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Leslie Moulton, ESA, indicated Zone 7 is looking at how much demand the current system <br />can handle and at what point other facilities might be needed to limit the impact on the Del Valle <br />Reservoir. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico felt it was important to explain the alternatives to the community so they can <br />understand the additional demand on the system and what alternatives, either local or regional, <br />Zone 7 has to offer. <br /> <br /> Mr. Moulton said Zone 7 has very explicit demand projections from the surrounding <br />communities that the public can view. She said there is already a draw down that will occur with <br />the three contractors using their full entitlement that has already been allocated. This does not <br />include a CEQA action, but it includes the growth decisions outside the region by Santa Clara <br />Valley Water District and Alameda County Water District. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala asked when was the last time Zone 7 did a long-term water supply planning <br />process? <br /> <br /> Mr. Moulton said a report was done in 1994. The present report is a continuation of that <br />report. Each year the District, cities, and retailers do a five-year forecast and firm up their one-year <br />forecasts, but the last long-term plan was done in 1994. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala was alarmed to read that the demand will exceed the supply of water by the year <br />2000. <br /> <br /> Mr. Moulton indicated that there is a need to move forward on the planning program, but <br />this report is not an absolute that the region will run out of water in two years. For planning <br />purposes Zone 7 needs to move forward to secure additional supplies in case the worst scenario <br />happens. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala asked if the 1994 report predicted that the water supply would run out by <br />the year 2000. <br /> <br /> Mr. Moulton said the report predicted some of the demand, but within the last years <br />there has been an increase in the demand for agriculture. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver asked what was the maximum projection in the 1994 plan for <br />maximum capacity requirements. <br /> <br /> Dennis Gambs, Zone 7, said the agriculture demand in 1994 was 6,000-acre feet per annum <br />(afa) and is presently at approximately 20,000+ afa. The Municipal/Industrial (M&I) demand <br />between 1994 and now are consistent. The things that are adding to the demand are <br />Dougherty Valley and increased agricultural demands. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver asked if this information was available during the Dougherty Valley <br />discussion. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 14 03/09/99 <br />Special Meeting - Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />