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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-253 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of Adopting County) Position on Corps of Engineers ) Programs for Fiscal Year 1981-82) RESOLUTION NO. 81/253 WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County has received a report dated February 25, 1981 from the Acting Public Works Director recom- mending Board Position on various U.S. Army Corps of Engineers programs of interest to this county for Fiscal Year 1981-82; WHEREAS Milton Kubicek, Acting Deputy Public Works Directo5 having reported that limited funding of approximately $100,000 for the Wildcat- San Pablo Creeks Project in Fiscal Year 1981-82 would be beneficial toward expediting the completion of a new design report and environmental impact statement to address the flood control district's modified plan; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Board hereby ADOPTS the position set forth in said report, a copy of which is attached hereto and by reference incorporated herein, and REQUESTS the California Water Commission recommend to Congress a federal appropriation of $100,000 in Fiscal Year 1981-82 for engineering study on the Wildcat-San Pablo—Creeks- Project and an appropriation for the Walnut Creek Basin Restudy Project. FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that Milton Kubicek, Acting Deputy Public Works Director is AUTHORIZED to present the Board's recommendations to the California Water Commission at their meeting on March 5, 1981 . PASSED by the Board on March 3, 1981 by the following vote. AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schrader, McPeak, Torlakson, Powers NOES Nene ABSENT: None CERTIFIED COPY I certify that this is a full, true & correct copy of the original document which is on file in my office, and that it was passed & adopted by the.Board of Supervisors of Contra Coeta County, California, on the date shown. ATTEST- J. R. OLSSON, County Clerk &ex-officio Clerk of said Board of supervlaom, by Deputy Clerk. Helen H. Kent Originator: Public Works Department Flood Control cc: County Administrator Public Works Department Flood Control Environmental Control California Water Commission (15 certified copies via PWD) RESOLUTION NO. 81/253 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DATE : F'e'bruary 25, 1981 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: J. Michael Walford, Acting Public Works Director SUBJECT: County Position on Corps of Engineers Programs FY 1981-82, March 3, 1981 Agenda Item We have received a copy of the California Water Commission's meeting agenda for March 5, 1981 at which time the commission will make its final decision concerning their position on FY 1981-82 Federal Appropriations for Corps of Engineers Projects. Indicated below are the projects of interest to Contra Costa County, the commission's proposed decision based on their agenda and our recommended County position. The recommended position is consistent with the Board's previously stated position in Resolution No. 80/984. Project Project Water Commission's Recommended County Number Proposed Decision Position 1 Alhambra Delete from list of No objection to projects project deletion 15 San Francisco Bay to Support Support Stockton Ship Channels 20 Walnut Creek Support Support 21 Wildcat and San Pablo Delete from list of Request retention on Creeks projects list of projects _ and support appropriation 31 Sacramento-San Joaquin Support Support De 1 to 33 San Francisco Bay and Support Support Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Water Quality and Waste Disposal 40 Walnut Creek Basin Delete from list of Request retention on Restudy projects list of projects and support appropriation 9114S3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA—RESOURCES AGENCY EDMUND G. BROWN 1R., Governor DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES `-- CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION R E E I V EE D Address Ali Communications to. The Chairman of the Commission SACRAMENTO P. 0. Box 388 ' ttC21 Sacramento 95802 +981 Phone: (9118) 445.8750 Janizary 26, 1981 J. R. 0!_SSON, CLEjtK BC7A2D C}: SUPERVISORS 1 C NIRA t�<TA CO. L_BV Deputy TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SUBJECT: Final recommendations for F.Y. 1981-82 Federal Flood Control and Reclamation Programs On March 5 and 6, the California Water Commission will adopt final recommen- dations for FY 1981-82 funding for federal flood control and water programs. Attached are proposed agendas for the meeting. The agendas show each water program under one of three categories, as follows: (a.) The water programs proposed to be eliminated from our list of projects as consent items, (b.) The water programs assigned to committee for review and recommendations, and; (c.) The remaining water programs for which the Commission would reaffirm its preliminary funding recommendations for FY 1981-82. For further information regarding each project you should refer to our tabulation entitled, "California Water Commission-Recommendatione-Federal Flood Control and Reclamation Programs in California for FY 1981-82, dated September 12, 1980". This tabulation contains information on the total federal cost, estimated funds expended through September 0, 1981, the C gsion's preliminary FY 1981-82 recommendations, and