Mar 22, 2016 - Rotary Forum
Program March 23, 2016: Ben Fine “Regional Groundwater Sustainable Project”
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Joel opened the meeting at 12:36 PM with the usual introduction of guests.
FINES:
Pres. Joel recognized Shannon Bowdey’s birthday with a $40 spin-the-wheel fine. Connie O’Henley 21st wedding anniversary with Donald and her March 28th birthday resulted in a $40 spin-the-fine that Pres. Joel will pay since she had the fine-free badge. $25 Happy Bucks were paid by Charla Anderson to honor her new great granddaughter and by Mark Olson to honor his adoption of two foster children.
announcements:
John Traversaro used posterboard signs to distinguish between the Rotary International (RI), the Rotary Foundation (TRF), and the Rotary Club of Pismo Beach Five Cities Charitable Foundation (RCPBFCCF), which has the annual classic golf tournament at the San Luis Obispo Country Club on Monday, May 2 as its major fundraiser. The Foundation fund is $135,000 and the goal is to increase it to $250,000 so that the income from the fund will support our annual scholarship donations. We will hear more about the campaign to reach this goal in the coming weeks. Steve Curry spoke of the need to obtain golf tournament sponsors and that Montisa Phelan Lopez has obtained 13 hole sponsors in a very short time by sending emails to friends and contacts she has had through her position at the Arroyo Grande Hospital. Connie O’Henley reported that there is one month of Interact meetings left in the school year and that the eighth Bowlathon will be held in Pismo Beach on April 8 to raise money for their second international project of the year. Recently Michael Boyer attended a 10 hour day conference entitled Rotary Leadership Institute in Chicago. Most of the attendees were past District Gov.’s although he was there because of his role as the Public Image consultant for the West Coast region of RI. Pres. Joel reported on the fact that the Pismo Beach Parklet that our club has submitted has been approved by the Pismo Beach City Council. He thanked the members who have volunteered for the Parklet committee and encouraged other members that have an interest to join the committee.
PROGRAM: Ben Fine “Regional Groundwater Sustainable Project”
Jim Lewis introduced Ben who joined the city in 2008 and became the Pismo Beach City Engineer and Public Works Dir. in 2013. They received a grant to study the recycle water project on April 21, 2015. They considered the following 6 items: (1) secondary 23 recycled water; (2) disinfected tertiary water; (3) full advanced treatment (FAT) for coastal injection or as a saltwater intrusion barrier; (4) FAT inland injection; (5) other surface supplies; and (6) do nothing. The goals include offering some potable water use and to diversify the water supply of Pismo Beach. Currently there are 1200 acre-feet of water lost to the ocean every day. After an economic study of the cost the best option was direct groundwater injection into coastal wells at a cost of $1900 per acre-feet, which is about equivalent to the cost of purchasing the water from the state. To implement this water recycle plan they have to first develop a ground water model, to test an injection well, to begin water quality sampling for reverse osmosis, to develop a process design, and to obtain the necessary permitting. They expect to get an agreement by the end of 2016, to obtain funding, design and permitting by mid-2017 and to begin construction by the end of 2018.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
“May your neighbors respect you, your troubles neglect you, the Angels protect you and heaven protects you.” Old Irish Proverb
Program March 23, 2016: Ben Fine “Regional Groundwater Sustainable Project”
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Joel opened the meeting at 12:36 PM with the usual introduction of guests.
FINES:
Pres. Joel recognized Shannon Bowdey’s birthday with a $40 spin-the-wheel fine. Connie O’Henley 21st wedding anniversary with Donald and her March 28th birthday resulted in a $40 spin-the-fine that Pres. Joel will pay since she had the fine-free badge. $25 Happy Bucks were paid by Charla Anderson to honor her new great granddaughter and by Mark Olson to honor his adoption of two foster children.
announcements:
John Traversaro used posterboard signs to distinguish between the Rotary International (RI), the Rotary Foundation (TRF), and the Rotary Club of Pismo Beach Five Cities Charitable Foundation (RCPBFCCF), which has the annual classic golf tournament at the San Luis Obispo Country Club on Monday, May 2 as its major fundraiser. The Foundation fund is $135,000 and the goal is to increase it to $250,000 so that the income from the fund will support our annual scholarship donations. We will hear more about the campaign to reach this goal in the coming weeks. Steve Curry spoke of the need to obtain golf tournament sponsors and that Montisa Phelan Lopez has obtained 13 hole sponsors in a very short time by sending emails to friends and contacts she has had through her position at the Arroyo Grande Hospital. Connie O’Henley reported that there is one month of Interact meetings left in the school year and that the eighth Bowlathon will be held in Pismo Beach on April 8 to raise money for their second international project of the year. Recently Michael Boyer attended a 10 hour day conference entitled Rotary Leadership Institute in Chicago. Most of the attendees were past District Gov.’s although he was there because of his role as the Public Image consultant for the West Coast region of RI. Pres. Joel reported on the fact that the Pismo Beach Parklet that our club has submitted has been approved by the Pismo Beach City Council. He thanked the members who have volunteered for the Parklet committee and encouraged other members that have an interest to join the committee.
PROGRAM: Ben Fine “Regional Groundwater Sustainable Project”
Jim Lewis introduced Ben who joined the city in 2008 and became the Pismo Beach City Engineer and Public Works Dir. in 2013. They received a grant to study the recycle water project on April 21, 2015. They considered the following 6 items: (1) secondary 23 recycled water; (2) disinfected tertiary water; (3) full advanced treatment (FAT) for coastal injection or as a saltwater intrusion barrier; (4) FAT inland injection; (5) other surface supplies; and (6) do nothing. The goals include offering some potable water use and to diversify the water supply of Pismo Beach. Currently there are 1200 acre-feet of water lost to the ocean every day. After an economic study of the cost the best option was direct groundwater injection into coastal wells at a cost of $1900 per acre-feet, which is about equivalent to the cost of purchasing the water from the state. To implement this water recycle plan they have to first develop a ground water model, to test an injection well, to begin water quality sampling for reverse osmosis, to develop a process design, and to obtain the necessary permitting. They expect to get an agreement by the end of 2016, to obtain funding, design and permitting by mid-2017 and to begin construction by the end of 2018.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
“May your neighbors respect you, your troubles neglect you, the Angels protect you and heaven protects you.” Old Irish Proverb