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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
JOINT FACILITIES OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING
June 10, 2016
Attendees: Winter Park Ranch: Daniel Carroll, Jim Cordell, Tom Kalan, Melinda
McWilliams, Tom Newton
Town of Fraser: Herb Meyring, Eileen Waldow
Grand County #1: Randy Atwater, Art Ferrari, Bob Wolf, Chris
Seemann
Others Present: Jim Fox, Bruce Hutchins, Jeff Durbin, Joe Fuqua, Gene Riordan, Jim
McLaughlin, Steve Sumrall, Allen Nordin, Adam Cwiklin, Lu Berger, Ron
Anderson
Roll call was taken and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Bob Wolf at 3:00 p.m.
Minutes of February 25, 2016: Randy Atwater, moved to approve the February 25, 2016
minutes as presented; the motion was seconded by Tom Newton. Motion carried unanimously.
Strategic Discussion - Copper Compliance (McLaughlin & Riordan): JFOC Environmental
Attorney Gene Riordan provided background into the NPDES Permit Requirements related to
the Treatment Plant’s current copper regulations, also known as water quality based effluent
limits. These limits are developed using a mass balance equation that is based on the design
capacity of the plant (2.499 MGD) and a calculated low flow for the river. Riordan reported that
since the last JFOC meeting, they had discussed the copper compliance with the State with
some success. The State acknowledged the seasonal flows of the Fraser River and agreed to
the monthly limit concept. The State also agreed that a “translator” should be applied when
calculating the permit limits to ensure that those limits are consistent with how the water quality
standard is measured. However, in order to obtain tiered limits, the Committee would have to
de-rate the plant capacity for the low discharge months which is a more extensive, time
consuming, and uncertain process.
If the Committee doesn’t de-rate the plant, it looks like the Treatment Plant could meet the re-
calculated monthly limits in every month but September through December. These are the low
discharge months when the copper concentrations in the discharge tend to be higher. To
address the compliance uncertainty in these months, the State has offered to extend the
compliance schedule (which, in essence, will defer the effective date of the recalculated permit
limits) to April 2018 so that the Committee can further evaluate and take the necessary
corrective actions to achieve compliance. McLaughlin and Riordan responded to questions.
• Look into changing the building codes in reference to copper pipes in new homes
construction.
• Look into source treatment
• Derate 2.0 MGD
• Look into JFOC agreement.
Filing a modified permit was agreed upon.
Joint Facilities Oversight Committee Meeting
June 10, 2016
Directed staff to draft a letter to the County requesting they look into modifying building codes in
reference to copper.
Chris Seemann, moved for the Town of Fraser to request the following modifications to the
existing permit for the Upper Fraser Valley Treatment Plant: (a) monthly copper limits that have
been translated to total recoverable from the dissolved water quality standard; and (b) an
extension of the copper limit compliance date as appropriate to address the uncertainty as to
whether the facility can consistently meet the new monthly limits; the motion was seconded by
Tom Newton. Motion carried unanimously.
Other Business & Updates:
It was duly moved by Chris Seemann, and seconded by Tom Newton, and unanimously
adopted that the meeting stand adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
Secretary