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100 <br /> <br /> Mr. Cusenza replied that the City has just completed a water <br /> rate study which reviewed the production and consumption figures <br /> for 1989. He added that based on that study, the City has a loss <br /> factor of between six to eight percent, as opposed to the state- <br /> wide figure of between 12% and 15%. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cordtz commented that the Fire Department's policy of no <br /> hydrant flushing, as indicated on page 7 of the Staff Report, is in <br /> violation of the Health and Safety Code. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cusenza stated that the Fire Department flows hydrants, as <br /> necessary under the Health and Safety Code, to make sure the <br /> hydrants are operable and to flush silt out of the lines and keep <br /> the water fresh. <br /> <br /> Mr. Withers clarified that the Fire Department maintains <br /> hydrants on an annual basis. He explained that instead of wide <br /> open flow as was done in the past, a small flow is flushed from the <br /> hydrant and the valves are backed off for complete lubrication and <br /> cleaning, to make sure that the hydrants function properly. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cordtz inquired if there is a 1990 Annual Water Quality <br /> Report. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cusenza replied that it was due to come out on April 1st <br /> but that the City requested a one month extension to be able to <br /> incorporate some water conservation materials. <br /> <br /> Ms. Margaret Tracy, 1262 Madison Avenue in Livermore, stated <br /> that there have been wide fluctuations in water availability in the <br /> past ten years and that building reservoirs is not necessarily the <br /> answer since there may be no new water supply to fill them. She <br /> indicated that until the State Department of Water Resources <br /> resumes its full contract deliveries to Zone 7, it would seem <br /> prudent to declare a moratorium in new water connections in <br /> fairness to existing customers. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer inquired what Zone 7 was doing to provide more <br /> water. <br /> <br /> Ms. Tracy replied that Zone 7 has requested an additional <br /> 6,000 acre feet if the State can set up a water bank. She added <br /> that since Zone 7 does not have the pumps to access ground water, <br /> it plans to place an emergency pump into the Santa Rita Mocho well <br /> field and pump that flow back to the east end of the Valley for <br /> storage in the Patterson Pass clear well, to serve the customers in <br /> northern and eastern Livermore, where there is no well. <br /> <br /> - 30 - <br /> 3-19-91 <br /> <br /> <br />