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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: WATER COMMITTEE (�^Sta
Supervisor Tom Powers �^ Costa
Supervisor Jeff Smith County
DATE: December 6, 1994
SUBJECT: REPORT ON EAST COUNTY WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT STUDY
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
-Accept.report on East County Water Supply Management Study.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
In January 1992, Supervisor Torlakson initiated and the Board approved a referral to the Board's Water
Committee to evaluate and initiate a comprehensive Water Master Plan for the east county area. On
April 7, 1992, the Water Committee recommended and the Board approved a request of Contra Costa
Water District (CCWD) to prepare the first phase of such a plan. In January 1994, CCWD released the
first phase report, dealing with.supply and demand issues in east county through the year 2050. In
April 1994, Supervisor Torlakson held an east county water workshop in Brentwood where issues of
concern to all east county parties were discussed, and CCWD presented the phase one study.
Since that time, the 11 agencies which now comprise the East County Water Management Group have
been meeting to establish content, methodology, financing and other mechanisms to facilitate
preparation of the detailed, comprehensive phase two study. The Water Management Group has
prepared an agreement between all agencies to provide for public agency cost sharing, a schedule for
study completion, outline of administrative procedures, and sets up a committee of Governing Board
Representatives in addition to the Joint(water) Managers Committee._ In addition, a scope of work and
a matrix of agency study requirements have been completed (short, middle and long-term needs are
outlined). Requests for consultant statements of interest in preparation of the study were sent to 26
firms, and two consulting firms have indicated an interest in preparing 'proposals. Requests for
consultant proposals will be sent out next week, with consultant proposals due in early december.
Water Manager Group review of consultant proposals and interviews will take place in mid-december,
1994.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
Supervisor Tom Powers up r Smith
ACTION OF BOARD ON December b, 1994 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
AYES: NOES: CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
ABSENT:. ZTC ABSTAIN: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Roberta Goulart (510) 646-2071 ATTESTED December 6, 1994
cc: Community Development Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE
County Counsel BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
Sanitary District 19 - Public Works Department COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Ja,
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Board Order
Report on East County Water Supply Management Study
December 6, 1994
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REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND (CONT'D)
The Phase II association agreement must be signed by each member agency, and funds paid into an
account prior to the time of consultant participation. Tentatively this schedule would require respective
Board approvals in December, with any change in funding requirements (should any agency not choose
to participate) to the respective Boards in early January. The study is expected to be of approximately
2 years duration. The Water Managers Group has done much work to expedite this process to enable
some short-term solutions to the more pressing issues to be available by mid-1996.
The goal of the proposed East County Water Supply Management Study is to assure a reliable supply
of water for existing and future water users in east county through preparation of a common water
service document which considers preservation and management of existing supplies, development of
infrastructure alternatives, as well as some attention to the solution of legal, institutional and financial
issues. Phase I of the study dealt preliminarily with supply and demand issues. The phase II report
will consider alternative means of meeting existing and future water demand in east county, including
facilities alternatives, water sources and institutional arrangements.
The east county study area includes the. Cities of Pittsburg, Antioch and Brentwood, and the
unincorporated areas of east County. Water managers in the cities and county are currently meeting
with district counterparts from the East Contra Costa Irrigation District, Byron Bethany Irrigation
District, Contra Costa Water District, Diablo Water District, Sanitary District 19, Delta Diablo Sanitation
District, and Ironhouse Sanitary District.
cc: Community Development Department
County Counsel
Sanitary District 19-Public Works Department
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