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FaoMi Supervisor Tom Torlakson
Costa
Introduced April 21, 1987 for April 28 , 1987 County
DATEi Board Agenda
SUBJECTi WATER SUPPLY TO THE WEST PITTSBURG COMMUNITY
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUS'T'IFICATION
RECOMENDED ACTION: Refer to the Water Committee and County
Counsel the issue of the future water supply for the West Pittsburg
community. ( 1) Authorize County Counsel to immediately contact the
PUC in consultation with the Public Health Director to ask that
proposed changes in the current system as operated by California
Cities Water Company be halted (except those that: deal with improving
health standards ) until the Water Committee and the Contra Costa Water
District and our Board of Supervisors have an opportunity to review
the alternatives for future supply of treated wager to the West
Pittsburg community. ( 2) Refer the issue of alternative future water
supply and the possibility of endorsing the formation of a Water
Improvement District with Contra Costa Water District to the Water
Committee.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: I have recently initiated several
community meetings and one PUC hearing on behalf of the Board of
Supervisors on this subject. It appears that the West Pittsburg
community is interested in going with a water system which State
health officials said would be more modernized and healthier for West
Pittsburg residents--namely, receiving treated water from the existing
and upgraded Bolman Treatment Plant and possibly later from the
proposed East County regional water treatment plant.
From all the information I have at this point, I favor the concept
of abandoning the current private utility, the California Cities Water
Company, and pursuing a course of action that would bring about this
healthier and more desirable source of water. I:t is, therefore,
essential that the California Cities Water Company be blocked from
pursuing any "patchwork/band-aid" types of improvements now that will
raise unnessarily the cost of buying out their system.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTI YES SIGNATUREt '��-
RECOMMENDATION OR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 28, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT Iii ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYESi NOESi AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENTi ABSTAINi AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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