09/09/2015 - Minutes Intergovernmental Water Board JWB) Minutes
SERVING TIGARD,KING CITY,DURHAM AND TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
MEETING DATE: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 5:30 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: Tigard Public Works Building
8777 SW Burnham Street
Tigard, OR 97223
Members Present:
Ken Henschel Representing the Tigard Water District (TWD)
Keith Jehnke Representing the City of Durham
Marc Woodard Representing the City of Tigard
Members Absent:
Jodie Inman Member-At-Large
Billie Reynolds Representing the City of King City
City of Tigard Staff Present:
John Goodrich Division Manager
Sherri Russell I" Recorder
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Introductions
Commissioner Henschel called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes —August 12, 2015
Commissioner Henschel moved to approve the August 12, 2015, minutes. Commissioner
Jehnke seconded the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the
commissioners present,with Commissioners Henschel,Jehnke, and Woodard voting yes.
3. Public Comments
There were no comments from the public.
4. Water Supply Update
Mr. Goodrich reported that the summer water supply season has closed. For August
2015, the average customer water demand was 9 million gallons per day (mgd). This is
less than the 10-year average by almost one-half million gallons, and is about the same
usage as last year.
Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells are currently offline. There are approximately
88 million gallons of stored water available,which is comparable to about a 41-day
supply at normal pumping rates. ASR well 1 operated as a groundwater well ("native")
for this summer cycle and produced approximately 111 million gallons for the peak
season.
ASR well injection will begin sometime in December after the winter season rains return.
September water demand is down significantly from last year. This may be due to
weather patterns over the last week or so. Current demand is about 6.5 mgd. Over the
same period last year, demand was close to 9 mgd. Monthly averages are tracking lower
as well.
The city also curtailed the Joint Water Commission's QWC) supplemental water for the
season. This was a short-term contract for supplemental water supply for the peak
season. This was necessary due to Lake Oswego Tigard Water Partnership (LOTWP)
construction activities that did not allow access to Lake Oswego-Tigard's water supply.
In response to an inquiry from Commissioner Henschel, Mr. Goodrich explained that
the lower water usage was most likely due to increased water rates. Other factors could
be the most recent downturn in the economy, causing less discretionary income for
residents to spend on landscaping. We are seeing growth spurts in the River Terrace area.
Developers are expediting paperwork to begin building their housing developments in
this area.
Mr. Goodrich gave the following updates:
• The Bonita Pump Station construction is near completion.
• The Lake Oswego-Tigard water plant construction is still in progress.
• There has been no change in the Oregon Court of Appeals case concerning
Clackamas River water rights.
5. Informational Items
Mr. Goodrich stated that the High Tor Reservoir area reportedly had a skunk nest.. City
staff surveyed the area, however no skunk activity was found.
6. Non-Agenda Items
Mr. Goodrich reported that the city had a meeting with a customer who disputed his
water bill. The assistant finance director and the utility billing supervisor met to discuss
the case and staff determined that the meter was misread. A credit was given for the
disputed amount, resolving the case.
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Commissioner Woodard recommended adding the Intergovernmental Water Agreements
on the meeting agenda for review.
Commissioner Henschel explained that prior to the year 2011, Commissioner Patrick
Carol from the City of Durham decided that the agreement was written poorly. Draft 6
was created and given to the City of Tigard where it was rejected. The city responded
with Draft 7, which was thrown out as well.
Commissioner Woodard again recommended adding the agreements to the meeting
agenda to discuss the history of the agreements.
7. Next Meeting
October 14, 2015, at 5:30 p.m.
Public Works Auditorium, 8777 SW Burnham Street, Tigard, Oregon
8. Adjournment
At 6:00 p.m. Commissioner Henschel moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner
Woodard seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned by unanimous vote of the
commissioners present, with Commissioners Henschel,Jehnke and Woodard voting yes.
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I<cn fAenschel, IWB Chair Sherri Russell, IWB Recorder
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