DWQ-2025-001814

MINUTES
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
UTAH WATER QUALITY BOARD
MASOB OR VIAZoom
December 11, 2024
8:30 AM
UTAH WATER QUALITY BOARD MEMBERS PRESENTJames Webb
Jill Jones
Joe Havasi
Trevor Heaton
Michelle Kaufusi
Michela Harris
Robert Fehr
John Mackey
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
Clanci Hawks
Leanna Littler-Woolf
Ken Hoffman
George Meados
Skyler Davis
Robert Beers
Emily Canton
Liz Harris
Harry Campbell
Adriana Hernandez
Samantha Heusser
Brendon Quirk
Judy Etherington
Beth Wondimu
OTHERS PRESENT & ONLINE
Soren Simonson
Daniel Hawley
Chris Palmer
Teresa Taylor
Trevor Schlossnagle
Pam Leach
Mr. Webb, Chair, called the Meeting to order at 8:30 AM.
ROLL CALL
Mr. Webb took roll call for the members of the Board.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 23, 2024 MEETING
Motion: Joe Havasi approved the October 23, 2024 meeting minutes.Mr. Fehr seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY REPORT
Mr. Mackey addressed the Board with the following updates:
Mr. Mackey informed the Board that there is a fairly brief agenda for today’s meeting, he explained there were two action items, the request for a design advance from the Town of Hinckley,
as well as we are requesting to proceed with the public notice of the upcoming fiscal 2024 intended use plan. Last week we had some comments from the EPA that we wanted to get addressed
before we put it before you. We have a presentation on the Town of Rockville groundwater study as it is Board funded to help the town look at their needs for planning with respect to
the septic density, so we often fund studies like this to return to the board to let us know how it came out, so that is the purpose of today’s presentation.
Mr. Mackey explained to the Board that he was invited by a group of his peers’ in the water business here in Utah to attend a three-day tour in California in to observed the Mono Lake,
which is a sailing lake that has had trouble in the past. We visited with the Mono Lake Committee, as well as leadership from the State Water Resources in California. We also got to
travel down off the bench of the Sierras where Mono is located and went down to Owens Lake which is a dry lake as it has our interests as to how California addresses the similar problems
that we are facing now with the Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake Coordinator, Laura Vernon from Water Resources gets all the credit for putting together a fantastic educational tour.
Mr. Mackey touched on aLegislation item. He mentioned there are a couple of things we see on the horizon for Water Quality, such as Water Quality Board amendments where there’s and interest
in having the Board take a role with some of our penalty enforcement settlements, sort of serving as an arbitrator in cases where we can’t come to a settlement working between the division
and the other side. So, we have a number of questions and comments that we’re working with the authors on.
Mr. Mackey informed the Board that we did receive Carly Castle’s resignation from the Board. She was a Board member representing Non-Federal Government so traditionally that has meant
cities and counties. We are currently working on finding a replacement. I would like to see someone from Cities or counties in a more rural part of the state to fill the position.
Mr. Mackey informed the Board to keep an eye out for HB280This bill modifies provisions related to the formulation of a state water plan; 9 requires a study of the financing of water
infrastructure projects. You may find more information at https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0280.html
FUNDING:
Financial Status Report: Ms. Hernandez presented the Financial Status Report to the Board as indicated in the packet.

Town of Hinckley Design Advance: Mr. Meados presented the details of the request for the hardship design advance as indicated in the packet.
Motion:Ms. Jones motioned that we authorize a hardship design advance in the amount of $267,000 with the special conditions recommended by staff with the idea that they can come back
and apply for a hardship grant.
Mr. Havasi seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
OTHER:
Authorization to Proceed with Public Notice of the FY2024 Intended Use Plan:
Ms. Hernandez requested approval from the Board to proceed with the public notice of the 2024 IUP making is available for public review and comment as required by the EPA. Ms. Hernandez
explained that we need one motion to proceed to public notice and then another motion for approval to apply for the grants at the end of the public comment period.
Mr. Webb explained that the Board could approve the two items all in one motion.
Motion:Ms. Jones moved to motion to proceed to public notice of the FY2024 IUP and then approval to apply for the grants at the end of the public comment period.Ms. Kafusi seconded the
motion.The motion passed unanimously.
Final Report for Rockville Groundwater Study: Mr. Beers & Trevor Schlossnagle presented the Final Report for the Rockville Groundwater Study as indicated in the packet.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
N/A
MEETING ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Webb entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion:Ms. Jones motioned to adjourn the meeting.Mr. Fehr seconded the motion.The motion passed unanimously.To view the full recording
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