HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.4.19 Email from Julie Jenks - Feasibility Study for Piping PID Water to Chico Snyder, Ashley
From: Julie Jenks <jajenks2007@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 5:16 PM
To: Lucero, Debra; Teeter, Doug; Connelly, Bill; Ritter, Tami; BOS District 4
Cc: Clerk of the Board
Subject: Re: Feasibility Study for piping PID Water to Chico
Hello Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Lambert, and Teeter:
I would like to strongly urge you to vote yes to allow the feasibility study to be conducted for the PID-CWS
Intertie Project. Due to work obligations I am unable to attend the meeting to advocate in person for a yes vote,
but I hope you'll consider a voting yes.
This phase is only a feasibility study, and this potential project could lead to a vital revenue stream for PID that
would not only benefit PID but benefit CalWater as well.
As a biologist, I've been closely following their thorough and responsible handling of the Camp Fire's potential
impacts to the water supply, public health and safety, and the Recovery efforts related to the VOC
contamination discovered in localized areas of the distribution system, primarily in service lines to burned
structures and dead-end, smaller diameter main pipes. I have been quite impressed by and I am confident in the
methods they've employed to assess the issue and restore potable water service to the community as efficiently
as possible.
I'm concerned that blocking this feasibility study when funding for the study has been identified outside the
County's budget would be irresponsible and could have significant negative impacts on PID as a local water
district in spite of all the district has persevered in the wake of the Camp Fire.
Thank you for carefully considering this vote, especially as the potential negative impacts of conducting the
study seem unclear and insignificant in comparison to the potential negative impacts of blocking the study.
Best,
Julie Jenks
Former District 5 Resident
Current District 3 Resident
Butte College Biology Instructor
Camp Fire Zone Project Zone 2 Captain
On Sun, Nov 3, 2019, 6:55 AM Julie Jenks <jajenks2007@gmail.com>wrote:
Hello,
I'm trying to research the issue of the vote on the feasibility study for piping PID water to Chico. Without
research, I'm not sure why there would be any contention to study the feasibility of such a project that seems to
benefit PID AND CalWater.
I'd like a copy of the full notes from the 10/8 meeting. I'm hoping to understand the reasoning behind Supe
Lucero's possible intention to reverse her vote.
I'd also like to understand the repercussions of a no vote. Can the parties involved look for another company to
conduct the feasibility study? Is it that company or contract that has been called into question? It seems late in
the game to reverse it, since the contract has been signed and executed based on the first vote, but it must be
legal to reverse it since it is on the agenda to consider?
I've been watching for notes from the 10/22 meeting and they still aren't there but it seems that was just delay
on the reconsideration until 11/5 waiting on documents from CalWater regarding another feasibility study
conducted by the same contractor. But if any notes from that meeting might also shed light I'd like to see them.
Can you provide me with any publicly available background documents?
Thank you,
Julie Jenks
Former District 5 Resident
Current District 3 Resident
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