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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
FRIDAY 10:00 A.M. JANUARY 29, 2016
Board members present: Chairman Obie O’Brien (joined at 10:07 a.m.);
Vice-Chairman Paul Jewell & Commissioner Gary Berndt.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board; Neil Caulkins,
Deputy Prosecutor and Dan Haller, Aspect Consulting – by phone.
SPECIAL MEETING AMENDMENT LETTER COMMISSIONERS
At 10:00 a.m. Vice-Chairman Jewell opened a Special Meeting to
discuss a Water Right Amendment Application Letter.
Dan Haller, Aspect Consulting explained why the letter was being
considered by the Board and stated that it is follow up to an
Application submitted by the County on 10.5.2015 to DOE. He stated
that it was for multiple groups and individual wells to provide
water for up to 467 domestic connections within Kittitas County. He
stated that the control number is G4-35799. He stated that the
proposal is for each application to retain the 92.682 gpm and 149.6
ac-ft/yr originally requested, but that the sum of all 3
applications not exceed 92.682 gpm and 149.6 ac-ft/yr. He stated
that it would allow the County to accommodate varying well depths
and mitigation locations under their general permit program.
There was discussion on an April timeline for the Water Transfer
Workgroup.
LETTER TOM PERKOW-DOE COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Gary Berndt moved to authorize Commissioner Paul
Jewell’s signature on a letter to Mr. Tom Perkow, Water Resource
Program, (acting Section Manager with Department of Ecology)
requesting to amend Application G4-35799. Chairman O’Brien seconded.
Motion carried 3-0.
Meeting adjourned at 10:20 a .m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Obie O’Brien, Chairman