MID Board Report Archive

MID Board Meeting of Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Contact: MID Public Affairs Department, Kate Hora, 209 526-7454
The next MID Board meetings are scheduled for June 27, and July 11 and 25

Water report

Assistant General Manager Walt Ward, Water Operations, reported that the Hetch Hetchy reservoir system on the upper Tuolumne River is about 95 percent full. Water elevation in Don Pedro Reservoir this morning was 820.5 feet, just 9.5 feet below maximum capacity. A large volume of runoff remains to be managed this summer. As the end of the rainfall year approaches, total season rainfall in Modesto stands at 13.27 inches, about 110 percent of the historical average.

Customer Billing System update

Lou Hampel, Assistant General Manager, Finance and General Services, reporting in his capacity as project manager for the Customer Billing System, said that service order issues involving final bills have now been resolved. Billing accuracy stands at a very high percentage compared to just a few months ago. Customer Services and Information Technology staff continues to make good progress on the top 12 issues affecting the system.

Actions today

The Board by unanimous vote

• Accepted the 2005 Public Benefit Program Report. In 2005 MID’s Public Benefit Programs invested $6.4 million in demand side management, energy efficiency, energy conservation, renewable energy, and low-income programs. New energy efficiency efforts reduced District-wide energy use by three million kilowatthours in 2005 – enough to power about 300 homes or three large supermarkets for a year.
• Approved a revised 2006 Public Benefit Program budget that reflects a net increase of $824,289.This increase results from a change in the MID CARES rate discount and the timing of renewable wind energy purchases.
• Approved a contract with Bureau Veritas for plan review services in an amount not to exceed $120,000. This contract relates to the Phase Two Expansion of the Modesto Regional Water Treatment Plant and includes review of California building codes and safety assessment plans. This expense was anticipated and is included in the project budget. The Domestic Water Technical and Policy committees have approved the contract.
• Approved a resolution authorizing the Assistant Treasurer to sell stock that MID has received and will be receiving through the Enron bankruptcy reorganization. Staff will report each sale to the Board as it occurs.