Municipalities within the County develop, expand, and formalize agreements to provide water allocations to address a*

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Agree. The City concurs that it is beneficial to develop mutual water-aid agreements between the Received municipalities and the County as a component of our emergency AUG 2 0 2010 4381 Broadway Street, Suite 201, American Canyon, CA 94503 • (707) 647-4360 • FAX (707) 643-2355 • [email protected] Page 2 operations plan and water system emergency response plans. All six Napa County Public Works Directors meet bi-monthly to discuss items of mutual interest and concern, and from these meetings, a public works first responder mutual aid framework is expected to be created. Recomme...

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Agree. The City of American Canyon works closely with the City of Napa, the County, and the other northern cities in this regard and meets monthly with these partners to discuss matters of common interest and advantage, and to plan and coordinate water allocation and supply opportunities. The Napa Turnout Reservoir raw water tank near the City's water treatment plant (see Final Report Figure 3) was recently expanded from 7-million gallons to 10-million gallons. The City is planning to construct in the next several years an additional 4.5-million gallons of water storage to improve storage, wat...

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Agree. Enhancing the existing American Canyon water system emergency response plan to include such procedures in the next update would be beneficial during an emergency. Recommendation No. 5- Cities of American Canyon and Napa are encouraged to complete their updated UWMP plans on schedule and train appropriate city and County officials to carry out their specific responsibilities. St. Helena is encouraged to update their UWMP plan on a periodic basis. City

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Agree. The City is currently delivering recycled water to several community parks and a commercial vineyard. We plan to continue to expand the system in accordance with the recycled water implementation plan and as funding becomes available. Recommendation No. 10- The County, all municipalities, and NSD investigate the process and economics for the formation of a countywide utility district to the benefit the County residents and holistically manage the availability, distribution, and economics of potable and recycled water. City

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Before the City can agree or disagree with the Grand Jury recommendation, the City Council will refer this proposal to its Blue Ribbon Committee on Water Resources, a community technical advisory group, who will evaluate the merits of fluoridation and provide a recommendation to the City Council early next year. CORRECTIONS TO GRAND JURY REPORT Page 4 Page 9 - First Full Paragraph Recounting Taste and Odor Problems in 2009 Add to the end of the paragraph- "The City of American Canyon also experienced the full force of the taste and odor problem caused by the algae bloom. To respond, the City ...

Response: Requires Analysis

Disagree partially with the finding. The recommendation requires further analysis by December 1, 2010. The Town purchases water from the California Department of Veterans Affairs, which operates Rector Reservoir and Water Treatment Plan. The Town also has an emergency well and an agreement with the City of Napa to purchase water from a connection to the Conn Dam Transmission Line, which runs from Lake Hennessey to the City of Napa. The Town has established a $2 million drought reserve fund to purchase water when necessary. The Town has adequate groundwater and backup water supply, but the Publ...

Response: Will Not Implement

"All County municipalities evaluate means to increase the capacity, and enhance the survivability, of municipal reservoirs and water storage facilities". Response: Disagree partially with the finding. The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted. The Town purchases water from the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA), which operates Rector Reservoir and Water Treatment Plan. The Town also has an emergency well and an agreement with the City of Napa to purchase water from a connection to the Conn Dam Transmission Line, which runs from Lake Hennessey to the C...

Response: Will Implement

"Each County municipality prepare a plan to ensure rapid repair of the water delivery system and include procedures for emergency water delivery to facilities responsible for providing immediate health and safety aid to the communities' population, especially local hospitals, shelters, and emergency centers". Response: Disagree partially with the finding. The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The Town has less than 800 service connections to a population of approximately 2,200 people using approximately 510 acre feet of water per year. The Town...

Response: Implemented

"The County and all municipalities continue development and expansion of recycled water projects to alleviate future water shortages". Response: Disagree partially with the finding. The recommendation has been implemented. The Town has a recycled water distribution system and recycled 85% of effluent from the Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant (JWWTP) in 2009, which is one of the highest rates in California. The Town is completing a $1.2 million JWWTP Upgrade Project to provide recycled water to meet California Department of Health Services (DHS) regulations for Title 22 (tertiary) treatment, wh...

Response: Will Not Implement

"That within six months American Canyon, Calistoga, St. Helena, and Yountville prepare capital cost proposals for fluoridation of their water supplies". Response: Disagree wholly with the finding. The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not required of small water systems and is not within the control of the Town. The Town purchases water from the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA), which operates Rector Reservoir and Water Treatment Plan. The "2009 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report" by the Veteran's Home of California stated that laboratory testing found 0.12...

Response: Implemented

"Municipalities within the County develop, expand, and formalize agreements to provide water allocations to address a catastrophic loss of water". Results of Analysis: The Town purchases water from the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA) and has adequate groundwater and backup water supplies. The Town has an emergency well and an agreement with the City of Napa to purchase water from a connection to the Conn Dam Transmission Line, which runs from Lake Hennessey to the City of Napa. The Town has also established a $2 million drought reserve fund to purchase water when necessary. Th...

Response: Implemented

"Each County municipality prepare a plan to ensure rapid repair of the water delivery system and include procedures for emergency water delivery to facilities responsible for providing immediate health and safety aid to the communities' population, especially local hospitals, shelters, and emergency centers". Report of Action: The recommendation has been implemented. A copy of the general services "on call" agreement with Taylor and Bailey is enclosed with this letter. As stated above, the Town has a Public Works Mutual Aid Agreement with other municipalities in Napa County and joined CalWARN....

Response: Implemented

, the Town purchases water from the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA), which operates Rector Reservoir and Water Treatment Plant. Fluoridation is most beneficial to children, most toothpastes have fluoride, and fluoride supplements can be purchased for children. Recent studies have also found that some children are receiving too much fluoride. There is little benefit of fluoridation to the veterans and the CDVA staff has stated that fluoridation is not cost effective. If the Town Council insists on fluoridation, then there are up front capital costs to add fluoride to the water ...