SAJB Meeting 3/27/03

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SPOKANE AQUIFER JOINT BOARD AGENDA

March 27, 2003   –   1:30 PM

Vera Water & Power   601 North Evergreen Road

1.  CALL TO ORDER

2.  FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT – Steve Skipworth, Treasurer – Kim Beal, Accountant

  • Review and Approve Bills

3.  OLD BUSINESS

  • Aquifer quantity study by Washington-Idaho-US Geological Survey (Holy Trinity)
  • Aqua-Duck and other Trademarks/Logo authorized and unauthorized usage.

4.  NEW BUSINESS

  • Virtual Aquifer Field Trip Maintenance Agreement
  • KDK-1 Agreement for new TV Spot (Education Committee)
  • KDK-1 Agreement for new Radio Spot (Household Committee)
  • Website – Complete scrapping of existing work and starting from scratch to create new Website.
  • Contract with Kim Foley ($4700.00) to create new Website not fully anticipated in 2003 Budget.
  • Interlocal Agreement with Ecology for Intern(s) to conduct Business visits and Coordinate Small Quantity Generator Disposal Program with Solid Waste.

5.  WELLHEAD PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

  • Committee Reports
    • ProActive Business 
    • Potential Contaminant Source Inventory
    • Household Contaminant Disposal – gearing up for month of April campaign – banners @ Transfer Stations, contaminant pick-up hotline for seniors and physically challenged with Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, radio spot and print ad planned
    • Education & Awareness –SAJB booth with Vera Water and Power at the MacDonald+Adams Science Fair 2/27; Aqua Duck performance March 22nd at Children’s Museum World Day of Water celebration; next scheduled for performances at Earth Day, April 19th.  SAJB Booth at Ag Extension, Saturday April 12th, 10-4 p.m., part of Master Gardener Open House which is open to the public.  Distribution of cover letter and promotional flyer for Aqua Duck skit and Virtual Field Trip to educators – follow-up calls in process, including two coordinators of MESA – Math Environmental Science Achievement program – WSU Spokane
    • Emergency Planning – no progress to report
  • PROGRAM LEADER REPORT – Julia McHugh

a) Guest Speaker – Mr. Doug Rider, Chair, Spokane County Water Conservation Board

b) Guest Mr. Dick Warren, Interim Public Works Director, City of Spokane Valley

c)  Notice to renew Groundwater Foundation membership – ‘Organization’ level cost = $75.00, includes 2 subscriptions to ‘Aquifer’

d) Williams Environmental/AWWA-RF Case Study of Benefits of Wellhead Protection Programs – draft case study for SAJB due soon; review and return draft to Mark Williams

e)  WRIA 55 & 57 – March 19 meeting – Little Spokane River Instream Flow Objectives and Criteria discussed; next meeting April 16th.

f)  Snohomish County on-line groundwater map and well reports: https://www.co.snohomish.wa.us/publicwk/swm – click on water quality, then Groundwater, scroll down to the bottom and you’ll see Snohomish County Groundwater Database – click this. Along the top, select Well Search & Reporting or Geographic Search.  See the possibilities of mapping wellheads linked to water quality sample reports.

6. ADJOURN