Amador County – The Ione City Council heard Tuesday from staff that all available reports had been sent to the state regarding well sampling at the city wastewater spray system. City Manager Kim Kerr said the city filed all but one of the reports with the Regional Water Quality Control Board by last Monday, with a letter explaining delays. Kerr said she had heard from the regional board that they think the reports filed were OK. Kerr said Ione staff, Castle Oaks Golf Course and the Amador Regional Sanitation Authority all report on the operation of tertiary treated water disposal at Castle Oaks, and she is scheduled to meet with ARSA next week regarding reporting done upstream from Castle Oaks. She said she had not met with the golf course. This week, city staff have been dealing with an overflow of Lake “I” at Castle Oaks, on fairway Number 18. She said due to heavy rains, Lake “I”, which stores treated effluent, overflowed into the pond at the end of fairway 18. Kerr said the city must report the spillage, but she thought there should be no problems with the quality of the lake’s water as the effluent had been stored in the lake for 4 months. She did not think the city would be fined. She said ARSA, Castle Oaks and the city all must file reports with the regional board. Mayor Lee Ard said he remembered the city’s agreement with ARSA that required all parties to share reports with one another. Kerr said since she had been at the city, she had not read one report from Sutter Creek, though it “doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened.” Rob Aragon of JTS Communities said “it is very heartening the work” Kerr and staff are putting in on handling the reports issue. Dominic Atlan of Castle Oaks Golf Course said the golf course’s samples are “really simple.” They take a reading from a pump station and a rain gauge. And as far as problems, each party handles its own problems. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 18 February 2009 23:49
Ione's Wastewater Issue
Amador County – The Ione City Council heard Tuesday from staff that all available reports had been sent to the state regarding well sampling at the city wastewater spray system. City Manager Kim Kerr said the city filed all but one of the reports with the Regional Water Quality Control Board by last Monday, with a letter explaining delays. Kerr said she had heard from the regional board that they think the reports filed were OK. Kerr said Ione staff, Castle Oaks Golf Course and the Amador Regional Sanitation Authority all report on the operation of tertiary treated water disposal at Castle Oaks, and she is scheduled to meet with ARSA next week regarding reporting done upstream from Castle Oaks. She said she had not met with the golf course. This week, city staff have been dealing with an overflow of Lake “I” at Castle Oaks, on fairway Number 18. She said due to heavy rains, Lake “I”, which stores treated effluent, overflowed into the pond at the end of fairway 18. Kerr said the city must report the spillage, but she thought there should be no problems with the quality of the lake’s water as the effluent had been stored in the lake for 4 months. She did not think the city would be fined. She said ARSA, Castle Oaks and the city all must file reports with the regional board. Mayor Lee Ard said he remembered the city’s agreement with ARSA that required all parties to share reports with one another. Kerr said since she had been at the city, she had not read one report from Sutter Creek, though it “doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened.” Rob Aragon of JTS Communities said “it is very heartening the work” Kerr and staff are putting in on handling the reports issue. Dominic Atlan of Castle Oaks Golf Course said the golf course’s samples are “really simple.” They take a reading from a pump station and a rain gauge. And as far as problems, each party handles its own problems. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
