December 4, 2008
Chairman
Richard Koehler opened the meeting at 7:05 PM.
Those
attending were Mark Chandler, David Dumas, Steve Hager, Richard Koehler,
Bob Mohler, and John Stead. Those
absent were Rick Cox, Ralph Farnsworth and Jamie Mills.
Susie Navetta recorded the minutes.
The
minutes of October 2, 2008 were approved, as written, after the motion by
John Stead and a second by David Dumas.
There was no meeting in November due to a lack of quorum.
The committee went over the protocol for algal bloom for the city.
Mark Chandler said he was developing a list of “spotters” for
the lakes to notify him for problems on
Woahink
Lake
and Bob Mohler
should be notified for problems on
Siltcoos
Lake
.
Response for reported problems will be:
1.
Notify the office of the reported incident
2.
Check the temperature
3.
Do regular testing
4.
Call
State
if necessary
The
office response for algal blooms will be:
1.
Take information from reporter on log sheet (to be entered into a
log book).
2.
Notify Mark
Chandler
997-3869 for
Woahink
Lake
or
Bob Mohler 997-9223 for
Siltcoos
Lake
and the Web
Master
3.
Remind the Mayor (or in his absence, the President of the Council)
to prepare a press release for distribution to the press and the
electronic media, such as: “an advisory is in place…”
Mark
Chandler announced that a group of drinking water systems has been
approved for a grant with 32 tests in the spring.
The
TMDL lake repair action may help lower the nutrient level caused by
developing, clear cuts, and cattle according to Rich Miller from the
State
Center
for Lakes and
Resources.
David
Dumas reported on the Bio-solids Program and went with Wally’s Septic
Service to the Libby Ranch (
Canary Road
to Maple Creek).
Wally’s first takes out the solids (plastics) and then the
bio-solids are constantly stirred, with the addition of lime, until they
come to a PH 12 while in transport to the ranch. Then the bio-solids are
sprayed and rested on a site for about ninety days before cattle are
allowed to graze there again.
The
committee is concerned about the property on the east side of Woahink
Creek. Neighbors claim that
the owner said he intends to put a bridge over the creek.
Lane
County
is the lead on
this property. Mark Chandler
made a motion to have
Dunes
City
write a letter to Lane County Land Management to ask to be a party of
record and ask
Lane
County
to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with
Dunes
City
on land use
issues within the six mile area of influence.
David Dumas gave the second. The
motion passed.
John
Stead made a motion to spend up to $500 for testing of selected already
collected
Siltcoos
Lake
samples.
Mark Chandler gave the second and the motion passed.
The
meeting was adjourned at 9:25 PM.
Respectfully
submitted, Susie Navetta
October 2, 2008
Chairman Richard Koehler opened the meeting at
7:03 PM
.
Those attending the meeting were Mark Chandler, Dave
Dumas, Audrey & Ralph Farnsworth, Steve Hager, Richard Koehler, Jamie
Mills, Susie Navetta and John Stead. Rick
Cox was absent.
The first topic of discussion was the Lane County
Boat Ramp at
Siltcoos
Lake
. It is still unclear whether
our water tester will be given permission to park in the Lane County Fee
Parking Lot for free. This
situation should be resolved by the next WQC meeting.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved with
corrections with Ralph Farnsworth’s motion and a second by John Stead.
An Algal Bloom was anticipated a few days ago, but
due to the cooling weather the bloom was only slight before the scum
disappeared.
Protocol was next subject of discussion.
A form should be designed to allow people to report emergencies as
well as one for asking about the conditions of the lake water. It would be
helpful to make a sample page for the office staff.
It was determined that
Dunes
City
has no liability, but it still needs to keep the public informed. Steve
Hager said, “
Lane
County
has the greatest responsibility”. Dunes
City needs to link to all agencies on the perimeter of
Siltcoos
Lake
. The committee wonders when
the Department of Human Services will take action.
Money for extra testing is just not available.
The discussion turned to the Rural Tourism Money Program (RTMP) and
if the WQC could make a presentation to the Council for emergency testing
funds. Mark Chandler made a
motion that the WQC ask the Council to set aside for $2500 for primary
testing of the lake for an algal bloom.
Jamie Mills seconded the motion.
Motion Passed.
