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Drinking Water Board Meeting Minutes

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July 12, 2013 01:00 PM

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July 12, 2013 02:30 PM

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Meeting Minutes: MINUTES OF THE DRINKING WATER BOARD MEETING HELD JULY 12, 2013 AT 1:00 P.M. IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT GUESTS Paul Hansen, Chair Jeff Richens, Price River WID Betty Naylor , Vice-Chair Trevor Lindley, Woods Cross City Brett Chynoweth Gary Ursek, Woods Cross City Tage Flint Craig Collett, Greendale Water Heather Jackson DeArmon Batty, Greendale Water Brad Johnson Dan Schofield, Greendale Water Natasha Madsen Randy Townsend, Greendale Water David Stevens, Ph. D. Keith Cox, Spring Glen Water Co. Mark Stevens, M.D. Alan Waterski, Zions Bank Bill Bigelow, Bear River WCD STAFF Doug Nielsen, Sunrise Engineering Erick Johnson, Bear River WCD Ken Bousfield Voneene Jorgensen, Bear River WCD Misty Tabor Justin Edwards, Herriman City Linda Matulich Greg Warner, Lake Rockport Estates Heather Bobb Ted Mickelson, PSOMAS Sandy Pett Reed Noble, Creamer & Noble Eng. Gary Kobzeff Vern Fisher, RWAU Nathan Hall Clyde Watkins, RWAU Jesse Johnson Dale Pierson, RWAU Chuck Jeffs, RWAU ITEM NO. 1 CALL TO ORDER The Drinking Water Board convened at 1:00 p.m. in Salt Lake City, Utah with Chairman Paul Hansen presiding. ITEM NO. 2 ROLL CALL Chairman Paul Hansen asked Ken Bousfield to call roll of the Drinking Water Board members. The roll call showed that there were 9 members present. ITEM NO. 3 INTRODUCTIONS Chairman Paul Hansen asked guests to introduce themselves. ITEM NO. 4 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES a. February 28, 2013 Motion made by Betty Naylor to approve the Meeting Minutes of the February 28, 2013 Board Meeting, seconded by David Stevens CARRIED (Unanimous) b. March 22, 2013 Motion made by Betty Naylor to approve the Meeting Minutes of the March 22, 2013 Board Meeting, Seconded by Natasha Madsen CARRIED (Unanimous) c. June 6, 2013 Motion made by Betty Naylor to approve the Meeting Minutes of the June 6, 2013 Board Meeting, Seconded by Tage Flint CARRIED (Unanimous) ITEM NO. 5 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1. Status Report Sandy Pett stated the status report was updated as of June 30, 2013, explaining why the new status report was handed out today and not provided in the original packet. Sandy reported good news regarding the Federal Loan Program, after all money that was previously committed the available balance is about $17 million. The reason for the large balance of money in the Federal Program is that there was a rash of re-finances and many applicants paid off their loans, equaling about $20 million worth. Projecting out through July 1, 2014 including Federal SRF Grant money, State Match and Repayments the total in the Federal Fund will equal about $32 million that staff will need to commit and close in loan projects. Sandy continued by explaining there is a smaller balance in the State Fund. As of June 30, 2013 there was a balance of a $1.7 million deficit. After all of the projects had been committed and subtracted, including closed and authorized loans. Reasons for the deficit being that staff just recently made the State match of $1.6 million from the State Fund going into the Federal Fund, staff also over committed in the State Fund slightly at the end of the last physical year due to the closure of the Ogden loan. Sandy Pett stated that beginning this month staff will start receiving sales tax totaling about $400 thousand a month which will quickly overcome the negative balance. Sandy reported at the end of the year there will be close to $4 million available to award to new projects. Paul Hansen stated there is always a delay in closing loans so the Board has never been too worried about going in the negative a small amount. And there is some rational in the way the DWB tries to make the money available. Currently only about $1 million in loans have not been closed in the State Fund everything else has been closed. Sandy reported there is about $7.5 million in construction projects and that is also reflected in the deficit, since they are in construction staff does incremental funding and that will be covered as well. Paul Hansen asked Sandy if she foresees any entities of these loans not closing out. Sandy responded by saying in the State Funds, there are only three loans not yet closed, 1) Kane County, 2) Snowville, and 3) Axtell and staff is working towards closing those. The potential of loans not being closed out may be higher within the Federal Funded projects; Sandy reported there has been discussion regarding Duchesne County whether they will be able to restructure their project allowing them to close the loan. Sandy stated the rest are moving forward and staff is progressing on getting the loans closed. 