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101A COPY Trinity Water Company 21245 Maryknoll Drive Colton, California 92324 City Council Gentlemen: September 30, 1974 The Trinity Water Company is a California Corporation functioning as a mutual water company, which was formed in 1960 whose service area encompasses approximately 375 acres located in the southerly portion of the City of Colton, west of La Cadena Drive. The company currently has 37 active service connections serving approximately 70 families. There are approximately 119 residential units connected to the company's distribution system but as can be deduced, a number of them are currently vacant and not taking water service. The company's water system consists of the following: (1) A 10,000 gallon steel storage tank which is not currently in use. (2) A 1/4th interest in a well located within the service area. The remaining 3/4ths inter- est is owned by Harry V. Roquet and his immediate family. (3) The company's distribution system which as indicated above is connected to and can serve approximately 119 residential units in Tract Numbers 3371 and 6152. The company has an informal agreement with Harry V. Roquet whereby there is made available for company use, capacity in a 210,000 gallon steel storage reservoir. Mr. Roquet also ruses this storage facility for providing pressure water to his agricultural activities which are increasing particularly in the field of citrus and avocados. The company also has an inform- al agreement with the City of Colton whereby water for fireflow purposes can be made available to the City's water system from the 210,000 gallon steel storage tank. Such water has been used for domestic purposes by the City on a limited basis for the past two s ummers . This informal agreement contemplates the exchange of water with the company for water used by the City, which has been done. Currently, the City owes the company approximately 10 acre feet of water under this arrangement. As you are undoubtedly aware by recent newspaper articles and by copies of correspondence to the Trinity Water Company from the Environmental Health Services Department of the County of San Bernardino, it was recently determined that the well being used as a water source for the Trinity Water Company showed a nitrate level of 97 parts per million which is in excess of the allowable 45 parts per million prescribed by the State Department of Public Health. A letter, under date of September 18, 1974, copies of which were sent to City Officers, to Mr. Roquet, as President of the Trinity Water Company, recommended that the City of Colton's water supply be used on a temporary basis until such time as the Trinity Water Company could provide other water of an acceptable quality. Unfortunately, the fact is that there is not any other acceptable source of water to the company with the exception of a connection to the water system of the City of Colton. In view of this fact, it would appear that the only solution to this alleged potential health problem is for the City o.F. Colton on a permanent basis to provide the domestic water service to Tract Numbers 3371 and u152. The consumers within the company's service area are residents of and taxpayers within the City of Colton and we are sure that the City Council would want to see that they receive a potable supply of domestic water. The light of this situation would be the proposal of the Trinity Water Company to the City Council as follows: 1. The company will donate, without cost, to the City the distribution system in the company in Tract Numbers 3371 and 6152 and thereby the company's consumers would become the City's consumers. 2. Mr. Roquet, in his individual capacity, would continue the present arrangement of the company with the City of Colton whereby water from his well and 210,000 gallon steel storage tank would be made available for fireflow purposes to the City of Colton. In connection with the provision. of this fireflow service, there seems to be some confusion as to whether a connection just for fireflow purposes to a high nitrate content source of supply would have some effect on the City's Water System Permit as issued by the State Department of Public Health. In informal discussions with staff members of the City, they appeared to feel that the City's Permit would be revoked under these circumstances. In discussions by the undersigned with officials of the State Department of Public Health contrary information was received. 3. The City is requested to immediately institute temporary service to the company's dis- tribution system while considering the proposal within, if further consideration is required, and credit the company with the 10 acre feet heretofore furnished to the City against the water provided under such temporary service if the same is provided. If further information is needed in connection with the above proposal, please do not hesi- tate to contact the undersigned. In view of the alleged potential health hazard, it is OC► 110-74