Kittitas County Water Purveyors                                                                                                                                                                                            Minutes of Regular Meeting

                                                          May 25, 2004

 

The Board of Directors of the Kittitas County Water Purveyors met in Regular Session on May 25, 2004.  Directors in attendance were Vice Chairman Kevin Eslinger, Jim Schnebly, Mel Dyk and Jack Clerf.  Also in attendance were Larry Brown, Jane Creech, Terry Wittmeier, Jeff Lewis, Jack Carpenter, Roger Satnik and Kathleen Satnik.

 

The Agenda was approved as presented.

 

The minutes of the April 27, 2004 meeting were approved as presented.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Jeff Lewis, DOE Watershed Unit Manager, and Terry Wittmeir DOE,  presented water quality compliance issues on creeks.   Terry Wittmeir explained he will be in the field with a turbidimeter taking water quality samples for complaints filed and random sampling.  Terry further explained if he finds a problem he will bring the information back to the entity for review and discussion with technical assistance provided to the entity/landowner when and where necessary.  Jeff Lewis explained the sampling will result from complaints filed and random sampling with spot checks throughout Kittitas County.  Discussion followed regarding the KCWP procedure for follow-up on water quality complaints with the consensus DOE should be the first contact with a landowner on water quality compliance issues relating to creeks. 

 

Deviating from the Agenda Kathleen distributed the KCWP water quality compliance policy and forms for review and discussion.  Following review of the water quality compliance forms it was suggested a section be added for information from the contact with the landowner/operator with a copy to Kathleen as soon as possible.  Kathleen apprised the Board the water quality compliance policy and forms are available on the KCWP Website.

 

Returning to the Agenda Kathleen presented a YTAHP update explaining Carol submitted comments to BPA on the fiscal year 2005 budget requesting construction funding for the Safe Access Project to be added to the YTAHP budget.  Kathleen explained Carol will be a presenter at the Yakima Basin Science and Management Conference scheduled for June 16th at Central Washington University.  Kathleen presented a Manastash update explaining the Manastash Project is moving forward with many challenges remaining.  Comments were submitted for the BPA fiscal year 2005 budget requesting an additional $500,000.00 for the project.

 

Moving to Grants Update Kathleen distributed the settling pond proposal for the Dale Dyk property explaining the proposal has been submitted to DOE.  Kathleen apprised the Board the cattle exclusion and planting of vegetation on the Eaton property have been completed.  Kathleen apprised the board she has submitted the interim report on the current 319 grant and the 319 grant proposal for 2005-2007 ranked number one in Washington State and should receive approximately $224,000.00 over the three years of the grant. 

 

Kathleen presented a water quality lab update explaining the accreditation process should start by the end of May. 

 

Kathleen discussed attendance at the KCWP Landowner meeting explaining the meeting was well attended by representatives of various entities and more effort needs to be put on getting more attendance from landowners and the community at large. 

 

Jack Carpenter apprised the Board there is a CIDMP meeting scheduled on June 9th at the PUD at 10:00 a.m. 

 

All Business having concluded the meeting adjourned.

 

 

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Kevin Eslinger – Vice Chairman