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Home My WebLink About12-Water Department k>(~::':":: CITY 'OF SAN BERN<:J:>>INO - REQUEST FO COUNCIL ACTION From: Cheryl A. Flowers, Assistant Assistant General Manager Board of Water Commissioners Subject: PROVISION OF WATER SYSTEM INTERTIE FOR EMERGENCY BACK-UP TO THE NEW CARDIFF FARMS MUTUAL WATER COMPANY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY Dept: Date: June 17, 1991 Synopsis of Previous Council action: None Recommended motion: Approve a water system intertie with the New Cardiff Farms Mutual Water Company to provide a back-up supply of water for emergency purposes only to protect public health and safety. Ciyu4~ Signature Contact person: Bernard C. Kersey/Cheryl A. Flowers lsupporting data attached: Yes Phone: 384-5393 N/A Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Source: (Acct. No.! (Acct. DescriDtion) Finance: !council Notes: 75.0262 Agenda Item No I:l- 1.;1: CiTy'OF SAN BERNODINO - REQUEST FO COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT The City of San Bernardino Municipal Water has received a formal request for a permanent emergency water intertie from the New Cardiff Farms Mutual Water Company, which provides water service to approximately 272 residences and businesses in an area located just east of the City of San Bernardino near Tippecanoe and Third Street. The recently reorganized New Cardiff Farms Mutual Water Company is in the process of upgrading their water system and its reliability. Their request for an emergency intertie is supported by the State Department of Health Services (OOHS), since the Company has a long history of service interruptions that have resulted in contaminated drinking water being supplied to their customers. On June 4, 1991, the President of the New Cardiff Farms Mutual Water Company Board of Directors appeared before the San Bernardino Municipal Water Department Board of Water> Commissioners and requested an intertie to the City's water system. The New Cardiff Farms Mutual Water Company board desires that the connection be made solely to provide a back-up supply of drinking water should their system fail again. The intertie would 2nlY be used in an emergency situation to protect the health and safety of the public in the Cardiff Farms service area. At the regularly scheduled June 4 meeting, the Board of Water Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize an emergency intertie with Cardiff Farms and that the item be forwarded to the Mayor and Common Council for approval since the Company is located outside the corporate limits of the City of San Bernardino. 5.0264 1/;'''''.-',,.,..,---- : o o New Cardiff Farms Mltual Water Co. 1041 Fast Rialto Avenue San Bernardino CA 92408 May 21, 1991 Bernard C. Kersey General Manager Water Departllent City of San Bernardino 300 N. "D" Street PO Box 710 San Bernardino, CA 92402 Dear Mr. Kersey: Thank you for the insights you arxi Mr. Stejskal shared with us 00 May, 15. The fiscal and physical conditioo of the old Cardiff ~ can be described as a disaster. As you know, the old rranagerrent of the ~ was replaced last lllX1th after a!:lalt 12 years of unaccountability. OUr new ccrrq::eny has inherited the re5palSibility to provide safe water to atout 272 residential users arxi several cClmerdal accounts. With the advice fran your Departllent arxi the County Envilo.d.eut..al Health Services staff, - have CCI'l. c1u:ied an energency pennanent intertie with the City water system is an absolute necessity at this tine. IT IS '!HE CM.Y RFA'5rnABLE SOLUrICJ>J 'IO ASSl.lRE A RELIABLE CCNl'INUATICJ>J OF UIDlI'ERRUPrED AND SAFE SERVICE. WI'IHCXJI' '!HE II'lu:;Kn!:; INSTAILED PERMANENr.LY, '!HE HFAL'IH, SAFmY AND WELFARE OF '!HE CCHOII'IY WE SERVE WIIL <XNI'INUE 'IO BE AT A LEVEL OF UNACCEPl'ABLE RISK. We therefore request you begin the pzocess of obtaining all r--<''I'''ry awrovals for installin] the energency peIJIBl1l!I'1t intertie with awropriate atta...l.....,ls. We Ull:ierstand the process will inclu:ie affinnative acticn fran the Mayor arxi Cu.I....' Council, Board of Water Carmissianers arxi the state of California, DepaLL....,L of Health Services, Office of Drinking Water. We, the elected Directors of the New Cardiff Fanns Mutual Water 0::.IIpany, have unaninously ccrnnitted oorselves to the u'1interrupted cc:ntinuaticn of service to our ccrmunity. The effort you, your staff arxi all others exterxl to expedite the awroval an:I insta1laticn process will be appreciated. ~~ President . cc Betty ~regor Michael Farrell Dept. Ehvircn. Health Services 385 N. Arrowhead Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92415-0160 Directors Harold W. Clark, Jr. J.J. lPl~ n:n Henry Hamiltcn Gorden Kamneyer Jeff stane Actin] District Engineer CA Depart.mant of Health Services 1836 S. Carmercecenter Circle San Bernardi.oo, CA 92408 ~""'""'\..r'''''''\'_''."__,~.,,.,..,'..',.,,,,''.7,,:~,_j':_~"..,,,.,-~-.,,,..,,....,,- .,AlI Of CAL1fOIN'A-HlALrM AND WllIAlIAGINCY Pin WILSON, Ocwemor DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVI OFFICE OF DRINKING WATER SAN IERNAROINO DlSmCT 1'36 SOUTH COMMERCENTER CIRCII. SUITE I SAN IERNAROINO. CA 92..... (1") U3..nl FAX 3,13...7.& @ May 29, 1991 Mr. Bernard Kersey, General Manager City of San Bernardino P.O. Box 710 San Bernardino, CA 92402 Gentlemen: This is regardiJ1.g the request made by the New Cardiff Farms Mutual Water Company for an intertie connection with the City of San Bernardino. This ComJmllY has a long history of service interruptions which bave repeatedly resulted in contamination of the drinking water supply in the area served by the Company. We strongly support this request and urge the City to provide assistance by installil18 a permanent interconnection with the Company. This action would provide the utility with an additional source of high quality drinking water and allow them to maintain minimum system operating pressures. Your continued efforts to protect the public health are appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bill Gedney or me if you have any questions regarding this matter. JLS:WCG cc: Mr. Joe Stejskal SBCDEHS LDIl-Ol.DOC