Government Action Taken

02/02/10 Santa Maria Approves Agreement to sell water under a different type of agreement to Golden State Water Company area development. Add $5000 per Acre Foot for a Twitchell Management Area Fund to replace the requirement for GSWC to go to the PUC.

02/02/10 Agenda

02/02/10 Council Report with "Santa Maria Public Water Purveyor Water Management Agreement, "Supplemental Water Purchase Agreement", "Addendum to Supplemental Water Purchase Agreement 1" and "Addendum to Supplemental Water Purchase Agreement 2"

02/02/10 Resolution 2010-16

02/02/10 Video

01/05/10 Santa Maria Approves WIP Agreement to sell water and Environmental Determination

01/05/10 Action Agenda

01/05/10 Council Report
01/05/10 Board Packet Items
01/05/10 Attachment A-C, SM supply, Map, Coastalkeeper comments
01/05/10 Attachment D, NCSD EIR addendum, Douglas Wood

01/05/10 Attachment D, NCSD EIR addendum, Douglas Wood, Technical Appendices A. San Luis Obispo Coastalkeepers Correspondence
01/05/10 Attachment D, NCSD EIR addendum, Douglas Wood, Technical Appendices B. Memorandum of Understanding, Court Stipulation and Court Judgement
01/05/10 Attachment D, NCSD EIR addendum, Douglas Wood, Technical Appendices C. Wholesale Water Supply Agreement
01/05/10 Attachment D, NCSD EIR addendum, Douglas Wood, Technical Appendices D. D.R. Bradly Newton Correspondence