2. Project Priority List. Four projects are being added to the project priority list. 1) Price River is being added with 18.8 points. Their project consists of distribution upgrades for absorption of Spring Glen into Price River. 2) Greendale is being added with 13.7 points. Their project consists of a 50,000 gallon tank and a treatment system. 3) Woods Cross City is being added with 13.2 points. Their project consists of a treatment facility. 4) Bear River Water Conservancy District is being added with 12.5 points. Their project consists of a 1MG tank, transmission line and pump station. Motion made by David Stevens to approve the updated Project Priority List, seconded by Natasha Madsen CARRIED (Unanimous) 3. SRF Applications STATE: a. Price River – Spring Glen – Nathan Hall APPLICANT’S REQUEST Price River Water Improvement District (Price River WID) is requesting $700,000 in financial assistance to upgrade the existing Spring Glen distribution system in preparation for absorption of the water system into the District. Total water system improvement costs are estimated to be $800,000 and the applicant is contributing $100,000 to the project. STAFF COMMENTS Price River WID is the financial assistance applicant and intends to oversee the construction project, absorb the Spring Glen water company, and collect monthly water bills from the Spring Glen service area to provide the income stream to pay the bond. Therefore the Spring Glen financial data, number of connections and MAGI information is used in the financial analysis. It is understood that this regionalization plan has been verbally agreed to by both Price River WID and Spring Glen Water Company and the legal documentation is in the process of being completed. Based on information from the Utah State Tax Commission, the 2011 MAGI for Spring Glen is $56,812, which is 151% of the State MAGI of $37,718. The Spring Glen current average monthly water bill is calculated as $37.97 or 0.74% of the local MAGI. The base evaluation returned an interest rate of 2.42% for 20 years, which results in a new average water bill of $46.24 per connection, which is 0.98% of MAGI. Therefore this project does not qualify for grant or reduced interest rate. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The Drinking Water Board authorize $700,000 construction loan at 2.42% interest for 20 years to Price River WID, to upgrade the existing Spring Glen water distribution system. The legal regionalization documentation must be complete prior to loan closing. A 1.0% loan origination fee of $7,000 will be assessed, which can be either absorbed by the authorized loan amount or paid by the water system out of system funds at loan closing. All issues on the Spring Glen compliance report must be resolved. BOARD COMMENTS Keith Cox of Spring Glen Water Company thanked the Board for their consideration. He stated that the company has been in business for about 50 years and that they have tried to maintain and provide quality water to citizens. Keith reported there are about 300 connections they are working towards maintaining. He stated he is grateful to Price River WID for working with Spring Glen on this project. Mark Stevens asked Nathan Hall to clarify what MAGI means. Nathan Hall explained it is the Median Adjusted Gross Income for the service area and is based on adjusted gross incomes reported on tax returns. Paul Hansen explained that part of the scoring criteria is used to look at affordability in the area; if the ratio comes in below that Median Adjusted Gross Income applicants may be eligible for a loan, grant or reduced interest rate. Nathan Hall followed up by explaining the average water bill is the amount of money a system brings in through billing per year, divided by the number of connections they have, it is not the base amount it is the true average. If the average monthly water bill is greater than 1.75 % of the local MAGI that is the bench mark staff uses to determine eligibility for grants, and reduced interest rates. Paul Hansen asked Nathan Hall to clarify when the 1% origination fee is applicable. Nathan explained that the 1% origination fee is charged only if it is a 100% loan; if a project qualifies for a grant, reduced interest rates or hardship loans the 1% origination fee is waived. This applicant will be responsible for paying the 1% origination fee. MOTION Motion made by Brett Chynoweth to authorize funding recommendations made by the FAC to Price River – Spring Glen, seconded by David Stevens. CARRIED (Unanimous) FEDERAL: a. Lake Rockport Estates – Nathan Hall APPLICANT’S REQUEST On July 13, 2012, the DWB authorized a loan of $404,000 at 4.26% for 20 years to Lake Rockport Estates to construct a new 365,000 gallon water tank and