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28. Approving the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Water Advisory Committee, as
presented and reviewed in the morning workshop session, relative to the
alternative water resources plan.
(From Emergency Posting )
Approving a lease agreement with Datasonic, Inc., of Maine, for one month's
use of a seismic profiling transducer at a cost of $5,500. This equipment
will be used by the U. S. Geological Service to conduct a a more detailed
survey on the volume of Lake Corpus Christi. Because of the need to
proceed with the U.S.G.S. study, we are not soliciting bids for lease of
this equipment. The equipment can be leased for $5,500 or purchased for
$23,000. However, we recommend that the equipment only be leased at this
time. A one month lease will be sufficient time to conduct the study,
according to U.S.G.S.
M84 -1083
City of Corp*li
TO Ma or and Members of the City Council Date August 28, 1984
FROM Edward A. Martin, City Manager
SUBJECT Ad Hoc Water Commission Recommendations
The Ad Hoc Water Commission recommends that the City Council approve its
recommendations as follows:
A. Hire Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation along with DSS Engineers,
Inc., to perform a desalinization study on use of sea water, brackish
water and wastewater effluent in the amount of $36,000.
B. Approve the application for a permit for use of water from Lake Texana
and pursue negotiations.
C. Approve the series of recommendations on ground water development and
authorize that the necessary steps be undertaken to implement them
as follows:
1. Proceed with primary development of supplemental water supplies
in four areas:
a. Lake Corpus Christi area.
b. Western San Patricio County
c. Alice - Sandia area.
d. Kingsville - Bishop area.
2. To meet this objective, we recommend the City Council approve
the following general program:
a. Commence to acquire rights to existing wells and new well
sites.
b. Selectively test existing wells for yield and quality.
C. Simultaneously analyze area- specific data for input to design
new wells.
d. Negotiate with owners of distribution systems to deliver
produced water.
e. Work with other municipalities to help them provide
supplemental water, thereby reducing the surface water demand.
f. The existing wells which can be most quickly and
cost - effectively tied onto the system should be addressed
first followed by refurbishing existing wells and completion
of new ones.
D. Approve the addition of Homer Dean of the Alice Water Authority to
our Commission.