Drought Contingency Task Force

Drought Contingency Task Force Agenda Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Roswell City Hall 425 N. Richardson Roswell, New Mexico 88201 Judy Stubbs and Tom Jennings – Residential Customers Aron Balok – Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District Nathan Cobb – Commercial Consumer (Kymera) Sean Benedict – Roswell Independent School District Todd DeKay – Commercial Consumer (ENMU-R) Darrell Johnson - City Councilor Jonathan McGary – Supervising Ranger, Bottomless Lakes State Park- Ex Officio Member Staff Liaison: Chantel Longway - Water Conservation Specialist CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MARCH 27, 2024 MEETING NON-ACTION ITEMS 1. Response Actions by Aron Balok, Sean Benedict, and Tom Jennings 2. Operational and Administration Framework by Judy Stubbs and Tom Jennings 3. Plan Update Process from all 4. Residential Water Audit by Judy Stubbs and Tom Jennings 5. Commercial Water Audit by Sean Benedict, Nathan Cobb, and Todd DeKay 6. Survey results 7. Well Monitoring System Update 8. List of Main Users ACTION ITEMS 9. Approve the Work Plan 10. Change meeting date to Tuesday or Thursday PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ADJOURN Notice of this meeting has been given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 24-02. NOTICE OF POTENTIAL QUORUM – A quorum of the City Council may or may not attend, but there will not be debate by the City Council. The Council, acting as attendees to an informational presentation, will not be discussing public business and no action will be taken. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact Human Resources at 575-624-6700 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents including the agenda and minutes can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the City Clerk at 575-624-6700 if a summary of other type of accessible format is needed. Printed and posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Drought Contingency Task Force Roswell City Hall 415 N. Richardson Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with Section 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 24-02. CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. by Judy Stubbs. ROLL CALL Members present: Judy Stubbs (Residential Consumer), Sean Benedict (Roswell Independent School District), Water Conservation Specialist Chantel Longway, Tom Jennings (Residential Consumer), and Darrell Johnson (City Councilor) Members absent: Jonathon McGary (Supervising Ranger, Bottomless Lakes State Park- Ex Officio Member) and Aron Balok (Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District, Nathan Cobb (Commercial Consumer) for the record Nathan arrived at 4:28 p.m., and Todd DeKay (ENMU-R) for the record Todd arrived at 4:17 p.m. Guest Present: Superintendent of Water Maintenance Robert Glenn, USBR WaterSmart Grant, Officers Technical Representative Rick Young, and Planning and Zoning Meredith Hildreth APPROVAL OF AGENDA Judy Stubbs asked for a voice vote and the approval of the minutes passed with a voice vote of 4-0, with Jonathon, Todd, and Nathan being absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM FEBURARY 28, 2024 Judy Stubbs asked for a voice vote and the approval of the minutes passed with a voice vote of 4-0, with Jonathon, Todd, and Nathan being absent. NON-ACTION ITEMS 1. Overview of Drought Contingency plan a. Drought Monitoring by Judy Stubbs Judy explained that we have been monitoring drought with the state drought monitoring system. Robert advised we are getting a well monitoring system installed soon to show the recharge rate of the wells. For the record Todd arrived at 4:17 p.m, and Nathan arrived at 4:28 p.m. b. Vulnerability Assessment by Sean Benedict Sean Benedict discussed the issues of 1) lowering the water table which 1 Regular Meeting of the Drought Contingency Task Force Roswell City Hall 415 N. Richardson Wednesday, March 27, 2024 affects agricultural economy and causing people's wells to go dry 2) Stressing the urban forest and causing trees to die or become diseased throughout the municipal area. This would have an aesthetic and an economic impact 3) Increased risk of fire due to dry accumulation of vegetation, possibly enhanced by dead and/or dying trees 4) Increased risk of negative wildlife encounters in the city due to lack of forage 5) Excess stress on athletic facilities, parks, school grounds, and private facilities, resulting in economic loss and reduced opportunity for our children to exercise and compete, 6) Disadvantage the local economy in competition for tourist dollars, new move- ins, and economic development, and 7) the rising temperatures. c. Mitigating Action by Aron Balok Aron was absent. Water Conservation Specialist Chantel Longway presented for Aron. Chantel advised the ultimate goal is to reduce the average daily water consumption by the individual consumer. d. Response Actions by Aron Balok, Sean Benedict, and Tom Jennings No presentation was made and more clarification was given as to what is needed. e. Operational and Administration Framework by Judy Stubbs and Tom Jennings No presentation was made and more clarification was given as to what is needed. f. Get a volunteer for Plan Update Process All individuals are going to research different update processes for the plan, which will be presented at the next meeting. 2. Residential Water Audit by Judy Stubbs and Tom Jennings No presentation was made and more clarification was given as to what is needed. 3. Commercial Water Audit by Sean Benedict and Nathan Cobb No presentation was made and more clarification was given as to what is needed. ADJOURN Meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m. with the next meeting to be held on April 24, 2024, at 4:00 p.m at City Hall. 2