comments on the water programs. We will discuss the proposed agenda at our February 6 meeting and forward a final agenda to you shortly thereafter. According to the informal information available to us, California's testimony before the Senate and Douse Appropriations Committees will -be scheduled for either March 269 or April 2. March 26 is the most likely date. We understand that Brigadier General Homer Johnstone, Division Engineer, South Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers, will testify before the Congressional Appropriations Committee the weep of February 18. Keith Higginson will remain as interim Commissioner of Reclamation. He will testify on February 24. We will forward to you shortly a copy of funding proposals .aontained in the budget omitted to the Congress by former President' Carter. -7 ott E. Franklin Chairperson 0 Page Two Listed below are new projects most of which where shown "under Study" in our FY 1981-82 preliminary recommendations. Refer to that list for further information. Committees will review each project and make recommendations to the Commission. No. Pro ect County 24A. Alameda Creek-Upper Basin Alameda 28A. Santa Barbara County Streams Invest. Santa Barbara 65B. Whiskeytown Powerplant Investigation Shasta 79A. Stampede Powerplant Investigation Nevada 79B. White Lake Division Siskiyou 98A. New Melones Studies 103A. Geothermal Resources-Mid Pacific region The following Water and Power Resources Service loan applications were shown to to be "Under Study"- in the Commission's FY 1981-82 preliminary recommendations. A committee will review each loan and make its recommendations to the Commission. No. Pro ect County 88. Yolo-Zamora Water District Yolo 88C. Colusa County Water District Colusa 88D. Glide Water District Glenn 88F. Yuba County Water Agency Yuba Cecil Andrus, former Secretary of the Interior, determined that a concrete gravity dam could be constructed safely at the Auburn Dam site. Because of the increased cost, economics, repayment, environmental matters, and unresolved questions of flows in the American River, he did not recommend that the project be constructed. The Commission will consider this project during the afternoon of March 5, No. Pro ect County 48-52 Auburn Dam-Folsom South Canal Placer, Sacramento, 54.55 San Joaquin The Corps of Engineers, the State Water resources Control Board, Department of Fish and Game, and the Department of Water Resources executed a memorandum of understanding regarding studies to be conducted under the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Water Quality and Waste Disposal Investigation. The studies are not being funded. The Commission supported the funding for the Sacramento and Stockton Ship Channels with the understanding that approp*i.ate model studies would be conducted. The Commission will review the following program which has been proposed by the Department of Water Resources: No. 41A. Statewide Assessment of Flood Plain Management in California 23. Morrison Creek-Phase I Sacramento DRAFT 1/23/81 hj STATE OF CALIFORNIA—RESOURCES AGENCY EDMUND G. BROWN 1R., Governor. DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION Address All Communications ta: The Chairman of the Commission SACRAMENTO P. 0. Box 388 Sacramento 95802 Phone: (916) 445.8750 NOTE: MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION PROPOSED AGENDA FOR APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING FOR F.Y. 81-82 WATER AND FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 1416 - 9th Street Resources Building, Auditorium SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA Listed below are the projects which the Commission proposes to eliminate from its final FY 1981-82 funding recommendations. These projects would be removed by a consent item. The projects, in general, have either not been funded or are completed. You should refer to the Commission's preliminary recommendation tabulation entitled, "California Water Commission-Recommendations-Federal Flood Control and Reclamation Programs in California for FY 1981-82 dated September 12, 1980" for further information regarding the total federal cost, estimated cost to September 30, 1981, comments, and the Commission's preliminary funding recommendations. No. Project County Alhambra Creek Contra Costa 2. Bear River Sutter 3. Corte Madera Creek Marin 14. Sacramento River-Chico Landing to Red Bluff Several { Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks Contra Costa 25A. Carmel River Investigation Monterey 26. Eel River Investigation Humboldt-Mendocino 37. San Lorenzo River Santa Cruz 40 _ Walnut Creek Basin Investigation Contra Costa 42. Allen Camp Dam Modoc $1. Coachella Canal Replacement Imperial 88B. Banta Carbona Irrigation District Loan Contra Costa 96. Ventura. County Water. District Ventura /as-� Page Three Staffs of the Corps and State Agencies are meeting in an effort to reach an ' understanding on the programs to be undertaken and the appropriate letters or memoranda ofagreement among the responsible agencies. Committees will review the status of the negotiations and make recommendations to the Commission on the following projects: Commission Preliminary Recommendation No. Project (In Thousands) f; 33.:' San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin $300 �~ Delta Water Quality and Waste Disposal Investigation Stockton Ship Channel $1,500 15A. Sacramento Ship Channel $400 Commissioners Charlene Orszag, Merrill Goodall, and Scott Franklin held a public meeting on the desirability of investigating the removal of sediment above Hansen Dam. The committee plans to hold another public meeting prior to the March 6 meeting and will make a recommendation to the Commission on the results of the two meetings. No. Project County 27A.