David Dumas has agreed to contact Mark Correa at
Wally’s Septic and take a ride out to the biosolids disposal program and
report back to the committee.
Ralph Farnsworth contacted the Siuslaw Watershed
Council about the Roseburg Forestry pesticide spraying and they thanked
him for the information.
David Waltz. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will work with
Dunes
City
, ODOT, Foglio and
Honeyman
State Park
on stormwater issues.
Next month, John Stead will talk about.the water
fees: the start up, the annual and the transfer to new owner fees.
The meeting adjourned at
9:20 PM
Respectfully submitted, Susie Navetta
September
4, 2008
Chairman Richard
Koehler opened the meeting at
7:04 PM
.
Those present were
Mark Chandler, David Dumas, Ralph Farnsworth, Steve Hager, Richard
Koehler, Jamie Mills, Bob Mohler, Susie Navetta and John Stead. Rick Cox
was absent.
The minutes were
approved as corrected with a motion by David Dumas and a second by Mark
Chandler.
New
Business:
a. Gary Foglio and
the 1200z permit - Foglio uses BMP' S and collects samples 4 times a year
to monitor his Stormwater Pollution Plan. His plan is up for review and
the WQC wishes to make comment. A sub-committee was formed to meet with
Foglio to understand the stormwater protection plan and see if it is
operating as it was designed. Those on the committee are Mark Chandler,
David Dumas, Ralph Farnsworth, and Steve Hager. Pam Blake from DEQ said to
ask for turbidity test s and nutrient sampling.
b. Weir/
Anderson
's Quit claim Promise - John Stead
explained the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the agencies that took
part in the process. He said the easement through the
Anderson
property is the current problem. John
gave an explanation of how the weir and the water level of the lake work.
c. ODOT - The
letter from Jamie Mills was approved and recommended to be sent by the
City to thank ODOT for their recent work on the rumble strip on Hwy. 101
near the Myrtlewood Factory. The letter also addresses the moratorium on
pesticide use along the highway. For the protection of our residents and
our fish and wildlife the committee would like to know when the moratorium
will end and what type of pesticides they will be using near our lake
drinking water. Steve Hager will make this information available to the
Siuslaw Watershed Council and ask them to make comment to ODOT.
1.
Lane
County
- we should be questioning the use of
herbicides and pesticides along
Lane
County
roads in
Dunes
City
.
2.
Honeyman
State Park
- Shirley Stentz should be included
in the loop with the spraying issue and the Stormwater Protection Plan for
Foglio's Trucking. Mark Chandler will notify her.
3.
Boatwashing in
Woahink
Lake
needs to be addressed again. The
committee realizes it is an education program, but signage does not seem
to be the answer.
4.
Weed abatement - Ralph Farnsworth will contact divers Jerry Curran and
Brian Mill to see if they will help on a weed pulling program.
Old
Business:
A
discussion of the purpose and direction of the WQC confirmed that the
committee was headed in the right direction. Richard Koehler passed out
copies of "The comprehensive Plan's Water Quality References"
for the committee to study for next months meeting. The plan referenced
the goals and polices of
Dunes
City
.
Siuslaw Watershed
Council Web Site will soon be reporting water testing data and
observations from Siltcoos and
Woahink
Lakes
due to their ability to transcribe
our Access program into an Excel program. Mark Chandler, Steve Hager and
Bob Mohler have been collecting data for Mike Sovinski at SWC for the web
site on this project.
The
Siltcoos Lake Water Testers will put a sign in their windshield while
parking at the Lane County Siltcoos parking lot to prevent further
citations.
Meeting adjourned at
9:06
.
Respectfully submitted, Susie Navetta
August 7, 2008
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Richard
Koehler at
7:09 PM
.
Appointed members attending were Mark Chandler, David
Dumas, Ralph Farnsworth, Steve Hager, Richard Koehler, Jamie Mills, and
John Stead. Rick Cox and Bob
Mohler were absent. Susie
Navetta took the minutes.
John Stead made a motion to approve the minutes as
amended with a second by David Dumas.
The minutes passed as amended.
1. The
Drinking Water Grant – Mark Chandler is now helping Jamie Mills finish
up on the grant for small water systems.
The Grant fund monies could be used for algal Bloom.
Some money may actually come to
Dunes
City
.
2. Festival
of the Lakes will be held on August 9th.
