2021-04-02 CallimanasFriday, April 2, 2021 at 11:00:19 Pacific Daylight Time
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Subject:Coral Mountain Project EIR comments
Date:Friday, April 2, 2021 at 10:52:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From:Alena Callimanis
To:ConsulEng Planner
CC:Cheri Flores
ABachments:Alena Callimanis EIR WAVE POOL Water ComsumpEon.pdf
Nicole, I want to thank you first for the amazing job you did managing the emails before the meeEng and to hosEng
and managing a great hearing.
I am including here water issues for the EIR. I am including the same comments here in this note and in the aQached
PDF, because I was not sure of the appropriate format.
Thank you again for this opportunity.
Sincerely,
Alena Callimanis
81469 RusEc Canyon Drive
La Quinta, CA 92253
919 606-6164
The Developer has stated that the consumption of water by a golf course is greater than that of the Wave
Park. In discussions with fellow residents from areas surrounding the proposed Project, I have concerns
about how this comment is substantiated. The above underlined statement is based on figures calculated
by the Coachella Valley Water District for the Surf Park in Palm Desert, but has been used publicly by the
Developer’s representative in conversations and presentations to concerned residents.
Background regarding my concerns with the CVWD calculations:
While CVWD has been an excellent steward of our water system, it does not have expertise in Surf Parks.
Its calculations are based on the average yearly evaporation of less than one inch per day per year. These
evaporation numbers used by CVWD have not been updated since 2005 and we know the number of days
over 100 (‘triple digit temperatures”) have been steadily increasing.
Accordingly, CVWD’s calculations do not take into consideration 140 days above 100 degree temperatures
that would cause significantly more evaporation per day, based on information provided by pool
companies in the Coachella Valley (between one inch to three inches, based on the heat).
Also consider the following please:
The act of wave generation, launching water into the air, will accelerate evaporation. Therefore, the
water consumption of artificially generated waves is higher than normal moving water rates
used in CVWD’s calculation and that must be taken into consideration in any water consumption
calculations.”
Diane Rebryna presented the following at the Scoping Meeting of March 30, 2021, summarized
here: Actual data published by the Kelley Slater Surf Ranch indicates that they lose around
250,000 gallons of water a day during their 40 hot days – please note that this is a smaller pool
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than proposed for this Project. That equals 10 Million gallons is just the forty 100+ degree days.
What about the rest of the year which has a large number of 90 degree+ and 80 degree+ days?
The WADI Adventure Surf Park is in a desert location near Dubai. They must pump 1 million
gallons of water a week through a 170 mile pipeline to replenish their water consumption throughout
the park. That means 52 million gallons a year to replenish 10 million gallons of water park usage.
Note: this park has a 3.8 million gallon wave pool, and a kayak and rafting river that uses 6.2
million gallons.
The CVWD has calculated 38 million gallons of consumption a year based on the Coral Mountain
Project Wave pool that will be 18 million gallons. It is apparent from the numbers above that CVWD
is significantly underestimating water usage at this park and therefore at the other three proposed
water parks in the Coachella Valley.
The Desert Sun front page article on April 1, 2021, headlines !On tap in California: Another drought”.
Fourteen football fields of 3 to 6 feet of water is not a responsible use of water during a drought. And add to
that three other wave pools in the works.
In summary:
It is critical the EIR address the statement that the Developer continues to make which is the following !Golf
course consumption of water is greater than that of the Wave Park".
I respectfully ask please that there be a full investigation in the EIR into water consumption rates calculated
for the proposed Project.
(As an aside, the development should proceed as low density housing, as zoned, with no golf course and
no water park. A golfing arrangement could be negotiated with Trilogy next door. That would mean an
excellent compromise during draught times).