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Section 2
Watermaster Activities
In addition, there was a Special Meeting conducted on January 10, 2018.
Agendas and approved minutes from each of the above regular and special meetings can be
viewed at and/or downloaded from Watermaster’s website or by making a request to the
Watermaster Secretary. Pursuant to Resolution 2009-01, 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
During CY 2018, one resolution was adopted.
Resolution 18-01, a Resolution of the Beaumont Basin Watermaster rescinds Resolution 2017-
01 and accepts San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency’s Application for Groundwater Storage. This
resolution, approved on February 7 , 2018, gives SGPWA the right to store up to 10,000 ac-ft of
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water in the Beaumont Basin under certain conditions. A copy of the resolution is included under
Appendix A.
2.2.3 Items Discussed in 2018
This section is 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 regular meetings and one special meeting
held in CY 2018 along with their resulting outcome.
Items Discussed During the January 10, 2018 Special Watermaster Committee Meeting
Closed Session-Conference with Legal Counsel on Existing Litigation, Government Code
section 54956.9. Case: San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency v. Beaumont Basin
Watermaster, et al., Riverside County Superior Court Case No. RIC 1716346.
Open session followed the closed session with no reportable action taken.
Items Discussed During the February 7, 2018 Watermaster Committee Meeting
Status Report on Water Level Monitoring throughout the Beaumont Basin through Jan
24, 2018 [Memorandum 18-01]. Engineer Blandon gave a status report of the water level
monitoring throughout the basin and indicated that new wells are being considered in the
western portion of the basin and the need to buy additional monitoring equipment.
Presentation of the Draft Consolidated Annual Report and Engineering Report
[Memorandum 18-02]. Engineer Blandon reviewed two resolutions passed in 2017,
noted that the 100-year average precipitation was 17.16 inches, and indicated that a total
of 13,462 ac-ft was produced in 2017. Mr. Harder said that the preliminary Operating
Safe Yield for 2017 was 2,289 ac-ft which is significantly lower than the 2012-17 average
of approximately 6,000 ac-ft/yr. Mr. Blandon said that area water quality meets state and
Beaumont Basin Watermaster 2018 Annual Report – DRAFT - February 2019 2-2