This year the speakers will be John Stead on “The Sustainability
of Our Lakes”, Ralph Farnsworth on “Revenue” and Richard Koehler
will give a slide show of our beautiful lakes.
This year’s theme will be “Volunteers” and of course,
“Stewardship” will be ever present.
Richard Koehler is the chairman of the Communication and Education
Committee that puts on the festival every year.
Richard is also the editor of the Dunes City Newsletter and the
Dunes
City
website and this allows him to provide information to the community on
many issues.
3. David
Dumas visited a web site, “Weeders Digest”, that said using Barley
Straw as an additive will reduce weeds in the lake.
Richard Koehler said he would send everyone an e-mail on “Stop
the Erosion” for even more information on the subject.
Old timers on
Siltcoos
Lake
claim it was weed free before the dam was put in, as the water was flushed
out and then seasonally renewed by sea water and winter rain.
Steve Hager said, “Putting down mats after pulling the weeds
works for a period of time according to Mark Sytsma”, from Portland
State University, Mark
Chandler said the next grant after the “319” Grant will follow with a
grant on weed control. We may
not be able to eliminate, but we can surely control weed growth.
4. ODOT
– Jamie Mills will write a letter to ODOT thanking them for repairing
the spring in the center of Hwy 101 and the bumper strip that was
installed across from the Myrtlewood factory.
Next month the WQC, after approval, will send the letter to the
City Council.
6. Herbicides Meeting - Dunes City was well
represented by Amy Graham, Eric Hauptman, Richard Koehler, Joanne McMicken, Susie Navetta, Karen Peck, Robert Quandt
and a few folks from the Florence area who attended a meeting in
the Florence Library Bromley Room on Herbicides.
Commissioner Bill Fleenor arranged for the meeting with Orin Schmacher. Orin advised us
that presently there is a moratorium on
Lane
County
spraying herbicides on County roads. Orin
thinks the ban should be lifted. He
was informed that the folks in
Dunes
City
drink their lake water and thought the moratorium was a good idea for this
area. At the WQC meeting Mark
Chandler was interested in contacting Roseburg Lumber about the herbicides
they use near Little Woahink Lake. Jamie
Mills will write a letter asking what kinds of herbicides they are using
and contact local groups for help.
7. Water
Quality Committee – What is the purpose of the committee?
Is the committee interested in code violations, tree removal from
the lake, the installation of sandy beaches, the use of anti-bacterial
material, weeds imported by boats, disposal of medications, and road
run-off. Trees in the riparian
areas are critical for the salvation of the lakes.
Ordinances for Erosion Control, Phosphorus Reduction, Septic
Maintenance, and Stormwater Pollution Reduction were recently written and
will benefit the entire community by protecting our lakes. Some of last
years meetings were successful,
such as:
1.
ODOT - bumper strips and road repair, but not the speed limits on
Hwy. 101.
2.
Lane
County
– the Canary Slump repair, but not run-off by the 1st bridge.
George Goldstein, advisor to Bill Fleenor – is still in contact
and ready to facilitate.
We still need more contact with the following:
Gary Foglio and the settlement ponds
Porta Potty installation on work sites
Siltcoos Water Rights
Expansion of the Siuslaw Wrecking Yard.
“The 2nd
bridge businesses are the ones mentioned in the Source Water Protection
Plan”, said Mark Chandler. Everyone
agreed that we need to keep an eye out on them.
8. The
budget for last year was $5800 and this year it will be $5200.
The water testers are Mark Chandler and Ralph Farnsworth on
Woahink
Lake
and Bob Mohler and Wes Wilcox on
Siltcoos
Lake
and Steve Hager tester at large.
Algal Protocol
will be the main topic for next month
meeting
on
September 4, 2008
Adjournment –
9:20 PM
Respectfully submitted, Susie Navetta
July 17, 2008
Chairman Richard Koehler opened the meeting at
7:08 PM
.
Those present were Mark Chandler, Rick Cox, David
Dumas, Steve Hager, Richard Koehler, Jamie Mills, Bob Mohler, Susie
Navetta, and John Stead.
The
minutes of
June 9, 2008
were approved as amended.
Mike Sovinski from the Siuslaw Watershed Council
helped Ralph Farnsworth and Richard Koehler switch from an Excel to Access
program in order to make better graphs to show lake monitoring.
