HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/24(2)/2001, LIAISON REPORT - NORTH COUNTY WATER RESOURCES FORUM APRIL 5, 2001 MEETING MEETING AGENDA.
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From Ken Schw ,
Copies: K Hampian, J. oss, and G. Henderson
Re: North County Water Resources Forum April 5, 2001 meeting
This turned out to be a rather low-key meeting.
Two in-progress reports were received from County staff responsible for shepherding the
Nacimiento project and the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin Study. The draft EIR for the
Naci project is expected to be ready in early 2002. It will contain co-equal analysis for
both untreated and treated water.
The main subject of the meeting was a.presentation by representatives of Paso Robles,
Atascadero and San Luis Obispo of how their communities were dealing with water
reclamation projects. Simply stated, SLO is the only community that has a plan in place
and is progressing towards an actual distribution system. Both Paso and Atascadero(ble
most cities)understand the theory of reclamation and have made preliminary studies,but
find the costs prohibitive.
They do secondary treatment of their wastewater and discharge it directly into the Salinas
River. Discharging treated wastewater to an`inland waterway"requires must less
stringent standards than we face in discharging into San Luis Creek.
Word was"out"that a new committee is being formed to look at water resources. Forum
members expressed curiosity as to the purpose of a new committee. Paso Robles mayor
Frank Mecham, a member of the Forum and one of the instigators ofthe new committee,
explained that the new committee,tentatively dubbed The Alliance, is to be composed of
members from Paso, Templeton, Atascadero and SLO. The Alliance would be working
to seek solutions to the more immediate water.problems of those communities in contrast
to the broader issues that make up the concerns of the Water Forum Forum members
asked to be kept abreast of what the Alliance will be doing.
Council will remember that we have appointed John Ewan to be our rep on The Alliance.
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