Hearings Program

Thomas Hill, Steve Gomes, and Millview County Water District
– Cease and Desist Order Hearin

List of Exhibits

Division of Water Rights Prosecution Team

Exhibit No. Description
Written Testimony of Charles Rich
Resume of Charles Rich
April 24, 2006 Response to Lee Howard Complaint by the Millview County Water District
Title History for the portion of the Waldteufel Property passed to Lester Wood et al.
Sworn Statement of Floyd Lawrence
Original and Supplemental Statements filed for Statement of Water Diversion and Use S000272
Transfer Documents Between the Robert Wood Living Trust and Messrs. Hill and Gomes
Statement of Water Diversion and Use S015625
2002 Sales/Lease Agreement between Hill and Gomes and Millview County Water District
June 1, 2007 Staff Report of Investigation for a Complaint Filed by Lee Howard Regarding Diversion from the East Fork Russian River
Summary Water Rights Accounting Sheets submitted by Millview County Water District in response to a Subpoena/Public Records Act Request on January 29, 2009
Progress Reports for Permittee pursuant to Permit 13936 Application 17587) for calendar years 2005 and 2007
Invoices for 2005 Regarding Water Purchased by the Millview County Water District from the Russian River Flood Control District
Chart – Millview Water Use 2001-2008

Millview County Water District

Exhibit No. Description
Chandon Deed to Waldteufel dated 4-14-1913
J.A. Waldteufel Recorded Notice Civil Code § 1415 dated 3-24-1914
Topographical Map Depicting Healey’s Lot 103
Aerial Photograph dated 7-15-1952
Aerial Photograph dated 8-14-1963
Aerial Photograph dated 7-10-2009
Statement of Qualifications - Donald McEdwards
Statement of Qualifications - Daniel Putnam
Testimony of Donald McEdwards
Testimony of Daniel Putnam
Complaint letter dated 2-27-2006
Memorandum of Charles Rich dated 6-1-07
Minute Order filed 1-14-09 Abuse of discretion
Testimony of Tim Bradley
License and Assignment of Water Rights dated October 11, 2002
Christopher Neary ltr Charles Rich 5-7-07

Thomas Hill, Steve Gomes

Exhibit No. Description
Declaration of Steven L. Gomes
Declaration of Jared G. Carter
March 24, 1914, Water Right claim of J.A. Waldteufel (recorded Book 3 of Deeds, Page 17) 27 [10020]
January 7, 1998, Robert Woods "Assignment Of Water Rights" to Hill, Gomes [10027, 10106]
January 8, 1998, Grant deed conveying real property ("together with all water rights") from Robert Wood to Hill, Gomes; recorded in Mendocino County (Doc. #00000386) [10021-24, 10107-10]
June 8, 1998, Notice of Assignment (Woods to Hill/Gomes) re "Statement 272" [10009-10]
February 27, 2006, Lee Howard letter to Victoria 7 Whitney, DWR Division Chief, re "Statement 000272 Thomas Hill" [10219]
March 29, 2006, Charles Rich letter to Hill/Gomes, 9 Millview, Creekbridge re "Complaint by Lee Howard", 363:CAR:262.0(23-03-06) [10215-18]
April 24, 2006, letter from Tim Bradley, Millview County Water District, to C. Rich re complaint, with map, 7-16-1880 deed, map [10210-14]
August 2, 2006, Floyd Lawrence sworn 13 statement/testimony [10157-10207]
March 6, 2007, State Senator Patricia Wiggins letter to V. Whitney [10155-56]
April 10, 2007, V. Whitney letter to State Senator 16 P. Wiggins [10147-47a*]
June 1, 2007, C. Rich "Report of Investigation for a Complaint Filed by Lee Howard ... " [10048-64, 18 10083-99, 10238-54]
July 24, 2007, Jared G. Carter, Esq., letter to C. Rich [10074-78, 10256~60]
July 31, 2007, Christopher J. Neary, Esq., letter 21 to C. Rich [10070-73, 10262-65]
July 31, 2007, Roland Sanford, Mendocino County Water Agency, letter to C. Rich [10068-69, 10267- 23 68]
November 15, 2007, J. Carter letter, public records request to J. Kassel [10046-47]
March 6, 2008, J. Carter, C. Neary joint letter to 26 V. Whitney re 363:CAR:262.0 [10226-32]
April 17, 2008, V. Whitney letter to Hill/Gomes denying reconsideration of C. Rich report
April 17, 2008, V. Whitney letter to L. Howard, T. Hill closing Lee Howard complaint
April 28, 2008, "Notice of Lodging of The Administrative Record" in Millview v. CSWRCB, Mendocino County Superior Court, Case No. SCWLCVPT '08 51448 - [10001-10270 plus cover page and index]
January 14, 2009, Order by Judge Philip Schafer in Millview v. CSWRCB (supra); "proposed inaction [by SWRCB] would be an abuse of discretion"
April 10, 2009, J. Kassel letter to Hill, Gomes, Millview re Notice of Draft Cease and Desist Order
April 28, 2009, J. Carter letter to J. Kassel requesting hearing on Draft COO
April 29, 2009, C. Neary letter to J. Kassel requesting hearing on Draft COO
August 2009 Photograph of well on Waldteufel property.
State Water Resources Control Board Information 14 Pertaining to Water Rights in California - 1990
Information Pertaining to Investigating Water Rights Complaints in California - February 2005

Sonoma County Water Agency

Exhibit No. Description
Testimony of Pamela Jeane
Resume of Pamela Jeane
Russian River Basin Streamflow Requirements
Lake Mendocino Storage, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009
Overview map of POD’s and POU’s
Detailed map of POD’s and POU’s
East Branch and West Fork Russian River Flows, 2006-2008
Data Table - Millview County Water District, Water Rights Accounting, 2008
Data Table - West Fork Russian River 1967-2009; USGS 11461000 Russian R. Near Ukiah
Data Table - West Fork Russian River 1967·2009; USGS 11461000 Russian R. Near Ukiah
Uniform Water Supply Agreement
LAFCO – Certificate of Completion