Water Resources Commission Minutes - 07/14/2004MINUTES OF WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION MEETING
July 14, 2004
The Water Resources Commission met on July 14, 2004 at 3:30 p.m. in the Council
Conference Room of the Memorial Auditorium. Those in attendance were Water
Resource Members Charles Bentley, Charles Barr, and Council Liaison, James Esther.
Absent from the meeting was WRC Members Eddie Holcomb, Chris Neeb, and Kerry
Maroney. Also present were Staff Representative David Lehfeldt and the Public Works
Administrative Secretary Gloria Dicken. Mr. Curtis Beitel, P.E., CFM and Joan Flowers
with Carter & Burgess, Inc. were also in attendance.
• Mr. Bentley called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m.
• Mr. Bentley then turned the meeting over to Mr. Curtis Beitel with Carter & Burgess,
Inc. and reviewed changes from the last meeting regarding Best Management
Practices (BMP). He reviewed proposed cost of implementing the TPDES Phase II
Stormwater Compliance Program, and looked at currently funded operations,
received feedback (about $500,000 start -up cost) about $68,000 not already funded.
• Mr. Taylor told the Commission what we are already doing: 1) mapping of storm
sewer system: 2) Health Department... Illicit Discharge: 3) Dry weather flows.
• Mr. Beitel inquired about the City's Industrial Pretreatment Program. Mr. Lehfeldt
had comments about costs associated with the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Program.
• Mr. Beitel stated that the North Texas Council of Governments (NTCOG) has much
material already developed. He proposed having a design contest for book covers.
Both Mr. Bentley and Mr. Taylor agreed that the River Bend Nature Center was an
untapped resource in regard to environmental concerns, such as stormwater. (Mr.
Taylor was to make contact with Beverly Williamson at the River Bend Nature
Center when the time is appropriate.) Mr. Bentley mentioned that the Red River
Authority also as a potential interested party. Mr. Taylor said that he would talk with
the Boy Scouts as potential participants in the program.
• Mr. Taylor was to get with the Sanitation Superintendent in regard to household
hazardous waste collection events that the TCEQ holds.
• Another issue was brought up regarding failing septic system (Mr. Lehfeldt
comments were on "water only" accounts). Mr. Lehfeldt said that there are a half a
dozen pumping companies.
• Mr. Taylor talked about developing a guide book to the existing Stormwater
Ordinance. Stormwater ordinance under water /wastewater need to be pulled out
and developed independently in order to develop an all encompassing ordinance.
• Where will the Notice of Intents (NOI) be tracked? Building Inspections.
• Mr. Taylor was to take a look at the Street Superintendent Larry Krugle's budget
(Item PC -3) to reconcile amounts.
• Action Items: Revise Budget, Vote, Schedule workshop with City Council after
hearing from TCEQ.
• The next meeting was scheduled for September 15, 2004.
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