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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on April 23, 1996, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and
Smith
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Comments From Chief Allen Little, Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District, Regarding the Orinda Water
Supply Issue
Chief Allen Little, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District,
advised the Board of Supervisors on the fire fighting water supply
issues in the Orinda area, stating that there have been recent outages
in the past few weeks.
Chief Little outlined the causes of the problem, noting that this is a
cumulative problem which goes back through a forty to fifty year
history of water services to the area including the size of pipes, the
area topography, the former standards which were in existence and
the accumulation of mineral deposits in the pipes.
Chief. Little stated that the Fire District is still in the discovery
process, working with the East Bay Municipal Utilities District
(EBMUD), taking fire-flow measurements from fire hydrants. Chief
Little also reported that a computer model has to be developed in
order to identify the areas which require attention. This retrofit
project is anticipated to be a multi-million dollar endeavor and the
basic concern is locating the funding necessary to complete this
project.
Given the estimated costs of the retrofit project, Chief Little
suggested that there needs to be a cooperative effort by the County
Fire District, EBMUD and the City of Orinda to fund this project.
Following Chief Little's comments, Supervisor Smith expressed that
this is a major problem in the Orinda area which will be very
expensive to solve. Supervisor Smith stated that he has spoken to
representatives from EBMUD and after looking at the problem, he
concluded that it cannot be solved without other funds.
Supervisor Smith moved that the Board consider asking the County's
Legislative Delegation to attempt to address the issue of funding the
retrofit project through the State budget.
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Supervisor Torlakson expressed support for Supervisor Smith's
comments.
Supervisor DeSaulnier seconded the motion.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the County's Legislative
Delegation is REQUESTED to explore the issue of finding funding, at
the State level, in cooperation with the East Bay Municipal Utilities
District, the City of Orinda and the Orinda Fire Protection District to
solve the Orinda area fire fighting water flow problem.
1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supero sots on date shown.,,,, ,
ATTESTED:
OfPHIL T Clerk of Board
cc: Supervisor Smith
County Administrator
Chief Allen Little, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
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