January 19, 2022- Board Meeting

At the OMWD’s December Board of Directors meeting, the most important agenda item was a preliminary economic feasibility presentation by consultant Doug Gillingham regarding OMWD’s San Dieguito Valley Brackish Groundwater Desalination Project. Since 2008 the OMWD has been studying the feasibility of this project, which would cost over $40 Million to build. Its purpose, if approved, is to provide OMWD with about 10% of its water from local groundwater found in the San Dieguito Valley. The groundwater is brackish (salty), so it would require desalination treatment and special pipelines before it can be consumed. Whether to proceed with this project is a HUGE Board decision, which likely will come to a decision point in the next 24 months. A full detailed workshop is scheduled for March 30, 2022. I will provide more detail at that time.

Among other meeting items, the Board unanimously supported a resolution directing staff to apply for grant funding to cover the costs to expand parking at the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve. Due to the reserve’s popularity, especially on weekends, both the primary and overflow lots become full, limiting park use.

You can review past and present Board and committee meeting agendas and background materials online at  https://www.olivenhain.com/about-us/governing-board/board-meetings/. 

Posted on 19 Jan 2022, 17:36 - Category: News