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state water rights board. She asked if Zone 7 had that approval. She referred to the Zone 7 report which stated it had sufficient water to serve all its customers for the next twenty years. What happened7 Does Zone 7 define an ample supply of water to be enough for lawns and swimming pools but forgets streams and rivers? She suggested Council request copies of all writings, including permits, statutes, codes and ordinances, which allow Zone 7 to curtail discharge of water into Arroyo del Valle and make sure there was adequate notification to affected agencies and municipalities with adequate time to respond. She urged Zone 7 to continue to discharge water into the arroyo until those documents can be provided. Ms. Dennis asked since Zone 7 isn't getting the water, does the city have recourse to get water from somewhere else and reallocate it to the arroyo? Mr. Roush indicated that if LAFCo were to determine and Zone 7 agreed that it could not discontinue the flow, then it would be incumbent upon Zone 7 to find the source of water, which would probably come from the allocation to some other agency within the Zone. Jack Hovingh, 4250 Muirwood Drive, asked for Mr. Swift to relate a history of the arroyo since he has been a long-time resident of Pleasanton. He acknowledged that things have changed in the environment over the last hundred years and noted there used to be artesian wells in Pleasanton, which implied a much higher water table then. It was moved by Mr. Campbell, seconded by Ms. Ayala, to support the Mayor's effort for the continued flow of water in the arroyo. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Ayala, Campbell, and Mayor Pico NOES: Councilmembers Dennis and Michelotti ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Ms. Ayala hoped that when the matter is taken before LAFCo that it be in a non- adversarial way and that we can work cooperatively to solve the problem. She also wanted to know how much water needed to be conserved by the community to make a difference. Mr. Cummings said it is not a conservation issue. There is water in storage; the problem is the ability to get the water to Pleasanton through some kind of conduit. If the water is taken from one of the quarry ponds or pumped from a well, it could be placed in the stream and would then recharge the groundwater. There would be no net loss of water. The only cost is for the electricity to run the pumps. Ms. Dennis said what we are talking about is a surcharge for water. Mayor Pico believed there could be some person or trust willing to cover the cost for a couple of months. Pleasanton City Council Special Meeting Minutes 17 07/09/02