Montara Water (MWSD) Receives Report on “How to Reach a Sustainability Pumping Rate for the Alta Vista Well”

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VIDEO. From the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) Director’s meeting on Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 at 7:30pm, as a hybrid meeting.

 

Agenda

Receive presentation about the District’s management of the underlying granitic aquifer in Montara.

For the initial 5 years of operation of the District’s Alta Vista Well, MWSD was charged with the implementation of a groundwater monitoring program. MWSD chose to extend the groundwater monitoring beyond the required term and expanded the program to include other scientific measures that increase the understanding of the aquifer.

 

The Alta Vista Well is drilled deep into solid bedrock of granitic type unlike most drinking water wells in California that are in non-consolidated sediments. Therefore, usual draw down and recovery tests are not suited to evaluate production rates and pumping sustainability.

 

Mark Woyshner with Balance Hydrologics will be available to present the most recent monitoring results. The attached slide show containing the information was presented at the most recent Groundwater Resources Association of California.

 

 

 

 


 

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Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) Meetings ~ 1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 7:30pm

 

From left: Peter Dekker, Kathrine Slater-Carter, Chair Scott Boyd, Bill Softkey and Cid Young.

Watch remotely. Comments and questions by email.

 

Agendas and Zoom Live Meeting Links

If you experience technical difficulties or have technical questions prior to or during the meeting, please contact MWSD’s IT support at (650) 728-7843.

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Meeting Schedule:

Regular meetings are 7:30pm on the first and third Thursday of each month. They used to held at the District office at 8888 Cabrillo Hwy, next to Pt Montara Lighthouse and Hostel.

To receive agendas by email, send a request to [email protected]

In addition to email, we post agendas before each board meeting:

  • On the District website here
  • Montara post office
  • Moss Beach post office
  • the bulletin board in front of the MWSD office

 


Who is on the Board of Directors?

The Board of Directors manages the affairs of the District. Through their bi-monthly meetings they set policy, enact appropriate resolutions or ordinances, approve all payments to vendors, review and approve the budget, set Sewer Service Charge rates, establish connection charges, hire staff, approve contracts and other necessary actions needed to carry out the business of the District.

 

There are five Board members, all of whom are elected at large, and must reside in the Montara or Moss Beach area. The current Board is as follows:

DIRECTOR TERM
Scott Boyd — President Term 2020-2024
Peter Dekker — Treasurer Term 2020-2026
Kathryn Slater-Carter — Secretary Term 2020-2024
Bill Softky — Director Term 2022-2026
Carlysle Ann (Cid) Young— Director Term 2023-2024

 

All Board members may be reached by sending an email to [email protected].

Or writing the District office at: Montara Water and Sanitary District, P.O. Box 370131, Montara, CA 94037. Telephone: (650)728-3545; FAX (650)728-8556.

General Manager

Clemens Heldmaier (650)728-3545 email

 

 

MSWD General Manager Clemens Heldmaier showing a creek filtration system.

 

 

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