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20
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
In the Recharge Water Program Debt Service and O&M (document #7) - Please define any cost sharing agreements for capital and O&M, as no additional references were provided. a. Provide further breakdown of the Debt Service costs for each Debt Type totaling $772,768 (e.g., administration, engineering, construction, etc.) b. It is unclear how the Inter-Fund Loan Debt Service and Future SRF Loan Debt Service are shared between CBWM and IEUA.
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19
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
Account No. 7402 – PE4: The Engineering Tables show different costs than the Summary Report for the Consultant Labor as well as the Total Cost Estimate. Which is the correct cost?
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18
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
Account No. 7614 (Implementation of SY Court Order) – This task has excessively high costs, approximately $768K. It is unclear whether the modeling effort involving extremely detailed inputs and outputs are usable, relevant or cost effective. We recommend reducing the scope for this fiscal year and delaying the implementation of the uncertainty analysis until the 2030 Safe Yield redetermination to develop an approach with clearly defined outcomes.
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ID
17
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
Are there other alternatives to reducing “travel” expenses since several meetings can occur virtually?
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ID
16
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
In the Engineering Budget Tables (document #4) the footnotes are not identified.
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ID
15
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
BHFS Legal Fees (Document #3 - OBMP Update 6907.45): The text states, “Work in 2024-2025 would include assistance with OBMPU implementation and assisting the parties with issues associated with potential amendments to the Peace Agreement and OBMPU Implementation Plan.” and Article II section 2.25 of the Rules and Regulations states, “Watermaster shall reasonably defend the Judgment, the Peace Agreement, the Peace II Agreement, the OBMP Implementation Plan, and these Rules and Regulations against challenges brought by persons who are not parties to the Judgment.” What role does Watermaster intend on having with respect to amendments to the Peace Agreement? It is our understanding that Watermaster will not be a part of renegotiating the Peace Agreement.
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14
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
For Account Nos. 6907.31, 6907.32, and 6907.36: Are these projects going to take place FY 24/25? a. It is unclear what legal services are anticipated for these projects since the projects are well established and managed by the SARWQCB. In addition, it is unclear what the actual expenses were in FY 23/24 for these Account Nos.
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ID
13
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
Can Watermaster break out carry over funding?
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ID
12
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
In the Proposed Budget for FY 2024-25 (document #1), “Special Project Expense” [which includes litigation expenses] should be assigned a task order number and separately budgeted and accounted for, as stated in Article IV, Section 4.1 (b) per Chino Basin Watermaster Rules and Regulations {Judgement 54(a)}.
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11
Date Submitted
2024-04-09
Name
Chad Nishida
Party
City of Ontario
Question
For Account Nos. 5901.7, 6901.3, 6901.9, 7301.1, and 60182.4: Please explain why there is significant difference in variance for these particular salaries and benefits? a. Line item 26 (conference and seminars) please explain and include the expected number of conferences and seminars as this is a significant increase from last year’s budget.
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