SUPPLY / LAKE WILLIAM

1. Funding Analysis:
	Lake William Funding Alternatives (72K .pdf file)
2. Nitrate Analysis:
	Lake William Cover Contents Exec Summary (2.02MB .pdf file)
	Lake William Introduction (3.41MB .pdf file)
	Lake William Nitrate Analysis Conclusions Literature (3.70MB .pdf file)

March 28, 2006 Board Meeting Summary

March 29, 2006

At their March meeting the DWP Board of Commissioners received new reports on the Lake William service area. The reports included one by DWP’s hydrogeologists analyzing the increasing nitrate concentrations in our wells and the second was an analysis by DWP’s engineer on interconnection pipeline funding alternatives. You can read both of these reports on DWP’s web page at www.bbldwp.com by clicking on “Supply” and then “ Lake William”. Also see the DWP Agenda Report, March 22, 2006.

After receiving the reports and following a lengthy discussion, the Board determined that it could still not make a decision regarding solving the long-term water supply problems in Lake William for the following reasons.

1. The DWP has not been able to identify all costs associated with pipeline construction, including the price that will be paid to the Big Bear City Community Services District for the water.
2. Additionally due to several unforeseen delays the DWP Water Master Plan has not been completed. The plan will identify a long priority list of necessary capital improvement and rehabilitation projects throughout DWP’s service area, including Lake William, that have not been defined in terms of overall costs or implementation schedule.
3. Finally, the timing and costs associated with the need to treat local ground water to remove nitrates have not been fully identified. Preliminary cost estimates indicate a construction cost for the treatment plant at about $190,000 and maintenance costs of roughly $9,000 annually.

The DWP’s engineer indicated he would have a final Draft Water Master Plan available for review by the end of May. After review at the staff level it will move on for review by the Board. Once the Master Plan is completed, a financial plan will be prepared to define how capital projects will be paid for. This is anticipated to be ready for Board review in September. At that time the Board should have everything they have requested in order to make a firm decision regarding the water supply in Lake William.

In the mean time, meters for new construction in Lake William will be sold from the existing waiting list. If you have any questions please contact the DWP at (909) 866-5050 or email the contacts listed on DWP’s web page.

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