ID
Date Submitted
Name
Party
Question
Status
ID
10
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Test
Party
Ontario
Question
Test
Status
Responded
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ID
9
Date Submitted
2024-04-04
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
The Engineering Budget Summary mentions the potential use of carryover funds, but no carryover funds are identified in the Engineering Budget Tables for this item. Please explain/correct.
Status
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ID
8
Date Submitted
2024-04-04
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
From the Engineering Budget Summary, it appears that the water duty method has been developed. Can this method not be implemented without the ongoing assistance of West Yost and Land IQ?
Status
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ID
7
Date Submitted
2024-04-04
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
Watermaster is proposing to spend ~$800k on a mid-decade model evaluation of the Safe Yield. This seems extraordinarily expensive, especially as the Appropriative Pool continues to express concerns with Watermaster's approach to uncertainty analysis. Please provide alternative options for this process, including proposing to the Court a modification to its order to defer the use of uncertainty analysis in evaluating/establishing Safe Yield until the 2030 Safe Yield Reset.
Status
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ID
6
Date Submitted
2024-04-04
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
WQMP/ECP activities are inconsistent with the OBMP Implementation Plan. Please remove all budgeted items related to the WQMP/EMCP unless and until parties agree to amend the Peace Agreement or otherwise approve by consensus of these activities.
Status
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ID
5
Date Submitted
2024-04-04
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
The OBMP Update did not amend the OBMP Implementation Plan, the Court did not order the OBMP Update to be implemented, and there is no such thing as an "OBMPU Implementation Plan." Additionally, parties have not requested Watermaster's assistance in addressing issues associated with potential amendments to the Peace Agreement. Please remove this item from the budget.
Status
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ID
4
Date Submitted
2024-04-04
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
Based on the memorandum descriptions, the following legal services budget items do not appear to be for specific activities anticipated to occur in 2024/25 - please consider removing these items in order to improve the affordability of this budget (if specific activities arise requiring legal services, there are sufficient funds available for transfer from other items or reserves): * Archibald South Plume * Chino Airport Plume * Santa Ana River Habitat Conservation Plan
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ID
3
Date Submitted
2024-04-04
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
Please consider forgoing the following anticipated expenses in order to improve the affordability of this budget: * Office Building Expense & Office Supplies and Equipment: Anticipated building interior renovations and office furniture purchases * Contract Services: Accounting consulting services * Conferences and Seminars: Increased conference attendance and employee training * Board Briefings/Workshops: One to two briefings or workshops * Rules and Regulations Rewrite * Support for Implementation of Improved Data Collection and Development of Data Visualization
Status
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ID
2
Date Submitted
2024-04-04
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
MVWD appreciates the inclusion of projected ending actual expenses for FY 2023/24 in the proposed FY 2024/25 budget summary (budget document #1) and requests that projected ending actual expenses for FY 2023/24 also be included in the proposed budgets for legal and engineering services (budget documents #3 and #4). Additionally, MVWD appreciates the inclusion of projected carryover funding from 2023/24 in the proposed budget for engineering services (budget document #4) and requests that projected carryover funding from 2023/24 also be included in the proposed summary budget and the budget for legal services (budget documents #1 and #3). Finally, MVWD requests that Watermaster provide projected ending estimates of any anticipated cancelled carryover funds and/or excess reserve credits.
Status
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ID
1
Date Submitted
2024-04-04
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
MVWD appreciates WM's zero-based approach to this year's proposed budget. That said, MVWD and other producers are experiencing severe inflationary cost pressures that directly impact the affordability of water service to our customers. The following are areas where we believe WM's proposed expenditures can be reduced without harming the Basin or negatively impacting WM's ability to administer the Judgment: * Reduce meeting expenses by limiting legal/staff attendance at Pool/Advisory Committee meetings, providing informational presentations only at Advisory and Board meetings, and canceling meetings when there are no business items requiring action. * Significantly reduce or eliminate miscellaneous, general and unanticipated expenses. * Eliminate items where activity is unlikely to occur during the budget year. Wherever possible, limit or forgo activities that are not explicitly required by the Judgment/CAMA or requested by a consensus of the parties. Adopt a "less is more" approach.
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