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CITY OF LODI
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AGENDA TITLE: Set Public Hearing for January 12, 1994, to Discuss Dibromochloropropane
(DBCP)
MEETING DATE: December 15, 1993
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council set a public hearing for Wednesday,
January 12, 1994, at 7 p.m., to discuss Dibromochloropropane (DBCP).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi currently has a 20 -year State Bond Fund loan of just
under $5,000,000 at 3.41 % interest for the purpose of resolving the
City's DBCP problem. The City has spent, to date, over $600,000
on one granulated activated carbon (GAC) filter and its design. An
additional amount of approximately $300,000 has been spent on testing, studies, loan interest, and
legal fees.
As part of the 1993/94 Capital Improvement Program, staff recommended the installation of a second
GAC filter at the new Well 4R, drilled in 1993 at the Reid Electrical Substation located in the industrial
area east of Highway 99 and south of Lodi Avenue. In order to take advantage of the low-cost
financing available under the State loan, the City Council must make a decision related to proceeding
with Well 411 and its need for DBCP treatment.
This Well has both the highest DBCP concentration of any City well and also the highest output
capacity (equal to about two normal wells). The estimated cost to install a permanent pump and
complete this well site and install the filter is slightly over $1,000,000. While this is a major expenditure
that the City Council wanted to review again, staff feels the City should proceed with the project for a
number of reasons:
• We need another source of supply east of Highway 99 now - Of the two existing wells in this
area, one (Well 10) is out of service due to bacteria and taste/odor problems. We will not be able
to place this Well back in service without a major investigative effort and the outcome of such an
effort is uncertain. We need capacity to serve potential industry in the area. For example, a
computer analysis of the existing system showed that we would have difficulty providing another
1,000 gallons per minute peak flow for a potential user of the Minton Building.
• We will need other sources of supply east of Highway 99 in the future - The Water Master
Plan calls for an additional six wells in this area to accommodate the buildout of the industrial area
and to supply water for the southern residential areas of the City.
• Low-cost funding is available - Interest on the State loan is only 3.41 %. This is less than we
would pay for other new wells even if we borrowed the money internally.
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• The investment we have already made on Well 411 could be wasted - We have spent over
$132,000 on Well 4R and have been reimbursed nearly $78,000 to June 30, 1993, under the
State loan. If we do not use the Well, the State may ask for the money to be repaid immediately.
• Another filter will reduce dependence on marginal wells -With another source of clean water,
we can reduce the use of marginal wells and those over the DBCP limit. This provides flexibility in
the operating scheme described above and will allow us to maintain this scheme for more time.
• We will be removing DBCP from the groundwater -Removing the high concentrations of DBCP
at this site will reduce the amount of DBCP that might migrate to other City wells.
The purpose of this public hearing is to hear input from staff, the public, and the DBCP Committee, and
for the City Council to either approve the completion of the Well 4R Project or provide other direction to
City staff.
More information related to DBCP, State regulations, and our water system operation will be provided
prior to the public hearing.
FUNDING: None required.
Ja L. Ronsko
Publ Works Director
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December 8, 1993
DBCP Committee Members
SUBJECT: Set Public Hearing for January 12, 1994 to Discuss Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)
Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item that is on the City Council agenda of
Wednesday, December 15, 1993, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the City Council
Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street
As indicated in the title, the only action will be to set a public hearing date on the item. This
public hearing is being set for Wednesday, January 12, 1994, at 7 p.m,. in the City Council
Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street
If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council, City of Lodi,
P. O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the mail. Or, you may
hand -deliver the letter to City Hall, 221 West Pine Street
If you wish to address the Council at the Council meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's card
(available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and give it to
the City Cleric. If you have any questions about communicating with the Council, please
contact Jennifer Perrin, City Clerk, at (209) 333-6702.
If you have any questions about the item itself, please call me at (209) 333-6709.
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MEMORANDUM, City of Lodi, Public Works Department
To: DBCP Committee
From: Public Works Director
Date: December 20, 1993
Subject: Public Hearing to Discuss Dibromochioropropane (DBCP)
The City Council, at its regular meeting of December 15, 1993, rescinded its earlier
action of setting a public hearing for January 12, 1994, to discuss DBCP. The Council
felt it was in the City's best interest to postpone this hearing until the City had a chance
to meet again with Senator Pat Johnston and Assemblyman Larry Bowler.
The City Council was also encouraged with respect to the progress that Dr. Hoff had
made with Dr. Harvey Collins in the Drinking Water Division of the State Department of
Health Services.
Therefore, there will not be a public hearing on DBCP on January 12, 1994. This
hearing will be rescheduled sometime in the first part of 1994. If you have any
questions concerning this change, please contact me.
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Assemblyman Larry Bowler
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