11/09/2016 - Minutes Intergovernmental Water Board (IWB) Minutes
SERVING TIGARD,KING CITY,DURHAM AND TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
MEETING DATE: Wednesday, November 9, 2016, 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
Al Reu Representing the City of King City
Members Absent:
Jodie Inman Member-At-Large
Marc Woodard Representing the City of Tigard
City of Tigard Staff Present:
Brian Rager Public Works Director
John Goodrich Division Manager
Renee' Ferguson IWB Recorder
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Introductions
Commissioner Henschel called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes — October 12, 2016
Commissioner Reu moved to approve the minutes, Commissioner Henschel seconded
the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the commissioners present,with
Commissioners Henschel,Jehnke, and Reu voting yes.
3. Public Comments
There were no public comments.
4. Water Supply Update
Mr. Goodrich reported:
• Average water use for the month of October was 4.2 million gallons per day (mgd).
This usage is typical for this time of year, but lower than our 10-year averages and
slightly higher than last year during this time.
• In the month of October, there were no aquifer storage and recovery(ASR) activities to
report. ASR-1 has 53 days of supply based on 1,000 gallons per minute (gpm)
recovery rates. ASR-2 has 81 days of supply based on 1,500 gpm recovery rates.
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• City crew unidirectionally flushed (UDF) approximately 120,000 linear feet of pipe,
which is 10-percent of the system total. Over the last three weeks, the UDF crew has
re-flushed King City as a pilot to see if it improved water quality.
• A few water quality problems have been reported by customers, mostly chlorine taste
and odor. Crews continue to flush the water system.
Mr. Goodrich reported on the results of a water sample provided from Commissioner
Reu taken from his home in King City.
Commissioner Henschel asked staff when the ozone treatment will begin; Mr. Goodrich
responded it is scheduled to go online in February, 2017.
Mr. Goodrich continued to update the board:
• Lead in drinking water continues to be a topic in the news media. Staff is receiving
higher than usual call volumes pertaining to lead in drinking water.
• City just completed the first round of regulatory lead and copper monitoring,
collecting and analyzing 66 homes; two homes were above the action level for lead.
Recent tests are consistent with Lake Oswego's Lead and Copper Rule results of less
than four parts per billion (ppb).
5. Water Rate Increase
Mr. Goodrich updated the board on the upcoming water rate increase in January 2017;
he reported:
The city adopted a five-year water rate increase program that will end January, 2019, as
part of their water financial planning requirements. Staff has prepared customer
communication for a 3.25-percent increase for monthly water customer charges and
water consumption. Information will be included in the winter edition of Know H2O
and December, 2016,water bill.
6. Long-Term Water Supply Planning—Willamette River Water Coalition (WRWC)
Update
Brian Rager updated the board with the potential expansion of the Wilsonville treatment
plant and Willamette River intake structure. Some of the highlights include:
• TVWD is offering Tigard a nine-percent share of 140 mgd capacity in the
expanded intake structure.
• Tigard City Council provided direction to staff to negotiate purchasing 12.7 mgd
of raw water facility capacity— for future access by Tigard, during one of its
recent meetings.
• This investment gives Tigard ownership in a key piece of infrastructure for future
water needs, perhaps beyond the year 2045.
• Anticipated project completion is 2021.
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7. Informational Items
Mr. Goodrich spoke to the board on the recent updates to the city's website regarding
water system maintenance activities. He noted that activities of interest to the public will
be added to the website.
Mr. Rager also informed the board the first annual Public Works annual report will be
submitted to City Council on December 20, 2016. The report will include
accomplishments for the department in the prior fiscal year and things to note for the
next year, including any challenges with utility funds.
8. Non-Agenda Items
Commissioner Henschel updated the board the annual meeting to discuss
Intergovernmental Agreement JGA) with City of King City, City of Durham and TWD
will be held December 12, 2016, and invited staff to attend.
9. Next Meeting
December 14, at 5:30 p.m.
Public Works Auditorium, 8777 SW Burnham Street,Tigard, Oregon.
10. Adjournment
At 6:13 p.m. Commissioner Reu moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Jehnke
seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned by unanimous vote of the commissioners
present, with Commissioners Henschel,Jehnke and Reu voting yes.
/s/ Ken Henschel /s/ Renee' Ferguson
Ken Henschel, IWB Chair Renee' Ferguson, IWB Recorder
Date: February8, 2017 Date: February 8, 2017
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