booster pump station. Lake Rockport is requesting an additional $183,000 in financial assistance to construct approximately 1700 feet of 10-inch diameter water line as part of the project. Total water system improvement costs are now estimated to be $687,000 and Lake Rockport is contributing $100,000 to the project. STAFF COMMENTS Lake Rockport Estates is a second home subdivision with a total of 340 lots currently planned and 75 lots planned as a future phase. Of the 156 lots that are currently metered, 98 are developed with a structure on the property. The water system is owned and operated by the Property Owners Association. Based on information from the Utah State Tax Commission, the 2010 MAGI for the Lake Rockport Estates area is $43,254, which is 117% of the State MAGI of $36,896. The current average monthly water bill is calculated as $30.97 or 0.86% of local MAGI. The DWB has established a policy that all 2nd home developments authorized for SRF funding will be charged an interest rate that is no less than 90% of the index rate. For the evaluation, the calculated interest rate is 4.26%. The existing 6-inch waterline being replaced with the proposed 10-inch waterline is undersized, is too shallow to be used during the winter, and is planned for replacement by the water system as soon as possible. Replacing it as part of this project improves efficiency in the system by providing gravity-fed fire flow to the upper loop fire hydrants, which allows the booster pump to be sized only for the upper 25 connection’s domestic and fire sprinkler demand, instead of domestic demands for the entire subdivision plus 1000 gpm fire flow demands. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The DWB authorize an $183,000 increase to the original $404,000 construction loan, with the same interest rate and term length as originally authorized, to Lake Rockport Estates. The revised construction loan is $587,000 at 4.26% interest for 20 years. A 1.0% loan origination fee of $5,870 will be assessed, which can be either absorbed by the authorized loan amount or paid by the water system out of the system funds at loan closing. Lake Rockport must resolve any and all issues on their compliance report. BOARD COMMENTS Applicant thanked the Board. David Stevens addressed the applicant’s compliance report, and how the loan authorization will ensure clearing of the issues on their compliance report. Nathan Hall clarified that the project will resolve the compliance issues. Betty Naylor stated that as part of the contingency of the loan approval the compliance issues must be resolved. MOTION Motion made by Natasha Madsen to authorize funding recommendations made by the FAC to Lake Rockport Estates, including stipulations discussed, seconded by Heather Jackson CARRIED (Unanimous) b. Herriman City – Nathan Lunstad APPLICANT’ REQUEST On March 1, 2012 the DWB authorized a loan in the amount of $4,682,000 to Herriman City for the construction of a water storage tank to be repaid over no more than 20 years at an interest rate of 2.25%. Due to legal entanglements arising from the project location and disgruntled property owners, Herriman City has determined that it would be in their best interest to move the location of the tank to a different part of the City. Herriman City is requesting the modifications to the scope of work to allow for the construction of the drinking water storage tank at a different location. STAFF COMMENTS Plan approval was issued on June 17, 2013 for the construction of a 6 MG storage tank (SDWIS Facility ID ST007, File #09299, 3F194), but due to legal issues the construction will be on hold until these legal issues are settled. The revised plan recommends that the tank be constructed to the northwest of Herriman City (as seen on the attached map). The water storage capacity created with the construction of the new tank will alleviate storage capacity constraints in other tanks that can service parts of southeast Herriman. In addition, the new location will provide storage capacity to the northwest quadrant of the community as it expands with the market demand. It should be noted, the new tank in the new location fits within the drinking Water Master Plan currently approved by Herriman City. