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BEAUMONT BASIN WATERMASTER
MEMORANDUM NO. 18-21
Date: October 3, 2018
From: Joseph Zoba, Treasurer
Subject: Consideration of Task Order No. 17 with ALDA Inc. for the
Development of a Return Flow Methodology for the Beaumont
Basin
Recommendation: That the Watermaster Committee approve Task Order No. 17 as
a Special Project Expense for a sum not to exceed $40,140 and
direct the Treasurer to invoice specific Appropriators based on
anticipated benefit.
Over the past several months, the Watermaster Committee members have been
discussing the development of a return flow methodology for the Beaumont Basin.
In the 2013 Reevaluation of the Beaumont Basin Safe Yield, return flows were estimated
based on overall land use factors. The current approach, as discussed in previous
Watermaster meetings, considers using the actual amount of water delivered to individual
parcels within the basin, as available in GIS format. The development of this methodology
will result in a more accurate accounting of return flows by Appropriator.
The financial impacts associated with the proposed contract would result in an additional
expense of $40,140. If approved, the Treasurer will divide the expense equally between
Appropriators anticipated to receive a benefit from the development of this methodology.
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