Minutes
of Regular Meeting
August
8, 2004
The Board of Directors of the Kittitas County
Water Purveyors met in Regular Session on August 8, 2004. Directors in attendance were Jack Clerf, Jim
Schnebly and Mel Dyk. Also in attendance
were Kathleen Satnik, Roger Satnik, Jack Carpenter, Carol Ready and Anna Lael.
The Minutes of the July 27, 2004 meeting were
approved as corrected by a motion from Mel Dyk and seconded by Jim
Schnebly. The motion passed unanimously.
Carol Ready apprised the Board the YTAHP grant
will end September 30, 2004 and apprised the Board a new grant is being
prepared for October 1, 2004 through
September 30, 2005 and requested projects be submitted for funding
approval. Carol apprised the Board the
KCCD/Manastash agreement will end September 30, 2004 and the effective date of
a new or amended agreement will be October 1, 2004. Anna Lael presented updated information on
the Manastash Project explaining the many frustrations and that it appears the
project is finally moving forward.
Moving to grant updates Kathleen distributed
monthly financial grant summaries explaining the allocation of her hours
fluctuates between KCWP and other funding sources. Kathleen apprised the Board water quality
monitoring and testing in the KRD/KCWP lab is continuing. Kathleen apprised the Board she is preparing
a KCWP booth for public outreach in the 4-H building at the 2004 Kittitas
County Fair. Kathleen requested approval
to attend a training on riparian area management through USGS in Portland,
Oregon September 14th – 15th.
Kathleen further explained costs would include $260.00
Registration and lodging. A motion from
Jim Schnebly and seconded by Mel Dyk approved Kathleen attend the riparian area
management training in Portland. The
motion passed unanimously.
Kathleen apprised the Board there is a grant
agreement negotiation meeting with DOE and KRD/KCWP scheduled for 9:30
a.m. September 8,2004 at the KRD
office. Kathleen explained she would try
and negotiate running KCCD water quality testing through the KRD/KCWP lab under
the grant with KCCD reimbursing KCWP the 25% match. Kathleen requested approval to negotiate
running the KCCD water quality testing through the grant with KCWP absorbing
the 25% match if necessary. Discussion
followed with the consensus Kathleen negotiate running the KCCD water quality
tests with the understanding KCWP will absorb the 25% match if necessary.
Kathleen apprised the Board there have been
more water quality reports under the water quality compliance policy explaining
every effort is being made to prevent fields from getting to the “strike 3”
level.
Jim Schnebly presented information from a
meeting on the Comprehensive Irrigation District Management Plan explaining
additional information is needed regarding which agencies will be participating
and suggested Kittitas County participate on an individual agency basis not as
a county. Discussion followed with the
consensus the KCWP Board does not want to go through the CIDMP process. Jim Schnebly apprised the Board there will be
a CIDMP presentation at the September 7th KRD Board Meeting.
Kathleen requested an update on phone numbers.
Kathleen requested input on scheduling a
landowner meeting. It was the consensus
of the Board a landowner meeting be scheduled for October 28, 2004.
Moving to Other Business Kathleen presented an
update on the Bacteria TMDL explaining no final decisions have been made in
Olympia on the Bacteria TMDL.
Kathleen announced the next Kittitas County
Water Purveyors Board meeting would be September 28, 2004.
All Business having been concluded the meeting
adjourned.
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Jack Clerf – Board Member