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Beaumont Basin Watermaster Memorandum No. 15-06 Page 2 of 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 – 01
A RESOLUTION OF THE BEAUMONT BASIN WATERMASTER ADOPTING
THE FINAL 2013 REEVALUATION OF THE BEAUMONT BASIN SAFE YIELD REPORT
AND REDETERMINING THE SAFE YIELD OF THE BASIN
WHEREAS, the Stipulated Judgment filed February 4, 2004 establishing the Beaumont
Basin Watermaster (Riverside Superior Court Case No. 389197) empowers Watermaster to adopt
appropriate rules and regulations for the conduct of Watermaster affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Stipulated Judgment, per section VI.5.Y. requires Watermaster to
redetermine the Safe Yield of the Beaumont Basin at least every 10 years beginning 10 years
after the date of entry of the Stipulated Judgment; and
WHEREAS, a special projects committee, consisting of representatives from the City of
Banning, the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District, the South Mesa Mutual Water Company,
and the Yucaipa Valley Water District was commissioned to provide Watermaster with a
recommendation concerning the redetermination of safe yield; and
WHEREAS, the special projects committee commissioned Thomas Harder & Co. in
association with Alda, Inc. to prepare a report analyzing and recommending a redetermined Safe
Yield as defined by Rule 4.1 of the Beaumont Basin Watermaster Rules and Regulations; and
WHEREAS, the special projects committee conducted several public workshops
concerning the redetermination of the Safe Yield of the Beaumont Basin during which considered
and analyzed studies and draft reports prepared by Thomas Harder & Co. in association with
Alda, Inc., and also received and considered comments submitted by overlyers, appropriators
and members of the public; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Harder & Co. in association with Alda, Inc. conducted studies and
prepared a report entitled "Final 2013 Reevaluation of the Beaumont Basin Safe Yield" based on
the projected water balance for the 10 year period between 2013 to 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Thomas Harder & Co. in association with Alda, Inc. report recommended
the redetermined Safe Yield of the Beaumont Basin to be 6,700 acre-feet/yr for the next 10 years
of operations within the Beaumont Basin; and
WHEREAS, the special projects committee has recommended to Watermaster that the
Final 2013 Reevaluation of the Beaumont Basin Safe Yield report be approved and adopted, and
that the redetermined Safe Yield of the Beaumont Basin be 6,700 acre-feet/yr;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BEAUMONT BASIN
WATERMASTER that:
1. The Beaumont Basin Watermaster does accept and adopt the Final 2013
Reevaluation of the Beaumont Basin Safe Yield report; and
2. The Beaumont Basin Watermaster redetermines the Safe Yield of the Beaumont
Basin to be 6,700 acre-feet/yr.
st
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1 day of April, 2015.
Beaumont Basin Watermaster Meeting - February 4, 2015 - Page 45 of 45
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 – 01
A RESOLUTION OF THE BEAUMONT BASIN WATERMASTER ADOPTING
THE FINAL 2013 REEVALUATION OF THE BEAUMONT BASIN SAFE YIELD REPORT
AND REDETERMINING THE SAFE YIELD OF THE BASIN
WHEREAS, the Stipulated Judgment filed February 4, 2004 establishing the Beaumont
Basin Watermaster (Riverside Superior Court Case No. 389197) empowers Watermaster to adopt
appropriate rules and regulations for the conduct of Watermaster affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Stipulated Judgment, per section VI.5.Y. requires Watermaster to
redetermine the Safe Yield of the Beaumont Basin at least every 10 years beginning 10 years
after the date of entry of the Stipulated Judgment; and
WHEREAS, a special projects committee, consisting of representatives from the City of
Banning, the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District, the South Mesa Mutual Water Company,
and the Yucaipa Valley Water District was commissioned to provide Watermaster with a
recommendation concerning the redetermination of safe yield; and
WHEREAS, the special projects committee commissioned Thomas Harder & Co. in
association with Alda, Inc. to prepare a report analyzing and recommending a redetermined Safe
Yield as defined by Rule 4.1 of the Beaumont Basin Watermaster Rules and Regulations; and
WHEREAS, the special projects committee conducted several public workshops
concerning the redetermination of the Safe Yield of the Beaumont Basin during which considered
and analyzed studies and draft reports prepared by Thomas Harder & Co. in association with
Alda, Inc., and also received and considered comments submitted by overlyers, appropriators
and members of the public; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Harder & Co. in association with Alda, Inc. conducted studies and
prepared a report entitled "Final 2013 Reevaluation of the Beaumont Basin Safe Yield" based on
the projected water balance for the 10 year period between 2013 to 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Thomas Harder & Co. in association with Alda, Inc. report recommended
the redetermined Safe Yield of the Beaumont Basin to be 6,700 acre-feet/yr for the next 10 years
of operations within the Beaumont Basin; and
WHEREAS, the special projects committee has recommended to Watermaster that the
Final 2013 Reevaluation of the Beaumont Basin Safe Yield report be approved and adopted, and
that the redetermined Safe Yield of the Beaumont Basin be 6,700 acre-feet/yr;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BEAUMONT BASIN
WATERMASTER that:
1. The Beaumont Basin Watermaster does accept and adopt the Final 2013
Reevaluation of the Beaumont Basin Safe Yield report; and
2. The Beaumont Basin Watermaster redetermines the Safe Yield of the Beaumont
Basin to be 6,700 acre-feet/yr.
st
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1 day of April, 2015.
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