Water Resources Commission Minutes - 11/12/1999Ir 46
Minutes
Water Resources Commission Meeting
November 12, 1999
The Water Resources Commission met in regular session on November 12, 1999. The
following were present:
Syd Litteken
Liz Martin
Staff Representative David Lehfeldt
Staff Representative Gloria Dicken
Copies of the Drought Contingency Plan were handed out to the members present.
The details of the drought warning were discussed including:
• The creation of a Drought Emergency Task Force with members from the Water
Resources Commission, the Utility Operations Manager, the Assistant City
Manager, and the Public Information Officer.
• Using videos, and the City Access Channel to educate the general public
• The need to fix all leaks in the water system as they occur, even if it means
overtime.
• Reduction in the water pressure by using the water towers. Note: Side discussion
ensued concerning the construction of a fourth pressure plane and a new water
tower out in the western portion of town.
• Reduce City water usage.
• stop sewer flushing,
• stop fire hydrant flushing,
• stop using water in street sweeping.
• Outside water restrictions were discussed. Including the one time per week watering
schedule. Questions were asked about limiting the watering to before ten oclock in
the morning or after six oclock at night. It was the consensus of those present, that
because we are restricting water usage to one day per week, that we allow watering
at any time during the day but, issue a very strong recommendation that people
refrain from watering during the hot times.
Liz Martin suggested that we establish a hot line that would provide volunteers to go out
and reprogram sprinkler systems and we discussed the need to talk to the wholesale
customers. (This meeting was held November 23, 1999, and the wholesale water
customers were receptive.)
The next item of business was to discuss the vacancies that are being created within
the Water Resources Commission. The three members whose terms are expiring are:
Syd Litteken, Building Industry Representative
Mark Terning, Citizens at Large Representative
Paul Dowlearn, Landscape Business Representative
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It was suggested that all members of the commission start looking for new people who
would be interested in filling these spots.
The next item of business was discussing future water supplies. The three options
discussed were Lake Ringgold with a yield of 24 million gallons per day and a cost of
135 to 140 million dollars, Lake Kemp, requiring a reverse osmosis plant, with a
dependable yield of 27 million gallons per day, at a cost of 35 to 40 million dollars, and
reclaiming the wastewater effluent, with a dependable yield of 12 million gallons per day
and a cost of six to ten million dollars.
The meeting was adjourned around at 11:30 a.m.
David Lehfeldt
Utilities Operations Manager