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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Water Resources Advisory Committee - 07/11/2019 Minutes of Water Resources Advisory Committee held 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2019 Water Utilities Building Choke Canyon Conference Room 2726 Holly Road Corpus Christi, Texas Attended by: Voting Members: Roberto Reece, Military Representative; Faren Von Duben, Large Commercial Customer Representative; Joelle Francois, Residential Customer Representative; Brian Williams, Wholesale Treated Representative; Manuel Alaffa for Greg Smith, Ex-Officio; Rudy Garza, Ex-Officio. Staff: Dan Grimsbo, Executive Director of Utilities; Reba George, Asst. Director of Utilities Support Services; Gabriel Ramirez, Asst. Director of Water Quality and Treatment; Steve Ramos, Water Resources Manager; Wesley Nebgen, Assistant Director of Maintenance of Lines; Jennifer Klidies, Water Quality Work Coordinator; Tom LaVake, Operations Superintendent; Eddie Russell, Meter Maintenance Work Coordinator; L.J. Francis, Project Manager,Lori Bryant, Management Asst. for Water Utilities; Minutes taken by Lori Bryant and compiled by Steve Ramos. Excused absences: ITEM 1: Call the Meeting to Order – Roberto Reece, substitute Chair, called the meeting to order at 11:30 AM with four voting members attending (no quorum). Excused absences: Rocky Freund, Nueces River Representative; Barrett Fines, Port Industries Representative; Phil Hale, Sr, Apartment Owners Representative; Leah Tiner, Citizen at Large. The School Representative seat remains empty. ITEM 2: Introductions - Committee members, guests and staff introduced themselves. ITEM 3: Review and Approval of Minutes – Since a quorum was not met, the minutes for the March 28, 2019 meeting were tabled for approval at the next meeting. ITEM 4: Water Resources Update – Steve Ramos - Reservoirs continue to remain in good supply from last year’s rainfall. Required flows will be caught up this month. Although tropical storm season may bring some rains, summer heat will increase evaporation. The City’s Desalination project is currently in the permitting phase. L.J. Francis took over for an update on the Aquifer Storage & Recovery feasibility study which is nearly complete. After testing various well sites, the most promising is City land near Airport Road and Greenwood. A well here would be filled with treated wastewater to mix with native groundwater, where it would be stored long enough for natural cleaning. The next step is getting TCEQ permits for further testing. Mr. Garza expressed concern that costs could be excessive since water must be treated again when it is pumped back out. Steve Ramos says this cost will be part of the ongoing studies. ITEM 5: Water Meters and Reporting – Wesley Nebgen ITEM 6: Annual Water Quality Report – Jennifer Klidies ITEM 7: Set next meeting date – Lori will poll members by email to determine the best date for October. ITEM 8: Adjourn – Mr. Reece adjourned the meeting at 12:45 pm. Note: Meeting audio is available upon request.