SAJB meeting 9/23/04

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SPOKANE AQUIFER JOINT BOARD AGENDA

September 23, 2004  –  1:30 PM

Vera Water & Power   601 North Evergreen Road

1.  CALL TO ORDER

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

  • Review and Approve Bills

3.  OLD BUSINESS

  •  Aquifer quantity study by Washington-Idaho-US Geological Survey

4.   NEW BUSINESS

  • Resolution 2004-05 Authorizing Website and Virtual Field Trip Maintenance Agreement.
  • Resolution 2004-06 Authorizing Interlocal Agreement for Fiscal Year 2005.
  • Resolution 2004-07 Authorizing Partnership Agreement with KSPS-TV.

5.   WELLHEAD PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

  • Committee Reports
    • ProActive Business –Camille was on vacation for most of August and did not work on the hospital publication.  Intern Terri worked developing a ‘self audit’ form for the hospital publication and drafting a hospital publication section.  Completion of draft Hospital publication is delayed to the end of October.  Internal Ecology change to status from ‘intern’ to ‘environmental technician’ due to longevity of service, involves pay increase of $0.27/hour.
    • Potential Contaminant Source Inventory Update – meeting 8/26 with contractor to discuss actual costs, preparing to have new wells to be modeled by CH2MHill added to GIS database, identified w/in capture zones, and businesses within new well capture zones to be included for review by affected Districts
    • Household Contaminant Disposal – planning for October disposal month underway, partnering with Spokane Regional Solid Waste, Spokane Regional Health District, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program; TV and radio campaign planned
    • Education & Awareness – comic/color book first printing = 50,000 copies, distribution underway; Virtual Field Trip for elementary students – order and scripting nearly complete; media proposal by KSPS Ch 7 revised, including presence of live Aqua Duck character at Interstate Fair and 12 months of partnership coverage on Ch 7; Virtual Field Trips 1&2 and Website maintenance contract under review; No responses to RFP Curriculum Development, resent by Tom Moore to his education colleagues; Aquifer presentation at the Green Zone Festival 10/2/04
    • Website – total website sessions for August 2004 = 1956
    • Emergency Planning – no news
  • PROGRAM LEADER REPORT – Julia McHugh

GUEST Panel– staff from the City of Spokane Valley: Marina Sukup- Community Development Director, Tom Scholtens- Building Official, Greg McCormick- Planning Manager, to discuss aquifer protection issues, formulation of policy, and city requirements of interest to purveyors (road cut/paving, franchise agreements).

1) ID/WA Aquifer study – due to vacations, no July or Aug meeting, next Policy Advisory meeting is 9/28.  Study brochure available from the site for print out: https://www.water.idaho.gov/svrp.  Management Advisory Committee has approved the use of SVRP project funds to support Policy Advisory Committee activities (brochure, meetings, etc.)

2) Aquifer Atlas reprinting – 2nd draft review meeting Sept 22, select printer, set print date

3) Reminder: annual Groundwater Conference, November 4, 5, Washington D.C. ‘Groundwater and Public Health’

6.  OPEN FORUM

 7.  ADJOURN