03-10-98 SpecialSOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
"Basic Services for a Complex World"
James Jones, President BOARD MEMBERS Christopher Strohm, Vice President
Duane Wallace, Director Mary Lou Mosbacher Pembroke Gochnauer, Director
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
MARCH 10, 1998
MINUTES
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District met in Special Session on March 10,
1998, 3:30 p.m., at the District Office, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Jones, Directors Strohm, Mosbacher,
Gochnauer. Director Wallace was absent.
ROLL CALL
STAFF:
Baer, Solbrig, Sharp, Hydrick, Forsythe, Reid,
Attorney Neese.
GUESTS: Dave Herzog/HSI Geotrans, Patrick
McCartney/Tahoe Daily Tribune
ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION
MEYERS MTBE INVESTIGATION
Rick Hydrick reported on how MtBE has impacted
the District's well sites in Meyers. Geoprobes were
used to test for contamination on the sites of the
potentially responsible parties (Beacon, Chevron,
and Shell service stations; Caltrans and the El
Dorado County maintenance yard). Concentrations
ranging from 0 - 28,000 ppb were detected. Due to
the high levels discovered at the Beacon station,
Hydrick recommended a regional investigation be
performed.
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The scope of the investigation, developed by HSI
Geotrans, calls for an array of geoprobes and
hydropunches to be concentrated in the area of the
Beacon station. Three deep monitoring wells would
also be drilled in the aquifers to determine how the
MtBe got in the wells. Two remediation systems may
be constructed to contain the MtBE and prevent its
spread. The seals on Bakersfield and Arrowhead
wells could be extended to prevent contamination
from entering the drinking water supply.
MEYERS MTBE INVESTIGATION
(continued)
Costs of the regional investigation, estimated to be
$116,000, would qualify for reimbursement through
the state's Kuehl Bill. The bill, by Assemblymember
Kuehl, was developed in response to growing MtBE
concerns throughout the state. The State Water
Resources Control Board staff has tentatively ap-
proved expediting the payment so the investigation
can begin as soon as possible.
Moved Gochnauer/Second Strohm/Wallace Absent/
Passed to: A) Authorize entering into an agreement
with HSl Geotrans to perform the regional investigation
in an amount not to exceed $116,000; B) Direct staff
to seek reimbursement funding from the State Water
Resources Control Board through the Kuehl Bill; and
3) Authorize legal counsel to engage in dialog and
negotiations with the Beacon Stations attorney, Lou
Feldman, to process the reimbursement funds through
the State Cleanup fund for final reimbursement
through the Kuehl fund.
4:45 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Ja~m/e/s R. Jones,/B~'_~..d President
K~th Tahoe Pu~tility District
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Kathy Shaf.,Id~i'~'-rk ~f B(:/ard
South Tah"d'e Public Utility District
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