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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Contra
FROM: WATER COMMITTEE , Costa
SUPERVISOR TOM TORLAKSON, CHAIR
SUPERVISOR SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK County
DATE: OCTOBER 6, 1992
SUBJECT: REPORT ON EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (EBMUD) POTENTIAL INTERIM
ANNEXATION POLICY; EBMUD FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Request a meeting of County Supervisorial Board members with
EBMUD Board members to initiate discussion and communicate
concerns on annexation issues prior to EBMUD adoption of an
interim annexation policy.
2 . Request EBMUD to provide additional information to the Water
Committee before acting on EBMUD's request for support of
their fisheries management program, as part of the water
rights hearings before the State Water Resources Control
Board.
BACKGROUNDIREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
1. During the September 28,1992 meeting, the Water Committee was
advised that the EBMUD Board would be considering an interim
annexation policy the following day, during their regularly
scheduled Board meeting. Given the importance of the issue,
and the need for all concerns to be addressed prior to
adoption of policy, the Water Committee -recommends that some
communication take place between the respective Boards of
Supervisors. Acting on an urgency basis, and with the
concurrence of County Counsel, the Water Committee authored a
letter to the EBMUD Board requesting that some discussion take
.place.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) : IOYYI ILC �`C�
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Chair Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
Z UNANIMOUS (ABSENT . TRUE AND. CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ONNTHE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Roberta Goulart (510/646-2071) ATTESTED Oe,4-ALIZZAJh - ��_
cc: Community Development Dept. PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERKOF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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Report on EBMUD Potential Interim Annexation
Policy; EBMUD Fisheries Management Program .
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On September 29, 1992, the EBMUD Board read the County request
into the record. The EBMUD Board agreed that some dialogue
would be in order. The EBMUD Board has directed staff to go
ahead with an initial study to determine what documentation
would be necessary under CEQA for this annexation policy.
Water Committee members had arranged to speak with EBMUD Board
members and staff regarding the fishery issue, and the EBMUD
Board agreed that some initial discussion on annexation could
take place at this time. The EBMUD Board also indicated that,
given the import of the fishery matter, a follow-up meeting
would be necessary.
2 . On August 21, 1992 , the Board received a request from EBMUD
for support of the Lower Mokelumne River Management Plan
(LMRMP) , as part of water rights hearings before the State
Water Resources Control Board in November, 1992 . The LMRMP is
a component of a comprehensive Water Supply Management
Program, in which EBMUD is evaluating their need for water
over the next 30 years. After extensive screening, several
composite programs have been identified, and will be included
in detail in the Environmental Impact Statement/Report to be
released in December 1992 .
The LMRMP provides an additional increment of water for
fishery use which EBMUD feels addresses the problem of
additional water for fishery management, while preserving
water supplies for urban use as well. The plan commits EBMUD
to modified reservoir operations, additional water releases,
hatchery structural and operational improvements,
participation in other non-flow enhancement and continuing
monitoring and research. The plan does not provide optimum
flows for fish in all years, but rather advocates shortages
for fish and urban users in unavoidable water shortages.
The Department of Fish and Game has proposed a plan which
allocates a great deal of additional water for fishery use,
essentially running the EBMUD system dry in some years.
The Water Committee requests some additional information from
EBMUD, particularly in regard to EBMUD's proportion of water
use, versus proportionate proposed mitigation or solutions
which address resultant impacts to fisheries.
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