SAJB Meeting 5/26/05

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SPOKANE AQUIFER JOINT BOARD AGENDA

May 26, 2005  –   1:30PM

Vera Water & Power   601 North Evergreen Road

1.  CALL TO ORDER

2.  FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT – Steve Skipworth, Treasurer – Mary McIntyre, Accountant

  • Review and Approve Bills

3.  OLD BUSINESS

  • Aquifer quantity study by Washington-Idaho-US Geological Survey
  • BNSF Railroad Refueling Station Leaks – Aquifer Protection Council
  • Aquifer Spill Prevention & Clean Up Committee
  • SAJB Future Direction
  • Delineation of Special Wellhead Protection Areas for Management/Protection of Aquifer

4.  NEW BUSINESS

  • Contract with RSVP for coordination of S.C.O.P.E. volunteers & assistance at Household Turn-in for April
  • Summer schedule for SAJB meetings; fall meeting site alternatives Whitworth, Pasadena Park

5. WELLHEAD PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

  • Committee Reports
    • ProActive Business – Best Management Practices Guide for hospitals and dental clinics w/in hospitals not yet available; Thank you letter, business guide and award sticker sent to 134 businesses participating in Increased Generator Contact program w/ Ecology with SAJB support of intern
    • Potential Contaminant Source Inventory Update – all PCSI candidate lists returned to contractor
    • Household Contaminant Disposal – contaminant pickup at each of 4 fire stations on 4 Saturdays in April. Overall turn-in = 3,619 lbs. Thank you letters to Fire Chief, Fire Marshall, 4 Fire Stations, 11 S.C.O.P.E. volunteers, RSVP Coordinator; Spring Greening results – 4 tons contaminants picked up, one ton was latex paint
    • Education & Awareness – poster contest judging at KSPS 5/2; 70 entries from five grades – winners and runners-up will have their posters displayed on the KSPS website, and each first place winner will have his or her poster reproduced as a postcard for distribution in upcoming KSPS events throughout the year; continue to deliver Atlases and Aqua Duck comic books to schools
    • Website – total website sessions for April 2005 = 1297
    • Emergency Planning – 5/12 aquifer presentation to Local Emergency Planning Committee; good turnout for Risk Communication workshop for purveyor staff 4/27 @ Millwood Town Hall; initial planning underway for emergency table top exercise (with CEU credits) for district managers tentatively set for Wednesday, Nov. 9th
  • PROGRAM LEADER REPORT – Julia McHugh

GUEST Speaker – Ms. Deana Taylor, Dept of Health, Div. of Drinking Water, to discuss implications and requirements for water purveyors of State HB 1338 – Water Conservation Rule

1) Idaho/Washington Water Purveyor Gathering – Thursday June 2, Coeur d’Alene City Hall N. 710 Mullan, 10:00 a.m. to noon, food and beverage provided –please come meet your counterparts in Idaho!!!  Notices sent to 96 Idaho purveyors and emailed to SAJB members

2) Aquifer Protection Council meeting 5/17 – further discussion of issues, BNSF status, initial discussion of goals, purpose. Suggestion to do a ‘pilot test’ of applicable aquifer protection regulations by selecting a ‘patch’ of land (or small water district) and look at layers of regulations and gaps in regulations concerning: UIC, storm water, AST and UST, pipelines, zoning regulations and overall effectiveness and enforceability

3) SAJB-GIS Data Sharing Agreement – news available at SAJB meeting

4) Contacted by Seattle-area ‘Partnership for Water Conservation’, non-profit consortium of utilities, businesses and environmental groups in King and Snohomish Counties focused on wise use of water; have provided a ‘Full-Cost Pricing Tool Model and BMP Guide’, FYI.  Executive Director Janet Nazy (206) 957-2199, janetn@pwcweb.org3) ID/WA Aquifer study –Policy Advisory Committee –meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 24

5) Spokane County Aquifer Recharge Feasibility Analysis not yet ready for release

6) Friends of the Aquifer – no news

 6.  OPEN FORUM

 7.  ADJOURN