Board Members present: Dorothy Anderson, Susie Smith, and Patrick Lanning. President Sandra Bishop and Commissioner Peter Bartel were excused.

Others present: Randy Berggren, Tom Buckhouse, Terry Bequette, Steve Blair, Marty Douglass, Dick Helgeson, Mat Northway, Kris Kendall, Brenda Sirois, Mark Wall, Ron Wilson, Jim Wiley, and Krista Hince of the EWEB staff; member of the public, and Kim Kunkel, Minutes Recorder.

WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PLAN/FINAL DRAFT REVIEW

Referring to a Power Point presentation, EWEB Environmental Manager Laurie Power, and Environmental Team members Brenda Sirois, Steve Blair, Mark Wall, and Marty Douglass presented an overview of EWEB's Drinking Water Protection Plan in terms of 1) policy goals and objectives; 2) drinking water protection area; 3) risk assessment; 4) source protection strategies and action items; 5) monitoring strategies; and 6) staffing, funding, and scheduled proposal. Ms. Power said the presentation would also include a brief tour of the Training Center set-up for the open house scheduled for the following evening.

A number of Power Point slides were reviewed, including the following:

1. Why Now?

McKenzie is sole source

High community interest

Water Supply Plan

Legislation

Timelines

2. Source Protection Plan Goals and Objectives

3. DEQ Guidelines for SWAP

Surface Water Delineation

Contaminant Inventory

Susceptibility Analysis

4. Risk Assessment Phased Approach

Phase 1: Collect background information, search databases, compile information, develop maps

Phase 2: Develop risk categories and database

Phase 3: Risk assessment and relative ranking

Phase 4: Risk category prioritization

5. Sorting Criteria:

Proximity to Hayden Bridge

Treatment Costs

No warning system or water quality trigger

Activities that are immediately dangerous to life and health

Activities not otherwise regulated

6. Proposed Strategies and Action Items

Strategy 1: Consultation and Partnership

Strategy 2: Technical Assistance

Strategy 3: Monitoring

Strategy 4: Public Education

Strategy 5: Watershed Mapping

7. Review of Near-, Medium-, and Long-Term Actions Related to Each Proposed Strategy

8. Source Protection Monitoring

• Monitoring and analysis of collected data is important for sound water quality management
• Impact monitoring is needed to qualify and quantify sources that may effect McKenzie River water quality.
• Monitoring sources with the highest risks and developing strong partnerships with other stakehlders can reduce the cost of treating drinnking water
• The scale and scope of program must be well designed and substantial to gain the respect of other agencies/stakeholders and maximize public confidence.

9. Proposed Strategy Related to Monitoring:

Develop and implement a surface water monoitroing program for the risk catefories identified in the 1995 Environmental Risk Assessment that includes: specific site locations, specific parameters, specific frequencies.

• Integrate monitoring design with DEQ's TMDL requirements
• Encourage "storm event monitoring" performed by the McKenzie Watershed Council and associated agencies.
• Integrate monitoring and sampling sites with the City of Springfield and its storm sewer outfalls.
• Maintain fleibility wiht monitoring methods regarding sampling sites and parameters being measured.

10. Monitoring Identified Top Priority Risks

• Storm sewer outfalls
• Urbanized contamination
• Hazardous materials transportation
• Industrial and commercial facilities

11. Staffing, Funding, and Schedule Proposal

Staffing: Drinking Water Protection Coordinator

Funding: 2001=$100,000 2002=$125,000 2003=$150,000

2004=$200,000 2005=$250,000

The Commissioners asked a number of clarifying questions.

The meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m.

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Assistant Secretary President