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Director Hansen she would keep the presentations to only 20-minutes each. It was agreed that Zone 7 would go first to be followed by DSRSD and City of Pleasanton. Zone 7 General Manager Dale Myers noted that all the projects that Zone 7 had promised in 2003 as part of their Water Quality Improvement Plan are on schedule. He summarized the various current Zone 7 water quality projects and their timelines: (1) Interim Carbon Feed Systems (to correct the earthy, musty taste) - Spring/2005; (2) Dissolved Air Flotation which is the upgrading of Del Valle treatment plant which would provide additional capacity of surface water - Winter 2006/Spring 2007; (3) Phase I/II combined 6 mgd demineralization (softening) project: Mocho Wellfield - Spring/2007; and (4) Phase I/II combined 24 mgd Altamont Treatment Plant & Pipeline - Spring 2006. Mr. Myers explained the Water Quality Improvement Plan is to be reviewed and updated every 2 years. The initial review process was started March 2005. He reported that the purpose of the Well Master Plan project is to ensure the continued reliability of existing water for times of drought or emergency outages. The Well Master Plan EIR is tentatively scheduled to be certified on June 15, 2005 by the Zone 7 Board of Directors. The project entails constructing 8-10 additional new wells over the next 20 years. Chair Hostennan thanked Mr. Myers and Zone 7 for the presentation. DSRSD District Engineer Dave Requa stated that the Zone has made several changes in their planning process over the last 3-4 years to better address the District's interest on water quality; District staff feels the Zone 7 plan is headed in the right direction. He summarized the District's expectations of Zone 7 which are: (1) provide a safe and reliable water supply system; (2) provide improved water quality in the west end of the Valley; (3) make sure there is no degradation of water quality in the east end of the Valley; (4) implement improvements in a timely and cost-effective manner; and, (5) solid commitments to reach these goals. He also noted that from the reliability standpoint the Well Master Plan is well-thought out and appropriate. The District's concern with the plan is that the wells could be operated or used in a way that would degrade water quality by increasing groundwater pumping. The District would like to see some type of agreement or understanding how the wells would be operated so as to not degrade water quality. Pleasanton Utility Planning Manager Steve Cusenza stated that he too believes that Zone 7 is doing a good job. However, he noted that customer satisfaction regarding delivered water quality in the Valley is low. He noted that there is still a significant difference between hardness levels within the Zone 7 treated water system. He mentioned the positive things being done by Zone 7 such as: (1) acquiring adequate water supply for all potable water demands, through build out of 2030, (2) current South Bay Aqueduct (SBA) and the Zone 7 water treatment plant facilities can sustain demands through year 2013, (3) the treatment plant and the out-of-valley groundwater storage projects will extend this date, and (4) SBA expansion project is on track. The City of Pleasanton complimented Zone 7 Board and staffon the progress in all these areas. Mr. Cusenza stated that Pleasanton has a few concerns with regards to the Zone 7 Well Master Plan. They are: · No statement or commitment on when or how the new wells will be operated.