SAJB Meeting 3/27/03
SPOKANE AQUIFER JOINT BOARD AGENDA
March 27, 2003 – 1:30 PM
Vera Water & Power 601 North Evergreen Road
1. CALL TO ORDER
- Welcome and Introductions
- Consideration of SAJB Meeting Minutes 02.27.03
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