The WQC has different opinions of what should be put on the web
site. Bob Mohler wants to make
all information available. Rick
Cox said, “It has to be perfect.” Bob replied, “People only care if
it is fit to drink”. John
Stead said, “It is too early for information to be put out.
Let’s let cook and…”
Ralph Farnsworth and Richard Koehler explained each
of their own graphs and what information we could gain from them. It
was determined that the graphs would not understandable to the public at
this time. The graphs show
that after many years of testing that as temperatures go up, clarity goes
down. Steve Hager remarked,
“Clarity is seasonal. In
July the temps go up.” The
graphs show averages of phosphorus, clarity, temperature and location.
In 2006, the City Council was presented informational graphs about
the condition of the lakes. Jamie
Mills believes that the time has come to make this information more
public. The WQC wants to be
careful that we don’t alarm the public with incomplete information.
Steve said he could request that the Siuslaw Watershed Council (SWC) put our information on their website and the public would then be
able to compare our data with SWC.
Question? What
are the causes of Phosphorus in the
Lake
? In the order of progression
they are the need for growth, excavation, erosion, sedimentation, weeds
and fertilization by wild life. Susie
Navetta thought homeowners should be watching for vegetation around their
docks. Richard Koehler agreed
that individuals should be pulling and disposing weeds by composting or
removing them to a landfill. He
also suggested that the committee look into the causes of weed
infiltration. In some lakes,
weeds are being controlled by putting mats on the bottom of the lake with
some short term success. Steve
Hager said last year 56 lakes had algal blooms.
Mark Chandler talked about the 319 Grant and how it
would affect the
Siltcoos
River
and the tributaries. The Grant
will measure 23 water quality parameters including temperatures, fish
populations, nutrients, and algae toward the establishment of a Total
Daily Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). Weed
management is not included, but will be addressed in a second Grant.
Jamie Mills wrote a water related protocol paper.
Richard Koehler also wrote a more detailed paper on public
security, land disturbance (earthquake) and water issues.
Richard will e-mail copies to the committee for study and then for
discussion at the next WQC meeting. John
Stead wanted to be sure that telephone protocol would be addressed and
Richard wanted to refine the issues.
John Stead showed us the mapping of his septic system
from the original drawing to the proposed plan to the final “as
built”. Everyone noted the
differences. Mark Chandler
shared his brand new septic evaluation, mapping and pumping bill of about
$800.
Next month we will be discussing Weeds, Protocol,
What to put on the Website, and who will help
Dunes
City
pay for Water Testing (EPA, DEQ, DHS,
Lane
County
or Grants).
The next meeting will be held
August 7, 2008
at
7:00PM
Adjournment at
9:27 PM
Respectfully submitted, Susie Navetta
June 9, 2008
Chairman
Richard Koehler called the meeting to order at
7:04 pm
.
Those
in attendance were Rick Cox, David Dumas, Ralph & Audrey Farnsworth,
Steve Hager, Richard Koehler, Jamie Mills, Bob Mohler, Susie Navetta, and
John Stead. Mark Chandler was
absent.
New
Business:
a. Website – graphs showing testing results were presented.
b. Septic maintenance – packets were passed out for
discussion. The Definitions
and Amendment for the Septic Ordinance were approved by the WQC and sent
on to the Council for approval. Jamie
Mills and Susie Navetta are working on a simple drawing for the septic
system mapping that will be made in time for the Festival of the Lakes to
educate the public.
c. Algal Bloom – Steve Hager submitted the algal
monitoring report.
d. Jamie Mills brought in “Invasive Species”
signs for both lakes. Susie
Navetta will take one sign to
Honeyman
State Park
and ask that it
be installed. Jamie will look
into weed reduction by agitation and report back at the next meeting.
e. Water testers report – Steve Hager reported that
because of the new weed growth in
Woahink
Lake
the phosphorus
levels could actually be lower.
Old
Business:
a. Dan Reitz re: his water business reinvite –
Reitz would like to hook into
Woahink
Lake
for commercial
purposes according to Rick Cox. The
WQC would like to talk to Dan about his plans.
b.
Lake
Monitoring
data needs to
transfer from Access to Excel. The committee needs help in learning this
process.
c.
