinking water. ■ Cal Youngberg asked about what happens to Wind Gap water shares now that the Cal pine deal has fallen through. Ned Williams said that a determination hasn't been made about what to do with the water. ■ Cal Youngberg commented on the cleaning of Anderson Ditch and that Baseline Reservoir helped in the process. B. Matters from the Staff ■ Ned Williams presented the recommendation for the Greenways Program to use the WRAB as the primary board for public contact. The WRAB supported that recommendation. ■ Ned Williams gave an update on the Lakewood pipeline project. On 3/21/01 the Forest Service issued a decision that affirmed Boulder County's decision. The project now will go through a 45 day appeal process. Agenda Item 7 - Discussion of Future Meeting Dates and Agenda The discussion of future meeting dates was tabled until the next meeting. Agenda topics include: ■ A preliminary discussion on the CIP and operations budgets ■ Election of new officers ■ Meeting times ■ Meeting locations Gil Barth will not be at the next meeting. Agenda Item 8 -Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m. Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting: April 16, 2001, 7:00 .m., at the West Senior Center, Alpine Room