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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Water Utility Commission - 4/7/2015 MINUTES THE ORO VALLEY WATER UTILITY COMMISSION WATER RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE April 7, 2015 HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM 11000 N. LA CANADA DRIVE ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA CALL TO ORDER -- Chair Reynolds called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m.) Attendance: Rick Reynolds—Chair Javier Arriaga - Commissioner Shanna Weagle - Commissioner Philip Saletta --Water Utility Director Bob Jacklitch -- Project Manager CALL TO AUDIENCE — No speakers. ITEM #1 -- DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ARIZONA POWER AUTHORITY HOOVER POWER REALLOCATION APPLICATION AND PROCESS Mr. Jacklitch gave a briefing on the 2017 Hoover Dam electric power reallocation through the Arizona Power Authority. There was discussion regarding Oro Valley filing an application to acquire a Hoover power allocation. The application is due April 27, 2015 and the Water Utility is moving forward with the application in accordance with the Water Utility Commission recommendation and Council direction on January 7, 2014. No formal action was taken or required. ITEM #2 — DISCUSSION ON ORO VALLEY'S WATER RESOURCES AND SUPPLY Mr. Saletta gave a PowerPoint presentation regarding our water resources that included the diversity of Oro Valley's water supply including groundwater and renewable water resources. There was discussion on the reclaimed water supply and how Oro Valley's effluent and reclaimed water is delivered through the Tucson Water reclaimed water system. There was discussion on the delivery of Oro Valley's CAP water through the Tucson Water system under a wheeling intergovernmental agreement. There was discussion of long-term Storage credits, groundwater extinguishment credits, groundwater recharge and recovery. There was discussion regarding the reporting of water supply and usage and the graph of our water usage. There was consensus to change the color scheme, adding numeric values and updating once per quarter instead of monthly. No formal action was taken or required. ITEM #3— DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PURCHASE OF GROUNDWATER EXTINGUISHMENT CREDITS There was discussion regarding the purchase of groundwater extinguishment credits and that funds were budgeted in FY 14/15 to purchase these credits. No formal action was taken or required. ITEM #4— DISCUSSION REGARDING TOWN CODE AND POLICES PERTAINING TO THE WATER UTILITY COMMISSION There was insufficient time to discuss this item and it will be discussed as a future agenda item. No formal action was taken or required. CALL TO AUDIENCE - No speakers. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS — Town code and policies pertaining to the Water Utility Commission Annual Report Future Water Resource Planning NEXT MEETING — No future meeting date was set. ADJOURNMENT—The meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Prepared by: A41/ "4 Philip C. =letta Water Utility Director I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Regular session of the Water Resources Subcommittee of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 7th day of April , 2015. 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 14th day of April, 2015.