Oregon
’s Drinking
Water Protection Grants 2009
d. Business Licenses and water Quality discussion.
e. Biosolids Program DEQ – Inspecting the watershed
presentation by Rick Cox.did not take place.
f. Ordinance 197 – changes were made to 140.13 from
a motion by David Dumas and a 2nd by Ralph Farnsworth.
A recommendation will be made to the City Council.
g.. Purchase Orders for
Dunes
City
– Ralph
Farnsworth made way for an exception on the $50 limit without a P.O. for
gasoline.
Adjournment
-
9:17 pm
.
Respectfully submitted, Susie Navetta
May
1, 2008
Chairman
Richard Koehler opened the meeting at
7:03 PM
Voting
members present were Rick Cox, David Dumas, Ralph Farnsworth, Jamie Mills,
and John Stead. Mark Chandler
was absent. Others attending
were Audrey Farnsworth, Steve Hager, Richard Koehler, and Susie Navetta.
The
minutes/notes from the last meeting (that did not have a quorum) were
accepted.
New
Business
A.
Guest Dan Reitz (South Coast Water District) did not attend again.
A letter will be sent to Dan requesting him to attend.
Jamie Mills was concerned about the lead level in
Siltcoos
Lake
she read about
on his website. It was
suggested that his water sample was tainted.
B.
Chairman Richard Koehler wanted a graph to put on the Web site, no
one volunteered so we will have to wait until Mark Chandler returns.
Davis Dumas and Jamie Mills noted it needed to be released to the
public. Christine May recently
made all of the updates. And
now data should be provided to the web site as to what kinds of tests the
water testers use and the results. Some
of the tests are Secchi readings, temperature, phosphorus, oxygen, clarity
and Chlorophyll. Richard asked
that committee members bring some information to the next meeting to use
on the web site.
C.
Jamie Mills passed out a grant project for “Drinking Water
Protection”. She asked the
committee to review it because it needs to be submitted before July.
D.
Steve Hager and Mark have been working on a report for a long time
now. Steve Hager said that
next month he and Mark will have emergency directions for the lakes in
case of a spill or an algal bloom.
E.
The Chairman asked if Business Licenses for vacation rentals was a
water quality concern. It was
agreed that we should take that in to consideration.
Richard
Koehler reported that he spoke at the Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) meeting recently. DEQ is
revamping what is important to the State Law. How do we deal with DEQ and
Department of Human Services (DHS) in the future?
Old
Business
A.
WQCC Resolution to Ordinance and new duties statement.
The ordinance was reviewed by the committee and changes were made
to the draft from John Stead. A
motion was made by David Dumas and seconded by Ralph Farnsworth to accept
the Ordinance and make a recommdation to the City Council for approval.
B.
Biosolids Program DEQ were not discussed because Rick Cox had to
leave early.
Adjounment 9:25
Respectfully submitted, Susie Navetta
Tasks: Everyone review the
Grant Proposal. Everyone
prepare to give suggestions for the web site.
Richard send a letter to Dan Reitz requesting he attend the next
meeting.
April 3, 2008
Chairman Richard Koehler opened the meeting at
7:05
. Voting members present were
Rick Cox, David Dumas, and John Stead. Also
attending were April Dumas, Steve Hager (water tester), Richard Koehler
(chair), and Susie Navetta.
The minutes of March 6th were reviewed and
approved by consensus.
Dan Reitz (South Coast Water ) could not attend, but
will be at the next meeting.
Taylor
property – Along discussion with background information on the property
and the entire area ensued. The
concerns about run-off from the Glenada Corridor were noted and need to be
studied again. Many businesses
add to the potential accumulative effect are not in
Dunes
City
, but in the 6 mile area of influence and play a huge part in the water
quality of
Woahink
Lake
.
Water Quality Control Committee review of the
resolution and change into ordinance format halted the meeting.
When looking at the membership of the committee, we realized we did
not have a quorum.
Topics to be discussed next month are:
Approval of the March Minutes.
CVALCO – water testing help.
Stinky water at
Woahink
Lake
.
Progress with the Septic Evaluations and ordinance.
Rick Cox will follow up with George Burke on septage
disposal
Canary Road Slump
The session adjourned at
8:30 PM
Respectfully submitted, Susie Navetta
March
6, 2008
The
meeting was called to order at
5:05 PM
by Chairman
Richard Koehler.
