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Section 2
Watermaster Activities
obligation under the Judgment and to put Appropriator and Overlying parties on notice of the
study as the Overlying users may have issues to raise in court in regards to the study
findings. A motion was passed to direct legal counsel to file the report with the court.
Items Discussed During the October 7, 2015 Regular Watermaster Committee Meeting
Status Report on Water Level Monitoring throughout the Beaumont Basin [Memorandum
15-21]. Mr. Blandon gave a status report of the water level conditions in the Beaumont
Basin.
Task Order No. 6 – Water Level Monitoring for 2015 Reallocation of Funds to Acquire Four
Additional Monitoring Probes [Memorandum No. 15-22]. Mr. Blandon provided an
accounting to date for this task and explained that $3,000.00 will be available from this task
that could be used to acquire additional monitoring equipment. A motion to reallocate
$3,000.00 from this task to acquire additional probes was passed.
Discussion Regarding Task Order No. 8 with ALDA Inc. for On-Call Engineering Services
[Memorandum 15-23]. Mr. Blandon provided an overview of this task before a motion to
approve this task order for a sum not to exceed $20,000.00 was passed.
Adoption of the 2014 Consolidated Annual Report and Engineering Report [Memorandum
15-24]. Adoption of this report was postponed until the December 2 , 2015 meeting based
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on Mr. Blandon’s recommendation to address the issues of overlying water rights and the
transfer of unused production from Oak Valley Partners.
Independent Account Financial Report of Agreed-Upon Procedures for the Beaumont Basin
[Memorandum 15-25]. After a brief discussion, a motion was introduced to receive and file
this financial report. Motion was passed.
Consideration of the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2015-16 [Memorandum No. 15-26].
Member Zoba gave a presentation of the proposed budget including proposed
amendments. The proposed budget, as amended, was approved.
Morongo Band of Mission Indians – Proposed Groundwater Storage Agreement – Revised
Storage Location [Memorandum No. 15-26]. Mr. Blandon presented a new groundwater
storage project proposal from the Tribe, which included the relocation of the recharge facility.
After long discussion by Members of the Committee, legal counsel, engineering support
staff, and members of the tribe regarding water rights, water quality, basin objectives, and
accounting methodology, motions were introduced and amended twice, but not formal vote
took place. Finally, Member Zoba introduced a motion to request a copy of the
environmental study for the proposed project. Motion was passed.
Items Discussed During the December 2, 2015 Regular Watermaster Committee Meeting
Status Report on Water Level Monitoring throughout the Beaumont Basin [Memorandum
15-28]. Mr. Blandon gave a status report of the water level conditions in the Beaumont
Basin and fielded questions by members of the Committee.
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