April 14, 2015

Mr. Dann

requested that Kenny Bent, an alternate to the committee, be allowed to fill in temporarily at the present meeting due to the absence of Mike Floyd. Gregory Hafen felt that this proposal needs to be agendized and a vote taken on the procedure when substituting an alternate for an absent regular member. The public must be allowed to comment on this issue before a vote can be made. Wendy Barnett agreed that this action must be agendized first. She felt that Mr. Bent could be an asset during committee deliberations.

Mr. Hafen

wished to discuss this issue further under Item 11 where the scheduling of future meetings and agenda items can be addressed.

Mr. Hafen

was not willing to consider reopening the vote for the addition of the new items at this point. In the short term the committee needed to stay with the original approved items in order to get the plan moving along. Oz Wichman continued to stress the importance of keeping the text short and simple as one might do when developing an ordinance. Greg Dann would like to see a second phase of the plan be developed once the initial plan is produced. Gregory Hafen agreed that there could be many more phases as time goes by. Wendy Barnett felt that the plan must be written in the “spirit” of the original mission statement. John Bosta had concerns about language of the Top 11 items continuing to be modified from the original context. He also warned of potential lawsuits resulting from proposals that might be considered a taking by a court of law, especially as they relate to rights of domestic well owners (see attached comments submitted by Mr. Bosta for the record). Kenny Bent would like to see the problem of providing water to the multiple 8,000 square foot lots be addressed before approving any additional lots in the valley. He would also like to have items proposed for inclusion in the plan divided into categories. Gregory Hafen related that the DA’s office will thoroughly evaluate the legalities of any proposal before it is accepted in the final version of a plan. Oz Wichman noted that there may be items that show up in the plan that were not necessarily voted upon, but they will play an integral part in working toward a specific goal and will be reviewed/voted upon by the GWMPC prior to finalization. 3 Groundwater Advisory Committee April 14. 2015 Dwight Lilly felt that the 11 Priority Items were not enough with which to formulate a comprehensive plan as the State Engineer has requested. He agreed with Mr. Kuver’s idea that this was just the beginning. Gregory Hafen stressed that right now we only had a list and it was time to start the writing process. Wendy Barnett made a motion to direct staff to prepare a draft of the first phase of the Groundwater Management Plan based upon the Top 11 Priority Items, the State Engineer’s Top 10, and that the first phase of the Groundwater Management Plan be in concert with the overall mission statement of this committee. Walt Kuver seconded the motion. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0 in favor.

Mr. Wichman

updated the committee regarding the use of domestic wells for home based businesses. Basically, if a property is zoned commercial or the business exceeds the 2.0 AF allowed for a domestic well, it will be required to have commercial water rights. It is up to the DWR to police water usage and not the responsibility of the Water District. John Guillory, from the DWR, discussed situations that would require the installation of a meter. He noted that violations can be reported by filling out a form on the DWR website. C. Levi Kryder None D. John Klenke None