Those
voting members present were Mark Chandler, Rick Cox, David Dumas, Ralph
Farnsworth, Jamie Mills, and John Stead. Voting member Janet Carroll was
not present. Non-voting
members present were Audrey Farnsworth, Steve Hager, Richard Koehler, Bob
Mohler, and Susie Navetta.
The
minutes of
February 7, 2008
were approved as corrected.
John Stead suggested that ALL water meter placement be added to the
software and shown on monthly reading postcards.
Dan
Reitz of South Coast Water Supply could not attend the meeting as planned
because of the early meeting time of
5:00 PM
.
He will attend the next meeting on
April 3, 2008
. There
was a long discussion on the water meter reading program and the placement
of the meters. The committee
would like to know the cost of the yearly reading by Dan Reitz.
The
Septic System Maintenance Ordinance program has not progressed for the
past several months. The
committee knows how important this program is to the protection of the
lakes. The first evaluations
were to those installed before 1974 (no mapping), the next tier was to be
those installed before 1983 (no electronic recordings), then homes built
after 1983 and closest to the lakes, and finishing with the rest of the
citywide evaluations. It was
agreed that the WQCC could help the staff by printing and putting the
packets together. Richard
Koehler and Jamie Mills will review the packets and Jamie and David Dumas
will print the first set to be sent in March and the second set to be sent
in April.
The
Water Quality Control Committee Resolution to Ordinance will be sent to
the committee, to study and make recommendations, by e-mail from Richard
Koehler so that by the Council April meeting it can have a public hearing.
Bio-solids
program out
Canary Road
is of concern to
the committee. Rick Cox
will be calling on George Burke, who investigated this issue last year,
and Mark Correa of Wally’s Septic.
Brian
Gray fromthe Boy Scout camp has volunteered to be a water tester on
Siltcoos
Lake
.
The committee is hoping Robbin Mills will submit and application.
Ralph
Farnsworth reported that the Woahink Lake Association will be re-planting
the riparian area in
Honeyman
State Park
every Saturday
in March from
10:00
to
2:00 PM
.
This partnership will help the longevity of the lake.
A
Goal statement needs to be made by the WQCC and
Dunes
City
to make the
Department of Human Services aware of the cost of water testing for ALL of
the Lakes of Dunes City.
Adjournment
6:47 PM
Respectfully
submitted, Susie Navetta
TASKS:
Richard
and Jamie review the septic packets
Jamie
and David copy packets for two months
Richard
send WQCC Ordinance to committee by e-mail
Everyone
study Ordinance for recommendation to council
Rick
contact George and/ or Mark Correa.
February 7, 2008
Chairman Richard Koehler opened the meeting at
7:02 PM
.
Voting Members attending were Rick Cox, David Dumas, Ralph
Farnsworth, Richard Koehler,
Jamie Mills, and John
Stead. Non-voting members
attending were Jerry Curran, Audrey
Farnsworth, Bob Mohler,
and Susie Navetta. Voting
members absent were Janet Carroll and
Mark Chandler and
non-voting member Steve Hager.
The minutes were approved as corrected.
Bio-solids - Ralph
Farnsworth gave a presentation on the effect Bio-solids have on the
environment by stating the pros and cons of such programs.
South
Coast
Water Systems (SCWS) - Rick Cox wanted to talk about the local water
system
that serves over 50
households and is currently using
Siltcoos
Lake
water. SCWS would like
to use Woahink
Lake
water by obtaining easements from private property owners.
Ralph
Farnsworth made a motion to invite the owner Dan Reitz to the next WQCC
meeting to
report on his plans, ideas and the situation.
Rick Cox gave the second. Richard
will invite
Dan to the next meeting.
Water Meters – John
Stead suggested that water meter installer Dan Reitz decide the placement
of all future water
meters for
Dunes
City
land owners.
Canary Road - runoff is
being closely watched by George Goldstein of
Lane County Road
Advisory Board.
This has been a problem area, near the first bridge, has allowed
water to run
on to
Canary Road
and then into
Woahink
Lake
. George will keep
Lane
County
involved and
help to find a solution
to the runoff.
Septic Replacement –
It is believed there have been 9 to 12 septic replacements since the start
of our septic program.