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMTTEE The DWB authorize a modification to the scope of work to allow for the drinking water storage tank construction to be in an alternate location as supported by their Drinking Water Master Plan. BOARD COMMENTS Justin Edwards of Herriman City thanked the Board for the original loan, and for their consideration of the authorization for the change of scope. Betty Naylor asked if either of the proposed tank locations required a purchase of the land. Justin clarified the originally proposed location land was going to be donated as part of the development, with this change of scope and location Justin clarified that they are in the process of purchasing the property and they are in negotiations for the purchase. Betty asked if part of the loan included the purchase of land. Gary Kobzeff clarified that the loan program does not reimburse for purchase of land, Justin acknowledged that clarification. Brett Chynoweth asked if moving the location of the tank would create any kind of pressure issues, or if the elevation was about the same? Justin Edwards stated they are putting in the tank within the specifications of the master plan, so it does fit within pressure zones. It will be on a different part of the city that it will feed. MOTION Motion made by Brett Chynoweth to authorize funding recommendations made by the FAC to Herriman City, seconded by Mark Stevens. CARRIED (Unanimous) c. Bear River WCD – Collinston – Jesse Johnson APPLICANT’S REQUEST The Bear River Water Conservancy District (BRWCD) is requesting $3,600,000 in financial assistance to construct a new water system in the Collinston area of Box Elder County. The project consists of a 1,000,000 gallon storage tank, booster pump station, six miles of 12-inch waterlines, connections to Deweyville Town and Ukon Water Company, and other necessary appurtenances. This project will also provide Ukon Water Company with blending water to help treat their arsenic problem. BRWCD is contributing $100,000 towards the project. This project scored 12.5 points on the project priority list. STAFF COMMENTS Some important items to consider in this request include: • Currently, all residents in the Collinston area receive water from private wells, as there is no water system. o Originally, there were 25 anticipated connections. However, in a recent BRWCD meeting, increased interest was expressed from the residents, and there are now possibly 50 willing connections. o BRWCD has mailed out service connection agreements, and is currently waiting on the return of the documents to get an official number. • Dewyville has a surplus of water, and has agreed to sell their excess to BRWCD to serve both the Ukon Water System and Collinston. o If, in the future, Deweyville needs their own water, BRWCD can drill some wells, of which they already own water rights. However, the wells will be expensive, so purchasing water from Deweyville will help offset the needs for the new well to provide for current water demands. • Ukon has been issued a corrective action plan to address high arsenic concentrations in their source water and has determined that blending water from BRWCD will be the best option. o Ukon already has a connection to BRWCD, but the configuration is such that proper blending cannot be achieved as is. • Collinston is located between Deweyville and Ukon, so the project would help regionalize the area as well as treat Ukon’s arsenic problem. • For the construction project, BRWCD has shown it can afford the loan required due to the amount of tax revenue it receives in the county. In exploring financial options for funding, the evaluations are based on the entire BRWCD. The required water bill post-funding is above 1.75% of the local MAGI, which qualifies them for additional subsidization. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The DWB authorize a construction loan of $3,600,000 at 0.6% interest for 30 years with $735,000 in principal forgiveness. The repayable loan amount will be $2,865,000. A condition of the loan is the resulting project ensures Ukon Water Company resolves their corrective action plan by reducing arsenic levels in the water to acceptable levels through blending. BOARD COMMENTS Voneene Jorgensen representative of BRWCD thanked the Board for their consideration of funding this project. Voneene gave a brief explanation of the status of BRWCD, she reported that the residents in the community get their water from wells and springs, the water quality and quantity are very inadequate especially in drought times. She continued by saying work with this community has been ongoing since 2003, as of today there are 48 connections with signed contracts and six others have contacted BRWCD expressing their interest; however they have not submitted signed contracts. A question was asked regarding whether the numbers of interested connections are a large portion of the community? Voneene answered by saying she is not really sure about what percentage of the population the number of interested or contracted residents represents, she stated she believes there are about 15 homes that have not shown interest. Tage Flint asked if BRWCD will be the owner of the facility that will be constructed under this project. Voneene stated they will wholesale water to the Ukon Water Company and BRWCD will be the owner and operator of the retail system. Brett Chynoweth asked if there is confidence in the blending