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Board Report Archive
Modesto Irrigation
District (MID) Board Meeting of Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Contact: MID Public Affairs Department, Melissa Williams,
209 526-7390
The next MID Board meetings
will be February 19 and March 4, 11 and 25.
A Public
Hearing on the proposed 2008 Water Allocation and Irrigation Water Rates will
be held Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the MID Board Room, 1231 11th Street, Modesto.
Details of the proposal are available at the Office of the Board
Secretary, 1231 11th Street, Modesto, telephone 209 526-7360, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday, excluding holidays, or online at www.mid.org.
Affected landowners will receive written notice by mail per Article XIII D,
California State Constitution (Prop 218).
The MID Board
Report is a summary of highlights of meetings of the MID Board of Directors and
not a complete or official record of proceedings. Official records of
proceedings of the MID Board of Directors are contained in the Minutes of
meetings of the Board of Directors. For information about the Minutes, please
contact the Office of the Board Secretary, 1231 Eleventh Street, Modesto,
telephone 209 526-7360, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, excluding
holidays, or email Board@mid.org.
Staff reports
Don Pedro Board of Control
Report
- Water Use
Manager Joe Lima reported that the Board approved Forever Resorts small boat
rental fee adjustments. These adjustments make Don Pedro Lake small boat fees
comparable with other resorts.
- As of
January, there were 426 campsite reservations. Reservations are down from last
year, but this is likely a result of the recent wet weather.
- There are
52 fishing tournaments scheduled for Don Pedro Lake this year.
Water
report
- Walt Ward,
Assistant General Manager for Water Operations, stated that to date this
season, we have had 20 days of recordable rainfall. The season rainfall total
is at 10.71 inches.
- Snowpack
levels are trending at 70 to 94 percent.
- The 2008
landowner meetings will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 3 in Waterford at the Waterford Community Center and on Wednesday, March 5 at the MID downtown
office in Modesto. MID staff will review hydrologic conditions and water
supply, water delivery policy, water quality issues and irrigation system
improvements.
Approved by majority vote
- A
resolution authorizing the General Manager to execute the lease agreement from
the State Land Commission to cross the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers with the
Westley Rosemore Transmission Line.
- Award of a
contract to System 3 to construct a substation at the Modesto Regional Water
Treatment Plant (MRWTP). The new substation is to provide necessary service
and service reliability for the expansion of the MRWTP as well as support the
steady growth in Waterford.
- Implementation
of a policy and procedure for placing items requested by members of the public
and the Board on the Board Agenda.
- Affirmation
of MID’s policy positions on various local, regional, state and federal water
programs, projects and plans affecting the District.
Deferred vote
- A vote on
MID’s Board Member Code of Conduct was deferred to a future Board meeting in
March.
Presentation
Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan
Dr. Charles Burt of the Irrigation Training and Research Center at
California State University Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo presented Phase I
findings and recommendations regarding MID’s Comprehensive Water Resources
Management Plan. Highlights included a look at MID innovations, identification
of insfrastructure upgrade needs and review of internal and external pressures
facing the District.
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