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Section 3
Status of the Basin and Administration of the Judgment
Items Discussed During the August 30, 2017 Special Watermaster Committee Meeting
Consideration of Resolution 17-02 Approving the Transfer of Overlying Water Rights to
Specific Parcels – Oak Valley Partners [Memorandum 17-22]. Engineer Blandon
presented a map of the parcels owned by Oak Valley Partners and identified those listed
in the Resolution. Legal Counsel McCullough provided his firm’s opinion on the transfer
of rights. After much discussion the original resolution was adopted. Under this
resolution Oak Valley Partners transfers their overlying right to produce 77.4566 percent
of 1,806 ac-ft of groundwater from the Beaumont Basin to the Yucaipa Valley Water
District. A copy of the approved Resolution 17-02 is included under Appendix A.
Items Discussed During the October 5, 2016 Regular Watermaster Committee Meeting
Nomination of the Beaumont Basin Watermaster Committee Secretary [Memorandum
17-23]. Member Zoba nominated Mr. Tony Lara of the Beaumont Cherry Valley Water
District as Secretary of the Watermaster Committee. Motion was approved.
Status Report on Water Level Monitoring throughout the Beaumont Basin through
September 25, 2017 [Memorandum 17-24]. Engineer Blandon presented a map of
potential additional monitoring sites and discussed sites currently being considered. He
continued with a status of the water level monitoring program being done.
Potential Scenarios to be Evaluated Using the Groundwater Model for Analyzing Basin
Losses [Memorandum 17-25]. Mr. Harder presented three scenarios and alternatives to
determine water losses and requested written comments from members of the
Watermaster Committee.
Independent Accountant’s Financial Report of Agreed-Upon Procedures for the
Beaumont Basin Watermaster [Memorandum 17-26]. Member Lara moved to receive
and file the Independent Financial Report for the Period ending June 30, 2017. The
motion was carried.
Items Discussed During the December 6, 2017 Regular Watermaster Committee Meeting
Status Report on Water Level Monitoring throughout the Beaumont Basin through
November 27, 2017 [Memorandum 17-27]. Engineer Blandon indicated that BCVWD’s
Well No. 25 has been added as a monitoring well; he further mentioned that this was an
active pumping well that was selected because of the absence of dedicated monitoring
wells in that portion of the basin. He continued with a status of the water level monitoring
program being done and indicated that water levels in the upper aquifer in the vicinity of
the Noble Creek spreading grounds have risen by close to 80 feet in the last 18 months.
Progress Report to the Storage Losses Evaluation [Memorandum 17-28]. Mr. Harder
indicated that the model is anticipated to be completed within the next two weeks to then
begin running scenarios. He indicated that the scenarios to be run will be as realistic as
possible and that anticipated to provide preliminary results at the February meeting.
Beaumont Basin Watermaster 2017 Annual Report – DRAFT – February 2018 2-6
