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