New Septic System Report
- David Dumas reported that some of the committee met with a
new septic company that
uses peat to process the waste. They
are a few years away from
meeting
Dunes
City
needs. Their system is very
good at removing nitrogen, but not phosphorus.
Presentation to DEQ –
Richard Koehler went to
Springfield
to explain
Dunes
City’s Septic
System Maintenance
Ordinance. The group was made
up of state officials as well as septic contractors.
Dunes
City
was the first city in
Oregon
to write a Septic Ordinance.
Water Testers – we are
still looking for water testers for
Siltcoos
Lake
perhaps Robin Mills
would be interested.
Adjournment 9:
10 PM
Respectfully submitted, Susie Navetta
The next meeting will be
March 6, 2008
at
5:00PM
.
January 3, 2008
Chairman Richard Koehler opened the meeting at 7:05.
In attendance were Mark Chandler, Rick Cox, Jerry
Curran, Audrey and Ralph Farnsworth, Steve Hager, Richard Koehler, Jamie
Mills, Susie Navetta, and John Stead.
The minutes of December 6, 2007 were approved as
corrected.
Mark Chandler reported that an application for a
$143,000 grant had been submitted by the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs
– Portland State University in cooperation with Mark, Steve Hager and
Bob Mohler for preliminary monitoring in preparation for the
Total Maximum Daily Load TMDL) of Siltcoos Lake.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) grant has a 60% DEQ
funds and a 40% matching funds.
The WQCC is looking for water testers on
Siltcoos
Lake
. Currently Bob Mohler and Ian
Chun would be willing to test, but they do not have a boat on
Siltcoos
Lake
. Rick Cox said he was willing
to loan his boat for testing and it is on
Siltcoos
Lake
, but it’s too small for our needs.
Susie Navetta will call the owner of the old Morris property to see
if he is interested in volunteering.
The committee decided to table the WQCC
Resolution/Ordinance until it is reviewed by the WQCC committee.
Susie Navetta will ask Secretary Jeannie La Rocca for Resolution
1-15-04 and Richard Koehler will send it to the committee for their
perusal. At the February
Council meeting the committee will likely make a recommendation to the
City Council.
Mark Chandler contacted Mark Chernaik for information
on the Sole Source Aquifer designation.
The Woahink Lake Association covered the associated costs.
It is apparent the there has to be a delineation of the aquifer for
the EPA and 50% of the residents in the area must use it for drinking
water. Mark Chandler will look
for more information from Troutdale and other state projects to continue
this process.
Richard Koehler checked with DEQ, on the 1200 C
permits, and found that there had only been 3 south of the
Siuslaw
River
. This permit states that a
plan must be made and approved with the disturbance of over one acre of
land. Another requirement is
Wetlands must have silt fences in place before heavy machinery comes on
the property. According to
Steve Hager, Ordinances such as the ones for Erosion, Stormwater and the
Phosphorus help protect the lakes from phosphorus building up in the
drinking water.
During the last water testing it was noted that NO
muddy water was present in the month of December near the first arm of
Woahink
Lake
. A Secchi reading at 15’ at
the first bridge was noted by Ralph Farnsworth and Steve Hager.
Richard Koehler was concerned about the water runoff west of the
first bridge and wondered if the committee should sand bag it.
The committee felt that George Goldberg from Lane County Road
Advisory should be contacted. Richard
will make that contact with him.
A reminder: Lane
County Commissioner Bill Fleenor will be a
Dunes
City
on January 10th at 7:00.
Richard Koehler and John Stead will be giving a power
point program on February 6, 2008 in
Springfield
. DEQ suggests that
Dunes
City
can share their experience of writing and implementing a Septic System
Maintenance Ordinance.
The Committee decided to build a list of contacts
(other cities) for our phosphorus reduction program and Richard Koehler
will assemble them to share mailings to state officials.
The meeting adjourned at 9:47 PM.
Respectfully submitted, Susie Navetta
TASKS:
1. Susie
Navetta will contact the new owners of the Morris house about volunteering
for water testing. Ask Jeannie
for Resolution 1-15-04.
2. Richard
Koehler will send the proposed WQCC Ordinance and the old Resolution
1-15-04 to the committee members. Contact
George Goldstein about the water running on to the road, west of the 1st
bridge, and into the lake.
3. Everyone
think of people or communities that need notice of our phosphorus
reduction program.
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