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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10131987 - WC.1 WC / To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Water Committee Contra Costa DATE: October 7, 1987 CN ' SUBJECT: Sturgeon, Water Marketing and Water Conservation �'11� SPECIFIC REQUESTS) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION 1. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter to Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer, Director, California Department of Health Services requetting them to investigate further possible health effects of eating sturgeon caught in San Francisco Bay/Delta. 2. Authorize the Chair to send a letter to the Federal Legislative Delegation (Bay-Delta Region) urging them to take a- position of no action with regard to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's proposed water marketing until after the Bay/Delta hearings. 3. Authorize a request to allow the Contra Costa County Water Agency in conjunction with the Contra Costa Water District and East Bay Municipal Utility District to appear- before the Mayor' s Conference to make a presentation on water conservation programs. 4. Authorize the Board of Supervisors to send a letter to all cities in Contra Costa County to inform them of water conservation programs and issues -currently taking place in the County. FINANCIAL IMPACT None. BACKGROUND 1. On July 8, 1986 the Board of Supervisors requested that the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) investigate the health effects of eating sturgeon caught in San Francisco Bay/Delta waters. The CDHS felt that a special study of sturgeon was not necessary. The County' s Fish and Wildlife Study Committee has met with several representatives from the CDHS and have determined that the data used in making this decision is inadequate to conclude that no studies are necessary. The Fish and Wildlife Study Committee and staff feel that the situation should be investigated and evaluated further and request that a letter be sent to the California Department of Health Services asking them to resume data collection and study analysis of sturgeon in the Bay/Delta Region. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE s : Tom Torlakson Sunne Uripht McPeak ACTION OF 'BOARD ON October 13 . 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: Orig.Dept:Community Development ATTESTED October 13 , 1987 _ eorge• Kreingberg, CC plater Dist. P. 0. BOX H20 PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Concord 94524 SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M382/7-83 BY �. ,DEPUTY 2. The Board of Supervisors Water Committee reviewed the actions of the Committee for Water Policy consensus Bay/Delta Protections and Standards Task Force and recommends that a letter be sent to the federal legislative delegation (Bay/Delta Region) from the Board of Supervisors. This letter would request the delegation to take a "hands-off" position with regard to the Bureau of Reclamation's proposed water marketing contracts until the State Water Resources Control Board has completed its Bay Delta Hearings and has- set new water quality standards. The Bureau of Reclamation has available to it one million acre feet of water that it can contract for sale. This water was made available for sale by the Bureau following the signing of the Federal/State Coordinated Operations Agreement. 3. & 4. The Water Committee requests that the Contra Costa County Water Agency in conjunction with the Contra Costa Water District and East Bay Municipal Utility District appear before the Mayor's Conference to present water conservation programs and guidelines that are currently being implemented in Contra Costa County. The Committee also recommends that the Board of Supervisors send a letter to each city in the County informing them of the current water conservation efforts taking place throughout the County. The Water Committee felt that with the possibility of a dry year(s) ahead, cities and the county should begin to address water conservation early on in order to be better prepared for any water shortage crisis that may arise in the future. EBW:vpl L25:wa-6a.bos