(New) Hansen Dam Los Angeles Listed below are the remainder of the projects included in the Commission's preliminary FY 1981-82 funding recommendations. For further information on the projects refer to the before mentioned September 12, 1980 tabulation. If the Commission supported funding in its preliminary recommendations, it will support the Corps of Engineers or the Water and Power Resources Service funding capability or a larger appropriation if needed. The funding together with the Commissions comments and conditions will be reaffirmed by consent item. Commission Preliminary Recommendation No. Prg ect & County (In Thousands) 2A. Calleguas Creek-Ventura Support 4. Cottonwood Creek-Shasta $3,000 5. Cucamonga Creek-San Bernardino $309000 6. Dry Creek (Warm Springs Lake) - Sonoma $23,000 7. Goleta & Vicinity-Santa Barbara $$00 8. Merced County Streams $1,300 9. New Melones Lake $10,000 10. Pajaro River-Uvas Carnadero=Santa Clara Support 11. Red Bank & Fancher Creeks-Fresno Support 12. Sacramento River Mayor & Minor Tributaries $200 13. Sacramento River Bank Protection $3,600 y Page Four Commission Preliminary Recommendation No. Proiect & County (In Thousands) 16. Ban Luis Rey River-San Diego $550 17. Santa Maria Levees Rehabilitation- Santa Barbara $4,600 1$. Santa Paula Creek-Ventura $300 19. Sweetwater River-San Diego -0- >' Walnut Creek-Contra Costa $10.000 4. Santa Ana River Main Stem Support 24B. Calleguas Creek-Ventura Support 27• Guadalupe River-Santa Clara,Alameda Support 2$. Los Angeles County Drainage Area $500 29. Northern California Streams $275 30. Sacramento River and Tributaries, Bank Protection & Erosion Control $500 :.... Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta $200 34. San Francisco Bay Shoreline $700 35. San Joaquin River Basin $1,300 36. San Leandro Bay-Alameda $150 39. Santa Ana River & Orange County- Riverside, Orange, San Bernardino $400 41 Whitewater River-Riverside $25 Water and Power Resources Service 43. Tehama Colusa Canal $91,000 44. Tehama Colusa Canal Distribution System $10,000 45. Tehama-Colusa Canal Fish and Recreation Facilities-Tehama Support 46. Tehama Colusa Canal 0 & M Facilities $4,225 47. Tehama Colusa Canal Automation $1,000 53. Foresthill Divide (Sugar Pine Dam) $1,500 56. San Luis Canal Flood Protection $10,000 57. San Luis Canal Turnouts $550 58. Westlands Relift Pumps $1,000 59. San Luis Drain -0- 60. Westlands Distribution System -0- 61. Westlands Drainage System -0- 62* 0-62* Westlands Service Facilities -0- 630 Delta Mendota Canal Rehabilitation $19000 ... 3» Page Five Ct-amission Preliminary Recommendation ' No. Pr2ject & County (In Thousands) 54. Friant Kern Canal Rehabilitation $383 65. Trinity River-Trinity, Humboldt $300 65A. Trinity River Buckhorn Mountain $6,000 68. Pacheco Tunnel-Santa Clara $15,000 69. Pacheco Pumping Plant-Santa Clara $6,000 70. Pacheco Conduit-Santa Clara $8,000 71. Santa Clara Facilities-Santa Clara $16,000 72. Hollister Conduit-San Benito $3,000 74. San Felippe-other facilities $2,000 84A. San Benito CWC & FCD-loan-San Benito $3,840 79. Contra Loma Reservoir Recreation Facilities-Contra Costa $60 $0. Orland Project-Dam Safety, East Park & Stony Gorge Dams-Glenn $4,5W 81A. Santa Margarita Diver-San Diego -0- 84. Glenn Colusa Irrigation District loan $10,000 Glenn-Colusa $8E. Oakdale Irrigation District Stanislaus, San Joaquin Under Study 89. Boca-Prosser Powerplants-Nevada Support 90, Red Bluff Dam-Powerplant-Tehama Support 91. Keswick Dam-Powerplant-Tehama Support 92. Stony Gorge-East Park Powerplants-Glenn Support 93. Kellogg Unit Reformulation-Contra Costa $160 94. Shasta Dam Enlargement, Shasta $520 98. Completed Projects, minor work $100 99. Delta Support Studies $1,312 99A. Delta Corn Requirements $50 9g9gB�. Peripheral Canal EIS DO 100. Environmpun ent I & Inter-Agency Coordination 101. Fish & Wildlife Management Study $470 103. Geothermal Resources (Lower Colo. Region) 104. Wind Hydro Opportunities Study Awot . 105. Technical Assistance to States 'ti s' 106. Colorado Diver Salinity Control Project Paradox Valley Unit (Lower Colo. Regi $ 0(OA. -> 107. Grand Valley Unit (Lower Colo. Region) C10) 108. Las Vegas Wash (Lower Colo. Region) Support Page Six Commission Preliminary Recommendation No. Project" & County (In Thousand 109. Colorado River Water Quality Improvement (Lower Colo. Region) $225 110. Study of New Water Resources for CVP Support ill. Water Management Study, San Felipe Service Area $100 112. Solar. ,Energy Opportunities $130 113. Energy Conservation $150 114. San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Reuse Study $150 115. Lower Colorado River Water Conservation (Lower Colo. Region) $550 116. Palo Verde Hydropower (Lower Colo. Region) $25 117. Water Conservation Opportunities Imperial Irrigation District-Imperial $335 11$. department of Agriculture, Agricultural Conservation - $5009000 is for nationwide$ California's allocation is within that appropriation $500,000 1 fjiM. ............... v.,,..., ..h,: ::: ::...