SAJB Meeting 9/27/01

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SPOKANE AQUIFER JOINT BOARD AGENDA

September 27, 2001 – 8:00 AM

Vera Water & Power 601 North Evergreen Road

 1.  CALL TO ORDER

2.  FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT – Steve Skipworth, Treasurer

  •  Approve Bills

3.  OLD BUSINESS

  •     Resolution 2001-09

4.  NEW BUSINESS

  • Groundwater Foundation Fall Conference – November 14 –16, Pittsburg PA

5.  WELLHEAD PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

  • Committee Reports
  •  Program Leader Report – Julia McHugh

1)  Oct  25th SAJB meeting – Guest Speaker Mr. Doug Rider, Spokane County Water Conservation Board Chair, 8:00 a.m..  If you have questions for Mr. Rider, please forward them to Julia; I will forward them to Mr. Rider so that he may prepare answers to the really gnarly ones.

 2)  Water / Irrigation District Manager’s Tour of Rathdrum Cogentrix Plant – scheduled for Thursday, November 15th @10:00 a.m. and Friday, November 16th @ 1:30 p.m..  Please contact Julia with the number of people from your District who wish to attend, and on which day.  District staff and board members are encouraged to participate and have questions answered about the use and estimate of impacts to the Aquifer.

 3)  Water Weeks – SAJB presence @ opening day of Spokane Interstate Fair; next event is an Aquifer Tour at Upriver Dam on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28 & 29, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., a collaboration with County Water Quality management Program.  Call Julia if you or your staff wants to VOLUNTEER!

 4)  Watershed Resource Inventory Analysis WRIA – to track the work and reports of the consultant assessing the ‘water budget’ for two WRIA areas, visit:  www.spokanewatershed.golder.com.  Regular monthly meetings resumed Sept. 19th, with a ‘first take’ summation of data by Golder.

 5)  West Valley Environmental Education Center – construction 50%+, pond near completion.  Grand opening estimated mid to end of October.  If questions, contact Tom Moore, Project Manager @ 953-7990

 6)  Ice Age Floods – meeting Sept. 25, 3:00 p.m. @ Rockwood Bakery; final document received: “Ice Age Floods Study of Alternatives and Environmental Assessment”, examination of various ways public and private sector entities throughout the northwestern US can collaborate to tell the floods story.

 7)   Friends of the Aquifer –  no news

8)   Washington Citizens Advisory Committee – no news

 9)   Safe Water Coalition of Washington State – tracking City Council candidates who are opposed or in favor of fluoridation; Primary was Sept 18th, official primary outcome available 9/29; General Election Nov. 6th

 10)  RSVP – Retired and Senior Volunteer Program – letter thanking SAJB for support of volunteer efforts during Household Contaminant Disposal event.

 11)  Woodland Terrace neighborhood concerns about the proposed asphalt plat near 8th & Carnahan.

 6. ADJOURN