process plan, if it will bring down the level of arsenic contamination in the Ukon Water Company, will it be a long term solution. Jesse Johnson clarified a benchmark goal of 8 ppb after blending has been set by the DDW. Voneen clarified that Ukon Water Company is willing to buy enough water to be able to stay in compliance. Voneene also thanked Ying-Ying Macauley of DDW whom required the blending plan which has been very beneficial ensuring BRWCD to know how much water is required and how the blending process will really work. Voneene stated it makes them feel more comfortable that they will be able to sale enough water to Ukon thus keeping them in compliance. Betty Naylor commented this shows that DDW has remarkable staff, Voneene stated their assistance and help has been very invaluable and she appreciates everything the staff does for their system. Paul Hansen asked if it is the intent to bill across the district, or within the small community of Colliston? Jesse Johnson explained they submitted a plan outlining the estimated funding and what it would be for the Collinston area. The loan proposed is the best possible route. Paul Hansen stated it had been his pleasure to watch BRWCD grow over the years he thanked Voneene and the Engineers for their efforts he commended them on their courage to step out and help neighboring communities. MOTION Motion made by Paul Hansen to authorize funding recommendations made by the FAC to Bear River WCD, seconded by Tage Flint CARRIED (Unanimous) d. Woods Cross City – Jesse Johnson APPLICANT’S REQUEST Woods Cross City is requesting $ 4,156,000 in financial assistance to construct a water treatment plant to treat three groundwater wells that have been contaminated with Tetrachloroethylene (PCE). Woods Cross is contributing $403,000 towards the project. STAFF COMMENTS The current average water bill is $34.13 per month, based on rate and connection information supplied by Woods Cross City. During the process of preparing the funding packet, Woods Cross has been meeting with the Division regarding the need for having a chlorine contact chamber included in the treatment plant, which was not part of the original estimate for the project. The cost of adding the necessary items plus engineering adds an additional $156,000 to the project estimate. The total cost of the project is now $4,559,000 rather than $4,403,000. Under the standard funding package, which consists of a $4,156,000 construction loan at 2.59% interest for 20 years, the system’s monthly water bill will be $44.59, which is 1.11% of the local MAGI. The Financial Assistance Committee recommended that the DWB consider a 0.0% interest loan. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The DWB authorize a $4,156,000 construction loan at 0.0% interest for 20 years to Woods Cross City for construction of a new water treatment plant. A 1.0% loan origination fee of $41,560 will be assessed, which can be either absorbed by the authorized loan amount or paid by the water system out of the system funds at loan closing. BOARD COMMENTS Trevor Lindley representative of Woods Cross explained the City has been battling this PCE Plume issue for a long time, and explained originally the strategy was to drill wells which they did, now three of which are shut down due to the PCE contamination and they are down to one working well. Woods Cross representative stated they appreciate the Board’s consideration and they appreciate the DDW staff. Trevor Lindley continued to explain it has been hard on the residents of Woods Cross to deal with this issue and that open houses for the community have been held in hopes to get feedback from the residents. Trevor explained the number one reply from residents has been whether or not the persons responsible for the contamination will be responsible to pay for the issue. Trevor responded by saying they did check into who would be responsible for the financial burden caused by the PCE contamination, but to no avail. Trevor continued by saying the process has been difficult; however they have received a lot of help along the way. Betty Naylor asked if the plume is going to continue to migrate throughout the community or if they can contain it. Clarification was made that EPA and DEQ have been studying the issue for years and their ultimate goal is to re mediate the contamination. The strategy was to build the wells while EPA and DEQ tried to re-mediate the issue, however they have run out of time and now as mentioned three of the wells built are now contaminated the City has to continue to provide quality water to the community and they could no longer wait for EPA and DEQ to re mediate. They are still studying the issue and getting close to a point of remediation however until that is complete nothing else could be arranged, with the exception of the proposed project. Tage Flint