01/05/10 Resolution 2010-04 EIR for sale

01/05/10 Exhibit A-1 to 4
01/05/10 Exhibit A-5
01/05/10 Exhibit B

01/05/10 Resolution 2010-05 Approval of sale

01/05/10 Exhibit A
01/05/10 Exhibit B

01/05/10 Minutes

01/05/10 Video

h:mm:ss Notes on Comments made
0:00:28 Mr Sweet, Staff Presentation
0:02:17 Sweet basin as a whole East to West
0:02:46 During the Groundwater litigation it became apparent that there was a localized groundwater depression in Nipomo
0:02:55 MOU Sept 7th 2004
0:03:08 Spring 2008 Nipomo water contours
0:03:39 Fall 2008, "down 30 feet more"
0:03:54 This water is flowing almost strait North
0:04:18 Judgment (that is being appealed)
0:05:00 Continued from December first 2009
0:05:10 Two letters received
0:08:02 Questions of Council
0:08:47 We are starting to see a seawater intrusion discussion in the Northern Cities
0:09:00 Some contention that that may be because of over pumping in the Nipomo area
0:09:21 Public Comment, Mike Lebrun
0:10:45 Joan Leon
0:11:02 Concerned about the Quantity of water to be supplied to Nipomo
0:11:05 The impact on the Quality of the City water
0:11:52 Does not think water should be provided to facilitate growth
0:12:29 then they can sell the water to anyone they want to
0:12:54 The city will need 19000 AFY for are own projection
0:13:23 The EIR states that the pipeline can result in a substantial depletion of the basin, resulting in a Net deficit.
0:13:52 By supplying blended water to Nipomo our proportion of State water will be lower and Quality will be lower
0:14:22 Sweet, response
0:14:41 We have several efforts underway to increase the amount of Water we receive
0:14:53 The amount of water we can receive is only limited by the pipe
0:15:15 We can purchase water on the open market
0:15:22 We can make a deal for more table A allocation
0:15:39 We are seeking more high Quality water
0:15:47 There are a number of ways that are more expensive
0:15:59 quite frankly The money that is derived from the Nipomo deal will be enough to supplied high quality water for the entire deal under the worst case scenario
0:16:41 Sweet, We Believe that there is more water capacity in the pipeline then the design factors
0:17:07 Joan Marmlaho
0:20:33 Ernest
0:22:59 Answer to Mr. Armentes
0:23:05 The agreement to sell water to Nipomo
0:23:08 The funds derived from that will, in the worst case scenario
0:23:13 Will pay for delivery of water to Nipomo
0:23:15 In the best case scenario there will be money for the city to use as they choose
0:23:21 So Um, in most cases, 99% of the cases , 90%, 95% of the case or better there will be more money for the city then there was before, so it’s a benefit
0:23:38 Lavanino, Of course the counsel that sits at the time those monies are brought in the city of Santa Maria will make the decision on how those monies are allocated.
0:24:06 Hilda Zacarias,
0:24:48 It's not about making a profit, it's about recovering our expenses
0:24:54 Is that correct
0:25:13 What does Santa Maria do when we generate revenue from assets owned by the city, that we are required to spend it on things that benefit the public
0:25:23 is that correct, there is not anything that states what we have to spend but it has to be, it one has to be spent on services
0:25:29 Gilbert A. Trujillo, counsel member Zacarias that is correct
0:25:33 So whether additional police officers, or additional services or that we are able to spend money in our utility departments for infrastructure any of those dollars that come back in go for that.
0:25:50 I have seen in the past is there are some folks who believe what we should do if we sell water is that we should reduce the amounts we charge for water,
0:26:04 and that should be considered among all sorts of options
0:26:22 Mike Cordero, Problems for our water if we don't participate?
0:27:15 Sweet, The impact has to do with how water flows to the North
0:27:26 Much of it is water that is developed because of the Twitchell project
0:27:31 The City of Santa Maria has paid for that water
0:27:37 The court has awarded us that water
0:27:39 as this turns more north
0:27:42 That's basically our water going that way
0:27:45 So that would be one of the Impacts to us
0:27:49 it sounds like that water will fill up that depression whether we send it up or whether god sends it
0:28:18 Sweet, Protects Quantity, not Quality
0:28:25 Santa Maria, GSWC, Guadalupe have state water
0:28:33 and that water is gone to heal the depressions in the basin of all water use in the basin
0:29:01 I don't know if it will fill the depression, it will go toward the depression
0:29:11 Public comment: Gorden Hensly, Coast keepers
0:32:04 Ben Sweet
0:32:25 Sweet, we are not moving water out of the basin only within the basin
0:32:33 Close of public hearing
0:37:56 At 2500 we are revenue neutral, there is still a lot to be gained by Nipomo
0:39:56 Brad Newtons response to coast keepers letter
0:41:07 Coast Keepers thinks money is the driving force
0:41:44 Mayor Larry Lavagnino, If you want to talk about money, if we make a few bucks on one end long time, and we solve our own problem with the depression,
0:41:54 Mayor Larry Lavagnino, So be it, and then the counsel will make a decision on how to allocate that money. there is nothing sinister here. It's the protection of the Santa Maria Water supply.
0:42:12 Alice Patino, Coast Keepers not in process
0:43:09 Councel, I agree it's not the money
0:44:06 It's in the hands of experts, it's not junk science here
0:44:17 Mike Cordero
0:45:10 Gilbert A. Trujillo
0:46:22 you would go out and purchase water on the open market
0:46:29 can you explain that?
0:46:51 Sweet, There are several mechanisms to acquire water through the state water system.
0:47:18 We employ a person to find that water for us.
0:47:24 One source of water we have been using for the last two years is San Luis Obispo County
0:47:28 San Luis Obispo County has a state water allocation 25,000 AF of water
0:47:33 They only have a pipe line capacity of 5,000 AF
0:47:37 That leave 20,000 AF out there
0:47:40 Because that water is what we call stranded water
0:47:51 We can acquire that water
0:47:55 at a financial benefit to them, and a fairly reasonable cost, compared to the open market
0:48:04 I think we bought 2200 AF this year
0:48:09 our state water allocation was only 40% and would mean in we would only bring 6300 AF so we have brought in 8,500 feet because we have been buying water on the open market.
0:48:39 On years when we are trying to meet our water quality and there is not enough water to do that on our entitlement we acquire water on the market
0:49:01 Our plan is to provide A quality water and if we have to purchase more water we do that.
0:49:13 and we would do that with the funds that we get from Nipomo
0:49:21 Sweet, We priced this to assure ourselves that we could provide quality water to the city
0:49:32 We assumed that we would have to purchase all the water to Nipomo
0:49:57 Why are we going out and purchasing water and selling water?
0:50:20 Sweet, a lot of what we do is preserve the quality water that's available back to the basin.
0:50:31 We put better water in the basin then we take out
0:50:35 The way we do that is by getting more supplemental water
0:50:39 We can leverage these deals to get more supplemental water
0:50:46 It's hard to explain
0:53:56 Move to adopt the resolution, all yes

 

12/01/09 Santa Maria Considers WIP Agreement to sell water and Environmental Determination

12/01/09 Agenda
12/01/09 Board packet item
12/01/09 Comments
12/01/09 Resolution 2009-179
12/01/09 Resolution 2009-180
12/01/09 Video

12/09/09 NCSD Approves WIP "Waterline Intertie Project Consistency Review Agreeement" with Santa Maria

10/28/09 Agenda
10/28/09 Board packet item
10/28/09 Resolution
10/28/09 Audio
10/28/09 Minutes

10/28/09 NCSD Approves Agreeement to buy "water" from Santa Maria

10/28/09 Agenda
10/28/09 Board packet item
10/28/09 Resolution
10/28/09 Audio
10/28/09 Minutes