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STAFF REPORT General Manager Joseph Zoba discussed the following items:
• The District staff is working with consultants from
Geoscience to deepen the spreading basins at the
Calimesa Lakes Project to test percolation rates in the
area;
• On May 6, 2019, the San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency
adopted Resolution No. 2019-03 that establishes the
rate for selling water from the San Gorgonio Pass Water
Agency Storage Account to retail water agencies; and
• On May 7, 2019, the District staff met with the Beaumont
Basin Watermaster ad hoc committee to resolve the
process for transferring overlying water rights.

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

DM 19-047 Water Resource Manager Jennifer Ares presented the draft
water conservation rules and regulations.
AUTHORIZATION TO
SET A PUBLIC Director Jay Bogh moved that the Board set a public hearing for
HEARING FOR May 21, 2019 to consider the proposed ordinance.
CONSIDERATION OF
THE NEW WATER Director Bruce Granlund seconded the motion.
CONSERVATION
RULES AND The motion was approved by the following vote:
REGULATIONS TO Director Jay Bogh - Yes
REDUCE WATER Director Bruce Granlund - Yes
WASTE Director Lonni Granlund - Yes
Director Chris Mann - Yes
Director Joyce McIntire - Yes

DM 19-048 General Manager Joseph Zoba discussed the San Gorgonio
Pass Water Agency Resolution No. 2019-02 Adopting an
DISCUSSION Increased Rate for Wholesale Water Delivery which was
REGARDING THE adopted on April 15, 2019. This Resolution changed the cost of
IMPLEMENTATION OF imported water from $309/acre-foot to $399/acre-foot effective
THE SAN GORGONIO on May 1, 2019.
PASS WATER AGENCY
IMPORTED WATER The Board of Directors discussed the timing to conduct a
RATE TO CALIMESA Proposition 218 hearing necessary to implement the new
CUSTOMERS imported water rates adopted by the San Gorgonio Pass Water
Agency.

Following a discussion by the Board of Directors, Director Jay
Bogh moved to: (1) take the necessary steps to minimize the
purchase of imported water at the new rate from the San
Gorgonio Pass Water Agency; (2) provide monthly reports to the
Board of Directors about the quantity of imported water

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