commended the City and their process it was very well done and the public meetings provided clear directions and residents are very clear on costs including the City input. Tage Flint also stated that in his opinion this is a future potential water supply project as well as a treatment plant. Paul Hansen acknowledged that there is a fairness issue regarding who is responsible for the financial burden of the contamination issue. He also asked if there are other wells owned by other entities that may be contaminated with this plume. A representative of Woods Cross stated that North Salt Lake City has wells in the area which are contaminated. Paul then asked if this plant could become expanded in the future to become more of a regional treatment facility as opposed to building a series of these throughout the area. Trevor Lindley stated they met with North SLC a couple of times and at the time they were doing some pressure work to work through their issues. They also felt like they had some other strategies better fit for their system. Woods Cross has not closed the door for the possibility of adding systems to this plant in order to help treat nearby systems; they are planning this site for expansion and for additional capacity. If it could work engineering wise they see it as a benefit economically as a scale. Brad Johnson asked if the project ends in a cleanup of the ground water has there been any discussion of the ultimate fate of that water; could it be made available to the City. A Representative of Woods Cross reported they have not gotten to that part of the project. Brad recommended they keep that possibility in the back of their minds. Discussions have been held regarding making it secondary water something other than a drinking water source, it probably would not meet drinking water standards. Mark Stevens asked if the source of contaminate is known. A representative of Woods Cross clarified it was a chemical used in a dry cleaners business in Bountiful and not a large amount of the chemical. He continued by explaining it does appear that the source has been identified because the upper part of the plume is starting to clear up; most likely a long term discharge was occurring not a large one time leak. A leaky sewer lateral seems to be the source over many years it was pushed down to ground water. Mark Stevens also asked how many wells will be used once the treatment plant is up and running. Woods Cross representative stated that three wells will be tied in and as stated they will have ability to set up more if needed. MOTION Motion made by Tage Flint to authorize funding recommendations made by the FAC to Woods Cross City, seconded by Natasha Madsen CARRIED (Unanimous) d. Greendale – Gary Kobzeff APPLICANT’S REQUEST Greendale Water Company is requesting $1,145,000 to construct a new 50,000 gallon concrete raw water storage tank with a new membrane treatment system sized for 100 gallons per minute. Greendale Water Company will be contributing $240,000 for the project. The total estimated project cost is $1,385,000. STAFF COMMENTS Greendale Water Company’s local MAGI of $47,635, is approximately 126% of the State’s $37,718 MAGI. Less than 50% of Greendale Water Company Serviced resident are year round. This defines the water system as a second home community. The DWB has established that second home communities cannot qualify for principal forgiveness or reduced interest loans. The DWB does offer full loans to second home communities at 90% of the Revenue Bond Buyers Index currently at 4.35%. A loan amount of $1,145,000 at 3.92% for 20 years would allow Greendale Water Company to maintain a water bill of $42.12 a month, 1.06% of local MAGI. The Town’s priority rating is 13.7. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The DWB authorize a $1,145,000 construction loan to Greendale Water Company with a 3.92% interest or fee per annum, for 20 years, with the condition that they resolve all issues on their compliance report. A 1.0% loan origination fee of $11,450 will be assessed, which can be either absorbed by the authorized loan amount or paid by the water system out of the system funds at loan closing. BOARD COMMENTS Dan Schofield of Greendale Water Company thanked the Board for their consideration of the loan. He also gave history about the Greendale Water Company and explained the reason they are seeking financing. Dan Schofield explained their water comes from springs, that in 1971 they combined five water entities that were at that time chlorinating their water and that is when the Greendale Water Company was formed. 