OWUI
Olga Water Users, Incorporated
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 5-6:30 pm — Olga Community Center
Board members present, Pat Boehm, Paul Groeninger, Geoff Cunard
1. Call to Order: 5:05PM
2. Approval of minutes for September Pat moves to approve, motion carries.
3. OWUI Operators Report: Operator is out on an emergency.
a. chlorine update
4. OWUI Administrators report: Geoff created a job description, shared it with a candidate who declined the position. He is starting to generate billing. More email addresses have been collected.
5. Treasurer/ Financial report: Guy is sick so no report
6. OLD Business:
a. Intertie Update: Pipe has been brought into and out of the vault at the control station, the curb around the base of the vault has been formed. After it is poured, Island Ex can backfill. All parties are still waiting for feedback from DOH regarding DBWUA SWSMP.
i. SWSMP update On hold until DBWUA’s is approved.
b. Leak Detection Update: Much work was done opposite Artworks to indentify the complicated plumbing at that location, but suspected leaky valve was found to be functioning. The noise heard on the leak survey was cavitation at a fitting. A leak was repaired at Chris Morris’ garden meter. A leak was repaired at Dianne Gardiner’s between the corp. stop and the meter. The hydrant at David Sofaer’s house appears to be leaking, but the valve that isolates it has not been located.
7. New business: Paul has spoken to Jason Hatch at Washington Water Trust to explore the idea of allowing some of our water to flow into the creek for fish passage. Possibly get paid for it. This process is ongoing.
8. Public Access
9. Next meeting time November 20, 2023 5:00PM
10. Adjournment 6:12PM
OLGA WATER USERS, INCORPORATED. owuistaff@gmail.com