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407 <br /> <br />80,000 acre feet of water in storage before it reaches the 1962 <br />level. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver inquired what Zone 7's projection was for the <br />Vineyard Avenue pipeline that was scheduled to be constructed in <br />1988. <br /> <br /> Mr. Dixon replied that if the Zone 7 Board approves the <br />financing plan at its August 21st meeting, the design and <br />construction of the project would begin in about three months and <br />would take approximately two years to complete. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver inquired if there has been any indication from the <br />State about diverting water from the "rich" and giving it to the <br />"poor" so that the Valley may not get as much water from the State <br />as anticipated. <br /> <br /> Mr. Dixon said no. He indicated that the State views water as <br />a public trust and that as part of that public trust doctrine, <br />water would be taken from a community that decides not to conserve <br />water and given to another. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver inquired if the State would bypass the Valley in <br />terms of allocation if it were aware of Zone 7's good reserve of <br />groundwater. <br /> <br /> Mr. Dixon replied that the State is looking at establishing a <br />tiered pricing structure that would give a financial incentive to <br />those communities with groundwater reserve and the ability to pump <br />water over a sustained drought period. The Valley would get a <br />certain block of water which could be less in drier years. <br /> <br /> Ms. Mohr inquired why two million gallons of water were taken <br />from Pleasanton and given to Livermore. <br /> <br /> Mr. Dixon replied that the plan that was laid out with all the <br />purveyors indicated how deliveries would be made using a block of <br />surface water and based on a Valley-wide 25% cutback. He explained <br />that because the cutback was not met and some of the wells did not <br />produce the volume of water projected, groundwater had to be pumped <br />back to Livermore. He stated that this has always been part of the <br />plan since there is not enough surface water to supply East <br />Livermore all year long and because the groundwater basin in East <br />Livermore is not conducive to dig wells. He added that the water <br />treatment plant in Livermore also sends water through the same <br />pipelines to Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> Ms. Mohr inquired how Zone 7 regulates well drilling and if <br />pumping directly out of the creek is prohibited. <br /> <br /> - 16 - <br /> 8-20-91 <br /> <br /> <br />