18 years ago because of the turbidity of the water it was required they install a treatment plant and put in a pressurized filtration system, Dan explained this was not something that could last forever, it was built in California and the manufacturer is no longer available. He explained it is now difficult to maintain, obtain parts and get issues repaired. They have decided it would be best to rebuild the treatment plant and a new filtration system in order to take care of the needs and get rid of the turbidity in the water. Dan Schofield stated most of their projects have been self-funded and clarified they have put in over $1 million dollars into the system, he then asked the Board whether or not they could extend the loan another 5 years to bring the payment down. It was clarified by Gary Kobzeff that in the past the Board had set a 20 year limit on loans for second home communities he stated that unless it is a hardship community 20 years cannot be exceeded. The extra 5 years is not an option. Dan Schofield asked the Board to continue with the current application not adding the 5 years. Paul Hansen asked how many services connections are applicable. Dan Schofield stated there are 150 connections; Paul also asked about fire suppression issues, Dan Schofield clarified there is a 220 thousand gallon storage tank with fire hydrants on that making it adequate. Paul also clarified if they are using their own funds for purchase of the lands, Dan reported the treatment plant is on fire service lands and should be minimal cost, Paul Hansen clarified the amount of that cost will have to be a private cost not a reimbursed cost through the loan. Acknowledgment was made by Greendale Water System regarding the private cost restrictions on the land. MOTION Motion made by David Stevens to authorize funding recommendations made by the FAC to Greendale Water Company, with the condition they resolve issues on the compliance report and pay the 1% loan origination fee, seconded by Natasha Madsen CARRIED (Unanimous) ITEM NO. 6 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Paul Hansen commended staff and thanked them for their hard work. He then invited Dale Pierson of RWAU to make his report. Dale Pierson reported on the cooperative effort between the Rural Water Association and the Division staff regarding training on the Disinfection Byproducts Rule taking effect for small water systems. This effort involved RWAU’s organizing the training and Division staff providing the training. Dale wanted to point out that those workshops are being held state wide in order to make sure all water systems have the opportunity to attend. Dale also reported on the Governor’s town hall meetings coming up across the state regarding the future of Utah’s Water Future. Tage Flint thanked Dale Pierson for attending these meetings and letting others know that participation is important. The Governor plans to use these comments for a road map for going into the future. Ken Bousfield mentioned that the Division is planning on submitting written comments with several key issues outlined. Ken gave some examples of the key issues DDW will be commenting on: 1) a safe and reliable supply of water is essential for both the economic and populated expansions expected in Utah, 2) there are affordability issues involving both large and small water systems that need to be considered, 3) water system sustainability, 4) full cost fees, pricing, and 5) asset management and having financial managerial and technical capacity to manage water systems. The Board talked about the value of their participation in commenting about Utah’s Water Future. Paul Hansen turned the time over to Ken Bousfield. ITEM NO. 7 DIRECTOR’S REPORT a. RWAU’s 2013 Northern Conference (conference information is in the packet) Ken Bousfield reported that the next Board meeting will be held in conjunction with the RWAU Northern Conference held in Layton. He stated that the August meeting would be held on a Wednesday and that Michael Grange is considering holding a work meeting for the new Board Members in the morning to review policies and procedures regarding financial assistance. Ken Bousfield reported on the energy workshops being held in Davis County. Ken Bousfield continued by reporting on the letters he sent out to over one thousand water systems in the State of Utah inviting them to attend a public meeting where he would talk about fees. Betty Naylor wished to clarify whether any Board Members are opposed to the actions taken regarding Price River, Lake Rock Port, Parowan City or Bear River WCD. Board members were not opposed. ITEM NO. 8 NEXT BOARD MEETING Date: August 28, 2013 Time of Board Meeting: 1:30 p.m. Location: Rural Water Association of Utah’s Northern Conference Davis County Convention Center 1651 North 700 West Stratus 9 Conference Room Layton, Utah 84041 Phone: (801) 416-4000 (Hilton Garden Inn Hotel’s Phone No.) ITEM NO. 9 OTHER No other discussions held. ITEM NO. 10 ADJOURN Meeting adjourned at 2:50 CARRIED (Unanimous) Misty Tabor Recording Secretary

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