SAJB Meeting 2/28/02
SPOKANE AQUIFER JOINT BOARD AGENDA
February 28, 2002 – 1:30 PM
Vera Water & Power 601 North Evergreen Road
1. CALL TO ORDER
- Welcome and Introductions
- Consideration of SAJB Meeting Minutes 01.24.02 will take place at the March 28th meeting – your SAJB Secretary is recuperating from rotator cuff surgery.
2. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT – Steve Skipworth, Treasurer
- Approve Bills
3. OLD BUSINESS
- Designation of “Alternate” Board Members for voting
- Certificates of Water Availability
- Data Base of customers around wellheads
4. NEW BUSINESS
- Washington Government Entity Pool / Insurance
- 2002 Spokane Youth Environmental Conference Sponsorship (May 22, 2002 @ Gonzaga University); potential sponsorship at 3 Levels, each level includes logo on conference print materials ($100), + signage ($250), +publicity materials ($500); we can also donate items for attendee packets (est. 250), pencils, magnets, notepads, etc.
- Aquifer quantity study by Spokane / Coeur d’Alene Chambers of Commerce – meeting Feb 25th in Post Falls
5. WELLHEAD PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Committee Reports
- ProActive Business – to participants in IGC business assistance program, letter of thanks + window decal
- Potential Contaminant Source Inventory – pilot test @ Irvin completed; schedule for all remaining districts
- Household Contaminant Disposal – 2002 Event pieces nearly assembled for mailing in 1st week of March
- Education & Awareness – RFP for 2002 Survey sent to 11 entities (deadline Friday March 15th); RFP for Aqua Duck development sent to 13 recipients (deadline Friday, March 8th); truck decals and bumper stickers in production. Final radio spots ready for preview Friday, March 1st. Children’s Theatre RFP distribution pending until school districts respond.
- Program Leader Report – Julia McHugh
1) GUEST SPEAKERS – Linda Pilkey-Jarvis and Jeannie Brandt, DEPT OF ECOLOGY SPILL RESPONSE & PREPAREDNESS– to present an overview about spills & gather input about the level of protection these rules should provide. The rules are currently under review.
2) Watershed Resource Inventory Analysis WRIA – draft data compilation and assessment report comments; debate on need for and methods to conduct in-stream flow measurements on the Little Spokane River
3) Friends of the Aquifer – Avista applies to expand existing 170 mw plant, increasing aquifer water use to 3 million gallons of water per day, and power output to 260 mw.
4) Kootenai Environmental Alliance – Feb 6th public meeting in Rathdrum re: power plant appeal – reported by Jim Lahde
5) Washington Citizens Action Committee – Feb 26th last day to respond to Coeur d’Alene basin cleanup plan
6) Safe Water Coalition of Washington State – alerting citizens to House Bill 2703 to “study the costs and benefits of fluoride in public water supplies”, legislative hotline is 800-562-6000.
7) Earth Day April 20, 2002 –shall we set up the SAJB Booth? Cost is a donation from $25 – $100. Will need volunteers to staff the booth in 2 hour shifts
6. ADJOURN