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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/23/1998 - Minutes is 9k- Mg a_ CJj[ WRI II,®I DEEDEE CORRADINI LEROY W. HOOTON, JR. ��� 4 DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES C h ,g ,.p M pYOR WATER SUPPLY AND WATERWORKS 6�' WATER RECLAMATION AND STORMWATER MY 2 1 19 U CITY RECQRoaR Public Utilities Advisory Committee Minutes April 23,1998 The Public Utilities Advisory Committee meeting was held on April 23,1998 at 7:00 a.m. at 1530 South West Temple, Salt Lake City. Committee members present were Sharon Walkington, Tom Berggren, Mark Bauer, Pieter van der Have, Louise Franke and Rob Rice. Committee member Ken Bullock and Elliott Christensen were not present. Public Utilities staff members present were LeRoy W. Hooton, Jr., JeffNiermeyer, Jim Lewis, Florence Reynolds, Chuck Call, Karryn Greenleaf, Tom Ward, Dan Schenck, and Zee Smith. Also in attendance were Clark King, City Council Staff: Mike Collins, Bowen & Collins Engineers, Jim Broome, Eckhoff, Watson&Preator; Alan Daly and Ralph Becker, Bear West Consultants. Approve Minutes Committee member Mark Bauer moved and Louise Franke seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the March 26, 1998 meeting, which motion carried, with all members voting aye. Declare surplus Jordan & S L Canal exchange for easement to relocate canal Karryn Greenleaf said that Marriott Living Center has approached Salt Lake City to declare surplus a portion of the Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal at 500 east and 100 South. This portion of the canal is used for drainage only and is currently buried in a concrete culvert. Salt Lake City has an easement over 2,100 square feet and a fee ownership of about 847 square feet. It is proposed to move the canal to an area on the north property line where it is less intrusive for the development. Marriott will be trading back to the City an exclusive easement for the relocated canal, which is about 6,000 square feet. The City will be getting more value than it is giving up. It was the staff's recommendation that this property be declared surplus for the trade with Marriott. Committee Member Pat Richards moved to approve this change in easement and Pieter van der Have seconded the motion, all members present voting aye. 1530 SOUTH WEST TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 841 15 TELEPHONE: 801-483-67GS FAX: BO1-483-6E11S wacre m It._AMINO sty Page 2 PUAC Minutes 4-23-1998 Spring Run-Off Projections Dan Schenck informed the committee that the present snowpack for the Wasatch Front increased drastically in the later part of March and early April 1998. The largest impact was on the lower elevation watersheds. Percentages of normal for the entire Wasatch Front are 116% of normal. The year of 1998 started off in a drought situation with normal snowpack being reached during February 1998 then peaked in April with 118% of normal. The Department has the some concern over the low-intermediate and high elevations in City Creek. The recent storms have centered to the north of Salt Lake in Davis County and City Creek. The low-intermediate average is 190% of normal and the upper 119%. However, comparisons to 1983 show that the snowpack has about 70% of the water that City Creek had in 1983. This year we do not have the delayed melt scenario that creates the worst flooding. The Department has taken preventative measures such as filling 10,000 sand bags; Mt. Dell and Little Dell releases have started to make room for runoff, and early morning streamflow measurements have begun with flow forecasts being made daily by the National Weather Service River Forecast Center. Reservoirs are being prepared for runoff. Water is presently filling both Mt. Dell and Little Dell with predictions of capacity being reached in these reservoirs on June 15. The Provo River system reservoirs are being watched, with Utah Lake currently at .80 feet above compromise. Progress Report on the Canyon Master Plan Update Ralph Becker and Alan Daly from Bear West Consultants reported to the Committee that they have been working on alternate plans to update the 1988 plan. There have been a series of workshops with staff members from Salt Lake City Public Utilities, Planning Division, Salt Lake County, U. S. Forest Service and City County Board of Health to work through alternatives. Bear West will present a draft of the Canyon Master Plan and will issue it for public comments. The adoption process requires a Planning Commission hearing and adoption and City Council hearing and adoption. The City Council will then hold their review with public meetings and make the final adoption. It was recommended that the Planning Commission and the Public Utilities Advisory Committee hold a joint hearing. Some of the issues that need to be addressed are protection of water rights, water conservation, education for canyon users, lack of inter-agency coordination, water Page 3 PUAC 4-23-1998 quality, dogs in the canyons, future recreation demands, commercial and residential development, fee programs and increased population in the canyons. There was lengthy discussion on different aspects of the plan. Mr. Becker indicated that the various interest groups focus on their particular activity in the Canyons, but the study has to address the impacts of the various uses on water quality. Tom Berggren asked if there has been any research into the experiences of other watershed areas such as upper New York. It was noted that New York has spent nearly $1.0 billion in property acquisitions and changes in farming practices. Mr. Becker talked about the 1988 Plan's recommendation for a coordination committee (WACO) and why it failed to function properly. It was noted that it turned out to be a show and tell meeting with developers and others promoting their projects. Mr. Becker said that the draft plan would be ready by mid-June. Source Protection Ordinance Progress Report Florence Reynolds gave a progress report on the Source Protection Ordinance to protect well head sources, primary and secondary recharge areas. The ordinance has gone back to Planning and Zoning with a few changes that make it acceptable to them. Those changes include removing the Planning Commission as the regulatory authority. The Planning Commission has made Public Utilities and the Health Department responsible to decide which best management practices to implement and which industries will be allowed in recharge areas. They changed the matrix that was part of the original plan to an appendix and removed those industries that would be outside Salt Lake City. The ordinance has gone to a 30 day public notice and sent to the Mayor's office to be distributed to Community Councils, so that the community would have an opportunity to review this ordinance. It will then be presented to the Planning Commission and then the City Council for another 30 day review. This ordinance will provide a level of protection for our ground water that we didn't have before. EPA Report on 6200 South Well contamination with PCE Florence Reynolds gave the committee a briefing on the treatment process being installed at the 6200 South Well. The Department is preparing for the installation of the advanced oxidation system to be completed this June. It will cost the Department about $500,000 for the equipment, insulation, and preparation of the building. The unit is to be delivered to the site by May 29. The City has made a commitment to the community not to use the water until it is treated. Sharon Walkington moved to adjourn the meeting, Mark Bauer seconded the motion, with all members present voting aye. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 a.m.