MARCH 6, 2014
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Rainbow MWD approves Limited Liabilit y Corporation status for runof f monitoring group Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The Rainbow Municipal Water District’s Sept. 24 board meeting created a runoff monitoring group for its agricultural customers. Rainbow’s Jan. 28 board meeting authorized the formation of a Limited Liability Corporation for the runoff monitoring group. “Staff and the general counsel for Rainbow recommended that an LLC be formed for two reasons,” said Rainbow general manager Brian Brady. “One is to shield the district from potential liability and secondly to assure that there is no cost subsidy.” A 3-2 board vote Sept. 24 created the monitoring group which is open to any and all interested parties in the North County area which would like to be part of the Rainbow monitoring group regardless of whether their property is within the Rainbow Municipal Water District boundaries. “The direction from the board was not only to form a monitoring group but to offer it up to any one interested in North County,” Brady said. “It would be open to others as appropriate.” Helene Brazier, Jack Griffiths, and George McManigle voted in favor of creating the monitoring group. Bob Lucy and Dennis Sanford cast the dissenting votes. The Sept. 24 action included
completing a Notice of Intent with the Regional Water Quality Control Board as well as completing the formation of a monitoring group. The Jan. 28 vote to create the LLC for what is now called the North County Irrigated Lands Group was 4-1 with Griffiths in opposition. In 2007, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control (RWQCB) Board adopted regulations which require all agricultural and nursery operations to test wet-weather and dry-weather runoff for pollutants and report the results. The regulations allow for growers to undertake such monitoring and reporting responsibilities themselves and report directly to the RWQCB, and growers are also allowed to participate as a member of a group. Although participation in any runoff monitoring group is voluntary, the concept of a group allows farmers to share costs. The San Diego County Farm Bureau formed a monitoring group for its members, although growers who are not Farm Bureau members as well as Farm Bureau members who believe that another monitoring group would be more suitable to their needs can join a different group if one exists. Each grower or monitoring group was required to file a Notice of Intent with the RWQCB by Jan. 1, 2011. A monitoring group establishes and staffs the operations and administration components of a
program, registers participants, and hires a consulting engineering firm for the testing which involves selecting sampling sites downstream from watersheds, taking water samples and testing for compliance, and reporting back to the monitoring group. The monitoring group then reports the results to the RWQCB, and if pollution is discovered efforts will be made to remediate the problem. Regional Water Quality Control Board boundaries are based on hydrologic regions. Region 9, which covers the western part of San Diego County, also includes portions of Orange and Riverside counties and does not include all of San Diego County (the most notable exclusion is Borrego Springs). In December 2008, the Rainbow board directed district staff to undertake further investigation with regard to forming a monitoring group. The water district informed the RWQCB of its plans prior to the deadline to submit a Notice of Intent, and an initial written Notice of Intent was submitted on March 7, 2013. The RWQCB reviewed that document and deemed it incomplete due to the lack of detailed descriptions of irrigation, storm water runoff, nutrient, pesticide, erosion control, compositing, and other site-specific management measures and best management
practices. The RWQCB requested written notification to complete the process by July 9. On Sept. 10, the RWQCB informed Rainbow staff that fines for violations were pending as the Rainbow group at the time was not an officially recognized monitoring group. The Sept. 24 action directed staff to issue a request for proposals to
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complete the Notice of Intent for the RWQCB and to complete the formation of a monitoring group. “The board instructed us to complete that process and to develop the administrative procedures to have a plan,” Brady said. To comment on this story online, visit www.thevillagenews.com.
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John A. Ramsey, Jr., 65, passed away on February 27, 2014 in Pico Rivera, Calif., from complications of peripheral neuropathy. Born in Escondido on October 25, 1948 to John A. and Mary Agnes Ramsey, he attended local
Robert Arthur Sanders, 58, of Grass Valley, Calif., passed away Monday, February 10, 2014, after a fatal accident. Robert was born on Camp Pendleton in California, on September 27, 1955 to Felix and Lucy Sanders. Robert grew up in Fallbrook, graduating from Fallbrook Union High School in 1973. Robert went on to work in agriculture, painting, construction, firewood sales, furniture making,
schools and graduated from Fallbrook High in 1966. He attended Palomar College, where he earned his associate’s degree, and went on to San Diego State University until being called into active duty with the U.S. Army. In the Army, he received the National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and earned Expert Rifle M-16 status. After his active service, he spent several years in the Army Reserves and completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration at Long Beach State University. John went on serve as controller/ chief financial officer for large corporations in the Los Angeles area and was an investor in many businesses. A lifelong Christian, John was known for his generosity in and for the last five years caregiving his nephew, Gary. He had lived in many places, but for the past 14 years lived in Grass Valley with his partner, Carol. Robert, ever the extrovert, was always gracious and considerate in his dealings with everyone. Felix, his dad, used to call Robert ‘The Maître De’ as Robert always took care of others first. Robert loved the outdoors and spent every morning taking his dog, Reno, for walks among the many trails in Nevada County. Robert is survived by his mother, Lucy T. Sanders; siblings Barbara Courtney, George, and Gilbert Sanders. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Patrick, Katie, Saroya, Gary, Myra, and Jamie. Robert was preceded in death by his father, Felix B. Sanders, and brothers, Kenneth and Ronald. Robert’s smiles, sense of humor, and generous spirit will be celebrated at Live Oak Park, March 15, 2014 at 1 p.m.
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