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Section 2
                                                                                           Watermaster Activities


               2.2      Watermaster Accomplishments and Activities
                        During 2015


               2.2.1 Watermaster Meetings

               A total of six regular meetings were held during CY 2015 on the following dates:

                   ƒ  February 4, 2015                             ƒ  April 1, 2015
                   ƒ  June 3, 2015                                 ƒ  August 5, 2015

                   ƒ  October 7, 2015                              ƒ  December 2, 2015



               Agendas and approved minutes from each of the above meetings can be viewed at and/or
               downloaded from Watermaster’s website or by making a request to the Watermaster Secretary.
               Pursuant to Resolution 2009-001, all of Watermaster’s public records are open for inspection during
               office hours, provided that a written request to inspect said records has been submitted.

               2.2.2 Watermaster Committee Resolutions

               Resolution No. 2015-01 was adopted at the April 1 , 2015 Regular Watermaster Committee
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               meeting.  Through this resolution, the Final 2013 Reevaluation of the Beaumont Basin Safe Yield
               Report and Redetermination of the Safe Yield of the Beaumont Basin were adopted.  See Technical
               Memorandum 15-07 for details.

               2.2.3  Items Discussed in 2015

               This section is simply an unofficial summary of topics addressed at Watermaster meetings.  The
               Beaumont Basin Watermaster maintains official meeting minutes that report the items discussed
               and actions taken during normal and special meetings.  Official meeting minutes may be accessed
               at:   www.beaumontbasinwatermaster.org

               The following items were discussed during the six meetings held in CY 2015 along with their
               resulting outcome.

               Items Discussed During the February 4, 2015 Regular Watermaster Committee Meeting

                   ƒ  Reorganization of the Beaumont Basin Watermaster Committee. [Memorandum 15-01].  No
                       action was taken.

                   ƒ  Status Report on the Return Flow Analysis for Calendar Year 2013 and Calendar Year 2014
                       [Memorandum 15-02]. Mr. Harder reported that there is still an evaluation pending of the
                       delivered water records within the adjudicated area to estimate return flows.

                   ƒ  Purchase of Water Level Monitoring Equipment for Installation at Twelve Sites in the
                       Beaumont Basin [Memorandum 15-03].  Mr. Blandon presented the results of the equipment
                       assessment and identified potential sites to install the water level monitoring equipment.
                       Watermaster members approved the purchase of the equipment for a cost not to exceed





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