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ENCINA JOINT SEWERAGE AGENCY
January 17, 1973
Chairman, Ed Stiles Vice-Chairman, Stanley Mahr
Present: Carlsbad:
Vista:
Buena:
San Marcos:
Leucadiai •
San Diego County:
Absent: Carlsbad:
Buena:
San Marcos:
Encinitas:
David Dunne
Ken Annin, Gene Asmus, Bill Blakeslee
Bill Dominguez
Stan Mahr
Dick Hanson
Chuck Oldsen
Glenn McComas, Hunter Cook
Ed Stiles
Jim McKay
Mark Schneider
1. Review and Approval of Minutes of December 20 meeting.
Minutes approved as presented.
2. Operation and Maintenance Reports for December, 1972.
a. General - Keith Boger, the new Encina chemist was introduced
by Mr. Oldsen. Mr. Oldsen mentioned the success of the annual
Christmas party held at the plant for employees and their
families. Over 30 children enjoyed the occasion.
b. Flow Report - the San' Marcos flow was noted to be approximately
0.2 mgd higher in December. Mr. Oldsen suggested the records
be checked by San Marcos for possible error or some other
explanation for the sudden increase. An error was noted in
the December rainfall amount. The 0.5 inch total should have
been 1.10. Total plant inflow is steadily increasing which
points to the need for the enlargement project to get underway
as soon as possible.
c. Plant - Sludge usage by some of the owner agencies and the
public continues to solve the disposal problem. The City of
Carlsbad has hauled a large quantity recently. All agencies
were reminded of the availability of sludge for their use.
Septic tank discharge fees and various aspects of the licensing
program were discussed at length. Upon motion by Dominguez,
and a second, the staff was instructed to prepare an in-depth
report on the septic tank discharge program covering fees,
volumes discharged by each hauler, estimated costs of handling
these wastes, and other relevant data for review at the next
meeting.
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January 17, 1973
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The Ponto Interceptor Sewer Project is now nearing completion.
The slide headgates are now being installed. When the service
road is constructed, power service installed, and operational
testing completed the new pipeline will be ready for use.
d. Pump Stations - Continuing work on the State Industrial
Safety Program requirements has been carried out. The propane
feed method to the standby engines has now been converted from
liquid to gas feed.
3. Report on TV Inspection of Vista-Carlsbad Outfall Sewer
Mr. Oldsen reported the first section of 30-inch ACP immediately
upstream of the Buena Vista Pump Station was inspected between
12 and 2:30 a.m. on 16 Jan. 1973. Three separate locations were
found to have settled. A video tape was made and will be viewed
by City, County, and State staffs to evaluate the problem and
determine the best corrective procedure.
The State Highway Department has accepted a partial responsibility
to grade in the area of their work. Additional inspection further
upstream will be carried out soon to determine if corrective work
is required by the developer who filled over the pipe.
4. Report on Use of Vista City Attorney as Legal Counsel for the JAC
Mr. Asmus indicated Mr. Roy Gann was authorized to serve as counsel
on a trial basis.
5. Progress Report on 1972 Enlargement of Encina Water Pollution Control
Facility and Qutall Extension
Application for a Coastal Zone Conservation Act Permit (Proposi-
tion 20) were filed on January 16, 1973, by Vista and Leucadia
for these proejcts. The applicatiori was not formally accepted
because the State Commission must first adopt rules and regulations
for all Regional Commissions to use. Submittal was to Mr, Dan
Gorfain, IREM Project, County Administration Center.
Mr. Dominguez reported he attended a work shop session in
Sacramento on how and when the new commissions will function.
Many decisions are yet to be made, including legal interpretation
by the State Attorney General, before permits can be processed.
He believed it was likely to be 90 days before permit applications
would be approved. Mr. Dominguez presented JAC with a copy of
the tentative Coastal Zone Base Map. The permit line location
and the new law was thorougly discussed.
Mayor Dunne expressed his objection to the manner in which the
Coastal Zone Base Map was prepared. He believed it should have
been developed in cooperation with the communities affected by
the map.
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All members were urged to do all they could to push for progress
on the permit. When the permit is obtained the projects can be
advertised for construction bids. The projects are presently
nearly a year behind schedule.
6. Progress Report on Technical Report for Encina Water Pollution
Control Facility
Brown and Caldwell have found that by adding ferric chloride to
increase the degree of treatment all aspects of the mandated
ocean discharge plan can be met except for a slight variance in
grease and oil standards. Their preliminary report to the Regional
Water Quality Control Board will indicate this finding and also
discuss the alternative of constructing activated sludge-type
secondary treatment facilities. This type of addition is con-
siderably more expensive in both first cost and to operate.
The preliminary Technical Report will be submitted not later
than February 1, 1973. After review by the Regional Water
Quality Control Board staff and joint discussions with the
consultant, the final report will be completed prior to the
March 1, 1973, deadline..
7. Interim Connection by the City of Oceanside
Construction work on the connection project was started during
the week of January 8, 1973. Personnel of the City of Ocean-
side are doing the work with the County staff inspecting the
construction. It is anticipated the City will begin diverting
between 0.1 and 0.15 mgd of wastewater to the Joint Sewerage
System during the week of January 22, 1973.
8- Special Birthdays
The birthday of Ben Franklin and Hunter Cook Vv^lre duly noted.
The JAC regretfully postponed the scheduled celebration for^
Hunter Cook. The occasion will be observed at the February*
meeting.
9. Set Date for Next Meeting
The next meeting of the JAC will be held on February 21, 1973.
Respectfully submitted,
Chuck Oldsen
Acting JAC Secretary
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