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Board Report Archive
MID
Board Meeting of Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006
Contact: MID Public Affairs Department,
Maree Hawkins, 209-526-7390
The next MID Board meeting is scheduled for September
26, 2006.
Board Secretary: Ehrler announces retirement,
Board appoints Mills
Board President Tom Van Groningen announced
that the MID Board of Directors accepted the
Feb. 1, 2007 retirement of Board Secretary Vickie
Ehrler. Board members took the opportunity
to publicly say thank you for her 34 years of
service. The Board appointed Pat Caldwell
Mills as Board Secretary, effective Feb. 1.
Water Report
Walt Ward, Assistant General Manager for Water
Operations, reported that the water elevation
in Don Pedro is 803.19. On Oct. 7 the elevation
will be just under 801.9 to provide flood control
space through April. Ward said forecasters
predict a wetter-than-normal winter for this
area with above-normal snowfall in the mountains. Stormy
periods may include mid-to-late November and
February. El Nino may contribute to wetter
and colder than normal weather.
2007 Capital Budget
The capital budgets for the Transmission & Distribution
(T&D) and Water Operations divisions were
discussed. Assistant General Manager Lou
Hampel, Finance, noted that the preliminary capital
budget for all divisions is about $68.8 million.
| Category |
Expenditure |
Westley-Rosemore
Transmission Project |
28%* |
Routine capital
(T&D) |
25% |
Water Treatment
Plant Expansion |
21% |
Mountain House |
10% |
Distribution
(T&D) |
4% |
Discretionary
(such as vehicles) |
4% |
Computer-related |
2% |
*The Westley-Rosemore
project may not be accomplished in 2007.
A high percentage of the Transmission and Distribution
Division’s capital improvement projects
are designed to maintain system reliability.The
level of reliability is important to all customers,
but especially to the commercial, food processing
and industrial sectors. Over the last 12 months,
the MID system average interruption duration
index (SAIDI) was approximately 38 minutes.Most
utilities in the state have a much higher SAIDI
number.
The expansion of the Water Treatment Plant,
expected to begin in June 2007, has taken the
primary position in the Water Operations capital
budget. About $4.5 million has
already been spent on preliminary Phase II work.The
2007 budget expenditure is $14.6 million; 2008,
$27 million, and 2009, $8.6 million. Costs will
be passed through to the City of Modesto.
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