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09/12/2018 - Minutes Intergovernmental Water Board JWB) Minutes SERVING TIGARD, KING CITY, DURHAM,AND TIGARD WATER DISTRICT MEETING DATE: Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 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) Jodie Inman Member-At-Large (arrived at 5:42 p.m.) Keith Jehnke Representing the City of Durham Smart Ocholi Representing the City of King City Members Absent: Marc Woodard Representing the City of Tigard City of Tigard Staff Present: John Goodrich Division Manager Judy Lawhead IWB Recorder 1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Introductions Commissioner Henschel called the meeting to order at 5:39 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes —August 8, 2018 Commissioner Henschel moved to approve the August 8, 2018, minutes. Commissioner Inman seconded the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the commissioners present, with Commissioners Henschel, Tnman,Jehnke, and Ochoh voting yes. 3. Public Comments There were no public comments. 4. Water Supply Update Mr. Goodrich reported: • Average water use for the month of August was 10.1 million gallons per day (mgd). This usage is .9 mgd higher than our 10-year data, and the same from Page 1 of 3 Intergovernmental Water Board JWB) Minutes SERVING TIGARD, KING CITY,DURHAM, AND TIGARD WATER DISTRICT last year (August 2017). Water demand in early September decreased to 8.6 mgd, which is seasonally normal. • Peak day information: o July 30, 2018 = 11.68 mgd production (input), and 0 11.48 mgd consumption (output). The Metro area temperature was 99 degrees F for that period. • For the month of August, there was no change in aquifer storage recovery (ASR) conditions. Stored water for ASR well no. 1 is approximately 39 days of supply based on 1,000 gallons per minute (gpm) recovery rates. ASR well no. 2 has 81 days of supply based on 1,500 gpm recovery rates. Staff performed operational tests at ASR well no. 1 on August 8 for a short duration. • On September 11 the Bonita Pump Station data indicated a pH of 7.53 with 1.1 mg/L chlorine residual, 29 mg/L alkalinity, and water temperature of 18.2 centigrade (65 degrees F). • Staff received six water quality complaints in August: four involving brown water due to fire hydrant flow testing for hydraulic modeling calibration, and two for chlorine taste or odor. Staff took action by providing additional flushing in these specific areas to remove odor or color from nearby water pipes. • Water Lreatinent plant operations continue to be normal during the month of August. Ozone continues to be fully functional and operating without any problems reported by Lake Oswego Tigard Water Treatment Plant staff. The plant is continuing to operate under summer protocols. • Clackamas River USGS information reports that the river is flowing at 815 cubic feet per second (cfs) with a mean value of 898 cfs. These flows are above our conditional use parameters for September, but significantly lower by 35 percent than last year for this same period. Water temperature is 61 degrees F, with a pH of 7.6, and turbidity at 2.1 NTU. • Current testing indicates no cyanotoxins detected in the raw water samples conducted by the intake structure. Sampling and observations have noted no hazardous algae blooms (HABs) at this time. • The state has issued permanent draft rules for monitoring cyanotoxins that are under review and comment. Mr. Goodrich discussed some of the changes Page 2 of 3 Intergovernmental Water Board JWB) Minutes SERVING TIGARD, KING CITY, DURHAM,AND TIGARD WATER DISTRICT within the draft rules that may affect water quality monitoring and future increased costs associated with water quality testing. Commissioner Henschel inquired as to whether the city has been replacing fire hydrants. Mr. Goodrich said that the city has budgeted to replace 25-40 old hydrants per year with new hydrants designed to increase security and efficiency. 5. Informational Items Commissioner Henschel spoke about a recent news item regarding Portland Water Bureau utility billing. He asked if the City of Tigard uses the same billing practice in the case of foreclosures as the news report claimed that the Portland Water Bureau does. Mr. Goodrich explained that the City of Tigard does not bill the property owner once the utility account is closed. 6. Non-Agenda Items 7. Next Meeting • October 10, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. Public Works 10 mil, 8777 Burnham Street, Tigard, Oregon 8. Adjournment At 6:10 p.m., Commissioner Inman moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Ocholi seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned by unanimous vote of the commissioners present, with Commissioners Henschel, Inman,Jehnke, and Ochoh voting yes. Ken Henschel, I" Chair Ju y La cad, IWB Recorder Date: Date: Page 3 of 3