February Minutes - BRMWC

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Attendance:  Board members:   Julian Rogers, Marsha Poenisch, Nan Bustos, Greg Bluhm, Nicholas Bawdon

 

 

Meeting convened at 7:10 pm by Julian Rogers

 

 

Approval of minutes from January 9^th, 2020 board of directors meeting

 

 

 

Treasurer Report: as of January 2020

 

CD                                                                       $1,023.72

 

Checking                                                              $60,029.52

 

Repair & Replacement                                           $119,832.33

 

 

 

Ellen Fishers Bookkeeping                                     $506.30

 

Bracewell                                                            $2,606.80

 

PG&E                                                                  $757.41

 

AT&T                                                                  $86.12

 

 

 

There were no operational problems with the water system last month and 416,277 gallons were pumped while 367,521 gallons were metered at customer homes. Maintenance. Routine maintenance was performed as required.

 

 

The operations staff collected additional arsenic samples for the water system to respond to the compliance order with DDW and determine the feasibility of using the current arsenic blending plan and system once Well 1 is put back on line. At this point it appears as though the arsenic from Well 2 fluctuates based on the flow from the well, but aside from that issue we should be able to meet the limit by blending Wells 1 & 2. It is still possible that the blended well result will not meet the MCL and we will need to look into arsenic treatment in the future. Through our additional arsenic monitoring we have determined that the current media is not removing any arsenic although the manufacturer's specifications say it should.

 

 

Water Treatment System Upgrade:  Bracewell engineering staff completed the design of the disinfection system for the new surface water treatment system for Well 1 and design of a new booster pump to transfer treated water to the storage reservoir. We also completed the engineering report, drawings, and various data tables and operations plans required to complete the submittal to DDW for the Well 1 permit amendment. The remaining task is to perform a watershed sanitary survey but in the meantime the amended permit application was submitted in January 2020 so that it can be reviewed by DDW and not have to wait for completion of the survey.