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Record of the Minutes of the
Special Project Committee Meeting of the
Beaumont Basin Watermaster
October 29, 2014
Meeting Location:
Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District
560 Magnolia Avenue
Beaumont, CA 92223
I. Call to Order
Chairman Duane Burk called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
II. Roll Call
City of Banning Duane Burk Present
City of Beaumont Kyle Warsinski Present
Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District Tony Lara Present
South Mesa Water Company George Jorritsma Present
Yucaipa Valley Water District Joseph Zoba Present
Tony Lara was present as the alternate representing the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District in the
absence of Member Eric Fraser. Thierry Montoya was present representing legal counsel for the
Watermaster.
III. Pledge of Allegiance
Counsel Montoya led the pledge of allegiance.
IV. Public Comments
No public comment was received at this time.
V. Special Project Committee Consisting of the Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District, City of
Banning, Yucaipa Valley Water District, and South Mesa Mutual Water Company
a. Status Report and Discussion Regarding the Beaumont Basin Groundwater Model and
Redetermination of Safe Yield
Engineering Consultant Hannibal Blandon of ALDA Engineering provided a two-part presentation for
Committee discussion. The first part of the presentation was a return flow analysis that took into
consideration potential sources including source water, location use, and methods of deliveries as well as
presenting scenarios when return flows are enhanced. The second portion of the presentation dealt with
subsurface inflow enhancements and challenges that could occur considering several different scenarios.
The Committee discussed the information provided and considered the complicated variables and
assumptions that would have to be made in order to quantify the safe yield and what the next step for the
Committee should be. The main question of what elements of return flow are quantifiable were considered
and discussed with the consensus being that the 2013 annual return flow allocation be used as a baseline
moving forward. Consultant Blandon was asked to add to his report a focus on land use categories as well
as sources of water that can be used in the return flow analysis 2013 forward. The adjudicated boundary
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Special Project Committee Meeting of the
Beaumont Basin Watermaster
October 29, 2014
Meeting Location:
Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District
560 Magnolia Avenue
Beaumont, CA 92223
I. Call to Order
Chairman Duane Burk called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
II. Roll Call
City of Banning Duane Burk Present
City of Beaumont Kyle Warsinski Present
Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District Tony Lara Present
South Mesa Water Company George Jorritsma Present
Yucaipa Valley Water District Joseph Zoba Present
Tony Lara was present as the alternate representing the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District in the
absence of Member Eric Fraser. Thierry Montoya was present representing legal counsel for the
Watermaster.
III. Pledge of Allegiance
Counsel Montoya led the pledge of allegiance.
IV. Public Comments
No public comment was received at this time.
V. Special Project Committee Consisting of the Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District, City of
Banning, Yucaipa Valley Water District, and South Mesa Mutual Water Company
a. Status Report and Discussion Regarding the Beaumont Basin Groundwater Model and
Redetermination of Safe Yield
Engineering Consultant Hannibal Blandon of ALDA Engineering provided a two-part presentation for
Committee discussion. The first part of the presentation was a return flow analysis that took into
consideration potential sources including source water, location use, and methods of deliveries as well as
presenting scenarios when return flows are enhanced. The second portion of the presentation dealt with
subsurface inflow enhancements and challenges that could occur considering several different scenarios.
The Committee discussed the information provided and considered the complicated variables and
assumptions that would have to be made in order to quantify the safe yield and what the next step for the
Committee should be. The main question of what elements of return flow are quantifiable were considered
and discussed with the consensus being that the 2013 annual return flow allocation be used as a baseline
moving forward. Consultant Blandon was asked to add to his report a focus on land use categories as well
as sources of water that can be used in the return flow analysis 2013 forward. The adjudicated boundary
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